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Shatpadi Stotram
विष्णु षट्पदी
Viṣṇu Ṣaṭpadī
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दामोदर गुणमन्दिर सुन्दरवदनारविन्द गोविन्द । भवजलधिमथनमन्दर परमं दरमपनय त्वं मे ॥६॥
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Word breakdown
- दामोदर गुणमन्दिर सुन्दरवदनारविन्द गोविन्द ।
- O Damodara, temple of virtues, Govinda with a beautiful lotus face.
- भवजलधिमथनमन्दर परमं दरमपनय त्वं मे ॥६॥
- O Mandara for churning the ocean of becoming, remove my deepest fear.
Govinda is the churning mountain that brings forth the nectar hidden in the ocean of life. The hymn closes by asking removal of the last fear, which is the fear of losing one's false identity.
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