Sri Subrahmanya Trishati Stotram lyrics and meaning
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Verse 1
श्रीं सौं शरवणभवः शरच्चन्द्रायुतप्रभः ।
शशाङ्कशेखरसुतः शचीमाङ्गल्यरक्षकः ॥ 1 ॥
śrīṃ sauṃ śaravaṇabhavaḥ śarachchandrāyutaprabhaḥ ।
śaśāṅkaśēkharasutaḥ śachīmāṅgaḻyarakṣakaḥ ॥ 1 ॥
Opening with the seed-syllables Śrīṃ Sauṃ — He is born in the forest of reeds (śaravaṇabhavaḥ); brilliant as a hundred autumnal moons (śarachchandrāyutaprabhaḥ); the son of Śiva who wears the crescent moon as his crest (śaśāṅkaśēkharasutaḥ); the protector of Śachī's auspicious marriage-cord (śachīmāṅgaḻyarakṣakaḥ).
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Verse 2
शतायुष्यप्रदाता च शतकोटिरविप्रभः ।
शचीवल्लभसुप्रीतः शचीनायकपूजितः ॥ 2 ॥
śatāyuṣyapradātā cha śatakōṭiraviprabhaḥ ।
śachīvallabhasuprītaḥ śachīnāyakapūjitaḥ ॥ 2 ॥
He is the granter of a full century of life (śatāyuṣyapradātā); brilliant as ten billion suns (śatakōṭiraviprabhaḥ); greatly pleased by Indra, Śachī's beloved (śachīvallabhasuprītaḥ); worshipped by Indra, Śachī's lord (śachīnāyakapūjitaḥ).
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Verse 3
शचीनाथचतुर्वक्त्रदेवदैत्याभिवन्दितः ।
शचीशार्तिहरश्चैव शम्भुः शम्भूपदेशकः ॥ 3 ॥
śachīnāthachaturvaktradēvadaityābhivanditaḥ ।
śachīśārtiharaśchaiva śambhuḥ śambhūpadēśakaḥ ॥ 3 ॥
He is saluted by Indra, four-faced Brahmā, gods and demons alike (śachīnāthachaturvaktradēvadaityābhivanditaḥ); the remover of Śachī's every suffering (śachīśārtiharaḥ); the auspicious one (śambhuḥ); the instructor of Śambhu—who taught the meaning of the praṇava to Śiva himself (śambhūpadēśakaḥ).
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Verse 4
शङ्करः शङ्करप्रीतः शम्याककुसुमप्रियः ।
शङ्कुकर्णमहाकर्णप्रमुखाद्यभिवन्दितः ॥ 4 ॥
śaṅkaraḥ śaṅkaraprītaḥ śamyākakusumapriyaḥ ।
śaṅkukarṇamahākarṇapramukhādyabhivanditaḥ ॥ 4 ॥
He is the benefactor (śaṅkaraḥ); the beloved of Śaṅkara (śaṅkaraprītaḥ); fond of the śamyāka blossom (śamyākakusumapriyaḥ); saluted by Śaṅkukarṇa, Mahākarṇa and other foremost devotees (śaṅkukarṇamahākarṇapramukhādyabhivanditaḥ).
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Verse 5
शचीनाथसुताप्राणनायकः शक्तिपाणिमान् ।
शङ्खपाणिप्रियः शङ्खोपमषड्गलसुप्रभः ॥ 5 ॥
śachīnāthasutāprāṇanāyakaḥ śaktipāṇimān ।
śaṅkhapāṇipriyaḥ śaṅkhōpamaṣaḍgalasuprabhaḥ ॥ 5 ॥
He is the lord of the life-breath of Indra's daughter Jayantī (śachīnāthasutāprāṇanāyakaḥ); he holds the Śakti spear in his hand (śaktipāṇimān); dear to Viṣṇu, the conch-bearer (śaṅkhapāṇipriyaḥ); whose six radiant necks shine like gleaming conch-shells (śaṅkhōpamaṣaḍgalasuprabhaḥ).
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Verse 6
शङ्खघोषप्रियः शङ्खचक्रशूलादिकायुधः ।
शङ्खधाराभिषेकादिप्रियः शङ्करवल्लभः ॥ 6 ॥
śaṅkhaghōṣapriyaḥ śaṅkhachakraśūlādikāyudhaḥ ।
śaṅkhadhārābhiṣēkādipriyaḥ śaṅkaravallabhaḥ ॥ 6 ॥
He delights in the resonant blast of conch-shells (śaṅkhaghōṣapriyaḥ); he is armed with conch, discus, trident and other weapons (śaṅkhachakraśūlādikāyudhaḥ); pleased by ritual bathing in streams of conch-poured water (śaṅkhadhārābhiṣēkādipriyaḥ); dear to Śaṅkara as his beloved son (śaṅkaravallabhaḥ).
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Verse 7
शब्दब्रह्ममयश्चैव शब्दमूलान्तरात्मकः ।
शब्दप्रियः शब्दरूपः शब्दानन्दः शचीस्तुतः ॥ 7 ॥
śabdabrahmamayaśchaiva śabdamūlāntarātmakaḥ ।
śabdapriyaḥ śabdarūpaḥ śabdānandaḥ śachīstutaḥ ॥ 7 ॥
He is pervaded by the Sound-Brahman (śabdabrahmamayaḥ); the inner self at the very root of sound (śabdamūlāntarātmakaḥ); fond of sacred mantra and divine sound (śabdapriyaḥ); whose very form is sound (śabdarūpaḥ); whose bliss is sound (śabdānandaḥ); praised by Śachī, queen of the gods (śachīstutaḥ).
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Verse 8
शतकोटिप्रविस्तारयोजनायतमन्दिरः ।
शतकोटिरविप्रख्यरत्नसिंहासनान्वितः ॥ 8 ॥
śatakōṭipravistārayōjanāyatamandiraḥ ।
śatakōṭiraviprakhyaratnasiṃhāsanānvitaḥ ॥ 8 ॥
His temple extends a hundred billion yojanas in all directions (śatakōṭipravistārayōjanāyatamandiraḥ); he is seated on a jewelled lion-throne blazing with the splendour of ten billion suns (śatakōṭiraviprakhyaratnasiṃhāsanānvitaḥ).
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Verse 9
शतकोटिमहर्षीन्द्रसेवितोभयपार्श्वभूः ।
शतकोटिसुरस्त्रीणां नृत्तसङ्गीतकौतुकः ॥ 9 ॥
śatakōṭimaharṣīndrasēvitōbhayapārśvabhūḥ ।
śatakōṭisurastrīṇāṃ nṛttasaṅgītakautukaḥ ॥ 9 ॥
He is attended on both flanks by ten billion great sages and by Indra himself (śatakōṭimaharṣīndrasēvitōbhayapārśvabhūḥ); he takes delight in the dance and music performed by ten billion celestial women (śatakōṭisurastrīṇāṃ nṛttasaṅgītakautukaḥ).
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Verse 10
शतकोटीन्द्रदिक्पालहस्तचामरसेवितः ।
शतकोट्यखिलाण्डादिमहाब्रह्माण्डनायकः ॥ 10 ॥
śatakōṭīndradikpālahastachāmarasēvitaḥ ।
śatakōṭyakhilāṇḍādimahābrahmāṇḍanāyakaḥ ॥ 10 ॥
He is fanned by fly-whisks wielded by ten billion Indras and guardians of the directions (śatakōṭīndradikpālahastachāmarasēvitaḥ); the sovereign lord of the great universe encompassing ten billion worlds and all of creation (śatakōṭyakhilāṇḍādimahābrahmāṇḍanāyakaḥ).
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Verse 11
शङ्खपाणिविधिभ्यां च पार्श्वयोरुपसेवितः ।
शङ्खपद्मनिधीनां च कोटिभिः परिसेवितः ॥ 11 ॥
śaṅkhapāṇividhibhyāṃ cha pārśvayōrupasēvitaḥ ।
śaṅkhapadmanidhīnāṃ cha kōṭibhiḥ parisēvitaḥ ॥ 11 ॥
He is served on both sides by Viṣṇu (Śaṅkhapāṇi) and Brahmā (śaṅkhapāṇividhibhyāṃ cha pārśvayōrupasēvitaḥ); surrounded on all sides by billions of Śaṅkha and Padma treasure-lords bearing their riches (śaṅkhapadmanidhīnāṃ cha kōṭibhiḥ parisēvitaḥ).
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Verse 12
शशाङ्कादित्यकोटीभिः सव्यदक्षिणसेवितः ।
शङ्खपालाद्यष्टनागकोटीभिः परिसेवितः ॥ 12 ॥
śaśāṅkādityakōṭībhiḥ savyadakṣiṇasēvitaḥ ।
śaṅkhapālādyaṣṭanāgakōṭībhiḥ parisēvitaḥ ॥ 12 ॥
He is attended on his left and right by billions of moons and suns (śaśāṅkādityakōṭībhiḥ savyadakṣiṇasēvitaḥ); surrounded on all sides by billions of the eight great serpent-lords headed by Śaṅkhapāla (śaṅkhapālādyaṣṭanāgakōṭībhiḥ parisēvitaḥ).
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Verse 13
शशाङ्कारपतङ्गादिग्रहनक्षत्रसेवितः ।
शशिभास्करभौमादिग्रहदोषार्तिभञ्जनः ॥ 13 ॥
śaśāṅkārapataṅgādigrahanakṣatrasēvitaḥ ।
śaśibhāskarabhaumādigrahadōṣārtibhañjanaḥ ॥ 13 ॥
He is served by all the planets and star-groups — moon, Mars, sun and others (śaśāṅkārapataṅgādigrahanakṣatrasēvitaḥ); the destroyer of afflictions arising from the doshas of the moon, sun, Mars and all other planets (śaśibhāskarabhaumādigrahadōṣārtibhañjanaḥ).
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Verse 14
शतपत्रद्वयकरः शतपत्रार्चनप्रियः ।
शतपत्रसमासीनः शतपत्रासनस्तुतः ॥ 14 ॥
śatapatradvayakaraḥ śatapatrārchanapriyaḥ ।
śatapatrasamāsīnaḥ śatapatrāsanastutaḥ ॥ 14 ॥
He holds two lotuses in his hands (śatapatradvayakaraḥ); fond of worship performed with lotus offerings (śatapatrārchanapriyaḥ); seated gracefully upon a lotus (śatapatrasamāsīnaḥ); praised by devotees as he sits upon his lotus throne (śatapatrāsanastutaḥ).
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Verse 15
शारीरब्रह्ममूलादिषडाधारनिवासकः ।
शतपत्रसमुत्पन्नब्रह्मगर्वविभेदनः ॥ 15 ॥
śārīrabrahmamūlādiṣaḍādhāranivāsakaḥ ।
śatapatrasamutpannabrahmagarvavibhēdanaḥ ॥ 15 ॥
He dwells within the six ādhāras (energy centres) of the subtle body, beginning with the mūlādhāra at the root (śārīrabrahmamūlādiṣaḍādhāranivāsakaḥ); the disperser of Brahmā's pride — who humbled the lotus-born creator when he could not recite the meaning of the sacred praṇava (śatapatrasamutpannabrahmagarvavibhēdanaḥ).
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Verse 16
शशाङ्कार्धजटाजूटः शरणागतवत्सलः ।
रकाररूपो रमणो राजीवाक्षो रहोगतः ॥ 16 ॥
śaśāṅkārdhajaṭājūṭaḥ śaraṇāgatavatsalaḥ ।
rakārarūpō ramaṇō rājīvākṣō rahōgataḥ ॥ 16 ॥
He whose matted locks hold the crescent moon — son of Śiva (śaśāṅkārdhajaṭājūṭaḥ); compassionate toward all who seek his refuge (śaraṇāgatavatsalaḥ). Now the Ra syllable of his mantra — he is of the form of the letter Ra (rakārarūpaḥ); the delightful one (ramaṇaḥ); lotus-eyed (rājīvākṣaḥ); dwelling in the secret heart of all (rahōgataḥ).
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Verse 17
रतीशकोटिसौन्दर्यो रविकोट्युदयप्रभः ।
रागस्वरूपो रागघ्नो रक्ताब्जप्रिय एव च ॥ 17 ॥
ratīśakōṭisaundaryō ravikōṭyudayaprabhaḥ ।
rāgasvarūpō rāgaghnō raktābjapriya ēva cha ॥ 17 ॥
He is beautiful as billions of Ratī, the goddess of love (ratīśakōṭisaundaryaḥ); radiant as the simultaneous rise of billions of suns (ravikōṭyudayaprabhaḥ); whose very nature is divine melody (rāgasvarūpaḥ); the destroyer of all passion and attachment (rāgaghnaḥ); fond of red lotuses (raktābjapriyaḥ).
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Verse 18
राजराजेश्वरीपुत्रो राजेन्द्रविभवप्रदः ।
रत्नप्रभाकिरीटाग्रो रविचन्द्राग्निलोचनः ॥ 18 ॥
rājarājēśvarīputrō rājēndravibhavapradaḥ ।
ratnaprabhākirīṭāgrō ravichandrāgnilōchanaḥ ॥ 18 ॥
He is the son of Rājarājēśvarī, the supreme queen-goddess Pārvatī (rājarājēśvarīputraḥ); the granter of Indra-like royal sovereignty (rājēndravibhavapradaḥ); whose crown blazes at its tip with radiant gem-light (ratnaprabhākirīṭāgraḥ); whose three eyes are the sun, moon and fire (ravichandrāgnilōchanaḥ).
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Verse 19
रत्नाङ्गदमहाबाहू रत्नताटङ्कभूषणः ।
रत्नकेयूरभूषाढ्यो रत्नहारविराजितः ॥ 19 ॥
ratnāṅgadamahābāhū ratnatāṭaṅkabhūṣaṇaḥ ।
ratnakēyūrabhūṣāḍhyō ratnahāravirājitaḥ ॥ 19 ॥
He has mighty arms adorned with gem armlets (ratnāṅgadamahābāhuḥ); his ears are ornamented with sparkling gem earrings (ratnatāṭaṅkabhūṣaṇaḥ); his upper arms are richly encircled with gem bracelets (ratnakēyūrabhūṣāḍhyaḥ); his chest shines resplendent with a gem necklace (ratnahāravirājitaḥ).
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Verse 20
रत्नकिङ्किणिकाञ्च्यादिबद्धसत्कटिशोभितः ।
रवसंयुक्तरत्नाभनूपुराङ्घ्रिसरोरुहः ॥ 20 ॥
ratnakiṅkiṇikāñchyādibaddhasatkaṭiśōbhitaḥ ।
ravasaṃyuktaratnābhanūpurāṅghrisarōruhaḥ ॥ 20 ॥
His waist is beautifully encircled with a jewelled girdle set with tinkling gem-bells (ratnakiṅkiṇikāñchyādibaddhasatkaṭiśōbhitaḥ); his lotus-feet are adorned with bright gem anklets that ring with melodious sound (ravasaṃyuktaratnābhanūpurāṅghrisarōruhaḥ).
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Verse 21
रत्नकङ्कणचूल्यादिसर्वाभरणभूषितः ।
रत्नसिंहासनासीनो रत्नशोभितमन्दिरः ॥ 21 ॥
ratnakaṅkaṇachūlyādisarvābharaṇabhūṣitaḥ ।
ratnasiṃhāsanāsīnō ratnaśōbhitamandiraḥ ॥ 21 ॥
He is adorned with every ornament — gem bracelets, gem crests and more (ratnakaṅkaṇachūlyādisarvābharaṇabhūṣitaḥ); seated in splendour upon a gem-studded lion-throne (ratnasiṃhāsanāsīnaḥ); whose entire temple shines with the brilliance of gems (ratnaśōbhitamandiraḥ).
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Verse 22
राकेन्दुमुखषट्कश्च रमावाण्यादिपूजितः ।
राक्षसामरगन्धर्वकोटिकोट्यभिवन्दितः ॥ 22 ॥
rākēndumukhaṣaṭkaścha ramāvāṇyādipūjitaḥ ।
rākṣasāmaragandharvakōṭikōṭyabhivanditaḥ ॥ 22 ॥
His six faces are beautiful as full moons (rākēndumukhaṣaṭkaḥ); worshipped by Lakṣmī, Sarasvatī and all the great goddesses (ramāvāṇyādipūjitaḥ); saluted by billions upon billions of demons, celestials and gandharvas (rākṣasāmaragandharvakōṭikōṭyabhivanditaḥ).
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Verse 23
रणरङ्गे महादैत्यसङ्ग्रामजयकौतुकः ।
राक्षसानीकसंहारकोपाविष्टायुधान्वितः ॥ 23 ॥
raṇaraṅgē mahādaityasaṅgrāmajayakautukaḥ ।
rākṣasānīkasaṃhārakōpāviṣṭāyudhānvitaḥ ॥ 23 ॥
He is eager for the joy of victory in the great battle against the mighty demons (raṇaraṅgē mahādaityasaṅgrāmajayakautukaḥ); his weapons blaze with righteous fury as he annihilates the armies of demons (rākṣasānīkasaṃhārakōpāviṣṭāyudhānvitaḥ).
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Verse 24
राक्षसाङ्गसमुत्पन्नरक्तपानप्रियायुधः ।
रवयुक्तधनुर्हस्तो रत्नकुक्कुटधारणः ॥ 24 ॥
rākṣasāṅgasamutpannaraktapānapriyāyudhaḥ ।
ravayuktadhanurhastō ratnakukkuṭadhāraṇaḥ ॥ 24 ॥
His weapons drink deep of the blood that flows from the bodies of vanquished demons (rākṣasāṅgasamutpannaraktapānapriyāyudhaḥ); he holds a resounding bow in one hand (ravayuktadhanurhastaḥ); and bears the gem-studded rooster — his emblem — in another (ratnakukkuṭadhāraṇaḥ).
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Verse 25
रणरङ्गजयो रामास्तोत्रश्रवणकौतुकः ।
रम्भाघृताचीविश्वाचीमेनकाद्यभिवन्दितः ॥ 25 ॥
raṇaraṅgajayō rāmāstōtraśravaṇakautukaḥ ।
rambhāghṛtāchīviśvāchīmēnakādyabhivanditaḥ ॥ 25 ॥
He is the victor on every battlefield (raṇaraṅgajayaḥ); he delights in hearing the glories of Rāma's divine weapons (rāmāstōtraśravaṇakautukaḥ); saluted by Rambhā, Ghṛtācī, Viśvācī, Menakā and all the celestial nymphs (rambhāghṛtāchīviśvāchīmēnakādyabhivanditaḥ).
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Verse 26
रक्तपीताम्बरधरो रक्तगन्धानुलेपनः ।
रक्तद्वादशपद्माक्षो रक्तमाल्यविभूषितः ॥ 26 ॥
raktapītāmbaradharō raktagandhānulēpanaḥ ।
raktadvādaśapadmākṣō raktamālyavibhūṣitaḥ ॥ 26 ॥
He wears red and golden raiment (raktapītāmbaradharaḥ); his body is anointed with red sandalwood paste (raktagandhānulēpanaḥ); his twelve eyes blaze like crimson lotuses (raktadvādaśapadmākṣaḥ); he is adorned with a red flower garland (raktamālyavibhūṣitaḥ).
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Verse 27
रविप्रियो रावणेशस्तोत्रसाममनोहरः ।
राज्यप्रदो रन्ध्रगुह्यो रतिवल्लभसुप्रियः ॥ 27 ॥
ravipriyō rāvaṇēśastōtrasāmamanōharaḥ ।
rājyapradō randhraguhyō rativallabhasupriyaḥ ॥ 27 ॥
He is dear to the Sun-god (ravipriyaḥ); charmed by the Sāma hymns sung in his praise by Śiva himself (rāvaṇēśastōtrasāmamanōharaḥ); the granter of kingdoms and sovereignty (rājyapradaḥ); the secret dwelling in the innermost cavity of the heart (randhraguhyaḥ); greatly beloved by all who are dear to him (rativallabhasupriyaḥ).
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Verse 28
रणानुबन्धनिर्मुक्तो राक्षसानीकनाशकः ।
राजीवसम्भवद्वेषी राजीवासनपूजितः ॥ 28 ॥
raṇānubandhanirmuktō rākṣasānīkanāśakaḥ ।
rājīvasambhavadvēṣī rājīvāsanapūjitaḥ ॥ 28 ॥
He liberates his devotees from all entanglements of battle and worldly conflict (raṇānubandhanirmuktaḥ); the destroyer of the entire demon army (rākṣasānīkanāśakaḥ); the foe of those who opposed the lotus-born creator (rājīvasambhavadvēṣī); worshipped by the lotus-seated Brahmā himself (rājīvāsanapūjitaḥ).
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Verse 29
रमणीयमहाचित्रमयूरारूढसुन्दरः ।
रमानाथस्तुतो रामो रकाराकर्षणक्रियः ॥ 29 ॥
ramaṇīyamahāchitramayūrārūḍhasundaraḥ ।
ramānāthastutō rāmō rakārākarṣaṇakriyaḥ ॥ 29 ॥
He is supremely beautiful, mounted in splendour upon his magnificent peacock (ramaṇīyamahāchitramayūrārūḍhasundaraḥ); praised by Viṣṇu, the lord of Lakṣmī (ramānāthastutaḥ); he is the ever-delightful one (rāmaḥ); he draws all beings to himself through the power of the sacred syllable Ra (rakārākarṣaṇakriyaḥ).
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Verse 30
वकाररूपो वरदो वज्रशक्त्यभयान्वितः ।
वामदेवादिसम्पूज्यो वज्रपाणिमनोहरः ॥ 30 ॥
vakārarūpō varadō vajraśaktyabhayānvitaḥ ।
vāmadēvādisampūjyō vajrapāṇimanōharaḥ ॥ 30 ॥
Now the Va syllable — he is of the form of the letter Va (vakārarūpaḥ); the granter of all boons (varadaḥ); armed with the Vajra thunderbolt and the invincible Śakti spear (vajraśaktyabhayānvitaḥ); duly worshipped by the sage Vāmadeva and other great rishis (vāmadēvādisampūjyaḥ); charming to Indra, the thunderbolt-bearing lord (vajrapāṇimanōharaḥ).
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Verse 31
वाणीस्तुतो वासवेशो वल्लीकल्याणसुन्दरः ।
वल्लीवदनपद्मार्को वल्लीनेत्रोत्पलोडुपः ॥ 31 ॥
vāṇīstutō vāsavēśō vallīkalyāṇasundaraḥ ।
vallīvadanapadmārkō vallīnētrōtpalōḍupaḥ ॥ 31 ॥
He is praised by Sarasvatī (vāṇīstutaḥ); lord over Indra himself (vāsavēśaḥ); the auspicious and beautiful lord of Vaḷḷī (vallīkalyāṇasundaraḥ); the sun that causes the lotus-face of Vaḷḷī to bloom (vallīvadanapadmārkaḥ); the moon that opens the water-lily eyes of Vaḷḷī (vallīnētrōtpalōḍupaḥ).
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Verse 32
वल्लीद्विनयनानन्दो वल्लीचित्ततटामृतम् ।
वल्लीकल्पलतावृक्षो वल्लीप्रियमनोहरः ॥ 32 ॥
vallīdvinayanānandō vallīchittataṭāmṛtam ।
vallīkalpalatāvṛkṣō vallīpriyamanōharaḥ ॥ 32 ॥
He is the joy of Vaḷḷī's two eyes (vallīdvinayanānandaḥ); the sweet nectar on the shore of Vaḷḷī's heart (vallīchittataṭāmṛtam); the wish-fulfilling tree to the creeper that is Vaḷḷī (vallīkalpalatāvṛkṣaḥ); the charming beloved who holds Vaḷḷī's heart captive (vallīpriyamanōharaḥ).
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Verse 33
वल्लीकुमुदहास्येन्दुः वल्लीभाषितसुप्रियः ।
वल्लीमनोहृत्सौन्दर्यो वल्लीविद्युल्लताघनः ॥ 33 ॥
vallīkumudahāsyēnduḥ vallībhāṣitasupriyaḥ ।
vallīmanōhṛtsaundaryō vallīvidyullatāghanaḥ ॥ 33 ॥
He is the moon that opens the white water-lily of Vaḷḷī's smile (vallīkumudahāsyēnduḥ); greatly fond of every word that falls from Vaḷḷī's lips (vallībhāṣitasupriyaḥ); whose beauty captivates Vaḷḷī's heart entirely (vallīmanōhṛtsaundaryaḥ); the rain-cloud to Vaḷḷī who is a slender lightning-creeper (vallīvidyullatāghanaḥ).
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Verse 34
वल्लीमङ्गलवेषाढ्यो वल्लीमुखवशङ्करः ।
वल्लीकुचगिरिद्वन्द्वकुङ्कुमाङ्कितवक्षकः ॥ 34 ॥
vallīmaṅgaḻavēṣāḍhyō vallīmukhavaśaṅkaraḥ ।
vallīkuchagiridvandvakuṅkumāṅkitavakṣakaḥ ॥ 34 ॥
He is splendidly dressed in auspicious garments for Vaḷḷī's delight (vallīmaṅgalavēṣāḍhyaḥ); completely captivated by Vaḷḷī's radiant face (vallīmukhavaśaṅkaraḥ); his broad chest is marked with the kuṅkuma from the twin mountain-like breasts of Vaḷḷī (vallīkuchagiridvandvakuṅkumāṅkitavakṣakaḥ).
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Verse 35
वल्लीशो वल्लभो वायुसारथिर्वरुणस्तुतः ।
वक्रतुण्डानुजो वत्सो वत्सलो वत्सरक्षकः ॥ 35 ॥
vallīśō vallabhō vāyusārathirvaruṇastutaḥ ।
vakratuṇḍānujō vatsō vatsalō vatsarakṣakaḥ ॥ 35 ॥
He is the lord of Vaḷḷī (vallīśaḥ); the beloved one (vallabhaḥ); swift as the wind — Vāyu serves as his charioteer (vāyusārathiḥ); praised by Varuṇa, lord of the waters (varuṇastutaḥ); the younger brother of the curved-trunked Gaṇeśa (vakratuṇḍānujaḥ); the dear child (vatsaḥ); the affectionate one (vatsalaḥ); the protector of all young and innocent beings (vatsarakṣakaḥ).
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Verse 36
वत्सप्रियो वत्सनाथो वत्सवीरगणावृतः ।
वारणाननदैत्यघ्नो वातापिघ्नोपदेशकः ॥ 36 ॥
vatsapriyō vatsanāthō vatsavīragaṇāvṛtaḥ ।
vāraṇānanadaityaghnō vātāpighnōpadēśakaḥ ॥ 36 ॥
He is dear to all his devotees as a calf to its mother (vatsapriyaḥ); the lord and protector of devotees (vatsanāthaḥ); surrounded by bands of valiant young heroes (vatsavīragaṇāvṛtaḥ); slayer of the elephant-faced demon (vāraṇānanadaityaghnaḥ); the teacher who guided the sage Agastya who had slain the demon Vātāpi (vātāpighnōpadēśakaḥ).
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Verse 37
वर्णगात्रमयूरस्थो वर्णरूपो वरप्रभुः ।
वर्णस्थो वारणारूढो वज्रशक्त्यायुधप्रियः ॥ 37 ॥
varṇagātramayūrasthō varṇarūpō varaprabhuḥ ।
varṇasthō vāraṇārūḍhō vajraśaktyāyudhapriyaḥ ॥ 37 ॥
He is mounted on the peacock whose body is covered with brilliant feathers (varṇagātramayūrasthaḥ); whose own form is composed of sacred syllables (varṇarūpaḥ); the supreme lord (varaprabhuḥ); abiding within the sacred syllables themselves (varṇasthaḥ); mounted mightily on his elephant-like peacock (vāraṇārūḍhaḥ); fond of wielding the Vajra and the Śakti spear (vajraśaktyāyudhapriyaḥ).
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Verse 38
वामाङ्गो वामनयनो वचद्भूर्वामनप्रियः ।
वरवेषधरो वामो वाचस्पतिसमर्चितः ॥ 38 ॥
vāmāṅgō vāmanayanō vachadbhūrvāmanapriyaḥ ।
varavēṣadharō vāmō vāchaspatisamarchitaḥ ॥ 38 ॥
He is graceful in limb (vāmāṅgaḥ); with beautiful bright eyes (vāmanayanаḥ); dwelling in the sacred power of speech (vachadbhūḥ); dear to Viṣṇu's Vāmana avatar (vāmanapriyaḥ); wearing a splendid and magnificent attire (varavēṣadharaḥ); the gracious and beautiful one (vāmaḥ); duly worshipped by Bṛhaspati, the lord of sacred speech (vāchaspatisamarchitaḥ).
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Verse 39
वसिष्ठादिमुनिश्रेष्ठवन्दितो वन्दनप्रियः ।
वकारनृपदेवस्त्रीचोरभूतारिमोहनः ॥ 39 ॥
vasiṣṭhādimuniśrēṣṭhavanditō vandanapriyaḥ ।
vakāranṛpadēvastrīchōrabhūtārimōhanaḥ ॥ 39 ॥
He is saluted by the foremost of all sages headed by Vasiṣṭha (vasiṣṭhādimuniśrēṣṭhavanditaḥ); greatly fond of the worship and salutation of devoted hearts (vandanapriyaḥ); through the power of the sacred syllable Va, he fascinates kings, gods, women, thieves, spirits and enemies alike, drawing them all under his compassionate sway (vakāranṛpadēvastrīchōrabhūtārimōhanaḥ).
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Verse 40
णकाररूपो नादान्तो नारदादिमुनिस्तुतः ।
णकारपीठमध्यस्थो नगभेदी नगेश्वरः ॥ 40 ॥
ṇakārarūpō nādāntō nāradādimunistutaḥ ।
ṇakārapīṭhamadhyasthō nagabhēdī nagēśvaraḥ ॥ 40 ॥
Now the Ṇa syllable — he is of the form of the letter Ṇa (ṇakārarūpaḥ); the transcendent end of all sound, beyond all vibration (nādāntaḥ); praised by Nārada and all the great sages (nāradādimunistutaḥ); dwelling at the luminous centre of the Ṇa-syllable throne (ṇakārapīṭhamadhyasthaḥ); the piercer of the Krauñcha mountain (nagabhēdī); lord of all mountains (nagēśvaraḥ).
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Verse 41
णकारनादसन्तुष्टो नागाशनरथस्थितः ।
णकारजपसुप्रीतो नानावेषो नगप्रियः ॥ 41 ॥
ṇakāranādasantuṣṭō nāgāśanarathasthitaḥ ।
ṇakārajapasuprītō nānāvēṣō nagapriyaḥ ॥ 41 ॥
He is pleased by the sacred sound-vibration of the syllable Ṇa (ṇakāranādasantuṣṭaḥ); seated on the vehicle of the serpent-devouring peacock (nāgāśanarathasthitaḥ); well pleased by the repetition of the Ṇa syllable as japa (ṇakārajapasuprītaḥ); he appears in countless forms and attires (nānāvēṣaḥ); beloved of the holy mountain Kanda (nagapriyaḥ).
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Verse 42
णकारबिन्दुनिलयो नवग्रहसुरूपकः ।
णकारपठनानन्दो नन्दिकेश्वरवन्दितः ॥ 42 ॥
ṇakārabindunilayō navagrahasurūpakaḥ ।
ṇakārapaṭhanānandō nandikēśvaravanditaḥ ॥ 42 ॥
He dwells in the bindu — the sacred dot — of the syllable Ṇa (ṇakārabindunilayaḥ); beautiful as all nine planets combined (navagrahasurūpakaḥ); delighted by the devout recitation of Ṇa (ṇakārapaṭhanānandaḥ); saluted by Nandikēśvara, the lord of Nandi and Śiva's foremost attendant (nandikēśvaravanditaḥ).
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Verse 43
णकारघण्टानिनदो नारायणमनोहरः ।
णकारनादश्रवणो नलिनोद्भवशिक्षकः ॥ 43 ॥
ṇakāraghaṇṭāninadō nārāyaṇamanōharaḥ ।
ṇakāranādaśravaṇō nalinōdbhavaśikṣakaḥ ॥ 43 ॥
He resonates like the sacred bell of the syllable Ṇa (ṇakāraghaṇṭāninadaḥ); charming to Nārāyaṇa (nārāyaṇamanōharaḥ); he listens with delight to the melodious sound of Ṇa (ṇakāranādaśravaṇaḥ); he is the instructor of the lotus-born Brahmā — who taught him the supreme meaning of the praṇava (nalinōdbhavaśikṣakaḥ).
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Verse 44
णकारपङ्कजादित्यो नववीराधिनायकः ।
णकारपुष्पभ्रमरो नवरत्नविभूषणः ॥ 44 ॥
ṇakārapaṅkajādityō navavīrādhināyakaḥ ।
ṇakārapuṣpabhramarō navaratnavibhūṣaṇaḥ ॥ 44 ॥
He is the sun that causes the lotus of Ṇa to bloom (ṇakārapaṅkajādityaḥ); the supreme commander of the nine hero-warriors (navavīrādhināyakaḥ); the bee that hovers at the flower of Ṇa (ṇakārapuṣpabhramaraḥ); adorned with the nine great gems (navaratnavibhūṣaṇaḥ).
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Verse 45
णकारानर्घशयनो नवशक्तिसमावृतः ।
णकारवृक्षकुसुमो नाट्यसङ्गीतसुप्रियः ॥ 45 ॥
ṇakārānarghaśayanō navaśaktisamāvṛtaḥ ।
ṇakāravṛkṣakusumō nāṭyasaṅgītasupriyaḥ ॥ 45 ॥
He reclines on the priceless couch of the syllable Ṇa (ṇakārānarghaśayanaḥ); surrounded by the nine Śaktis (navaśaktisamāvṛtaḥ); he is the flower blossoming on the tree of Ṇa (ṇakāravṛkṣakusumaḥ); greatly fond of all forms of dance and music (nāṭyasaṅgītasupriyaḥ).
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Verse 46
णकारबिन्दुनादज्ञो नयज्ञो नयनोद्भवः ।
णकारपर्वतेन्द्राग्रसमुत्पन्नसुधारणिः ॥ 46 ॥
ṇakārabindunādajñō nayajñō nayanōdbhavaḥ ।
ṇakāraparvatēndrāgrasamutpannasudhāraṇiḥ ॥ 46 ॥
He knows the bindu and the nāda at the heart of the syllable Ṇa (ṇakārabindunādajñaḥ); the knower of all right conduct and statecraft (nayajñaḥ); born from the eye of Śiva himself (nayanōdbhavaḥ); the bearer of nectar that arose at the summit of the great mountain of Ṇa (ṇakāraparvatēndrāgrasamutpannasudhāraṇiḥ).
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Verse 47
णकारपेटकमणिर्नागपर्वतमन्दिरः ।
णकारकरुणानन्दो नादात्मा नागभूषणः ॥ 47 ॥
ṇakārapēṭakamaṇirnāgaparvatamandiraḥ ।
ṇakārakaruṇānandō nādātmā nāgabhūṣaṇaḥ ॥ 47 ॥
He is the precious gem in the casket of the syllable Ṇa (ṇakārapēṭakamaṇiḥ); whose divine temple is the Nāga mountain — the sacred hill of Palani (nāgaparvatamandiraḥ); whose delight is the compassion that flows from Ṇa (ṇakārakaruṇānandaḥ); whose very self is the primal sound (nādātmā); adorned with serpents (nāgabhūṣaṇaḥ).
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Verse 48
णकारकिङ्किणीभूषो नयनादृश्यदर्शनः ।
णकारवृषभावासो नामपारायणप्रियः ॥ 48 ॥
ṇakārakiṅkiṇībhūṣō nayanādṛśyadarśanaḥ ।
ṇakāravṛṣabhāvāsō nāmapārāyaṇapriyaḥ ॥ 48 ॥
He is adorned with tinkling bells that resonate with the sound of Ṇa (ṇakārakiṅkiṇībhūṣaḥ); visible only to the eye of inner wisdom — beyond all ordinary perception (nayanādṛśyadarśanaḥ); dwelling on the dharma-bull within the syllable Ṇa (ṇakāravṛṣabhāvāsaḥ); greatly fond of the recitation of his holy names (nāmapārāyaṇapriyaḥ).
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Verse 49
णकारकमलारूढो नामानन्तसमन्वितः ।
णकारतुरगारूढो नवरत्नादिदायकः ॥ 49 ॥
ṇakārakamalārūḍhō nāmānantasamanvitaḥ ।
ṇakāraturagārūḍhō navaratnādidāyakaḥ ॥ 49 ॥
He is mounted on the lotus of the syllable Ṇa (ṇakārakamalārūḍhaḥ); endowed with infinite and countless names (nāmānantasamanvitaḥ); riding the horse of the syllable Ṇa (ṇakāraturagārūḍhaḥ); the granter of the nine gems and all other precious gifts (navaratnādidāyakaḥ).
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Verse 50
णकारमकुटज्वालामणिर्नवनिधिप्रदः ।
णकारमूलमन्त्रार्थो नवसिद्धादिपूजितः ॥ 50 ॥
ṇakāramakuṭajvālāmaṇirnavanidhipradaḥ ।
ṇakāramūlamantrārthō navasiddhādipūjitaḥ ॥ 50 ॥
He is the flame-gem that crowns the crest of the syllable Ṇa (ṇakāramakuṭajvālāmaṇiḥ); the granter of the nine great treasures (navanidhipradaḥ); the living meaning of the root mantra enshrined in Ṇa (ṇakāramūlamantrārthaḥ); worshipped by the nine Siddhas and all accomplished masters (navasiddhādipūjitaḥ).
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Verse 51
णकारमूलनादान्तो णकारस्तम्भनक्रियः ।
भकाररूपो भक्तार्थो भवो भर्गो भयापहः ॥ 51 ॥
ṇakāramūlanādāntō ṇakārastambhanakriyaḥ ।
bhakārarūpō bhaktārthō bhavō bhargō bhayāpahaḥ ॥ 51 ॥
He is the ultimate end of the primordial sound at the root of Ṇa (ṇakāramūlanādāntaḥ); he performs the rite of immobilization through the power of Ṇa (ṇakārastambhanakriyaḥ). Now the Bha syllable — he is of the form of the letter Bha (bhakārarūpaḥ); he exists solely for the sake of his devotees (bhaktārthaḥ); the auspicious one (bhavaḥ); the radiant one (bhargaḥ); the remover of all fear (bhayāpahaḥ).
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Verse 52
भक्तप्रियो भक्तवन्द्यो भगवान्भक्तवत्सलः ।
भक्तार्तिभञ्जनो भद्रो भक्तसौभाग्यदायकः ॥ 52 ॥
bhaktapriyō bhaktavandyō bhagavānbhaktavatsalaḥ ।
bhaktārtibhañjanō bhadrō bhaktasaubhāgyadāyakaḥ ॥ 52 ॥
He is dear to his devotees (bhaktapriyaḥ); worthy of their deepest reverence (bhaktavandyaḥ); the Lord endowed with all divine qualities (bhagavān); loving toward devotees as a cow to her calf (bhaktavatsalaḥ); the destroyer of his devotees' every suffering (bhaktārtibhañjanaḥ); the auspicious one (bhadraḥ); the granter of good fortune to all who worship him (bhaktasaubhāgyadāyakaḥ).
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Verse 53
भक्तमङ्गलदाता च भक्तकल्याणदर्शनः ।
भक्तदर्शनसन्तुष्टो भक्तसङ्घसुपूजितः ॥ 53 ॥
bhaktamaṅgaḻadātā cha bhaktakaḻyāṇadarśanaḥ ।
bhaktadarśanasantuṣṭō bhaktasaṅghasupūjitaḥ ॥ 53 ॥
He is the granter of auspiciousness to his devotees (bhaktamaṅgaladātā); whose very sight brings blessings to those who behold him (bhaktakalyāṇadarśanaḥ); pleased and gladdened by the sight of his devotees (bhaktadarśanasantuṣṭaḥ); duly worshipped by the entire community of devoted souls (bhaktasaṅghasupūjitaḥ).
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Verse 54
भक्तस्तोत्रप्रियानन्दो भक्ताभीष्टप्रदायकः ।
भक्तसम्पूर्णफलदो भक्तसाम्राज्यभोगदः ॥ 54 ॥
bhaktastōtrapriyānandō bhaktābhīṣṭapradāyakaḥ ।
bhaktasampūrṇaphaladō bhaktasāmrājyabhōgadaḥ ॥ 54 ॥
He finds delight in the hymns of praise sung by devoted hearts (bhaktastōtrapriyānandaḥ); the granter of whatever his devotees' hearts desire (bhaktābhīṣṭapradāyakaḥ); who gives complete and perfect fruits to all who serve him (bhaktasampūrṇaphaladaḥ); who bestows imperial dominion and prosperity upon his devotees (bhaktasāmrājyabhōgadaḥ).
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Verse 55
भक्तसालोक्यसामीप्यरूपमोक्षवरप्रदः ।
भवौषधिर्भवघ्नश्च भवारण्यदवानलः ॥ 55 ॥
bhaktasālōkyasāmīpyarūpamōkṣavarapradaḥ ।
bhavauṣadhirbhavaghnaścha bhavāraṇyadavānalaḥ ॥ 55 ॥
He is the granter of all four liberations to his devotees — dwelling in the Lord's own realm (sālokya), nearness to him (sāmīpya), his own divine form (sārūpya) and final release (mokṣa) (bhaktasālōkyasāmīpyarūpamōkṣavarapradaḥ); the medicine that heals the disease of worldly existence (bhavauṣadhiḥ); the destroyer of all saṃsāra (bhavaghnascha); the forest-fire that burns away the jungle of worldly existence (bhavāraṇyadavānalaḥ).
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Verse 56
भवान्धकारमार्ताण्डो भववैद्यो भवायुधम् ।
भवशैलमहावज्रो भवसागरनाविकः ॥ 56 ॥
bhavāndhakāramārtāṇḍō bhavavaidyō bhavāyudham ।
bhavaśailamahāvajrō bhavasāgaranāvikaḥ ॥ 56 ॥
He is the blazing sun that illumines the darkness of worldly existence (bhavāndhakāramārtāṇḍaḥ); the divine physician who cures the fever of saṃsāra (bhavavaidyaḥ); the weapon that strikes down worldly bondage (bhavāyudham); the great thunderbolt that shatters the mountain of worldly existence (bhavaśailamahāvajraḥ); the helmsman who steers souls safely across the ocean of worldly life (bhavasāgaranāvikaḥ).
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Verse 57
भवमृत्युभयध्वंसी भावनातीतविग्रहः ।
भवभूतपिशाचघ्नो भास्वरो भारतीप्रियः ॥ 57 ॥ [भय]
bhavamṛtyubhayadhvaṃsī bhāvanātītavigrahaḥ ।
bhavabhūtapiśāchaghnō bhāsvarō bhāratīpriyaḥ ॥ 57 ॥ [bhaya]
He is the destroyer of all fear of worldly death (bhavamṛtyubhayadhvaṃsī); whose divine form transcends all imagination and thought (bhāvanātītavigrahaḥ); slayer of all the ghosts, demons and evil spirits that haunt worldly existence (bhavabhūtapiśāchaghnаḥ); the brilliant and luminous one (bhāsvaraḥ); dear to Sarasvatī, the goddess of speech (bhāratīpriyaḥ).
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Verse 58
भाषितध्वनिमूलान्तो भावाभावविवर्जितः ।
भानुकोपपितृध्वंसी भारतीशोपदेशकः ॥ 58 ॥
bhāṣitadhvanimūlāntō bhāvābhāvavivarjitaḥ ।
bhānukōpapitṛdhvaṃsī bhāratīśōpadēśakaḥ ॥ 58 ॥
He dwells at both the root and the end of all spoken sound (bhāṣitadhvanimūlāntaḥ); beyond both existence and non-existence (bhāvābhāvavivarjitaḥ); the dispeller of the ancestral curses and afflictions arising from the Sun's wrath (bhānukōpapitṛdhvaṃsī); the instructor of Brahmā, the lord of sacred speech (bhāratīśōpadēśakaḥ).
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Verse 59
भार्गवीनायकश्रीमद्भागिनेयो भवोद्भवः ।
भारक्रौञ्चासुरद्वेषो भार्गवीनाथवल्लभः ॥ 59 ॥
bhārgavīnāyakaśrīmadbhāginēyō bhavōdbhavaḥ ।
bhārakrauñchāsuradvēṣō bhārgavīnāthavallabhaḥ ॥ 59 ॥
He is the splendid lord of Bhārgavī — Pārvatī, the divine daughter of the Himālaya (bhārgavīnāyakaśrīmat); the divine nephew (bhāginēyaḥ); born of Bhava — Śiva himself (bhavōdbhavaḥ); the destroyer of the Krauñcha mountain and the demon Āsura (bhārakrauñchāsuradvēṣaḥ); the beloved of Śiva, Pārvatī's lord (bhārgavīnāthavallabhaḥ).
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Verse 60
भटवीरनमस्कृत्यो भटवीरसमावृतः ।
भटतारागणोड्वीशो भटवीरगणस्तुतः ॥ 60 ॥
bhaṭavīranamaskṛtyō bhaṭavīrasamāvṛtaḥ ।
bhaṭatārāgaṇōḍvīśō bhaṭavīragaṇastutaḥ ॥ 60 ॥
He is worthy of salutation by warrior heroes (bhaṭavīranamaskṛtyaḥ); surrounded on all sides by companies of heroic warriors (bhaṭavīrasamāvṛtaḥ); lord of the star-hosts of all warriors in the heavens (bhaṭatārāgaṇōḍvīśaḥ); praised with devotion by every band of warrior heroes (bhaṭavīragaṇastutaḥ).
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Verse 61
भागीरथेयो भाषार्थो भावनाशबरीप्रियः ।
भकारे कलिचोरारिभूताद्युच्चाटनोद्यतः ॥ 61 ॥
bhāgīrathēyō bhāṣārthō bhāvanāśabarīpriyaḥ ।
bhakārē kalichōrāribhūtādyuchchāṭanōdyataḥ ॥ 61 ॥
He is the son of the holy Gaṅgā — born of her sacred waters (bhāgīrathēyaḥ); the very meaning and essence of all language (bhāṣārthaḥ); dear to forest-dwelling devotees of deep contemplation (bhāvanāśabarīpriyaḥ); through the power of the letter Bha he is ever ready to drive away the thieves, enemies and evil spirits of the Kali age (bhakārē kalichōrāribhūtādyuchchāṭanōdyataḥ).
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Verse 62
वकारसुकलासंस्थो वरिष्ठो वसुदायकः ।
वकारकुमुदेन्दुश्च वकाराब्धिसुधामयः ॥ 62 ॥
vakārasukalāsaṃsthō variṣṭhō vasudāyakaḥ ।
vakārakumudēnduścha vakārābdhisudhāmayaḥ ॥ 62 ॥
Now the final Va syllable — he dwells most beautifully in the art of Va (vakārasukalāsaṃsthaḥ); the most excellent of all (variṣṭhaḥ); the granter of all wealth and prosperity (vasudāyakaḥ); the moon to the white water-lily of Va (vakārakumudēnduḥ); the vast ocean of nectar that is Va (vakārābdhisudhāmayaḥ).
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Verse 63
वकारामृतमाधुर्यो वकारामृतदायकः ।
दक्षे वज्राभीतियुतो वामे शक्तिवरान्वितः ॥ 63 ॥
vakārāmṛtamādhuryō vakārāmṛtadāyakaḥ ।
dakṣē vajrābhītiyutō vāmē śaktivarānvitaḥ ॥ 63 ॥
He is as sweet as the nectar of the syllable Va (vakārāmṛtamādhuryaḥ); the granter of that living nectar (vakārāmṛtadāyakaḥ); in his right hand he holds the Vajra and bestows the gesture of fearlessness (dakṣē vajrābhītiyutaḥ); in his left hand he bears the excellent Śakti spear (vāmē śaktivarānvitaḥ).
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Verse 64
वकारोदधिपूर्णेन्दुः वकारोदधिमौक्तिकम् ।
वकारमेघसलिलो वासवात्मजरक्षकः ॥ 64 ॥
vakārōdadhipūrṇēnduḥ vakārōdadhimauktikam ।
vakāramēghasalilō vāsavātmajarakṣakaḥ ॥ 64 ॥
He is the full moon rising over the ocean of Va (vakārōdadhipūrṇēnduḥ); the lustrous pearl that rises from that ocean (vakārōdadhimauktikam); the life-giving rain that falls from the cloud of Va (vakāramēghasalilaḥ); the protector of Jayanta, the son of Indra (vāsavātmajarakṣakaḥ).
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Verse 65
वकारफलसारज्ञो वकारकलशामृतम् ।
वकारपङ्कजरसो वसुर्वंशविवर्धनः ॥ 65 ॥
vakāraphalasārajñō vakārakalaśāmṛtam ।
vakārapaṅkajarasō vasurvaṃśavivardhanaḥ ॥ 65 ॥
He knows the essential and highest fruit of the syllable Va (vakāraphalasārajñaḥ); the nectar filling the sacred vessel of Va (vakārakalaśāmṛtam); the sweet essence drawn from the lotus of Va (vakārapaṅkajarasaḥ); the wealthy and excellent one (vasuḥ); the increaser of all lineages and dynasties (vaṃśavivardhanaḥ).
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Verse 66
वकारदिव्यकमलभ्रमरो वायुवन्दितः ।
वकारशशिसङ्काशो वज्रपाणिसुताप्रियः ॥ 66 ॥
vakāradivyakamalabhramarō vāyuvanditaḥ ।
vakāraśaśisaṅkāśō vajrapāṇisutāpriyaḥ ॥ 66 ॥
He is the bee that hovers at the divine lotus of Va (vakāradivyakamalabhramaraḥ); saluted by Vāyu, the wind-god (vāyuvanditaḥ); beautiful as the radiant moon of Va (vakāraśaśisaṅkāśaḥ); dear to Jayantī, the daughter of Indra and his divine consort (vajrapāṇisutāpriyaḥ).
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Verse 67
वकारपुष्पसद्गन्धो वकारतटपङ्कजम् ।
वकारभ्रमरध्वानो वयस्तेजोबलप्रदः ॥ 67 ॥
vakārapuṣpasadgandhō vakārataṭapaṅkajam ।
vakārabhramaradhvānō vayastējōbalapradaḥ ॥ 67 ॥
He is the sweet fragrance rising from the flower of Va (vakārapuṣpasadgandhaḥ); the lotus blooming on the sacred bank of Va (vakārataṭapaṅkajam); the melodious humming of the bee drawn to Va (vakārabhramaradhvānaḥ); the granter of youth, inner brilliance and physical strength (vayastējōbalapradaḥ).
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Verse 68
वकारवनितानाथो वश्याद्यष्टप्रियाप्रदः ।
वकारफलसत्कारो वकाराज्यहुताशनः ॥ 68 ॥
vakāravanitānāthō vaśyādyaṣṭapriyāpradaḥ ।
vakāraphalasatkārō vakārājyahutāśanaḥ ॥ 68 ॥
He is lord of all feminine energy flowing through Va (vakāravanitānāthaḥ); the granter of the eight powers beginning with vaśya — attraction, subjugation and all the rest (vaśyādyaṣṭapriyāpradaḥ); he who bestows the highest fruit upon the syllable Va (vakāraphalasatkāraḥ); the sacred oblation-fire fed with ghee within Va (vakārājyahutāśanaḥ).
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Verse 69
वर्चस्वी वाङ्मनोऽतीतो वाताप्यरिकृतप्रियः ।
वकारवटमूलस्थो वकारजलधेस्तटः ॥ 69 ॥
varchasvī vāṅmanō'tītō vātāpyarikṛtapriyaḥ ।
vakāravaṭamūlasthō vakārajaladhēstaṭaḥ ॥ 69 ॥
He is resplendent and glorious (varchasvī); beyond both speech and mind (vāṅmanō'tītaḥ); dear to the sage Agastya who slew the demon Vātāpi (vātāpyarikṛtapriyaḥ); seated at the root of the great banyan tree of Va (vakāravāṭamūlasthaḥ); the far shore of the boundless ocean of Va (vakārajaladhēstaṭaḥ).
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Verse 70
वकारगङ्गावेगाब्धिः वज्रमाणिक्यभूषणः ।
वातरोगहरो वाणीगीतश्रवणकौतुकः ॥ 70 ॥
vakāragaṅgāvēgābdhiḥ vajramāṇikyabhūṣaṇaḥ ।
vātarōgaharō vāṇīgītaśravaṇakautukaḥ ॥ 70 ॥
He is the swift-flowing Gaṅgā merging into the ocean of Va (vakāragaṅgāvēgābdhiḥ); adorned with diamond and ruby ornaments (vajramāṇikyabhūṣaṇaḥ); the remover of all vāta (wind) diseases (vātarōgaharaḥ); delighting in listening to the songs sung by Sarasvatī herself (vāṇīgītaśravaṇakautukaḥ).
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Verse 71
वकारमकरारूढो वकारजलधेः पतिः ।
वकारामलमन्त्रार्थो वकारगृहमङ्गलम् ॥ 71 ॥
vakāramakarārūḍhō vakārajaladhēḥ patiḥ ।
vakārāmalamantrārthō vakāragṛhamaṅgaḻam ॥ 71 ॥
He rides the makara — the great sea-creature — of Va (vakāramakarārūḍhaḥ); lord of the vast ocean of Va (vakārajaladhēḥ patiḥ); the pure and stainless meaning of the mantra of Va (vakārāmalamantrārthaḥ); the very auspiciousness that dwells in every home through Va (vakāragṛhamaṅgalam).
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Verse 72
वकारस्वर्गमाहेन्द्रो वकारारण्यवारणः ।
वकारपञ्जरशुको वलारितनयास्तुतः ॥ 72 ॥
vakārasvargamāhēndrō vakārāraṇyavāraṇaḥ ।
vakārapañjaraśukō valāritanayāstutaḥ ॥ 72 ॥
He is the great Indra who rules the heavens of Va (vakārasvargamāhēndraḥ); the mighty elephant moving through the forest of Va — noble and all-powerful (vakārāraṇyavāraṇaḥ); the parrot that recites the names of Va in its cage of devotion (vakārapañjaraśukaḥ); praised by Jayantī, the beloved daughter of Indra (valāritanayāstutaḥ).
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Verse 73
वकारमन्त्रमलयसानुमन्मन्दमारुतः ।
वाद्यन्तभान्त षट्क्रम्य जपान्ते शत्रुभञ्जनः ॥ 73 ॥
vakāramantramalayasānumanmandamārutaḥ ।
vādyantabhānta ṣaṭkramya japāntē śatrubhañjanaḥ ॥ 73 ॥
He is the gentle breeze on the fragrant slopes of Malaya mountain, carrying the mantra of Va (vakāramantramalayasānumanmandamārutaḥ); when the six-syllable mantra Śaravaṇabhava is recited in full from beginning to end with clarity, at the conclusion of japa he destroys all enemies (vādyantabhānta ṣaṭkramya japāntē śatrubhañjanaḥ).
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Verse 74
वज्रहस्तसुतावल्लीवामदक्षिणसेवितः ।
वकुलोत्पलकादम्बपुष्पदामस्वलङ्कृतः ॥ 74 ॥
vajrahastasutāvallīvāmadakṣiṇasēvitaḥ ।
vakulōtpalakādambapuṣpadāmasvalaṅkṛtaḥ ॥ 74 ॥
He is served on his left by Vaḷḷī and on his right by Devasenā, the daughter of the thunderbolt-bearing Indra (vajrahastasutāvallīvāmadakṣiṇasēvitaḥ); beautifully adorned with garlands of vakula blossoms, blue lotuses and kādamba flowers (vakulōtpalakādambapuṣpadāmasvalaṅkṛtaḥ).
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Verse 75
वज्रशक्त्यादिसम्पन्नद्विषट्पाणिसरोरुहः ।
वासनागन्धलिप्ताङ्गो वषट्कारो वशीकरः ॥ 75 ॥
vajraśaktyādisampannadviṣaṭpāṇisarōruhaḥ ।
vāsanāgandhaliptāṅgō vaṣaṭkārō vaśīkaraḥ ॥ 75 ॥
His twelve lotus-hands are fully equipped with the Vajra, the Śakti and all other weapons (vajraśaktyādisampannadviṣaṭpāṇisarōruhaḥ); his entire body is anointed with fragrant perfumed paste (vāsanāgandhaliptāṅgaḥ); he is the living Vaṣaṭ-kāra — the sacred sacrificial utterance itself (vaṣaṭkāraḥ); the supreme attractor who brings all existence under his gentle sway (vaśīkaraḥ).
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Verse 76
वासनायुक्तताम्बूलपूरिताननसुन्दरः ।
वल्लभानाथसुप्रीतो वरपूर्णामृतोदधिः ॥ 76 ॥
vāsanāyuktatāmbūlapūritānanasundaraḥ ।
vallabhānāthasuprītō varapūrṇāmṛtōdadhiḥ ॥ 76 ॥
His beautiful face is filled with fragrant betel — tāmbūla — whose perfume spreads with every breath (vāsanāyuktatāmbūlapūritānanasundaraḥ); greatly beloved of his devotees and ever pleased by their love (vallabhānāthasuprītaḥ); he is the boundless ocean overflowing with nectar and filled with the boons of all desires fulfilled (varapūrṇāmṛtōdadhiḥ).
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Verse 77
इति श्री सुब्रह्मण्य त्रिशती स्तोत्रम् ।
iti śrī subrahmaṇya triśatī stōtram ।
Thus ends the Śrī Subrahmanya Triśatī Stotram — the hymn of three hundred names of Lord Subrahmanya, arranged around the six sacred syllables Śa-Ra-Va-Ṇa-Bha-Va of the divine Ṣaḍakṣara seed-mantra.
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