Datta Shodasi

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  • verse 1
    पल्लविसच्चिदानन्द सद्गुरु दत्तं भज भज भक्तषोडशावतार रूप दत्तं भजरे भक्त

    pallavisachchidānanda sadguru dattaṃ bhaja bhaja bhaktaṣōḍaśāvatāra rūpa dattaṃ bhajarē bhakta
    meaning

    Refrain: Worship, worship Dattatreya — sat-chit-ananda, true guru, Datta of the sixteen avatars.

    word by word
    सच्चिदानन्दSaccidaanandaSacchidananda, Existence-Consciousness-Bliss
    सद्गुरुSadguruSadguru
    दत्तंDattamGiven · Gave
    भजBhajaRemember with Devotion, Worship
    भक्तBhaktaDevotee
    रूपRuupaForm, Appearance
  • verse 2
    चरणंमहिषपुरवास श्री कालाग्निशमन दत्तंप्रॊद्दुटूरु ग्रामवास योगिराजवल्लभंबॆङ्गलूरु नगरस्थित दत्तयोगिराजंअनन्तपुरे स्थितं ज्ञानसागरं भज दत्तम्1

    charaṇaṃmahiṣapuravāsa śrī kālāgniśamana dattaṃprodduṭūru grāmavāsa yōgirājavallabhaṃbeṅgaḻūru nagarasthita dattayōgirājaṃanantapurē sthitaṃ jñānasāgaraṃ bhaja dattam1
    meaning

    Verse: O Datta, slayer of the Kalagnishaman of Mahisapura, dwelling in the village of Proddutur, the king of yogis...

    word by word
    चरणCarannaFoot
    श्रीShriiBeauty, Splendour, Lustre
    दत्तंDattamGiven · Gave
    स्थितSthitaAbiding, Situated in
    भजBhajaRemember with Devotion, Worship
    स्थितम्SthitamStanding, Staying, Situated
  • verse 3
    विजयवाड विलसितं श्यामकमललोचनंमचिलीपट्टण संस्थितं अत्रिवरदराजंजयलक्ष्मीपुरे संस्कारहीन शिवरूपंमद्रासु नगर संवासं आदिगुरु नामकं2

    vijayavāḍa vilasitaṃ śyāmakamalalōchanaṃmachilīpaṭṭaṇa saṃsthitaṃ atrivaradarājaṃjayalakṣmīpurē saṃskārahīna śivarūpaṃmadrāsu nagara saṃvāsaṃ ādiguru nāmakaṃ2
    meaning

    He who plays in Vijayavada, with dark lotus eyes, dwelling in Machilipatnam — son of Atri and Anasuya...

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    संस्थितSamsthitaStanding, Abiding
    नगरNagaraCity, Town
    नामकNaamakaNamed
    संस्थिताम्SamsthitaamStanding, Abiding
  • verse 4
    ऋषीकेश तीर्थराजं श्री दिगम्बर दत्तंआकिवीडुस्थं विश्वाम्बरावधूत दत्तंनूजिवीडु पट्टणे देवदेव अवतारंभाग्यनगर स्थितं दत्तावधूतं भज3

    ṛṣīkēśa tīrtharājaṃ śrī digambara dattaṃākivīḍusthaṃ viśvāmbarāvadhūta dattaṃnūjivīḍu paṭṭaṇē dēvadēva avatāraṃbhāgyanagara sthitaṃ dattāvadhūtaṃ bhaja3
    meaning

    King of the tirthas of Rishikesh, the noble naked Datta, dwelling in Akividu, Vishvambara the avadhuta...

    word by word
    श्रीShriiBeauty, Splendour, Lustre
    दिगम्बरDigambaraSky-Clothed signifying Ever-Free
    दत्तंDattamGiven · Gave
    अवतारAvataaraIncarnation
    स्थितSthitaAbiding, Situated in
    भजBhajaRemember with Devotion, Worship
    पाटनPaattanaSplitting, Dividing, Tearing
    स्थितम्SthitamStanding, Staying, Situated
  • verse 5
    गण्डिगुण्ट जनपदे दत्तदिगम्बर देवंकॊच्चिन् नगरे स्थितं सिद्धराज नामकंमायामुक्तावधूत मच्चरपाकेलीलाविश्वम्भरं सूरन्नगरे भज4

    gaṇḍiguṇṭa janapadē dattadigambara dēvaṃkochchin nagarē sthitaṃ siddharāja nāmakaṃmāyāmuktāvadhūta machcharapākēlīlāviśvambharaṃ sūrannagarē bhaja4
    meaning

    O naked Datta deity of the Gandigunta region — the siddha-raja dwelling in the city of Cochin...

    word by word
    देवंDevamDeva, God · God · [I reverentially bow down to the] Divine Lord
    स्थितSthitaAbiding, Situated in
    नामकNaamakaNamed
    भजBhajaRemember with Devotion, Worship
    जनपदJanapadaPeople, Community
    नगरNagaraCity, Town
    स्थितम्SthitamStanding, Staying, Situated
  • verse 6
    सच्चिदानन्द जन्मस्थले दत्तकाशीश्वरंपूर्वसमुद्र तीरे दत्त रामेश्वरंसच्चिदानन्द सद्गुरु दत्तं भज भज भक्तषोडशावतार रूप दत्तं भजरे भक्त5

    sachchidānanda janmasthalē dattakāśīśvaraṃpūrvasamudra tīrē datta rāmēśvaraṃsachchidānanda sadguru dattaṃ bhaja bhaja bhaktaṣōḍaśāvatāra rūpa dattaṃ bhajarē bhakta5
    meaning

    O Datta, lord of Kashi at the birthplace of sat-chit-ananda — Datta Rameshvara on the eastern seashore...

    word by word
    सच्चिदानन्दSaccidaanandaSacchidananda, Existence-Consciousness-Bliss
    तीरेTiireIn the Bank
    दत्तंDattamGiven · Gave
    सद्गुरुSadguruSadguru
    भजBhajaRemember with Devotion, Worship
    भक्तBhaktaDevotee
    रूपRuupaForm, Appearance
    दत्तDattaGiven, Granted

Primary text from vignanam.org