Sacred Texts & Prayers

Sri Venkateswara Suprabhatam

This dawn hymn calls Lord Venkateswara to rise and bless the worlds. Devotees use it for morning prayer at home and in the temple. The collection presented here follows the four-part morning sequence.

श्रीवेङ्कटेश्वर सुप्रभातम्

DeitySri Venkateswara Swamy

Source traditionSri Vaishnava

Traditional sourceComposed by Sri Prativadi Bhayankaram Annan in the Sri Vaishnava tradition. The commonly heard morning recitation contains four parts.

Recitation

The complete morning sequence

The commonly heard complete Sri Venkateswara morning recitation contains four parts: Suprabhatam, Stotram, Prapatti and Mangalasasanam.

For focused recitation of Prapatti alone, open the Prapatti page.

Recitation

How it is traditionally used

Sit quietly, facing the shrine if you can. Light a lamp if one is at hand. Begin with a short namaskaram. Read slowly, or listen to the authorised recording and follow the words. The complete morning recitation includes Suprabhatam, Stotram, Prapatti and Mangalasasanam.

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Sri Venkateswara Suprabhatam — 29 verses

1

कौसल्या सुप्रजा राम पूर्वा सन्ध्या प्रवर्तते । उत्तिष्ठ नरशार्दूल कर्तव्यं दैवमाह्निकम् ॥

kausalyā suprajā rāma pūrvā sandhyā pravartate | uttiṣṭha naraśārdūla kartavyaṃ daivamāhnikam ||

As the sacred dawn begins, Rama, noble son of Kausalya, is called to rise for the day’s holy duty.

2

उत्तिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ गोविन्द उत्तिष्ठ गरुडध्वज । उत्तिष्ठ कमलाकान्त त्रैलोक्यं मङ्गलं कुरु ॥

uttiṣṭhottiṣṭha govinda uttiṣṭha garuḍadhvaja | uttiṣṭha kamalākānta trailokyaṃ maṅgalaṃ kuru ||

Govinda, whose banner is Garuda and whose beloved is Lakshmi, is asked to rise and bless the three worlds.

3

मातस्समस्तजगतां मधुकैटभारेः वक्षोविहारिणि मनोहरदिव्यमूर्ते । श्रीस्वामिनि श्रितजनप्रिय दानशीले श्रीवेङ्कटेशदयिते तव सुप्रभातम् ॥

mātassamastajagatāṃ madhukaiṭabhāreḥ vakṣovihāriṇi manoharadivyamūrte | śrīsvāmini śritajanapriya dānaśīle śrīveṅkaṭeśadayite tava suprabhātam ||

A dawn greeting to the Mother of the worlds, who rests on the Lord’s heart and is dear to those who take refuge.

4

तव सुप्रभातमरविन्दलोचने भवतु प्रसन्नमुखचन्द्रमण्डले । विधिशङ्करेन्द्रवनिताभिरर्चिते वृषशैलनाथदयिते दयानिधे ॥

tava suprabhātamaravindalocane bhavatu prasannamukhacandramaṇḍale | vidhiśaṅkarendravanitābhirarcite vṛṣaśailanāthadayite dayānidhe ||

A blessed morning is offered to the lotus-eyed Mother, worshipped by the consorts of Brahma, Shiva and Indra.

5

अत्र्यादिसप्तर्षयस्समुपास्य सन्ध्यां आकाशसिन्धुकमलानि मनोहराणि । आदाय पादयुगमर्चयितुं प्रपन्नाः शेषाद्रिशेखरविभो तव सुप्रभातम् ॥

atryādisaptarṣayassamupāsya sandhyām ākāśasindhukamalāni manoharāṇi | ādāya pādayugamarcayituṃ prapannāḥ śeṣādriśekharavibho tava suprabhātam ||

The seven sages, after the dawn twilight, come with sky-lotuses to worship the Lord’s feet on Sheshadri.

8

उन्मील्य नेत्रयुगमुत्तमपञ्जरस्थाः पात्रावशिष्टकदलीफलपायसानि । भुक्त्वा सलीलमथ केलिशुकाः पठन्ति शेषाद्रिशेखरविभो तव सुप्रभातम् ॥

unmīlya netrayugamuttamapañjarasthāḥ pātrāvaśiṣṭakadalīphalapāyasāni | bhuktvā salīlamatha keliśukāḥ paṭhanti śeṣādriśekharavibho tava suprabhātam ||

Playful parrots open their eyes, taste the remaining offering, and begin to recite the Lord’s name.

12

श्रीमन्नभीष्टवरदाखिललोकबन्धो श्रीश्रीनिवास जगदेकदयैकसिन्धो । श्रीदेवतागृहभुजान्तरदिव्यमूर्ते श्रीवेङ्कटाचलपते तव सुप्रभातम् ॥

śrīmannabhīṣṭavaradākhilalokabandho śrīśrīnivāsa jagadekadayaikasindho | śrīdevatāgṛhabhujāntaradivyamūrte śrīveṅkaṭācalapate tava suprabhātam ||

A dawn greeting to Srinivasa, friend of all worlds and ocean of compassion, Lord of Venkata hill.

13

श्रीस्वामिपुष्करिणिकाप्लवनिर्मलाङ्गाः श्रेयोऽर्थिनो हरविरिञ्चसनन्दनाद्याः । द्वारे वसन्ति वरवेत्रहतोत्तमाङ्गाः श्रीवेङ्कटाचलपते तव सुप्रभातम् ॥

śrīsvāmipuṣkariṇikāplavanirmalāṅgāḥ śreyo'rthino haraviriñcasanandanādyāḥ | dvāre vasanti varavetrahato'ttamāṅgāḥ śrīveṅkaṭācalapate tava suprabhātam ||

Shiva, Brahma and the sages, bathed in Swami Pushkarini, wait at the doorway for darshan.

14

श्रीशेषशैल गरुडाचलवेङ्कटाद्रि नारायणाद्रि वृषभाद्रि वृषाद्रिमुख्याम् । आख्यां त्वदुपगतसन्निधिरेक एव श्रीवेङ्कटाचलपते तव सुप्रभातम् ॥

śrīśeṣaśaila garuḍācalaveṅkaṭādri nārāyaṇādri vṛṣabhādrivṛṣādrimukhyām | ākhyāṃ tvadupagatasannidhireka eva śrīveṅkaṭācalapate tava suprabhātam ||

The same Lord is present on the hill known as Shesha, Garuda, Venkata, Narayana and Vrishabha.

29

श्रीवेङ्कटेश्वरस्वामी तव सुप्रभातम् । श्रीवेङ्कटेश्वरस्वामी तव सुप्रभातम् । श्रीवेङ्कटेश्वरस्वामी तव सुप्रभातम् । श्रीवेङ्कटेश्वरस्वामी तव सुप्रभातम् ॥

śrīveṅkaṭeśvarasvāmi tava suprabhātam | śrīveṅkaṭeśvarasvāmi tava suprabhātam | śrīveṅkaṭeśvarasvāmi tava suprabhātam | śrīveṅkaṭeśvarasvāmi tava suprabhātam ||

The hymn closes by repeating a dawn greeting to Sri Venkateswara Swamy.

Suprabhatam — remaining verses

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Sri Venkateswara Stotram — 11 verses

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Sri Venkateswara Prapatti — 16 verses

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Sri Venkateswara Mangalasasanam — 14 verses

1

श्रियः कान्ताय कल्याणनिधये निधयेऽर्थिनाम् । श्रीवेङ्कटनिवासाय श्रीनिवासाय मङ्गलम् ॥

śriyaḥ kāntāya kalyāṇanidhaye nidhaye'rthinām | śrīveṅkaṭanivāsāya śrīnivāsāya maṅgalam ||

Auspiciousness to Srinivasa, beloved of Sri, the treasure of blessing for those who seek.

Mangalasasanam — remaining verses

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Sri Venkateswara Suprabhatam — M. S. Subbulakshmi

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