Saturday 8 October 2016

Sri Saraswathi Ashtothara Shathanama Sthothram – Lyrics and meanings




|| Jai Sriman Narayana ||









I shall prostrate before supreme Goddess Sri Saraswathi who is  Parameshwari/Goddess of the Universe and Bhagavathi as well, she is Goddess Sri Sharadha who is the provider of knowledge and wisdom to her ardent devotees,  she is unblemished, she is immersed in the meditation of supreme Bhramam, she is omnipresent, she carries Veena and sacred scriptures in her hands, one of her hands in Abhyamudra posture, she is the destroyer of darkness of ignorance in her passionate devotees, she carries crystal prayer beads in one of her hands, she is seated on the lotus flower.



I shall meditate upon Goddess Sri Saraswathi who is the provider of abundance of fortune to her devotees/Mahabadhra, she is Mahamaya/great illusionist, she is the provider of abundance of boons/Varapradha, she is the provider of affluence/Sripradha, she dwells in the house of lotus/Padmanilaya, she has beautiful eyes resembles to lotus flower/Padmakshi, her face has the luster of lotus flower/Padmavakthra, she is the sister of Lord Shiva/Shivanjua, she carries sacred scriptures and Veda, her hands are Gnanamudra posture that imparts supreme knowledge to her devotees, she is Rama who is not perceivable through senses, she is the symbol of amorous sport/Kamaroopa, she represents wisdom and knowledge/Mahavidhya, she is the destroyer of severe perils of her devotees/Mahapathakanashini, she is the safest haven for the devotees/Mahashraya, she is flawless/Malini, she is the cause of immense bliss/Mahabhoga, she has powerful arms/Mahabhuja, she is the storehouse of virtues/Mahabhaga, she is highly enthusiastic/Mahothsaha, she has attractive and divine limbs/Dhivyanga, she is worshiped by deities/Suravandhitha, she is Mahakali/personified in dreadful form, she is the destroyer of worldly bondage/Mahapasha, she has colossal form/Mahakara, she is eulogized with sacred hymns/Mahankusha, she has the luster of precious yellow metal/Peetha, she is unblemished/Vimala, she is embodied as Universe/Vishva, she has the luster of lightning and she is Vaishnavi/female force of Lord Vishnu as well, she has the luster of full moon/Chandrika, her face has the resemblance to full moon/Chandhravadhana, she is decked in crescent moon on her long and beautiful plait of hair, she is Savithri/mother, she is Surasa/lovely, she is decked in various precious ornaments all over her body, she is Vagdevi/Goddess of Speech, she is Vasudha/embodied as Earth, she is supreme ascetic/Theevra, she is the symbol of auspiciousness/Mahabadhra, she is  powerful/Mahabala, she is the provider of immense joy to her worshiper, she is personified as Bharathi, Bhama, Govinda, Gomathi and Shivaa as well, she dwells in the highest peak of Vindhya, she is supreme ascetic/Jadila, she is Chandika, Vaishnavi and  Bhrami as well, she is the provider of knowledge of supreme Bhramam to her passionate devotees, she has the luster of streak of lightning, she is the provider of abundance of prosperity and fortune, she is worshiped by deities/Surapoojitha, she is Suvasini and she has beautiful nose/Sunasa, she is watchful/Vinidhra, she has the eyes resemble to  lotus flower/Padmalochana, she is the symbol of wisdom and knowledge, she has wide and beautiful eyes, she lured the heart of Lord Bhrama/Bhramajaya, she is the provider abundance of pieties/Mahaphala, she has three magnificent forms/Thrayimoorthi, she is aware of past, future and present, she has Thrigunas/Rajass/Sathvik and Thamo gunas, she represents Veda and sacred scriptures/Shasthraroopini, she is the slayer of demons Shumbha, Rakthabeeja, Dhoomralochana, Chanda and Munda, she is the provider of auspiciousness/Shubhadha, she has beautiful melodious voice/Swarthmika, she is Chamunda and Ambika as well, she is eulogized by all the deities, she is ever pleasing, her lotus feet is prostrated by Suras and Asuras as well/Surasuranamaskritha, she is Kalarathri, she represents all the art forms/Kaladhara, she is the provider of loveliness and all the auspiciousness to her devotees, she is Vagdevi/Goddess of speech, she has attractive limbs, she is Goddess Varahi, she dwells in the lotus flower, she is lustrous, she fulfils all the desires of her devotees, she is worshiped by Vidhyadharas, she has fair complexion, she is the provider of auspiciousness and fortunes to Chathurvarga/Bhramana, Kshathriya, Vaishya and Shudras, she is unblemished, she rides on her celestial vehicle Swan, she represents the female force of Lord Bhrama, Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva.



Shuklam Bhrama Vichara SaraParamam Adhyam Jagath Vyapineem |
Veena Pusthaka Dharini Abhayadham Jadyandharakapaham |
Hasthe Spadikamalikam Vidhadhatheem Padmasane Samsthitham |
Vandhe Tham Parameshwarim Bhagavatheem Buddhipradham Sharadham ||

Om Saraswathi Mahabhadhra Mahamaya Varapradha | Sripradha Padmanilaya Padmakshi Padmavakthraka ||

Shivanjua Pusthakabhrith Gnanamudra Rama Para | Kamaroopa Mahavidhya Mahapathaka Nashini ||

Mahashraya Malini Cha Mahabhoga Mahabhuja | Mahabhaga Mahothsaha Divyanga Suravandhitha ||

Mahakali Mahapasha Mahakara Mahangusha | Peetha Cha Vimala Vishva Vindhyunmala Cha Vaishnavi ||

Chandrika Chandravadhana Chandralekha Vibhooshitha | Savithri Surasa Devi Divyalankara Bhooshitha ||

Vagdevi Vasudha Theevra Mahabhadhra Mahabala | Bhogadha Bharathi Bhama Govinda Gomathee Shivaa ||

Jadila Vindhyavasa Cha Vindhyachala Virajitha | Chandika Vaishnavi Bhrami Bhrama Gnanaika Sadhana ||

Saudhamini Sudhamoorthi: Subhadhra Surapoojitha | Suvasinee Sunasa Cha Vinidhra Padmalochana ||

Vidhyaroopa Vishalakshi Bhramajaya Mahaphala | Thrayimoorthi: Thrikalajja Thriguna Shasthraroopini ||

Shumbha Asura Pramadhini Shubhadha Cha Swarathmika | Rakthabeeja Nihanthri Cha Chamunda Chambika Thadha ||

Mundakaya Praharana Dhoomralochana Mardhana | Sarva Devasthutha Saumya Surasura Namaskritha ||

Kalarathri Kaladhara Roopasaubhagya Dhayini | Vagdevi Cha Vararoha Varahi Varijasana ||

Chithrambara Chithragandha Chithramalya Vibhooshitha | Kantha Kamapradha Vandhya Vidhyadhara Supoojitha ||

Shwethanana Neelabhuja Chathurvarga Phalapradha | Chathuranana Samrajjya Rakthamadhya Niranjjana ||

Hamsanana Neelajangha Bhrama Vishnu Shivathmika | Yevam Saraswathi Devya Namnam Ashtotharam Shatham ||



|| Jai Sriman Narayana ||