ಅವ ನಃ ಶ್ರೀಪತಿರಪ್ರತಿರಧಿಕೇಶಾದಿಭವಾದೇ । ಕರುಣಾಪೂರ್ಣವರಪ್ರದಚರಿತಂ ಜ್ಞಾಪಯ ಮೇ ತೇ ॥
ava naḥ śrīpatirapratiradhikeśādibhavāde | karuṇāpūrṇavarapradacaritaṃ jñāpaya me te ||
Protect us, O Śrīpati, matchless origin of Śiva, Brahmā, and the rest; O one full of compassion, giver of boons, make known to me Your deeds.
Verse 2 — ಸುರವಂದ್ಯಾಧಿಪ ಸದ್ವರಭರಿತಾಶೇಷಗುಣಾಲಂ ।…
ಸುರವಂದ್ಯಾಧಿಪ ಸದ್ವರಭರಿತಾಶೇಷಗುಣಾಲಂ । ಕರುಣಾಪೂರ್ಣವರಪ್ರದಚರಿತಂ ಜ್ಞಾಪಯ ಮೇ ತೇ ॥
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.
Verse 3 — ಸಕಲಧ್ವಾಂತವಿನಾಶನ ಪರಮಾನಂದಸುಧಾಹೋ ।…
ಸಕಲಧ್ವಾಂತವಿನಾಶನ ಪರಮಾನಂದಸುಧಾಹೋ । ಕರುಣಾಪೂರ್ಣವರಪ್ರದಚರಿತಂ ಜ್ಞಾಪಯ ಮೇ ತೇ ॥
sakaladhvāntavināśana paramānandasudhāho | karuṇāpūrṇavarapradacaritaṃ jñāpaya me te ||
O destroyer of all darkness, O nectar of supreme bliss; O one full of compassion, giver of boons, make known to me Your deeds.
Verse 4 — ತ್ರಿಜಗತ್ಪೋತ ಸದಾರ್ಚಿತಚರಣಾಶಾಪತಿಧಾತೋ ।…
ತ್ರಿಜಗತ್ಪೋತ ಸದಾರ್ಚಿತಚರಣಾಶಾಪತಿಧಾತೋ । ಕರುಣಾಪೂರ್ಣವರಪ್ರದಚರಿತಂ ಜ್ಞಾಪಯ ಮೇ ತೇ ॥
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.
ತ್ರಿಗುಣಾತೀತವಿಧಾರಕ ಪರಿತೋ ದೇಹಿ ಸುಭಕ್ತಿಂ । ಕರುಣಾಪೂರ್ಣವರಪ್ರದಚರಿತಂ ಜ್ಞಾಪಯ ಮೇ ತೇ ॥
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 — ಶರಣಂ ಕಾರಣಭಾವನ ಭವ ಮೇ ತಾತ ಸದಾಽಲಂ ।…
ಶರಣಂ ಕಾರಣಭಾವನ ಭವ ಮೇ ತಾತ ಸದಾಽಲಂ । ಕರುಣಾಪೂರ್ಣವರಪ್ರದಚರಿತಂ ಜ್ಞಾಪಯ ಮೇ ತೇ ॥
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.
Verse 7 — ಮರಣಪ್ರಾಣದ ಪಾಲಕ ಜಗದೀಶಾವ ಸುಭಕ್ತಿಂ ।…
ಮರಣಪ್ರಾಣದ ಪಾಲಕ ಜಗದೀಶಾವ ಸುಭಕ್ತಿಂ । ಕರುಣಾಪೂರ್ಣವರಪ್ರದಚರಿತಂ ಜ್ಞಾಪಯ ಮೇ ತೇ ॥
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.
Verse 8 — ತರುಣಾದಿತ್ಯಸವರ್ಣಕಚರಣಾಬ್ಜಾಮಲ ಕೀರ್ತೇ ।…
ತರುಣಾದಿತ್ಯಸವರ್ಣಕಚರಣಾಬ್ಜಾಮಲ ಕೀರ್ತೇ । ಕರುಣಾಪೂರ್ಣವರಪ್ರದಚರಿತಂ ಜ್ಞಾಪಯ ಮೇ ತೇ ॥
taruṇādityasavarṇakacaraṇābjāmala kīrte | karuṇāpūrṇavarapradacaritaṃ jñāpaya me te ||
O one of spotless glory, whose lotus-feet are hued like the young rising sun; O one full of compassion, giver of boons, make known to me Your deeds.
Verse 9 — ಸಲಿಲಪ್ರೋತ್ಥಸರಾಗಕಮಣಿವರ್ಣೋಚ್ಚನಖಾದೇ ।…
ಸಲಿಲಪ್ರೋತ್ಥಸರಾಗಕಮಣಿವರ್ಣೋಚ್ಚನಖಾದೇ । ಕರುಣಾಪೂರ್ಣವರಪ್ರದಚರಿತಂ ಜ್ಞಾಪಯ ಮೇ ತೇ ॥
salilaprotthasarāgakamaṇivarṇoccanakhāde | karuṇāpūrṇavarapradacaritaṃ jñāpaya me te ||
O one whose lofty toenails gleam like a rosy gem risen from the waters; O one full of compassion, giver of boons, make known to me Your deeds.
ಇಬಹಸ್ತಪ್ರಭಶೋಭನಪರಮೋರುಸ್ಥರಮಾಳೇ । ಕರುಣಾಪೂರ್ಣವರಪ್ರದಚರಿತಂ ಜ್ಞಾಪಯ ಮೇ ತೇ ॥
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.
Verse 12 — ಅಸನೋತ್ಫುಲ್ಲಸುಪುಷ್ಪಕಸಮವರ್ಣಾವರಣಾಂತೇ ।…
ಅಸನೋತ್ಫುಲ್ಲಸುಪುಷ್ಪಕಸಮವರ್ಣಾವರಣಾಂತೇ । ಕರುಣಾಪೂರ್ಣವರಪ್ರದಚರಿತಂ ಜ್ಞಾಪಯ ಮೇ ತೇ ॥
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.
Verse 13 — ಶತಮೋದೋದ್ಭವಸುಂದರಿವರಪದ್ಮೋತ್ಥಿತನಾಭೇ ।…
ಶತಮೋದೋದ್ಭವಸುಂದರಿವರಪದ್ಮೋತ್ಥಿತನಾಭೇ । ಕರುಣಾಪೂರ್ಣವರಪ್ರದಚರಿತಂ ಜ್ಞಾಪಯ ಮೇ ತೇ ॥
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.
ಜಗದಾಗೂಹಕಪಲ್ಲವಸಮಕುಕ್ಷೇ ಶರಣಾದೇ । ಕರುಣಾಪೂರ್ಣವರಪ್ರದಚರಿತಂ ಜ್ಞಾಪಯ ಮೇ ತೇ ॥
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.
Verse 15 — ಜಗದಂಬಾಮಲಸುಂದರಿಗೃಹವಕ್ಷೋವರ ಯೋಗಿನ್ ।…
ಜಗದಂಬಾಮಲಸುಂದರಿಗೃಹವಕ್ಷೋವರ ಯೋಗಿನ್ । ಕರುಣಾಪೂರ್ಣವರಪ್ರದಚರಿತಂ ಜ್ಞಾಪಯ ಮೇ ತೇ ॥
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.
Verse 16 — ದಿತಿಜಾಂತಪ್ರದ ಚಕ್ರಧರಗದಾಯುಗ್ವರಬಾಹೋ ।…
ದಿತಿಜಾಂತಪ್ರದ ಚಕ್ರಧರಗದಾಯುಗ್ವರಬಾಹೋ । ಕರುಣಾಪೂರ್ಣವರಪ್ರದಚರಿತಂ ಜ್ಞಾಪಯ ಮೇ ತೇ ॥
ditijāntaprada cakradharagadāyugvarabāho | karuṇāpūrṇavarapradacaritaṃ jñāpaya me te ||
O bringer of the demons' end, of noble arms bearing the discus and the mace; O one full of compassion, giver of boons, make known to me Your deeds.
Verse 17 — ಪರಮಜ್ಞಾನಮಹಾನಿಧಿವದನ ಶ್ರೀರಮಣೇಂದೋ ।…
ಪರಮಜ್ಞಾನಮಹಾನಿಧಿವದನ ಶ್ರೀರಮಣೇಂದೋ । ಕರುಣಾಪೂರ್ಣವರಪ್ರದಚರಿತಂ ಜ್ಞಾಪಯ ಮೇ ತೇ ॥
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.
Verse 18 — ನಿಖಿಲಾಘೌಘವಿನಾಶನ ಪರಸೌಖ್ಯಪ್ರದದೃಷ್ಟೇ ।…
ನಿಖಿಲಾಘೌಘವಿನಾಶನ ಪರಸೌಖ್ಯಪ್ರದದೃಷ್ಟೇ । ಕರುಣಾಪೂರ್ಣವರಪ್ರದಚರಿತಂ ಜ್ಞಾಪಯ ಮೇ ತೇ ॥
nikhilāghaughavināśana parasaukhyapradadṛṣṭe | karuṇāpūrṇavarapradacaritaṃ jñāpaya me te ||
O destroyer of the whole flood of sins, whose glance bestows supreme bliss; 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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