Shantakaram Bhujagashayanam
By Traditional (Vishnu Dhyana) · संस्कृत
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Shantakaram Bhujagashayanam
संस्कृत · Ancient · Shloka
The serene meditation verse on Vishnu reclining on Shesha.
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शान्ताकारं भुजगशयनं पद्मनाभं सुरेशं विश्वाधारं गगनसदृशं मेघवर्णं शुभाङ्गम्। लक्ष्मीकान्तं कमलनयनं योगिभिर्ध्यानगम्यं वन्दे विष्णुं भवभयहरं सर्वलोकैकनाथम्॥
I bow to Vishnu — serene of form, reclining on the serpent Shesha, lotus-naveled, lord of the gods; support of the universe, vast as the sky, dark as a cloud, beautiful of limb; beloved of Lakshmi, lotus-eyed, reached by yogis in meditation — remover of the fear of existence, the one lord of all worlds.
The serene meditation verse on Vishnu reclining on Shesha.
The serene meditation verse on Vishnu reclining on Shesha.
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I bow to Vishnu — serene of form, reclining on the serpent Shesha, lotus-naveled, lord of the gods; support of the universe, vast as the sky, dark as a cloud, beautiful of limb; beloved of Lakshmi, lotus-eyed, reached by yogis in meditation — remover of the fear of existence, the one lord of all worlds.
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