Nārāyaṇīyaṃ - Learn to Chant

Dasakam 093 - Sloka 09


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ही ही मे देहमोहं त्यज पवनपुराधीश यत्प्रेमहेतो- र्गेहे वित्ते कलत्रादिषु च विवशितास्त्वत्पदं विस्मरन्ति । सोऽयं वह्नेश्शुनो वा परमिह परत: साम्प्रतञ्चाक्षिकर्ण- त्वग्जिह्वाद्या विकर्षन्त्यवशमत इत: कोऽपि न त्वत्पदाब्जे ॥९॥

ही ही देह मोहं त्यजalas! May infatuation to my body rid meपवनपुराधीशO Lord of Guruvaayur!यत्-प्रेम-हेतो:-because of love for whichगेहे वित्ते कलत्र-आदिषुin the house, wealth, wife etc.,च विवशिता:-helpless (due to attachment to them)त्वत्-पदं विस्मरन्तिThy feet (we) forgetस:-अयं वह्ने:-शुन: वाthat this (body) for fire or dogsपरम्-इह परत:(fit for) merely, in this world, in the endसाम्प्रतम्-च-and even nowअक्षि-कर्ण-त्वक्-जिह्वा-आद्याeyes ears skin tongue etc.विकर्षन्ति-अवशम्-अत:-इत:-drag along helpless here and thereक:-अपि न त्वत्-पदाब्जेnone also, not to Thy lotus feet

Alas! Rid me of my infatuation to my body. O Lord of Guruvaayur! Because of love for it one is helplessly attached to house, wealth, wife etc., and so we forget Thy lotus feet. In the end this body is fit only for fire or dogs. Even now, while living, it is dragged hither and thither by senses of sight hearing touch taste etc. There is none alas to take us to Thy lotus feet.

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Nārāyaṇīyaṃ - Learn to ChantBy Kumar Vembu