Verse 17 of 29
Shloka 17 of Sri Venkatesa Suprabhatam
Dhatishu Te Vihagaraja Mrigadhiraja धाटीषु ते विहगराजमृगाधिराज-
Nagadhiraja Gajaraja Hayadhirajah नागाधिराजगजराजहयाधिराजाः ।
Svasvadhikara Mahimadhikam Arthayante स्वस्वाधिकारमहिमाधिकमर्थयन्ते
Sri Venkatachalapate Tava Suprabhatam श्रीवेङ्कटाचलपते तव सुप्रभातम् ॥
Meaning
Garuda king of birds, the lion king of beasts, Adishesha king of serpents, and the kings of elephants and horses, who carry you in your processions, each pray that the honour of their own service may grow greater still. O Lord of the Venkata hill, a blessed dawn to you.
Word by word
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Dhatishu Te धाटीषु ते | in your processions |
| Vihagaraja विहगराज | Garuda, king of birds |
| Mrigadhiraja मृगाधिराज | the lion, king of beasts |
| Nagadhiraja नागाधिराज | Adishesha, king of serpents |
| Gajaraja गजराज | the king of elephants |
| Hayadhirajah हयाधिराजाः | the king of horses |
| Svasvadhikara Mahimadhikam स्वस्वाधिकारमहिमाधिकम् | a greater share in the glory of their own office |
| Arthayante अर्थयन्ते | pray for |
Why this verse matters
These are the vahanas on which the Lord is carried during the Tirumala Brahmotsavam.
Read this verse in other scripts
- IAST (scholarly)
- dhāṭīṣu te vihagarājamṛgādhirāja-nāgādhirājagajarājahayādhirājāḥ |svasvādhikāramahimādhikamarthayanteśrīveṅkaṭācalapate tava suprabhātam ||
- Telugu
- ధాటీషు తే విహగరాజమృగాధిరాజ-నాగాధిరాజగజరాజహయాధిరాజాః ।స్వస్వాధికారమహిమాధికమర్థయంతేశ్రీవేంకటాచలపతే తవ సుప్రభాతమ్ ॥
- Tamil
- தா⁴டீஷு தே விஹக³ராஜம்ருʼகா³தி⁴ராஜ-நாகா³தி⁴ராஜக³ஜராஜஹயாதி⁴ராஜா꞉ ।ஸ்வஸ்வாதி⁴காரமஹிமாதி⁴கமர்த²யந்தேஶ்ரீவேங்கடாசலபதே தவ ஸுப்ரபா⁴தம் ॥
- Kannada
- ಧಾಟೀಷು ತೇ ವಿಹಗರಾಜಮೃಗಾಧಿರಾಜ-ನಾಗಾಧಿರಾಜಗಜರಾಜಹಯಾಧಿರಾಜಾಃ ।ಸ್ವಸ್ವಾಧಿಕಾರಮಹಿಮಾಧಿಕಮರ್ಥಯಂತೇಶ್ರೀವೇಂಕಟಾಚಲಪತೇ ತವ ಸುಪ್ರಭಾತಮ್ ॥
- Malayalam
- ധാടീഷു തേ വിഹഗരാജമൃഗാധിരാജ-നാഗാധിരാജഗജരാജഹയാധിരാജാഃ ।സ്വസ്വാധികാരമഹിമാധികമര്ഥയന്തേശ്രീവേങ്കടാചലപതേ തവ സുപ്രഭാതമ് ॥
- Gujarati
- ધાટીષુ તે વિહગરાજમૃગાધિરાજ-નાગાધિરાજગજરાજહયાધિરાજાઃ ।સ્વસ્વાધિકારમહિમાધિકમર્થયન્તેશ્રીવેઙ્કટાચલપતે તવ સુપ્રભાતમ્ ॥
- Bengali
- ধাটীষু তে বিহগরাজমৃগাধিরাজ-নাগাধিরাজগজরাজহযাধিরাজাঃ ।স্বস্বাধিকারমহিমাধিকমর্থযন্তেশ্রীবেঙ্কটাচলপতে তব সুপ্রভাতম্ ॥