Saturday, May 15, 2021

Soundarya Lahari 81-90


 गुरुत्वं विस्तारं क्षितिधरपतिः पार्वति निजा-

न्नितम्बादाच्छिद्य त्वयि हरणरूपेण निदधे ।

अतस्ते विस्तीर्णो गुरुरयमशेषां वसुमतीं

नितम्बप्राग्भारः स्थगयति लघुत्वं नयति च ॥ ८१॥


gurutvaṃ vistāraṃ kṣitidharapatiḥ pārvati nijāt

nitambā-dāchChidya tvayi haraṇa rūpēṇa nidadhē ।

atastē vistīrṇō gururayamaśēṣāṃ vasumatīṃ

nitamba-prāgbhāraḥ sthagayati saghutvaṃ nayati cha ॥ 81 ॥




Benefits
: Freedom from fire accidents.


करीन्द्राणां शुण्डान् कनककदलीकाण्डपटली-

मुभाभ्यामूरुभ्यामुभयमपि निर्जित्य भवती ।

सुवृत्ताभ्यां पत्युः प्रणतिकठिनाभ्यां गिरिसुते

विधिज्ञ्ये जानुभ्यां विबुधकरिकुम्भद्वयमसि ॥ ८२॥


karīndrāṇāṃ śuṇḍān-kanakakadalī-kāṇḍapaṭalīṃ

ubhābhyāmūrubhyā-mubhayamapi nirjitya bhavati ।

suvṛttābhyāṃ patyuḥ praṇatikaṭhinābhyāṃ girisutē

vidhijñē jānubhyāṃ vibudha karikumbha dvayamasi ॥ 82 ॥




Benefits
: Accumulation of wealth.


पराजेतुं रुद्रं द्विगुणशरगर्भौ गिरिसुते

निषङ्गौ जङ्घे ते विषमविशिखो बाढमकृत ।

यदग्रे दृश्यन्ते दशशरफलाः पादयुगली-

नखाग्रच्छद्मानः सुरमकुटशाणैकनिशिताः ॥ ८३॥


parājētuṃ rudraṃ dviguṇaśaragarbhau girisutē

niṣaṅgau jaṅghē tē viṣamaviśikhō bāḍha-makṛta ।

yadagrē dṛsyantē daśaśaraphalāḥ pādayugalī

nakhāgrachChanmānaḥ sura mukuṭa-śāṇaika-niśitāḥ ॥ 83 ॥




Benefits
: Power to subdue enemies and attain high positions.


श्रुतीनां मूर्धानो दधति तव यौ शेखरतया

ममाप्येतौ मातः शिरसि दयया धेहि चरणौ ।

ययोः पाद्यं पाथः पशुपतिजटाजूटतटिनी

ययोर्लाक्षालक्ष्मीररुणहरिचूडामणिरुचिः ॥ ८४॥


śrutīnāṃ mūrdhānō dadhati tava yau śēkharatayā

mamāpyētau mātaḥ śērasi dayayā dēhi charaṇau ।

yaya^^ōḥ pādyaṃ pāthaḥ paśupati jaṭājūṭa taṭinī

yayō-rlākṣā-lakṣmī-raruṇa harichūḍāmaṇi ruchiḥ ॥ 84 ॥




Meaning
:O! Parāśakti! Out of compassion for me, please keep Your feet on my head too. Your feet are considered as crown which Upaniṣad-s adorn. Your feet are cleansed by waters of Ganges, who resides at the top of Śiva’s matted hair. I also think that the redness of Your feet is due to chūḍāmaṇi gem of Viṣṇu’s crown.

Benefits : Ability to cure illness of others.


नमोवाकं ब्रूमो नयनरमणीयाय पदयो-

स्तवास्मै द्वन्द्वाय स्फुटरुचिरसालक्तकवते ।

असूयत्यत्यन्तं यदभिहननाय स्पृहयते

पशूनामीशानः प्रमदवनकङ्केलितरवे ॥ ८५॥


namō vākaṃ brūmō nayana-ramaṇīyāya padayōḥ

tavāsmai dvandvāya sphuṭa-ruchi rasālaktakavatē ।

asūyatyatyantaṃ yadabhihananāya spṛhayatē

paśūnā-mīśānaḥ pramadavana-kaṅkēlitaravē ॥ 85 ॥




Meaning
:I pray aloud with verses, hymns and nāma-s, as they are generally recited aloud,  at Your beautiful pair of feet, which shine with henna applied. The ashoka tree in Your joyous garden is being kicked by You. On seeing this, Your Consort Śiva becomes jealous of this ashoka tree.

Benefits : Attainment of devotion to Devi.


मृषा कृत्वा गोत्रस्खलनमथ वैलक्ष्यनमितं

ललाटे भर्तारं चरणकमले ताडयति ते ।

चिरादन्तःशल्यं दहनकृतमुन्मूलितवता

तुलाकोटिक्वाणैः किलिकिलितमीशानरिपुणा ॥ ८६॥


mṛṣā kṛtvā gōtraskhalana-matha vailakṣyanamitaṃ

lalāṭē bhartāraṃ charaṇakamalē tāḍayati tē ।

chirādantaḥ śalyaṃ dahanakṛta munmūlitavatā

tulākōṭikvāṇaiḥ kilikilita mīśāna ripuṇā ॥ 86 ॥




Meaning : 
Śiva intentionally called Parāśakti by some other woman’s name. In anger, Parāśakti kicked on Śiva’s third eye, and Śiva hanged His head due to embarrassment. Manamtha who watched this scene made joyful sounds which are like the jingling sounds from the tiny bells in Her anklets.

Benefits :  Gives power and strength.


हिमानीहन्तव्यं हिमगिरिनिवासैकचतुरौ

निशायां निद्राणं निशि चरमभागे च विशदौ ।

वरं लक्ष्मीपात्रं श्रियमतिसृजन्तौ समयिनां

सरोजं त्वत्पादौ जननि जयतश्चित्रमिह किम् ॥ ८७॥


himānī hantavyaṃ himagirinivāsaika-chaturau

niśāyāṃ nidrāṇaṃ niśi-charamabhāgē cha viśadau ।

varaṃ lakṣmīpātraṃ śriya-matisṛhantō samayināṃ

sarōjaṃ tvatpādau janani jayata-śchitramiha kim ॥ 87 ॥




Meaning
:O! Parāśakti! Your lotus feet remain fully blossomed both during day and night and are capable of showering Grace on all your devotees . But, lotus flowers, which are the seat of Lakṣmī wither in snow and shrunk during nights. Therefore, Your feet have established their supremacy.

Benefits : Power to foresee future.


पदं ते कीर्तीनां प्रपदमपदं देवि विपदां

कथं नीतं सद्भिः कठिनकमठीकर्परतुलाम् ।

कथं वा बाहुभ्यामुपयमनकाले पुरभिदा

यदादाय न्यस्तं दृषदि दयमानेन मनसा ॥ ८८॥


padaṃ tē kīrtīnāṃ prapadamapadaṃ dēvi vipadāṃ

kathaṃ nītaṃ sadbhiḥ kaṭhina-kamaṭhī-karpara-tulām ।

kathaṃ vā bāhubhyā-mupayamanakālē purabhidā

yadādāya nyastaṃ dṛṣadi dayamānēna manasā ॥ 88 ॥




Meaning
:Your feet are known for their grandeur and they remove all misfortunes (by contemplating on them). I wonder, how great poets have compared Your feet to the shell of tortoise. Śiva took great care in lifting Your feet with His two hands and placing them on the rock stone during Your marriage with Him.

Benefits : Freedom from troubles.


नखैर्नाकस्त्रीणां करकमलसंकोचशशिभि-

स्तरूणां दिव्यानां हसत इव ते चण्डि चरणौ ।

फलानि स्वःस्थेभ्यः किसलयकराग्रेण ददतां

दरिद्रेभ्यो भद्रां श्रियमनिशमह्नाय ददतौ ॥ ८९॥


nakhai-rnākastrīṇāṃ karakamala-saṅkōcha-śaśibhiḥ

tarūṇāṃ divyānāṃ hasata iva tē chaṇḍi charaṇau ।

phalāni svaḥsthēbhyaḥ kisalaya-karāgrēṇa dadatāṃ

daridrēbhyō bhadrāṃ śriyamaniśa-mahnāya dadatau ॥ 89 ॥




Meaning
:O! Chaṇḍi! Celestial trees are capable of granting boons only to gods and goddesses, but Your feet are capable of conferring richness, both to gods as well as to poor humans, the moment they ask for it. Your feet with moon shaped toe nails put to shame, lotus like arms of heavenly damsels.

Benefits :  Cure from diseases and attainment of strength.


ददाने दीनेभ्यः श्रियमनिशमाशानुसदृशी-

ममन्दं सौन्दर्यप्रकरमकरन्दम् विकिरति ।

तवास्मिन् मन्दारस्तबकसुभगे यातु चरणे

निमज्जन्मज्जीवः करणचरणः षट्चरणताम् ॥ ९०॥


dadānē dīnēbhyaḥ śriyamaniśa-māśānusadṛśīṃ

amandaṃ saundaryaṃ prakara-makarandaṃ vikirati ।

tavāsmin mandāra-stabaka-subhagē yātu charaṇē

nimajjan majjīvaḥ karaṇacharaṇaḥ ṣṭcharaṇatām ॥ 90 ॥




Meaning
:Your feet are capable of fulfilling the rightful needs of poor perpetually. From Your feet flows the Divine nectar, just like plenty of nectar secreted from the bunch of celestial flowers.  Let me become a six footed bee and surrender unto Your feet with my sensory organs and antaḥkaraṇa.

Benefits :  Dispels poverty.

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