Tapestry of Sanatana Dharma: Ishwara Vandana
Complete lyrics with original text, transliteration, and meaning, 5 sections
Tapestry Sanatana Dharma Exploring Indian Ishwara other
Mangalacharan (Invocation)
Original
ॐ नमो भगवते परमात्मने। सर्वव्यापी, सर्वशक्तिमान, जगदीश्वराय नमः॥
Transliteration
Om Namo Bhagavate Paramatmane. Sarvavyapi, Sarvashaktiman, Jagadishwaraya Namah.
Meaning / Translation
Salutations to the Supreme Soul. Salutations to the All-pervading, All-powerful, Lord of the Universe.
Nirguna-Saguna Swaroop (The Formless and Manifested)
Original
तू ही निर्गुण, तू ही सगुण, तू ही आदि और अंत। कण-कण में तेरा वास है, तू ही सत्य, तू ही अनंत॥
Transliteration
Tu hi Nirguna, tu hi Saguna, tu hi Aadi aur Ant. Kan-kan mein tera vaas hai, tu hi Satya, tu hi Anant.
Meaning / Translation
You are the Formless, You are the Manifested, You are the Beginning and the End. You reside in every atom; You are the Truth, You are the Infinite.
Srishti Chakra (The Cosmic Cycle)
Original
ब्रह्मा, विष्णु, महेश रूप में, तू ही रचता, तू ही पालता। काल के चक्र में घूमकर, तू ही संहारक कहलाता॥
Transliteration
Brahma, Vishnu, Mahesh roop mein, tu hi rachta, tu hi paalta. Kaal ke chakra mein ghoomkar, tu hi sanharak kehlata.
Meaning / Translation
In the forms of Brahma, Vishnu, and Mahesh, You are the Creator and the Preserver. Moving through the cycle of Time, You are known as the Destroyer.
Sarvavyapakta (Omnipresence)
Original
आकाश में तू, पाताल में तू, हृदय में तू, नयन में तू। ब्रह्मांड के हर स्पंदन में, बस तू ही तू, कण-कण में तू॥
Transliteration
Aakash mein tu, paatal mein tu, hriday mein tu, nayan mein tu. Brahmand ke har spandan mein, bas tu hi tu, kan-kan mein tu.
Meaning / Translation
You are in the sky, You are in the underworld, You are in the heart, You are in the eyes. In every vibration of the universe, it is only You, in every particle.
Sharanagati (Surrender)
Original
हे जगदीश्वर, शरण में तेरी, मन को शांति प्रदान करो। अज्ञान का अँधेरा मिटाकर, ज्ञान का दीप जलाकर दो॥
Transliteration
He Jagadishwara, sharan mein teri, man ko shaanti pradan karo. Agyaan ka andhera mitakar, gyaan ka deep jalakar do.
Meaning / Translation
O Lord of the Universe, I seek refuge in You; grant peace to my mind. Erase the darkness of ignorance and light the lamp of knowledge within me.