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Mookambika Ashtakam
Mookambika Ashtakam
[Octet on the Goddess Mookambika] Translated by P. R.Ramachander [Mookambika is the goddess presiding over the temple town of Kollur, 135 km from Mangalore, Karnataka. Here the goddess is in the linga form. In the smaller half of the linga, Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma reside and in the bigger half (separated by a golden line) resides the mother goddesses of Durga, Saraswathi and Lakshmi. In the ancient times, it is believed that there was a saint called Kola Maharshi who did penance at the present Kollur (the place was named after him). He was troubled by a Rakshasa called Mookasura. The Adhi Prashakthi killed Mookasura and helped Kola Maharshi to do penance in peace. That is the reason why she is called Mookambika. She is a very popular goddess of Karnataka and Kerala. People of Kerala consider her as Saraswathi and make it a point to visit Kollur as often as possible. It is a dream for many of them to teach the first alphabets to their babies in the Mookambika Temple on the Vijaya Dasami day.] Namasthe Jagad dhatri Sad Brahma roope, Namasthe haropendradathradhi vandhye, Namasthe prapanneshta danaika dakshe, Namasthe Mahalakshmi, kola puresi. 1 Salutations to Mahalakshmi, who is Goddess of Kolapura, Salutations to the mother of universe, the essence of existence, Salutations to her who is worshipped by Siva, Indra and Brahma, Salutations to her who fulfills wishes of surrendering devotees. Vidhi kruthivasa harir viswamedath, Srujath yaththipaatheethiyathad prasidham, Krupaloka nadhe, aavadhe Shakthiroope, Namasthe Mahalakshmi, kola puresi. 2 Salutations to Mahalakshmi, who is Goddess of Kolapura, For it is well known that Lord Brahma creates and Lord Vishnu cares, And Lord Shiva destroys at the end but it is you, with look of mercy, Who is the personification of power, whom they worship. Thwaya mayayaa vyaptha medath samastham, Drutham leelayadevi kukshouhi viswam, Sthithambudhi roopena sarvathra janthou, Namasthe Mahalakshmi, kola puresi. 3 Salutations to Mahalakshmi, who is Goddess of Kolapura, For you pervade the entire universe through your illusion, You playfully bear in your womb, the entire universe, And you exist in all the beings in the form of intelligence.

Yayaa bhaktha varga hi lakshyantha yethe, Thwaya athra prakamamkrupa poorna drushtya, Adhogeeyasedevi Lakshhmeer idhi thwam, Namasthe Mahalakshmi, kola puresi. 4 Salutations to Mahalakshmi, who is Goddess of Kolapura, For you are being approached by your devotees, For getting blessed by your greatly merciful look, Downwards to them and they call you Hey Mahalakshmi. Punar Vak paduthwathi, heenahi mooka, Naraiisthair nikamam kalu prardhyase yath, Nijasyapthaye thwacha mookabika thwam, Namasthe Mahalakshmi, kola puresi. 5 Salutations to Mahalakshmi, who is Goddess of Kolapura, For those men without great expression and Downgraded dumb people, pray earnestly for your grace, And thou make them talented and wise, Oh Mookambika. Yad advaitha roopad, para brahmana sthwam, Samuddha punair viswa valeelodhyamastha, ThadahurJanasthwamcha Gowri Kumari, Namasthe Mahalakshmi, kola puresi. 6 Salutations to Mahalakshmi, who is Goddess of Kolapura For you are the supreme spirit which stands alone, You created the entire world as if it is a play, And in spite of that people call you Gowri and Kumari. Haresadhi dehotdha thyejo mayapra, Sphurad chakra rajakya linga swaroope, Maha yogi kolarhi hruth padma gehe, Namasthe Mahalakshmi, kola puresi. 7 Salutations to Mahalakshmi, who is Goddess of Kolapura Your form Sri Chakra, which is king of all known holy symbols, Emanated from the very great splendour of Shiva and Vishnu, And you reside in the lotus heart of the great Yogi called Kola rishi. Nama Shanka chakra bhaya abeeshta hasthe, Namasthe Ambike, Gowri Padmasanasthe, Nama suvarna varne, prasanne saranya, Namasthe Mahalakshmi, kola puresi. 8

Salutations to Mahalakshmi, who is Goddess of Kolapura Who holds in her arm the holy conch and the holy wheel, Who by her hand removes fear and fulfills desires, Who is the holy mother who sits on the lotus pose, Who is the colour of the gold and is merciful to her devotees. Idham stotra rathnm krutham sarva devair, Hrudhithwam samadhayalakshmyashtakam ya, Paden nithya meva vraja yaga lakshmim, Sa Vidhyamcha sathyam bhavathya prasadath. 9 After learning this gem of the prayer by the devas, And fixing the mind on this octet on Lakshmi, And reciting them in the holy temple of Lakshmi, Would bless one with education, without any doubt.

Mooka Pancha Sati - Arya Satakam

Mooka Pancha Sati - Arya Satakam
By Mooka Kavi Translated by P. R. Ramachander ["There are no authentic proof available on the date and life of Mooka Kavi. There lived a man in Kanchipuram, who was speech impaired from birth. He was regularly visiting kAmAkshi temple and was prostrating before the goddess. One day he saw the lips of the goddess and after that he started to speak and wrote a work called Mooka Pancha Sati or five hundred slokas in praise of the goddess. The word mooka means a person who cannot speak in Sanskrit, hence his name remained as mooka kavi. This mooka kavi was one of the Acharyas of the kAnchI kAmakotI peetam and was called as mooka sankara. The date of his becoming the AchArya is approximately stated as 398 A.D. and he attained siddhi at 437 A.D. His work 'mooka panca sati' has five sections; they are, AryA satakam, pAdAravinda satakam, manda smita satakam, katAksha satakam and stuti satakam. Each section consists of hundred slokas. The metre or the vrittam in which these slokas were written is different in each section. In this text, the poet describes goddess kAmAkshi, kAmakoti peetam, EkamranAtha, kAnchIpuram and the river kampA. Some Slokas have similarity with the text Soundarya Lahari of Adi Sankara." - Source: samskrute.blogspot.com/2009/02/1.html. The 48th sloka of this great work is supposed to be very dear to Paramachaya of Kanchi. Here is a feeble attempt to translate the first chapter called "Arya satakam" of this great work. I have referred to the scholarly book in Tamil by Smt.Lakshmi Halasyam. Many thanks for her.] 1. Karana para chidroopaa, Kanchi puraseemni, Kama peeta gatha, Kachana viharathi karunaa Kasmeera sthabhaka Komalangalatha. She who is the divine cause of creation, who sits in the Kama Peeta in Kanchi, Makes her divine presence like the Saffron which is a tender pretty climber 2. Kanchana Kanchi nilayam, kara dhrutha kodanda bana sruni paasam, Katina sthana bhara namram Kaivalya aananda kanda mavalambe. I seek and depend on that root of the eternal source of Joy, Who makes Kanchi her place, and holds bow, arrow, noose and goad,

And whose form body is slightly bent due to her heavy breasts. 3. Chinthitha phala pari poshana chinthamani reeya Kanchi nilayaa may, Chira thara sucharitha sulabhaa, chitham sisirayathu chith sukhaa dharaa. My mind is made cool by the rain of divine joy by her, Who is the Chinthamani who fulfills all the desires, Who lives in Kanchi and who can be easily attained by good conduct. 4. Kutila kacham, katina kucham, kunda smitha kanthi, kunkuma chayam, Kuruthe vihruthim kanchyaam kula parvatha saarva bhouma sarvaswam. She who is everything of the great mountain, and lives in Kanchi, And has curled hair, hard breasts, jasmine like teeth and saffron colour. 5. Pancha sara sashtra bodhana paramacharyena drushti pathena, Kanchi seemni Kumari kachana mohayathi Kama jetharam. The maiden who lives in Kanchi makes Lord Shiva, Who was victorious against the God of love passionate, With her mere glance teaches the essence love, To the great teacher of the science of five flower* arrows. *Lotus, Ashoka, Mango, Jasmine and Blue hued water lilli 6. Paraya, Kanchi paraya parvatha paryaya peena kucha bharaya, Para thanthra vayamanaya pankaja sa Brahmachari lochanayaa. The great lady who stays in Kanchi who has mountain like breasts, And who has lotus like eyes , has enslaved our minds. 7. Aiswarayamindu moule aikathmya prakruthi Kanchi madhya gatham, Aindhava kisora shekharam aidamparya chakrasthi nigamaanam. She who is in the middle of Kanchi, which is one with Brahmam, Existing along with Shiva with the moon is the wealth and iis the purport of Vedas. 8. Sritha kampasi maanam shidhiltha parama shiva dhairya mahi maanam, Kalaye patalimaanam kanchana kanchukitha bhuvana bhoomaanam. Sitting on the banks of the torrential Kampa river, the form with red colour, Has the fame of shattering the mental resolve of Lord Shiva, And again giving life to God of love whom Shiva burnt, So that this world would continue to live. 9. Aadrutha Kanchi nilayam aadhyaam aarooda youvana topaam, Aagama vathamsa kalikam, aananda adwaitha kandhalim vande. I bow to the non dual joy who is like the red Kandhali flower, Who resides in the venerable town of Kanchipuram, Who is filled with the ascending pride of youth, And who is the bud of Vedas called Upanishads.

10. Thungabhirama kucha bhara srungareetham aasrayami Kanchi gatham, Ganga dhara para thanthram srungara advaitha thanthra sidhantham. I surrender to the ever pretty lady of Kanchi, Who entertains with her elevated completely filled breasts, The God who carries Ganges, Who is the divine special knowledge of, The non dual sentiment of erotic knowledge. 11. Kanchi rathna vibhooshaam kaamapi kandharpa soothikaa pangim, Paramaam kala mupase para shiva vamanga peetikaaseenaam. I meditate on the divine Kala, who is the crown jewel of Kanchi, Who sits on the left side of Lord Paramashiva, And who revives Manmatha, the God of love by her glance. 12. Kampathi charaanaam karunaa kora kitha drushtipathaanaam, Keli vanam mano may kesham chid bhavathu chidvilasanaam. May mind become the divine play Ground of the divine play of her, Who roams about in the banks of Kampa, And who lets down mercy fall from her eyes. 13. AAmra tharu moola vasathe aadhimapurushasya nayana peeyusham, Aarabdha youvanothsavam aamnaaya Rahasya manthravalambe. I meditate using the Sri Vidhya tradition of worship on her, Who sits below three of mango, Who is the nectar to the eye of Shiva who is primeval, By the festival her budding youthfulness. 14. Aadhi Kanchi parama yogibhir aadhima para peeta simni drusyena, Anubadham mama maanasam arunima sarvaswa sampradhayena. My mind is tied firmly by rituals observed as well as the redness of her, Who was seen by the great divine Yogis of the ancient Kanchi, Occupying the most ancient peeta* which was existing there. Kama Koti Peeta of Kanchi. 15. Ankitha shankara dehaam ankuritho roja kankana sleshai, Adhi Kanchi nithya tharuneem adraksham kaanchid adbuthaam Balaam. That wonderful Balaa Devi of ancient Kanchi who is forever youthful, Embraced the body of Shankara made out of sand and left on him, Marks of her bangles and her breasts. (When Goddess was worshipping God in the form of a sand Linga, God made the river Kampa overflow. The goddess to protect the Linga embraced it tightly leaving marks on the Linga) 16. Madhura dhanushaa mahi dhara janushaa nandhaami surabhi bana jushaa, Chid vapushaa Kanchipure Keli jushaa Bandhu jeeva kanthimushaa. A red light has risen over the mountains, which is redder than the hibiscus,

And has a bow made of sugarcane and arrow of flowers and has divine form. 17. Madhura smithena ramathe, Mamsala kucha bhara mandha gamanena, Madhye Kanchi mano may manasija samrajya Garbha bheejena. Enjoying the sweet smile and walking, slowly due to the fleshy heavy breasts, In the middle of Kanchi she has put the seed of pride in the mind of God of love. 18. Dharanee mayim tharani mayim pavana mayim gagana dhahana hethru mayim, Ambumayim, Indumayim Ambaam anukampaam aadhimaam eekshe. I see on the banks of my mother Amba, Who manifests herself as Earth, Sun, Air, Sky, fire, The one who does fire sacrifice, Water and the moon. 19. Leena sthithi Muni hrudhaye dhyana sthithi mitham thapasya dhupa kampam, Peena sthana bhara meede meena dhwaja thanthra parama thathparyam. The goddess who lives hidden in the caves of the hearts of the sages, Is doing penance on the shores of Kampa river along with heavy breasts, Filled with the milk of wisdom and is the ultimate meaning of the God with Fish flag.* *God of love Manmatha is supposed to have a fish flag. 20. Swethaa mandhara hasithe saathaa madhye cha Vang mano atheethaa, Sheethaa lochana pathe sphithaa kucha seemni saswathi mathhaa. With white colour, sparkling smile, with thin his, With her beyond words and thought, With cooling eyes and very heavy breast, she is the permanent mother of all. 21. Puratha kadha nu kara vai pura vairi vimardha pulakithanga lathaam, Punathim Kanchi desam pushpa aayudh veerya sarasa pari paatim. When will I ever have the divine vision of her, Who is the tender climber tightly embraced, With extreme emotions by Lord Shiva, the enemy of cities, Who makes Kanchi as sacred, And who is amenable to the flower arrows of God of love. 22. Punyaa kaapi purandhri punghitha kandharpa sampadhaa vapushaa, Pulinachari Kampaaya pura madhanam pulaka nichulitham kuruthe. The blessed pretty Goddess adorned with lotus flowers, Blessed with the wealth of flower arrows of Manmatha, Is roaming on the sand banks of the river Kampa, Makes the God shiva drunk with passion. 23. Thanimadvaitha valagnam tharunaa aruna sampradhayatha anulekham, Thata seemini Kampayaa tharunima sarvaswam aadhyam adraksham. I have seen the matchless goddess with a thin waist in the banks of river Kampa, Who is full of youth and is of the reddish colour of the rising Sun.

24. Poushtika karma vipaakam Poushpa saram savidasimni Kampaya, Adraksham aatha youvanam abhyudhayam Kanchi dardasasimoulou. In the land bounded by river Kampa, with the flower arrow, the God of love, Promotes the growth and fortune of the Lord with the crown of rising young moon. 25. Samsritha Kanchi dese sarasija dourbhagya jagard uthamse, SAmvinmae vileeye saaraswatha purushakara samrajye. In the divine kingdom of knowledge called Kanchi, I become one with her, Who adorns herself with moon which unfortunately wilts the Lotus. 26. Modhitha Madhu kara vishikham swadhima samudhaya sara kodandam, Adhrutha Kanchi kelanm aadhimam aarunya bhedhamaakalaye. I do not move away from the primeval goddess with the red tint, Whose bow is the essence of sweetness and whose arrows are Honey bees, And who engages herself in playing in Kanchi. 27. Uraree kutha Kanchi pureem Upanishad aravinda kuhara Madhu dharam, Unnamrastha kalaseemuthsava laharimupasmahe Shambho. The lady of Kanchi is the flow of Honey from the core of the lotus, which are Upanishads, due to her pot like high breasts, Is the source of the waves of joy of Lord Shambhu and we worship her. 28. Yena sisy deerga lochanam yena paripandhi santhatham namathaam, Yekamra nadha jeevitham yevam pada dooramekam aavalambhe. I totally depend on the goddess, who has long eyes like that of a doe, Who stops the bad effects of those devotees who always salute her, Who is the life breath of the God Elambara Natha. 29. Smayamana mukham Kanchi maya maanam kamapi devathaa bedham, Dhayamanam Veekshya muhurvaya mananda amrudhambhudhou magnaa. I get drowned in the sea of the nectar of joy when I see her soft smiling face, Oh her whose divinity completely engulfs the city of Kanchi, when she looks at it with mercy. 30. Kuthuka jushi Kanchi dese kumudha thapo rasi paka shekharithe, Kuruthe mano vihaaram kula giri paribruda kulaika mani dheepe. My mind is full with her who is fond of Kanchi, Who wears that which make the night lilies happy, Who makes the mind of great mountain happy, And shines like a jeweled and noble lamp, 31. Veekshe mahi Kanchi pure, vipula sthana kalasa garima paravasitham, Vidhruma saha chara deham vibhrama samavaaya sara samnaham. I see in city of Kanchi the goddess with heavy pot like breasts,

Which makes her body bent slightly, Who has the colour of corals, Who is exuberant in her youth and is ready for love making. 32. Kuruvinda gothra mathram koolacharam kamapi naumikampaayaa, Koolangasha kucha kumbham kusumayudha veerya sara samrambham. I bow to her who is like the huge collection of shining rubies, Who keeps wandering on the shores of the river Kampa, Whose perfect pot like breasts which rub against each other, And is engaged in the wat of the God with flower as weapon. 33. Kudmalitha kucha kisorai kurvanai Kanchi desa souhardham, Kunkuma sonair nichitham kusala padham shambhu sukrutha sambharai. We are bound to the Goddess who is very dear to Kanchi, Who has breasts like the just opening flower buds, Who is of the crimson colour of the saffron powder, Who has a friendly step and is the collection of luck of God Shiva. 34. Ankitha kachena kena chidandhangarana oushadhena kamalaanaam, Antha purena Shambhoa alankriya kaapi kalpyathe kanchyaam. That Goddess is the one shining in the heart of Lord Shiva, Who decorates his head with moon who makes her lotus like face shy, And who also beautifies the great city of Kanchi. 35. Oori karomi santhatha mooshmala phaalena laalitham pumsaa, Upakampa muchitha khelanam oorvadhara vamsa sampad unmesham. I always meditate the goddess who caresses the God with the hot* forehead, Who is the tender offspring and fortune of the king of mountains. * Hot because the third eye on his forehead is full of fire. 36. Ankuritha sthana korakam angalankaram eka chootha pathe, Aloka mahi komalam aagama samlapasarayadharthayam. She who has nipples like the newly germinating buds, And sitting on the left thigh of lord of one mango, And is filled with the core meaning of the Vedas, Is being seen by me as personification of great beauty. 37. Punchitha karunaa mudanchitha, sinchutha mani Kanchi kimapi kanchipure, Manchareetha mrudhula haasam pinchara thanu ruchi pinaki moola dhanam. She who is beyond description shines in the city of Kanchi, With compassion along with the bells of her hip belt tingling, And she also has a tender smile similar to flower blossoms, And with these her pretty tender form is the treasure of Lord Shiva. 38. Lola hrudayosmi Shambho lochana yugalena lehyamaanaayaam, Laalitha paramashivaayaam lavanyaa amrutha tharanga maalaayaam.

Lord shiva with a heart made tender with love, Is making the Lalitha Parameshwari, Who is the wave of nectar of prettiness, As a feast to both of his eyes. 39. Madhu kara sahachara chikurai madanaagama samaya dheekshaa kadakshai, Manditha kampaa theerai mangala kandhairmaasthu saaroopyam. Let me be completely become one with that Goddess, Who has braids of curly hair resembling the bees, Whose passionate eyes are the lessons for the God of love, And who illuminates the shores of river Kampa. 40. Vadanaravinda vaksho vamanga thatee vasam vadhee bhootha, Purushatrithaye thredhaa purandhri roppaa thwameva Kamakshi. Living in the face of Lord Brahma, on the chest of Vishnu and left side of Shiva, As their respective virtuous consorts in your three forms, You are Goddess Kamakshi. 41. Bhaadhaa karim bhavabdhe aadhara dhyambujeshu vicharantheem, AAdharee krutha kancheem bodhamrutha veecheemeva vimrusaam. Let me think of that wave of knowledge which travels from mooladhara to Sahasrara, Who removes the pains of worldly life, Who has made the city of Kanchi as her foundation. 42. Kalayamyantha sasa dhara kalayankitha moulim amala chid valayaam, Alayaam aagama peeta nilayam valayanga sundharim Ambaam. I cherish the pretty mother who is adorned with bracelets, Who wears the moon and hare as her head gear, Whose is surrounded by pure divine aura, And who is the ultimate and seated on the Vedas. 43. Sarvaadhi parama sadhaka gurvaaneethaya kama peeta jushe, Sarvaa krythaye sonima garvaaya samarpyathe hrudayam. With extreme pride I submit my heart to the red shaded goddess, Who has been invited and lead by great devotees like Paramashiva, With an intention of enthroning her in Kama Peeta. 44. Samayaa saandhyama yukhia, samayaa budhyaa sadaiva sheelathayaa, Umayaa Kanchi rathayaa na mayaa labhyetha kim nu thadhathmyam. Will I ever be able to become one with that Goddess, Who shines purple like the twilight sun, Who is meditated by people with ever stable mind, And who is desirous of living in Kanchi. 45. Janthothsava pada poojana santhosha ragithasya kamakshi, Bandho yaadhi bhavathi puna sindhorambhasu babrameethi shilaa.

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Oh Kamakshi, In case the one who worships your feet, And get immersed in the divine joy because of that, Is bound by the chains of the domestic like again, Then a stone would float in the sea. 46. Kundali Kumaari Kutile Chandi Chara chara savithriChamunde, Guninee Guhaarini guhye Guru murthe thwam namami Kamakshi. I salute you Kamakshi, the goddess who wears ear studs, who is a lass as Bala, Who is the Pranava "Om", Who is the one who killed Chanda, Who is the Savithri who is behind mobile and immobile objects, Who is the kiler of Chanda and Munda, Who has all the good properties, Who lives in the cave of our mind and is secret and not visible And who is the ultimate teacher. 47. Abhidha kruthlr bhidha kruthir, achidhakruthir api chida kruthir matha, Anahantha thwamahantha bramayasi Kamakshi saswathi viswam. Oh Kamakshi who is the only stable aspect in this world, You have both differing forms as well as a stable form, You are the divine form as well as well as the realistic form, And you are one who is beyond ego and the real supreme self. 48. Shiva shiva pasyanthi samam Sri Kamakskshi kadakshitha purusahaa, Vipinam bhavana mithram loshtam cha yuvathi bimbhoshtam. The man who is glanced by Kamakshi sees Shiva in everything, Be it in a palace, friend, enemy, clay or the red lips of a lass. 49. Kama pari pandhi kamini Kameswari Kama peeta madhya gathe, Kamadughaa bhava kamale Kamakale kama koti kamakshi. Kamakshi who is in the centre of the Kama koti peeta, Is the goddess of love who is the consort of he who killed the god of love, And she is the faboulous wish giving cow who fulfills all our desires. 50. Madhye hrudayam madhye nitilam madhye siro aapi vasthavyam, Chanda kara sakra karmuka chandra samaabhaam namami kamakshim. I salute Goddess Kamakshi who shines like the Sun god in the heart, As the bow of Indra on the forehead and as moon on the head, And I prostrate before her who like moon provides light for everyone. 51. Adhikanchi keli lolai akhilaagama yanthra manthra thanthra mayai,. Athi seetham mama maanasam sasama saradrohi jeevanopayai She is the essence of Vedas, Yanthras, Manthras and Thanthras, She loves to be engaged in playing in the great city of Kanchi, She cools my mind fast and is the soul of Lord Shiva, the enemy of God of love. 52. Nandhathi mama hrudhi kaachana mandhirayanthi nirantharam Kanchim,

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Indhu ravi mandala kuchaa bindu viyan nnadha parinatha tharuni. Seated in my heart is the lass, who has chosen Kanchi as her permanent abode, Who has sun and the moon as her breasts And who appears also as atom, space and sound. 53. Sampa latha savarnam sampaadayithum bhava jwara chikithsam, Limpaami manasi kinchana kampathata rohi sidha baishajyam. I would earn the medicine for the disease of life, By always applying in my mind the medicine From the golden lightning like climber Which is available in the banks of river Kampa. 54. Anumitha kucha katinyaam adhi vaksha peetam anga janma ripo, Anandhadhaam bhaje Aananga brahma Thathwa botha siraam. I worship her, who teaches Lord Shiva the philosophy of love of the love god, Who becomes overjoyed by the hardness of her breasts which can only be guessed. 55. Iykshishi pasangusa dhara hathanthaam, vismayarha vruthaanthaam, Adhi Kanchi nigama vaachaam sidhantham soola pani shuddhanthaam. Holding the bow, arrow rope and goad and having a very wonderful story, She who is the conclusion of all Vedas is seen in Kanchi, As the supreme consort of that Lord who holds the trident. 56. Aahitha vilasa bangeem Aabrahma sthambha shilpas kalpanaya, Aasritha Kanchim athulaam aadhyaam visphoorthi maadriye vidhyaam. I depend on her, whose beautiful undulating wave of handwork, Of imagination spreads from a tiny worm to Lord Brahma, Who is incomparable, primeval and preeminent form of knowledge. 57. Mookopi jatila durgathi , sokopi smarathi ya kshanam bhavatheem, Yeko bhavathi sa janthur lokothara keerthiriva Kamakshi. Even a dumb one or one who wears mated hair, or the one who is sad or suffering, If he remembers your greatness for a tiny moment, Oh Kamakshi, he would attain greatest fame in this world. 58. Pancha dasa varna roopaam kanchana Kaanchi vihara dhoureyam, Pancha sareeyam SAmbho vanchana vaidakdhya moolam avalambe. She who has a fifteen letter form lives in Kanchi with the form of Manmatha, Hoodwinking with expertise the five headed Lord Shiva and I surrender to her. 59. Parinathivathim chathrdhaa padavim sudhiyaam samethya soushumneem, Panchasatharna kalpitha pada shilpaamthwaam namami Kaamakshi. Traveling through the Sushmna nadi of the wise, you split in to four fold form, And the fifty one alphabets are but sculpture of yours, I salute you Kamakshi.

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60. Aadhikshan mama guru rad Aadhi kshanthaa aksharathmikaam vidhyam, Swadhista chapa dandaam nedishtameva kama peeta gathaam. After initiation by my great teacher in to the fifty one letter knowledge, She who is in Swadhishtana Chakra holding a bow of sugarcane, And shines there in the Kama Peeta has become very close to me. 61. Thushyami harshitha smara sasanayaa, Kanchipura kruthaasayaa, Swasanayaa sakala jagad bhasanayaa kalithasambarasanayaa I happily think of that power, who is in Kanchipura, Established within herself who makes the world shine, Who is able to bring joy to the Lord, who punished Manmatha, And who brought back Manmatha who killed Sambaran. 62. Premavathi kampyaam sdhemavathee yathi manassu bhoomavathi, Saamavathi nithyagiraa somavathi sirasi bhathi Haimavathi. The lover of river Kampaa , who has established in the minds of great sages, And ho pervades all over earth, who is praised by Sama Veda, Who shines with crescent in her head is the daughter of Himalayas. 63. Kouthukinaa Kampaayaam kousuma chapena keelithenaantha, Kula daivathena mahathaa kudmala mudhram dhunothu na prathibhaa. May my mind blossom from a flower bud to a shining entity, By the grace of the great goddess of my clan, Who likes river Kampaa and who is pinned, By the flowery arrows of Manmatha, the God of love. 64. Yoonaa kenapi milad, dehaa swaahaa sahaya thilakena, Sahakara moola dese, samvid roopaa kutumbhinee ramathe. Her youthful body with the help of swaha* who is in her forehead, Is enjoying the role of a family woman below the mango tree, In spite of her being personification of pure consciousness. *Wife of Agni 65. Kusuma sara garva sampath kosa gruham, bhaathi Kanchi madhya gatham, Sthapitha masmin kadhamapi gopitha mantharmaya manorathnam. The treasure within the gem of my mind is buried in the midst of Kanchipuram, Which is the pride of devi created by the flower arrows of Manmatha. 66. Dhagdha shadadwaranyam dhara dalitha kusumba sambhoothaarunyam, Kalaye nava tharunyam kampa thata seemni kimapi karunyam. I think is my heart, the new youthful supreme compassion of the tawny red colour, Of the Kusumba flowers on the slopes of Kampa river, which burns out, The six fold perceptions of caste, chants, step, time, philosophy and the earth.

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67. Adhi Kanchi vardhamaanam athulaam karavani paaranaam akshno, Aananda paka bhedhaam arunima parinaama garva pallavithaam. I enjoy the incomparable Goddess,who is proud of her redness, Which is similar to the colour of the tender leaf, who is growing, In the primeval Kanchi with different stages of joy every moment. 68. Bana sruni pasa karmuka kamapi Kama peeta gatham, Yena dhara kona choodam sonima pari paka bhedhamakalaye. I meditate on that goddess who assumes the colour of various hues of red, Who holds in her hands arrows, rope, noose, goad and bow, And crescent and is seated on the Kama peetam(Seat of joy). 69. Kim vaa phalathi mamanyai, bimbadara chumbi manda hasa mukhi, Sambhadhakari thamasaam Ambaa jagarthimanasi Kamakshi. What are the use of other things to me, when Kamakshi, Who with her smiling face and red lips like Bimba fruit, Is obstructing the darkness of ignorance and is awakening my mind. 70. Manche sadaa shiva maye, para shiva maya lalitha poushpa paryange, Adhi chakra madhyamaasthe Kamakshi naama kimapi mama bhagyam. What is the amount of the luck that I have, when, my fortune Kamakshi, Is lying on the bed of Sadashiva with the flowery pillow called Parashiva, In the central dot of the primeval wheel called Sri Chakra. 71. Rakshyosmi kama peeti lasikaya gana krupambu rasikayaa, Sruthi yuvathi kunthalee mani malikaya thuhina saila balikaya. May I be protected by the glances of her, who is dancing on Kama Peeta, Who is the strong ocean of kindness, who is the jeweled garland, Shining on the tresses of a girl called Vedas and the baby of the mountain. 72. Leeye pura hara jaaye maaye thava tharuna pallava cchaye, Charane chandrabharane Kanchi sarane natharthi samharane. I merge with devotion on her who is the wife of the destroyer of three cities, Who is illusion personified who is of the colour of the new born leaf, Who wears the crescent, who lives in Kanchi, and protects her devotees. 73. Moorthi mathi mukthi bheeja moordhni sthaba kitha chakora samrajye, Modhitha Kampa koole muhurmuhu manasi mumudhishaa asmakam. I think in my mind Of that Goddess who gives happiness To those living in the banks of Kampa, who keeps on her head, The realm of Chakora birds and who is the eternal bliss. 74. Veda mayim, Nada mayim, Bindu mayim para padhodhya dhindhu mayim, Manthra mayim, thanthra mayim, prakruthi mayim , Naumi viswa vikruthi mayim,

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I salute her who is the basis of all the umiverse, who is Vedas, who is vedic sounds, Who is the energy in the dot of Sri Chakra, who is the moon of the Para padha loka, Who is the manthras, who is the thanthra and who is the nature itself. 75. Pura madhana punya koti, punjitha kavi loka sookthi rasa dhati. Manasi mama Kamakoti, viharathu karuna vipaka paripati. My mind is filled with Kamakoti who plays the game of mercy there, Who is herself the auspicious manifestation of God who burnt three cities, And who is the intrinsic flow of poems in the mind of great poets. 76. Kutilam, chatulam, pradhulam kacha nayana jagana charaneshu, Avalokitham avalambitham adhika Kampa thata mameya masmabhi. I see in the banks of the Kampa river that Goddess with curly hear, Mischievous character, sparkling eyes, well rounded waist, Soft pretty walk by her feet and the one who is immesurable. 77. Prathyang mukhya drushtya, prasada deepangurena Kamakshya, Pasyami nisthulamaho pachelim kimapi para shivollasam. Due the specific view of getting the grace of Kamakshi, I see the unparalleled and ripe exhibition of joy from Paramasiva. 78. Vidhye vidhathru vishaye kathyayini Kali Kamakoti kale, Bharathi Bhairavi Bhadre sakini shambhavi shive sthuthe bhavathim I praise the Goddess Parvathi as knowledge, the power behind creation, The daughter of sage Kathyayana, Kali, crescent of Kama koti, Bharathi, Bhairavi, she who provides safety, Sakini and Shambhavi* *two forms of the Goddess in the Sri Chakra 79. Malini, Mahesa chalini, Kanchi Khelini, Vipaksha kalini they, Soolini Vidhruma salini sura jana palini Kapalini Namosthu I salute her who wears garland of letters, She who searched for Lord Shiva, She who plays in Kanchi, she who kills her foes, She who holds the trident, She who carries weapons, She who takes care of devas and the wife of Lord Shiva. 80. Desika ithi kim shankhe thath thadrukthwa nu tharunee monmesha, Kamakshi, soola pane, kamagama thanthra, yajna deekshayaam. Is she not without any doubt a teacher with her exuberant youth, And does not Kamakshi teach the trident wielding Shiva, Who is doing penance the lessons in art of love. 81. Vethanda Kumbha dambara , vaithandika kucha bharartha madhyaya, Kumkumaruche namasyam Shankara nayanamruthaya rachayama. I salute her who is of saffron colour whose pot like breasts challenge, The bulging forehead of an elephant,whose breast are heavy for her waist, And who makes the nectar like feast to the eyes of Lord Shiva.

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82. Adhikanchitha mani kanchana, Kaancheem, adhi Kanchi Kancha dhadraksham, Avanatha jananukampham anukampakoolam, asmad anukoolaam. I perceive in the slopes of river Kampa, The goddess with pity to her devotees, Who wears the heavy gem studded girdle, who is partial to me. 83. Parichitha Kampa theeram Parvatha rajanya sukrutha sannaham, Para guru krupaya Veekshe Parama shivoth sanga mangalabharanam. By the grace of the divine Guru, I see in the familiar banks of Kampa, The divine gift for good deeds done by the king of mountains, Who is the auspicious ornament on the lap of Lord Shiva. 84. Dagdha madanasya Shambho, pradheeyassem Brahma charya Vaidhagdhgeem, Thava devi tharunima sree chathurimapako na chakshathe matha. Om Mother, your extreme prettiness in the grip of your exuberant youth, Could not tolerate the celibacy observed by Shiva, the destroyer of love God. 85. Madha jaladha mala pathraa vasanitha pathraa karaa drutha khanithraa, Viharathi pulindayoshaa gujjaabhooshaa, phaneendrakrutha vesha. She revels in having the form of a hunter woman created by Shiva With her Thilaka made out of the flowing fluid of rutting elephants And medicinal leaves, wearing a dress made of forest leaves, And a chain made of berries and a digging instrument on her shoulders. 86. Angke shukini geethe kouthukini, parisare cha gayakini, Jayasi savithe Amba bhirava mandaleeni sravasi shankha kundaleeni. Holding a parrot on her lap, interested in music, surrounded by musicians, And also by many Bhairavas, wearing ear globes made of conch Our mother Kamakshi wins over everything. 87. Pranatha janathapa varga krutha bahu sarga sasimha samasarga, Kamakshi mudhitha bharga hatha ripu vargaa thwameva saa Durga. Liberating the soul of suffering people, creating varied type of beings, Closely behaving with the lion is Kamakshi who destroys her enemies, And she pleases the shining Lord Shiva and she is herself is the Durga. 88. Sravana chaladh vethanda samaroddhanda duthaa sira shikhandaa, Devi kali thanthra shandaa drutha nara mundaa thwameva Chamunda. With waving ear globes, being a terror in the battle field, Tossing and throwing the heads of her enemies, Wearing their membranes as Garland, and holding. Their skull in her hands,, she indeed is Chamundi.* *killer of Chanda and Munda 89. Urvee dharendra kanye dharvee bharithena bhaktha poorena,

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Gurvee akinchanarthim kharvee kurushe , thwameva Kamakshi. Being born as the daughter of the mountain,appeasing the hunger. Of the poorest of poor, You are Annapoorni who fills us with devotion. 90. Thaditha ripu paripeedana bhayaharane nipuna hala musalaa, Kroda pathi bheeshana mukhi kreedasi jagathi thwameva Kamakshi. Oh Kamakshi, who destroys the fear about the cruelty from enemies, By hurting them, Who is an expert in use of plough and mace as weapons, Who has a fearful face you play with the world and you are indeed Varahi. 91. Smara madhana varana lolaa Manmatha helaa, vilasa mani shaala, Kanaka ruchi chourya sheela, Thwamamba balaa karabhja drutha mala. You are Devi Balaa holding the garland in your lotus like hands, Who is desirous of marrying Shiva the killer of Manmatha and Who lived in the gem studded home of joy and who over shines greatly the pure Gold. 92. Vimala pati Kamala kuti pusthaka rudraksha Sastha hastha puttee, Kamakshi pakshmalaakshi kalitha vipanchi Vibhasi Vairinchi. You are pure, live in a lotus flower, hold book, Rudaraksha in her opened arms, You are Kamakshi, have thick eye lashes, holds the Veena called Vipanchi, You are shining and are the consort of Lord Brahma. 93. Kunkuma ruche pingam asruk pangila mundaali manditham maathaa, Jayathi thava roopadheyam japa patas pusthaka varaa abhaya karabhjam. You are of the colour of saffron and wear severed heads dripping with blood as garland, Victory to your form which holds a rosary and book and shows blessing and protection by her hands. 94. Kanakamani kalitha bhooshaam kaalaayasa kalaha seela kanthi kalaam, Kamakshi seelaye thwaam kapala soolabhiraama kara kamalaam. She is decorated by gem studded golden ornaments, whose black beauty goes to quarrel with iron, She has the soft nature of Kamakshi and holds skull and trident in her soft lotus like hands. 95. Lohihima puncha madhye mohitha bhuvane mudhaa nireekshanthe, Vadanam thava kucha yugalamKanchi seemaam cha keapi Kamakshi. Very few can see you in the midst of the anahatha Chakra in this mesmerizing world, Your face, your twin breasts and the thin narrow waist, Oh Kamakshi. 96. Jaladhi dwigunitha hutha vaha dhisaa dhineswarakalaswineya dalai, Nalinair mahesi kachasi sarvothara akula sahasra dala mamalam. From the base of the even numbered lotuses, You raise as Kundalini, The serpentine power and merge in the thousand petal lotus called Akula Chakra. 97. Sath kurutha desika charanaa sabheeja nirbheeja yoga nisrenaya, Apavarga soudha valabhim aarahathyamba kea pi thava krupaya.

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By approaching the feet of a great guru, using the stair of Sabheeja and Nirbheeja yoga, Due to your grace oh mother we climb and attain the house of liberation. 98. Antharapi , bahirapi thwam janthu therantha kantha krudaham they, Chinthitha santhanavathaam santhathamapi thantha neeshi mahimanam. Inside and outside you are the one who is the death to him who brings death to all animals, And you bless with ultimate knowledge those of your children who always think about you. 99. Kala manjula vaganumitha gala panchara gatha suka grouthkandyath, Amba radhambaram they bimba phala, sambareena nyastham. You very sweet voice tempts cupid to think that a parrot is caged in your throat, Oh mother and he offers you red Bimba fruit to those red lips covering jewel like teeth.* *Hoping she will open her mouth and the parrot would come out. 100. Jaya jaya jagadamba shive, jaya jaya Kamakshi, jaya jayadri suthe, Jaya jaya mahesadayithe, jaya jaya chidga gana koumudhee dhare. Victory and victory to mother of universe, victory and victory to Kamakshi, victory to daughter of victorious mountain, Victory and victory to darling of Mahesa, victory and victory to her who wears the full moon of the sky of pure consciousness. 101. Arya satakam bhakthya padathaam, aarya kadakshena, Nis sarathi vadana kamala dhwani peeyoosha dhorani divya. Whosoever reads these hundred verses praising Arya, due to her glance, Nectar like words would continuously flow from his lotus like face.

Nava Durga Raksha Mantra

Nava Durga Raksha Mantra
Translated by P. R. Ramachander [This simple prayer in Hindi is addressed to the nine forms of Durga (hinduism.about.com/od/godsgoddesses/ss/navadurga.htm) and requests each of those forms for protection. The text is taken from the blog at: blogs.rediff.com/ramajayam/2009/09/28/happy-vijaya-dashamishri-nava-durgaraksha-mantra/] Om Shaila-putri mujhe raksha karo, Om Jagat-janani devi raksha karo; Om Brahmacharini raksha karo; Om Bhavataarini maiya raksha karo. Om Chadraghanta Chandi raksha karo; Om Bhayaharini maiya raksha karo. Om Kushmanda tumhi raksha karo; Om Shakti roopa maiya raksha karo. Om Skanda-mata maiya meri raksha karo; Om Jagadamba Janani raksha karo.

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Om Katyaayani maiya raksha karo; Om Paapanaashini Ambe raksha karo. Om Kaalaratri Kali raksha karo; Om Sukha-daatri maiya raksha karo. Om Maha-gauri maiya raksha karo; Om Bhakti-daatri raksha karo. Om Sidhhi-daatri maiya raksha karo, Om Nava Durga devi raksha karo; Translation Oh mother of the mountain, please protect me, Oh Goddess who is the mother of the universe protect me, Oh Goddess who is doing penance protect me, Oh mother who helps us to cross the sorrow of life protect me, Oh Chandi who wears the crescent of moon protect me. Oh destroyer of fears protect me, Oh creator of the universe, you only protect me, Oh mother who is the form of energy protect me, Oh Mother who is the mother of Subrahmanya protect me, Oh mother who is the mother of universe protect me, Oh mother who is daughter of sage Kathyayana protect me, Oh mother who destroys sins protect me, Oh Kali who is death to God of death protect me, Oh mother who blesses with pleasure protect me, Oh mother who is a white Goddess protect me. Oh Giver of devotion protect me, Oh giver of occult powers protect me, Oh Goddess with nine forms protect me.

Nava Mangali Stotra

Nava Mangali Stotra
Translated By P. R. Ramachander [This mantra is devoted to Goddess Kali stepping over Lord Shiva. Those who chant the following Navamangali mantra especially women will get all their desires fulfilled along with ever peaceful mind and healthy life. I have taken this stotra from: http://hinduspirit.blogspot.com/2010/05/navamangali-mantra.html] Kathyayyanee mahamaye bhavani buvaneswaree Samsara Sagare magnath udhara sri krupamahi Oh daughter of sage Kathyayana, Oh great encvhantress, Oh Bhavani, Oh goddess of the universe, Oh treasure of mercy, uplift me who is drowning, In the ocean of domestic life. Danyoham athibagyoham baavithoham mahathmabi yahprushtam soomahath punyam puranam vethavithkrutham I am blessed and I am possessed with great luck,

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That I am blessed by the great souls, To be able to chant this stotra, Which blesses me, which is ancient and, Which is composed by experts in Vedas. Namodevyai prakruthyaisa vidhathryai sathatham namaha Kalyanyai kamadaayai sa vrudhyai sitdhyai namo namah Salutations to the Goddess who is nature herself, I salute always the goddess who is the creator, I salute she who does good, who fulfills desires She who leads to progress and she who is divine. Satchithananda roopinyai samsararanaye namah Panchakruthyai vidhaatryai buvaneswaryai namo namah Saltuations to her who is the real divine joy, And to her who cures the ills of domestic life, Salutations and salutations to she who does five acts, She who creates and is the goddess of the universe. Kreedathe logarachana sakhathe chinmayah sivah Aahaarasthe sathaananda: vaasasthe hruthyam mama You create the world just like a sporting play, You are the companion of the divine lord Shiva, Let me be always be happy while takingfood, Oh Goddess who lives in my heart. Namasivayai kalyanyai saanthyai pushtyai namo namah Bagavathyai namodevyai rudhrayai sathatham namah Salutations and salutations to her who worships Shiva, Who blesses with good things, who is peaceful and is plentiful. Salutations always to the Goddess who is consort of Rudhra. Jaya jaya jayadaare jayaseela jayapradhe Yagna soogara jaye thvam jayadevi jayavahe Victory, victore to one who is the basis of victory, Who makes victory a habit and blesses us with victory. Sugathe mokshathe devi prassanna bhava sundari Pushpa saara nandaneeye thulasee krishna jeevani Goddess who leads on the right path, Please bless us to cross this samsara, Who is the essence of all flowers, She who blesses with joy And who is the soul of Krishna Thulasi. Namasthe thulasee roope namo Lakshmi Saraswathi, Namo Durge Bhdawathi Namasthe sarva roopine

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Salutations to her who is the form of the sacred Thulasi, Salutations to Lakshmi and Saraswathi, Salutations to Durga and Bhagwathy Salutations to the Goddess who assumes all forms.

Neela Saraswathi Stotram

Neela Saraswathi Stotram
[Prayer to the Blue Saraswathi] Translated by P. R. Ramachander. [Neela Saraswathi or Blue Saraswathi is a form of Tara devi, a fierce form of the goddess. Some people refer to her as Nila devi, who is the third wife of Lord Vishnu. The ritual to please her is described at vedas-tantraaghora.blogspot.com/2009/11/neela-saraswathi-sadhana.html.] 1. Ghora roope maharave, sarva shathru bhayangari, Bhakthebhyo varade devi thrahi maam saranagatham. Help me who surrenders to you, Oh Goddess with fierce form and great sound, Who is fearful to all the enemies, And who blesses all her devotees. 2. Surasurarchithe devi, sidha Gandharva sevithe, Jadya papa hare devi, thrahi maam saranagatham. Help me who surrenders to you, Oh Goddess worshipped by devas and asuras, Who is served by Sidhas and Gandarwas, And who destroys all accumulated sin. 3. Jatajuta samayukthe lola jihwantha karini, Drutha budhikare devi, thrahi maam saranagatham. Help me who surrenders to you, Who is with tied matted hair, Who ends darkness created by unstable toungue, And who makes our brain work very fast. 4. Soumya krodha dhare roope, chanda munda namosthuthe, Srushti roope namasthubhyam, thrahi maam saranagatham. Help me who surrenders to you, Who has the form of anger as well as placid nature, And who is worshipped by Chanda and Munda, My salutations to her who has form of creation. 5. Jadaanaam jadathaam hanthi, bhakthaanaam bhaktha vathsala, Moodathaam hara may devi, thrahi maam saranagatham. Help me who surrenders to you,

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Who destroys idiots as well as idiocy, And who is very dear to her devotees, Please destroy my foolishness, oh Goddess. 6. Vam hroom hroom kamaye devi, bali homa priye nama, Ugra thare namo nithyam, thrahi maam saranagatham. Help me who surrenders to you, Who likes the chant "Vam hroom hroom", Salutations to her who likes sacrifices and offerings in fire, I salute daily the fierce Tara devi. 7. Budhim dehi, yaso dehi, kavithwam dehi dehi may, Moodathwam cha harer devi, thrahi maam saranagatham. Help me who surrenders to you, Give me wisdom, fame and ability to write poems, And please destroy the foolishness in me. 8. Indradhi vilasad dwanda vandhithe karunamayi, Thare tharathi nadhasye, thrahi maam saranagatham. Help me who surrenders to you, Who is saluted by Indra and others as couple, Who is merciful, Tara and the lord who rules as Tara. 9. Idham stotram padesdhyasthu sathatham sradhayonvitha, Thasya Shathru kshayam yathi Maha pragnaa prajayathe. If this prayer is read regularly with utmost devotion, His enemies would be destroyed and he would become greatly learned.

Raja Rajeswari Stavam

Raja Rajeswari Mantra Matruka Stavam
[Model Prayer to Mother Raja Rajeswari] Translated by P. R. Ramachander [This great prayer is supposed to be written by Adi Sankara Bhagwat Pada. But is not included in the list of the works of the Acharya.] Kalyanayudha poorna Chandra vadanaam praneswaraanandinim, Poornaam poorna tharam paresa mahishim poornamrutha swadinim, Sampoornaam pramothamrutha kalam vidhyavathim bharatheem, Sri Chakra priya bindhu tharpana param Sri Raja rajeswarim. 1 Salutations to Goddess Rajarajeswari, Who gets pleased by worship of Sree chakra, Who is store house of all the good qualities,

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Whose face resembles the shining full moon, Who makes her lord of the soul happy, Who is full and more than full, Who is the consort of Lord Shiva, Who enjoys nectar as her food, Who is complete in all respects, Whose only food is nectar, And who is Goddess Saraswathy, The Goddess of knowledge. Eekarathi samastha varna vividhakaraika chith roopineem, Chithanyathmaka chakra raja nilayam chandranthe sancharineem, Bala bhava vibhavaneem bhava param sadbhakthi chinthamneem, Sri Chakra priya bindhu tharpana param Sri Raja rajeswarim. 2 Salutations to Goddess Rajarajeswari, Who gets pleased by worship of Sree chakra, Who has several holy forms in words starting with ea, Who resides in Sri Chakra as its soul, Who travels in the universe of moon, Who is child like, and who exists and not exists Who is the soul of Lord Shiva, And who is in the hearts of her great devotees. Eeha digbara yoga vinuthaam, swananda bootham paraam, Pasyanthi thanu madhyamam vilasineem, sri vaikarai roopineem, Thmananda vicharineem, vivarakam vidhyaam, tribajathmikam, Sri Chakra priya bindhu tharpana param Sri Raja rajeswarim. 3 Salutations to Goddess Rajarajeswari, Who gets pleased by worship of Sree chakra, Who is worshipped by yogis who have forsaken everything, Who is personification of her own enjoyment, Who appears as to be at the outside, Who shines in the middle of the body, Who is the form of early dawn, Who is a thoughtful philosopher, Who explains philosophy to others, Who is the form of Sri Vidhya, And who is the form of three words-Iym, hreem and sreem. Lakshyalakshya nireekshnaam, nirupamam, rudraksha maalam dharam, Tryakshyartha kruthi daksha vamsa kalikaam deergaksha deerga swaraam, Bhadraam, bhadra vara pradam bhagawatheem, padmeswareem mudrineem, Sri Chakra priya bindhu tharpana param Sri Raja rajeswarim. 4

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Salutations to Goddess Rajarajeswari, Who gets pleased by worship of Sree chakra, Who sees everything with an aim and without it, Who cannot be compared to any one else, Who wears the garland of Rudrakshas, Who has three eyes, Who was born in the clan of Daksha, Who has long eyes, Who is the long sound Eeee, Who does not need protection and who grants protection, Who is extremely learned, Who is the goddess sitting on the lotus, And who can be attained by tantric symbols. Hreem bheejagatha nada bindu bharithaam Omkara Nadathmikaam, Brahmanda ganodhareem gunavathim, jnaneswareem jnanadam, Ichagna kridineem mahim gathavadeem gandarwa sevitham, Sri Chakra priya bindhu tharpana param Sri Raja rajeswarim. 5 Salutations to Goddess Rajarajeswari, Who gets pleased by worship of Sree chakra, Who is full of the sound and bindu(dot) arising out of Hreem, Whose soul is the holy sound Om, Who is slightly bent because of her huge breasts, Who is of a great character, Who is the goddess of knowledge and who gives knowledge, Who plays as per her wish, Who goes around the world, And who is served by celestial maidens. Harshonmatha suvarna pathra barithaam peenondo koornikaam, Hungara priya sabda jala niratham saraswathollasineem, Sarasara vichara chathuram varnasramakaarineem, Sri Chakra priya bindhu tharpana param Sri Raja rajeswarim. 5 Salutations to Goddess Rajarajeswari, Who gets pleased by worship of Sree chakra, Who holds nectar, which is the greatest among drinks, In a golden pot filled with happiness, Who is happy with the holy sounds like Hum, Who gets immensely pleased with the root called :Saraswatha, Who thinks and sorts issues that have meaning and no-meaning, And who is responsible for the duties of different varnas. Sarveshanga viharineem sakarunam sannadhineem nadineem, Samyoga priya roopineem priyavatheem preethaam prathaponnatham,

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Sarvantharkathi shalineem siva dasai sandheepineem dheepineem, Sri Chakra priya bindhu tharpana param Sri Raja rajeswarim. 6 Salutations to Goddess Rajarajeswari, Who gets pleased by worship of Sree chakra, Who exists in the body of the greatest god, Who is full of mercy and who has a very sweet voice, Who is the sweet sound itself, Who is interested in joining together, Who is full of love and care, Whose fame is the top most, Who with her great character goes inside souls, Who gives power to the bow of lord Shiva, And who is the light herself. Karmakarma vivarjithaam kulavatheem karma pradham koulineem, Kaarunyaam sarvagama niradham sindhuprilosineem, Pancha brahma sanathana sanakatham geyaam suyogathmikaam, Sri Chakra priya bindhu tharpana param Sri Raja rajeswarim. 7 Salutations to Goddess Rajarajeswari, Who gets pleased by worship of Sree chakra, Who exists in the body of the greatest god, Who does not differentiate between duties and actions, Who is the goddess of well bred women, Who gives rewards to karmas, Who can be approached by the koula* way, Who is merciful and is engaged in all duties, Who lives in the middle of the ocean of milk, Who sits in the cots made of five brahmas** And who is being sung about by her devotees, Who are well versed in the art of yoga. *Thathtric worship of the left ** Brahma, Vishnu, Rudra, Ishwara and Sadashiva Hasthuyuthkumbha nibha sthanathvidayatha peenoonna dadanathaam, Harathyabharanam surendra vinutham srungara peetalayam. Yonyagaaraka yoni mudritha karaam nithyaam navaarnaathmikaam, Sri Chakra priya bindhu tharpana param Sri Raja rajeswarim. 8 Salutations to Goddess Rajarajeswari, Who gets pleased by worship of Sree chakra, Who has holy busts similar to the forehead of an elephant. Who wears several jewels including golden chains, Who is being worshipped by Devendra, Who occupies the stage of passion,

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Who gets pleased by the secret rites, Who wears the seal of the joints, Who is forever and is worshipped, By the nine lettered mantras. Lakshmi lakshana poorna bakthavruthaam leela vinoda sthithaam, Laksharanchitha pada padma yugalam, brahmendra samsevitham, Loka lokitha loka kama jananeem lokasrayangasthithaam, Sri Chakra priya bindhu tharpana param Sri Raja rajeswarim. 9 Salutations to Goddess Rajarajeswari, Who gets pleased by worship of Sree chakra, Who showers great grace as Lakshmi on her devotees, Who is extremely playful, Who has her feet with nails made red, Which are Served by Brahma and Indra, Who grants all wishes made by her devotees, And who is delighted to sit in the lap of her lord. Hreenngararchitha sankarapriyathama yogapeedeswareem, Mangalyayudha pangajapa nayanam, mangalya sidhi pradham, Karunyena viseshithanga sumahalavanya sam shobitham, Sri Chakra priya bindhu tharpana param Sri Raja rajeswarim. 10 Salutations to Goddess Rajarajeswari, Who gets pleased by worship of Sree chakra, Who gets happy by the chanting of Hreem, Who is the darling of Lord Shiva, Who sits on the dais of Yoga, Who has weapons which do good, Who has eyes like lotus flower, Who grants all that is good, Who has a mien drenched in mercy, And who shined because of her extreme beauty. Sarvagnana kalavatheem sakarunaam sarveshwareem sarvagam, Sathyaam sarva mayeem sahasra dalajaam sathvarina vopasthitham, Sanga sanga vivarjitham suga kareem balarka kodi prabhaam, Sri Chakra priya bindhu tharpana param Sri Raja rajeswarim. 11 Salutations to Goddess Rajarajeswari, Who gets pleased by worship of Sree chakra, Who is the store house of all knowledge and arts, Who is filled with mercy. Who is the goddess of all, Who is everything in the world,

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Who is the eternal truth, Who is spread everywhere, Who lives in the thousand petal lotus, Who lives in the ocean of milk, Who is the prime mover of uniting and detaching, Who gives pleasure ,and who shines like billions of rising sun. Kadhikshantha suvarna bindhu suthanum sarvanga samshobhithaam, Nanavarna vichithra chithra charitham chaturya chinthamaneem, Chithrananda vidhayineem suchapalam koodathraya karineem, Sri Chakra priya bindhu tharpana param Sri Raja rajeswarim. 12 Salutations to Goddess Rajarajeswari, Who gets pleased by worship of Sree chakra, Who is the golden dot in all consonants, Who is praised by all good people, Whose entire body shines, Who has the peculiar multi coloured form, Who is thoughtful intelligent gem, Who is the dream of artists, Who is never constant, And who is the form of the triad of mantras. Laksmisaana vidhineedra Chandra makudathyashtanga peedasrithaam. Suryendumagnimayaika peeda nilayam, tristhaam trikoneswareem, Gopthreem garvinigarvitham kakanakaa ganga ganesa priyam, Sri Chakra priya bindhu tharpana param Sri Raja rajeswarim. 13 Salutations to Goddess Rajarajeswari, Who gets pleased by worship of Sree chakra, Who sits in the eight part stage held by, Brahma, Vishnu, Indra, Chandra and other gods, Whose stage shines like the moon, sun and fire, Who is of three parts and who is the goddess of the triangle, Who is not easily known, who destroys pride, And who sits in the sky of Chit loving Ganesa and Ganga. Hreem kooda thraya roopineem samayaneem samsarineem hamsineem, Vamachara parayaneem sukulajam bheejavatheem mudrineem, Kamaksheem karunardhra chitha samhitham, sreem sreem trimurthyathikaam. Sri Chakra priya bindhu tharpana param Sri Raja rajeswarim. 14 Salutations to Goddess Rajarajeswari, Who gets pleased by worship of Sree chakra, Who is of the form of the three mantras ending with Hreem, W ho is the eternal time and who leads a domestic life,

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Who is being worshipped by the Hamsa mantra, Who is being worshipped by the left based tantra, Who is pleased by the mantras and mudras, Who is having eyes of passion, Who has a mind drenched in mercy, And who is being worshipped by the trinity using sreem mantra. Ya Vidhya shiva kesavadhi janani, ya vai jagan mohini, Ya Brahmadi pipeeli kantha jagadanandaika sandhayini, Ya Pancha pranavathi rebha nalini, ya chitkala malini, Saa paayath para devatha bhagavathy Rajarajeswari. 15 Let her who is the mother of Vishnu and Shiva, Who is the enchantress of the world, Who takes care of every one from Brahma to an ant, Who is tender and is the soul of the five pranavas, And who wears all arts and knowledge as garland, Take care of all of us as the great goddess Rajarajeswari.

Sakala Kalaa Valli Maalai

Sakala Kalaa Valli Maalai
[Garland of prayers to the Goddess of all Arts] By Swamy Kumaraguruparar Translated by P. R. Ramachander [Here is a great prayer addressed to Saraswathi, the goddess of learning. It is composed by the great saint Kumara Guru Parar, of the Tamil Saivite tradition. In his quest to popularize the great philosophical implications of Tamil Saivism, this saint reached Benares. To establish an Ashram there as well as to look after the great Kedareswarar temple in Benares, he had to talk to Dara, the moghul prince. It seems he sung this great prayer addressed to Goddess Saraswathi and went to meet Dara on a lion. He ultimately got what he wanted and the ashram he established still manages the great Kedareswarar temple in Benares. His detailed life history can be found at www.shaivam.org/ad_kumaraguruparar.htm. The tamil text and explanation is given at www.mayyam.com/hub/viewtopic.php?t=10418.] Ven thamaraiku andri nin padam thaanga, yen vellai ullam, Than thamaraikku thkaathu kolo, chakam ezhum alithu, Undan uranga ozhithaan pithaaga undakum vannam, Kandaan Chuvai kol karumbhe, sakala kala valliye. 1 Oh goddess who is an expert in all the arts, And oh Sugarcane to the four faced God When Lord Vishnu who protected the seven worlds, During the deluge slept and when Lord Shiva was danced wildly, Can my white heart which is like the cool lotus not support your feet, Instead of the white lotus on which it usually rests? Naadum porut chuvai, chor chuvai thoy thara naar kaviyum,

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Padum paniyil paninthu arulvay, pangaya aasanathil, Koodum pasum por kodiye, kana thana kundrum iympaal, Kadum chumakkum karumbe, sakalakalavalliye. 2 Oh tender golden climber resting on a seat of lotus, Oh goddess who is an expert in all the arts, Oh sugarcane who carries her hill like breasts, And forest like hair which is made up in five pleats, Please shower your grace to help me in singing a song, In which I seek tasty meaning and tasty words in four types of poems* *AAsu kavi-That which is sung immediately. Madhura kavi- musical poem with Sweet meaning, Chithira kavi- A poem with arrangement of pretty words as If it is a picture, Vithara kavi-poem of different formulations. Alikkum chenthamizh thel amudhu aarndhu, un arut kadalil, Kulikkum padikku, yendru koodum kolo, ulam kondu thelli, Thelikkum panuval pulavor kavi mazhai chintha kkandu, Kalikkum kalapa mayile, Sakalakalavalliye. 3 Oh goddess who is an expert in all the arts, Oh peacock who dances with fully open feathers, on seeing, The great poets spray slowly the rain of poems with their mind, When I would be able to take bath in the sea of your grace, Of pure Tamil and drink it after understanding it like nectar. Thookkum panuval thurai thoyndha kalviyum, chor chuvai thoy, Vakkum peruga panithu arulvay vada nool kadalum, Thekkum chezhunthamizh cchelvamum thondar chennavil nindru, Kaakum karunai kkadale, sakalakala valliye. 4 Oh goddess who is an expert in all the arts, Oh ocean of mercy who stands on the red toungue of devotees, And protects the sea of books of Sanskrit and the wealth of the great Tamil, Please grant me words tinged with taste of words and the knowledge, Which is got by judging, the greatness of books from different subjects. Panjappu idham tharum cheyya porpada pangeruham yen, Nenja thadathu alarathathu yenne neduthaal kamalathu, Anja thuvasam uyarndhon chennauvum agamum vellai, Kanja thavisu othirundhaay, sakalakalavalliye. 5 Oh goddess who is an expert in all the arts, Oh Goddess who sits on a lotus as well as the red toungue of Lord Brahma, Who himself sits on a lotus flower with a long stalk and having a flag of swan, Why is it that the lotus flower of your golden feet which are, As pretty in the redness like the red cotton, does not open in my heart. Pannum bharathamum kalviyum, theenchol panuvalum, yaan, Yennum pozhuthu yelithu yedhanalkay, ezhutha marayum, Vinnum puviyum punalum kanalum vengaalum anbar, Kannum karuthum nirainthay, sakalakala valliye. 6

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Oh goddess who is an expert in all the arts, Who is spread in sky, earth, water, fire, wind, Vedas, As well as in the eyes and thoughts of your devotees, Please grant me skills of Tamil poetry, dance, knowledge, And sweet Tamil poems, as and when I wish in an easy manner. Pattum porulum porulaal porunthum yen paal, Kootom padi nin kadaikkan nalgay, ulam kondu thondar, Theetum kalai thamizh theempaal amudham thelikkum vannam, Kaattum vel othimappete, sakalakala valliye. 7 Oh goddess who is an expert in all the arts, Oh white swan who shows very clearly The sweet milk nectar like creations in Tamil of your devotees, Give me your side long glance so the song and its meaning, As well as the use of this meaning to all becomes a part of me. Cholvir panamum, avadhanamum kalvi cholla valla, Nal vithayum thandhu adimai kolvay, nalini Aasanam cher, Chelvikku arithu yendru oru kaalamum chidayamai nalgum, Kalvi pperum chelva pere, sakalakala valliye. 8 Oh goddess who is an expert in all the arts, Oh treasure of the gift of knowledge which is never perishable, Given to me because it is impossible for Goddess Lakshmi sitting on a lotus to give it, Make me your own slave by giving me expertise in words, Multiple knowledge skills and the capacity to transfer my knowledge to others. Chorkkum porutkkum uyiraam mey jnanathil thotham yenna, Nirkindra ninnai ninaippavar yaar nilam thoy puzhai kkai, Nargum charthin pidiyodu arasu annam nana nadai, Karkkum paadambuyathaale, sakalakala valliye. 9 Oh goddess who is an expert in all the arts, Oh goddess who with her lotus like feet, learns to walk, Along with the she elephant which has a long trunk touching the earth, And the royal swan and make both of them became ashamed, Which person is that intelligent so that. he can think about you, And has the real wisdom, which is the soul of the words and their meaning. Man kanda ven kudai keezhaaga, mer ppatta mannaum yen, Pan kanda alavil paniya cheyvay, padaippon mudalaam, Vin kanda deivam pala kodi undenum, vilimbil unai pol, Kan kanda deivam ulatho, sakalakala valliye. 10 Oh goddess who is an expert in all the arts, Though the world has millions of gods starting like Lord Brahma, In the heavens, is there any other visible God who is like you, And so please all the kings who rule this earth under a white umbrella, Bow before me, as soon as they hear my poems.

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Sankata Devi Namashtakam

Sankata Devi Namashtakam
[The Eight Names of Sankata Devi] Translated by P. R. Ramachander Sankata Devi is known in Kashi as one of the most powerful deities in the entire city. Sankata Ji as she is called, is located high above the Sankata Ghat in the labyrinthine lanes of the city. Sankata Devi means Goddess of Dangers, for she is the one who vanquishes dangers for her devotees. Sankata Devi was originally a Matrika, one of the mothers. In Puranic Stories she is called Vikat Matrika, the Fierce Mother. Sankata Devi is a selfmanifested goddess and has ten hands. She is believed to have the power to protect far away husbands and to ensure their safe return and so her temple in Banaras became an important pilgrimage site during the peak period of colonial migration. This great stotra is occurs in Padma Purana. NARADA UVAACHA : Jaigishavya Munisreshta sarvagna sukhadaayan Aakhyaatani supunyaani Shruthaani twath prasadatha Na trupthi madhigachchami tava vaagamrutenacha Vada Swaikam Mahabhaaga Sankataakhyana muthamam The great saint called Jagishavya who gave happiness to people Being never getting satisfied with nectar like words of yours, requested you, To tell him, oh great soul, the names of Sankata which are purifying Authoritative, which gives good results, hearing of which would result in your grace Ithi thasya vacha sruthwa Jaigeeshavyo bravee thathaha Sankashta Nasanam Stotram Srunu Devarshi Saththama Hearing these words of Jagadishavya, he told him. The prayer which will destroy sorrow, please hear oh great sage, Dwaaparetu Pura Vruththe Bhrashta Rajyo Yudhistiraha Bhaatrubhi ssahitho rajya nirvedam paramam gataha Tadaaneem tu thatha Kasee Pureem Yaatho Mahaa Munihee Markandeya Ithi Khyaatha Saha Sishyair Maha Yasaaha In the Dwapara age Yudhishtra lost his kingdom, Left his country along with his brothers dejected, And all of them came to the city of Benares and met the great sage, Well known as Markandeya who was very famous along with his disciples. Yudhishtra Uvacha: Yudhishtra said: Sankashtam Me MahatPraptha methaDrukgVadanam thathaha Etan nivaranopayam Kinchith Broohi mune mama The great fate has made me attain sorrow But has made me to meet you, And so kindly tell me some method of getting over it. .

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Markandeya Uvacha: Markandeya said: Ananda kanane devi, Sankata nama vishrutha, Veereswothare bhage poorvam chandreswarasya cha. 1 To the north of Veereswara and to the east of Chandreswara, In the forest of joy*, exists the very famous Goddess Sankata * The city of Benares Srunu namashtakam thasya sarva sidhikaram nrunam, Sankata prathamam namam, dwitheeyam vijayasthadha, Thritheeyam Kamada proktham, chahurtham Dukha harini, Sarvani panchamam nama shashtam karthyayani thadha, Sapthamam Bheema nayana Sarva rogaharshtamam, Nama ashtakamidham punyam trisandhyam sradhayanvitha, Ya padethpadeyedwapi naro muchyathe sankatath. 2-4 Hear those eight names of her, who fulfills all desires, Remover of dangers is her first name, Victorious Goddess is her second name, Fulfiller of all desires is her third name, Destroyer of sorrows is her fourth name, She who is everything is her fifth name, Daughter of Kathyayana is her sixth name, Goddess with very large eyes is her seventh name, She who cures all diseases is her eighth name. He who reads these holy names with faith, At the times of dawn. Noon and dusk, Or he who gets them read would never suffer dangers. Phala Sruthi or Uthara Peetika Narration of results /afterword Yaha Padeth Paatdayithvaapi Naro muchyetha Sankataath If this is read and be made to be read by them, Men will get rid of all sorrow Ithyukvaathu Dvija Sreshta Mrushir varanasim yayou Saying this the great Brahmin sage left for the city of Varanasi Ithi thasya vacha sruthwa Narado hasrha nirbharaha Thatha sampoojitaam devim veersewara samanvithaha Bhujaisthu DasaBhiryuktaam Lochana traya Bhooshitaam Maala Kamandalu Yuthaam Padma Sankha Gada Yutham Trisoola Damaru Dharaam Khadga Charma Vibhooshitaam Varadaabhya Hastam Tam Pranamya vidhi Nandanaha Vaara Trayam Gruhee twatu thatho Vishnu Puram Yayou

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Hearing these words Narada with a mind ful of joy, Worshipped the Devi along with Lord Shiva, Who had ten hands and three eyes. Having a garland, pot, lotus conch and mace in her hands, Having Trident drum sword and skin in her hands, One hand showing blessing was saluted by the son of Brahma, He stayed for three weeks and went back to the abode of Hari. Ethath Stotrasya Patanam Putra Poutra Vivardhasam Sankashta Nasanam Chaiva Trishu Lokeshu Visrutham Gopaneeyam Prayathnena Maha Vandhya Prasoothi Kruth. Reading of this stotra leads to increase of sons and grand sons, Would destroy all sorrow, make you famous in the three worlds, And this is to be kept as secret and would lead to great blessings. Ithi Sankata Hara Devi Namashtakam. Thus ends The octet on Sankata.

Saraswati Bhujanga Prayata Stotram

Saraswati Bhujanga Prayata Stotram
Translated by P. R. Ramachander [Here is a rarely available prayer addressed to Goddess Saraswathi. It is written in the bhujanga prayatha (movement of snake) style. Adhi Shankara has written many stotras in this style. So people attribute the authorship of this prayer also to him. But this is not listed in the complete works of Adhi Shankara, nor is there any reference to it in the web.] Sada bhavayeham prasadena yasyaa, Pumamso jadaa santhi lokaika nadhe, Sudha pura nishyanthi vagreethayaswam, Sarojaasana prana nadhe hrudhyanthe. 1 I meditate on her who sits on the lotus, Who is the goddess of the worlds, Through whose blessings even idiots, Become capable of words dripping with nectar. Vishudharka shibhaa valarksham viraja, JJjada mandalasaktha sheethamsu ganda, Bhajamyardha dosha karodhyal lalatam, Vapusthe samastheswari Sri Krupabdhe. 2 I sing about you,who is a goddess of all, And an ocean of mercy, who has the greatness, Of the pure luster of the shining sun, Who wears the crescent on her hair, And who has forehead like the cool moon's crescent. Mrudhu brullatha nirjithananga chapam,

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Dhyuthi dwastha neelaravindayathaksham, SArad padma kinjalka sanghasanasam, Maha moukthika darsa rajath kapaalaam. 3 I pray that Goddess whose eyelids defeat, The bow of the great God of love, Whose long eyes defeat the beauty of blue lotus, Whose nose is like inner bud of the lotus flower of the spring, And whose cheeks are white as pearls and shine like a mirror. Pravalabhi ramadharam charu mandha-, Smitha bhavi nibarsithendhu prakasam, Sphunan mallika kudmalollasi dantham, Galabhaavi nirdhootha sankhabhi ramyam. 4 I pray that Goddess whose lips are like pearls, Who showers her smile which is similar to moon light, Whose teeth has the luster of jasmine buds, And whose necks are prettier than conch. Varanchabhayam pusthakancha akshamalaam, Dhadhadbhi chathubhi karai rambhujabhai, Sahasraksha kumbheendra kumbhopamana, Sthana dwandhwa mukthaghatabhyam vinamram. 5 I pray that Goddess who shows the sign of boon and blessing, By her two hands, Carries in her two hands. which are similar to the lotus A book and a chain of prayer beads, Who has thousand eyes and has two breasts, Which can be compared to the head of the divine elephant, Iravatha. Sphuradroma raji prabha poora dhoori, Krutha shyama chakshu srava kanthi bharaaram, Gabheera tri rekha virajath pichanda, Dhyuthi dwatha bodhi dhruma snigdha shobham. 6 I pray the splendour of the navel of the great Goddess, Whose hair pattern beats the shine of the serpent, Whose prettiness of the shining stomach with its triple hair pattern, Is much more prettier than the beautiful leaf of a banyan tree, Lasad sookshma shuklambarodhynithambham, Maha kaadala sthambha thulyoorru kaandam, Suvrutha prakaamaabhiramoru parva, Prabhaa nindhithaananga samudhgakaabham. 7 I sing about that divine form of the Goddess, Whose hips are covered by a white silk, Whose pretty and well formed knees, Mark victory over the love treasures of the love God, And who shines with her thighs which are similar to banana pseudo stem.

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Upasanga sangaasa jangam padagra-, Prabha bharsidothunga korma prabhavam, Paadombhoja sabhavitha soka salam, Sphurad chandrika kudmalo dhyunna khaabham. 8 I salute that divine form of the goddess, Who has calves in the shape of a quiver, Whose upper feet resembles the shell of a tortoise, And whose feet blessed the Asoka tree by a kick. Namasthe maha devi, Hey Varna roope, Namasthe Maha devi, Geervana vandhye, Namasthe maha padma kandhara vase, Samasthaam cha vidhyam pradehi, pradehi. 9 Salutations great goddess, oh goddess who is colured, Salutations to great goddess, who is being worshipped by devas, Salutations to the Goddess who lives in the cavity of lotus flower, Bless me, bless me with all the known knowledge. Nama padmabhoo vakthra padmadhi vase, Nama padmanethrathibhi sevyamane, Nama padma kinchalka sangasa varne, Nama padma pathrabhiramakshi. 10 Salutations to you who lives in the lotus face of Brahma, Salutations to you who is worshipped by Vishnu with lotus eye, Salutations to you who is the colour of fully opened lotus, Salutations to you who has ever pretty lotus like eyes. Palaasaprasoonopamam charu thundam, Valaarathi neelothpala labham pathathram, TRivarnam galantham vahantham shukam tham, Dhadhtyai mahathyai bhvathyai namosthu. 11 I salute you who has immeasurable greatness and has a parrot, Who has a beak of the colour of flower of Palasa tree, Who has feathers of the colour of the blue lotus flower, And who has three colours on his neck. Kadambaatavi madhye samshthaam sakheebhir-, Manognaabhi rananda leelaa rasabhi, Kalaswanaya veenaya raajamanam, Bhaje thwam saraswathyaham devi nithyam. 12 I daily sing about you, Oh Goddess Saraswathi, Who is surrounded by her pretty friends In the Kadamba forest and enjoys enchanting joy. And shines playing Veena which gives out sweet music. Sudhaa poorna hairanya kumbhabhisheka, Priye bhaktha loka priye poojaneeye,

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Sanadhabhir yogineebhir-, Jjaganmathasmanmana shodhaya thwam. 13 Please make my mind clean and pure, Oh Goddess, Who likes anointing with nectar filled in a golden pot, Who likes her devotees, who is fit to be worshipped, And who is being worshipped by yogis like Sananda. Avidhyanthakarougha marthanda deepthyai, Suvidhyaa pradhanothsukayai shivayai, SAmasthartha raksha karaayai varayai, Samsthambhike devi, thubhyam namosthu. 14 My salutations to you, who is the Goddess for all, Who is like a Sun to the darkness of ignorance, Who is the Shivaa, interested in giving good knowledge, And who is the blessed one interested in protecting the oppressed. Pare nirmale nishkale, nithya shudhe, Saranye varenye trayeemayyananthe, Namosthwambike yushma dheeyangri padme, Rasagnathale santhatham nruthyathaam may. 15 I salute the lotus like feet of the great goddess, Who is pure, without stains and ever clean, Who is the protector, who blesses and has no end, And pray her to always dance on the tip of my toungue. Praseeda, praseeda praseedambike maa-, Ma seemanu dheenanukambavaloke, Padaamboruha dwandwamekawalambam, Na jane param kinchid aananda moorthe. 16 Show your kindness, show your kindness, oh mother goddess, Who has limitless pity on the oppressed and downtrodden, For my only support in this world is your two lotus like feet, And of personification of joy, I do not know any one greater. Itheedham bhujanga prayatham padedhyo, Mudha prathar uthaya bhakthya sametha, Sa masa thrayath Poorva mevasthi noonam, Prasadasya saraswathasai eka pathram. 17 He who gets up early morning and reads with devotion, This prayer written with movement like a snake, Would in a period prior to completion of three months, Become the only recipient to the blessing of Goddess Saraswath

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Shakthi Mahimnah Stotram

[The Prayer of the Greatness of Shakthi] By Sage Durvasa Translated by P. R. Ramachander [Sage Durvasa was the son of Sage Athri and his wife Anasooya. His brothers are sage Dathathreya and Soma. It seems once Lord Shiva was so angry that no body dared to approach him. At that time Goddess Parvathi told him durvasam Bhavathi may meaning, I am not able to live happily with you. Lord Shiva realized his mistake and took out all the anger from himself and placed it in the womb of Anasuya. The child born later to her was the very short tempered saint Durvasa. He is also called Krodha Bhattagara (personification of anger). People believe that Sage Durvasa consecrated the Kamakshi at Kanchipuram. He is the author of two great books viz Arya dwisathi and Shakthi Mahimna stotra. The later is similar to Adhi Shankara's Soundarya Lahari in the sense that both deal with the power of Goddess Parvathi and both have two parts, the first part being philosophy of Shakthi and the second, the poetic description of Goddess Parvathi. In Shakthi Mahimna Stotra there are 61 slokas. The first part deals with Kundalini, meditation techniques, meaning and symbolism of several aspects of Shakthi worship and the second part is a very poetic description of Goddess Shakthi. The devanagari version of this great work is available in shaktisadhana.org/Newhomepage/Sadhana.html. Mathasthe mahimaa vakthum Shivenaapi sakyathe, Bhkthyaaham sthothumichami praseeda mama sarvadhaa. 1 Oh mother, even Lord Shiva cannot describe your greatness adequately, But I want to pray to you due to my devotion and so please help me. Srimaatha sthripure parathpare devi trilokeemahaa, Soundaryarnava mandhanoth bhava sudhaa prachurya varnojjwalam, Udhyathbhanu sahasra noothana japa pushpa prabham they vapu, Swanthe may trikona nilayam jyothirmay am vangmayam. 2 Oh mother, who lives in the three cities, and who is holier then the holiest, May your form which is splendorous and which is the form of the words, And which is the nectar obtained by churning the sea of beauty of the world, Which is as brilliant as the rising sun and the newly opened cotton flower, And which exists in the place shaped like a triangle, clearly shine in my mind. AAdhikshantha samastha varna sumani prothe vithanaprame, Brahmadhi prathimaabhikeelitha shadatharabhja kakshonnathe, Brahmandabhja mahamane janani they moorthim bhaje chinmayeem, Soushumnayatha peethapankaja maha Madhya trikona sthithaam. 3 I meditate on your holy form, which shines being decorated, By the gems of all alphabets and which is far above the six wheels*, That are decorated by the forms of Lord Brahma and other gods, And which is in the yellow lotus flowering in the Sushmna, Which itself is in the middle of the lotus of universe of Brahma. *The six wheels are Mooladhara, Swadhishtana, Manipooraka, anahatha, Vishudhi and Agna. Yaa balendu divakarakshi madhuraa ya raktha padmasana, Rathnakalpa virajithanga lathikaa poornendu vakthrojjwala, Akshasthrak sruni pasa pusthaka karaa ya bala bhanu prabhaa, Thaam devim tripuraam shivam hrudhi baje abheeshtardha sidhhyai sadaa. 4

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I pray in my heart always for fulfilling all my desires to that Goddess, Who is very sweet with the young moon and Sun as her eyes, Who sits on the red lotus, who is like a climber decorated by red gems, Who has a face like the full moon, who holds garland of beads, Goad, rope and book in her hands, who shines like the rising sun, And who is the consort of Shiva and who stays in the three cities. Vande vagbhava maindavathma sadrusam Vedadi vidhyaa giro, Bhashaa desa samudhbhavaapasu gathaschandaamsi saptha swaraan, Thaalaan pancha maha dwaneen prakatayathyathma prakaasena yath, Thatdwijam padavakya mana janakam Sri mathruke they param. 5 Oh goddess who is like a mother, I salute your Vagbhava bheeja, Which is very similar to the nectar flowing out of the moon, And which makes clear due to its glittering power,the Vedas, Knowledge, Words, languages which have arisen in different places, And Which are common among animals, meters, the seven musical notes, The beats and the sound from five great percussion instruments And which produces from within itself words, sentences and grammar. Trilokyasphuta manthra thanthra mahimaa swathmokthi roopam vinaa, Yadwijam vyavahara jala makhilam nasthyeya mathasthava, Thajjaphya smarana prasaktha sumathi sarvagnatham praapya ka, Sabdha brahma nivasa bhootha vadano nendardhhibhi spardhathe. 6 Oh mother, without the Vagbhava Bheeja which illustrates your form, The manthras and Thanthras which are famous in all the three worlds, And all the happenings in the entire universe verily cannot exist And would not be that intelligent to the person, Who is interested in chanting and meditating on it, Who has the capability of knowing it fully and who has a face, Which looks like the entrance to the word which is God, And who is the object of great jealousy of Indra and other devas? Mathraa yathra viraajatthe athivishadhaa thaam ashtadhaa mathrukaam, Shakthim kundalineem chathur vidha thanum yas thathwavinmanyathe, Sovidhyakhila janma karma durithaaranyam prabodhagninaa, Bhasmikrutha vikalpajala rahitho matha padam thadwajeth. 7 Oh mother, that seeker of truth who meditates on the aa* of the Vagbhava bheeja, Which becomes in to the fifty one alphabets, which is the form of eight mothers, Which is the four fold power of Kundalini and which would burn with his fire like wisdom, The forest of sins and karmas accumulated by him in several births, And then he would become one without problems and attain the form of perennial bliss. Thathe madhyama bheeja mamba kalayam aadhithya varnam kriyaa, Gnechchadhi manantha shakthi vibhva vyakthim vyanakthi sphutam, Uthpathi sthithi kalpa kalpitha thanu swathma prabhavena yath, Kaamyam Brahma hareeswaraadhi vibhudhai kamam kriya yojithai. 8 Oh holy mother, I praise the middle seed of yours, which is of the colour of Sun,

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Which is the cause for action, wisdom and desire and which clearly brings out, The cause of the greatness of your immeasurable power, And which is worshipped by Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, Who have been deputed to do the work allotted as per the desire, Of your self to do the acts of creation, upkeep and destruction. Kaamaan Kaaranathaam katthaana kanithaan kaayai rananthair mahi, Mukhyai sarva manogathai rathigathaan manairanekai sphutam, Kama krodha salobha moha mada mathsaryadhi shatkam cha yath, Bheejam brajayathi pranoumi thadaham they sadhu kaameshwari. 9 Hey Kameshwari*, I salute your root chant called Kamaraja which clarifies, That which is known by the mind of Brahma and other devas, And earth and other elements, by the mental process of every one, By the axioms known as Shruthi and Smruthi and which clearly brings out, The desires which are the reason for worldly acts and which even brings out, The baser instincts like desire, anger, miserliness, passion, pride and jealousy. *The goddess of desire (passion) Yad bhakthakhila kama poorana chana swathma prabhaavaam mahaa-, JJadyadwandha vidharanaika tharani jyothi prabodhapradham, Yadhwaddeshu cha geeyathe sruthimukham mathra thryenomithi, Sri vidhye thava sarva raja vasakruth thath kamarajam Bhaje. 10 Oh Goddess Srividya, I meditate on the Kamaraja bheeja, Which has its own capacity to satisfy all the wishes of devotees, Which is the consciousness of wisdom which like the great light of Sun, Can remove the very great darkness of ignorance, Which with its three syllables starting with the letter Om, Is being sung in the beginning of Vedas, And which is capable of attracting even people like kings. Yathe devi tritheeya bheeja manila jwalaavalee sannibham, Sarvaadhaaraa thureeyabheeja mapara brahmabhidhaasabdhidham, Moordhanyaantha visarga bhooshitha mahoukaarathmakaam thathparam, Sarvidroopamanya thulya mahima swanthe mama dhyothathaam. 11 Oh Goddess, Let my mind be enlightened by the third seed *, Which is considered as the seed of Thureeya which is the basis of all, Which is termed as greater than Para Brahma, the ultimate truth, Which is ornamented by sa which is the end of sha added with Ow, Which is having the incomparably great form of Ou, having great fame, And having the brilliance of crowds of the flames of great fire, the letter sow which is the seed of power (Shakthi Bheeja) Sarva sarvatha yeva sarga samaye karyeenyantharaa, Thatha divya hrusheeka karmabhiriyam samvyasruvaanaa paraa, Chakardha vyavahaara karana thanu shakthir jagad roopini, Yad bheejathmagathaam gatha thava shive thannoumi bheejam param. 12 I salute the divine seed (Para Bheeja) which is like the seed of the entire world, Which created everything in all forms at the start of creation,

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And in between created the organs of karma as well as wisdom, Which is of the form of the meaning of words and cause of everything, And which is the great power which is the cause of the universe. *Para Bheeja is the divine seed is same as Shakthi Bheeja Agneendhu dhyumani prabhanjana dharaa neeranthara sthayenee, Shakthir brahma hareesa vasava mukhaa marthyaa surathma sthithaa, Srushta sthavara jangama sthitha mahaa chaithanya roopaa cha yaa, Yad bheeja smaranena saiva bhavatheepradhurbhavathyambike. 13 Oh mother, you are experienced by meditating on the Para seed power, You are the power in the fire, moon, sun, wind, earth, water and ether, And you are the innate divine energy of devas like Brahma, Vishnu, Rudra, Indra, As well as all asuras and created beings which are mobile as well as immobile, Swathma sri vijithaja Vishnu maghava sri pooranaikavrutha, Sadvidhyaa kavithaa vilasa llahari kallolini deepakam, Bheeja yath tri guna pravruthi janakam brahmedhi yad yogina, Santhaa sathya mupaasathe thadhiha they chithe dhadhe sripare. 14 Oh Goddess of the Srividya, I meditate on that seed letter sou, Which has taken on itself the duty of filling its devotees with its innate wealth, That easily is greater than the wealth of Brahma, Vishnu, Indra and other devas, Which grants the power of true knowledge and the stream power of writing poems, Which grants the power of the three qualities and is the object of meditation of peace loving yogis. Yekaikam thava mathruke paratharam samyogi vaayogi vaa, Vidhyadhi prakata prabhava janakam jadyanthakarapaham, Yannishtascha mahothpalasana maha Vishnu praharthradhayo, Devaa sweshu vidhishwanantha mahima spoorthim dhadhatyeva thath. 15 Oh mother, though each of the chants that please you are made by vowels, This three syllable chant which does not have any composition of vowels, Generates all types of effective knowledge and is the dispeller of the darkness of ignorance, And Brahma sitting on lotus, Lord Vishnu and the lord of destruction, the Rudra, Meditate on this chant and are definitely getting the great power to do their duties. Itham threenyapi moola vagbhava maha sri kama raja sphura-, Chakthyagni chathu sruthi prakatithanyuthkrushta kootani they, Bhootharthu sruthi sankhya varna vidhithanya raktha kanthe Shive, Yo jaanaathi sa yeva sarva jagatham srushti sthithi dwamsakruth. 16 Oh Goddess Shivaa, who is the red colour of the rising sun, The three syllables thus far told as well as the chief chants of, Vag bhava, Maha Kama Raja and the very effective Shakthi, Which originated from the four Vedas and is a three staged one, Which is well known with five, six and four syllables, If known by a person makes him capable of creation, upkeep and destruction. Brahma yoni rama sureshwara surul lekhopi rukthai sthatha, Marthandendu manoja hamsa vasudhaa, mayaabhi rutha sidhai, Somambhu kshithi shakthibhi prakatithair bananga vedhai kramath,

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Varnai srri shiva desikena vidhithaam vidhyaam thavabhasraye. 17 Oh mother, told by ka, ye, cha,la and hreem, And especially by sa, ka, ha, il and hreem, And further revealed by sa, ka, ye and hreem Which has five, six and four syllables respectively, And known by the world teacher Lord Shiva. Is my ultimate point of surrender. (The words indicate the syllables and have been taken by the book in Tamil by Anna) Nithyam yasthava mathrukakshara sakheem soubhaghya vidhyaam japeth, Sampoojyakhila chakra raja nilayam sayam thanagni prabham, Kamaakhyaam shiva nama thathwamubhayam vyapyathmanaa sarvatho, Dheevyanthi miha thasya sidhi rachirath syath thwathswa roopaikathaa. 18 He who worships you,as being in the Sri chakra, which is the world, As some one who has the colour of the raging fire of the evenings, And as some one who pervades fully the god described as Kama, And the principle of Shivaa completely with her lustrous form, And also chants your Soubhagya chant* using the chain of beads**, Would soon become one with your great form. * Iym-ka a ee la hreem Kleem-ha sa ka ha la hreem Sou-sa ka la hreem. ** The chain has 51 beads representing 51 alphabets beginning from Aa to Ksha.The Ksha bead is not used for counting. KavyaiRva padithai kimalpa vidhushaam jogushya mania puna, Kim thai vyakarair vibho bhudhishaya kim vabhidhana sriya, Yethairambha na bhobaveethi sukavi sthaavathava srimatho, Yavathannu sari sareethi saraneem padabhjayo pavaneem. 19 What is the use of reading epics and for those less wise, What is the use of Grammer, which is being announced, And what is the use of skill of oration, till one follows, The holy path shown by your lotus like feet, Because one does not posses the poetic skill till then. Geham nakathi garvitha pravanathi stri sangamo mokshathe, Dweshee mithrathi patakam sukruthathi thwath pada samsevanaath, Mruthyur vaidhyathi dhooshanam sugunathi thwath pada samsevanaath, Thwam vandhe bhava bheethi bhanjana kareem goureem gireesa priyaam. 20 By the service done to your feet, our home becomes like a heaven, The proud one will salute us and making of love would take one to heaven, The enemy will become one's friend and great sins would become blessed acts, Lord Vishnu would become one's slave and Lord of death will become one's doctor, Demeaning words would become praise and so I salute you, Who removes the fear of birth and is Gowri, the wife of the lord of mountain. Aadhyai ragni raveendu bhimbha nilayai rambha trilingathmabhir, Misraraktha sitha prabhai ranupamair yushmadpadai sthai sthribhi, Swathmothpadhitha kala loka nigamavasdhamaradhi thrayai, Rudhbhootham nama kalayedhyasthe sa danyo budha. 21

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Oh primeval mother, You are called Tripura, Because you were made with the three groups of letters, And also by joining of the fire, Sun and the moon, And also by the three peethas Mooladhara, Swayambhu and Bana, And also by the black, red and white colours, And also by the three incomparable words, And also by time world classified as past, present and future, And also by the three worlds generated by you called earth, patala and Swarga, And also by the three Vedas which are Rik, Yajur and Sama, And by the three states which are awaking, sleeping and dreaming, And also by the three gods who are Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva And if some one tells this name with real devotion, He is the one who has true wealth and true wisdom. Aadhyo jaapyathamartha vachakathaya rooda swara panchamaa, Sarvothkrushtathamartha vachakathaya varna pavarganthaka, Vakthruthwena mahaa vibhoothi saranisthwaadharago hrudhgathe, Brumadhye sthitha ithyatha pranavathaa they geeyathe ambaagamai. 22 Oh mother, the alphabet aa which has the greatest meaning in all that can be chanted, And the alphabet UU which is fifth from it, which also is greatly meaningful, And the alphabet ma* which is the end of the series of pa letters and, Which as the spokesmen leads to very great wealth, and which respectively, Are in the Mooladhara, the heart and between the eyes, Clearly point out that, the Vedas say that the pranava made by these letters is yourself. * Aa+uu+ma= Om Gayathri sashirasthureeya sahitha sandhyaa mayeethyagamai, Rakhyaathaa tripure thwameva mahathaam sarmapradha karmanaam, Thathadarshena mukhya shakthirapi cha thwam brahma karmeshwaree, Kartharhan purusho harischa savithaa budha shivasthwam Guru. 23 Oh Goddess Tripuraa, It has been told hat you are that Gayathri, Which is recited with head chants* and with the fourth part, And which has the form of dusk, as told by the Agamas, And you are the one who blesses with sweet results for rituals, And you are also the strength of each and every divine book, And you are also Brahma, duty, goddess, doer and the receiver, And you are also the Purusha, Vishnu,Surya, Budha, Shiva and Guru. * Om aapo jyotheeraso amrutham brhama bhoorbhuvaswarom. Anna praana mana prabhodha, paramanandhai shira, Paksha yuk, Puchathma prakatai mahoupanishadhaam vaagmi prasidhee kruthai, Kosai panchabhirebhi rambha bhavathi methath praleenamithi, Jyothi prajwala dhujjwalathma chapalaam yo veda sa Brahma vith. 24 Oh mother he is the knower of Brhamam, who understands you as, The light of the soul which shines like the streak of lightning, And which is same as the form revealed by the five kosas, Annamaya, Pranamaya, manomaya, Vignamaya and Anandamaya, And is seen as a form with a head, two wings, tail and a body,

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And which has been clearly explained by Upanishad teachings, And which is the truth hidden by the above five kosas. Sachit thathwamaseethi vakya vidhithai radhyatma vidhyaa shiva, Brahmakhyai rakhila prabhava mahithai sthathwai sthribhi Sad guro, Thwad roopasya mukharavina vivaraath samprapya deekshaa matho, Yasthwa vindathi thathwatha sthadaha mithyaarye sa muktho BHaved. 25 Oh lady, he who learns from the lotus like face of his Guru, Who is a form of yours which is the form of the three powerful principles, The knowledge of the great percepts of Soul, knowledge, Vishnu and Brahma, Which is known by the great mantra Sath-Chith-Thath thwam aasi, And surrenders to you knowing that it is in reality you, Attains the great state known as salvation. Sidhanthair bahubhi pramana gadithai ranyai ravidhyathamo, Nakshthrair iva sarva mandha thamasam thavanna nirbhidhyathe, Yavathe savitheva sammathamidham nodhethi viswanthare, Janthor janma vimochanaikabhidhooram Sri Shambhavam Sri Shive. 26 Oh Goddess Shivaa, till the six fold knowledge* of yours, Which is acceptable like the sun to every one and is capable, Of giving salvation from birth to all souls, does not arise in this world, The darkness of ignorance cannot be wiped out by all other principles, Similar to the bevy of stars which are not able to remove darkness of night. * Shambhavi vidhyaa Athamasou sakalendriyasraya mano budhayathibhi shochitha, Karma badha thanur janincha maranam pritheethi yath karanam, Thathe devi maha vilasa lahari divyayudhaanaam jaya, Sthasman sad guru mapyudhebhya kalayethvameva chenmuchyathe, 27 Hey goddess, this soul suffers sorrows due to mind and intelligence, Which are the basic force of all the sense organs and is also tied by Karma, And attains the cycle of birth and death and this is only due to the victory, Of your divine armaments which are the tide of your playfulness, And so if that soul approaches a good guru and sing about you, he would become free. Naanaa yoni sahasra sambhava vasajjathaa jananyakaatha, Prakhyatha janakaa kiyantha ithi may sethsyanthi charge kathi, Yetheshaam gananaiva nasthi mahatha samsara sindhor vidher, Bheetham maam nithara manaya saranam rakshanukamparnidhe. 28 Of treasure of pity, being born out of thousands of wombs in the past, How Many mothers and how many famous fathers do I have? In the future how many more people are going to be added to this? Taking in to account this very numerous number of them, Please save me, who is afraid of this cycle and who does not have any other option. Dehakshobha karair vruthair bahgu vidhai danaischa homair japai, Santhanait hayamedha mukhya sumakhai nana vidhair karmabhi, Yath sankalpa kalpa jala malinam prapyam padam thasya they,

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Dhooradeva nivarthathe paratharam matha padam nirmalam. 29 Oh mother, that position which can be attained by constant, Austerity troubling the body, various penances, charities and homas, Various chants, getting children, performing sacrifices like Aswamedha, And various similar acts is tainted by the thoughts desiring fulfillment, But your pure and untainted state is far, far away from that. Panchasannija dehajaksharamayair nana vidhai dhathubhir, Bahvarthai pada vaakya mana janakai rardhavinaa bhavithai, Sabhiprayavadharsha kama phaladhai khyathai rananthairidham, Viswam vyapya chidhatmanaamahamithyujjrumbhase mathruke. 30 Oh mother, using the fifty root letters which arose from you, And using different type of roots several words, sentences, and axioms, And also by using several things which do not change from their import, But have very deep meaning, leading to duties and wealth, You have spread all over the world and are proving, That you and you only, exist every where and in everything. Srichakram sruthi moola kosa ithi they samsara chakrathmakam, Vikhyatham thadhadhishithakshara shiva jyothir mayam sarvatha, Yethan manthramayathmikabhi rarunam sri sundareebhirvrutham, Madhye bhaindhava simha peeda lallithe thwam Brahmavidhya Shive. 31 Oh Goddess Shivaa, It is known that The Srichakra which is in the pattern of the world, Is like the root for the Vedas and is like the heart for the sound Om, And the splendorous light of the chant with fifty five letters, Is everywhere and you with your red colour along with all your ancillary devathas, Are sitting prettily in the center point of it, in your Brahma vidhya form. Bindu prana visarga jeeva sahitham bindu tribheejathmakam, Shatkootaani viparyayena nigadeth tharithra balaaksharai, Yebhi samputitham prajapya vihared prasada manthram param, Guhyad guhya thamam sayoga janitham sad bhoga moksha pradam. 32 The Para prasada Mantra, which is the secret of secrets, And which results in happiness, wealth and salvation, Has Bindu, Prana and Visarga and has three forms, Which when reversed becomes a six part chant, Along with the continuous flowing Bala letters, Which are to be connected at the beginning and at the end*. (This is the literal translation. People wanting to know more should Consult a well versed Sri Vidhya Upasaka. Written in English the Para Prasada mantra would be Om Iym Hreem sreem - iym kleem souHamsa soham aam hamsa aa soham, hasou sahou - soham aa hamsa Am soham hamsa sou kleem iym sreem hreem iym Om. Please learn it in Deva Nagari from a trained Guru) From this sloka, it is the description of the Goddess:

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Aathamrarka sahasra deepthi paramaa soundarya saarai ralam, Lokaatheetha mahodayai rupayathaa sarvopamaa gocharai, Naanaa nargya vibhooshanai raganithair jaajwalyamaanaabhithas, Thwam matha stthripura sundari kuru swanthe nivasam mama. 33 Oh mother, who is the beauty of the three worlds, Who has the splendour of thousand red suns, Who has won the entire world by the essence of her beauty, Who is beyond all similes and metaphors of the world, And who shines by the innumerable priceless jewels, Please take your residence in my mind always. Sincha noopura pada kankana mahaa mudraa laksha rasaa, Alankrutha pada pankaja yugam sri padu kaalamkrutham, Udbaswan nakha chandra khanda ruchiram rajaj japa sannibham, Brahmaadhi tri dasa surarchitha maham moordhni smaramyambike. 34 Oh mother, I meditate in my head that two lotus like feet of yours, Which are decorated by a pair of holy slippers, Which have ringing anklets, rings to the toes and great mudhras*, Which have decorative red marks made by the juice of lac, Which have nails shining like moon's crescent, Which have the colour of the pretty red hibiscus, And which is worshipped by devas like Brahma and also asuras. *The reference is to a Mudhra called Mrugee Aarakthacha vinathi mardhavayujaa nischaasahaaryena yath, Kouseeyena vichithra sthanaghatithair mukthaphalai rujjwalai, Koojaathkanchana kinkineebhi rabhitha sannaddha kancheegunai, Radheeptham sunithambha bimbha marunam they poojyaam ambike. 35 Oh Mother, I worship your divine hips shining like the sun at dawn, Which is of red colour and is very tender and soft, Which is decorated by the silk cloth which moves in your breath, Which is decorated by a belt having very invaluable gems, And which is tied by a golden chain which makes pleasing sounds. Kasthuri ghanasara kumkumarajo gandhothkatais chandanair, AAliptham mani maalayathiruchiram graiveya haaradhibhi, Deepthamm divya vibhooshanair janani they jyothir vibhaswath kuch, Vyaja swarna ghata dwayam harihara brahmaadhi peetham bhaje. 36 Oh mother, I meditate on those two pots of gold*, Which has been applied with the very perfumed sandal paste, Mixed with the paste of musk, camphor and saffron, Which is beautified by chains of costly gems, Which shines by the chains and other ornaments worn on the neck, And which is drunk by Lord Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma. * breasts of Goddess Muktharathna suvarna kaanthi kalithaisthe bahu valleraham, Keyurothama bahu dhanda valayair hasthangulee bhooshani,

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Sampruktha kalayaami heera mani man mukthaapalaakeelitha, Greevaapatta vibhooshanena subhage kantam cha kambhoosriyam. 37 Oh lady who is the seat of all luck, I meditate on your conch like neck, Which is decorated by diamonds and other gems and Which also shines by the garlands and necklaces worn on them, And I also meditate on your hands which are like a climbing plant, Which shines in the splendour of gold, pearls and other gems, And which is decorated by bangles rings over fingers and amulets. Thapthaswarna kruthoru kundala yugam manikhya mukthollasath, Heera bdha mananya thulya maparam haimam cha chakra dwayam, Shukraakaara nikara daksha mukthaphalam sundaram, Vibhrath karna yugam namami lalitham nasagra bhagam, Shive. 38 Oh Mother of peace, I meditate on your two ears, Which is decorated by two big globes made of molten gold, And the invaluable wheel like studs made of gems, pearls and diamonds, And I also meditate on the extremely pretty tip of your nose, Decorated by the pretty pearl which defeats the luster of the planet Venus. Udhyathpoorna kala nidhi sree vadanam bhaktha prasannam sada, SAmphullambhuja pathra chithra sushamaa dhikkara dakshekshanam, Sanandam krutha mandahasa masakruth pradhurbhavath kouthukam, Kundakara sudanha pakthi sashibhaa poorna smaramyambike. 39 Oh Goddess mother, I meditate on your face which shines like moon, Which is pretty like the rising moon complete with all its crescents, Which becomes happy and glowing on seeing your devotees, Which has powerful eyes which can beat the beauty of the just opened lotus petals, Which is full of happiness, and breaks in to soulfully pretty smile, And which has pretty row of teeth, which are as white as jasmine buds. Srungaaraadhi rasalayam tribhuvani maalyai rathulyairyutham, Sarvangeena sadangaraga surabhi ssrimadvapur dheepitham, Thamboolaruna phallavadhara yutham ramyam tripundram dhadhath, Bhalam nandanachandanena janani dhyayami they Mangalam. 40 Oh mother, I meditate on your goody forehead, which has three holy marks made of pleasant sandal paste Which is the storehouse of emotions like love, And which is decorated by garlands, Incomparable and from all the three worlds, And on all parts of your body applied with good sandal paste, And on your lips which are like petals made red by betel leaf,. Jathi champaka kunda kesara maha gandhodhgirathnkethakee, Neepasoka sireesha mukhya kusumai praothamsita dhoopithaa, Anilanjana thulya matha madhoopa sreniva veni thava, Srimatha srayatham madheeya hrudhyambhojaam sarojalaye. 41 Oh mother who resides on the lotus, please make yo your hairs,

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With flowers like jasmine, champa and Jathi as well as, The sweet smelling pandanus* flowers with its pollen, And the flowers of Neepa, asoka and siresha plants, With perfume added to it by various types of incense. Which looks like a bevy of stout and very dark black bees, And be always be visible in the lotus like heart of mine. * ketaki Lekhalabhya vichithra rathna ghatitham haimam kiretothamam, Muktha kanchana kinkini gana mahaa heera prabhadhojjwalam, Chamcha chandra kala kalaapa mahitham devadru puspanchithair, Mayai ramba vilambitham sashikaram bibra sirasthe bhaje. 42 Oh mother I meditate on your head bedecked by the crown, Which has various types of gems inlaid in it in rows, Which is decorated by pearls, golden bells, great diamonds, And the dazzling and forever moving crescent like ornament, As well as decorated by garlands made by Devadaru flowers. Uthkshipthocha suvarn danda kalitham poornendu bimba kruthi, Cchathram moukthika chithra rathna kachitham kshmoumamsukothamsitham, Mukthajaalavilambitham sakalasam nana prasoonanchitham, Chanroddamara chamarani dhadhathe Sridevi they swasthriya. 43 Oh Sridevi, your maids are holding to you an umbrella, Which is held high with a long stick made of pure gold, And which has the shape of a full moon and decorated by various gems, Which is made by white silk, with pearl chains hanging all around, And which is prettily decorated by various types of flowers, And also fanning you with white and loftily held fans. Vidhya manthra rahasya vin muni ganai klupthopachara archanaam, Vedaadhi sthuthi geeyamana charitham Vedantha thathwathmikaam, Sarvaastha khalu thuryatha mupagatha sthvadrasmidevya paraa, Sthwaam nithyam samupaasathe swavibhavai Sri Chakra nadhe Shive. 44 Oh Goddess Parvathi who resides in the Sri Chakra, You are being worshipped by great sages who know, The inner meaning of Sri Vidhya mantra in the proper manner, And all the goddesses who are but a ray of your own self, Standing in the great state of Thureeya always and for ever, Are worshipping you,who is praised by the great Vedas, And is the inner meaning of the philosophy of Vedanta. Evam ya smarathi prabudha sumathi srimath swaroopam param, Vrudhopyasu yuva bhavathyanupama sthreenaanam gayathe, So asthaiswarya thirascruthakhila sura sree jrumbanai kaalaya, Pruthwee pala kireeta koti valabhi pushparchithangrir bhaveth. 45 He who is spiritually awake and is of good character, Who meditates on the most holy goddess thus, Would become young even if he is very old,

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And would appear like a cupid to all young women, And would be the source of all riches, which are, Greater than the eight riches of all the Gods, And would be worshipped by the flowers, In the top of the crowns of kings who rule the world. Adha thava dhanu pundrekshathwath prasidha mathi dhyuthi, Tribhuvana vadhoo mudhyathjyosna kala nidhi mandalam, Sakala janani smaaram smaaram gatha smaratham nara, Sthree bhuvana vadhoo mohaabodho prapoornavidhur bhaveth. 46 Oh mother of all,meditating without break on Your bow, Which is famous as sugar cane, which is prettier, Than all the prettiness of all the ladies of the world, And which is the seat of the shine of the crescent of rising moon, One would become as pretty as the cupid, the god of love, And would become the full moon attracting the, Passionate sea of all the ladies of the world. Prassona sara panchaka prakata jrummana gumbitham, Triloka mavalokyathya amala chethasaa chanchalam, Asesha tharuni jana smara vijrumbane yaa sadaa, Patur bhavathi they Shive trijagadanganaa kshobhane. 47 Oh Consort of Lord Shiva, he who with a stable and pure mind, Realizes that all the three worlds are only the external manifestation, Of your five arrows, would succeed in making the passion flower, Of all the young ladies of this world, and would be capable, Of passionately upsetting the ladies of all the three worlds. Paasam prapooritha mahaa sumathi prakaso, Yo vaa thava tripurasundari sundareenaam, Aakarshane akhila vaseekaranai praveenam, Chithe dadathi sa jagathraya vasyakruth syath. 48 Oh beauty of the three worlds, he who has the complete wisdom, And meditates on the rope* of yours which has the strength, Of attracting the ladies as well as all the world, Would become capable of attracting all the three worlds. * pasa Ya swanthe kalayathi kovidha sthree loki, Sthambharambhana chana mathyudharya veeryam, Mathasthe vijaya, nijangusam sa yesha, Devasthambhyathi cha bhoo bhujonya sainyam. 49 Oh mother, the learned one,who meditates in his mind your goad, Which is capable of making the three worlds immobile, And which has great valour and results in victory, Would be able to make devas, women, kings and enemy armies immobile. Chapa dhyana vasaad bhavodh bhavamahaa moham maha jrumbanam,

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Prakhyatham prasaveshu chithana vasad thathachravyam sudhee, Pasa dhyana vasaad samastha jagatham mruthyor vasathwam mahaa, Durgasthambha mahangusasya mananaan maayaa mameyaam thareth. 50 A practitioner with good wisdom, by meditating on your sugar cane bow, Crosses the famous ever extending illusion of the brain, Which causes the whirl pool of birth and death appear before him, And by meditating on the flower arrows he crosses the bad effect of corresponding arrow, And by meditating on the rope he crosses the fear of death, which is all over, And by meditating on the powerful goad capable of controlling great dangers, He becomes capable of crossing the immeasurable effect of illusion. Kruthwa Ganesa graham bhagana maha yogini rasi peetai, Shadbhi sri mathru karnai sahitha bahu kalai rashta vag devadhabhi, SA sri kandadhi yugmair vimala nija thanou kesavadhyascha thathwai, Shad trimsadbhischa thwair bhagawathi bhvathim ya smareth sa thwameva. 51 Oh Goddess, he who does six type of nyasams called Ganesa, Graha, star, Mahayoginee, rasi and peeta nyasams,does nyasa with mathruka letters, Followed by Vag devatha nyasam with eight different crescents, Followed by two sri kanda nyasams and the usual Kesavadhi nyasams, Followed by the thirty six philosophical nyasams in a pure body, Becomes without any doubt yourself and is yourself. Surapathi pura Lakshmi jrambanaatheetha Lakshmi, Prabhavathi nija gehe yasya daivam thw marye, Thava vividha kalaanaam pathra bhoothasya thasya, Tribhuvana vidhitha sa jrumbathe keerthiracha. 52 Oh Lady, in the house of him for whom you are Goddess, There is wealth which is much more than the city of Indra, And to him who is the seat of different crescents of yourself, The fame which is known in all the three worlds broadens. Mathasthwam bhoorbhuvaswar maha rasi nruthapa sathya lokaischa sooryen, Dwaraagnacharya shukrakibhirabhi nigama brahmabhi protha shakthi, Pranaayaadhi yathnai kalayasi sakalam manasam dhyana yogam, Yesham thesham saparya bhavathi sura krutha brahmathe gnathe cha. 53 Oh mother, you pervade in the bhoo, bhuva, suvar, mahar., jana, thapa and sathya worlds, And the planets Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and the planet Saturn, And also in the Vedas which are the personification of Brahma. The prayer of those who occupy their full mind by pranayama in Dhayana yoga by your blessing, Is equal to the worship offered by Devas and they become equal to Brahma filled with wisdom. Kwa may budhir vacha parama vidhusho manda sarani, Kwa they matha brahma pramukha vidhushaamaptha vachasaam, Aabhoonmay visphoorthi para thara mahimnasthava nuthi, Prasidham kshanathavyam bahulathaa chapalya miha may. 54 Oh mother, where is the wisdom of me. who does not know god, And whose flow of words are of extremely slow pace,

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And where is the prayer to you, not even properly understood, By Gods like Brahma who are very knowledgeable about Vedas? Some how I got an idea of doing it and then completed it, And please pardon the extremely thoughtless action from my part. Praseeda para devathe mama hrudhi prabhootham bhayam, Vidhaaraya daridhrathaam dalaya dehi sarvagnathaam, Nidehi karuna nidhe charana padma yugmam swakam, Nivaraya jara mruthi Tripura sundari Sree Shive. 55 Please Bless me, Oh supreme Goddess and remove, The great fear which occupies my mind, Please remove my poverty, give me wisdom, To know everything, Oh ocean of mercy, Please offer me both your lotus like feet, Oh Tripura Sundari who is the consort of Lord Shiva, Remove the repeated birth and death in my case. Ithi Tripurasundari sthuthi mimam patedhya sudhee, Sa sarva durithaatavi patala, chanda, dhaavaanala, Bhaven manasi vanchitha praditha sidhi budhirr bhave, Daneka vidha sampadhaam pada manaya thgulyo bhaveth. 56 If a good wise man reads this prayer of Tripurasundari, He becomes similar to the raging forest fire, To the dense forest of committed sins and, The occult powers desired by him will increase, And he would become incomparable by, Becoming the store house of different types of wealth. Prithwi pala prakata, mukuta sthragrajo rajithamgri, Vidhyuthpunja nathi nuthi samaradhitho bhadhithaari, Vidhya sarva kalayathi hrudha vyakarothi pravaachaa, Lokascharyar nava padair indu bimba prakasai. 57 He would have a feet shining by the pollen grains, Of the garlands tied in the crowns of great kings, He would be appreciated by salutations and Chanting of prayers of the society of learned people, He would have no enemies and all the knowledge, Would automatically be known to his mind, He would shine like moon and would be capable, Of talking using newer words and astound the world. Sangeetham girije kavithwa saranim chaamnaaya vakya smruthe, Vyakhaanam hrudhi thaavakeena charana dwandham cha sarvagnatham, Sradham karmani kalike thi vipula sri jrumbhanam mandhire, Soundarya vapushi prakasa mathulam prapnothi vidhwan kavi. 58 Oh daughter of the mountain, he who is the scholar and poet, Would attain knowledge of music and writing poems, Get the strength of writing commentary for Vedas and smrithis,

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He would be able to appreciate your feet within his mind, He would know everything, develop interest in duties of the home, Would develop the exuberance of the sight from Lakshmi, And also would have beauty of the body and unmatched power. Bhooshyam vaidhushya mudhyath dinakara kiranaakara makaara theja, Suvyaktham bhakthi margam nigama nigaditham durgamam yoga margam, AAyushyam brahma poshyam hara giri visadhaam keerthi mabhyethya bhoomou, DEhaanthe brahma paaram para shiva charanaakara mabhyethi vidhwaan. 59 That scholar would get scholarship which would be appreciable, Have luster of the body equal to rising Sun, He would attain the path of devotion as well as, The path of yoga as enunciated in the Vedas, He would experience the life span allotted by Lord Brahma, He would have fame in this world, as tall as Kailasa mountain, And after death would attain the Nirvana of Brahma and feet of Lord Shiva. Durvaasaa mahitha muneeswarena, Vidhya kala yuvathi manmatha moorthinai thath, Stotram vyadhayi ruchiram Tripurabikaya, Vedagamika patali Vidhaika moorthe. 60 This very pretty prayer to the Tripurambika, Who is the one and only one God known, To all the Vedas and Agama collection Has been written by the great divine saint called Durvasa, Who is like the cupid to those women, Who are experts in knowledge and austerities. Sada sadanugraha nigraha grahitha muni vigraho Bhagwan, SArvaasaa mupanishadhaam Durvasaa jayathi DEsika Pradhama. 61 The god of gods who has taken the form to punish and reward, The good as well as the bad, who is the form of a sage, And who is the primeval teacher of all Upanishads, Has taken the form of sage Durvasa, let him be victorious. Ithi Sri Durvasa muneendrena virachitham, Shakthi mahimna stotram sampoornam. Thus ends the prayer of the greaness of Goddess Shakthi, Written by the king of sages Durvasa.

Shyamala Dandakam
Shyamala Dandakam
By Maha Kavi Kalidasa Translated by P. R. Ramachander

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[Kalidasawas perhaps the greatest of the Sanskrit poets. He has written greatdramas like Shakunthalam and great epics like Kumara Sambhavam,Malavikagni Mithram, the message poetry called Megha Sandesham etc. Heis extremely famous for the use of appropriate similes and metaphors.Shyamala Dandakam is perhaps the greatest stotra written by himeulogizing the mother goddess - Shyamala. He has employed a poeticstyle called Dandakam in writing this prayer. Dandakam is that poetrywhere some of the lines have more than 26 syllables. It very muchresembles prose. In this case, the entire Dandakam is a single sentencefrom start to the end. I have attempted to retain the same style. Thereis a folk story about how he came about to write this stotra. He was afoolish wood cutter. The courtiers of a proud princess made him act asa wise man and made the princess marry him. The princess advised thewood cutter to enter in to a temple of kali, when she goes out for awalk and lock himself in. When Kali came back, the wood cutter refusedto allow her in, unless she makes him wise. She did that. ShyamalaDandakam is supposed to be the first prayer of this wood cutter to Kaliafter he became wise]) Manikhya veenaam upalalayanthim, Madalasam manjula vaag vilasam, Mahendra Neela dhyuthi komalangim, Mathanga kanyam manasa smarami. 1 I meditate on the daughter of Matanga, Who plays the veena made of precious gems, Who has become lazy due to her exuberance, Who is blessed with very sweet words, Who has a pretty mien which shines like the blue gem. Chathurbhuje Chandra kala vathamse, Kuchonnathe kumkuma raga sone, Pundrekshu pasangusa pushpa bana, Hasthe namasthe jagadaika matha. 2 My salutations to that mother of universe, Who has four hands, Who wears the crescent as an ornament, Who has very high breasts, Who is of the colour of saffron, And who holds flower, sugar cane, rope, arrow, The goad and pundareeka in her hands. Matha marakatha shyama, Mathangi madha shalini, Kuryath kadaksham kalyani kadambha vana vasini. 3 Please bless me with a side long glance, Oh daughter of sage Mathanga, Who is my mother, Who is as green as an emerald, Who is exuberant, Who blesses with all that is good, And who lives in the forest of Kadambha*. *Kadambha is a tree called Nauclea cadamba. It is said to put forth orange, fragrant buds at the roaring of thunder clouds. Jaya Mathanga thanaye, Jaya Neelolpala dhyuthe, Jaya Sangeetha rasike, Jaya Leela shuka priye. 4

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Victory to the daughter of Mathanga, Victory to her who resembles Neelothphala* flowers, Victory to her who enjoys music, Victory to her who likes the playful parrot. * blue lotus flower Dandakam Jaya janani, sudha samudranthar udhuyanmani dheepa samrooda vilwadavi Madhya Kalpadhruma kalpa kadambha vasa priye, krithivasa priye, sarva loka priye. Victory to the mother Whois interested always in living in the forest of Kadamba trees which aresimilar to the wish giving Kalapaka trees and which is in the forest ofVilwa trees and which is situated in the gem island in the sea ofnectar, Who is the consort of Lord Shiva, Who is the darling of all the world, Sadararabdha sangeetha sambhavana a sambhrama lola neepasraga badha chooli sanadathrike, Sanumath puthrike, Who has her posterior decorated by her dancing hair which has been freed by the raising crescendo of the soulful music, Who is the daughter of the mountain, Shekhari bhootha sheethamsu leka mayookhavalibadha susnigdha neelaalaka sreni sringarithe, Loka Sambhavithe, Whois extremely pretty with her bluish black hair curls which shine due tothe light emanating from the cold crescent which she wears on her head, Who is respected by all the world, Kama leela dhanusannibha brullatha pushpa sandoha sandeha krullochane, Vak sudha sechane, Who has eye lashes which resemble the flower arrows coming from the playful bow of the God of love, Who cools down the universe with nectar like words, Charu gorchana panga keli lalabhirame, surame, rame, Who is very pretty with her Thilaka* made of musk, Who makes all the world happy, Who is Rama, the goddess Lakshmi, * Dot in the middle of the forehead Prollasadvalika moukthika srenika chandrika mandalothbhasi lavanyagandasthalanyatha kasthurika pathra rekha samudbhootha sourabhyasambhrantha brungangana geetha santhree bhavan mantra thanthreesware,

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Susware, Bhasware, Whois with the charming sound of Veena mixed with appropriate beats ,strengthened by the several bees ,which rush towards the incenses ofthe marks of musk made on her pretty necks and the light emanating fromthe ornaments she wears in her ears made of very precious gems whichput to shame the light of the universe of the moon, Who has very pleasing musical voice, Who shines with her very pretty features, Vallaki vadana prakriya lola thali dhala badha thadanga bhoosha viseshanwithe, Sidha sammanithe, Who wears the ear ornaments made of palm leaves when she plays the musical instrument called Vallaki*, Who is recognized by great sages, * A stringed instrument similar to Veena Divya halamadho dwelahelala sachakshurandholana sri samakshiptha karanaika neelothphale, poorithasesha lokapi vanchapale, sreephale Whowears ear studs made of neelothphala flowers , whose shine is more thanthe light of her divine glances that emanate from her very pretty eyeswhich are red colured because of the divine alcoholic spirits drunk byher, Who grants all wishes for all people of the world, Who grants wealth and happiness Sweda bindulla sathphala lavanya nishyandha sandhoha sandeha krunnasika moukthike, Sarva viswathmike, Kalike, Whohas nose rings, which makes one wonder whether it is made by theperspiration on her pretty forehead which has flown down from there andcrystallized on her nose, Who is the soul of all the world, Who also assumes the form of Kali, Mugdha mandasmithodhara vyaktha sphural pooga thamboola karpoora gandolkare, Jnana mudhrakare, Sarvasampathkare, Padmabaswathkare, Sreekare, Whohas a pretty face which easily showers smiles and which is made byprettier by the areca nut, Thamboola* (Betel leaf, lime and areca nut)and camphor in her mouth, Who shows the symbol of jnana (wisdom) Who has all types of wealth, Who holds the lotus flower in her hand, Who grants good blessings, * Betel leaf, lime and areca nut Kunda pushpa dhyuthi snigdha dantha vali nirmala lola kallola, Sammelanasmera sona dhare,

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Charu veena dhare, Pakwa bimbha dhare, Whois having the soft sweet reddish smile which comes in waves from thevery pretty set of teeth with its white shine similar to the garlandmade of white jasmine buds, Who holds in her hand the pretty Veena, Who is having reddish lips like the Bimba fruits, Sulalithayouanarambha chandrayodhvela lavanya dughdarnawavir bhava th kambhu bibhoka bruth kandhare, Sathkala mandhire, Mandhare, Whois having the bright white conch like neck which has arisen from theocean of milk at the time of high tide that too at the moonrise of thevery pretty new youth, Who is the personification of all arts, Who is voluptuous, Divya rathna prabha banduhrachaanna haaradhi bhoosha samudhyotha mananavadhyanga shobhe, Shubhe, Whois having the total blemish less luster created by her shining parts ofthe body which are decorated by several garlands and ornaments made byholy gems, Who is the personification of all that is good, Rathna keyura rasmi chada pallava prollasath dhorlatha rajithe, Yogibhi poojithe, Whois pretty because of her two arms which shine like young tendrilsdecorated by the shining armlets made of umpteen rathnas (gems), Who is being worshipped by sages, Viswa ding mandala vyapi manikhya theja spurath kankanalangruthe, Vibhramalankruthe, Sadhubhi poojithe, Who wears bangles, the light of whose gems spread all over the world, Who is also very pretty because of all that she wears, Who is worshipped by holy people, Vasararambha vela samjrumbhamana aravinda prathi dwandwi panidwaye, Santhothdhyaddhaye, Adwaye, Who has two hands which challenge in their beauty the luster of newly opened lotus flowers at the rise of the sun, Who always rains the shower of mercy, Who is the one in whom there is no two, Divyarathnormika dheethithi sthoma sandhyaya mananguli pala vodhyanna khendu prabha mandale, Sannadha ghandale, Chith prabha mandale, Prollasath khundale,

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Whohas very pretty fingers which has the luster emanating from her nailsand which are decorated by several rings studded with very preciousjewels which is similar to the luster of the moon, Who is worshipped lord by Indra, the king being of devas, Who is surrounded the holy light of God emanating from the chith*, Who wears ear studs which have great luster, * The eternal consciousness Tharakajala neekasa haraa valee smera charu sthana bhoga bharanamanmadhyavallee valee schedha veechi samudhyath samullasa sandarsithakarasoundarya rathna kare, Vallevibruthkare, Kimkara sreekare, Whois an ocean of beauty due to the three wave like lines which are formedin her middle due to a slight bent caused by her very attractive andheavy breasts which are happily pretty due to the luster of severalchains that she wears which resemble a bevy of stars, Who plays the sacred veena, Who blesses her devotees with wealth, Hemakumbhopamothunga vakshoja parava namre, Trilokavanamre, Who has a look of humility due to the slight bent caused by her very heavy golden breasts, Who is being worshipped by all the people of all the three worlds, Lasadvrutha gambheera nabhee sarastheera saivala sangakara syama romavalee bhooshane, Manju sambhashane, Whoshines due to pretty greenish black hair which appears like the thinrow of water plants surrounding her lake like deep ,round andattractive belly button, Who has a very attractive speech, Charu sinchath kati soothra nirbarsthinanga leela dhanu sinchineedambare, Divya rathnambare, Whodefeats the lovely sugarcane bow of the God of love in arousingpassionate love by just using the slight shake of her golden belt, Who wears silk studded with gems, Padmaraghollasanmekhala moukthi sreni shobajitha swarna bhoo bruthale. Chandrika seethale, Whoby the shine of the diamond studded bells which are tied to her goldenbelt and which lessen the beauty of the greenish valley of the MountMeru, Who is as cool as the moon light, Vikasitha navakimsuka thara divyamsuka channa charooru shobha para bhootha sindhoora sonaya manendra matanga hasthargale, Vaibhavan argale, Syamale, Whohas very pretty thighs hidden by the holy cloth which is as red as thefully open flowers of palas* tree and which defeats the prettiness ofthe trunk of Iravatha** which has the pasting of a saffron coat,

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Who has the ever flowing grace without hindrance emanating from her, Who is a dark beauty, * A holy tree of India with reddish flowers. ** The elephant of Indra which arose from the ocean of milk. Komala snighdha neelothpalothpaditha ananga thunnera sangakare dara jangalathe, Charu leela gathe, Who has very beautiful knee caps resembling the quiver of the God of love, which is shiningly pretty and made of dark flowers, Who has very pretty feminine gait, Namradik pala seemanthini kunthalasnighdha neela prabha punja samjatha durvangurasangi saranga samyoga ringanna khendujjwale, Projjwale, Nirmale, Whohas lustrous and the crescent like nails, which are bent and saluted bythe wives of the eight lord of directions whose flowing hair isattracted by deer who think is as the luscious grass, Who has a wholly lustrous mien, Who is holy and pure, Prahwadevesa lakshmeesa bhoothesa thoyesa vaneesa keenasa daithyesa yakshesavayvagni koteera manikhya sangushta bala thapodhama lakshara sarunyatharunya Lakshmi graheethangri padme, Supadme, Ume, Whohas lotus like feet which shine in the light emanating from the crownsof the bent head of Indra, Vishnu, Shiva, Varuna, Brahma, YamaNiryathi, Vaisravana(God of wealth), Vayu, and Agni, which because theyare painted red by the plant extracts shines like the reddish risingsun and which are the treasure house of youthful beauty, Who holds lotus flower in her hands, Who has the form of Parvathy, Suruchira navarathna peeta sthithe, Susthithe, Rathna padmasane, Rathna simhasane, Sankapadmadvayopasrithe, Vishruthe, Who sits in the seat made of the nine precious gems, Who sits prettily, Who sits on the jeweled lotus flower, Who sits on the jeweled throne, Who is being sought by the Conch and the lotus flower, Who is very famous, Thathra vignesa durga vatu ksethra palairyuthe, Matha mathanga kanya samoohanvithe, Bhairavair ashtabhir veshtithe,

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Who is surrounded by Ganesa, Durga, Bhairava and Kshethra pala, Who due to her ebbing youthful vigour shines among the girls in the house of mathanga, Who is surrounded by the eight Bhairavas, Manjula menakadhyanga namanithe, Devi vamadhibhi shakthihi sevithe, Mathurka mandalair mandithe, Yaksha gandharwa sidhangana mandalair archithe, Pancha banathmike, Pancha banenarathya cha sambhavithe, Preethibhajaa vasanthena chaanandithe, Who is being revered by the divine beauties like Manjula and Menaka, Who is being served by Goddess Durga and Vama deva, Who is with the eight divine mothers , Who is being worshipped by the yakshas, gandarwas and sidhas, Who is the soul of the arrows of the God of love, Who is being worshipped by Manmatha (God of love) and his wife Rathi devi, Who is being worshipped in spring along with love, Bhakthi baajam param sreyase, kalpase yoginaam manase dhyothase, Geetha vidhya vinodhati trushnena krishnena sampoojyase, Bhakthimaschedasa vedhasa sthooyase, Viswa hrudhyena vadhyena vidhyadharair gheeyase, Who grants great fame to her devotees, Who from the beginning of the world is being meditated upon by sages, Who is being worshipped by Lord Krishna a great expert in music, Who becomes pleased by the power of Vedic chants, Who is being worshipped by Lord Brahma with devotion, Who is being worshipped by Vidhyadharas by soulful music made of pretty words, Sravana harana dakshinakwanaya veenaya kinnarair gheeyase, Yaksha gandarwa sidhangana mandalair archyase, Sarva soubhagya vanchavahirvadhudhir suranam samaradhyase, Who is being praised by Kinaaras accompanied by soulful music of the Veena, Who is being worshipped by the women of Yaksha, Gandharwa and Sidha clan, Who is also being worshipped by all devas with a deep wish to grant them all their desires, Sarva Vidhya viseshathmakam, chadu gatha samuchaaranam, Kanda mulolla sadwarna raji thrayam, Komala syamalo dhara paksha dwayam, Thunda shobhathi dhoori bhavath kisukam tham shukam, Lalayanthi parikreedase, Whopets and plays with that parrot which is the personification of allknowledge, which keeps on singing pretty songs, which has the shiningthree lines on its neck in three different colours, which shines withtwo wings of green colour, which has shining beaks which are morepretty than the Kimsuka flowers,

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Pani padmadwaye nakshamalamapisphatikeem jnanasarathmakam pustakangusam pasa bibrathiyenasanchinthyse, tasya vakthrantharal gadya padyathmika bharathinissareth, Yena vaa yavaka bhakruitheer bavyase tasya vasyabhavanthi sthriya purusha yena vaa sathakumbhadyuthir bhavyase sopiLakshmi sahasarair parikreedathe, Who when meditated upon as theone who holds the crystal chain in one hand, the knowledge filled bookin another, and the goad and rope in other hands, makes knowledge flowfrom the devotee's mouth in the form of prose and poems, Who whenmeditated upon as the one who has he reddish colour of dawn similar tothe juice of red cotton, makes the devotee attractive to all males andfemales, Who when meditated upon as the one who has a goldencoloured body grants the devotee all sort of wealth and makes him livehappily, Kinna sidhyedwapu shyamalam komalam Chandrachoodanwitham thavakam dhyatha thasya kelivanam nandanam thasyabhadrasanam bhoothalam, thasya gheer devatha kimkari thasya chajnakarisree swayam, Who when meditated upon as prettily greenishlustrous form wearing a crescent on her head, would grant all occultpowers to the devotee and make him feel that the ocean is his pool forplaying, great gardens are his kitchen gardens, the entire earthappears as his seat, Goddess Saraswathi appears as his servant andGoddess Lakshmi as the one obeys all his orders, Sarva Theerthathmike, Sarva mantrathmike, Srava yantrathmike, Sarva shakthyathmike, Sarva peedathmike, Sarva thathwathmike, Sarva vidhyathmike, Sarva yogathmike, Sarva nadathmike, Sarva shabdathmike, Sarva viswathmike, Sarva vargathmike, Sarva sarvathmike, Sarvage, Sarva roope, Jagan mathruke, Pahi maam, Pahi Maam, Pahi maam, Devi thubhyam nama, Devi Thubhyam nama. Devi thubhyam nama. Who is the form of all sacred waters, Who is the form of all holy chants to god, Who is the form of all holy and sacred symbols Who is the form of goddess of female principles, Who is the form of all sacred platforms, Who is the form of all philosophy, Who is the form of all knowledge, Who is the form of all yoga, Who is the form of all musical sounds, Who is the form of all sound, Who is the form of all universes, Who is the form of all divisions, Who is the form of all souls, Who is everything,

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Who has all forms, Who is the mother of the universe, Please save me, pleases save me, Pleas save me, Salutations to the holy goddess, Salutations to the holy goddess, Salutations to the holy goddess Om.

Siddhi Lakshmi Sthuthi

Siddhi Lakshmi Sthuthi Translated by P. R. Ramachander [Sidhi means power but in this context means occult power. Sidhi also means completion. This great stotra addressed to goddess Lakshmi is expected to give you the power to get occult powers. I have taken the text of this stotra from www.stutimandal.com My gratefulness to that great web site. This stotra is different from Sidha Lakshmi stotra.] 1. Aakaara Brahma roopena Omkaram Vishnu mavyayam, Sidhi Lakshmi, Maha Lakshmi, Lakshya Lakshmi Namosthuthe. Vishnu who is "Om" with his form of the primeval Brahmam does never perish, My salutations to Lakshmi of Power, great Lakshmi and Lakshmi of aim. 2. Yaa sri Padmavane Kadambha shikare Raja Gruhe Kunjare, Swethe cha aswa yuthe, vrushe cha yugale cha yoopa sthithe, Shanke deva kule Narendra bhavane Ganga thate Gokule, Ya Sri Thishtathi sarvadha mama gruhe bhooyad sada nischala. Let That Goddess Lakshmi, who resides in the forest of lotus flowers, In the tip of Kadamba plants, in the palaces, on the elephants, In white colour, in those owning horses, in bulls, in the yagas, In conch, in the clan of devas, in the houses of kings, in the bank of Ganges, In the Gokula, always stay in my house without moving from there. 3. Ya saa Padmasanastha vipula kati thatee Padma pathrayathakshi, Gambheera avartha nabhee, sthana baara namitha, shudha vastrothareeyaa, Lakshmi divyair gajendrai mani gana khachithai snapitha Hemakhumbai, Nithyam saa Padma hasthaa mama vasathu gruhe sarva mangalya yukthaa. That divine Lakshmi sitting on a lotus pose with broad thigh and hips, With eyes similar to the lotus leaf, who is serious, whose navel is deep, Who is bent due to the size of her breasts, who wears clean cloths and upper cloths, Who is being bathed by the gem studded divine elephants using a golden pot, And who has lotus hands, may always live in my house with all auspiciousness.

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Sitala Ashtakam
[Octet on Her who is cool] By Lord Shiva Translated by P. R. Ramachander [Sitala is the goddess of Epidemics, usually found in the North Indian states and there the whole country side prays to her when there is an epidemic. She is the North Indian version of the village Goddess Mari and is usually portrayed as a woman sitting on a donkey holding a broom in one hand and a winnowing fan in the other. She might be naked or wearing a red dress. But this prayer is very popular in Kerala where in olden times people used to consider it as an effective antidote against all diseases. To the old Keralite, she is Sitala (cool one) because she brings down fever.] Asya sri Sitala stotrasya Mahadeva rishi, Anushtup Chanda, Sitala devatha, Lakshmir Bheejam, Bhavani Shakthi, sarva visphotaka nivruthaye jape Viniyoga: For the prayer to the Goddess who cools, The sage (author) is Maha deva, The meter is Anushtup, the goddess is She who cools, the root is Goddess Lakshmi, the strength is Goddess Bhavani and chant is initiated, For curing all diseases with eruptions. Ishwara Uvacha: Lord Shiva said: Vandeham Sitalam devim rasabhastham digambaraam, Marjani kalaso petham soorpalankrutha masthakam. 1 I pray that Goddess who cools who rides on a donkey, Who is nude, who holds broomstick and pot in her hand, And who holds the winnowing fan over her head. Vandeham Sitalam devim, sarva roga bhayapaham, Yamasadhya nivarthatha visphotaka bhayam mahath, 2 Sitale Sitale chethi yo brooyath daha peeditha, Visphotaka bhayam goram kshipram thasya pranasyathi. 3 I salute the Goddess who cools who cures all diseases, And prayer to whom removes the great fear of eruptive diseases. The one who is afflicted by thirst who calls, Oh Goddess who cools, Oh Goddess who cools, Would get rid of his fear for diseases of eruption within no time. Yasthwa udhaka madhyethu druthwa poojayathe nara, Vishphotaka bhayam goram gruhe thasya na jayathe. 4 He who stands in the middle of water and worships you, Would completely abolish the fear of the terrible eruption, And such diseases would never visit his house ever. Sitale jwara dagdasya poothi gandha yuthasya cha,

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Pranashta chakshusha pumsasthwa mahur jeevanaoushadam. 5 Oh Goddess who is cool, to the one who is affected by high fever, And to the one who has bad smelling wounds and, Also to the one who has lost his eye, It is told that you are the only living medicine. Sitale, thanujan rogan nrunam harasi dusthyajan, Visphotaka vigeernanam thwam ekamrutha varshini. 6 Oh Goddess who is cool, you help us to get rid of, Sicknesses that refused to get cured and To the one, whose body has burst to eruptions, You are like a rain of nectar. Gala ganda gruha roga, yea chanye daruno nrunam, THwadanu dhyana mathrena sitale yanthisamkshayam. 7 Even serious terrible diseases like mumps, Are destroyed just by thinking about you. Na manthro na oushadam thasya papa rogasya vidhyathe, Thwam yekam Sitale dathrem nanyam pasyami devatham. 8 To the diseases caused by sin, no medicines have been suggested, And I do not see anyone who is like a mother to them, except you. Mrunala thanthu sadruseem nabhi hrun Madhya samsthidham, Yasthwam sanchinthayeth devithasya mruthyurna jayathe. 9 You look like a thread of lotus stem and live between belly and heart, And he who meditates on you would never ever face death. Ashtakam Sitala devya yo nara prapate sthadha, Visphotaka bhaam goram gruhe thasya na jayathe. 10 The man who reads this octet on the cool goddess always, Will never face the fead of eruptions in his house

swayamvara Parvathi Stotram

Swayamvara Parvathi Stotram
[Prayer to Parvathi seeking to marry the husband of her choice] By Sage Durwasa Translated by P. R. Ramachander [Goddess Parvathi, the daughter of Himalayas did thapas addressed to Lord Shiva so that she can marry him. This great prayer is addressed to her. The first letter of the first 45 slokas of this prayer is used to form the Swayamavara (free choice of one's consort) Manthra given at the end of this prayer. Regular reading of the prayer followed by meditation on the Swayamvara Manthra is supposed to help one to marry the bride/groom that they are looking for.]

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Om Bandhooka varnaam arunam sugathram, Shambhum samudhisya sanairupetam, Ambhoja mrudhweem abhilasha dathreem, Sambhavaye nirjjara dharu kalpam. 1 We salute you Mother Parvathi, Who is red like the flower of Bandhooka tree, Who is having a healthy body, Who does penance directed to please Shiva, Who is as soft as the lotus flower, Who fulfills all desires, And who is like the wish giving tree. Hreem mandharani charanagra gathi prapathe, Shwamanju samkwanitha kankana kinkineeni, Kamam kumari, thava thani shive, smarami, Kshemangarani jana kalaya khelanaani. 2 The anklets making the sound 'Hreem' while you walk, And your bangles which make the sound 'Kilu kila', And the childhood plays you engaged yourself, In your palace situated in the mountains, Bless us with good life and fulfill our desires. Yogena balya vayaso lalitham purasthaath, Drageva kanda vilasath kankormi koughaam, Aakamra nagdha rasanam bhavatheem nireekshe, Sri kanda bhamini, kadha prapadeena venim. 3 Oh Goddess who is the darling Of Lord Shiva Who became Lalitha by your penance while you were a lass, Whose neck shines with various garlands that you wear, And whose waist is decorated by the belt made of gold, We salute you by falling at your feet, with our head touching them. Giryalpa mugdha vishadham nava youvanam sree, Dhuryam vilasamaya makshnee krusam vilaghne, Paryuchyitham kucha bhare jaghane ganam yath, Paryuthsako asmi sathatham janani praseedha. 4 Please bless us, who always worship you, Oh Goddess Who has eyes of new youth, which is like the white snow on the mountain, Who has a very thin, almost invisible middle, Who has a very big and firm breasts, And who has a very heavy buttocks. Nirdhootha kundala mudanchitha gharma lesam, Vithrastha kesamabhitha schala deekshanantham, Nirdhwani kankana mudhagra kuchandha mandhar, Badhnami Thatha gruha kandhuka khelanam they. 5

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We consecrate in our mind that form of yours, When you play ball in your father's house, With constantly moving ear drops, With face coated with tinge of sweat, With your hair getting loose and waving here and there, With your glances shifting with the ball, With loud laughter, with sound of your bangles, And with your very tall moving breasts. Yogeswaram prachura bhakthi gireeesa maraa. Dhekantha vaethinamupethya thapascharantham, Aakamkshaya pari charishnumanakulaam thwam, Ye kechidheeswari bhajanthi tha yeva dhanya. 6 For fulfillment of our desires, we worship you Goddess, Who went to Lord Shiva with extreme devotion, Who did solitary penance and meditation, With anxiety and did service to him with a pleasant mien. Giryathmaje, madana daha mahavamana, Paryakula purahare hrudhayam nidhaya, Karyasthapo vidhadhi kusalaani bhoobruth, Paryaya peena kucha kumbha vishumbhadangi. 7 Our salutations to you Oh pretty daughter of the mountain, Who felt insulted and sorrowful, when Lord Shiva, Made in to ashes The god of love by his third eye, And started a horrific penance with Shiva in her heart. Nidhyaya manasa drusa muhoor indu choodam, Madhya sthitha rahasi pancha huthaasananam, Thatha drusena thapasa jagad anda bhaajaam, Vithrasa dhathri, pari pahi sada shive na . 8 Always seeing God who wore the crescent in her inner eye, Sitting in between the five burning fires, And burning earth and other globes of the universe, By the heat of her great and horrifying penance, Was the Goddess and let her look after us. Yogyam vatorva purupa sthitharathma bhakthim, Deergham pareekshithu manukshana makshi pantham, Sakshaath gireesa mavadhooya rushaa prayathe, Drakthena samsrithapadam bhvatheem bhajama. 9 To test your devotion, he came in the form of a young Brahmachari, And started testing you by talking ill about Lord Parameshwara, And upon your moving away from him in great anger, He showed his true form and you surrendered at his feet, Oh Goddess Parvathi and I sing your praise. Gehe nije varanadhamalasath karabhjaam,

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Vyhaari noopura mudanchitha manda haasam, Neehara bhanu dara muchalitham vareethum, Mohavahaam tribhuvanasya bhajamahe thwam. 10 In your own home, you took in your hand the wedding garland, And with slow laugh sounding, like the pretty and soft sound of anklets, You wedded the God who wore the crescent, And attracted all the three worlds and I sing your praise. Swasthahi kankana vilokana bheetha bheetham, Prathyagra raga vivasam mama tham nidehi, Uthsweda vepadhu pinaka bhrutha graheetham, Rudrani dakshina karabuja muthamange. 11 Being terribly scared of the bangles of snake that he wore, But becoming completely mesmerized by your love to him, Your sweating hands were held by he holds the Pinaka, And Oh consort of Rudra, please keep that hand on our head and bless. Rishtapaham bhavathu bharthru nakhendu bimba, Spashtanu bimbitha thanum vibhudhapagam thaam, Drushtwasu raga rabhasodhaya sona konam, Drushtidwayam thava kara grahane sthitham na. 12 Being reflected clearly in the crescents of the nails of your husband, Taking the form of the Slow moving Mandakini of the heavens, The corner of your eyes became reddish because of your passion, And please use your hand and bless us and remove all our bad luck. Yoge nave thava Bhavani shivani dadhyath, Drageva sathwara mapathrapayaa nivrutham, Sakampa mali vachanair vihithabhimukhyam, Draguthsmitham purabhidha parirabdhamangam. 13 Shiva by luck of getting you, Oh Goddess Bhavani, Woke up from his yogic sleep with alacrity, And you by the teasing words of your friends, Left your bashfulness and embraced him who was nervous, Breaking in to a pleasant smile and So please bless us. Gathya nithambha mandaraya salajjai, Radhekshanai rasa kalakshara vag vilasai, Hrudhyaischa vibhrama gunair madhanari dhairya, Prasthara harinee shive janani praseeda. 14 Bashful by the movements of your buttocks when you walk slow, With half closed eyes, with sweet teasing pretty words, And other very attractive characteristics, you broke, The courage of the killer of the God of Love, And Oh mother Parvathi please do bless us. Bhadra makhenduna manaadha bhi veekshaneshu,

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Prathyukthi dhana viramanna vasath kadhashu, Udwena nadhai hatath pari rambhaneshu, Pathyu pramodha janani, janani praseedha. 15 Suddenly bending your moon like face not able to see his eyes, Telling equally interesting stories when he tells you some, And shivering when subject to sudden embraces by him, You increased his pleasure a lot and Oh Mother, please be pleased with me. Yam nadhamadhi munayo nigamokthi gumphe, Shwalakshya thantha manaso vimukhee bhavanthi, Sannahya thena dayithena manoja vidhyaa, Nandanu bhoothi rasike jnani praseeda. 16 Seeing the great Vedic seers tired when he teaches them, And seeing you mentally dejected, Lord Shiva, Is pleased by you in the sports of love making, And transported to pleasure, and Oh mother, be pleased with us. Kalyana kunthala bharam nava kalpa vallee, Pushpollasad bahula sourabha lobhaneeyam, Kalyana dhama sasi khanda makhana shobha, Kallolitham thava maheswari samsrayama. 17 With your flowing hairs fully decorated, By the scented and newly opened Kalpaka flowers, And wearing the piece of moon which showers, Pure light on your head, Oh Great Goddess, we surrender to you. Rinchalika thava shive niti lalakaanaam, Nyanchad pateera thilake nitile vibhanthee, Manju prasanna mukha padma vihari Lakshmi, Pinchathapathra ruchira hrudhi na samindham. 18 Oh Goddess Parvathi with the sandal thilak on your forehead, And waving and moving curls of hair on both side of it, It Looks as if goddess Lakshmi is on your lotus like face And two royal fans are fanning from both sides of your face, And let that always pleasant looking face be within our mind. Samyag bruvow thava vilasa bhoovow smarama, Samugdha manmadha sarasana charu roope, Hrun Madhya gooda nihitham hara dairya lakshyam, Yanmoola yanthritha kadaksha sarair vibhinnam, 19 Your moving eyelids remind us of the sugar cane bow, Of the God of love and Oh Goddess with pretty form, We do not see them different from two effective arrows, Aimed at disturbing the mental courage of Lord Shiva. Kamra sitha sitha rucha sravanantha deergha, Bhimbhoka dambara brutho nibhrthanukampa,

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Sanmathuka mayi bhavanthu pinaki vakthra, Bhimbambhuja janma madhupa sathi, they kadaksha. 20 Very pretty with white and black blending well, And its length extending up to her ears, Full of lover's tiff and also filled with pity, And the bees going round the lotus like face, Of the holder of the bow Pinaka, are your eyes, And let the glance from them protect us. Lagnabhirama mruganabhi vichithra pathram, Magnam prabhasamudaye thava ganda bimbham, Chithe vibhathu sathatham mani kundalodhya, Dranthanu bimbha pari chumbithamambike na. 21 Your cheeks applied with musk and prettily shining, Reflecting the light of gems of your ear drops, Oh Mother Ambika is always in our mind, For are you not a gem yourself and kissed by gems. Sthano sada bhgwatha priyatha nidhanam, Pranadhapi pravirala smitha lobhaneyam, Sthanee kurushwa girije, thava bandhu jeeva, Sreni sagandha madhuram dishananthare na. 22 Oh daughter of the mountain, your reddish lips, Are more dear than his soul to Lord Shiva, And it is extremely pretty by your smile, And reddish like the fully open Bandhuka flowers, And do we not keep it well within our mind and worship it. Vandamahe kanaka mangala suthra shobha, Sandeeptha kumkuma valithraya bangi ramyam, Mandardshikaswara vikaswara nadha vidhya, Sandharbha garbhamgaje, thava kanda naalam. 23 We salute your throat shining with the golden mangalya Sutra, Which is decorated by the spot of red saffron, Which has three lines and is the birthplace, Of the seven musical notes, Oh Goddess Agaja. Raksharthamathra mama moordhani dathswa nithyam, Dakshari gada pari rambha rasanukoolam, Akshama hema kadakangadha rathna shobham, Laakshavilam janani, paniyugam thwadheeyam. 24 Please bless me who has approached you for protection, By keeping on my head both your hands, Which are very help full to you when you are in love, In embracing the enemy of Daksha, Which shines by the many bangles and armlets it has, And prettiness of which is increased by application by lac.

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Jambhari kumbhi varakumbha nibhamuroja, Kumbha dwayee lalitha sambrutha rathna malam, Shambhor bhujair anudhinam nibhidangapali, SAmbhavitham bhuvana sundari, bhavayama. 25 Shining like the forehead of the elephant Airavatha, Decorated by moving garlands over it, And daily embraced tightly are your two breasts, And Oh prettiest one of the world, we think about them. Garvapahe vata dalasya thanoodharanthe, Nirvyooda bhasi thava nabhi sarasya gadhe, Sarvavaloka ruchi medhura roma vallee, Nirvasithe vasathu may dishanam arali. 26 Oh, Goddess who kills the pride of others, In the centre of your banyan leaf like thin belly, Is your belly button which crowns your beauty, And is the place of origin of the hairy creeper, Which Lord Shiva likes, and please allow us, Who are like swans to stay in your pond like belly button. Machedasi sphurathu mara radhanga bhangeem, Uchair ddhadhana mathipi varatha nidhanam, Swachanda rathna rasana kalithanthareeya, Prachhanam amba, thava karma nithambha bimbam. 27 Let your buttocks which are having the prettiness, Of the wheels of chariot of the God of love, And which is said to be the seat of your greatness, And which is decorated by chains of pearls, And which is hidden by pure silk cloths, Come in to my mind as memory, Oh mother. Syandhanu raga madhavari purari chetha, Sannaga bandha mani venu kamooru kandam, Bandhi kruthendra gaja pushkara mugdha rambham, Nandama sundari, shive, hrudhi sandha dhana. 28 Oh pretty goddess Parvathi, Your pretty thighs, Which are the subject of the love of Lord Shiva, Defeats the round tusks of Airavatha elephant, And the long soft round Banana trees in beauty, And we salute you and request you to be in our mind. Mugdhollasath kanaka noopura nagdha naanaa, Rathna bhayordhwa gathaya parithobhiramamam, Chitha prassothi jaya kahala kanthi jangha, Yugmam thwadheeya maga nandhini chinthayama. 29 Ornamented with musical sound making gold anklets,

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And over it the various gem studded and shining calves, Are sounding cries of victory over the horn of the god of love, In beauty and we remember them both, Oh Goddess. Gadwanga pani makutena thadha thadha sam-, Grushta grayo pranadishu pranaya prakope, Ashtanga patha sahitham pranathosmi labdhu, Mishtaam gathim janani, pada payojayosthe. 30 When you are pretending to be angry over a lover's tiff, Asking for pardon, The sword bearing Lord Shiva, Falls at your feet with his crown touching them, And we salute that feet which has been touched, By the tufted head of Shiva, Oh mother. Hrudhyarpanam mama mrujanthu thadha thwadhanga, Mudhya dravidhyuthi bhavediha saanu bimbham, Uthunga daithya sura moulibhiruhyamano, Rudrapriye, thava padabhja bhavaa paraagaa. 31 I offer my heart at your feet Bhavani, The nails of which reflect your pretty form, And make hairless the great devas and Asuras, Who fall at your feet daily and please allow us to pray them. Dadhya sukhaani mama chakra kalandharastha, Rakthambarana malya dhara, japabha, Rudraani pasa sruni chapa saragra hastha, Kasthuri kathilakinee, nava kumkumardhra. 32 Oh Goddess who is the consort of Lord Rudhra, Who exists in between the six chakras within me, Who wears red cloths, ornaments and garlands, Who has the shine of the red hibiscus flower, Who holds the rope, goad, bow and arrow in her hand, Who wears the thilak of Musk on her forehead, And who is anointed with new saffron paste, Please grant me all the pleasures . Yad pankajanma nilayam kara padma shumbha, Dambhoruham bhuvana mangala madriyanthe, Amboruhakha sukrothoth kara paka mekam, Sambhavaye hrudhi Shive, thava Shakthi bedham, 33 In your hand held lotus was born the God of creation, Which became the cause of well being of the world, And another aspect of you is Goddess Lakshmi who is with Vishnu, And I meditate on these differing aspects of yours. Mandhara kundha sushama kara pallavodhyath, Punyaakshadhama pusthaka poorna kumbha, Chandrardha charu makuta nava padma samstha,

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SAndhediveethu Bhavatthi hyadi na sthrinethra. 34 In your hands which win in prettiness the mandhara and jasmine flowers, You hold the garland of Rudraksha and in the other the pot of nectar, And you wear a crown with crescent and live in a freshly opened lotus, And so please bless me with all three eyes and live in my mind. Madhye kadambha vana masthitha rathna dolaam, Udhyannakhagra mukharee krutha rathna veenaam, Athyantha neela kamaneeya kalebharam thwaam, Uthsanga lalitha manogna sukhee mupasay. 35 You play in the gem studded swing in the forest of Kadambha, You play the strings of gem studded veena with your tip of nails, You are very pretty in your deep blue coloured body, And you fondle the parrot keeping it on your lap and we bow to you. Varthamahe manasi sandhadadheem nithantha, Rakthaam varaa bhaya viraaji kararavindhaam, Udwela Madhya vasatheem, madhurangi, maayaam, Thathwathmikaam Bhagwatheem, bhavatheem Bhajantha. 36 You always carry in your mind the well being of your devotees, You are of blood red colour and show symbol of blessing and care, By your lotus like hands, you live in the middle of milky ocean, And we pray you who are sweet, great goddess and a great lady. Shambhu priyam sasi kalaa kalithavathamsaam, Sambhavithabhaya varaam kusa pasa paanim, Sampad pradhana nirathaam, bhuvaneswareem thwam, Shumbhajjapa ruchamapara krupaam upase. 37 You are the Darling of Shiva, You wear the crescent on your head, You show signs of protection and blessing by two of your hands And hold rope and goad in your other hands, You are the giver of wealth to your devotees . You are the goddess of the entire universe, You are light red in colour and dispenser of mercy, And so we pray to you, Oh Goddess. Aarooda thunga thuragaam mrudu bahu valleem, Aarooda pasa sruni vethra latham, trinethram, Aaropithaa makhila santhanane pragathbham, Aaradhayami Bhavathi manasa mamnognam. 38 Yu ride on great steeds, You have very soft hands, You hold rope, goad and cane stick in your hands, You have three eyes and you are an expert in the, Creation and upkeep of all beings, And Oh stealer of mind, I worship you mentally. Karmathmike, jaya jaya akhila dharma moorthe,

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Chinmathrike jaya, jaya Triguna swaroope, Kalmaasha gharmma pisunaan karuna mruthardhrai, SAmarjya samya gabhishincha druganjalair na, 39

Victory to you, who is the soul of duty, Victory to you who is personification of all dharma, Victory to you who the divine and holy mother, Victory to you who has three fold form and duties, Please wipe away the heat of our sins, And showering nectar like merciful, Sidelong look bathe us totally. Shannamasi thwamadhi daivathamaksharaanaam, Varna thryodhitha manu prakruthisthwameva, Thwannama viswa manu shakthi kalam thwadanyath, Kinnama daivathamihasthi samastha moorthe. 40 You are the goddess of the six letters, You are the nature of the three fold nature, And you are the strength in each atom of the world, And so in this world, whose name is fit to be worshipped? Ya kapi viswa jana mohana divya mayaa, Sri kama vairi vapurardha haraanubhava, Prakasyathe Jagadheeswari, sa thwamasman, Mookan anya saranaan pari pahi dheenaan. 41 You are the holy aspect which attracts the entire world, You occupied half the body of shiva, the enemy of God of love, And you are the goddess of the entire world and so please, Give light to us who are dumb and depressed and look after us. Karthrai namosthu jagathonikhila sya bharthyai, Harthyai namosthu vidhi Vishnu harathma shakthyai, BHkthyai namosthu bhuvanaabhi matha prasoothyai, Mukthyai namosthu muni mandala drusya moorthyai. 42 Salutations to her who does creation, upkeep and destruction, Salutations to her who is the strength of fate, Vishnu and Lord Shiva, Salutations to her who grants wealth and salvation to people, And salutations to her who is the visible God to all sages. Shad vakthra hasthi mukha jushta padasya bharthu, Rishtopa guhana sudhaplutha manasasya, Drushtya nipeeya vadanendu makshinange, Thushtya sthithe, vithara devi, dayavaokaan. 43 Oh Goddess, who is saluted by Lord with six heads and the elephant headed one, Who has a moon like face is looked at lovingly by her husband Shiva, Whose heart is filled with joy due to loving embrace, And who is the goddess who sits happily on the left lap of Lord Shiva,

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Please throw your glances on me and bless me. Yanthantharam bhavithru bhootha bhavam maya yath, Swapna praja gara sushupthi shupthishi vang manongai, Nithyam thwadarchana kalasu samastha methath, Bhakthanukampini, mamasthu thava prasadath. 44 Oh Goddess who has pity on her devotees, In past, in present and in future, In sleep, in dream and even when I am awake, By mind, by words and by my action, Let me be able to worship you always, And I salute you to get this blessing. From you. Swahethi sagara suthethi, surapagethi, vyahara roopa sushamethi, hari priyethi, Neehara saila thanayethi, pradhak prakasa, Roopaam paramesa mahishim, bhavathim bhajama. 45 Oh Queen of Shiva who has an ever shining form, We pray you as Swaha*, daughter of ocean, divine river, The ever beautiful one, darling of Vishnu, And the daughter of the great mountain. * The wife of the fire God Harasphurath kucha gire, hara jeeva nadhe, Hari swaroopini, hari pramukhdhi vandhye, Herambha shakthi dhara nandini, hema varne, Hey Chandi, haimavathi, Devi namo namasthe. 46 Salutations and salutations oh Goddess, Who wears ornaments over her chest, Who is the life partner of Lord Shiva, Who has an extremely pretty form, Who is worshipped by Vishnu and other greats, Who is the mother to Lord Ganesha and Subrahmanya, Who is of the golden colour, Who is killer of Chanda And who is the golden daughter of Himalayas. Yea thu swayamvara maha sthava manthrametham, Prathar naraa sakala sidhi karam japanthi, Bhoothi prabhava jana ranjana keerthi soundharya, Aaropya mayurapi deergamami labhanthe. 47 He who reads in the morning, this great mantra, Of Swayamvara, will get occult powers, He would get wealth, become popular with all, He would Become famous and pretty, And get a very long life span. Shatha kruthu prabruthya marthya thathyabhi pranathyapa, Krama prasruthwara smitha prabhanchidasya pankaje,

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Hara priye, vara pradhe, dara darendra kanyake, Haridhraya samanwithe, daridhrathaam hara drutham. 48 When Devendra and other devas worship at your feet, You become joyous and sport a bewitching smile, Which increases steadily and lights all surroundings, Oh Darling of Shiva, Oh giver of blessings, daughter of the mountain, And Oh goddess who applies paste of turmeric on her body, Please do not make any more delay in destroying my poverty . Swayamvara Mantram (chant for choosing one's consort one self) Nyasam Asya sri swayam vara manthrasya Brahma Rishi, Devi Gayathri chanda, Devi giri puthree swayavara devatha, Mama Abhesha sidhyarthe Jape Viniyoga. For the Chant of Swayam vara, Brahma is the saint, Gayathri is the meter, Goddess is the Swayamvara, the daughter of the mountain, And this chant is being done so that my wishes are fulfilled, Dhyanam Shambhum jagan mohana roopa varnam, Vilokya lajjakulitham, smithadyaam, Madhooka maalam, swa sakhee karabhyam, Sambeebrathi madri sutham bhajeyam. Consort of Shiva who has the colour, That steals the heart of the world, Who looks like she is very bashful, Who wears her smile as her ornament, Who wears garlands of Rudraksha beads, Who has many friends serving her, And who is the daughter of the mountain. Mantra (Chant) Om hreem yogini yoginee yogeswari yoga bhayamkari sakala sthawara jangamasya mukha hrudayam mama vasam aakarshaya aakarshaya swahaa. Om Hreem adept in yoga, adept in yoga, Goddess of yoga, She who is fierce in yoga, Please attract to me the face all movable and immovable things towards me, attract, and attract, Swaha.

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Tara Ashtakam
Tara Ashtakam
[Octet addressd to Goddess Tara] Translated by P. R. Ramachander [Tara meaning "Star" is the second among the Dasa Maha Vidhyas. Since she is considered as mother, the Tantriks believe that she is easily approachable. Most of her followers do not see her different from Goddess Kali. Unlike Kali, she holds in her hand skull, flower sword and a pair of scissors. There is a great temple dedicated to her in Tarapith, Bengal. She also has a temple in Ghatagaon, near Bhubaneswar in Orissa. She is also called Neela SaraswathI. Some people believe that Bhagalamukhi is her external manifestation. Here is a very rare octet addressed to her from a book called Neelathanthra.] 1. Mathar neela Saraswathi pranamatham Soubhagya sampath pradhe, Prathyaa leeda pada sthithe shiva hrudhi smerana nambhoruhe, Phullendheevara lochana thraya yuthe karthree kapalothphale, Gadganjaadha dhathee thwameva saranam , Thwaam easwareem asraye. Salutations to mother Saraswathi who is of blue colour, who grants all luck and wealth, Who sits in the heart of Shiva in prathyaleeda* pose, who has a smiling face, Who has three eyes similar to the fully open blue lotus flowers, who is the one who does, And who wears skull, lotus and sword, you are my only hope and so I surrender to you, Oh Goddess. *Sitting on a dias folding the left leg and leaving free the right leg. 2. Vachameeswari , bhaktha kalpa lathike, sarvartha sidhi pradhe, Gadhya praakrutha padhya Jatha rachanaa sarvaswa sidhi pradhe, Neelendhivara lochana thraya yuthe, Karunya varanidhe, Souubhagya amrutha varshanena kkrupayaa sincha thwamasma drusam. Oh goddess of words, wish giving tree to devotees, the giver of all wealth and power, Who gives ability to create all types of literary works in prose and poems, Who has three eyes which are like the blue lotus flowers, who is sea of mercy, Please kindly make me wet with the rain of the nectar of great luck. 3. Sarve garva samooha poorutha thano sarpadhi veshojjwale, Vygra thwak pariveetha Sundara kati vyadhootha gandangithe, Sadhya krutha galadhraja parimalanmunda dwayee moordhaja, Grandhee sreni nrumunda dhama lalitha bheeme bhayam nasAYA. Goddess of all with a body filled with groups of pride, who shines due to ornaments like snake, Who decorates her pretty hip with hide of tiger and also ringing bells, Who gets decorated by the garland made out of tyinn the hairs, Of two freshly cut blood drenched heads, Oh macro goddess, destroy my fear. 4. Mayananga vikara roopa lalanaa bindwardha chandrathmike, Hoom phatkara mayee thwameva saranam manthrathmike maadrusaam, Moorthisthe janani thridhama gatitha sthooladhi sookshmaa paraa, Vedhaanam nahi gocharaa kadamapi prapthaam thamasraye. Oh goddess who has a form that is the combination of Maya bheeja, And root letters like "Hum phat", to me you are the only place of surrender,

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Oh mother your body is made of made of the trinity names brahma, Vishnu and shiva, And even that form of yours is gross, micro and also divine, And this form is not understood by the Vedas and I surrender to that form which I have got. 5. Yath padambhuja sevaya sukrthino gachanthi sayujyatham, Thasya sthree parameswari trinayana bramadhi samyathmana, Samsarambhudhi majjane patu thanudevendra mukhyaan suraan, Matha twath pada devane hi vimukho yo mandhadhee sevathe. You are the consort of Lord Parameshwara by serving whose lotus like feet, Good people attain salvation and who splits in to the forms of Shiva and Brahma, And he who serves Devendra and others who are not interested in worshipping you, And spent their time in the sea of materialism is a real fool. 6. Matha sthwath pada pankaja dwaya raja mudhrangakodeerina, Sthey devaa jayasangare vijayino nisseshamange nissange mange kathaa, Devoham bhuvanenamay sama ithi spardham vahantham pure. Thathulyam niyatham yada surbherame nasam vrujanthi swayam. Oh mother without any doubt, the devas killed their enemies in war, Due to the dust of your lotus like pair of feet touching their crowns, And those devas shine in this world without any equal because of it, And others destroy themselves thinking that no one is equal to them. 7. Thwannama smaranath palaayanaparaa drushtum cha saktha na they, Bhootha pretha pisacha Rakshasa ganaa yakshancha naagadhipaa, Daithya dhanava pungavascha khacharaa vyagradhikaa janthavo, Dakinya kupitha anthakascha manujam matha kshanam bhoothale. Without being even able to see those who meditate on you, Ghosts, dead souls, devils, groups of Rakshasas, Yakshas, nagas, Asuras, great dhanavas ,evil spirits who travel in the sky, Dakinins and the very angry killers run away speedily from them. 8. Lakshmi sidha ganancha paduka mukhaa sidhisthadhaa varina, Sthambaschapi ranangane gaja gataa sthambhasthadhaa mohanam, Matha sthwath pada sevayaa khalu nrunaam sidhyanthi they they gunaa, Kanthi kantha mano bhavasya bhavathi kshudropi vachaspathi. Oh Goddess, by the service of your feet man as per his desire gets, Wealth, power to travel in sky, magical powers, Power to stop water, power to control elephants, attracting the world, And he gets prettiness of god of love and even a fool gets mastery over knowledge. 9. Tharashtakamidham ramyam bhakthiman ya paden nara, Prathar madhyahna kale cha Sayahna niyatha suchi 10. Labhathe kavithaam divyaam sarva Sasthra vidh bhavedh, Lakkshmee naswaraam prapya bhukthwa bogaan yadhepsithaan, 11. Keerthim kanthim cha nairujyam sarveshaam priyathaam vrajeth, Vikhyathim chapi lokeshu prapyanthe mokshamapnuyath.

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If a man who is a devotee reads this pretty octet of Tara daily, After purification in the morning, non and evening, He would become a divine poet, he would understand all Sasthras, He would get wealth which is permanent and enjoy all the pleasures he desires. He would get fame, handsomeness and would be liked by everyone, And his fame will spread all over the world and at the end he would get salvation. Ithi Neela thanthre Tarashtakam sampoornam Thus ends the octet on Tara occurring in Neelathantha.

Thulasi Stotram
Thulasi Stotram
By Sage Pundareeka Translated by P. R. Ramachander [This prayer is addressed to Thulasi (ocimum sanctum) called in English as the sacred Basil. She is also called Vrinda. This plant is considered to be an incarnation of the consort of Lord Vishnu. Devotees believe that if the leaves of Thulasi are offered to Lord Vishnu, he would bless us with all that we want. There are many mythological tales associated with Thulasi. There is more than one mythological version relating to the origin of the Thulasi plant. One is that Sri Lakshmi was born to Dharmadhwaja's wife Madhavi. Her parents named her Tulasi. Being beautiful and virtuous, she was married to Vishnu. Vishnu desired her to cast off her body and stay with him in spirit. Her body then became the river Gandaki. Vishnu's body become the Saaligrama stone and resided in the river. Sri Lakshmi's hair grew into a plant, become the famous Tulasi, an object of worship.* There is also another version. Tulasi was the wife of Jalandhara, a water demon, who caused great suffering to people. Lord Vishnu had to abduct her to kill Jalandhara. Lord Vishnu then lifted the plant to higher level by placing her leaves on His head. It is also said that Vishnu abducted Tulasi to help Shiva kill the demon. Yet another version recites that Sarasvati's curse once turned Lakshmi into a Tulasi plant and forced her to live on the earth causing Vishnu to come down from Heaven and stay near her as the Salagrama. That is why the Salagrama is to be found under the river Gandaki on the bank of which the Sal tree grows and also in the Narmada river from which many Brahmin communities migrated to South India later on. Salagrama being Bhagavan Vishnu's counterpart for Sri Lakshmi's Tulasi, this sacred stone, now considered to be an ammonite fossil, which is also eulogized in the Puranas. There is also a story in Uthara Ramayana about a lady who was doing prayers to become the wife of Vishnu. It seems Ravana tried to molest her. The lady cursed him and jumped in the fire and became Thulasi. This prayer is written by Sage Pundareeka who lived in Thirukdalmallai in Tamil Nadu. It seems he used to worship the Lord with lotus flowers. One day the Lord himself appeared before him in the form of a poor hungry old man. When the sage went to bring food, the old man turned in to the idol of Vishnu and all the lotus flowers he worshipped earlier was on the body of Lord Vishnus idol.] Jagad dhathri namasthubhyam, Vishoncha Priya vallabhe, Yathro Brahmadayo deva, Srushti sthithyantha karina. 1 Salutations to mother of the universe, Who is the darling wife of Lord Vishnu, And due to you only, Brahma and others, Are engaged in creation, upkeep and destruction. Namas thulasi Kalyani,

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Namo Vishnu priye Shubhe, Namo moksha pradhe devi, Nama sampath pradhayike. 2 Salutations to the benevolent Thulasi, Salutations to the holy darling of Vishnu Salutations to goddess giving salvation, Salutations to her who grants wealth. Thulasi pathu maam nithyam, SArva aapthbhyobhi sarvadha, Keerthithapi, smruthavapi, Pavithrayathi manavam. 3 Oh Thulasi, daily protect me, Always from all dangers, For you make than one holy, Who sings or thinks about you. Namami sirasa devim, Thulasim vilasa thanum, Yaam drushtwa papinor marthya, Muchyanthe sarva kil bhishath. 4 I prostrate with my head before the Goddess, Who gives brightness to our body, And seeing her, the sinful humans, Would get rid of all sort of sins. Thulasya rakshtham sarvam, Jagadhedha characharam, Ya vinihanthi paapaani, Drushtwa ya papibhir narai. 5 Thulasi protects all, The universe with its movable and immovable, And when a man who is a sinner, Sees it, it destroys all his sins, Nama thulasyathi tharam, Yasyai bhadwa balim kalou, Kalayanthi sukham sarvam, Sthriyo Vaisya thadapare. 6 Salutations to Thulasi the great, Who removes the bondage of Kali age, And it blesses with a pleasant life, To women and the merchant class. Thulasya naparam kinchith, Daivatham jagathi thale, Yaya pavithratho loko,

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Vishnu sangena Vaishnava. 7 There is nothing in this world, As divine as Thulasi, For it makes the world pure, And blesses Vaishnavas, With company of Lord Vishnu. Thulasya pallavam Vishno, Sirasyaropitham kalou, Aaropayathi sarvaani, Seshayamsi vara masthake. 8 In the kali age, If thulasi lea, Is offered to the head of Vishnu, It is same thing as receiving, The blessings of Vishnu on your head. Thulasyam sakala deva, Vasanthi sathatham yatha, Atha stham archaye loke, Sarvan devan samarchayeth. 9 Always in the Thulasi plant, All gods live forever, And so worshipping Thulasi, Is same as worshipping all devas. Namasthulasi sarvagne, Purushothama Vallabhe, Pahi maam srava paapebhyo, Sarva sampath pradhayige, 10 Salutations to all knowing Thulasi, Who is the consort of Lord Vishnu, Save me from all the sins. Oh bestower of all sort of wealth. Ithi stotram pura geetham, Pundareekena dheematha, Vishnu marchayatha nithyam, Shobhanai thulai dalai. 11. This prayer was composed, By Pundareeka the able one, Who worshipped lord Vishnu daily, By the divine leaf of Thulasi. Thulasi, sri mahalakshmi, Vidhya avidhya, yasaswini, Dharmya dharmanana Devi, Deva deva mana Priya. 12

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Oh Thulasi, Oh Mahalakshmi, Oh wisdom, Oh ignorance, Oh famous one, Oh Charity, oh Goddess, Oh she Who makes us give, The daring of the mind of Lord Vishnu. Lakshmi, Priya sakhi devi, Dhyou bhoomir chala achala, Shodasaithani namani, Thulasya keerthayan nara. 13 Oh Mahalakshmi, Oh goddess who is a dear friend, Oh Goddess, she who is in the mind, Oh earth, oh movable one, Oh immovable one, If these sixteen names are sung by men Labhathe sutharaam bhakthim, Anthe Vishnu padam Labeth, Thulasi, bhhor maha Lakshmi, Padmini, sri hari Priya. 14 They get incomparable devotion. And at the end reach the place of Vishnu, Oh Thulasi, Oh earth, Oh Maha Lakshmi, Oh goddess of lotus, oh Darling of Vishnu Thulasi, Sri Sakhi, Shubhe, Papa Harini, punyadhe, Namasthe naradanuthe, Narayana mana priye. 15 Oh Thulasi, Oh friend of Lakshmi, Oh holy one. Oh remover of sins, Oh one who blesses with divinity, Salutations to you who was sung by sage Narada, Oh darling of the mind of Lord Vishnu. Ithi Pundareeka krutham Thulasi stotram sampoornam Thus the Tulasi Stotram composed by Sri Pundarika.

Tripura Sundari Aparadha Kshamapana Sthava

Tripura Sundari Aparadha Kshamapana Sthava
[The prayer requesting pardon for mistakes from Tripurasundari] Translated by P. R. Ramachander Kunja manohara pada chalan Mani noopura hamsa virajithe, Kanji bhavadhi surougha parishtutha loka visruthwara vaibhave, Manjula vag maya nirjitha keera kale achala rajasya kannighe, Palaya Hey Lalitha parameshwari, Mam aparadhinam ambike. 1

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Oh mother, I have committed mistakes, so look after me Oh Lalitha Parameshwari, Who with her pretty feet walks like a swan, With her gem studded anklets making jingling sound, Who has the fame of creating the world and being praised by Brahma and other devas, Who is filled with pretty voice like that of a parrot and is the daughter of the mountain. Enadharojjwala phala thatollasadaina madhanga samanwithe, Sona paraga vichithra kandhuka Sundara susthana shobhithe, Neela payodhara kala sukundala nirjitha brunga kadambike, Palaya Hey Lalitha parameshwari, Mam aparadhinam ambike. 2 Oh mother I have committed mistakes, so look after me Oh Lalitha Parameshwari, Who has put a thilaka of musk in her crescent like forehead, Who shines with saffron decorating her pretty breasts, And who wins in beauty, the group of bees by her rich blue hair. Eethi vinasini, Bheethi nivarini, dhanava hanthre, dhayapare, Seetha karangitha rathna vibhooshitha hma kireeta samanwithe, Dheeptha tharayudha bhanda Mahasura garva nihanthri purambike, Palaya Hey Lalitha parameshwari, Mam aparadhinam ambike. 3 Oh mother I have committed mistakes, so look after me Oh Lalitha Parameshwari, Who avoids heavy rain and absence of rain and removes fear, Who killed asuras, who is merciful Who wears a crown full of gems and ornamented by the crescent, And who destroyed the pride of Bhandasura who came with shining weapons. Labdha varena jagathraya mohana daksha lathantha maheshunaa, Labdha manohara sala nishanna sudeha bhoovapari poojithe, Langitha sasana dhanava nasana daksha mahayudha rajithe, Palaya Hey Lalitha parameshwari, Mam aparadhinam ambike. 4 Oh mother I have committed mistakes, so look after me Oh Lalitha Parameshwari, Who was served by the God of love capable of making the three worlds as his slave, Who was worshipped by the same God of love, when he got back his body, After it was burnt by the anger of Lord Shiva And who was armed with great divine weapons Which she used to kill the disobedient asuras. Hreem pada bhooshiha Pancha dasakshara Shodasa varna sudevathe, Hreemathi haadhi maha manu mandhira rathna vinirmitha dheepike, Hastha varanana darsitha yudha samadhara sahasa sathoshithe, Palaya Hey Lalitha parameshwari, Mam aparadhinam ambike. 5 Oh mother I have committed mistakes, so look after me Oh Lalitha Parameshwari, Who is the goddess of fifteen and sixteen letter mantras shining with the sound Hreem Who is the major light of the house of great mantra starting with haa and Hreem, And who became pleased with the valour shown by Ganesa in war. Hastha lasannava pushpa sareshu sarasana pasa mahanguse, Haryaja shambhu Maheswara pada chathushtaya manja nivasini, Hasa padartha maheswari, Yogi samooha samadrutha vaibhave,

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Palaya Hey Lalitha parameshwari, Mam aparadhinam ambike. 6 Oh mother I have committed mistakes, so look after me Oh Lalitha Parameshwari, Who holds flower, arrow, sugarcane, bow, rope and goad in her hands, Who sits in the cot whose four lega are Vishnu, Brahma, Shiva and Maheswara, Who is the great goddess indicated by the word Hamasa, And who is well known as the one who is worshipped by group of sages. Sarva jagath karana vana naasana karthri, kapalee Manohare, Swacha mrunala maraala thushara samna suhara vibhooshithe, Sajjana chitha viharini, sankari, Durjana nasa thathpare, Palaya Hey Lalitha parameshwari, Mam aparadhinam ambike. 7 Oh mother I have committed mistakes, so look after me Oh Lalitha Parameshwari, Who does the job of creation, sustenance and destruction of all the worlds, Who steals the mind of Lord Shiva and wears the garland of white gems, Which are equivalent to white lotuses, swan and the white snow, Who plays in the heart of good people and is the wife of Shiva And who is interested in killing bad ones. Kancha dalakshi, niranjani, kunjara gamini, manjula bhashithe, Kunkuma vilepanashobhitha deha lathe, tripureswari, Divya mathanga sutha drutha rajya bhare, karuna rasa varidhe, Palaya Hey Lalitha parameshwari, Mam aparadhinam ambike. 8 Oh mother I have committed mistakes, so look after me Oh Lalitha Parameshwari, Whose eyes are like lotus leaves, who is without stains and walks like an elephant Who talks in a sweet voice, with her body shining because of applied saffron. Who is goddess of three worlds and looks after the world, As the daughter of sage Mathanga and who is the ocean spring of mercy. Hallka champaka pankaja kethaka pushpa suganditha kunthale, Hataka bhoodhara srunga vinirmitha Sundara mandira vasini, Hastha mukhamba varaha mukhee drutha sainya vare, giri kanyake, Palaya Hey Lalitha parameshwari, Mam aparadhinam ambike. 9 Oh mother I have committed mistakes, so look after me Oh Lalitha Parameshwari, Who has hair with the smell of flowers like Champa, Jasmine and lotus, Who lives in a pretty house made on the peak of Meru mountain, Who is the mother of Ganesa, Who has army lead by Varahi And is the daughter of the Himalaya mountain. Lakshmana sodhara saadhara poojitha pada yuge, varade, shive, Loha mayadhi bahunnatha sala nishannabudheswara samvruthe, Lola madaalasa lochana nirjitha neela Saroja sumallike, Palaya Hey Lalitha parameshwari, Mam aparadhinam ambike. 10 Oh mother I have committed mistakes, so look after me Oh Lalitha Parameshwari, Whose feet are worshipped with devotion by Rama, the brother of Lakshmana, Who blesses, is the consort of Shiva and is surrounded on all sides, By devas who have become ores and trees which are of great stature, And who by her saucy and pretty looks wins over the garland of blue lotus.

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Hreem idhi mantra maha japa susthira sadhaka manasa hamsike, Hrepitha seethe karanana shobhini Hemalathe va subhasware, Harddha thamo guna nasini, pasa vimochini, moksha sukha pradhe, Palaya Hey Lalitha parameshwari, Mam aparadhinam ambike. 11 Oh mother I have committed mistakes, so look after me Oh Lalitha Parameshwari, Who is the swan playing in the minds of those who chant Hreem with concentration, Who won the moon by the luster of her face and is a greatly shining golden climber, Who is the one who destroys bad characteristics, And who frees one from ties and is the one granting salvation. Sachidha bhedha sukhaamrutha varshini, Ththwamaseethi sadadhruthe, Sad guna shalini, sadu samarchitha pada yuge, para shambhavi, Sarva jagat paripalana dekkshithabahu latha yuga shobhithe, Palaya Hey Lalitha parameshwari, Mam aparadhinam ambike. 12 Oh mother I have committed mistakes, so look after me Oh Lalitha Parameshwari, Who showers the nectar of everlasting joy which is the ultimate truth, Who is being worshipped by the Vedic saying You are that, Who is good, with her feet worshipped by sages and is divine consort of Shambhu, Who has always been interested in looking after the whole world, And who shines with her creeper like pair of arms. Kambu gale vara kundharadhe rasa ranjitha pada saroruhe, Kama Maheswara Kamini, Kokila komala bhashini, Bhairavi, Chinthitha sarva manoradha poorana kalpa lkathe, Karunarnave, Palaya Hey Lalitha parameshwari, Mam aparadhinam ambike. 13 Oh mother I have committed mistakes, so look after me Oh Lalitha Parameshwari, Who has a neck similar to Conch and teeth similar to jasmine buds, Who has pair of lotus like feet decorated by the juice of lac, Who is the wife of Maheswara and is the goddess of love, Who talks like the nightingale, is Bhairavi and is the treasure of mercy, And who is the divine creeper fulfilling all wishes of devotees. Lasthaka shobhi karojjwala kankanakanthi sudheepitha ding mukhe, Sastha thara tridasalaya karya samadhrutha divya thanujjwake, Kascha thuro bhuvi devi puresi bHavani thavasthavane bhaveth, Palaya Hey Lalitha parameshwari, Mam aparadhinam ambike. 14 Oh mother I have committed mistakes, so look after me Oh Lalitha Parameshwari, Who makes all the directions shine by the bangles worn on her lotus like hands, Which themselves shine because they held the middle part of the bow, Who is lustrous due to the divine form that she took to help the devas, Oh Tripurasundari, who is the one who is capable of praising you, Oh mother Bhavani Hreem pada lanchitha manthra payonidhi mandhana Jatha paramruthe, Havya vahaanilabhoo yajamna kagendu divakara roopini, Haryaja rudhra maheswara samsthutha vaibhava shalini sidhidhe, Palaya Hey Lalitha parameshwari, Mam aparadhinam ambike. 15 Oh mother I have committed mistakes, so look after me Oh Lalitha Parameshwari,

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Who is the divine nectar realized by churning the ocean of milk with the mantra hreem, Who has the form of fire, air, earth, water sky, moon and sun As well as the one who conducts the sacrifice, Who has the wonderful power which makes Brahma, Rudra and Maheswara praise her, And who is the one who gives occult powers and salvation to her devotee. Sripura vasini, hasthala sadhwara chamara vakkamalanuthe, Sri Guha Poorva bhavarjjitha punya phale, bhava matha vilasini, Sri vasini vimaladhi sadaa natha pada chalan mani noopure, Palaya Hey Lalitha parameshwari, Mam aparadhinam ambike. 16 Oh mother I have committed mistakes, so look after me Oh Lalitha Parameshwari, Who lives in Tripura and is fanned on both sides by Lakshmi and Saraswathi. Who is the result of good deeds done by Lord Subrahmanya in his previous births, Who is dear to Lord Shiva and who is accompanied by the jingling sound Made by her anklets worn on her feet, which worshipped by all devas.

Vaageswari Stavam
Vaageswari Stavam
By Adi Sankarachaya [The prayer to the Goddess of Speech] Translated by P. R. Ramachander [Saraswathiis the Goddess of learning and knowledge. Her name is variouslyinterpreted as That which flows, that which has lakes and pools and asessential knowledge personified. She arose out of the mind of LordBrahma, when he was meditating. He later married her. (BrahmandaPurana). She is supposed to have the forms of Gayathri, Savithri ,Saraswathi and Brahmani. She is the goddess of Speech and hence calledVaageswari. The reference I have in Malayalam ascribes this prayer toAdhi Shankara Bhagawat Pada. But this is not listed as one of the worksof Adhi Shankara in the web.] Amala kamaladhi vaasini, manaso, Vaimaya dhayini, manogne, Sundara gathri, susheele, Thava charanamboruhayo namami sadaa. 1 I always worship your lotus feet, Oh Goddess, who lives in pure white lotus flower, Oh Goddess, who grants cleanliness of mind, And Oh Goddess who is pretty and good natured. Achalathmaja cha durga, Kamala tripurethi bheditha jagathi, Yaa saa thwameva vaachaa, Meeswari, sarvathmana praseede mama. 2 By all known means, be pleased with me, Oh Goddess, though you are called differently by the world, As the daughter of mountain, as fearsome Durga, As one who, lives on lotus and as the great Tripura, You are the one and the same - the goddess of speech.

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Twacharanamboruhayo, Pranama heena punardwijathirapi, Bhooyadanedamukha, Sthwad bhaktho bhavathi Devi, sarvagna. 3 Hey Goddess, he who does not salute your lotus feet, Even if he is a Brahmin, would become dumb and deaf, In the births that he will take later, And your devotee would become the all knowing one. Mooladhara mukhorgatha, Bisa thanthu nibha prabhavathaya, Visruthalipi pravatha hitha, Mukha kara charanadhike, Praseede mama. 4 Oh goddess, whose face, hands and legs, Are the letters of alphabets, which have become enlarged, Starting from the inside of mooladhara, By the power of sound shining like a thread of lotus. [Thesound which emanates from mooladhara is indistinct and micro and iscalled Para. From there, when it reaches the belly button, it slightlybecomes distinct and is called Pasyanthi .When it further travels andreaches the heart, it is called Madhyama: and when it reaches thethroat , it becomes distinct and pronounceable and is called Vaikhari.These are the different alphabets, which have developed from the microsound and are 51 in number. The vowels become the head and neck of thegoddess of learning, the five letters starting from ka become her righthand, the five letters starting with cha become her left hand, the fiveletters starting with ta, become her right leg and the five lettersstarting from tha, become her right leg and the remaining fifteenletters become her other parts of the body.] Varnathano amrutha varne, Niyatha nirvarnithepi yogeendrai, Nirneethikarana dhoothe, Varnayithum devi, dehi samarthyam. 5 Hey colourful holy goddess, Hey Goddess who is as white as nectar, Even sages great, cannot describe you properly, And so Goddess, who is far-far away from any description, Please make me capable of describing you. Sasura asura mouli lasa, Nmani prabha deepithangri nalina yuge, Sakalagama swaroope, Sakaleswari, Sannidhim videhi mayi. 6 Hey Goddess whose tender pretty feet, Shines due to the gems in the crowns of devas and asuras*, And who is personification of all Vedas and other holy books, And who is the goddess of every one, Please live within my heart *Who bend and salute you

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Pusthaka japa pata hasthe, Varadabhaya chinha charu bahu lathe, Karpooramala dehe, Vageeswari, shodhayasu mama chetha. 7 Hey goddess of speech, Who has in one hand the prayer beads bag, Who shows protection and blessing by two hands, And who is as white as the camphor, Please clean fast my intellect. Kshmoumaambara paridhaane, Muktha mani bhooshane, mudha vase, Smitha chandrika vikasitha, Makhendu bimbe ambike praseeda mama. 8 Hey Goddess Ambike, Who wears white silk, Who decorates herself with gems, Whose face shines with the moonlight of her smile, And in whom the pure happiness of the soul resides, Kindly become pleased with me. Vidhyaa roope avidhya, Nasini, Vidhyotheethe antharathma vidhyam, Gadyai ssapadhya jatai, Raadyair munibhi sthuthe, praseeda mama. 9 Hey Goddess, who was praised by primeval sages, By prose and well written poems, Who is with the form of knowledge, Who is the dispeller of ignorance, And who shines in the lotus mind of, Sages who are experts in the knowledge of soul, Kindly become pleased with me. Trimukhi, trai swaroope, Tripure, tridashobhi vandithamgri yuge, Theekshana vilasitha vakthre, Trimoorthi moolaathmike, praseedaama. 10 Oh Goddess, Who is the soul of the trinity, Who has three faces, Who has three forms of Lakshmi, Parvathi and Saraswathi, Who lives as macro, micro and causal forms, Whose feet is worshipped by all devas, And who has a face shining with keen intellect, Kindly become pleased with me. Vedathmike, niruktha, Jyothir vyakarana kalpa shikshabhi,

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Sachandobhi sandatha Knuptha shadangendriye, praseeda mama. 11 Hey Soul of Vedas, Whose six parts of the body are, Etymology, Astrology, grammar, rituals Phonetics and prosody, Kindly become pleased with me. [Astrologyis her eyes, rituals are her hands, Etymology are her ears, phoneticsis her nose, grammar is her face and prosody are her legs.] Bodathmike, budhaanaam, Hrudayambuja charu ranga natana pare, Bhagawathi, bhava bhanga kareem, Bhakthim bhadrathadhe, praseeda mama. 12 Oh goddess who is personification of intelligence, Who likes to dance in the mind of the intellects, Who is the goddess with all qualities, Who grants all wishes, Grant me devotion to you which would, Destroy all fears to day today living. Thwacharana sarasi janma, Sthitha mahithadhiyaam na lipyathe dosha, Bhagawathi Bhakthimatha sthwayee, Paramaam parameshwari, praseeda mama. 13 Oh goddess of the pure hearted, To those who place their heart in thine lotus like feet, Bad qualities and dirty thoughts do not happen, And so please help me to have utmost devotion, In thine lotus feet and be pleased with me. Vaageesi stham mithiyo, Japarchanaaha vana vrutheeshuprajapeth, Sathu vimala chitha vruthir, Ddehapadhi nithya shudha methi padam. 14 He who chants this ode to the goddess of words, During the time of meditation, worship and sacrifice, He would attain clear pure mindedness, And reach the perennial pure bliss. Sri Vageswaryai nama Salutation to Goddess of Speech. Srimath paramahamsa parivrajaka sankarabhgwat, Paadavirachitham Vageesi sthavam sampoornam.

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Thus ends the "Ode to the Goddess of Speech" written by Adhi Shankara Bhagawat Pada.

Vaani Stotram
Vani Stotram
Composed by Sage Yagna Valkya Translated by P. R. Ramachander [There was a great sage called Vaishampayana. He had several great disciples and the foremost among them was Yagna Valkya. Once Vaishampayana committed a great sin and got the Brahmahathi (sin committed by killing a Brahmin) dosha. Vaishampayana requested all his disciples to do some religious ceremonies so that he can get rid of the sin. The proud Yagna Valkya told his guru that he himself can do all that is needed easily. There was no need for other disciples to do anything. Vaishampayana got very angry at these words and ordered Vaishampayana to return all the knowledge including the Vedas that he has taught him. Yagna Valkya vomited all the knowledge that he has learnt. Vaishampayana became a bird and ate all that was vomited by Yagna Valkya. At this moment, Yagna Valkya became one without Vedas. He recited the following prayer to Goddess Saraswathi and then requested Sun God to teach him Vedas and all other knowledge. Sun God said, he could do it provided Yagna Valkya stood facing his chariot and walked in reverse with the same speed as his chariot. Yagna Valkya, did this. The Veda that he learned from Sun God is known as Shukla Yajur Veda (White Yajur Veda) and the Veda propagated by Vaishampayana is known as Krishna Yajur Veda (Black Yajur Veda).] Brahma swaroopa parama jyothi swaroopaa sanathani, Sarva vidhyathi devya thasyai vanya namo nama. 1 Salutations and Salutations to Vani, Who is the form of Lord Brahma, Who is always, the form of light, And who is the goddess of all learning. Visarga bindhu mathrasu yadha thishtana meva cha, Thathathishta thriya devi thasyai nithyai namo nama. 2 Salutations and salutations to that Goddess, Who lives in colon, full stops and comma*, And who is the goddess controlling them all. *She is the goddess of the language Vyakhya swaroopa sa devi vyakhya thishta roopini, Yayavinaprasangyavansaskyam karthum sakyathe. 3 She is the personification of description, And is the goddess of description, And without her divine grace, Even very learned will not be able to do anything. Kala sankhya swaroopaya thasmai devyair namo nama, Brahma sidhantha roopaya thasmai deyair namo nama. 4 Salutations and salutations to that Goddess, Who is of the form of time and numbers,

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Salutations and salutations to that Goddess, Who is personification of the science of Brahmam. Smrithi sakthi Gnana shakthi budhi sakthi swaroopini, Prathibha kalpana shakthyascha thasmai namo nama. 5 Salutations and salutations to that Goddess, Who is the form of divine knowledge, thirst for knowledge, Power of knowledge, intelligence, strength, Exuberance of intelligence and capability of imagination. Krupama kuru jagan matha mamevam hatha thejasam, Gnanam dehi, smrutheem vidhyam shakthim sishya prabodhineem. 6 Oh mother of the universe, to me who has, Lost all my knowledge due to order of the teacher, Be merciful and grant me wisdom, knowledge of Vedas, Other knowledge and power to teach other students. Yagnavalkya krutham Vani stotram Ethathuyya padeth, Sakaveendro Maha VagmiBrahaspathi samo bhaveth, Sa panditha medhavisukhvindhropa veda druvam. 7 He who reads this praise of Vani, written, By Yagnavalkya at least once would become, Great orator, as intelligent as Brahaspathi, Greatly learned and a great genius. It is for sure that he would live a happy life, As long as the Vedas exist.

Varahi Anugrahashtakam
Varahi Anugrahashtakam
Translated by P. R. Ramachander [Varahi is one of the saptha mathrukas (seven mothers) who aided the devi in her fight against Shumbha, Nishumbha and their armies. She is described to have human body with eight arms, head of a boar and also having three eyes. In the Sri Vidhya tradition, she is also called the Danda-natha (Lady Commander of the forces of the mothergoddess, symbolizing the might of Sri Vidya). As Varahi (hog-faced or the great consumer) she destroys evil forces that obstructs the devotees progress, paralyses the enemies and lead the devotees ultimately to SriVidyas. She is classed as the fifth among the seven mother-like divinities (Saptmatrukas) and hence also called Panchami. With Kurukulla, she is accorded the parental status to Sri-Chakra (Lalitha Tripura-Sundari). While Kurukulla represents the full moon, Varahi (the devoured) represents the new-moon. And while Varahi represents the illumination (prakasa) aspects of the mother-goddess, Kurukulla is the deliberation (vimarsa) aspect. In another aspect, Varahi is also said to be one of the Yoginis, taking the form of a boar. She is said to lift up the earth with her tusks to confer benefits on all creatures. She is imagined as an eight-armed and three-eyed lady

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with a face of a hog, seated under a Palmyra tree, and functioning as a trusted attendant of the Goddess as her chief counselor. In this form she is known as Chaitanya-bhairavi (the devotee's association of strength) She is being described as a fierce (Maha-Ghora) and as Commander of the forces, she moves about in a chariot drawn by boars. She is said to reside in the ocean of sugar-cane juice (ikshu), one of the four oceans that surrounds the mother goddess, holding her court in the island of nine-jewels, and facing the mother-goddess. This prayer seeks her blessings. The other prayer to her for punishment of our enemies is called Varahi Nigrahashtakam. This is also given in this web site.] Matha jagatdrachana natake suthra dhara, Sadroopamakalyithum paramarthatho yam, Eesopyameeswara padam sampaithi thadruk, Konyasthavam kimiva thavaka madha dathu.1 Oh mother even the great God Easwara, Who is the director of the drama, Of creation of earth not being able to, Understand your real true form, Became a non-Easwara and how can, Anyone be capable to write a poem praising you? Namani kinthu granatha sthava loka thunde, Nadambaram sprusathi danda dharasya dhanda, Thallesa langitha bhavambu nidheeya thoyam, Thannama samsmrutheriyam na puna sthuthisthe. 2 Oh mother whose face is the entire world, The one who sings your name, Will never have any punishment, From the stick of the god of death, For with very little of that song, He would have crossed, The sea of day to day life, And so this is only remembering of your names, And not a song of your praise. Twachinda nadarasamulla sada prameya, Nandhodayath samuditha sphuta roma harsha, Mathar namami sudithani sadhetyamum thwa, Mabhyarthayerthamithi poorayathadhayalo.3 Hey goddess, because of the intensity of my thought of you, I became inexpressibly happy and I salute you, With my hairs standing out due to happiness. I entreat and beg from you for this wealth, And so please grant it to me and bless me. Indrendu mouli vidhi kesava mouli rathna, Rochischayojjwallitha pada saroja yugme,

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Chethonathou mama sada prathibimbitha thwam, Bhooya bhavani bhava nasini bhavaye thwaam.4 She whose black colour is made dazzling, By the shine from the gems in the crowns of, Indra, Shiva, Brahma and Vishnu who, Are worshipping her lotus like feet, May please get always reflected, In the recesses of my mind. Hey Goddess who destroys all sorrows, I serve you with all my heart. Lelodrutha kshithi thalasya varahamoorther, Varaha moorthirakhilartha kari thwameva, Praaleya rasmisukalollasithavathamsa, Thwam devi vamathanu bhagahara harasya. 5 You who are blessed with all good things, Are the body of the boar of the, Varaha who playfully lifted the earth, You have your head decorated by the crescent, And you are the one who occupied the left side of Lord Shiva. Thamambha thaptha kanakojjwala kanthi mantha, Aarye chinthayanthi yuvathi thanu magaalaantham, Chakrayudhm trinayanam vara pathri vakthram, Thesham padambhuja yugam pramanthi deva. 6 Oh mother who has the gold like, Shining body of woman up to neck, Who has the head of boar with three eyes, And who holds in her hand the holy wheel, The feet of those who are meditating on you, Would be humbly saluted by all the devas. Thwath sevana skhalitha papachayasya matha, Mokshopi yasya na satho gananam upaithi, Devasuroraga nrupoojitha pada peeta, Kasya sriya sa khalu bhajanatham ne dathe. 7 Oh mother, for an ordinary man whose sins, Have been washed away by serving you, Even getting salvation, is not that important For his feet would be worshipped by. Devas, asuras, nagas and kings, And anything in this world, Could be got easily by him. Kim dushkaram thwayi mano vishayam gathayam, Kim durlabham thwayi vidhanu vadarchithayam, Kim durbharam thwayi sakruth smruthi magathayam, Kim durjayam thwayi krutha sthuthi vada pumsam. 8

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What is not reachable for him, when he has you in his mind? What is not available to him, when he worships you? What is beyond him, when you enter his mind? Where is the defeat for him who offers a prayer to you?

Varahi Nigrahashtakam
Varahi Nigrahashtakam
[The octet of death addressed to Varahi] Translated by P. R. Ramachander [Varahi is one of the saptha mathrukas (seven mothers) who aided the devi in her fight against Shumbha, Nishumbha and their armies. She is described to have human body with eight arms, head of a boar and also having three eyes. In the Sri Vidhya tradition, she is also called the Danda-natha (Lady Commander of the forces of the mothergoddess, symbolizing the might of Sri Vidya). As Varahi (hog-faced or the great consumer) she destroys evil forces that obstructs the devotees progress, paralyses the enemies and lead the devotees ultimately to SriVidyas. She is classed as the fifth among the seven mother-like divinities (Saptmatrukas) and hence also called Panchami. With Kurukulla, she is accorded the parental status to Sri-Chakra (Lalitha Tripura-Sundari). While Kurukulla represents the full moon, Varahi (the devoured) represents the new-moon. And while Varahi represents the illumination (prakasa) aspects of the mother-goddess, Kurukulla is the deliberation (vimarsa) aspect. In another aspect, Varahi is also said to be one of the Yoginis, taking the form of a boar. She is said to lift up the earth with her tusks to confer benefits on all creatures. She is imagined as an eight-armed and three-eyed lady with a face of a hog, seated under a Palmyra tree, and functioning as a trusted attendant of the Goddess as her chief counselor. In this form she is known as Chaitanya-bhairavi (the devotees association of strength) She is being described as a fierce (Maha-Ghora) and as Commander of the forces, she moves about in a chariot drawn by boars. She is said to reside in the ocean of sugar-cane juice (ikshu), one of the four oceans that surrounds the mother goddess, holding her court in the island of nine-jewels, and facing the mother-goddess. This prayer seeks her blessings. The other prayer to her for punishment of our enemies is called Varahi Anugrahashtakam. This is also given in this web site.] Devi, kroda mukhithwadangri kamala dwandwa anurakthathmane, Mahyam druhyathi yo mahesi manasa kayenna vacha nara, Thasyasu thwadaogra nishtoorahala gatha prabhootha vyadha, Paryasyan manaso bhavanthu vapusha prana prayanonmukha. 1 Hey goddess, Who is with a very angry face, Since I have devotion to your lotus like feet, Any one who thinks of troubling me, by body, words or mind, Should become extremely sad, beaten by your very dangerous iron plough, And should become one from whose body the soul starts to depart. Devi thwad pada padma bhakthi vibhava praksheena dushkarmani, Pradhur bhootha nrusamsa bhava malinam, vruthim vidathe mayi,

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Yo dehi bhuvane thadheeya hrudayannir gathwarair lohithai, Sadhya poorayase karabhja chashakam, vanchaphalair mamapi. 2 Hey goddess because I have lost all sins due to devotion to your lotus like feet, He who observes dirty behavior towards me due to cruelty, Should fill your drinking goblet by the blood of his heart, And also please grant me all my desired objectives. Chandothunda vidheerna dushta hrudaya prad binna raktha cchata, Halapana madhattahasa ninadhatopa prathapathkatam, Matharmath paripandhi namapahruthai, pranaisthwadangridhwayam, Dhyanoddamara vaibhavodaya vasath, sandharpayami kshaanath. 3 Because of meditating on you, after the great wonderful, Powers which have dawned in me, I offer at your feet the souls of my evil enemies, which were stolen by me, By drinking the alcohol of their constant spurt of blood, Caused by breaking the hearts of my enemies by your fierce and upturned face, Accompanied by horrifying shouts which, Emanates due to your zest from you from time to time. Shyamam thamarasananaamgri nayanam somardha choodam jagath, Thrana vyagra halayudhaagramusalam santhra samudhravareem, Ye thwam raktha kapalineem hara varaarohe varahananam, Bhavai sandhadathe kadham kshanamapi prananthi thesham dwisham.4 How can the enemies of those extremely devoted to you. Who is black, who has lotus like feet and face, Who wears the crescent of the moon, Who caries with her a plough and an axe As well the sign of terrorizing fear, Who carries blood dripping skulls, And who has the face of a wild boar, Live for at least a few seconds? Viswadheeswara vallabhe vijayase yaa thwam niyanthrathmika, Bhoothaanam purushayushaavdhi karee paka pradha karmanaam, Thwam yache bhavatheem kimapya vithadham ko madhvirodhi jana, Sthyayurmama vanchithavadhi bhaven mathasthavaivagnaya. 5 Victory to you, Mother, who is, The darling of the lord of the universe, Who controls the lives of all beings, Who also exists as the killer of all beings, Who controls the span of life of all men, And who grants suitable rewards for action performed. I request you Oh Goddess, that the life span of my enemies, Should be as long as I desire, based on your orders. Matha samyagupasithum jadamathisthwam naiva saknomyaham, Yadhapya anwitha daisikangri kamalanukrosa pathrasya may, Jandhu kaschana chinthayathya kusalam yasthasya thadvaisasam,

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Bhooya devi virodhino mama cha they sreya pada sangina. 6 Oh mother, as I am a fool, I am not capable of, Properly worshipping you at any time, Still having received the blessings of my guru, I pray that any one who wishes bad things for me, Should go to hell as he is my enemy, And also pray that all the fame should come to me, As I am a great devotee of yours. Varahi vyadha mana manasa galath soukhyam thadasa balim, Seedantham yama prakruthadhya vasitham prapthakhilolpathitham, Kranthath bandhu janai kalam kitha kalam kandavrunodhyath krumeem, Pasyami prathiakshamasu pathitham brantham ludantham muhoo. 7 Hey Varahi, I who am devoted to you, Should see my enemy with a sad mind, Full of disappointment, very feeble and tired, Made scared by the servants of god of death, Full of all miseries and liabilities, Surrounded by crying relatives, And only contributing blemishes to his family. Varahi thwamasesha janthushu puna pranathmika spandhase, Shakthi vyaptha charachara khalu yathasthwamethadhabhyarthaye, Thwath padambhuja sangino mama sukruth papam chikeershayanthi ye, Thesham mama kuru Sankara priyathame, dehantharava sthitham. 8 Hey Varahi, Because of the fact that, By your own power you have spread yourself, In all beings and you exist as the form, Of Soul in all beings and make them throb, I request a favour from you, If any one wishes any bad things on me, Who is the devotee of your lotus like feet, You should not live within him any further.

Vijaya Lakshmi Stotram

Vijaya Lakshmi Stotram
[Prayer to the Lakshmi of Victories] By Sage Agasthya Translated by P. R. Ramachander Jaya padma visalakshi, jaya thwam sri pathi priye, Jaya mathar maha Lakshmi, samasarnavarnava tharini. 1 Victory to the one with lotus like broad eyes, Victory to her, who is the darling of Lord Vishnu, Victory to the mother Mahalakshmi, And victory to her who makes us cross, the sea of life.

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Mahalakshmi namasthubhyam, namasthubhyam sureswari, Hari priye namasthubhyam, namasthubhyam daya nidhe. 2 Salutations to you, Mahalakshmi, Salutations to you, goddess of devas, Salutations to you, sweetheart of Hari, And salutations to you, the treasure of mercy. Padmalaye namasthubhyam, namasthubhyam cha sarvadhe, Sarva bhootha hitharthaya, vasu vrushtim sada kuru. 3 Salutations to you, goddess who lives in lotus, Salutations to you, who is capable of doing everything, For the sake of the good of all beings, Please always shower nectar on them. Jaganmathar namasthubhyam, namasthubhyam dhaya nidhe, Dayavathi namasthubhyam, Visweswari namosthuthe. 4 Salutations to you, mother of the world, Salutations to you, treasure house of mercy, Salutations to you, who has the habit of being merciful, And salutations to you, goddess of the universe. Nama ksheerrnava sudhe, nama trilokya dharini, Vasu vrushte namasthubhyam, raksha maam saranagatham. 5 Salutations to the daughter of milky ocean, Salutations to her who holds the three worlds, Salutations to you who showers nectar, Please protect me, who am seeking your protection. Raksha thwam deva devesi deva devasya vallabhe, Daridrya thrahi maam Lakshmi, krupaam kuru mamopari. 6 Please save me, Oh goddess of Gods, Who is the consort of god of gods, Oh Lakshmi, please remove my poverty, And show mercy on me. Namasthrilokya janani, Namatrilokya pavani, Brahmadayo namanthi thwam, jagadananda dhayini. 7 Salutations to mother of three worlds, Salutations to purifier of three worlds, Gods like Brahma salute you, Oh Goddess who grants happiness to the world. Vishnu priye, namasthubhyam, namasthubhyam jagadhithe, Aarthhanthri namasthubhyam, samrudhim kuru may sada. 8

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Salutations of darling of Vishnu, Salutations to her, who is everywhere in the world, Salutations to her who ends avarice, Please give me plenty, always. Abjavase namasthubhyam, chapalayai namo nama, Chanchalayai namasthubhyam, lalithyai namo nama. 9 Salutation to her who lives in the lotus, Salutations to her who is unstable, Salutations to her who easily shifts, And salutations to her who is easily pleased. Nama pradhymna janani, mathasthubhyam namo nama, Paripalaya bho mathar maam, thubhyam saranagatham. 10 Salutations to the mother of Pradhyumna, Oh, Mother salutations and salutations to you, Oh my mother look after me, For I have come seeking your protection. Saranye thwam prapannosmi, kamale kamalalaye, Trahi trahi mahalakshmi, parithrana parayane. 11 Oh goddess, who is fit to accept surrender, Please accept my surrender. Oh Kamala who lives on a lotus, Save me, save me, Oh Mahalakshmi, Who is interested in saving those who approach her. Pandithyam shobhathe naiva, na shobhanthi guna nare, Seelathwam naiva shobhthe, Mahalakshmi thwaya vina. 12 Without your presence Mahalakshmi*, Learning does not shine, nor does, Good conduct and good character. * Without Mahalakshmi, one becomes poor Thwad virajathe roopam, thawach seelam virajathe, Thwad guna naranaam, cha yavath Lakshmi praseedathi. 13 The form of a being shines, The character of a being shines, The conduct of a being shines, Till the grace of Mahalakshmi is present. Lakshmi thwayalankrutha manavaye, Papair vimuktha, nrupaloka manya, Gunair viheena, gunino bhavanthi, Dusshelana sheelavatham varishta. 14 That man who is decorated by your presence,

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Is free from sins, respected like a king, Even if he lacks good conduct, is considered having one, And even if is of bad character, is considered as good. Lakshmir bhooshayathe roopam, lakshmir bhooshayathe kulam, Lakshmir bhooshayathe vidhyam, sarva lakshmir viseshyathe. 15 Lakshmi decorates the looks, Lakshmi decorates the clan, Lakshmi decorates knowledge, And everything is made special by her. Lakshmi thwad guna keerthanena, kamala bhoorythyalam jihmatham, Rudradhya ravi Chandra devathayo, vakthum naiva kshama, Asmabhi sthava roopa lakshana gunaan vakthum kadham sakyathe, Mathar maam paripahi viswa janani kruthwa mameshtam dhruvam. 16 Oh Lakshmi, Lord Brahma, Rudra, Sun God and moon god, Find themselves inadequate to sing your praises, And please tell how I can be adequate to sing you in poems, Oh mother please look after me, Oh mother of universe, Always fulfill my desires fully. Dheenarthi bheetham, bhava thapa peeditham, Dhanair viheenam, thava parsvamagatham, Krupa nidhithwath, mama Lakshmi sathwaram, Dhana pradhana dhana nayakam kuru. 17 Afraid of misery, afflicted by sorrow, Without wealth, I have come before you, Oh My Lakshmi, speedily take mercy on me, And make me rich and lord of riches. Maam vilokya janani Hari priye, Nirdhanam sameepamagatham, Dehi may jjadithi karagram, Vasthra kanchana varannamadbutham. 18 Please see me, darling of Hari, I have come near you without any wealth, Please give speedily your helping hand, And bless me with cloth, gold and wonderful food Thwameva janani Lakshmi, pitha Lakshmi thwameva cha, Bratha thwam cha sakha Lakshmi vidhya Lakshmi thwameva cha. 19 You are my mother Oh, Lakshmi, You are my father Oh, Lakshmi, You are my brother and friend Oh Lakshmi, And you are also my knowledge, Oh Lakshmi. Thrahi, thrahi maha Lakshmi, Thrahi, thrahi Sureswari,

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Thrahi, thrahi Jagan matha, daridryath thrahi vegatha. 20 Save me, save me, Of Maha Lakshmi, Save me, save me, Of Goddess of gods, Save me, Save me, Oh mother of universe, Speedily save me save me from poverty. Namasthubhyam jagad dhatri, Namasthubhyam namo nama, Dharma dhaare Namasthubhyam, nama sampathi dhayini. 21 Salutations to you mother of the universe, Salutations to you, salutations and salutations, Salutations to the upholder of just action, And salutations to the giver of wealth. Daridryarnava magnoham, nimagnoham rasa thale, Majjantham maam kare dhruthwa, thudhara thwam rame dhruvam. 22 I am completely drowned in poverty, Drowned deeply in to hell, Please extend your hand quickly, And please lift me permanently from here, Oh Rema. Kim Lakshmi bahunokthena, japithena puna puna, Anyamme saranam nasthi, sathyam sathyam hari priye. 23 Why should I endlessly repeat, This request again and again, I do not have any one except you, This is the truth and the truth, darling of Hari. Ethath sruthwa sathya vakyaam, hrushyamana hari priya, Uvacha madhuram vaneem, thushtoham thave sarvadha. 24 Hearing these truthful words, The darling of Hari became happy, And told in sweet words, I have always become pleased with you. Yathwayoktha midham stotram ya padishyathi manava, Srunothi cha maha bhagas thasyaham vasa varthini. 25 He who reads or hears this poem of praise, Will become a great devotee of God, And I would be under his control, And obey all his wishes. Nithyam padathi yo bhakthya, thwam Lakshmi sthasya nasyathi, Ranam cha nasyathe theevram, viyogam na pasyathi. 26 To him who reads this prayer daily, Lakshmi would destroy his quarrels,

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And destroy great parting of ways, And he would never see her going away. Ya padeth prathar uthaya, sradha bhakthi samanvitha, Gruhe thasya sada sthasye nithyam sreepathina saha. 27 He who read this daily as soon as he gets up, With devotion and concentration daily, Will have his house blessed with the presence, Of Mahalakshmi, and her consort. Sukha soubhagya sampanno, manasvee budhiman bhaved, Puthravan gunavan sreshto bhoga bhoktha cha manava. 28 He would lead a life luck and pleasure, Become by mind intelligent, Get children be of good character, And would enjoy all pleasures. Idham stotram maha punyam Lakshmy agasthya prakeerthitham, Vishnu prasada jananam, chaturvarga phala pradham. 29 This prayer which was sung about Lakshmi, By the sage Agasthya is greatly blessed, Brings the grace of Lord Vishnu, And gives four types of wealth. Rajadware jayaschaiva, sathroschiva parajaya, Bhootha pretha pisachanam, vyagranam na bhayam thadha. 30 This would grant success in the door of the king, Lead to the defeat of our enemy, And is the remover of fears of ghosts, Dead souls and tigers. Na sasthra anala thyaougathbhayam thasya prajayathe, Durvruthanam cha papanam bahu hanikaram param. 31 Neither armaments, nor fire nor water would cause fear to him, And bad natured and sinners would greatly be harmed. Mandhurakari salasugavam goshte samahitha, Padeth dosha santhyartham, maha pathaka nasanam. 32 He would be happy with properties and herds of cows, And reading it as an antidote for problems and Would completely destroy effects of great sins. Sarva soukhya karam, nrunam ayur aroghyadam thadha, Agasthya munina proktham, prajanam, hitha kamyaya. 33

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Granting all sort of good things, and blessing with health and life, This was composed by Sage Agasthya for the great good of people.

Vipareeth Pratyangira Stotra

Vipareeth Pratyangira Stotra
[Opposite Prathyangira Prayer] Given by Sri Yogeswaranandji Translated by P. R. Ramachander [Prathyangira Devi is also known as Atharvana Bhadra Kali and also as Narasimhika Devi. There are various stories about her origin. It seems after Lord Nrasimha killed Hiranyakasipu, his anger grew unboundedly. The devas tried all their best to calm him down. When Prahlada and Goddess Lakshmi were not able to pacify him (Many people believe that they individually were able to pacify him), Lord Shiva took the incarnation of Sharabha Deva (a mixture of man, lion and eagle). He also failed. Then Goddess Parvathi appeared from the ferocious eyes of Sharabha deva) with 1008 heads and 2016 hands and roared ferociously. This pacified Lord Narasimha. Others believe that Goddess Lakshmi took a form of woman lion and (also called Prathyangira) and pacified him. This stotra is addressed to Prathyangira devi requesting her grace to kill our enemies. Please do not chant this Manthra without getting it from a Guru. It is believed that if it is not done that way, such trials would lead to very horrible effects. The Hindi version of this great manthra is given at www.anusthanokarehasya.com/article/vipreet%20pratyangira%20stotra.pdf. I have taken it from there. My indebtedness and thanks to Sri Yogeswaranandji.] Dhyaam Gadgam, kapalam, damaru, trishoolam, Sambhibrathi chandra kala vathamsa, Pingordhwa keso asitha bheema damshtra, Bhooyad vibhoothyai mama Bhadra kali. Please shower your grace on me, Oh Bhadarakali, Who is armed with sword. Skull, drum and trident, Who shines with the crescent on her head, Who has red hair standing erect on her head, And who also has very big teeth. Nyasa (Ritual of the chant) Take water in your right hand and chant Om asya sri Vipareetha prathyangira manthrasya Bhairava rishi, Anushtup Chanda, Sri Vipareetha prathyangira devatha For the chant of The Vipareetha prathyangira, The sage is Bhairava, meter is anushtup, Goddess addressed is Vipareetha Prathyangira Mama abheeshta sidhyarthe jape cha pate cha viniyoga This chant is being done to fulfill my desires.

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After this pour the water in the hand down to earth Kara nyasa Ritual of the hand Im angushtabhyam nama Om hreem tharjaneebhyam nama, Om sreem madhyamabhyam nama Om prathyangire anamikabhyam nama Om maam raksha raksha kanishtikabhyam nama Om Mama shathrun bhanjaya, bhanjaya kara thala kara prushtabhyam nama. Iym salutations to the thumb Om Hreem salutations to the second finger Om sreem salutations to the middle finger Om Prathyangire salutations by fourth finger Om Mother protect me salutations to the little finger, Om kill, kill my enemies salutations to the palm and back side of hand Hrudaya nyasa (ritual of the heart) Om Iym hrudayata nama Om hreem sirase swaha Om sreem shikayai vashat Om Prayangire kavachaya hoom, Om maam raksha raksha nethra thrayaya voushat Om Mama shathrun bhanjaya bhanjaya asthraya phat Om Iym salutations to the heart Om hreem salutations to the head Om sreem salutations to the hair, Om Prayangire salutations to the armour Om Save me save me salutations to the three eyes, Om kill my enemies salutations to the arrow. Om bhor bhuva suuva ithi dig bhanda By telling Om earth, Bhuva and Suva I tie all directions Root Chant Repeatedly chant Om iym hreem sreem prathyangire maam raksha raksha mama shathrun bhanjaya bhanjaya phey hum phat Awaha Om iym hreem Oh Prathyagire save me, kill my enemies Hoom Phat swaha.