Thursday 29 September 2016

Sri Durga Ashtothara Shathanama Sthothram by Goddess Sri Saraswathi – Lyrcis and meanings



|| Jai Sriman Narayana ||











The supreme Goddess Sri Durga is personified as Sriruma and Bharathi/who is the  cause of the Universe, she is Badhra/auspicious, she is Sharvani/ who is embodied as Universe and its living beings, she is Vijaya/victorious and Jaya/who is the symbol of success, she is personified as Vani/ Goddess Saraswathi, she is Sarvagatha/omnipresent, she is personified as Gauri/she has fair complexion, she is Varahi/female force of Lord Varaha, she is Kamalapriya/fond of lotus flowers.  She is personified as Goddess sri Saraswathi and Goddess Sri Mahalakshmi/Kamala, she is Maya who is great illusionist, she is Mathangi/daughter of Sage Mathanga, she is Shakambari, she is Shivaa/consort of Lord Shiva, she is Chandi/fierce form of Durga, she is Kundali/dwells in the Sri Chakra, she is Vaishnavi/female force of Lord Vishnu, she is Kriya/action and cause, she is Aindhri/Indrani female force of Indhra, she is the mother of the Universe and its living beings, she is Madhumathi, she is Girija/daughter of Mount Himavan, she is most beautiful and she is Ambika, she is Thara, she is Padmavathi/who dwells in the lotus flower, she has swan as celestial vehicle, she is the sister of Lord Padmanabha, she is Aparna/who follows strict austerities, she is timid, she is the symbol of Earth, she is youthful, she has peacock as her celestial vehicle/Shikhivahana, she is Shambhavi and she has attractive physical features, she is friendly/Maithri, she has three eyes/Thrinethri, she is the symbol of the Universe, she is Arya/honorable, she is Mridani/consort of Mrida/Lord Shiva, she is Hreemkari/she is the symbol of sacred hymn ‘Hree’, she has fierce form and miniscule form as well, she is beyond description, she has supreme brilliance, she represents all colors, she is the darling of Lord Hara/Harapriya, she is personified as Goddess Sri Mahalakshmi, she is the symbol and provider of supernatural powers to her ardent devotees/Mahasiddhi, she is Swadha and Swaha, she is Manonmani/who has lustrous features that entice the whole Universe, she is the controller of three worlds, she represent dawn, noon and dusk, she is the destroyer of the demons of Thripura, she is personified as Thrishakthi/Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswathi, she is Durga and Bhrami/female force of Lord Bhrama, she dwells in three worlds, she is highly confidential/not easily attainable, she has three colors and dwells in three Swaras, she has Thrigunas/Sathvik,Rajass and Thamass, she is absolute Truth, she is free from changes/Nirvikalpa, she is unblemished/Niranjana, she has the symbol of colossal fire, she is Malini, she is Kamakshi, she entice the whole Universe, she has supreme brilliance, she represents compassion and she is chivalrous,  she is bashful/Salajja, she is Kulaja/born in superior clan, she finds immense joy in the amours sport with her consort and has the loveliness superior to Lord Manmadha/Madhanasundari, she is Vageeshwari, she is Vishalakshi, Mahakali and Maheshwari as well, she represents moon, she is adorned in crescent moon, she is Bhairavi and she is Bhuvaneshwari/Goddess of the Universe, she is the symbol of eternal bliss, truth and wisdom, she is the destroyer of Thamoguna in her devotees/Thamopaha, she is the darling of Lord Maheshwara/Maheshwarapriyakari and she is Goddess Sri Mahathripura Sundari.



Sriruma Bharathi Bhadhra Sharvani Vijaya Jaya | Vani Sarvagatha Gauri Varahi Kamalapriya ||

Saraswathi Cha Kamala Maya Mathangyajapara | Shakambari Shivaa Chandi Kundali Vaishnavi Kriya ||

Aindhri Matha Madhumathi Girija Subhagambika | Thara Padmavathi Hamsa Padmanabha Sahodhari ||

Aparnna Lajjitha Dhathri Kumari Shikhivahana | shambhavi Sumukhi Maithri Thrinethra Vishwaroopini ||

Arya Mridani Hreemkari Krodhini Sudhinachala | Sookshma Parathpara Shobha Sarvavarnna Harapriya ||

Mahalakshmir Mahasiddhi: Swadha Swaha Manonmani | Thriloka Palini Adbhutha Thrisandhya Thripuranthaka ||

Thrishakthi Sthripadha Durga Bhrami Thrailokhyavasini | Pushkarathrisutha Gooda Thrivarnna Thriswarathmika ||

Thriguna Nirguna Sathya Nirvikalpa Niranjana | Jwalini Malini Charcha Kravyadhopa Nibharhini ||

Kamakshi Kamini Kanthi: Kamadha Kalahamsini |Salajja Kulaja Prajja Prabha Madhanasundari ||

Vageeshwari Vishalakshi Mahakali Maheshwari | Chandra Chandrakalachooda Bhairavi Bhuvaneshwari ||

Nithya Anandhathma Vibhava Sathyajjana Thamopaha | Maheshwara Priyakari Mahathripura Sundari ||



|| Sri Vaninuthacharithra Sri Durga Parameshwari ||

|| Jai Sriman Narayana ||