shrii raamabhujangaprayaata - 2

[Raghavendra Hebbalalu]

shiva.m nityameka.m vibhu.m taarakaakhya.m
      sukhaakaaramaakaarashuunya.m sumaanya.m |
mahesha.m kalesha.m suresha.m paresha.m
      naresha.m niriisha.m mahiisha.m prapadye || 2 ||


shiva.m : the most auspicious,(1)
nitya.m : eternal,
Eka.m : the one without a second,
vibhu.m : all pervading,
taarakaakhya.m : Deliverer,saviour of all the worlds,
sukhaakaaram : the embodiment of bliss,
aakaarashuunya.m : devoid of any form,
sumaanya.m : well respected,
mahesha.m : the great lord,(1)
kalesha.m : master of all the arts, (kalas),
suresha.m : lord of all the suras (gods),
paresha.m : the greatest Lord, (parameshvara),
naresha.m : Lord of all human beings (2),
niriisha.m : without any other Lord, (3)
mahiisha.m : mahii (earth) + iisha.m (Lord), lord of
the world
prapadye : I take refuge.

I take refuge in (shrii raama), (who is) the most
auspicious, the eternal one, all-pervading,the
deliverer of all the worlds,the embodiment of bliss
itself, who is formless, yet the most respected, who
is the great Lord, master of all arts, Lord of the
gods, parameshvara, the lord of the world and who has
no other Lord but Himself.

Notes:
1. shiva and mahesha are the names of Lord Shiva also.
Sri Shankara states that shiva and vishhNu are one and
the same. The purANic shloka
"shivaaya vishNuruupaaya shivaruupaaya vishNave |
shivasya hR^idayam vish.hNu vishNoshcha hridayam
shivaH ||"
and so on also asserts the same.

2. Lord Raama ruled AyOdhya for 11,000 years according
to
the Ramayana. Even today a model state is referred to
as a 'raamaraajya'.

3. This reminds me of a nindaa-stuthi in Kannada by
Sri Purandaradaasa. He says 'ninnantha swaami enagunTu
ninagilla' meaning 'I have a master and Lord like You.
You have no master like Yourself'.

Corrections and improvements are welcome.

Raghavendra.


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