12 January 2010

Bhaktamar Stotra by Acarya Manatunga # 38

Stotra
shcyotanmadaavilavilolakapolamuula-
mattabhramadbhramaranaadavivrddhakopam
airaavataabhamibhamuddhatamaapatantam
drshtvaa bhayam bhavati no bhavadaashritaanaam [38]

Pronounciation
zcyotanmadAvilavilolakapolamUla-
mattabhramadbhramaranAdavivRddhakopam
airAvatAbhamibhamuddhatamApatantaM
dRSTvA bhayaM bhavati no bhavadAzritAnAm [38]

Meaning
Those who worship your feet,
Fear not the headlong charge of a rutting elephant,
Even though it may be as large as the Airavata*
And be maddened by the buzzing of bees around its temples.

English translation by Manish Modi

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