Sri Shanmukha Shatkam lyrics and meaning
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Verse 1
गिरितनयासुत गाङ्गपयोदित गन्धसुवासित बालतनो
गुणगणभूषण कोमलभाषण क्रौञ्चविदारण कुन्दतनो ।
गजमुखसोदर दुर्जयदानवसङ्घविनाशक दिव्यतनो
जय जय हे गुह षण्मुख सुन्दर देहि रतिं तव पादयुगे ॥ 1 ॥
giritanayāsuta gāṅgapayōdita gandhasuvāsita bālatanō
guṇagaṇabhūṣaṇa kōmalabhāṣaṇa krauñchavidāraṇa kundatanō ।
gajamukhasōdara durjayadānavasaṅghavināśaka divyatanō
jaya jaya hē guha ṣaṇmukha sundara dēhi ratiṃ tava pādayugē ॥ 1 ॥
O son of the mountain's daughter — Pārvatī (giritanayāsuta), raised by the sacred waters of the Gaṅgā (gāṅgapayōdita), fragrant with sweet divine scents (gandhasuvāsita), O eternally youthful form (bālatanō) — O jewel of virtues (guṇagaṇabhūṣaṇa), sweet of speech (kōmalabhāṣaṇa), piercer of the Krauñcha mountain (krauñchavidāraka) — O six-faced Ṣaṇmukha, lord of compassion, may you protect us.
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Verse 2
प्रतिगिरिसंस्थित भक्तहृदिस्थित पुत्रधनप्रद रम्यतनो
भवभयमोचक भाग्यविधायक भूसुतवार सुपूज्यतनो ।
बहुभुजशोभित बन्धविमोचक बोधफलप्रद बोधतनो
जय जय हे गुह षण्मुख सुन्दर देहि रतिं तव पादयुगे ॥ 2 ॥
pratigirisaṃsthita bhaktahṛdisthita putradhanaprada ramyatanō
bhavabhayamōchaka bhāgyavidhāyaka bhūsutavāra supūjyatanō ।
bahubhujaśōbhita bandhavimōchaka bōdhaphalaprada bōdhatanō
jaya jaya hē guha ṣaṇmukha sundara dēhi ratiṃ tava pādayugē ॥ 2 ॥
O one who dwells on every sacred mountain (pratigirisaṃsthita), who abides in the hearts of devoted souls (bhaktahṛdisthita), granter of sons and wealth (putradhanaprada), of beautiful and charming form (ramyatanō) — O remover of the fear of worldly existence (bhavabhayamōchaka), bestower of auspicious fortune (bhāgyavidhāyaka) — O Ṣaṇmukha, may your grace ever bless us.
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Verse 3
शमधनमानित मौनिहृदालय मोक्षकृदालय मुग्धतनो
शतमखपालक शङ्करतोषक शङ्खसुवादक शक्तितनो ।
दशशतमन्मथ सन्निभसुन्दर कुण्डलमण्डित कर्णविभो
जय जय हे गुह षण्मुख सुन्दर देहि रतिं तव पादयुगे ॥ 3 ॥
śamadhanamānita maunihṛdālaya mōkṣakṛdālaya mugdhatanō
śatamakhapālaka śaṅkaratōṣaka śaṅkhasuvādaka śaktitanō ।
daśaśatamanmatha sannibhasundara kuṇḍalamaṇḍita karṇavibhō
jaya jaya hē guha ṣaṇmukha sundara dēhi ratiṃ tava pādayugē ॥ 3 ॥
O one who is revered by those who possess the wealth of inner tranquility (śamadhanamānita), who is the heart's refuge of silent contemplatives (maunihṛdālaya), whose abode is the source of liberation (mōkṣakṛdālaya), of enchanting form (mugdhatanō) — O protector of Indra who performed a hundred sacrifices (śatamakhapālaka), O pleaser of Śaṅkara (śaṅkaratōṣaka), sweet-sounding as a conch (śaṅkhasuvādaka) — O Ṣaṇmukha, be our shelter.
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Verse 4
गुह तरुणारुणचेलपरिष्कृत तारकमारक मारतनो
जलनिधितीरसुशोभिवरालय शङ्करसन्नुत देवगुरो ।
विहितमहाध्वरसामनिमन्त्रित सौम्यहृदन्तर सोमतनो
जय जय हे गुह षण्मुख सुन्दर देहि रतिं तव पादयुगे ॥ 4 ॥
guha taruṇāruṇachēlapariṣkṛta tārakamāraka māratanō
jalanidhitīrasuśōbhivarālaya śaṅkarasannuta dēvagurō ।
vihitamahādhvarasāmanimantrita saumyahṛdantara sōmatanō
jaya jaya hē guha ṣaṇmukha sundara dēhi ratiṃ tava pādayugē ॥ 4 ॥
O Guha, adorned in garments red as the young dawn (taruṇāruṇachēlapariṣkṛta), O slayer of the demon Tāraka (tārakamāraka), O one as beautiful as Kāma the god of love (māratanō) — dwelling in your excellent sea-shore abode (jalanidhitīrasuśōbhivarālaya), praised by Śaṅkara himself (śaṅkarasannuta) — O Ṣaṇmukha, may your glory ever shine.
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Verse 5
लवलिकया सह केलिकलापर देवसुतार्पित माल्यतनो
गुरुपदसंस्थित शङ्करदर्शित तत्त्वमयप्रणवार्थविभो ।
विधिहरिपूजित ब्रह्मसुतार्पित भाग्यसुपूरक योगितनो
जय जय हे गुह षण्मुख सुन्दर देहि रतिं तव पादयुगे ॥ 5 ॥
lavalikayā saha kēlikalāpara dēvasutārpita mālyatanō
gurupadasaṃsthita śaṅkaradarśita tattvamayapraṇavārthavibhō ।
vidhiharipūjita brahmasutārpita bhāgyasupūraka yōgitanō
jaya jaya hē guha ṣaṇmukha sundara dēhi ratiṃ tava pādayugē ॥ 5 ॥
O one who is forever engaged in playful arts with Vaḷḷī (lavalikayā saha kēlikalāpara), adorned with a garland presented by Devasenā, the daughter of the gods (dēvasutārpita mālyatanō) — who stands at the feet of the Supreme Guru (gurupadasaṃsthita), revealed and made known by Śaṅkara (śaṅkaradarśita), illuminer of the living truth (tattvamayaprakāśa) — O Ṣaṇmukha, grant us your grace.
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Verse 6
कलिजनपालन कञ्जसुलोचन कुक्कुटकेतन केलितनो
कृतबलिपालन बर्हिणवाहन फालविलोचनशम्भुतनो ।
शरवणसम्भव शत्रुनिबर्हण चन्द्रसमानन शर्मतनो
जय जय हे गुह षण्मुख सुन्दर देहि रतिं तव पादयुगे ॥ 6 ॥
kalijanapālana kañjasulōchana kukkuṭakētana kēlitanō
kṛtabalipālana barhiṇavāhana phālavilōchanaśambhutanō ।
śaravaṇasambhava śatrunibarhaṇa chandrasamānana śarmatanō
jaya jaya hē guha ṣaṇmukha sundara dēhi ratiṃ tava pādayugē ॥ 6 ॥
O protector of the people of the Kali age (kalijanapālana), with beautiful lotus eyes (kañjasulōchana), whose banner is the rooster (kukkuṭakētana), of a joyfully sporting form (kēlitanō) — who accepts devotees' ritual offerings (kṛtabalipālana), who rides the peacock (barhiṇavāhana), O son of the forehead-eyed Śiva (phālavilōchanasuta) — O Ṣaṇmukha, may your grace encompass us.
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Verse 7
सुखदमनन्तपदान्वित रामसुदीक्षित सत्कविपद्यमिदं
शरवण सम्भव तोषदमिष्टदमष्टसुसिद्धिदमार्तिहरम् ।
पठति शृणोति च भक्तियुतो यदि भाग्यसमृद्धिमथो लभते
जय जय हे गुह षण्मुख सुन्दर देहि रतिं तव पादयुगे ॥ 7 ॥
sukhadamanantapadānvita rāmasudīkṣita satkavipadyamidaṃ
śaravaṇa sambhava tōṣadamiṣṭadamaṣṭasusiddhidamārtiharam ।
paṭhati śṛṇōti cha bhaktiyutō yadi bhāgyasamṛddhimathō labhatē
jaya jaya hē guha ṣaṇmukha sundara dēhi ratiṃ tava pādayugē ॥ 7 ॥
This poem of a devout poet, blessed by Rāma and dedicated to the supreme state (anantapadānvita), composed by the poet Rāmadīkṣita — O Born-in-the-reeds (śaravaṇasambhava), this hymn pleases you and grants the devotee all eight great perfections (aṣṭasusiddhi). Whoever recites these six gems of praise shall attain all that is wished.
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Verse 8
इति श्रीअनन्तरामदीक्षित कृतं षण्मुख षट्कम् ॥
iti śrīanantarāmadīkṣita kṛtaṃ ṣaṇmukha ṣaṭkam ॥
Thus ends the Ṣaṇmukha Ṣaṭkam composed by Śrī Anantarāma Dīkṣita.
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