About this stotra
Meenakshi Pancharatnam (The five jewels of Meenakshi) is a popular stotram composed by Sri Adi Shankaracharya as a ritual incantation on goddess Meenakshi. This stotram explains the divine qualities, appearance and the greatness of goddess Meenakshi, consort of God Sundareshwar (Shiva).
Meenakshi Pancharatnam lyrics and meaning
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Verse 1
उद्यद्भानुसहस्रकोटिसदृशां केयूरहारोज्ज्वलां
विम्बोष्ठीं स्मितदन्तपङ्क्तिरुचिरां पीताम्बरालङ्कृताम् ।
विष्णुब्रह्मसुरेन्द्रसेवितपदां तत्त्वस्वरूपां शिवां
मीनाक्षीं प्रणतोऽस्मि सन्ततमहं कारुण्यवारांनिधिम् ॥१॥
udyadbhānusahasrakoṭisadṛśāṃ keyūrahārojjvalāṃ
vimboṣṭhīṃ smitadantapaṅktirucirāṃ pītāmbarālaṅkṛtām .
viṣṇubrahmasurendrasevitapadāṃ tattvasvarūpāṃ śivāṃ
mīnākṣīṃ praṇato'smi santatamahaṃ kāruṇyavārāṃnidhim ..1..
I meditate on Devi Meenakshi who is rising (in my mental vision) with the splendour of thousand million Suns, shining with bracelets and garlands (matching the splendour of the rising Suns),
She is rising with a smiling face, (appearing beautiful) with lips red like bimba fruits, and having beautiful rows of teeth; She is adorned with shining yellow garments (which are matching the splendour of the rising Suns),
Vishnu, Brahma and the king of Suras (i.e. Indra Deva) are serving her lotus feet; And her auspicious form is of the essence of eternal consciousness (Tattva),
(Seeing that vision) I Bow down again and again to Devi Meenakshi, who is an ocean of compassion.
Word by word
- उद्यद्भानुसहस्रकोटिसदृशां (udyadbhānusahasrakoṭisadṛśām)
- like thousand million Suns (udyat:rising | bhānu:Sun | sahasra:thousand | koṭi:million | sadṛśām:like)
- केयूरहारोज्ज्वलां (keyūrahārojjvalām)
- shining with bracelets and garlands (keyūra:bracelet | hāra:garland | ujjvalām:shining)
- विम्बोष्ठीं (vimboṣṭhīm)
- with lips like bimba fruit (vimba:bimba fruit | oṣṭhīm:lips)
- स्मितदन्तपङ्क्तिरुचिरां (smitadantapaṅktirucirām)
- beautiful with smiling teeth (smita:smiling | danta:teeth | paṅkti:row | rucirām:beautiful)
- पीताम्बरालङ्कृताम् (pītāmbarālaṅkṛtām)
- adorned with yellow garments (pīta:yellow | ambara:garment | ālaṅkṛtām:adorned)
- विष्णुब्रह्मसुरेन्द्रसेवितपदां (viṣṇubrahmasurendrasevitapadām)
- served by Vishnu, Brahma, Indra (viṣṇu:Vishnu | brahma:Brahma | surendra:Indra | sevita:served | padām:feet)
- तत्त्वस्वरूपां (tattvasvarūpām)
- essence of eternal consciousness (tattva:essence | svarūpām:form)
- शिवां (śivām)
- auspicious
- मीनाक्षीं (mīnākṣīm)
- Meenakshi
- प्रणतोऽस्मि (praṇato'smi)
- I bow down (praṇataḥ:bowed | asmi:I am)
- सन्ततमहं (santatamahaṃ)
- always I (santatam:always | aham:I)
- कारुण्यवारांनिधिम् (kāruṇyavārāṃnidhim)
- ocean of compassion (kāruṇya:compassion | vārāṃnidhi:ocean)
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Verse 2
मुक्ताहारलसत्किरीटरुचिरां पूर्णेन्दुवक्त्रप्रभां
शिञ्जन्नूपुरकिङ्किणीमणिधरां पद्मप्रभाभासुराम् ।
सर्वाभीष्टफलप्रदां गिरिसुतां वाणीरमासेवितां ।
मीनाक्षीं प्रणतोऽस्मि सन्ततमहं कारुण्यवारांनिधिम् ॥२॥
muktāhāralasatkirīṭarucirāṃ pūrṇenduvaktraprabhāṃ
śiñjannūpurakiṅkiṇīmaṇidharāṃ padmaprabhābhāsurām .
sarvābhīṣṭaphalapradāṃ girisutāṃ vāṇīramāsevitāṃ .
mīnākṣīṃ praṇato'smi santatamahaṃ kāruṇyavārāṃnidhim ..2..
Her face shining with the splendour of a full moon; Her crown shining with the splendour of the diadem (adorning it); and her bosom shining with the splendour of the garland of pearls (decorating it),
Her lotus feet decorated with jingling anklets with bells and gems over them, are shining with the splendour of a lotus (as if blossoming with the million rising suns),
(That lotus feet is the) Granter of all wishes, belonging to the daughter of the mountain, who is accompanied by Vaani (Devi Saraswati) and Ramaa (Devi Lakshmi),
(Seeing that lotus feet) I bow down again and again to Devi Meenakshi, Who is an ocean of compassion.
Word by word
- मुक्ताहारलसत्किरीटरुचिराम् (muktāhāralasatkirīṭarucirām)
- shining with diadem's splendour (muktāhāra:pearl garland | lasat:shining | kirīṭa:diadem | rucirām:splendour)
- पूर्णेन्दुवक्त्रप्रभाम् (pūrṇenduvaktraprabhām)
- face shining like full moon (pūrṇa:full | indu:moon | vaktra:face | prabhām:shining)
- शिञ्जन्नूपुरकिङ्किणीमणिधराम् (śiñjannūpurakiṅkiṇīmaṇidharām)
- adorned with jingling anklets (śiñjan:jingling | nūpura:anklets | kiṅkiṇī:bells | maṇi:gems | dharām:bearing)
- पद्मप्रभाभासुराम् (padmaprabhābhāsurām)
- shining with lotus splendour (padma:lotus | prabhā:splendour | bhāsurām:shining)
- सर्वाभीष्टफलप्रदाम् (sarvābhīṣṭaphalapradām)
- granter of all wishes (sarva:all | abhīṣṭa:wishes | phala:fruits | pradām:granter)
- गिरिसुताम् (girisutām)
- daughter of the mountain (giri:mountain | sutām:daughter)
- वाणीरमासेविताम् (vāṇīramāsevitām)
- attended by Vaani and Ramaa (vāṇī:Vaani | ramā:Ramaa | sevitām:attended by)
- मीनाक्षीम् (mīnākṣīm)
- Meenakshi
- प्रणतः (praṇataḥ)
- bowed down
- अस्मि (asmi)
- I am
- सन्ततम् (santatam)
- always
- अहम् (aham)
- I
- कारुण्यवारांनिधिम् (kāruṇyavārāṃnidhim)
- ocean of compassion (kāruṇya:compassion | vārāṃ:ocean | nidhim:treasure)
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Verse 3
श्रीविद्यां शिववामभागनिलयां ह्रीङ्कारमन्त्रोज्ज्वलां
श्रीचक्राङ्कितबिन्दुमध्यवसतिं श्रीमत्सभानायिकाम् ।
श्रीमत्षण्मुखविघ्नराजजननीं श्रीमज्जगन्मोहिनीं ।
मीनाक्षीं प्रणतोऽस्मि सन्ततमहं कारुण्यवारांनिधिम् ॥३॥
śrīvidyāṃ śivavāmabhāganilayāṃ hrīṅkāramantrojjvalāṃ
śrīcakrāṅkitabindumadhyavasatiṃ śrīmatsabhānāyikām .
śrīmatṣaṇmukhavighnarājajananīṃ śrīmajjaganmohinīṃ .
mīnākṣīṃ praṇato'smi santatamahaṃ kāruṇyavārāṃnidhim ..3..
Sri Vidya shining with the splendour of Hrimkara mantras, where she is residing as the left-half of Shiva,
Within the bindu, at the center of the Sri Chakra; and presiding over the assembly of deities (in the Sri Chakra),
She who is the mother of Shanmukha (Sri Muruga) and Vighnaraja (Sri Ganesha), is the mother of the universe, enchanting all (by her infinite creations and transformations),
I bow down again and again to Devi Meenakshi, who is an ocean of compassion.
Word by word
- श्रीविद्यां (śrīvidyāṃ)
- Sri Vidya (śrī:Sri | vidyāṃ:knowledge)
- शिववामभागनिलयां (śivavāmabhāganilayāṃ)
- residing in Shiva's left-half (śiva:Shiva | vāma:left | bhāga:half | nilayāṃ:residing)
- ह्रीङ्कारमन्त्रोज्ज्वलां (hrīṅkāramantrojjvalāṃ)
- shining with Hrimkara mantras (hrīṅkāra:Hrimkara | mantra:mantras | ujjvalāṃ:shining)
- श्रीचक्राङ्कितबिन्दुमध्यवसतिं (śrīcakrāṅkitabindumadhyavasatiṃ)
- residing at Sri Chakra's center (śrīcakra:Sri Chakra | aṅkita:marked | bindu:dot | madhya:center | vasatiṃ:residing)
- श्रीमत्सभानायिकाम् (śrīmatsabhānāyikām)
- presiding over the assembly (śrīmat:venerable | sabhā:assembly | nāyikām:presiding)
- श्रीमत्षण्मुखविघ्नराजजननीं (śrīmatṣaṇmukhavighnarājajananīṃ)
- mother of Shanmukha and Vighnaraja (śrīmat:venerable | ṣaṇmukha:Shanmukha | vighnarāja:Vighnaraja | jananīṃ:mother)
- श्रीमज्जगन्मोहिनीं (śrīmajjaganmohinīṃ)
- enchanting the universe (śrīmat:venerable | jagan:universe | mohinīṃ:enchanting)
- मीनाक्षीं (mīnākṣīṃ)
- Meenakshi
- प्रणतोऽस्मि (praṇato'smi)
- I bow down (praṇataḥ:bowed | asmi:I am)
- सन्ततमहं (santatamahaṃ)
- always I am (santata:always | aham:I am)
- कारुण्यवारांनिधिम् (kāruṇyavārāṃnidhim)
- ocean of compassion (kāruṇya:compassion | vārāṃnidhi:ocean)
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Verse 4
श्रीमत्सुन्दरनायिकां भयहरां ज्ञानप्रदां निर्मलां
श्यामाभां कमलासनार्चितपदां नारायणस्यानुजाम् ।
वीणावेणुमृदङ्गवाद्यरसिकां नानाविधामम्बिकां ।
मीनाक्षीं प्रणतोऽस्मि सन्ततमहं कारुण्यवारांनिधिम् ॥४॥
śrīmatsundaranāyikāṃ bhayaharāṃ jñānapradāṃ nirmalāṃ
śyāmābhāṃ kamalāsanārcitapadāṃ nārāyaṇasyānujām .
vīṇāveṇumṛdaṅgavādyarasikāṃ nānāvidhāmambikāṃ .
mīnākṣīṃ praṇato'smi santatamahaṃ kāruṇyavārāṃnidhim ..4..
Seeing her as the beautiful presiding deity (as the source of everything), takes away fear, bestows knowledge, and makes us pure,
Her dark form, (visualizing) Her feet being worshipped by the one seated on lotus (i.e. Brahmadeva), (I worship her), Who is the younger sister of Sri Narayana,
She takes delight in various musical instruments like Veena, Venu (Flute) and Mridanga; and assuming various forms as mother (she plays her play of creations),
I bow down again and again to Devi Meenakshi, who is an ocean of compassion.
Word by word
- श्रीमत्सुन्दरनायिकाम् (śrīmatsundaranāyikām)
- to the beautiful consort (śrīmat:glorious | sundara:beautiful | nāyikām:consort)
- भयहराम् (bhayaharām)
- remover of fear (bhaya:fear | harām:remover)
- ज्ञानप्रदाम् (jñānapradām)
- bestower of knowledge (jñāna:knowledge | pradām:bestower)
- निर्मलाम् (nirmalām)
- pure
- श्यामाभाम् (śyāmābhām)
- dark-hued (śyāma:dark | ābhām:hued)
- कमलासनार्चितपदाम् (kamalāsanārcitapadām)
- whose feet are worshipped by Brahma (kamala:lotus | āsana:seat | arcita:worshipped | padām:feet)
- नारायणस्यानुजाम् (nārāyaṇasyānujām)
- younger sister of Narayana (nārāyaṇasya:of Narayana | anujām:younger sister)
- वीणावेणुमृदङ्गवाद्यरसिकाम् (vīṇāveṇumṛdaṅgavādyarasikām)
- delighted by musical instruments (vīṇā:veena | veṇu:flute | mṛdaṅga:mridanga | vādya:instruments | rasikām:delighted)
- नानाविधाम् (nānāvidhām)
- of various kinds (nānā:various | vidhām:kinds)
- अम्बिकाम् (ambikām)
- mother
- मीनाक्षीम् (mīnākṣīm)
- Meenakshi
- प्रणतः (praṇataḥ)
- bowed down
- अस्मि (asmi)
- I am
- सन्ततम् (santatam)
- always
- अहम् (aham)
- I
- कारुण्यवारांनिधिम् (kāruṇyavārāṃnidhim)
- ocean of compassion (kāruṇya:compassion | vārāṃnidhim:ocean)
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Verse 5
नानायोगिमुनीन्द्रहृत्सुवसतिं नानार्थसिद्धिप्रदां
नानापुष्पविराजिताङ्घ्रियुगलां नारायणेनार्चिताम् ।
नादब्रह्ममयीं परात्परतरां नानार्थतत्त्वात्मिकां ।
मीनाक्षीं प्रणतोऽस्मि सन्ततमहं कारुण्यवारांनिधिम् ॥५॥
nānāyogimunīndrahṛtsuvasatiṃ nānārthasiddhipradāṃ
nānāpuṣpavirājitāṅghriyugalāṃ nārāyaṇenārcitām .
nādabrahmamayīṃ parātparatarāṃ nānārthatattvātmikāṃ .
mīnākṣīṃ praṇato'smi santatamahaṃ kāruṇyavārāṃnidhim ..5..
Residing within the hearts of various great yogis and munis, she bestows various siddhis (spiritual accomplishments),
Her lotus feet adorned with various flowers (of devotion of devotees) is adored by Narayana himself (Who is fond of pure devotion),
She is the embodiment of Nada Brahman, beyond all existences, pervading everything as their innermost soul (i.e. innermost essence),
I bow down again and again to Devi Meenakshi, who is an ocean of compassion.
Word by word
- नानायोगिमुनीन्द्रहृत्सुवसतिं (nānāyogimunīndrahṛtsuvasatiṃ)
- residing in hearts of yogis (nānā:various | yogi:yogis | munīndra:great sages | hṛt:hearts | suvasatiṃ:residing)
- नानार्थसिद्धिप्रदां (nānārthasiddhipradāṃ)
- bestowing various accomplishments (nānā:various | artha:purposes | siddhi:accomplishments | pradāṃ:bestowing)
- नानापुष्पविराजिताङ्घ्रियुगलां (nānāpuṣpavirājitāṅghriyugalāṃ)
- feet adorned with flowers (nānā:various | puṣpa:flowers | virājita:adorned | aṅghri:feet | yugalāṃ:pair)
- नारायणेनार्चिताम् (nārāyaṇenārcitām)
- worshipped by Narayana (nārāyaṇena:by Narayana | arcitām:worshipped)
- नादब्रह्ममयीं (nādabrahmamayīṃ)
- embodiment of Nada Brahman (nāda:sound | brahma:Brahman | mayīṃ:embodiment)
- परात्परतरां (parātparatarāṃ)
- beyond the highest (parāt:beyond | paratarāṃ:highest)
- नानार्थतत्त्वात्मिकां (nānārthatattvātmikāṃ)
- essence of various truths (nānā:various | artha:truths | tattva:essence | ātmikāṃ:nature)
- मीनाक्षीं (mīnākṣīṃ)
- Meenakshi
- प्रणतोऽस्मि (praṇato'smi)
- I bow down (praṇataḥ:bowed | asmi:I am)
- सन्ततमहं (santatamahaṃ)
- always I (santata:always | aham:I)
- कारुण्यवारांनिधिम् (kāruṇyavārāṃnidhim)
- ocean of compassion (kāruṇya:compassion | vārāṃnidhi:ocean)
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