Meaning of Sri Venkatesha Suprabhatam- Part 2

Meaning of Sri Venkatesha Suprabhatam- Part 2

The next shloka is also addressed to Lakshmi Devi:

तव सुप्रभातमरविन्दलोचने
भवतु प्रसन्नमुखचन्द्रमण्डले।
विधिशङ्करेन्द्रवनिताभिरर्चिते
वृषशैलनाथदयिते दयानिधे॥

Aravinda lochane – your eyes are similar to lotus petals.

Prasanna mukha chandra mandale – your face is as pleasant as the moon.
Bhavatu tava suprabhatam – Suprabhatam to you.

Vidhi shankara indra vanitabihi archite – you are worshiped by the spouses of Vidhi, that is, Brahma, Shankara, and Indra.

Vrishashailanatha dayite – wife of the Swami of Vrishashaila.
Dayanidhe – she is a treasure of kindness.

अत्र्यादिसप्तऋषयस्समुपास्य सन्ध्यां
आकाशसिन्धुकमलानि मनोहराणि।
आदाय पादयुगमर्चयितुं प्रपन्नाः
शेषाद्रिशेखरविभो तव सुप्रभातम्॥

The Saptarshis – Atri, Bhrigu, Kutsa, Vasishta, Gautama, Kashyapa, and Angirasa (Atryadi sapta rishayaha)
Samupasya sandhyam – after completing their sandhya vandanam,
Manoharani akasha sindhu kamalani adaya – they have brought beautiful lotuses that have blossomed in the divine waters of heaven.

Padayugamarchayitum prapannaha – they have come to worship your feet with those lotuses.

Sheshadrisekharavibho – oh lord of the peak of Sheshadri,
Suprabhatam to you.

पञ्चानन अब्जभव षण्मुख वासवाद्याः
त्रैविक्रमादिचरितं विबुधाः स्तुवन्ति।
भाषापतिः पठति वासर शुद्धिमारात्
शेषाद्रिशेखरविभो तव सुप्रभातम्॥

Panchananaha – Lord Shiva.
Abjabhavaha – Brahma.
Shanmukhaha – Subrahmanya.
Vasavaha – Indra.
Vasavadyaha vibudhaha – Vibudha means Devas; all Devas starting from Shankara, Brahma, Subrahmanya, and Indra,
they have all come to praise you through the stories of your great acts, Traivikramadi charitam stuvanti.

Bhashapati pathati vasara shudhi – Brihaspati is reading the panchanga for you.
Aarat – standing nearby.

Sheshadrisekharavibho – lord of the peak of Sheshadri,
Suprabhatam to you.

ईषत्प्रफुल्ल सरसीरुह नारिकेल
पूगद्रुमादि सुमनोहर पालिकानाम्।
आवाति मन्दमनिलस्सह दिव्यगन्धैः
शेषाद्रिशेखरविभो तव सुप्रभातम्॥

Anilaha mandam aavati – the gentle breeze,
Saha divya gandhih – carrying the fragrance of,
Ishat praphulla – a little blossomed,
Saraseeruha – lotus,
Narikela – coconut flower,
Pugadruma – arecanut flower,
and Palika – Palika is a plant with a flower in the shape of an ear.

The breeze is carrying the fragrance of all these flowers.

Sheshadrisekharavibho tave suprabhatam – the lord is being told about the quality of the gentle breeze.

उन्मील्य नेत्रयुगमुत्तम पंजरस्थाः
पात्रावशिष्टकदलीफलपायसानि।
भुक्त्वा सलीलमथ केलिशुकाः पठन्ति
शेषाद्रिशेखरविभो तव सुप्रभातम्॥

Uttama panjarastaha keli shukaha – the playful parrots in their cages,
Saleelamatha pathanti – they are ‌also wishing you Suprabhatam.
Unmeelya netrayugam – after opening their eyes, after they have woken up,
Patravashishta kadaleephala payasani bhuktva – after taking whatever bananas and payasa remain in their feeding vessels.

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