Sri Swaminatha Panchakam lyrics and meaning
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Verse 1
हे स्वामिनाथार्तबन्धो ।
भस्मलिप्ताङ्ग गाङ्गेय कारुण्यसिन्धो ॥
hē svāmināthārtabandhō ।
bhasmaliptāṅga gāṅgēya kāruṇyasindhō ॥
O Svāminātha, friend and refuge of all who are in need (ārtabandho)! O Gāṅgēya — son of the Gaṅgā — whose body is smeared with sacred ash (bhasmaliptāṅga), O ocean of compassion (kāruṇyasindhō) — I bow at your lotus feet and place myself completely in your care.
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Verse 2
रुद्राक्षधारिन्नमस्ते
रौद्ररोगं हर त्वं पुरारेर्गुरोर्मे ।
राकेन्दुवक्त्रं भवन्तं
माररूपं कुमारं भजे कामपूरम् ॥ 1 ॥
rudrākṣadhārinnamastē
raudrarōgaṃ hara tvaṃ purārērgurōrmē ।
rākēnduvaktraṃ bhavantaṃ
mārarūpaṃ kumāraṃ bhajē kāmapūram ॥ 1 ॥
O wearer of rudrākṣa beads (rudrākṣadhārin), salutations to you! Remove this terrible affliction of disease from me, O teacher of Śiva, O destroyer of the triple-citied demon (purārēr gurō)! Your face shines like the full moon (rākēnduvaktra) — I take refuge in you, who are more ancient than time itself.
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Verse 3
मां पाहि रोगादघोरात्
मङ्गलापाङ्गपातेन भङ्गात्स्वराणाम् ।
कालाच्च दुष्पाककूलात्
कालकालस्यसूनुं भजे क्रान्तसानुम् ॥ 2 ॥
māṃ pāhi rōgādaghōrāt
maṅgaḻāpāṅgapātēna bhaṅgātsvarāṇām ।
kālāchcha duṣpākakūlāt
kālakālasyasūnuṃ bhajē krāntasānum ॥ 2 ॥
Protect me from this terrible disease (rōgāt aghōrāt)! With one gracious glance of your auspicious eye (maṅgalāpāṅgapāta), heal the discord in my voice and restore what is broken. Protect me from the ravages of time and from the consequences of ill-ripened past deeds (duṣpākakūlāt). O Kālakāla — the death of death itself — save me!
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Verse 4
ब्रह्मादयो यस्य शिष्याः
ब्रह्मपुत्रा गिरौ यस्य सोपानभूताः ।
सैन्यं सुराश्चापि सर्वे
सामवेदादिगेयं भजे कार्तिकेयम् ॥ 3 ॥
brahmādayō yasya śiṣyāḥ
brahmaputrā girau yasya sōpānabhūtāḥ ।
sainyaṃ surāśchāpi sarvē
sāmavēdādigēyaṃ bhajē kārtikēyam ॥ 3 ॥
Brahmā and all the gods are your disciples (brahmādayō yasya śiṣyāḥ)! The sons of Brahmā became like steps on the sacred mountain at your feet (brahmaputrā girau sōpānabhūtāḥ)! All the divine armies and celestials bow before you (sainyaṃ surāśchāpi sarvē) — O Svāminātha, you are the guru of all the gods; let your grace descend on me.
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Verse 5
काषाय संवीत गात्रं
कामरोगादि संहारि भिक्षान्न पात्रम् ।
कारुण्य सम्पूर्ण नेत्रं
शक्तिहस्तं पवित्रं भजे शम्भुपुत्रम् ॥ 4 ॥
kāṣāya saṃvīta gātraṃ
kāmarōgādi saṃhāri bhikṣānna pātram ।
kāruṇya sampūrṇa nētraṃ
śaktihastaṃ pavitraṃ bhajē śambhuputram ॥ 4 ॥
Your body is wrapped in saffron ochre robes (kāṣāya saṃvīta gātram); your begging bowl is the medicine that cures the disease of desire and all other afflictions (kāmarōgādi saṃhāri bhikṣānna pātram); your eyes overflow with compassion (kāruṇya sampūrṇa nētram); you hold the Śakti spear in your hand (śaktihasta) — O ascetic lord, I bow to you!
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Verse 6
श्रीस्वामि शैले वसन्तं
साधुसङ्घस्य रोगान् सदा संहरन्तम् ।
ओङ्कारतत्त्वं वदन्तं
शम्भुकर्णे हसन्तं भजेऽहं शिशुं तम् ॥ 5 ॥
śrīsvāmi śailē vasantaṃ
sādhusaṅghasya rōgān sadā saṃharantam ।
ōṅkāratattvaṃ vadantaṃ
śambhukarṇē hasantaṃ bhajē'haṃ śiśuṃ tam ॥ 5 ॥
O one who dwells on Śrī Svāmi's sacred hill — Swamimalai (śrīsvāmiśailē vasantam) — who always destroys the diseases and afflictions of all the company of sages and seekers (sādhusaṅghasya rōgān sadā saṃharantam), who revealed the truth of Oṃkāra — the meaning of the sacred syllable Oṃ — to Śambhu himself (ōṃkāratattvaṃ vadantam) — O Svāminātha, grant me your grace!
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Verse 7
स्तोत्रं कृतं चित्रचित्रं
दीक्षितानन्तरामेण सर्वार्थसिद्ध्यै ।
भक्त्या पठेद्यः प्रभाते
देवदेवप्रसादात् लभेताष्टसिद्धिम् ॥ 6 ॥
stōtraṃ kṛtaṃ chitrachitraṃ
dīkṣitānantarāmēṇa sarvārthasiddhyai ।
bhaktyā paṭhēdyaḥ prabhātē
dēvadēvaprasādāt labhētāṣṭasiddhim ॥ 6 ॥
This wonderfully crafted poem (stōtraṃ kṛtaṃ chitrachitraṃ), composed by Dīkṣita Anantarāma for the attainment of all desired goals (sarvārthasiddhyai) — whoever recites it with devotion at the auspicious hour of dawn (bhaktyā paṭhēd yah prabhātē) shall be freed from all disease, affliction and sin, and shall attain the grace and proximity of Svāminātha.
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Verse 8
इति श्रीअनन्तरामदीक्षितर् कृतं श्री स्वामिनाथ पञ्चकम् ।
iti śrīanantarāmadīkṣitar kṛtaṃ śrī svāminātha pañchakam ।
Thus ends the Śrī Svāminātha Pañcakam composed by Śrī Anantarāma Dīkṣita.
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