Narayaneeyam

[soundararajan50]

Dasakam: 017 -- Shlokam: 10
यक्षेण देव निहते पुनरुत्तमेऽस्मिन्
यक्षै: स युद्धनिरतो विरतो मनूक्त्या ।
शान्त्या प्रसन्नहृदयाद्धनदादुपेता-
त्त्वद्भक्तिमेव सुदृढामवृणोन्महात्मा ॥१०॥

yaksheNa deva nihate punaruttame(a)smin
yakshaiH sa yuddhaniratO viratO manuuktyaa |
shaantyaa prasannahR^idayaaddhanadaadupetaattvadbhaktimeva
sudR^iDhaamavR^iNOnmahaatmaa || 10

Oh Guruvayurappa ! Once when Dhruva's brother, Uttama, was killed by a Yaksha, hewas determined to wage war against the Yakshas, but in compliance with the requestof Swayambhuva Manu, Dhruva withdrew from the war. Kubera, the king of theYakshas, being pleased with Dhruva's forbearance, granted him a boon, but the large heartedDhruva, asked only for the boon of firm devotion to Thee