ANANDA LAHARI(Devi stotra.45)

ANANDALAHARI(Devi stotra.45)

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         आनन्दलहरी

    (श्री शंकराचार्यकृतं)

भवानि स्तोतुं त्वां प्रभवति चतुर्भिर्न वदनैः

प्रजानामीशानः त्रिपुरमथनः पञ्चभिरपि ।

न षड्भिः सेनानीः दशशतमुखैरप्यहिपतिः  

तदान्येषां केषां कथय कथमस्मिन्नवसरः ॥ १ ॥

घृतक्षीरद्राक्षामधुमधुरिमा कैरपिपदैः

विशिष्यानाख्येयो भवति रसनामात्रविषयः ।

तथा ते सौन्दर्यं परमशिवदृङ्मात्रविषयः

कथङ्कारं ब्रूमः सकलनिगमागोचरगुणे ॥ २ ॥

 

मुखे ते ताम्बूलं नयनयुगले कज्जलकला

ललाटे काश्मीरं विलसति गले मौक्तिकलता ।

स्फुरत् काञ्ची शाटी पृथुकटितटॆ हाटकमयी

भजामि त्वां गौरीं नगपतिकिशोरीमविरतं ॥ ३ ॥

विराजन्मन्दारद्रुमकुसुमहारस्तनतटी

नदद्वीणानादश्रवणविलसत्कुण्डलगुणा ।

नताङ्गी मातङ्गी रुचिरगतिभङ्गी भगवती

सती शंभॊरंभॊरुहचटुलचक्षुर्विजयते ॥ ४ ॥

नवीनार्कभ्राजन्मणिकनकभूषापरिकरैः

वृताङ्गी सारङ्गी रुचिरनयनाङ्गीकृतशिवा ।

तडित्पीता पीताम्बरललितमञ्जीरसुभगा

ममापर्णा पूर्णा निरवधिसुखैरस्तु सुमुखी ॥ ५ ॥

हिमाद्रे संभूता सुललितकरैः पल्लवयुता

सुपुष्पा मुक्ताभिर्भ्रमरकलिताचालकभरैः ।

कृतस्थाणुस्थाना कुचफलनता सूक्तिसरसा

रुजां हन्त्री गन्त्री विलसति चिदानन्दलतिका ॥ ६ ॥

सपर्णामाकीर्णां कतिपयगुणैः सादरमिह

श्रयन्त्यन्ये वल्लीं मम तु मतिरेवं विलसति ।

अपर्णैका सेव्या जगति सकलैर्यत्परिवृतः

पुराणोऽपि स्थाणुः फलति किल कैवल्यपदवीम् ॥ ७ ॥

विधात्री धर्माणां त्वमसि सकलाम्नायजननी

त्वमर्थानां मूलं धनदनमनीयाङ्घ्रिकमले ।

त्वमादिः कामानां जननि कृतकन्दर्पविजये

सतां मुक्तेर्बीजं त्वमसि परब्रह्ममहिषी ॥ ८ ॥

प्रभूता भक्तिस्ते यदपि न ममालोलमनसः

त्वया तु श्रीमत्या सदयमवलोक्योऽहमधुना ।

पयोदः पानीयं दिशति मधुरं चातकमुखे

भृशं शङ्कॆ कैर्वा विधिभिरनुनीता मम मतिः ॥ ९ ॥

कृपापाङ्गालोकं वितर तरसा साधुचरिते

न ते युक्तोपेक्षा मयि शरणदीक्षामुपगते ।

न चेदिष्टं दद्यादनुपदमहॊ कल्पलतिका

विशेषः सामान्यैः कथमितरवल्लीपरिकरैः ॥ १० ॥

महान्तं विश्वासं तवचरणपङ्केरुहयुगे

निधायान्यन्नैवाश्रितमिह मया दैवतमुमे ।

तथापि त्वच्चेतो यदि मयि न जायेत सदयं

निरालम्बो लम्बोदरजननि कं यामि शरणम् ॥ ११ ॥

अयः स्पर्शे लग्नं सपदि लभते हेमपदवीं

यथा रथ्यापाथः शुचि भवति गङ्गौघमिलितं ।

तथा तत्तत्पापैरतिमलिनमन्तर्मम यदि

त्वयि प्रेम्णासक्तं कथमिव न जायेत विमलम् ॥ १२ ॥

त्वदन्यस्मादिच्छाविषयफललाभे न नियमः

त्वमर्थानामिच्छाधिकमपि समर्था वितरणे ।

इति प्राहुः प्राञ्चः कमलभवनाद्यास्त्वयि मनः

त्वदासक्तं नक्तंदिवमुचितमीशानि कुरु तत् ॥ १३ ॥

स्फुरन्नानारत्नस्फटिकमयभित्तिप्रतिफल-

त्त्वदाकारं चञ्चच्छशधरकलासौधशिखरम् ।

मुकुन्दब्रह्मेन्द्रप्रभृतिपरिवारं विजयते

तवागारं रम्यं त्रिभुवनमहाराजगृहिणि ॥ १४ ॥

निवासः कैलासे विधिशतमखाद्याः स्तुतिकराः

कुटुंबं त्रैलोक्यं कृतकरपुटः सिद्धिनिकरः । 

महेशः प्राणेशस्तदवनिधराधीशतनये

न ते सौभाग्यस्य क्वचिदपि मनागस्ति तुलना ॥ १५ ॥

वृषो वृद्धो यानं विषमशनमाशानिवसनं

श्मशानं क्रीडाभूर्भुजगनिवहो भूषणविधिः ।

समग्रा सामग्री जगति विदितैवं स्मररिपोः

यदेतस्यैश्वर्यं तव जननि सौभाग्यमहिमा ॥ १६ ॥

अशेषब्रह्माण्डप्रलयविधिनैसर्गिकमतिः

श्मशानेष्वासीनः कृतभसितलेपः पशुपतिः ।

दधौ कण्ठे हालाहलमखिलभूगोलकृपया

भवत्याः संगत्याः फलमिति च कल्याणि कलये ॥ १७ ॥

त्वदीयं सौंदर्यं निरतिशयमालोक्य परया

भियैवासीद्गङ्गा जलमयतनुः शैलतनये ।

तदेतस्यास्तस्माद्वदनकमलं वीक्ष्य कृपया

प्रतिष्ठामातन्वन्निजशिरसि वासेन गिरिशः ॥ १८ ॥

विशालश्रीखण्डद्रवमृगमदाकीर्णघुसृण-

प्रसूनव्यामिश्रं भगवति तवाभ्यङ्गसलिलम् ।

समादाय स्रष्टा चलितपदपांसून्निजकरैः

समाधत्तॆ सृष्टिं विबुधपुरपङ्केरुहदृशाम् ॥ १९ ॥

वसन्ते सानन्दे कुसुमितलताभिः परिवृते

स्फुरन्नानापद्मे सरसि कलहंसालिसुभगे ।

सखीभिः खेलन्तीं मलयपवनान्दोलितजले

स्मरेद्यस्त्वां तस्य ज्वरजनितपीडापसरति ॥ २० ॥
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                            Ananda Lahari

                          (Wave of happiness)

                                                 By

                                  Adhi Shankaracharya

                                       Translated by

                                     P.R.Ramachander

(This extremely poetic and devotional work of Adhi Shankara is not as popular as his two other great works viz Soundarya Lahari and Shivananda Lahari)

Bhavani sthothum thwam prabhavathi chatur binna vadanai,

Prajaanaa meesana tripuramadhana pancha bhirapi,

Na shadibhar senaaneer dasa satha mukhai rapyahipathi,

Sthadanyesham kesham kadhaya kadamasminnavasara.                                            1

Oh Goddess Bhavani, Lord Brahma is not able to sing your praise by his four heads,

Lord Shiva who destroyed the three cities is not able to do it with his five faces,

Nor Lord Subrahmanya with his six faces and Lord Vishnu with his thousand faces,
Are able to do it and then how will others get a chance to do it adequately?

Grutha ksheera draksha madhu madhrima kairapi padai,

Visishyana aakhyayo bhavathi rasana mathra vishaya,

Thadha they soundaryam paramshivadrung mathra vishaya,

Kadam karam brooma sakala nigama gochara gune.                                                     2

Like words cannot describe the pleasant taste of ghee, milk, raisins and honey,

Whose sweet taste can only be enjoyed by the toungue,

Oh Goddess, how can we the ordinary people describe your beauty,

Which can only  be seen  by the great God Shiva.

Mukhe may thamboolam nayana yugale kajjala kala,

Lalate kashmeeram , vilasathi gale moukthilatha,

Sphuarath kanchee satee. Prathu kati thate hataka mayee,

Bhajami sthwam gowreem nagapathee kisorimavrutham.                                            3

Hey goddess  Gowri , I salute and sing about you always,

With redness of Thamboola in your mouth,

With black coloured eyes due to black collyrium ,

With forehead shining due to the red dot from the Kashmir,

With sparkling chain in your neck and  adorned with shining silk from Kanchi,

Which is tied by the golden belt  on  to your waist.                                               

Virajan mandhara  druma kusuma hara sthana thatee,

Nadadweena nada sravana vilasad kundala guna,

Nathangee Mathangi ruchira gathi bhangi bhagawathi,

Sathee sambho rambhoruha  chatula chakshur vidhyathe.                                                4

Victory to Sathi, the wife of Lord Shiva , who has lotus like eyes

Who shines with the garland of flowers of the Kalpaka tree over her breasts,

Who wears ear globes shining  due to hearing the pleasant sound from Veena,

And who is  pretty and has a pretty walk of the majestic she elephant ,

Naveenarka brajan mani kanaka bhoosha pari karair,

Vruthangi sarangi  ruchira nayanangi krutha siva,

Thadith peetha peethambhara lalitha manjeera subhaga,

Mama parna poorna niravadhi sumukhairasthu sumukhi.                                                   5

She whose body is covered by golden and gem studded ornaments

Shining like an infant sun and she ,who has conquered Lord Shiva ,

By her very pretty eyes, and whose shining anklets are covered,

By the yellow silk she wears and who with her several faces ,

May please appear before me, with her very kind and pretty face.

Himadhdre sambhootha sulalitha karai pallava yutha,

Supushpa mukthabhir bramara kalitha chalaka bharair,

Krutha sthanu sthana kucha phalanatha sookthi sarasa,

Rujaam hanthri ganthri vilasathi chidananda lathika..                                                      6

Those two hands as soft as buds born in the Himalayas.

Wearing gems and flowers and having soft tender hairs,

Encircling Lord Shiva with the juicy fruit like breasts,

Is moving away my sorrows and appears like ,

The tender climbing plant bringing eternal happiness.

Saparnam akeernam kathi paya gunai sadara miha,

Srayanth anye valleem mama thu mathirevam vilasathi,

Aparnai ka sevyaa jagathi sakalair yath parivrutha,

Purane api sthanu phalathi kila kaivalya padaveem.                                                       7

Many people with several qualities are depending ,

On climbing plants with leaves,  but in my mind,

I feel that only climbing plant which should be served ,

Is you without any leaves*, for encircled by that plant,

The  stable and ancient one** is able to lead us to salvation.

 *Parvathi  is described as climbing plant of eternal happiness

And is called Aparna-plant without leaves

** Shiva gets this power because of association with Shakthi.

Vidathree dharmaanam thwamasi sakala mnaya janani,

Thwa marthanam moolam dhana dhhana maneeyamgri kamale.

Thwamadhi kamaanam janani krutha kandarpa vijaye,

Sathaam mukther bheejam thwamasi hi parabrahma mahishi.                                          8

You are the creator of Dharma and the mother of all Vedas,

You are the root of all wealth and is being worshipped by Kubhera,

You are the mother of primeval desire, Oh goddess who won over God of love,

Oh Goddess who is the queen of the Lord Shiva, you are also the seed for devotion.

Prabhudha bhakthisthe yadapi na mama lola manasa,

Thwaya thu sreemathya sadaya mavalokhya madhuna,

Payodha paaneeyam disathi madhuram chathaka mukhe,

Brusam sankhe kairva vidhibhira anu neetha mama mathi.                                                9

Though I being fickle minded and do not have devotion to you,

You who are full of riches,  should see me only with mercy,

For the clouds pour the sweet water in to the throat of chataka*,

And I think that my brain is being lead like this by you.

    *A mythical bird with a hole in its neck and

    can only drink rain water.

Krupa pangam lokam vithara tharasa sadhu charithe,

Na they yuktha apeksha mayee sarana deeksha mupagathe.

Na chedishtam dadhya dhanupada maho  kalpa lathika,

Visesha saamaanyai kadhamithara vallee parikarai.                                                       10

Hey Glorious goddess, please look at me with mercy,

For if you disregard me , who has come  to you with a feeling,

That you are my only solace , for  it would not be proper,

 For a wish giving plant not o fulfill one’s  wishes always,

As  then there would not be any difference between it and other plants.

Mahantham viswasam thava charana pangeruha yuge,

Nidhaya anyannai vasritha miha maya daivatham ume,

Thadapi thwachetha yadhi mayi na jayathe sadayam,

Niralambo lamodara janani kam yaami saranam.                                                             11

With great faith I have come in search of your lotus like feet,

And I have not depended on any other God except you goddess,

In spite of that if you do not show mercy on me,

I would become helpless and without support, Oh mother of Ganesa.

Aya sparse lagnam  sapadhi lapadhe hema padhavim,

Yadha aradhya padha suchi bhavathi Gangouga militham,

Thadha thath papai rathi malinamandharmama yadhi,

Thwayi premna saktham kadhamivana jayathe vimalam.                                                 12

Like the iron becoming gold by the touch of  the lucky,

Like the water from the sewerage  becoming pure by mixing with Ganga,

Though my mind is dirty and turbid by various sins,

Because it has merged with you by my devotion, it would surely become pure.

Thwad anya smadhi  icha vishaya phala labhena niyatha,

Stwa marthanam ichchadhikam aapi samartha vitharane,

Ithi prahu prancha kamala bhavana dhyasthwayi mana,

Thada asaktham naktham  dina muchitha meesani kuru thath.                                        13

It is seen that serving gods other than you,  will lead to fulfillment of desires,

But you are only capable of blessing with much more than what is desired,

Thus tell the gods of ancient yore and so because my heart beats for you,

Day and night ,oh Goddess, do whatever you think is right. for me.

Sphuran nana rathna  sphatika maya  bithi prathiphala,

Thwad adhikaram chanchanjasa vilasougha sigharam,

Mukunda brahmendra prabhruthi parivaram vijayathe,

Thava agaram ramyam thribhuvana maharaja grahini.                                                     14

Hey Goddess, who is the consort of  the emperor of three worlds,

Your pretty  home has walls made of gems and crystals and reflects your form,

And it has a glowing spire which reflects the image of the moving moon,

And it is populated by Brahma , Vishnu , Indra and others.

Nivasa Kailase,  vidhi satha makhadhya sthuthikara,

Kutumbham trilokyam,  krutha karaputa sidh nikara,

Mahesa praanesa sthadhava nidaradheesa thanaye,

Na they saubhagyasya kwachidhapi managasthi thulana.                                              15

Oh daughter of the great Himalaya mountains, You live in Kailasa,

Lord Brahma and Indra are engaged for singing your fame,

Your family is all the three worlds, all occult powers are saluting you,

And you are the wife of Lord Shiva, Is there any comparison to your luck?

Vrusho vrudho yanam vishama sana masaa nivasanam,

Smasanam kreeda bhoor bhujaga nivaho bhooshana nidhi,

Samagra samagree jagathi vidhithaiva smara ripor,

Yadhe thasya aiswaryam thava janani soubhagya mahima.                                         16

Hey goddess , all people are of the view that,

 He rides on an old bull, drinks poison,

Wears the directions, plays in the cremation ground,

And Wears snakes as ornaments but it is due to your luck,

That he is gifted with all the wealth of the world.

Asesha brahmanda pralaya vidhi naisargika mathi,

Smasane shaseena kruth abhasitha lepa pasupathi,

Dhadhou kante halahala  makhila bhoogola krupaya,

Bhavathya sangathya phalamithi cha kalyani kalaye.                                                      17

The lord of all beings, having by nature,  inclination to destroy the universe,

Sitting in the cremation ground and  applying ash all over his body,

Mercifully swallowed the poison called Halahala for saving the world,

Oh Goddess who does good, possibly due to his moving with you.

Thwadeeyam soundaryam nirathisa yamalokya paraya,

Hriyai vasseed  ganga jala maya thanu shaila thanaye,

Thade thasyaa asthamya thwadhana kamalam veekshya krupaya,

Prathishta mathen  nija sisrasi vasena girisa.                                                                   18

Seeing your universally incomparable prettiness ,

Oh daughter of the mountain, Ganga took the form of water,

And taking mercy for  her jaded and disappointed face,

The Lord of the mountains fixed  her permanently  on his head.

Vishala sreeganda dhrava mruga adhikeerna gusruna,

Prasoona vyamishram  bhagawathi thava abhyanga salilam,

Samadhaya srushta chalitha pada pamsoon nijakarai,

Samadathe srusthim vibudha pangeruha drusham.                                                          19

Taking the saffron mixed with sandal and musk,

Along with the water of your oil bath, Oh Goddess,

The creator mixes it with the dust you feet created while walking,

And has created with it the prettiest women of heavens.

Vasanthe sanande kusimitha lathabhi parivruthe,

Spuran nana padme , sarasi kala hamasali subhage,

Sakheebhi khelantheem Malaya pavana mantholitha jale,

Smaredhya sthwam thasya jwara janitha peedapa sarathi.                                                20

He who remembers you  as the one who plays in the pond,

Which has several entwined lotus plants , which are,

Full of flowers in the spring because of their happiness,

Which shine because of its swans and which has ,

Moving waters due to wind laden with sandalwood,

Along with your several friends, will never suffer from ,

The several illnesses  caused by fever.

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