durgame pathi me 'ndhasya
skhalat-pÄda-gater muhuḥ
sva-ká¹›pÄ-yaṣṭi-dÄnena
santaḥ santv avalambanam

 durgame - very difficult; pathi - on the path; me - of me; andhasya - one who is blind; skhalat - slipping; pÄda - on feet; gateḥ - whose manner of moving; muhuḥ - again and again; sva-ká¹›pÄ - of their own mercy; yaṣṭi - the stick; dÄnena - by giving; santaḥ - those saintly persons; santu - let that become; avalambanam - my support.


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My path is very difficult. I am blind, and my feet are slipping again and again. Therefore, may the saints help me by granting me the stick of their mercy as my support.

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