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Monday, 10 August 2015

Soundarya Lahari - part 1

The Soundarya Lahari meaning "Waves Of Beauty" is a famous literary work in Sanskrit believed to be written by sage Pushpadanta and Adi Shankara.

The praise of Devi-removal of obstacles and success in all endeavors: 

Siva Saktyaa yukto yadi bhavati Saktah prabhavitum
na chae daevam daevo na khalu kusalah spanditum api
atas twaam aaraadhyaam hari hara virinchaadibhir api
pranastum stotum vaa katham akrita punyah prabhavati. 01

"ро╕ро░்ро╡ро╡ிроХ்рой роиாроЪроо்; ро╕роХро▓ роХாро░்роп ро╕ிрод்родி" 

роЪிро╡ роЪроХ்род்ропா ропுроХ்родோ ропродி рокро╡родி роЪроХ்род: рок்ро░рокро╡ிродுроо்
рои родேро╡роо் родேро╡ோ рои роХро▓ு роХுроЪро▓ ро╕்рокрои்родிродு-роорокி
роЕродро╕்-род்ро╡ாроо்-роЖро░ாрод்ропாроо் ро╣ро░ி-ро╣ро░-ро╡ிро░ிроЮ்роЪродிрокி-ро░рокி
рок்ро░рогрои்родுроо் ро╕்родோродுроо் ро╡ா роХродроороХ்ро░ுрод-рокுрог்роп:рок்ро░рокро╡родி [1]

O! Bhagavati! Only if Parama Siva is enjoined with You, the Sakti, He is empowered to
create. The same Lord is indeed powerless even to move sans Thy company. O! Mother,
the celebrities such as Hari, Hara and Brahma and others, ever worship Thee. In such a
context, how can one (I) be capable of saluting or praising you without the meritorious
effects of (my) yester deeds? 01

Attracting the entire world:

taneeya amsam paamsum tavacharana pankaeruha bhavam
virinchis sanchinwan virachayati lokaan avikalan
vahatyaenam Saurih katham api sahasraena Sirasaam
harah samkshudwainam bhajati bhasmod doolana vidhim. 02

'рокாрод родூро│ி рооро╣ிрооை' 

родроиீропாроо்ро╕роо் рокாроо்ро╕ுроо் родро╡ роЪро░рог-рокроЩ்роХேро░ுро╣-рокро╡роо்
ро╡ிро░ிроЮ்роЪி: роЪроЮ்роЪிрой்ро╡рой் ро╡ிро░роЪропродி ро▓ோроХாройро╡ிроХро▓роо்
ро╡ро╣род்ропேройроо் роЪௌро░ி: ро╕ро╣ро╕்ро░ேрог роЪிро░ро╕ாроо்
ро╣ро░: ро╕роо்роХ்ро╖ுрод்ропைройроо் рокроЬродி рокро╕ிродோрод்родூро▓рой-ро╡ிродிроо் [2]

O! Bhagavati, Virinchi (the Creator) carefully gathers the minute dust from Thy
celebrated lotus feet to accomplish his creativity of all the worlds, without any hindrance.
Shouri (Vishnu) somehow manages to carry this dust on his thousand heads. Hara (Siva)
amalgamates this powder and observes the injunction for sprinkling it on Himself as the
sacred ash (vibhooti). 02

 To attain knowledge on all subjects: 

avidyaanaam antas timira mihira dweepa nagaree
jadaanaam chaitanya stabaka makaranda sruti jharee
daridraanaam chintaamani gunanikaa janma jaladhau
nimagnaanaam damshtraa mura ripu varaahasya bhavati. 03

 'рокாрод родூро│ி рооுроХ்родி роЕро│ிрок்рокродு' 

роЕро╡ிрод்ропாройாроо் роЕрои்родро╕்родிрооிро░- рооிро╣ிро░-род்ро╡ீрок-роироХро░ீ
роЬроЯாройாроо் роЪைродрой்роп-ро╕்родрокроХ-роороХро░рои்род ро╕்ро░ுродிроЬро░ீ
родро░ிрод்ро░ாрогாроо் роЪிрои்родாроорогி-роХுрогроиிроХா роЬрой்роороЬро▓родௌ
роиிроороХ்ройாройாроо் родроо்ро╖்роЯ்ро░ா рооுро░ро░ிрокு-ро╡ро░ாро╣ро╕்роп рокро╡родி [3]

O! Mother! For the spiritually ignorant, engulfed by darkness, the dust of your lotus feet
is the shining Sun of an island city. For the dull witted, it is the flowing stream of honey
of the Kalpaka flower cluster, the pure intelligence. For those impoverished it is the
necklace granting all wealth like the Chintamani. For those immersed in the ocean of
samsara (births etc.,), it is the tusk of the savior Wild Boar (Varaaha Vishnu), the enemy
of Mura. 03<
The unparalleled power of Devi's feet - removal of fears and diseases:

twadanyah paanibhyaam abhaya varado daivata ganah
twam aekaa naiva asi prakatita vara abheety abhinayaa
bhayaat traatum daatum phalam api cha vaancaa samadhikam
saranyae lokaanaam tavahi charanaa vaeva nipunau. 04

"ро╕роХро▓ рокроп/ро░ோроХ роиிро╡்ро░ுрод்родி" 

род்ро╡родрой்роп: рокாрогிрок்ропாроо்-роЕрокропро╡ро░родோ родைро╡родроХрог:
род்ро╡рооேроХா роиைро╡ாро╕ி рок்ро░роХроЯிрод-ро╡ро░ாрокீрод்ропрокிроиропா
рокропாрод் род்ро░ாродுроо் родாродுроо் рокро▓роорокி роЪ ро╡роЮ்роЪாро╕роородிроХроо்
роЪро░рог்ропே ро▓ோроХாройாроо் родро╡ роХி роЪро░рогாро╡ேро╡ роиிрокுрогௌ [4]

Other than you, the assemblages of gods assure protection from fear and gesticulate this
by the Abhaya mudra (hand gesture). You alone do not display such gesture with your
hand of bestowing boon and protection from fear. Oh! Mother, the refuge for the worlds!
Indeed, your expert feet (you are ready to walk up to us) are good enough in offering
such protection and giving bountiful rewards much in excess than our desires. 04

The power of Devi Puja - the capacity to attract the opposite sex:

hari stwaam aaraadhya pranata jana soubhaagya jananeem
puraa naaree bhootwaa pura ripum api kshobha manayat;
smaropi twaam satwaa rati nayana laehyaena vapushaa
muneenaam apy antah prabhavati hi mohaaya mahataam. 05

"родேро╡ி рокூроЬைропிрой் рооро╣ிрооை/ро╕்род்ро░ீ рокுро░ுро╖ ро╡роЪிропроо்" 

ро╣ро░ிро╕்-род்ро╡ா-рооாро░ாрод்род்роп рок்ро░рогрод-роЬрой роЪௌрокாроХ்роп роЬройройீроо்
рокுро░ா роиாро░ீ рокூрод்ро╡ா рокுро░ро░ிрокுроорокி роХ்ро╖ோрок-рооройропрод்
ро╕்рооро░ோрокி род்ро╡ாроо் роирод்ро╡ா ро░родி роиропрой-ро▓ேро╣்ропேрой ро╡рокுро╖ா
рооுройீройா-роорок்ропрои்род: рок்ро░рокро╡родி ро╣ி рооோро╣ாроп рооро╣родாроо் [5]

O! Mother, the very cause of auspiciousness to people who worship You, Once Sri Hari
having worshipped you, has become an astonishingly beautiful woman and agitated the
mind of even Lord Siva and stole his pride. Having bowed to you, Smara (cupid) too is
blessed with an eternally handsome appearance which is like a soothening liniment to the
eyes of his consort, Rati. With this appearance, he has indeed generated delusion within
hearts of even great sages. 05

The power of Her graceful look - to beget progeny: 

dhanuh poushpam mourwee madhu karamayee pancha visikhaah
vasantas saamanto malaya marud aayodhana rathah
tathaa apy aekas sarwam hima giri sutae kaamapi kripaam
apaangaat tae labdhwaa jagad idam anango vijayatae. 06

"роХроЯைроХ்роХрой் рокாро░்ро╡ை/ рокுрод்ро░ роЪрои்родாройроо்" 

родройு: рокௌро╖்рокроо் рооௌро░்ро╡ீ роородுроХро░рооропீ рокроЮ்роЪ ро╡ிроЪிроХா:
ро╡ро╕рои்род: ро╕роорои்родோ рооро▓ропрооро░ு-родாропோроХрой-ро░род:
родродாрок்ропேроХ: ро╕ро░்ро╡роо் ро╣ிроороХிро░ிроЪுродே роХாроорокி роХ்ро░ுрокாроо்
роЕрокாроЩ்роХрод்родே ро▓рок்род்ро╡ா роЬродிрод-рооройроЩ்роХோ ро╡ிроЬропродே [6]

O! Daughter of the snow mountain! What to say about your blessings! Manmadha’s bow
is sugarcane twig. Its string is made of bee line. His five arrows are flowers. Vasanta
(spring season) is his pal and companion. Gentle (Malaya) mountain breeze is his chariot
to wage his war. Thus, though all his instruments and associates are so inefficient,
Ananga (Manmadha) triumphs over this entire world. Isn’t because of the compassionate
glance from the corner of your eye? 06

Ability to see the Goddess - success over enemies: 

kwanat kaanchee daamaa kari kalabha kumbha stana nataa
pariksheenaa madhyae parinata sarat chandra vadanaa
dhanur bhaanaan paasam srunim api dadhaanaa karatalaih
purastaa daastaam nah puramathitu raaho purushikaa. 07

"родேро╡ிропிрой் ро╕்ро╡ро░ூрокроо்/ роЪாроХ்ро╖ாрод்роХாро░роо்/ роЪрод்ро░ு роЬропроо்" 

роХ்ро╡рогрод் роХாроЮ்роЪீ-родாрооா роХро░ிроХро▓рок-роХுроо்рок-ро╕்родрой- роиродா
рокро░ிроХ்ро╖ீрогா роород்род்ропே рокро░ிрогрод-ро╕ро░роЪ்роЪрои்род்ро░-ро╡родройா
родройுро░்-рокாрогாрой் рокாроЪроо் ро╕்ро░ுрогி-роорокி родродாройா роХро░родро▓ை:
рокுро░ро╕்родா родாро╕்родроо் рои: рокுро░роородிродு-ро░ாро╣ோ-рокுро░ுро╖ிроХா [7]

Let the Divine Mother dwell intimately in our hearts …with her tinkling fillet girdle, Her
full bosom - akin to the frontal globes of a young elephant - making her bend forward
(reaching us), Her lean waist enhancing her beauty, Her face akin to the full autumnal
moon. She sports in her palms a bow and arrow, a noose and a goad. I revere this Divine
Mother who is the ‘I’ consciousness in the Lord, Parama Siva. 07

The abode of Devi - freedom from birth and death:

sudhaa sindhor madhyae sura vitapi vaatee parivritae
mani dweepae neepopa vanavati chintaamani grihae
Sivaakaarae manchae parama Siva paryanka nilayaam
bhajanti twaam dhanyaah katichina chidaananda lahareem. 08

родேро╡ிропிрой் роЪிрои்родாрооройி роХ்ро░ுро╣роо் [роЬройрой рооро░рог роиிро╡்ро░ுрод்родி] 

ро╕ுродா ро╕ிрои்родோро░் роород்род்ропே ро╕ுро░ро╡ிроЯрокி-ро╡ாроЯீ-рокро░ிро╡்ро░ுродே
роорогிрод்ро╡ீрокே роиீрокோрокро╡ройро╡родி роЪிрои்родாрооройி роХ்ро░ுро╣ே I
роЪிро╡ாроХாро░ே роороЮ்роЪே рокро░роороЪிро╡ рокро░்ропроЩ்роХ роиிро▓ропாроо்
рокроЬрои்родி род்ро╡ாроо் родрой்ропா: роХродிроЪрой роЪிродாройрои்род ро▓ро╣ро░ீроо் II [8]

Only a few evolved souls are blessed to worship you Devi! O! the unending flood of
Eternal Bliss Absolute, You and Lord Siva sharing a same bed, with Siva himself as your
resting couch which is of the shape of a triangle (the Sakti triangle), in a house decorated
with several Chintamanis, possessed in the garden of Kadamba (kalpaka) trees, in the
vicinity of a park of celestial trees, in the midst of an island in the ocean of amrita
(ambrosia). 08

 Adhara chakras - long lost persons will return, attainment of eight types of wealth:

maheem moola adhaarae kamapi manipoorae hutaavaham
sthitam swaadhishthaanae hridi marutam aakaasam upari
mano api bhroomadhyae sakalamapi bhittwaa kulapatham
sahasraarae padmae naha rahasi patyaa viharasae . 09

"роЖродாро░ роЪроХ்роХро░роЩ்роХро│்" [роЪெрой்ро▒ро╡ро░் родிро░ுроо்рокி ро╡ро░, роЕро╖்роЯைро╕்ро╡ро░்роп рок்ро░ாрок்родி] 

"рооро╣ிроо் рооூро▓ாродாро░ே роХроорокி роорогிрокூро░ே ро╣ுродро╡ро╣роо்
ро╕்род்родிродроо் ро╕்ро╡ாродிро╖்роЯ்роЯாройே ро╣்ро░ுродி рооро░ுрод-рооாроХாроЪ-рооுрокро░ி I
рооройோрокி рок்ро░ூроород்ропே ро╕роХро▓роорокி рокிрод்ро╡ா роХுро▓рокродроо்
ро╕ро╣ро╕்ро░ாро░ே рокрод்рооே ро╕ро╣ ро░ро╣ро╕ி рокрод்ропா ро╡ிро╣ро░ро╕ே" II [9]

May I understand Thee! You are The Earth element in the Mula Adhara, The Water
element in the Manipoora, The Fire element present in the Svadhishthana (inner core of
conciousness), The Air element in the heart, (going) above the Space element, and Thy
mind element between Thy brows (Thy immanent vision). Thus having passed through
all the Pancha (five) Bhootas (Gross Elements) and exhausting them in Thy path
(Kulapatha), You sport your creative activity in secret with your husband in the thousand
petalled lotus. 09

 Muladharam - increase in strength of body and virility: 

sudhaa dhaaraa saarais charana yugalaantar wigalitaih
prapancham sinchantee punar api rasaamnaaya mahanah,
avaapya swaam bhoomim bhujaga nibhamadyushtha valayam
swam aatmaanam kritwaa swapishi kulakundae kuharini. 10

рооூро▓ாродாро░роо் [роЪро░ீро░ роЪுрод்родி, ро╡ீро░்роп ро╡ிро░ுрод்родி] 

ро╕ுродாродாро░ாро╕ро░ைроЪ்-роЪро░рогропுроХро▓ாрои்родро░்-ро╡ிроХро▓ிродை:
рок்ро░рокроЮ்роЪроо் ро╕்роЮ்роЪроОродீ рокுройро░рокி ро░ро╕ாроо்ройாроп-рооро╣ро╕: I
роЕро╡ாрок்роп ро╕்ро╡ாроо் рокூрооிроо் рокுроЬроХроиிрок-роород்родропுро╖்роЯ-ро╡ро▓ропроо்
ро╕்ро╡рооாрод்рооாройроо் роХ்ро░ுрод்ро╡ா ро╕்ро╡рокிро╖ி роХுро▓роХுрог்роЯே роХுро╣ро░ிрогி II [10]

O! Mother! You infuse the whole universe with Amrita, drenching it in this torrential
stream (Amruta dhaara), which trickls from within your pair of feet. Once again, this
flow reaches your territory, after drenching the Moon - who is apparent essence of
Amrita. You pervade the Earth element in the form of Kundalini Sakti (Kula Kunda) by
making yourself into three and a half coils similar to a serpent, sleeping in it as
exceedingly subtle consciousness. 10

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