Verse 24 of 29
Shloka 24 of Sri Venkatesa Suprabhatam
Minakrite Kamatha Kola Nrisimha Varnin मीनाकृते कमठकोलनृसिंहवर्णिन्
Svamin Parashvatha Tapodhana Ramachandra स्वामिन् परश्वथतपोधन रामचन्द्र ।
Sheshamsha Rama Yadunandana Kalki Rupa शेषांशराम यदुनन्दन कल्किरूप
Sri Venkatachalapate Tava Suprabhatam श्रीवेङ्कटाचलपते तव सुप्रभातम् ॥
Meaning
O Lord who took the forms of the Fish, the Tortoise, the Boar, the Man-Lion and the young brahmachari Vamana; O Parashurama, the ascetic with the axe; O Ramachandra; O Balarama, born of Adishesha; O Krishna, joy of the Yadus; O Kalki who is to come; O Lord of the Venkata hill, a blessed dawn to you.
Word by word
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Minakrite मीनाकृते | O one who took the form of the Fish (Matsya) |
| Kamatha कमठ | the Tortoise (Kurma) |
| Kola कोल | the Boar (Varaha) |
| Nrisimha नृसिंह | the Man-Lion (Narasimha) |
| Varnin वर्णिन् | the young brahmachari (Vamana) |
| Svamin स्वामिन् | O Lord |
| Parashvatha Tapodhana परश्वथतपोधन | the ascetic with the axe (Parashurama) |
| Ramachandra रामचन्द्र | Sri Rama |
| Sheshamsha Rama शेषांशराम | Balarama, born of Adishesha's portion |
| Yadunandana यदुनन्दन | Krishna, joy of the Yadus |
| Kalki Rupa कल्किरूप | O one who will come as Kalki |
Why this verse matters
The ten avatars (Dashavatara) of Vishnu in one verse.
Read this verse in other scripts
- IAST (scholarly)
- mīnākṛte kamaṭhakolanṛsiṃhavarṇinsvāmin paraśvathatapodhana rāmacandra |śeṣāṃśarāma yadunandana kalkirūpaśrīveṅkaṭācalapate tava suprabhātam ||
- Telugu
- మీనాకృతే కమఠకోలనృసింహవర్ణిన్స్వామిన్ పరశ్వథతపోధన రామచంద్ర ।శేషాంశరామ యదునందన కల్కిరూపశ్రీవేంకటాచలపతే తవ సుప్రభాతమ్ ॥
- Tamil
- மீநாக்ருʼதே கமட²கோலந்ருʼஸிம்ஹவர்ணிந்ஸ்வாமிந் பரஶ்வத²தபோத⁴ந ராமசந்த்³ர ।ஶேஷாம்ஶராம யது³நந்த³ந கல்கிரூபஶ்ரீவேங்கடாசலபதே தவ ஸுப்ரபா⁴தம் ॥
- Kannada
- ಮೀನಾಕೃತೇ ಕಮಠಕೋಲನೃಸಿಂಹವರ್ಣಿನ್ಸ್ವಾಮಿನ್ ಪರಶ್ವಥತಪೋಧನ ರಾಮಚಂದ್ರ ।ಶೇಷಾಂಶರಾಮ ಯದುನಂದನ ಕಲ್ಕಿರೂಪಶ್ರೀವೇಂಕಟಾಚಲಪತೇ ತವ ಸುಪ್ರಭಾತಮ್ ॥
- Malayalam
- മീനാകൃതേ കമഠകോലനൃസിംഹവര്ണിന്സ്വാമിന് പരശ്വഥതപോധന രാമചന്ദ്ര ।ശേഷാംശരാമ യദുനന്ദന കല്കിരൂപശ്രീവേങ്കടാചലപതേ തവ സുപ്രഭാതമ് ॥
- Gujarati
- મીનાકૃતે કમઠકોલનૃસિંહવર્ણિન્સ્વામિન્ પરશ્વથતપોધન રામચન્દ્ર ।શેષાંશરામ યદુનન્દન કલ્કિરૂપશ્રીવેઙ્કટાચલપતે તવ સુપ્રભાતમ્ ॥
- Bengali
- মীনাকৃতে কমঠকোলনৃসিংহবর্ণিন্স্বামিন্ পরশ্বথতপোধন রামচন্দ্র ।শেষাংশরাম যদুনন্দন কল্কিরূপশ্রীবেঙ্কটাচলপতে তব সুপ্রভাতম্ ॥