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Vishnu Shatpadi Stotram

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Background

All forms in the Universe with 'property of mass' are called 'matter forms'. These matter forms are said to be six-footed or grounded with six properties, because of their property of 'mass'. The six properties are

1. All matter forms with mass are 'real' (not virtual), get annihilated and become energy. 
2. All matter forms get impacted by Electromagnetic radiation by absorption, reflection or physical scattering. The property of mass is like the pollens that propagate more matter forms by Light/EM radiation.
3. All matter forms travel at non-relativistic speeds or less than the speed of light, due to their property of mass. Hence they are also subjected to 'time'. Thus they can never become timeless.
4. All matter forms have a 'temperature' or some kinetic energy. They can never reach absolute zero. Hence the property of mass always help manifest and never casts aside to zero.
5. All matter forms occupy space physically in various sizes, shapes, volumes and densities. 
6. All matter forms hold a specific property called 'mass', which causes these above characteristics in them. Thus the property of mass is said to provide different set of characteristics from massless ones.

Vishnu Shat-padi - The six parts of Vishnu

Vishnu is the property of 'mass'. Hence Vishnu can be described through the six properties, as follows.

1. Vishnu eliminates mirage/virtual, brings reality, eliminates pride or arrogance of existence.
2. Vishnu is the Universal bliss enjoyed by all like a river of pollens/makaranda enjoyed by flowers (matter forms)
3. Vishnu, though immortal, makes mortal matter forms that can never become immortal (subjected to time, due to relativistic speeds)
4. Vishnu manifests everything, never casts aside anything, thus protects everything. (no absolute zero)
5. Vishnu descends in the Universe in various avatars of size, shape and form. (avatara)
6. Vishnu is the holder of a 'guna', that provides the above characteristics to particles that arise after Higgs field acquire vacuum expectation value. (after samudra manthan)

Executive Summary of Vishnu Shat-padi stotram

Vishnu Shatpadi stotram talks of these six footed properties of Vishnu in six stanzas. They are

Stanza 1: Vishnu removes virtual (mirage) and brings reality. Hence said to eliminate immodesty in us.
Stanza 2: Vishnu spreads as makaranda river, the Universal bliss enjoyed by all. Hence said to remove fear and sorrows. 
Stanza 3:  Though as Sat, the immortalty, Vishnu is present in all, we are only mortal manifestations like waves of an ocean. Hence we never become the Sat, the immortal.
Stanza 4:  Vishnu' makes everything to manifest and never casts aside anything. Hence said to be like Sun and Moon.
Stanza 5:  Vishnu keeps descending on earth continuously in various forms. Hence said to drive away the fears of 'self'. (protects) 
Stanza 6.  Vishnu holds this guna and provides it to all that come out of samudra manthan, Hence called damodara, the controller.

Summary of Vishnu Shatpadi stotram

  1. Vishnu takes away the immodesty/arrogance, is mind that controls, relieves from the mirages/false perception. Expands his Universal benevolence to sail in the ocean of material existence.
  2. The fragrant river of makaranda that everything (in the Universe) enjoy, the Universal bliss, the lotus feet of sripati that cuts off fear and sorrow, I offer my obeisance's to it.
  3. Though the difference with Sat goes away, Lord, I can never become your 'self'.  In ocean waves manifest. Ocean is not made of waves.
  4. Carrier of mountain, younger brother of breaker of mountain, enemy of danuja, sight of sun and moon, (whose) sight becomes manifestations does not become what becomes concealed/neglected/chastised/abused.
  5. Beginning with matsya avatar, several avatars continuously descend in planet Earth. Your governorship of Parameswar makes distance the fears of 'self'.
  6. Damodar (who controls with a string in the middle) that houses all the gunas, the lotus faced beautiful govinda, in all those that came from the churning ocean of milky ocean, you relieve their fears.
  7. Narayana, full of compassion, let me surrender unto your feet. Thus these six steps/quarters/parts given to me reside ever in me as lotus-faced.

Vishnu Shatpadi Stotram

Stanza 1

avinayam apanaya viс╣гс╣Зo damayama naс╕е┼Ыama yaviс╣гaya mс╣Ыgatс╣Ыс╣гс╣З─Бm |
bh┼лta day─Бс╣Гvis t─Бraya t─Бraya saс╣Гs─Бra s─Бgarataс╕е || 1 ||

роХро░்ро╡род்родை роЕроХро▒்ро▒ுроо் ро╡ிро╖்рогு роЕроЯроХ்роХிроЯுроо் рооройродாроп் рокொроп்ро╡роЯிро╡роо் роЕро┤ிрод்родிроЯுрооாроо் 
роЪро░்ро╡ родропாро│ройாроп் рокроЯро░ுрооே, рокோроХро╡ே  (роЗро╡்)ро╡ாро┤்роХ்роХை  рооாроХроЯро▓ிро▓்

not humble/immodest (avinayam) try to take/taking away (apanaya) visno control (damaya) manah pacify/mitigate/remove/relieve (zamaya) visaya (subject matter) mrga (animal) trsnam (desires)  mirage (mrga-trsnam) universal benovelence (bhuta dayAm) expanding (vistaraya) crossing over (taraya) material existence (samsara) from ocean (sagaratah)

Vishnu takes away the immodesty/arrogance, is the mind that controls, relieves from the mirages/false perception. Expands his Universal benevolence to sail in the ocean of material existence.

Stanza 2

divyadhun─л makarande parimaс╕╖a paribhogasac  cid─Бnande | ┼Ыr─лpati pad─Бravinde bhavabhaya khedac chidevande || 2 || 

родிро╡்ропроиродி роороХро░рои்родрооே   роиро▒ுроорог родுроп்роХ்роХுроо்роЖро┤் рокெро░ுрооாройрои்родрооே   
родிро░ுро╡роЯி  роиро▒்ро▒ாрооро░ைропே   рокропроо்родுропро░் роЕро▒ுроо்родாро│்рокрогிрои் родேрой் 

divine/celestial (divya) sounding /agitating/ like a river (dhuni) honey (makaranda) fragrance/copulation/attractive (parimala) all around sense enjoyment (pari bhoga) saccidananda  Lakshmi/Sripati (sripati) lotus feet (padara vinde) manifests (bhava) fear (bhaya) sorrow (kheda) cut off (chida) I offer my respect (vande)

The fragrant river of makaranda that everything (in the Universe) enjoy, the Universal bliss, the lotus feet of sripati that cuts off fear and sorrow, I offer my obeisance's to it.

Stanza 3

satyapibhedaa pagame n─Бthatavaa‌haс╣Г nam─Бma k─лnastvam | s─Бmudro hi taraс╣Еgaс╕е kvacana samudro na t─Бraс╣Еgaс╕е || 3 || 

рооெроп்ропுроЯрой்рокேродроо் рокோропிройுроо் роиாродрой் роЙрой்роЕроХроо் роиாройாроХ рооுроЯிропாродே 
рооாроХроЯро▓் роОро┤ுроо்роЕро▓ைроХро│்  роОроЩ்роХுрооே роЕро▓ைроХро│ாро▓் роХроЯро▓்роОро┤ா 

Existence (sat) api (though)  bheda (difference) apagama (goes away) lord (nAtha) you (tava) self (aham) not (na) principle of my/mine  (mAmakIna stvam) in/from the ocean (sAmudro) only (hi) waves (tarangah) somewhere (kvacana) ocean (samudro) not (na) from the waves (tArangah)

Though the difference with Sat goes away, Lord, I can never become your 'self'.  In ocean waves manifest. Ocean is not made of waves.

Stanza 4

uddhс╣Ыta naganaga bhidanuja danuja kulaamitra mitra ┼Ыa┼Ыidс╣Ыс╣гс╣нe | dс╣Ыс╣гс╣нe bhavatiprabhavatinabhavati kiс╣Гbhava tirask─Бraс╕е || 4 || 

роПрои்родிроЯுроо்  рооро▓ைрооро▓ை ропро▒ுроироо்рокி родாройро╡  роХுро▓рооெродிро░்  роЪூро░்роп  роЪрои்род்ро░ рокாро░்ро╡ை
рокாро░்ро╡ை роЪெроп்родிроЯுроо்   ро╡ெро│ிрок்рокроЯ роЪெроп்родிроЯாродு роОродைропுроо் (рооே) рокுро▒роо்родро│்ро│

Carried (uddhrta) mountain (naga) breaker of mountain (nagabhid) younger brother (anuja) sons of danu (danuja) enemy of their family (kula amitra) sun, moon (mitra zasi) sight (drste). sight (drste) becomes (bhavati) manifests (prabhavati) not (na) becomes manifested (bhavati) what (kim) becomes/exists/situated  (bhava) neglected/abused/offended/cast aside (tiraskara)

Carrier of mountain, younger brother of breaker of mountain, enemy of danuja, sight of sun and moon, (whose) sight becomes manifestations does not become what becomes concealed/neglected/chastised/abused.

Stanza 5 

matsy─Б dibhirava t─Бrair avat─Бr avat─Б' vat─Бsad─Б vasudh─Бс╣Г ।
param─У┼Ы varapari p─Бly┼Н bhavat─Б bhavataapabh─лt ┼Н' haс╣Г

роороЪ்роЪ рооுродро▓்роЕро╡  родாро░роЩ்роХро│் родொроЯро░்рои்родு роЕро╡родро░ி рок்рокாроп்роОрой்ро▒ுрооே рокுро╡ிропிро▓்
рокро░рооேро╕்  ро╡ро░рокро░ி рокாро▓ройроо் роЪெроп்родிроЯ родро│்ро│ுроо் родூро░ рооройோ рокропроо் 

From beginning with matsya (matsyadhibhir) several incarnations (avatarair) descend (avatara) from/downwards (ava) for so long (tavata) always (sada) in planet earth (vasudham). Easwar (parameswar) governorship (paripalya)  by your good self (bhavatA) manifest/make (bhavata) away (apa) fears (bhIta) of self (aham).

Beginning with matsya avatar, several avatars continuously descend in planet Earth. Your governorship of Parameswar makes distance the fears of 'self'.

Stanza 6

d─Бmo daraguс╣Зa mandira sundara vadanaaravinda govinda | bhavajala dhimathana mandara paramaс╣Г daram apanaya tvaс╣Г me || 6 || 

родாрооோ    родро░роХுрогроо் родாроЩ்роХிроЯ роЪுрои்родро░ роХрооро▓ாрооுроХрод்род   роХோро╡ிрои்род 
рокாро▒்роХроЯро▓் роХроЯைродро▓ிро▓் родோрой்ро▒ிроп роЕройைрод்родிро▓ுроо் рокропроо் роЕроХро▒்ро▒ுро╡ாроп்   роиீропே 

Damodara (damodara) temple/house of all gunas (guna mandira) beautiful faced (sundara vadana) lotus (aravinda) govinda (govinda) manifest/become (bhava) milky ocean (jaladhi) churning (mathana) mandara mountain (mandara) everything (paramam) broke /cleave/fears/conch-shell (daram) leading away (apanaya) in you only (tvam me)

Damodar (who controls with a string in the middle) that houses all the gunas, the lotus faced beautiful govinda, in all those that came from the churning ocean of milky ocean, you relieve their fears.

Stanza 7

n─Бr─Б yaс╣Зakaru с╣З─Бmaya ┼Ыaraс╣Зaс╣Г karav─Бс╣Зit─Бvakau caraс╣Зau | iti с╣гaс╣нpad─л mad─лye vadana saroje sad─Б vasatu ||

роЕрой்рокாро▓் роиிро▒ை роиாро░ாропрог роЪро░рогроо் роЪெроп்родேрой்ройுрои்родрой்рокாродроЩ்роХро│்  роЗро░рог்роЯுроо்
роЗро╡்ро╡ாро▒ுрок்рокроЯி роОрой்ройுро│்ро│ே родாрооро░ை рооுроХрооாроп் роОрой்ро▒ுроо் ро╡роЪிроХ்роХுроо் 

narayana (narayana) full of grace (karunaa maya) surrender (zaranam) let me do (kara vAni) unto your (tavakau) feet (zaranau) thus (iti) six steps/ six places/ six division/ six advances (satpadi) relating to me/given to me (madIye) face (vadana) born of water/lotus (saroja) always (sadA) resides (vasatu)

Narayana, full of compassion, let me surrender unto your feet. Thus these six steps/quarters/parts given to me reside ever in me as lotus-faced.

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