suravandyādhipa sadvarabharitāśeṣaguṇālam | karuṇāpūrṇavarapradacaritaṃ jñāpaya me te ||
O Lord adored by the chiefs of the gods, wholly filled with the abundance of every excellent virtue; O one full of compassion, giver of boons, make known to me Your deeds.
trijagatpota sadārcitacaraṇāśāpatidhāto | karuṇāpūrṇavarapradacaritaṃ jñāpaya me te ||
O boat across the three worlds, whose feet are ever worshipped, Lord of the quarters, sustainer of all; O one full of compassion, giver of boons, make known to me Your deeds.
triguṇātītavidhāraka parito dehi subhaktim | karuṇāpūrṇavarapradacaritaṃ jñāpaya me te ||
O upholder who is beyond the three guṇas, grant me full devotion on every side; O one full of compassion, giver of boons, make known to me Your deeds.
Verse 6 — śaraṇaṃ kāraṇabhāvana bhava me tāta sadā'lam |…
śaraṇaṃ kāraṇabhāvana bhava me tāta sadā'lam | karuṇāpūrṇavarapradacaritaṃ jñāpaya me te ||
O refuge, source of all, object of meditation, be ever fully my protector, O Father; O one full of compassion, giver of boons, make known to me Your deeds.
maraṇaprāṇada pālaka jagadīśāva subhaktim | karuṇāpūrṇavarapradacaritaṃ jñāpaya me te ||
O giver of life-breath at the hour of death, protector, Lord of the world, guard me and grant good devotion; O one full of compassion, giver of boons, make known to me Your deeds.
ibahastaprabhaśobhanaparamorustharamāl̤e | karuṇāpūrṇavarapradacaritaṃ jñāpaya me te ||
O one whose splendid thighs, radiant as an elephant's trunk, are the supreme resting-place of Ramā; O one full of compassion, giver of boons, make known to me Your deeds.
asanotphullasupuṣpakasamavarṇāvaraṇānte | karuṇāpūrṇavarapradacaritaṃ jñāpaya me te ||
O one whose garment's border is hued like the full-blown blossom of the asana tree; O one full of compassion, giver of boons, make known to me Your deeds.
śatamododbhavasundarivarapadmotthitanābhe | karuṇāpūrṇavarapradacaritaṃ jñāpaya me te ||
O one from whose navel sprang the glorious lotus, birthplace of hundredfold delight and of the beautiful creation; O one full of compassion, giver of boons, make known to me Your deeds.
jagadāgūhakapallavasamakukṣe śaraṇāde | karuṇāpūrṇavarapradacaritaṃ jñāpaya me te ||
O giver of refuge, whose belly, tender as a leaf, holds the whole world enfolded within; O one full of compassion, giver of boons, make known to me Your deeds.
jagadambāmalasundarigṛhavakṣovara yogin | karuṇāpūrṇavarapradacaritaṃ jñāpaya me te ||
O supreme yogin, whose glorious chest is the home of the pure and beautiful Mother of the world (Lakṣmī); O one full of compassion, giver of boons, make known to me Your deeds.
paramajñānamahānidhivadana śrīramaṇendo | karuṇāpūrṇavarapradacaritaṃ jñāpaya me te ||
O moon-faced beloved of Śrī, whose countenance is the great treasury of supreme knowledge; O one full of compassion, giver of boons, make known to me Your deeds.
The excellent sage-king Paramānanda Sutīrtha composed this song of Hari — O seeker of the eternal, perfect, supreme-bliss abode. (the author's signature / phalaśruti)
About Ava Naḥ Śrīpati
Ava Naḥ Śrīpati is a Sanskrit stotra, composed by Śrī Madhvācārya (Ānanda Tīrtha), addressed to Vishnu — a Dvadasha Stotra. It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, each verse with its English meaning. Source text: sanskritdocuments.org.
Founder of the Dvaita (Tattvavāda) school of Vedānta and third of the great Vaiṣṇava ācāryas; author of the Sarvamūla works, including devotional stotras such as the Dvādaśa Stotra.
Ava Naḥ Śrīpati is a Sanskrit stotra (devotional hymn), composed by Śrī Madhvācārya (Ānanda Tīrtha), addressed to Vishnu, of 18 verses. On Avabodhak every verse is shown with its English meaning, so you can understand the text line by line as you read.
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