அவ நஃ ஶ்ரீபதிரப்ரதிரதிகேஶாதிபவாதே । கருணாபூர்ணவரப்ரதசரிதம் ஜ்ஞாபய மே தே ॥
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 — ஸுரவந்த்யாதிப ஸத்வரபரிதாஶேஷகுணாலம் ।…
ஸுரவந்த்யாதிப ஸத்வரபரிதாஶேஷகுணாலம் । கருணாபூர்ணவரப்ரதசரிதம் ஜ்ஞாபய மே தே ॥
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 — ஸகலத்வாந்தவிநாஶந பரமாநந்தஸுதாஹோ ।…
ஸகலத்வாந்தவிநாஶந பரமாநந்தஸுதாஹோ । கருணாபூர்ணவரப்ரதசரிதம் ஜ்ஞாபய மே தே ॥
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 — த்ரிஜகத்போத ஸதார்சிதசரணாஶாபதிதாதோ ।…
த்ரிஜகத்போத ஸதார்சிதசரணாஶாபதிதாதோ । கருணாபூர்ணவரப்ரதசரிதம் ஜ்ஞாபய மே தே ॥
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.
த்ரிகுணாதீதவிதாரக பரிதோ தேஹி ஸுபக்திம் । கருணாபூர்ணவரப்ரதசரிதம் ஜ்ஞாபய மே தே ॥
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 — ஶரணம் காரணபாவந பவ மே தாத ஸதாऽலம் ।…
ஶரணம் காரணபாவந பவ மே தாத ஸதாऽலம் । கருணாபூர்ணவரப்ரதசரிதம் ஜ்ஞாபய மே தே ॥
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 — மரணப்ராணத பாலக ஜகதீஶாவ ஸுபக்திம் ।…
மரணப்ராணத பாலக ஜகதீஶாவ ஸுபக்திம் । கருணாபூர்ணவரப்ரதசரிதம் ஜ்ஞாபய மே தே ॥
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 — தருணாதித்யஸவர்ணகசரணாப்ஜாமல கீர்தே ।…
தருணாதித்யஸவர்ணகசரணாப்ஜாமல கீர்தே । கருணாபூர்ணவரப்ரதசரிதம் ஜ்ஞாபய மே தே ॥
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 — ஸலிலப்ரோத்தஸராககமணிவர்ணோச்சநகாதே ।…
ஸலிலப்ரோத்தஸராககமணிவர்ணோச்சநகாதே । கருணாபூர்ணவரப்ரதசரிதம் ஜ்ஞாபய மே தே ॥
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.
Verse 10 — கஜ தூணீநிபபாவநவரஜங்காமிதஶக்தே ।…
கஜ தூணீநிபபாவநவரஜங்காமிதஶக்தே । கருணாபூர்ணவரப்ரதசரிதம் ஜ்ஞாபய மே தே ॥
kaja tūṇīnibhapāvanavarajaṅghāmitaśakte | karuṇāpūrṇavarapradacaritaṃ jñāpaya me te ||
O one of boundless power, whose holy, shapely shanks resemble a lotus-quiver; O one full of compassion, giver of boons, make known to me Your deeds.
இபஹஸ்தப்ரபஶோபநபரமோருஸ்தரமாளே । கருணாபூர்ணவரப்ரதசரிதம் ஜ்ஞாபய மே தே ॥
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 — அஸநோத்புல்லஸுபுஷ்பகஸமவர்ணாவரணாந்தே ।…
அஸநோத்புல்லஸுபுஷ்பகஸமவர்ணாவரணாந்தே । கருணாபூர்ணவரப்ரதசரிதம் ஜ்ஞாபய மே தே ॥
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 — ஶதமோதோத்பவஸுந்தரிவரபத்மோத்திதநாபே ।…
ஶதமோதோத்பவஸுந்தரிவரபத்மோத்திதநாபே । கருணாபூர்ணவரப்ரதசரிதம் ஜ்ஞாபய மே தே ॥
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.
ஜகதாகூஹகபல்லவஸமகுக்ஷே ஶரணாதே । கருணாபூர்ணவரப்ரதசரிதம் ஜ்ஞாபய மே தே ॥
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.
ஜகதம்பாமலஸுந்தரிக்ரு'ஹவக்ஷோவர யோகிந் । கருணாபூர்ணவரப்ரதசரிதம் ஜ்ஞாபய மே தே ॥
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 — திதிஜாந்தப்ரத சக்ரதரகதாயுக்வரபாஹோ ।…
திதிஜாந்தப்ரத சக்ரதரகதாயுக்வரபாஹோ । கருணாபூர்ணவரப்ரதசரிதம் ஜ்ஞாபய மே தே ॥
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 — பரமஜ்ஞாநமஹாநிதிவதந ஶ்ரீரமணேந்தோ ।…
பரமஜ்ஞாநமஹாநிதிவதந ஶ்ரீரமணேந்தோ । கருணாபூர்ணவரப்ரதசரிதம் ஜ்ஞாபய மே தே ॥
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, Telugu, Tamil, 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 19 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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