Monday 27 November 2017

Sri Kamala Sthothram by Lord Shiva – Lyrics and meanings



|| Jai Sriman Narayana ||







         
Lord Shiva speaks “ Oh! Devi, she is the essence of Pranava, she is pure, and she represents Sathvik nature, she is the mother of all deities, Oh! Beautiful one, kindly be gracious, she resides as subtle element in living beings, Panchabhootha and Panchathanmathra resides on her chest, she is perceivable through sacred hymns of Veda, Oh! Beautiful one kindly be gracious, she is eulogized by deities, Dhanavas, Gandharva, Yaksha, Rakshasa and Kinnara, Oh! Lakshmi , Oh! Beautiful one kindly be gracious always, she is beyond description, she is supreme Goddess, she is surrounded by Bhoothaganas, she is eulogized by scholars and learned men, Oh! Beautiful one kindly be gracious, she is flawless, she symbolizes permanent wealth, she is the protector of people who are surrendered to her, she is primordial, she carries out the function of the Universe, Oh! Beautiful one kindly be gracious, she is absolute Bhramam, she is personified as Savithri, she illuminates the Universe with her radiance, she symbolizes Universe, she is supreme bliss,  Oh! Beautiful one kindly be gracious, she represents essential five elements/Panchabhootha, such as Earth, Eether, Water, Fire,  and Air, she is the cause and effect as well, Oh! Beautiful one kindly be gracious, she is supreme Goddess who is personified as Hemavathi for Mahesha, Kamala for Keshava, and consort of Bhrama, Oh! Beautiful one kindly be gracious, she is personified as Chandi, Durga, Kalika, and Siddheshvari who symbolizes various supernatural powers, she is Yogini, she is perceivable through Yogic practices, Oh! Beautiful one kindly be gracious, she symbolizes infant in babies, youth in adults, and aged in elderly, Oh! Beautiful one kindly be gracious, she is store house of virtues, she is beyond virtues, she is primeval, she symbolizes supreme wisdom, she is perpetual, she represents Mahaththaththva/Prakrithi, Oh! Beautiful one kindly be gracious, she undertakes severe penances, she represents penances, supernatural powers/Siddhi, supreme bliss, she is Prakrithi, Oh! Beautiful one kindly be gracious, she is primordial deity, she is the cause of preservation of Universe and its living beings, she is the ultimate resting place, she is independent, she dwells in living and nonliving things, she resides in and out as well, she is all pervading, she is too passionate to her worshiper, she is a great illusionist therefore ignorent loses the knowledge of self and intellect, eventually they take repeated births according to their sins and pieties attained, she is absolute truth, she illuminates the Universe with her stream of light, she dwells as intellect, she is supreme consciousness, ignorant immerses in worldly pleasures in the association of offspring, wife, and  house, ultimately ends in extreme grief and sorrow, she is Deveshi who undertakes expedition at her own will to  Suryamandala and Chandhramandala,  Oh! Beautiful one kindly be gracious, she is mother to Lord Bhrama, Esha,  and Vishnu, she is Bhramakhya and she is absolute Bhramam, she remains visible as well invisible, Oh Deveshi, Oh! Beautiful one kindly be gracious, she is stable, she is all pervading, she is beyond Maya, she is Maheshvari, she is Shivathma, she is imperishable, she is eternal, Oh! Beautiful one kindly be gracious, she is the commander of all the functions of the Universe, she dwells as soul living beings and she is the Goddess of living beings, she is eternal, she is beyond time, Oh! Beautiful one kindly be gracious, she is Sarveshvari who is worshiped by all, she is beyond human intellect, she is Paramathmika who is capable to provide Bhukthi as well as Mukthi, Oh! Beautiful one kindly be gracious, she dwells as Bhramani in Bhramaloka, Sarvamangala in Vaikundham, Indhrani in Amaravathi, Ambika in the abode of Lord Varuna,  Kalaroopa in the abode of Yama, Shubha in the abode of Lord Kubera, Mahanandha in the abode of Agni, Oh! Beautiful one kindly be gracious, she resides as Rakthadhantha in the abode of Nairuthi, Mrigavahini in the abode of Vayavya, Vaishnavi in the Pathal Loka, Oh! Beautiful one kindly be gracious, she dwells as Surasa in Manidhvipa, Shooladharini in the Eshana, Bhadhrakali in Lanka, Oh! Beautiful one kindly be gracious, she resides as Rameshvari in Sethubandham, Devamohini in Simhala, Vimala in Shreekshethram, Oh! Beautiful one kindly be gracious, she dwells as Kalika in Kalighat, Kamakhya in Neelaparvatha, Viraja in Aundradhesham, Oh! Beautiful one kindly be gracious, she dwells as Annapoorni in Varanasi, Maheshvari in Ayodhya, Gayeshvari in Gayadham, Oh! Beautiful one kindly be gracious, she dwells as Bhadrakali in Kurukshethra, Kathyayani in Vraja, Mahamaya in Dwaraka, Oh! Beautiful one kindly be gracious, she represents hunger in living beings, tides in the ocean, she resides as Maheshvari in Mathura, Oh! Beautiful one kindly be gracious, she is personified as Janaki for Rama and Manamohini for Lord Shiva, she is personified as daughter of Dhaksha, Oh! Beautiful one kindly be gracious, she augments devotion to Lord Vishnu in her worshiper, she crushed the pride of Kamsasura and Ravana, Oh! Beautiful one kindly be gracious, these are glorious verse praising the splendor of Goddess Lakshmi/Kamala, whoever reads or listens to it with intense devotion and faith would be freed from the fears of severe fever and all kinds of critical illnesses, these sacred verses are highy propitious, it eradicates all kinds of miseries and perils of worshiper, it should be recited on daily basis during the hours of dawn, or noon or dusk, worshiper would be freed from all the sins and dangers in the three world of Bhuvi/Earth, Swarga/heaven and  Rasathalam/etherworld, whoever reads or listens to it with intense faith would be relieved from all the sins and  attain highest of the pieties,  it provides all the happiness and liberation from repeated births, and  it is definite that the worshiper would attain the pieties of dip in the crores of holy rivers, Goddess Kamala will be highly pleased, and  with her eternal grace nothing is impossible in the three worlds, Oh! Parvathi, everything can be achieved in these three worlds with the pieties of recitation of these glorious verses.”


 Sri Shiva Uvacha -  


Omkararoopini Devi  Vishuddha Saththvaroopini | Devanam Janani Thvam Hi Prasanna Bhavasundhari ||

Thanmathram Chaiva Bhoothani Thava Vakshasthalam Smritham| Thvameva Vedagamya Thu Prasanna Bhavasundhari ||

Deva Dhanava Gandharva Yaksha Raksha Kinnara: | Sthooyase Thvam Sadha Lakshmi Prasannda Bhavasundhari ||

Lokatheetha Dhaivatheetha  Samastha  Bhoothaveshtitha | Viddhvadhjana Keerthitha Cha Prasanna Bhavasundhari ||

Paripoornna Sadha  Lakshmi Thrathi Thu Sharanarthishu | Vishvadhya  Vishvakarthri Cha Prasanna Bhavasundhari ||

Bhramaroopa Cha Savithri Thvadhdheepthya Bhasathe Jagath | Vishvaroopa Varenya Cha  Prasanna Bhavasundhari ||

Kshipthya Thejo Maruth Vyoma Panchabhootha Svaroopini | Bandhadhe: Karanam  Thvam Hi Prasanna Bhavasundhari ||

Maheshe Thvam Hemavathi Kamala Keshavoapi Cha | Bhramana: Preyasi Thvam Hi Prasanna Bhavasundhari ||

Chandi Durga Kalika Cha  Kaushiki Siddharoopini | Yogini Yogagamya  Cha Prasanna Bhavasundhari ||

Balye Cha Balika  Thvam Hi Yauvane  Yuvathithi Cha | Sthavire  Vriddharoopa Cha Prasanna Bhavasundhari ||

Gunamayi Gunatheetha  Adhya  Vidhya Sanathani | Mahaththathvadhi Samyuktha  Prasanna Bhavasundhari ||

Thapasvini Thapa: Siddhi Svargasiddhisthatharththishu | Chinmayi Prakrithisthvam Thu Prasanna Bhavasundhari ||

Thvamadhirjagatham Devi Thvameva  Sthithikaranam | Thvamanthe  Nidhanasthanam Svecchachara Thvamevahi ||

Characharanam Bhoothanam Bahiranthasthvameva Hi | Vyapya Vyapakaroopena Thvam Bhasi Bhakthavathsale ||

Thvanmayaya  Hrithjjyana Nashtathmano Vichethasa: | Gathagatham Prapadhyanthe  Papapunyavashathsadha ||

Thavansathyam Jagathdhathri Shukthikarajatham Thatha  | Yavanjjayathe  Jjyanam Chethasananvagamini ||

Thvathjjyanathu Sadha Yuktha: Puthra Dhara  Grihadhishu | Ramanthe  Vishayansarvanthe  Dhukhapradhan Dhruvam ||

Thvadhajjya Thu Deveshi Gagane Sooryamandalam | Chandhrashcha Bhramathe  Nithyam Prasanna  Bhavasundhari ||

Bhramesha Vishnujanani Bhramakhya Bhramasamshraya| Vykthavyaktha  Cha Deveshi Prasanna Bhavasundhari ||

Achala Sarvaga  Thvam Hi Mayatheetha  Maheshvari | Shivathma  Shashvatha  Nithya Prasanna  Bhavasundhari ||

Sarvakaryaniyanthri Cha  Sarvabhootheshvari | Anantha  Nishkala Thvam Hi Prasanna Bhavasundhari ||

Sarveshvari  Sarvavandhya Achinthya  Paramathmika | Bhukthi Mukthipradha  Thvam Hi Prasanna Bhavasundhari ||

Bhramani Bhramaloke Thvam Vaikunde  Sarvamangala | Indhrani Amaravathya Ambika  Varunalaye ||

Yamalaye  Kalaroopa  Kubherabhavane  Shubha | Mahanandhaginakone  Cha Prasanna  Bhavasundhari ||

Nairuthyam Rakthadhantha Thvam Vayavyam Mrigavahini | Pathale  Vaishnaviroopa  Prasanna Bhavasundhari ||

Surasa Thvam Manidhvipe  Eshanyam Shooladharini | Bhadhrakali  Cha Lankayam Prasanna Bhavasundhari ||

Rameshvari  Sethubandhe  Simhale  Devamohini | Vimala Thvam Cha  Sreekshethre Prasanna Bhavasundhari ||

Kalika Thvam Kalikhate  Kamakhya  Neelaparvatha | Viraja Aundhradheshe  Thvam Prasanna Bhavasundhari ||

Varanasyam Annapoornna  Ayodhyam Maheshvari | Gayeshvari Gayadhamin Prasanna Bhavasundhari ||

Bhadhrakali Kurukshethre  Thvam Cha  Kathyayani Vraje | Mahamaya Dwarakayam Prasanna Bhavasundhari ||

Kshudha Thvam Sarvajeevanam Vela Cha  Sagarasya Hi | Maheshvari Mathurayam Cha Prasanna Bhavasundhari ||

Ramasya Janaki Thvam Cha  Shivasya Manamohini | Dhakshasya  Dhuhitha  Chaiva Prasanna Bhavasundhari ||

Vishnubhakthipradham Thvam Cha  Kamsasura Vinashini | Ravanashinam Chaiva Prasanna Bhavasundhari ||

Lakshmi Sthothram Idham Punyam Ya: Padeth Bhakthisamyutha: | Sarvajvarabhayam  Nashyathe  Sarvavyadhinivaranam ||

Itham Sthothram Mahapunyam Apadhudhdharakaranam | Thrisandhyamekasandhya Va Ya: Padeth Saththam Nara: | Muchyathe  Sarvapapebhyo Thatha Thu Sarvasankatath | Muchyathe Na Athra Sandheho Bhuvi Swarga  Rasathale ||

Samastham Cha Thatha  Chaikam  Ya: Padeth  Bhakthithathpara: | Sa  Sarvadhushtakaramtheethva Labathe  Paramam Gathi: ||

Sukhadham Mokshadham Sthothram Ya:  Padeth Bhakthisamyutha: | Sa Thu  Kodi  Theerthaphalam Prapnothi Na Athra Samshaya: ||

Yeka Devi Thu Kamala  Yasmimamsthushta Bhaveth Sadha | Thasyasadhyam Thu  Dheveshi  Na Asthi Kinchith Jagathraye ||

Padanadhapi Sthothrasya Kim Na Siddhyathi Bhoothale | Thasmath Sthothravaram Proktham Sathyam Hi Parvathi ||

|| Ithi Sri Kamalasthothram Sampoornnam ||


 || Jai Sriman Narayana ||