Verse 15 of 29
Shloka 15 of Sri Venkatesa Suprabhatam
Sri Shesha Shaila Garudachala Venkatadri श्रीशेषशैलगरुडाचलवेङ्कटाद्रि-
Narayanadri Vrishabhadri Vrishadri Mukhyam नारायणाद्रिवृषभाद्रिवृषाद्रिमुख्याम् ।
Akhyam Tvadiya Vasater Anisham Vadanti आख्यां त्वदीयवसतेरनिशं वदन्ति
Sri Venkatachalapate Tava Suprabhatam श्रीवेङ्कटाचलपते तव सुप्रभातम् ॥
Meaning
Without pause, devotees chant the sacred names of your hill home: Seshashaila, Garudachala, Venkatadri, Narayanadri, Vrishabhadri, Vrishadri and more. O Lord of the Venkata hill, a blessed dawn to you.
Word by word
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Sri Shesha Shaila श्रीशेषशैल | Seshashaila, hill of Adishesha |
| Garudachala गरुडाचल | Garudachala, hill of Garuda |
| Venkatadri वेङ्कटाद्रि | Venkatadri |
| Narayanadri नारायणाद्रि | Narayanadri |
| Vrishabhadri वृषभाद्रि | Vrishabhadri |
| Vrishadri Mukhyam वृषाद्रिमुख्याम् | Vrishadri and other names |
| Akhyam आख्यां | the names |
| Tvadiya Vasateh त्वदीयवसतेः | of your dwelling place |
| Anisham Vadanti अनिशं वदन्ति | they chant without pause |
Why this verse matters
These are six of the traditional names of the seven hills of Tirumala; the seventh, Anjanadri, is not named in this verse.
Read this verse in other scripts
- IAST (scholarly)
- śrīśeṣaśailagaruḍācalaveṅkaṭādri-nārāyaṇādrivṛṣabhādrivṛṣādrimukhyām |ākhyāṃ tvadīyavasateraniśaṃ vadantiśrīveṅkaṭācalapate tava suprabhātam ||
- Telugu
- శ్రీశేషశైలగరుడాచలవేంకటాద్రి-నారాయణాద్రివృషభాద్రివృషాద్రిముఖ్యామ్ ।ఆఖ్యాం త్వదీయవసతేరనిశం వదంతిశ్రీవేంకటాచలపతే తవ సుప్రభాతమ్ ॥
- Tamil
- ஶ்ரீஶேஷஶைலக³ருடா³சலவேங்கடாத்³ரி-நாராயணாத்³ரிவ்ருʼஷபா⁴த்³ரிவ்ருʼஷாத்³ரிமுக்²யாம் ।ஆக்²யாம் த்வதீ³யவஸதேரநிஶம் வத³ந்திஶ்ரீவேங்கடாசலபதே தவ ஸுப்ரபா⁴தம் ॥
- Kannada
- ಶ್ರೀಶೇಷಶೈಲಗರುಡಾಚಲವೇಂಕಟಾದ್ರಿ-ನಾರಾಯಣಾದ್ರಿವೃಷಭಾದ್ರಿವೃಷಾದ್ರಿಮುಖ್ಯಾಮ್ ।ಆಖ್ಯಾಂ ತ್ವದೀಯವಸತೇರನಿಶಂ ವದಂತಿಶ್ರೀವೇಂಕಟಾಚಲಪತೇ ತವ ಸುಪ್ರಭಾತಮ್ ॥
- Malayalam
- ശ്രീശേഷശൈലഗരുഡാചലവേങ്കടാദ്രി-നാരായണാദ്രിവൃഷഭാദ്രിവൃഷാദ്രിമുഖ്യാമ് ।ആഖ്യാം ത്വദീയവസതേരനിശം വദന്തിശ്രീവേങ്കടാചലപതേ തവ സുപ്രഭാതമ് ॥
- Gujarati
- શ્રીશેષશૈલગરુડાચલવેઙ્કટાદ્રિ-નારાયણાદ્રિવૃષભાદ્રિવૃષાદ્રિમુખ્યામ્ ।આખ્યાં ત્વદીયવસતેરનિશં વદન્તિશ્રીવેઙ્કટાચલપતે તવ સુપ્રભાતમ્ ॥
- Bengali
- শ্রীশেষশৈলগরুডাচলবেঙ্কটাদ্রি-নারাযণাদ্রিবৃষভাদ্রিবৃষাদ্রিমুখ্যাম্ ।আখ্যাং ত্বদীযবসতেরনিশং বদন্তিশ্রীবেঙ্কটাচলপতে তব সুপ্রভাতম্ ॥