Dharmavarma said:
I bow to Raṅganātha, the Lord of Ramā (Lakṣmī), the Lord of the Earth, the repository of compassion; the God who holds the conch and discus, and is marked with the Śrīvatsa.
dharmavarmovāca
raṅganāthaṃ ramānāthaṃ dharānāthaṃ dayānidhim |
śaṅkhacakradharaṃ devaṃ śrīvatsāṅkaṃ namāmyaham
रङ्गनाथम् · raṅganātham — Lord Ranganatha
रमानाथम् · ramānātham — Lord of Lakshmi
धरानाथम् · dharānātham — Lord of the Earth
दयानिधिम् · dayānidhim — ocean of compassion
शङ्खचक्रधरम् · śaṅkhacakradharam — holder of conch and discus
देवम् · devam — the divine one
श्रीवत्साङ्कम् · śrīvatsāṅkam — marked with Srivatsa
नमाम्यहम् · namāmyaham — I bow down
अहं रङ्गनाथं रमानाथं धरानाथं दयानिधिं शङ्खचक्रधरं देवं श्रीवत्साङ्कं नमामि।
Lord Ranganatha · Lord of Lakshmi · Lord of the Earth · ocean of compassion · holder of conch and discus · the divine one · marked with Srivatsa · I bow down
This verse serves as the opening invocation where Dharmavarmā establishes the identity of the Lord as the protector of both the cosmic and earthly realms, setting the tone of surrender.