Arta-trANa-parAyaNa-stotram-आर्त त्राण पारायण स्तोत्रम्

 

SUBHASHITHANI:568

Koorthazhwar   was one of the great disciples of Saint   Ramanuja   who composed    the great work known as Panchasthavam. He has also written a short poem of seven verses called “aarta traana paaraayana stotram”.We will see a few slokas from this excellent work. His original name was Sri Vatsanga Mishrar.

चतुर्विधा भजन्ते मां जना: सुकृतिनोऽर्जुन |
आर्तो जिज्ञासुरर्थार्थी ज्ञानी च भरतर्षभ || BG7.16||
chatur-vidhā bhajante māṁ janāḥ sukṛitino ’rjuna I
ārto jijñāsur arthārthī jñānī cha bharatarṣhabha II
Four types of men worship me, o! Arjun :the man in distress, the man seeking knowledge, the man seeking wealth and the man imbued with wisdom.

वात्सल्यादभय-प्रदान-समयादार्तार्ति-निर्वापणात् 
औदार्यादघ-शोषणादघणित-श्रेयः-पदः-प्रापणत्।
सेव्यः श्रीपतिरेक-एव जगतां एते च षट् साक्षिणः
 प्रह्लादश्च विभीषणश्च करिराट् पाञ्चाल्यहल्या ध्रुवः॥ 

vAtsalyad-abhaya-pradAna-samayAd-ArtArti-nirvApaNAt

audAryAd-agha-SoshaNAd-aghaNita-SreyaH-padaH-prApaNat /

sevyaH SrIpatir-eka-eva jagatAm ete ca shaT sAkshiNaH

prahlAdaSca vibhIshaNaSca karirAT pAncAly-ahalyA dhruvaH //

In the entire universe, it is Sri Lakshmi Narayana that is to be worshipped as the Ultimate Resort. Six colossal figures stand testimony to this: Prahlada, Vibhishana, Gajendra the elephant-king, Panchali, Ahalya and Dhruva. They are the blessed ones who have received, respectively, superlative affection, supreme refuge, undisputable protection, infinite compassion, total absolution and apex of benefaction, from the Lord.

नक्रग्रस्तपदं समुद्धृतकरं ब्रह्मादयो भोः सुरा
 रक्षन्तामिति दीनवाक्यकरिणं देवेष्वशक्तेषु यः ।
मा भैषीरिति तस्य नक्रहनने चक्रायुधः श्रीधरो-
ह्यार्त्तत्राणपरायणः  स भगवान्नारायणो मे गतिः ॥ ४॥

Nakra grastha  padam   samudrutha  karam   brahmodhayo  bho suraa,
Palayanthamidhi   deenavakhya  karinam,   deveshva   saktheshu ya,I
Ma bhaisheerithi  yasya nakra hanane  chakrayudha  sridhara ,
AArtha thrana paarayana sa bhagawaan  Narayano may gathi.ii

When  the elephant whose  legs   were  caught   by   the crocodile , pointed his   hands upwards and , In a weak voice  he  appealed ,  “Oh Brahma  and other Devas , please protect me  “  and when the devas  were not able to do it , Oh Sridhara  saying “leave out your   fear” , did you not   kill  the crocodile  with your divine wheel, And so  my  only refuge is   that Lord  Narayana   who  is an expert  in removing  pain from the suffering ones.

आर्त्ता विषण्णाः शिथिलाश्च भीता घोरेशु च व्याधिशु वर्तमानाः ।
संकीर्त्य नारायणशब्दमात्रं विमुक्तदुःखाः सुखिनो भवन्ति ॥ ८॥

AArthaa vishanna sithilascha  bheethaa  ,
goreshu cha vyadheeshu cha  varthamanaa,
Sankeerthya   Narayana  Sabdha  mathram  
Vimuktha   Dukhaa  Sukhino  BHavanthu.8

Those   who are suffering  , who are sorrowing  , who are  scared and who are  attacked   by great diseases, Would   get freedom from all   their sorrows   as soon as they chant  the word  “Narayana”.

SRI KRISHNAYA THUBHYAM NAMAH