Prarthane


The College Prayer

Yam brahma varunendrarudra maruthahah,sthunvanthi divesthavai;
Vedaistangapadakramopanishadairgayanti yam saamagaha.
Dhyanavasthita tadgatena manasa pashyanti yam yoginaha;
Yasyantam na vidunsurasuraganaha devaya tasmayenamaha.

Namaste satete jagatkaranaya;
Namaste sate sarva lokashrayaya.
Namo dvaithathatvaya muktipradaya;
Namo brahmane vyapine shasvataya.

Tvamekam sharanyam tvamekam varenyam;
Tvamekam jagatpalakam swapravesam.
Tvamekam jagatktratprahatra;
Tvamekam param nishchalam nirvikalpam.

Vayam tvam smaramoh vayam tvam bhajamah;
Vayam tvam jagatsakshiroopam namamah.
Sadekam nidanam niralambaveesham;
Bhavambhoodhipootham sharanyam vrajamah.

Yoanthah pravishya mama vachavimam prasuptam;
Sanjeevayatyakhilashaktidharasadhammnaa.
Anyaamsha hastacharanashravanatvagaadir;
Pranannamo bhagavate purushaya tubyam.

Tvameva mata cha pita tvameva;
Tvameva bhandusya sakha tvameva.
Tvameva vidhya dravinam tvameva;
Tvameva sarvam mama deva deva.

Sarve cha sukhinassanthu; Sarve santhu niramayah.
Sarve bhadrani pashyanthu; Ma kaschi duhkabhagbhaveth.


This prayer was romanised (by me) from the Kannada text of Sanskrit verse. Obviously errors would have creeped in. If anyone has a better version please email it to me .

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