17.nArAyaNa thvamEvAsi dhaharAkhyE hrdhiTHithah
prErithA prEryamANAnAm thvayA prErithamAnasah
Narayana you are in the space inside the heart called dhaharAkasa; You are the driving force behind all who are urged into action ; My mind is guided by you.
18.thvadhAjnAm sirasA krthva bajAmi janapAvanam
nanOpAsanamArgANAm bhavakrd bhAva bhODHakah
I will carry your orders which purifies al,l with bowed head. There are various kinds of meditation which are created by you and you are the instructor of good attitudes.(The good thoughts are the result of jnana and bhakthi as given in the Gita. Only jnana combined with bhakthi can secure moksha)
19.bhAvArThakrth bhavAtheethah bhava soukhyapradhO mama
thvanmAyAmOhitham visvam thvayaive parikalpitham
You give the meaning to things and you are beyond transmigration ; be my benefactor.The world is pervaded by your maya which is your own creation.( As said by the Lord in the Gita only those who surrender to HIm are able to cross over His maya. 'mamamAyA dhurathyayA masmEva yE prapadhyanthE mAyAmEtham tharanthi thE.')
20.thvadhaDHishTAna mAthrENa sA vai sarvArTha kAriNee
thvamEva thAm puraskrthya mamakAman samarThaya
The maya has the power to fulfil all desires because of your support. So you yourself fulfil my wishes through maya.
21.na mE thvadhanyah thrAthA asthi thvadhanyanna hi dhaivatham
thvadhanyam na hi jAnAmi pAlakam puNyavarDhanam
I have no other protector than you, no God other than you, I do not know any saviour other than you who makes my merit grow.
22.yAvath sAmsarikO bhavO manasTHO bhAvanAthmakah
thAvath siddhirbhavEth sADHyA sarvadhA sarvadhA vibhO
O Lord, always at all times the worldly thoughts that arise in the mind should be achieved succesfully.
23.pApinAmaham EkAgrO dhayALoonam thvam agraNeeh
dhayaneeyo madhanyO asthi thava ko athra jagaththraye
I am the prominant among sinners and you are the first and foremost among the merciful.There is none more deserving for your mercy than me in the whole world.
24.thvayAham naiva srshtaschEth na syAth thavadhayAlunA
AmayO vA na srashtaschEth oushaDHasya vrTHOdhayah
If I have not been created there will not be any recipient for your mercy.If there is no disease been created ther is no use for the medicine.
25. pApasangaparisrAnthah pApthmA pAparoopadhrk
thvadhanyah ko athra pApEbhyah thrAthAsthi jagatheethalE
To one who is fatigued by committing sins , who is sinful and has sinful perception, there is no one in the world to protect them from their sins except you.
26.thvamEva mAthA cha pithA thvameva thvamEva banDhuscha saKHa THVAMeVA
thvamEva sEvyascha gurusthvamEva thvamEva sarvam mamadhEvadhEva
You are my mother, you are my father,you are my relative and my friend are you.You are the one to be served and you are the guru and you are all to me , my Lord of lords.
27. prArThanA dhasakam chaiva moolAshtakam athah param
yah paTEth srNuyAnnithyam thasya lakshmeessThirA bhavEth
The ten verses by way of prayer and another eight explaining the main subject (the Lord). To the one who reads or hears these every day Goddess Lakshmi will stay with him for ever.(The rest of the narayanahrdhyam is phalasruthi)
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