ādhāraṃ sarvavidyānāṃ hayagrīvamupāsmahe ||1||
- jñāna-ānanda-jñāna-ānanda-mayammade of knowledge and bliss
- devamthe god
- nirmala-sphaṭika-nirmala-sphaṭika-ākṛtimwhose form is spotless crystal
- ādhāramthe support, the foundation
- sarva-sarva-vidyānāmof all branches of learning
- hayagrīvamHayagrīva, the horse-necked Lord
- upāsmahewe worship, we meditate upon
naraṃ muñcanti pāpāni daridramiva yoṣitaḥ || 1||
- hayagrīva hayagrīva hayagrīva itisaying “Hayagrīva, Hayagrīva, Hayagrīva”
- vādinamhim who so utters
- naramthe man
- muñcantiforsake, let go of
- pāpānisins
- daridrama pauper
- ivaas
- yoṣitaḥwomen
tasya nissarate vāṇī jahnukanyā pravāhavat || 2||
- hayagrīva hayagrīva hayagrīva iti“Hayagrīva, Hayagrīva, Hayagrīva”
- yaḥwhoever
- vadetshould say
- tasyafrom him
- nissarateflows forth
- vāṇīspeech
- jahnu-jahnu-kanyāthe daughter of Jahnu, the Gaṅgā
- pravāha-pravāha-vatlike a current
viśobhate sa vaikuṇṭha kavāṭodghāṭanakṣamaḥ || 3||
- hayagrīva hayagrīva hayagrīva iti“Hayagrīva, Hayagrīva, Hayagrīva”
- yaḥwhich
- dhvaniḥsound
- viśobhateshines forth
- saḥit
- vaikuṇṭha-kavāṭa-udghāṭana-vaikuṇṭha-kavāṭa-udghāṭana-kṣamaḥable to fling open the doors of Vaikuṇṭha
vādirājayatiproktaṃ paṭhatāṃ sampadāṃ padam || 4||
- śloka-śloka-trayamthis set of three verses
- idamthis
- puṇyamholy
- hayagrīva-pada-hayagrīva-pada-aṅkitamstamped with the name of Hayagrīva
- vādirāja-yati-vādirāja-yati-proktamspoken by Vādirāja Yati
- paṭhatāmfor those who recite it
- sampadāmof prosperity
- padamthe abode
