DASAKOM 21

STANZA 1

I WORSHIP YOU AS ANANTHA,

IN THE MIDDLE CONTINENT, CALLED ILAAVRITHAM,

WHICH IS OCCUPIED ONLY BY SHREEPARVATHI AND HER WOMEN,

AND WHERE YOU ARE WORSHIPPED BY SHIVA

WITH HOLY HYMNS OF PRAISE

STANZA 2

IN THE CONTINENT, EAST OF IT, CALLED BHADRAASHWAM,

I WORSHIP YOU

l SURROUNDED BY SCHOLAR SAINTS, AS HAYAGREEVA,

WHO RESCUED THE VEDAS FROM THE SEA IN THE FORM OF A HORSE, ASHWA,

IN WHICH IT WAS HID AT THE BEGINNING OF THE GREAT FLOOD

STANZA 3

IN THE SOUTH, HARIVARSHAM,

I MEDITATE ON YOUR NARASIMHA FORM,

WORSHIPPED BY PRAHLAADA AND OTHERS,

AND WHO IS TALL AND FAIR

AND THE ESSENCE OF PURE KNOWLEDGE

STANZA 4

IN THE WEST, IIN THE ROMANTIC KETHUMALAM,

I WORSHIP YOU WHO, TO PLEASE LAKSHMI,

HAD TAKEN THE FORM OF KAAMADEVA,

WORSHIPPED BY HER AND BRAHMA'S SONS

STANZA 5

IN THE WEST, IN THE BEAUTIFUL RAMYAKOM,

I WORSHIP YOU IN THE FORM OF FISH,

PRESENT IN THE HEARTS OF THE PURE,

AND WORSHIPPED BY THE GREAT MANU

STANZA 6

STILL TO THE NORTH, IN HIRANMAYAM,

I WORSHIP YOU, AS A TORTOISE

THAT CARRIES THE MOUNTAIN ITS BACK, AND WHO IS SERVED

BY ARYAMAA, GOD OF THE ANCESTRAL SPIRITS

STANZA 7

AGAIN FURTHER NORTH, IN UTHHARAKURU,

I WORSHIP YOU, AS SACRIFICIAL PIG,

SO TALL THAT HIS BACK RUBS THE CLOUD,

AND WHO IS PRAISED BY YOUR WIFE, THE EARTH,

STANZA 8

IN THE SOUTH, IN THE KIMPURUSHA,

I WORSHIP YOU AS SHREERAAMA,

WHOSE HANDSOME BODY IS LOVED BY SEETHA VERY MUCH

AND WHO IS WORSHIPPED BY YOUR GREAT DEVOTEE, HANUMAN

STANZA 9

MAY YOU, AS NARRAYANA, ALONG WITH NARA,

WORSIPPED BY NAARADA AND OTHER DEVOTEES,

WITH HYMNS OF PRAISE FROM SAANKHYAYOGA,

AND WHO PROTECTS GOOD PEOPLE, PROTECT ME, MY LORD

STANZA 10

I WORSHIP YOU,

CALLED AS THE SUN IN PLAAKSHAM,

AS THE MOON IN SHAAKOM,

AS FIRE IN KUSHAM,

WATER IN SHALMALAM,

AS WIND IN SHAAKOM,

AND AS BRAHMAM IN PUSKARAM

STANZA 11

MAY YOU,

WHO SHOULD BE WORSHIPPED IN THE EVENINGS, AS A CROCODILE,

WITH STARS LIKE DHRUVA, AND THE PLANETS IN ITS BODY PART

PROTECT ME FROM ALL SUFFERINGS, MY LORD

STANZA 12

MAY YOU,

WHOM I WORSHIP AS ANANTHA, IN THE NETHERWORLD, (PAATHAALA),

SURROUNDED BY SERPENT GIRLS

AN EARRING SWINGING FROM ONE EAR,

AND WITH HUNDRED HEADS, AND WEARING PITCHBLACK CLOTHES,

CURE ME OF MY ILLNESSES, PLEASE