Verse 16 of 29
Shloka 16 of Sri Venkatesa Suprabhatam
Sevaparah Shiva Suresha Krishanu Dharma सेवापराः शिवसुरेशकृशानुधर्म-
Rakshombunatha Pavamana Dhanadhinathah रक्षोऽम्बुनाथपवमानधनाधिनाथाः ।
Baddhanjali Pravilasan Nija Shirsha Deshah बद्धाञ्जलिप्रविलसन्निजशीर्षदेशाः
Sri Venkatachalapate Tava Suprabhatam श्रीवेङ्कटाचलपते तव सुप्रभातम् ॥
Meaning
Eager to serve you, the guardians of the eight directions (Shiva, Indra, Agni, Yama, Nirriti, Varuna, Vayu and Kubera) stand with palms joined and raised above their heads. O Lord of the Venkata hill, a blessed dawn to you.
Word by word
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Sevaparah सेवापराः | eager to serve |
| Shiva शिव | Shiva (Ishana, guardian of the north-east) |
| Suresha सुरेश | Indra, king of the gods |
| Krishanu कृशानु | Agni, the fire god |
| Dharma धर्म | Yama, lord of dharma |
| Rakshah रक्षः | Nirriti, lord of rakshasas |
| Ambunatha अम्बुनाथ | Varuna, lord of waters |
| Pavamana पवमान | Vayu, the wind |
| Dhanadhinathah धनाधिनाथाः | Kubera, lord of wealth |
| Baddhanjali बद्धाञ्जलि | with joined palms |
| Pravilasan Nija Shirsha Deshah प्रविलसन्निजशीर्षदेशाः | shining above their heads |
Read this verse in other scripts
- IAST (scholarly)
- sevāparāḥ śivasureśakṛśānudharma-rakṣo'mbunāthapavamānadhanādhināthāḥ |baddhāñjalipravilasannijaśīrṣadeśāḥśrīveṅkaṭācalapate tava suprabhātam ||
- Telugu
- సేవాపరాః శివసురేశకృశానుధర్మ-రక్షోఽంబునాథపవమానధనాధినాథాః ।బద్ధాంజలిప్రవిలసన్నిజశీర్షదేశాఃశ్రీవేంకటాచలపతే తవ సుప్రభాతమ్ ॥
- Tamil
- ஸேவாபரா꞉ ஶிவஸுரேஶக்ருʼஶாநுத⁴ர்ம-ரக்ஷோ(அ)ம்பு³நாத²பவமாநத⁴நாதி⁴நாதா²꞉ ।ப³த்³தா⁴ஞ்ஜலிப்ரவிலஸந்நிஜஶீர்ஷதே³ஶா꞉ஶ்ரீவேங்கடாசலபதே தவ ஸுப்ரபா⁴தம் ॥
- Kannada
- ಸೇವಾಪರಾಃ ಶಿವಸುರೇಶಕೃಶಾನುಧರ್ಮ-ರಕ್ಷೋಽಂಬುನಾಥಪವಮಾನಧನಾಧಿನಾಥಾಃ ।ಬದ್ಧಾಂಜಲಿಪ್ರವಿಲಸನ್ನಿಜಶೀರ್ಷದೇಶಾಃಶ್ರೀವೇಂಕಟಾಚಲಪತೇ ತವ ಸುಪ್ರಭಾತಮ್ ॥
- Malayalam
- സേവാപരാഃ ശിവസുരേശകൃശാനുധര്മ-രക്ഷോഽമ്ബുനാഥപവമാനധനാധിനാഥാഃ ।ബദ്ധാഞ്ജലിപ്രവിലസന്നിജശീര്ഷദേശാഃശ്രീവേങ്കടാചലപതേ തവ സുപ്രഭാതമ് ॥
- Gujarati
- સેવાપરાઃ શિવસુરેશકૃશાનુધર્મ-રક્ષોઽમ્બુનાથપવમાનધનાધિનાથાઃ ।બદ્ધાઞ્જલિપ્રવિલસન્નિજશીર્ષદેશાઃશ્રીવેઙ્કટાચલપતે તવ સુપ્રભાતમ્ ॥
- Bengali
- সেবাপরাঃ শিবসুরেশকৃশানুধর্ম-রক্ষোঽম্বুনাথপবমানধনাধিনাথাঃ ।বদ্ধাঞ্জলিপ্রবিলসন্নিজশীর্ষদেশাঃশ্রীবেঙ্কটাচলপতে তব সুপ্রভাতম্ ॥