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Shatpadi Stotram
विष्णु षट्पदी
Viṣṇu Ṣaṭpadī
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मत्स्यादिभिरवतारैरवतारवताऽवता सदा वसुधाम् । परमेश्वर परिपाल्यो भवता भवतापभीतोऽहम् ॥५॥
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Word breakdown
- मत्स्यादिभिरवतारैरवतारवताऽवता सदा वसुधाम् ।
- Through avatars beginning with Matsya, you have always descended and protected the earth.
- परमेश्वर परिपाल्यो भवता भवतापभीतोऽहम् ॥५॥
- O supreme Lord, I am afraid of the heat of becoming; protect me.
The Lord's repeated descents image the ever-present grace that upholds the world. The devotee's fear of samsara is answered by taking shelter in Parameshvara, the Self beyond change.
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