Sacred Texts & Prayers

Sri Venkateswara Prapatti

Prapatti is the prayer of surrender. This page offers the sixteen verses for focused recitation, with a path back to the complete morning sequence.

श्रीवेङ्कटेश्वर प्रपत्तिः

DeitySri Venkateswara Swamy

Source traditionSri Vaishnava

Traditional sourceThe Prapatti section of the Sri Venkateswara morning recitation composed by Sri Prativadi Bhayankaram Annan.

See the complete Suprabhatam sequence

Recitation

How it is traditionally used

Read the verses slowly, keeping the mind on the Lord’s feet. One sincere recitation is enough. The authorised Suprabhatam recording contains this section until a separate official Prapatti recording is confirmed.

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Sri Venkateswara Prapatti — 16 verses

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अहं दूरतस्ते पदाम्भोजयुग्मं प्रणामेच्छयाऽऽगत्य सेवां करोमि । दासस्तव त्रिविधसर्वसम्पद्विहीनोऽस्मि दूरोऽस्मि दीनोऽस्मि नाथ ॥

ahaṃ dūrataste padāmbhojayugmaṃ praṇāmecchayā''gatya sevāṃ karomi | dāsastava trividhasarvasampadvihīno'smi dūro'smi dīno'smi nātha ||

The devotee comes from afar to bow at the Lord’s lotus feet, confessing poverty of every kind and asking only to serve.

Prapatti — remaining verses

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Sri Venkateswara Prapatti — from the authorised Suprabhatam recording

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The Prapatti section is heard within this authorised Saregama Suprabhatam recording until a separately licensed official recording is confirmed.

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These pages offer traditional Sanskrit for private devotion. English lines are short original summaries, not a copyrighted translation. This is a growing library, not an official TTD text and not an authoritative edition of any shakha.

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