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Shatpadi Stotram
विष्णु षट्पदी
Viṣṇu Ṣaṭpadī
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अविनयमपनय विष्णो दमय मनः शमय विषयमृगतृष्णाम् । भूतदयां विस्तारय तारय संसारसागरतः ॥१॥
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- अविनयमपनय विष्णो दमय मनः शमय विषयमृगतृष्णाम् ।
- O Vishnu, remove my arrogance, subdue my mind, and quiet the mirage-thirst of sense objects.
- भूतदयां विस्तारय तारय संसारसागरतः ॥१॥
- Expand compassion toward beings and carry me across the ocean of samsara.
The prayer asks Vishnu to tame the mind and dry up the mirage of worldly objects. Compassion for all beings and crossing samsara arise when arrogance yields to the Lord who is the Self.
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