Dharmo Rakshathi Rakshitha:: Swarnamala Sthuthi by Sri Adishankaracharya

Sunday, 10 April 2016

Swarnamala Sthuthi by Sri Adishankaracharya – Lyrics and Meanings

|| Jai Sriman Narayana ||

|| Shankara ||

Oh! Samba Sadashiva, Oh! Shambho, Oh! Shankara, Oh! Vibho, I shall make a humble effort to eulogize some of your glories that is endless nature, in this way I shall purify my tongue and surrender at your lotus feet. Oh! Samba Sadashiva, Oh! Shambo, Oh! Shankara I shall surrender at your lotus feet, you are well capable to thrash the pride of Lord Indra, Oh! Lord Chandishwara, Oh! Vibho you are most beloved to Sage Dhandi. Oh! Samba Sadashiva, Oh! Shambo, Oh! Shankara who is attired in the skin of elephant, Oh! Vibho, who has Lord Agni as his eye that burnt Lord Manmatha into ashes I shall surrender at your lotus feet. Oh! Samba Sadashiva, Oh! Shambo, Oh! Shankara Oh! Girisha who resides in the mountain peak, Oh! Naresha, Oh! Paresha, Oh! Mahesha, Oh! Vibho, who is decked in venomous serpents I shall surrender at your lotus feet. Oh! Samba Sadashiva, Oh! Shambo, Oh! Shankara Oh! Vibho who has magnificent form with the perpetual presence of Goddess Sri Parvathi who is the personification of auspiciousness on his left I shall surrender at your lotus feet. Oh! Samba Sadashiva, Oh! Shambo , Oh ! Shankara I have no intelligence and I am an abandoned person, therefore I shall earnestly pray to protect me and I shall surrender at your lotus feet. Oh! Vibho I shall earnestly request you to destroy my sins. Oh! Samba Sadashiva, Oh! Shambo, Oh! Shankara Oh! Vibho who dwells in the hearts of Rishis and Sages, he is the representation of all the living beings in the Universe, he is the cause for the creation and destruction as well, I shall surrender at your lotus feet. Oh! Samba Sadashiva, Oh! Shambo Oh! Shankara Oh! Vibho who is the decked in crescent moon on his crown, he has divine bull as his celestial vehicle , he is decked in Rudraksha I shall surrender at your lotus feet. Oh! Samba Sadashiva, Oh! Shambo, Oh! Shankara Oh! Vibho, I shall venerate you with the cleansed flowers on your lotus feet, I shall surrender at your lotus feet. Oh! Samba Sadashiva, Oh! Shambo Oh! Shankara who has extreme endurance, Oh! Vibho, who is eulogized by Veda, I shall surrender at your lotus feet. Oh! Samba Sadashiva, Oh! Shambo , Oh ! Shankara , Oh! Vibho, who provides intense devotion and dedication to your passionate devotees, that was affirmed by Lord Vishnu, I shall surrender at your lotus feet. Oh! Samba Sadashiva, Oh! Shambo, Oh! Shankara, Oh! Vibho, who is the personification of the Pranava Manthra ‘Om” I shall surrender at your lotus feet. Oh! Samba Sadashiva, Oh! Shambo, Oh! Shankara, Oh! Vibho, who is a true ascetic personified as Digambara, I shall surrender at your lotus feet. Oh! Samba Sadashiva, Oh! Shambo , Oh! Shankara, Oh! Vibho, who is the ocean of mercy, I am your humble servant, hence kindly shower your compassionate grace on me, I shall surrender at your lotus feet. Oh! Samba Sadashiva, Oh! Shambo, Oh! Shankara, Oh! Vibho kindly protect me from the company of wicked people and provide me permanent association with the virtuous people I shall surrender at your lotus feet. Oh! Samba Sadasiva, Oh! Shambo, Oh! Shankara, Oh! Vibho who swallowed the venmous poison for the welfare of the Universe, you are incomparable; I shall surrender at your lotus feet. Oh! Samba Sadashiva, Oh! Shambo, Oh! Shankara, Oh! Vibho, who is smeared in supreme scented sandalwood paste, he is secured the powerful water current of Ganga in his matted hair locks; I shall surrender at your lotus feet. Oh! Samba Sadashiva, Oh! Shambo, Oh! Shankara, Oh! Vibho, who dwells in the hearts of virtuous people, I shall surrender at your lotus feet. Oh! Samba Sadashiva, Oh! Shambo Oh! Shankara, Oh! Vibho, I shall earnestly request you to fasten my heart that wanders like monkey in the worldly matters. I shall surrender at your lotus feet. Oh! Samba Sadashiva, Oh! Shambo, Oh! Shankara, Oh! Vibho, who is eternal, he protects and destroys the sorrows and grief of the virtuous people who worship his shadow; I shall surrender at your lotus feet. Oh! Samba Sadashiva, Oh! Shambo, Oh! Shankara, Oh! Vibho, who dwells in the Mount Kailash, he is the commander of Ganas and he is worshipped by all the deities, I shall surrender at your lotus feet. Oh! Samba Sadashiva, Oh! Shambo, Oh! Shankara, Oh! Vibho Oh! Natesha, who perform cosmic dance form with thunderous noise of ‘ Janutha Jaginu Januthakida Thaka’, I shall surrender at your lotus feet. Oh! Samba Sadashiva, Oh! Shambo, Oh!Shankara, Oh! Vibho who is the personification of eternal wisdom, kindly remove the darkness of ignorance in me like my preceptor. I shall surrender at your lotus feet. Oh! Samba Sadashiva, Oh! Shambo, Oh! Shankara, Oh! Vibho, whose arrow rose from the bow has the resemblance of Vajrayudha, its defeaning noise break the hearts of the wicked and enemies, I shall surrender at your lotus feet. Oh! Samba Sadashiva, Oh! Shambo, Oh! Shankara, Oh! Vibho, who is a great illusionist, I shall surrender at your lotus feet. Oh! Samba Sadashiva, Oh! Shambo, Oh! Shankara, Oh! Vibho, whose lotus feet are unblemished, that has the luster of lotus flower, I shall surrender at your lotus feet. Oh! Samba Sadashiva, Oh ! Shambo, Oh! Shankara, Oh! Vibho, who carries drum, rudraksha beads, trident, spear and skull, I shall surrender at your lotus feet. Oh! Samba Sadashiva, Oh! Shambo, Oh! Shankara, Oh! Vibho, who makes thunderous noise while releasing arrows from the bow which gives welfare to the living beings, I shall surrender at your lotus feet. Oh! Samba Sadashiva, Oh! Shambo, Oh! Shankara, Oh! Vibho, whoever constantly recites your Moolamanthra/Panchakshara would effortlessly cross the ocean of Samsara, I shall surrender at your lotus feet. Oh! Samba Sadashiva, Oh! Shambo, Oh! Shankara, Oh! Vibho, person who do not recite your Panchakshara would face extreme difficulties and insults. I shall surrender at your lotus feet. Oh! Samba Sadashiva, Oh! Shambo, Oh! Shankara, Oh! Vibho, people who are selfish and conceited would remain helpless and people who are compassionate would always remain blessed with your perpetual grace, I shall surrender at your lotus feet. Oh! Samba Sadashiva, Oh! Shambo, Oh! Shankara, Oh! Vibho, who is the cause for the existence of righteousness, he has three eyes, he is the preceptor of the Universe, he is the cause for the disruption of the Yaga of Dakshaprajapathi, I shall surrender at your lotus feet. Oh! Samba Sadashiva, Oh! Shambo, Oh! Shankara , Oh! Vibho, who is personified as a hunter and badly hurt by a human, I shall surrender at your lotus feet. Oh! Samba Sadashiva, Oh! Shambo, Oh! Shankara, Oh! Vibho whose magnificent form was impossible to locate by Lord Bhrama after several attempts, therefore you have remained Supreme among the deities; I shall surrender at your lotus feet. Oh! Samba Sadashiva, Oh! Shambo, Oh! Shankara, Oh! Vibho, who is primordial, I have realized that veneration of your lotus feet is superior and it is fruitful for every human, I shall surrender at your lotus feet. Oh! Samba Sadashiva, Oh! Shambo, Oh! Shankara Oh! Vibho, I shall earnestly pray to provide us courage, good health, long life and devotion to eulogize your virtues. I shall surrender at your lotus feet. Oh! Samba Sadashiva, Oh! Shambo, Oh! Shankara, Oh! Vibho, Oh! Bhagavan who destroys fears of his passionate devotees, he is the commander of Ganas, he is smeared in holy ashes all over his body, I shall surrender at your lotus feet. Oh! Samba Sadashiva, Oh! Shambo, Oh! Shankara, Oh! Vibho, who is the consort of daughter of Mount Himavan, your glories which are endless and has become impossible to describe by the Vedas, I shall surrender to your lotus feet. Oh! Samba Sadashiva, Oh! Shambo, Oh! Shankara, Oh! Vibho, who is meditated by the sages in their hearts with extreme austerities/eight Angas, I shall surrender at your lotus feet. Oh! Samba Sadashiva, Oh! Shambo, Oh! Shankara, Oh! Vibho, who is a great illusionst, gives out the appearance of rope as serpent and the entire Universe as pearl out of the shell, I shall surrender at your lotus feet. Oh! Samba Sadashiva, Oh! Shambo, Oh! Shankara, Oh! Vibho, it was your blessings made Lord Indra to rule the abode of the deities and the Universe , I shall surrender at your lotus feet. Oh! Samba Sadashiva, Oh! Shambo, Oh! Shankara, Oh! Vibho, who made the most of the Earth, Adishesha, Lord Vishnu as chariot, rope and bow repectively to battle against the demons, I shall surrender at your lotus feet. Oh! Samba Sadashiva, Oh! Shambo, Oh! Shankara Oh! Vibho, who is the supreme deity, fulfils the wishes of the devotees, destroys the evils, I shall surrender at your lotus feet. Oh! Samba Sadashiva, Oh! Shambo, Oh! Shankara, Oh! Vibho, who is charismatic and father of Lord Shanmugha, he is the destroyer of six types enemies such as emotions , six types of illnesses, and six types of sins, I shall surrender at your lotus feet. Oh! Samba Sadashiva, Oh! Shambo, Oh! Shankara, Oh! Vibho, who is the manifestation of Sathyam/Truth, Gnanam/wisdom, and Anandham/eternal bliss, and absolute Bhramam, I shall surrender at your lotus feet. Oh! Samba Sadashiva, Oh! Shambo, Oh! Shankara, Oh! Vibho, who is eulogized by the illustrious celestial singers Haha and Huhu, I shall surrender at your lotus feet. Oh! Samba Shiva, Oh! Shambo, Oh! Shankara, Oh! Vibho, whoever recites the Panchakshra Manthra would be blessed with all the auspiciousness; I shall surrender at your lotus feet. Oh! Samba Shiva, Oh! Shambo, Oh! Shankara, Oh! Vibho, whoever immersed in the veneration of your lotus feet would spend several days as a second, hence I shall surrender at your lotus feet.

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