Narayaneeyam Dasakam : Dasakam 26

Narayaneeyam Dasakam :  Dasakam 26

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Dasakam 26 The salvation of the king of elephants.

(A king by curse was turned in to an elephant and lead a pious life. And he was caught by a crocodile in water. In spite of a great fight the King of elephant was not able to free himself. And when the elephant called Lord Vishnu, he killed the crocodile and gave salvation to the elephant.)

Dasakam: 26-- Shlokam: 01

इन्द्रद्युम्न: पाण्ड्यखण्डाधिराज-
स्त्वद्भक्तात्मा चन्दनाद्रौ कदाचित् ।
त्वत् सेवायां मग्नधीरालुलोके
नैवागस्त्यं प्राप्तमातिथ्यकामम् ॥१॥

indradyumnaH paaNDyakhaNDaadhiraajaH

tvadbhaktaatmaa chandanaadraukadaachit |

tvatsevaayaaM magnadhiiraalul

Oke naivaagastyaM praaptamaatithyakaamam || 1

When your devotee Indradhyumna , who was a Pandya king,
Was worshipping you on the Malaya mountain,
He did not notice the coming of sage Agasthya
Who had come there to be treated properly as a guest. 26.1

कुम्भोद्भूति: संभृतक्रोधभार:
स्तब्धात्मा त्वं हस्तिभूयं भजेति ।
शप्त्वाऽथैनं प्रत्यगात् सोऽपि लेभे
हस्तीन्द्रत्वं त्वत्स्मृतिव्यक्तिधन्यम् ॥२॥

kumbhOdbhuutiH sambhR^itakrOdhabhaaraH

stabdhaatmaa tvaM hasti bhuuyaM bhajeti |

shaptvaa(a)thainaM pratyagaatsO(a)pi lebhe

hastiindratvaM tvatsmR^iti vyakti dhanyam || 2

That sage Agasthya who was born out of a pot,
Became very angry at this neglect,
Cursed him who was not bothered,
To be transformed in to an elephant ,
And that king due to memory of God in his heart,
Lived happily , though he became an elephant. 26.2

Dasakam: 26-- Shlokam: 03

दग्धाम्भोधेर्मध्यभाजि त्रिकूटे
क्रीडञ्छैले यूथपोऽयं वशाभि: ।
सर्वान् जन्तूनत्यवर्तिष्ट शक्त्या
त्वद्भक्तानां कुत्र नोत्कर्षलाभ: ॥३॥

dugdhaambhOdheH madhyabhaaji trikuuTe

kriiDan shaile yuuthapO(a)yaMvashaabhiH |

sarvaan jantuunatyavartiShTa shaktyaa

 tvadbhaktaanaaM kutranOtkarShalaabhaH || 3

That king among elephants along with many she elephants,
Spent his time on the Trikuta mountains in the middle of ocean of milk,
And was having more strength than all the animals around,
Showing that your devotees attain glory wherever they are. 26.3

 Dasakam: 26-- Shlokam: 04

स्वेन स्थेम्ना दिव्यदेशत्वशक्त्या
सोऽयं खेदानप्रजानन् कदाचित् ।
शैलप्रान्ते घर्मतान्त: सरस्यां
यूथैस्सार्धं त्वत्प्रणुन्नोऽभिरेमे ॥४॥

svena sthemnaa divyadeshatva shaktyaa sO(a)yaM

khedaanaprajaanan kadaachit |

shailapraante gharmataantaH sarasyaaM

 yuuthaissaardhaMtvatpraNunnO(a)bhireme || 4

When due to his great strength and greatness of the divine place,
He spent all his time without suffering any hardship,
Once due to the heat of the summer and as per your suggestion,
He went to the lotus pond in the mountain slope
And enjoyed there with other elephants. 26.4

Dasakam: 26-- Shlokam: 05

हूहूस्तावद्देवलस्यापि शापात्
ग्राहीभूतस्तज्जले बर्तमान: ।
जग्राहैनं हस्तिनं पाददेशे
शान्त्यर्थं हि श्रान्तिदोऽसि स्वकानाम् ॥५॥

huuhuustaavaddevalasyaapi shaapaat

graahiibhuutastajjale vartamaanaH |

jagraahainaM hastinaM paadadeshe

shaantyarthaM hi shraantidO(a)sisvakaanaam

At that time a Gandharva called HuHu who was cursed by sage Devala,
To become a crocodile was living in the waters of that pond,
And he caught hold of the foot of this king like elephant,
And Oh God , you create problems to your devotees ,
So that you can bless them with great peace later. 26.5

Dasakam: 26-- Shlokam: 06

 त्वत्सेवाया वैभवात् दुर्निरोधं
युध्यन्तं तं वत्सराणां सहस्रम् ।
प्राप्ते काले त्वत्पदैकाग्र्यसिध्यै
नक्राक्रान्तं हस्तिवर्यं व्यधास्त्वम् ॥६॥

tvatsevaayaa vaibhavaaddurnirOdhaM

yuddhyantaM taM vatsaraaNaaM sahasram |

praapte kaale tvatpadaikaagryasiddhyai

nakraakraantaM hasti varyaMvyadhaastvam || 6

You made the king of elephants to be afflicted by the crocodile,
And he withstood the pain and conflict for one thousand years,
Due to his greatness got by worshipping you ceaselessly,
And it was time for him to attain liberation at your feet. 26.6

Dasakam: 26-- Shlokam: 07


आर्तिव्यक्तप्राक्तनज्ञानभक्ति:
शुण्डोत्क्षिप्तै: पुण्डरीकै: समर्चन् ।
पूर्वाभ्यस्तं निर्विशेषात्मनिष्ठं
स्तोत्रं श्रेष्ठं सोऽन्वगादीत् परात्मन् ॥७॥

aartivyakta praaktana j~naanabhaktiH shuN

DOtkshiptaiHpuNDariikaissamarchan |

puurvaabhyastannirvisheShaatmaniShThaM

stOtra shreShThaMsO(a)nvagaadiitparaatman || 7

Oh divine Lord , when the suffering increased, due to his ,
Devotion and wisdom accumulated in his previous birth,
That king of elephants started plucking lotus flowers by his trunk,
And started offering it to you, Oh God, and worshipped you,
By a great stotra extolling your unqualified supreme form,
Which he had learnt in his previous birth. 26.7

  Dasakam: 26-- Shlokam: 08
श्रुत्वा स्तोत्रं निर्गुणस्थं समस्तं
ब्रह्मेशाद्यैर्नाहमित्यप्रयाते ।
सर्वात्मा त्वं भूरिकारुण्यवेगात्
तार्क्ष्यारूढ: प्रेक्षितोऽभू: पुरस्तात् ॥८॥

shrR^itvaa stOtraM nirguNasthaM samastaM

brahmeshaadyairnaahamityaprayaate |

sarvaatmaa tvaM bhuuri kaaruNya vegaat

taarkshyaaruuDhaH prekshitObhuuHpurastaat || 8

Hearing that stotra extolling your unqualified nature completely,
When Brahma and other devas did not come thinking,
That this prayer was not addressed to them, you who are everything,
Speedily appeared before him ,riding on the Garuda. 26.8

Dasakam: 26-- Shlokam: 09
हस्तीन्द्रं तं हस्तपद्मेन धृत्वा
चक्रेण त्वं नक्रवर्यं व्यदारी: ।
गन्धर्वेऽस्मिन् मुक्तशापे स हस्ती
त्वत्सारूप्यं प्राप्य देदीप्यते स्म ॥९॥

hastiindraM taM hastapadmena dhR^itvaa

chakreNa tvaM nakravaryaMvyadaariiH |

gandharve(a)smin muktashaape sa hastii

tvatsaaruupyaM praapya dediipyatesma || 9

After catching hold of the king of the elephants,
By your lotus like hands ,you tore the crocodile by your wheel,
And liberated that Gandharva from his curse,
And the elephant got a form equal to yours and shined. 26.9

Dasakam: 26-- Shlokam:10 

एतद्वृत्तं त्वां च मां च प्रगे यो
गायेत्सोऽयं भूयसे श्रेयसे स्यात् ।
इत्युक्त्वैनं तेन सार्धं गतस्त्वं
धिष्ण्यं विष्णो पाहि वातालयेश ॥१०॥

etad vR^ittaM tvaaM cha maaM cha prageyO gaayets

O(a)yaM bhuuyase shreyasesyaat |

ityuktvainaM tena saardhaM gatastva

M dhiShNyaM viShNO paahivaataalayesha ||

Oh Lord you told him, , “any one who sings,
About elephant or me in the morning,
Would become one of great fame,”
And later you went to Vaikunta along with elephant,
And Oh Lord of Guruvayur , please protect me. 26.10