Anant Chaturdashi Significance, Rituals, Celebrations Vishnu festival
Anant Chaturdashi Significance, Rituals, Celebrations Vishnu festival
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View lyrics page →Ananta Dhyana & Avahana (Meditation and Invocation)
Original
अनन्तसंसारमहासमुद्रे मग्नं समभ्युद्धर वासुदेव। अनन्तरूपिन् विनियोजयस्व ह्यनन्तरूपाय नमो नमस्ते॥
Transliteration
ananta-saṁsāra-mahā-samudre magnaṁ samabhyuddhara vāsudeva | ananta-rūpin viniyojayasva hy-ananta-rūpāya namo namaste ||
Meaning / Translation
O Lord Vasudeva, please rescue me from being submerged in this endless ocean of worldly existence. O You of infinite forms, engage me in Your divine service; salutations again and again unto You, the Infinite One.
Ananta Namaskara (Salutations to the Supreme Deity)
Original
नमस्ते देवदेवेश नमस्ते धरणीधर। नमस्ते सर्वलोकेश नमस्ते विष्णुरूपिणे॥
Transliteration
namaste deva-deveśa namaste dharaṇī-dhara | namaste sarva-lokeśa namaste viṣṇu-rūpiṇe ||
Meaning / Translation
Salutations to You, O God of gods! Salutations to You, the upholder of the Earth! Salutations to You, the Lord of all realms! Salutations unto You who personifies Lord Vishnu.
Ananta Sutra Bandhana Mantra (Tying the 14-Knot Sacred Thread)
Original
अनन्तसूत्रं देवेश गृह्णामि वरद प्रभो। संसारार्णवमग्नं मां समुद्धर जनार्दन॥
Transliteration
ananta-sūtraṁ deveśa gṛhṇāmi varada prabho | saṁsārārṇava-magnaṁ māṁ samuddhara janārdana ||
Meaning / Translation
O Lord of gods, O granter of boons, I tie this sacred Ananta thread upon my arm. O Janardana, please deliver me, who am sinking in the vast ocean of material suffering.
Vrata Samarpan Mantra (Dedication of the Vow)
Original
त्वत्प्रसादेन देवेश ह्यनन्ताख्यं व्रतं मया। कृतं तत्सफलं देव कुरु मां क्लेशवर्जितम्॥
Transliteration
tvat-prasādena deveśa hy-anantākhyaṁ vrataṁ mayā | kṛtaṁ tat-saphalaṁ deva kuru māṁ kleśa-varjitam ||
Meaning / Translation
O Supreme Lord, through Your divine grace I have observed this sacred Ananta Vrata. O God, make this vow fruitful and liberate me from all sorrows and afflictions.
Arghya Samarpan (Offering of Arghya)
Original
क्षीरोदार्णवसम्भूता ह्यनन्ता सुरवन्दिता। अर्घ्यं गृहाण देवेश अनन्ताय नमोऽस्तु ते॥
Transliteration
kṣīrodārṇava-sambhūtā hy-anantā sura-vanditā | arghyaṁ gṛhāṇa deveśa anantāya namo'stu te ||
Meaning / Translation
O Lord who manifested in the ocean of milk, the infinite and eternal one revered by the deities, please accept this humble offering of water (Arghya). Salutations unto Lord Ananta.
Kshama Prarthana (Seeking Forgiveness)
Original
यन्मया भक्तियोगेन व्रतं ह्यनन्तकं कृतम्। अज्ञानाद्यदि वा मोहात् तद् विष्णो परिपूर्यताम्॥
Transliteration
yan-mayā bhakti-yogena vrataṁ hy-anantakaṁ kṛtam | ajñānād-yadi vā mohāt tad viṣṇo paripūryatām ||
Meaning / Translation
Whatever rites of this Ananta vow I have performed with devotion, if any shortcoming occurred due to ignorance or delusion, O Lord Vishnu, please consider it complete and grant Your grace.