Wednesday 15 November 2017

Sri Kaveri Ashtakam - Sri Kaveri Prarthana – Lyrics and meanings



|| Jai Sriman Narayana ||











I shall prostrate before sacred river Kaveri who is divine personified as beautiful young daughter of King Kavera, she is embodied as sacred watercourse and she is highly honored by all,  I shall take refuge at the lotus feet of Goddess Kaveri who is lovely, pleasant, and cheerful, kindly be gracious to us.  I shall prostrate before sacred river Kaveri who is worshiped by all the deities, she is pure, she is divine embodied as sacred watercourse, she is Parthpara, she is the purifier of souls, she is flawless, she is divine embodied as sacred water course and her lotus feet are highly propitious in the three worlds, Oh! Kaveri, kindly be gracious to us. I shall prostrate before sacred river Kaveri, who is eulogized by Veda, she is pure and has attractive flow, her sacred water course is the shelter place of pious and Yogis, she takes immense pleasure in the nearness of Rangesha/Lord Ranganatha, Oh! Kaveri, kindly be gracious to us.  I shall prostrate before sacred river Kaveri who is too compassionate to her worshiper, she is the provider of abundance of fortune to worshiper, she is eternal, she is the source of all kinds of auspiciousness on the Earth, she is highly propitious, she is pure, she is also known as Dhakshinadhesha Ganga, Oh! Kaveri, kindly be gracious to us.  I shall prostrate before sacred river Kaveri, who eradicates all the evil effects of Kali era, she is merciful, her eyes has the resemblance to lotus flower petals, her sacred watercourse has the fragrance of flowers of Kadamba and Kalhara, Oh! Kaveri, kindly be gracious to us.  I shall prostrate before sacred river Kaveri, who is eternal, she is divine embodied as sacred river, she is pure and she is the source of liberation from repeated births, she liberates the souls from the miseries and sorrows of worldly existence, she is originated from the hills of Sahyadhri, she has various forms, Oh! Kaveri, kindly be gracious to us. I shall prostrate before sacred river Kaveri, who lined her water course close to the divine shrine, she is one of the prominent sacred rivers on the Earth originated from Choladhesham, Oh! Kaveri, kindly be gracious to us.  Oh! Kaveri, who symbolizes auspiciousness, kindly be gracious to us, Oh! Kaveri, who is purifier of souls, she eradicates the worldly desires of the worshiper, kindly be gracious to us, I shall prostrate before sacred river Kaveri who symbolizes sacred syllable ‘Kakara’ which eradicates impurities in humans, I shall prostrate before sacred river Kaveri who symbolizes sacred syllable ‘Vakara’ which fulfils all the desires of the worshiper, I shall prostrate before sacred river Kaveri who symbolizes the sacred syllable ‘Rikara’ which provides Moksha to worshiper.


|| Kaveri Prarthana ||

I shall prostrate before Mahabhaga/highly fortunate, most venerable, who is embodied as sacred water course, she is Mahadevi who is stunningly gorgeous, she fulfils all the desires of the worshiper, she is divine who provides abundance of merits to her worshiper who takes dip in her holy water, she eradicates all the sins of the worshiper, Oh! Devi, kindly destroy my sins, she is Kaveri/Kaverakanya who is the daughter of King Kavera,  she is beloved  consort of ocean, Oh! Devi, kindly provide us Bhukthi as well Mukthi, she is divine embodied as sacred watercourse, a tributary of river Sindhu, she is ocean of mercy, Oh! Devi, kindly purifies me with the drops of your sacred water course, Oh! Devi, kindly bless with appropriate and virtuous female companion/Sthriyam, virtuous offspring/Sutham, wealth/Shriyam, long life/Ayush, good health/Arogyam, liberates from the debts born with/ Rinamukthi, Oh! Kaveri who is originated as sacred water course from the hills of Sahyadhri, she prominent in the world, she eradicates miseries and sorrows of the worshiper.



Maruthdhruthe Manyajalapravahe Kaverakanye Namatham Sharanye | Manye  Vidhermanasaputhri Saumye  Kaveri  Kaveri Mama Praseedha ||

Dheveshavandhye  Vimale Nadheeshi Parathpare  Pavani  Nithyapoornne | Samasthalokoththama Theerthapadhe | Kaveri Kaveri Mama Praseedha ||

Vedhanuvedhye  Vimalapravahe  Vishuddha Yogeendhra Nivasayogye | Rangeshabhogayathanathapare  Kaveri Kaveri Mama Praseedha ||

Bhakthanukampe  Hyathibhagyalabdhe  Nithye  Jaganmangala Dhanasheele | Niranjjane  Dhakshina Dheshagange Kaveri Kaveri Mama Praseedha ||

Kalipramadhakhila Dhoshanashe  Karunyapoornne  Kamalayathakshe | Kadamba Kalhara Sugandhipoore  Kaveri Kaveri Mama Praseedha ||

Anantha Dhivya Amala Mokshadhathri  Dhurantha Samsaravimochanaghrye | Sahyachalothpanna  Vishvasvaroope  Kaveri Kaveri Mama Praseedha ||

Dhevalayapooritha Dhivyatheere  Samasthalokoththama  Theerthamoorthe | Kashmeera Bhoo: Kalpithacholadheshe  Kaveri Kaveri Mama Praseedha ||

Praseedha kalyanagunabhirame  Praseedha Kaveri Mama Praseedha | Praseedha Kamadhihare Pavithre  Kaveri Kaveri Mama Praseedha ||

Kakaro Kalmasham  Hanthi  Vekaro Vanchithapradha: | Rikaro Mokshadho Nrinam Kaverithyuchyathe  Budhai: ||

 Maruthdhruthe  Mahabhage  Mahadevi Manohare | Sarvabheeshtapradhe Devi  Snasthitham Punyavardhini ||

Sarvapapakshayakare  Mama Papam Vinashaya | Kaverakanye  Kaveri  Samudhra Mahishipriye ||

Dhehi Mey Bhakthi Mukthi Thvam Sarvatheerthaswroopini | Sindhurvarye  Dhayasindho Mam Uddhara  Dhayambhudhe ||

Sthriyam Dhehi Sutham Dhehi Shriyam Dhehi Thatha:  Swaga | Ayushyam Dhehi Charogyam Rinanmuktham Kurushva Mam ||

Thasam Cha  Saritham Madhye  Sahyakanyaghanashini | Kaveri Lokavikhyatha  Janathapanivarini ||


|| Ithi Sri Bhramandapurane Kaveri Prarthana||


|| Jai Sriman Narayana ||