Shantakaram Bhujagashayanam
ಶಾನ್ತಾಕಾರಂ ಭುಜಗಶಯನಂ
The Sanskrit text in Kannada script. The Roman line and the meaning are the same as in the original.
ಶಾನ್ತಾಕಾರಂ ಭುಜಗಶಯನಂ ಪದ್ಮನಾಭಂ ಸುರೇಶಂ ವಿಶ್ವಾಧಾರಂ ಗಗನಸದೃಶಂ ಮೇಘವರ್ಣಂ ಶುಭಾಙ್ಗಮ್।
ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀಕಾನ್ತಂ ಕಮಲನಯನಂ ಯೋಗಿಭಿರ್ಧ್ಯಾನಗಮ್ಯಂ ವನ್ದೇ ವಿಷ್ಣುಂ ಭವಭಯಹರಂ ಸರ್ವಲೋಕೈಕನಾಥಮ್॥Shantakaram bhujagashayanam padmanabham suresham, vishvadharam gagana sadrisham meghavarnam shubhangam. Lakshmikantam kamalanayanam yogibhir dhyanagamyam, vande Vishnum bhavabhayaharam sarvalokaikanatham.
Serene, resting on the serpent, a lotus at his navel, lord of the gods; support of the universe, vast as the sky, dark as a cloud, beautiful of form; beloved of Lakshmi, lotus-eyed, reached by yogis in meditation: I bow to Vishnu, who removes the fear of worldly life, the one lord of all worlds.