The Meaning : (Our journey starts now!!!!)
This is a part by part attempt to mindfully learn the sloka and hence it is split into many parts and will be updated periodically. Hear the youtube video for practicing, The first ten verses are included here along with the accurate seconds (for youtube).
PROLOGUE
Verses 1 - 5 : (Hear the youtube video from start to 0.56)
"AUM" : Please refer to my previous post (link below) regarding this syllable.
http://connectsciencetodivinity.blogspot.com/2015/03/aum-sound-of-universe.html
"Shuklam baradaram vishnum sashivarnam chaturbujam
Prasanna vadhanam dhyayet sarva vignopa shanthaye" - 1
Sasi varnam - Who is in the color of moon
Chaturbujam - Who is having four arms
Prasanna vadhanam - Who has an ever-smiling, happy and pleasant face
Dhyayet - I meditate upon thee
Sarva vignopa shanthaye - Eradicate all obstacles in my way.
"I meditate on the ever-smiling face (roopam) the almighty Vishnu, who is dressed in white, who is in the color of moon and who is having four arms. Let him remove all obstacles in my way".
"Vyasam vasishtanaptharam shaktheh pouthramakalmasham
Parasarathmaajam vandhe shukathatham taponidhim" -2
Vyasam vasishtanaptharam - Vyasa, the great grand son of sage Vasishta
Sakthe pouthramakalmasham - The grand son of sage Sakthi
Parasarathmaajam vandhe - The son of sage Parashara
Shukathatham taponidhim - The father of Shuka Rishi
"I bow before great Rishi Vyasa , who is the great grand son of Rishi Vasishta, the grand son of Rishi Sakthi and the son of Rishi Parashara. I bow before Rishi Vyasa who is the father of Shuka Brahma Rishi".
"Vyasaya vishnu roopaya vyasa roopaya vishnave
Namo vai brahma nidhaye vaasishtaya namo namaha" -3
Vyasaya vishnu roopaya - Vyasa who is vishnu (vyasa is believed to be an incarnation of vishnu)
Vyasa roopaya vishnave - Vishnu who is vyasa
Namo vai brahma nidhaye - I bow before thee, who possess the treasure of vedic knowledge/ Brahmam
Vaasishtaya namo namaha - Many salutations to the one who is born in the family of Vasishta
"I offer my salutations many times to sage Vyasa, who is an incarnation of Vishnu ; and to Vishnu, who has taken the visible roopam of Vyasa, the sage who is born in the family of Vasishta and possess the treasure of "Brahma vidya"
"Avikaraya shudhaaya nithyaaya paramaathmane
Sadhaika roopa roopaya vishnave sarva jishnave" -4
Avikaraaya Shudhaaya - Vishnu, who is pure and not affected by change
Nithyaaya paramaathmane - who is eternal and the supreme soul
Sadhaika roopa roopaya - who has the consistent form in all times and ages
Vishnave sarva jishnave - I bow before thee, one who is the conqueror of all mortals.
"I bow before thee, Lord Vishnu, the pure, immutable, eternal and the supreme soul. I salute thee, who has the consistent form in all ages and one who is the conqueror of all mortal beings."
"Yasya smarana maathrena janma samsaara bandhanaath
vimuchyate nama tasmai vishnave prabha vishnave" -5
Yasya smarana maathrene - The mere contemplation of the name Vishnu
Janma samsaara bandhanaath - Frees one from the terrific cycle of birth and death
Vimuchyate nama tasmai - I bow before thee
Vishnave prabha vishnave - The all powerful Vishnu
"I salute the almighty Lord vishnu, the mere thought of whom, releases one for ever, from the terrific and never ending cycle of birth and death."
"Om namo vishnave prabha vishnave"
"Salutations to the all powerful deity Vishnu"
Verses 6-10 : (Hear youtube video for practice from 0.56 - 1.50)
"Shri Vaishamphayana uvacha"
"Sri Vaisamphaya said" (remember this sloka is part of Mahabaratha and will be in conversational style. Vaisamphaya is the sage who narrated the epic "Mahabaratha" to king Janamejaya and thereby to all human beings. Pandavas and Kauravas were king Janamejaya's ancestors.)
"Shrutvaa dharmaana seshaena paavanaani cha sarvashaha
yudishtirah shaanthanavam punare vaabhya baashatha" -6
Shrutvaa dharmaana seshaena - After hearing a lot about all the dharmas
Paavanaani cha sarvashaha - Which eradicates sins completely, from one's life
Yudishtirah shaanthanavam - Yudhishtira addressed Shanthanu's son (Bhishma)
Punare vaabhya baashatha - The abode of everlasting peace, again (as follows)
"Yudhishtira, after hearing the Dharmas entirely from Bhishma, which are capable of eradicating all the sins in one's life and thereby purify the person, again asked Bhishma, the abode of everlasting peace, as follows"
"Yudhishttira uvacha"
"Yudishtira said"
"Kimekam daivatham loke kim vaapyekam paraayanam
sthuvanthahkam kamarchandham Praapnuyur maanavaashubham" - 7
Kimekam daivatham loke - Who is the one God in this wide world ?
Kim vaapyekam paraayanam - Who is the one ultimate shelter for all ?
Sthuvanthahkam kamarchandham - By glorifying whom and by praising whom with love
Praapnuyur maanavaashubham - Men attain peace, prosperity and great salvation
"Grandpa! In this vast world, who is the one God ? who is the one shelter? who is the one beings worship, praise and glorify and obtain peace, prosperity and ultimately, salvation?"
"Khodharmah sarvadharmaanam bhavathahparamo mathaha
Kimjapan muchyatejandhur janmasamsaara bhandhanaadh" - 8
Khodharmah sarvadharmaanam - Which dharma in all dharmas
Bhavathahparamo mathaha - Greatest of all and none is greater than that
Kinjapan muchyatejandhur - By which japa (chanting), living beings go beyond
Janmasamsaara bhandhanaadh - This terrific cycle of birth and death
"Among all the Dharmas, which is the greatest one ? none is greater than that? By chanting on which, can living beings go beyond this terrific cycle of birth and death and attain salvation?"
"Shri Bhishma uvacha"
"Bhishma said"
"Jagathprabhum devadevam anantham purushothamam
sthuvannaama sahasrena purushah sathathothithaha" - 9
Jagathprabhum devadevam - Ruler of the Universe, God of all Gods
Anantham purushothamam - Infinite, endless, supreme person
Sthuvannaama sahasrena - (By) chanting the thousand names
Purushah sathathothithaha - Men, ever engaged in devotion, (are set free)
"Men, by means of chanting the thousand names of the endless supreme lord who is the king of the Universe and God of all Gods and by engaging themselves in pure devotion to this infinite purusha, (are released from this horrible cycle of birth and death.)"
"Thamevacharcha yannithyam bhakthyaa purushamavyayam
Dhyaayan sthuvan namasyancha yajamaanasthameva cha" - 10
Thamevacharcha yannithyam - One who worships and prays every day
Bhakthyaa purushamavyayam - With devotion to that supreme being who is not liable to change
Dhyaayan sthuvan namasyancha - Meditates and chants
Yajamaanastha meva cha - Submits and surrenders completely, moves beyond (released)
"One who worships the unchanging ultimate lord with utmost love everyday, one who meditates and chants the glory of the supreme lord and surrenders to him completely, moves beyond this cycle of birth and death".
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