tamrodara-dyuti-parajita-padmaragau bahyair mahobhir abhibhuta-mahendra-nilau, udyan-nakhamsubhir-udasta-sasanka- -bhasau sri-venkatesa-caranau saranam prapadye. I seek refuge of the Venkatesa’s feet whose reddish soles have surpassed the lustre of the Rubies (padmaraga-stones)or red lotuses, whose exteriors have excelled the brilliance of the Sapphires (Indranila-stones) and whose nails of the toes have outbeaten the Moonlight. 
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