Thursday, 22 March 2018

Sri Aishvaryalakshmi Ashtoththarashathanama Sthothram – Lyrics and meanings



|| Jai Sriman Narayana ||











I shall prostrate before supreme Goddess Sri Adhilakshmi who is personified as Aishvarya Lakshmi/Godess of wealth and prosperity, she symbolizes the sacred syllables of ‘Shreemkara’, she is sinless/unblemished, she symbolizes sun/she is the source of Day, she  eradicates all kinds of illnesses, she has personified as young beautiful girl, she has various manifestation, she is personified Ahalya who is chaste wife of Sage Gauthama, she is primeval, she is the protector of Universe and its living beings, she fulfills all the desires of the worshiper, she is personified as Indhrani, and Eshani, she lures the heart of Lord Indhra, she is personified as mighty Goddess Shakthi, she is the provider of valor, she has dreadful appearance as Kalika who has spiky hairs/hair locks tied up in a bunch, she crushed the pride of Yama, she represents time, she represents ray of light, she symbolizes wish fulfilling creeper  /Kalpalathika, she represents Kalpa, she is personified as Kashyapi who is the daughter of Sage Kashyapa, she has the luster of lotus flower, she represents desire, she causes the death of demons Khara and Dhooshana, she represents vital forces, she is personified as supreme preceptor who imparts the knowledge of Bhramam, she is storehouse of virtues, she is righteous, her beautiful limbs are  adorned in rich fragrant sandalwood paste, she is omniscient, she is embodied as sacred river Chandhrabhaga, she is fickle nature, she is adorned in magnificent earrings that keeps dangling towards  cheeks, she is the provider of knowledge in 64 art forms, she is watchful, she is virtuous woman, she is personified as Shatpadhi/female bee/Bhramaramba, she has the luster of full moon, she represents excellence in speech, she is personified as Gopika/young maiden of cowherd, she fulfills all the desires of the worshiper, she is void of aging, she is unconquerable, she is the mother of Universe and its living beings, she is personified as Devi Seetha who is the daughter of King Janaka, she killed the demon Jalandhara, she symbolizes supreme asceticism, she undertakes severe penances and austerities, she symbolizes contentment, she causes afflictions on wicked Dhanava, she causes self-importance, she is personified as sacred rivers, she represents directions, she guides the righteous people through the spiritual path/initiate them to spiritual path, she is personified as Goddess Sri Mahalakshmi who symbolizes wealth and prosperity, she is impartial, she is profound in Nyayashasthra/law, she is worshiped by Lord Surya, she establishes justice, she eradicates hellish torture, she is embodied as mother of serpents, she disperses the fruit of Karma of living beings, she showers abundance of boons to worshiper, she destroys wicked Dhaithyas, she is majestically seated on the fully blossomed lotus flower, she represents supreme bliss, she holds fully blossomed lotus flower on hand, she had most dreadful appearance too, she is the source of happiness and fortune, she is Bhavani who symbolizes good fortune, she can be formidable, she eradicates the miseries and sufferings of repeated births, she is eulogized by Lord Bhrama/Bhoopathi, and Lord Vishnu/Sripathi, she is the protector of Earth, she is embodied as Earth, she resides as soul in living beings, she destroyed the demon Madhu, she is most desirable who represents the sacred land of Mathura, she is Madhavi and Yogini as well, she is Yamala who is inseparable from her consort, she resides in divine Yanthra, she is fond of lotus flowers, she represents dark hours of night,  her beautiful eyes has the resemblance to lotus flower petals, she is fond of battle fields and resides in it, she represents Vashatkara, she is adorned in garlands made of flowers from the woods, she is all pervading, she is well famous, she resembles to autumn moon, she is adorned in crescent moon on plight of hair, she is highly honorable, she has the luster of autumn moon, she imparts the knowledge of self – realization, she is wielded in weapon in order to restore peace in the Universe, she represents the Beeja/seed of the sacred syllable ‘Hreem’, she is worshiped by Hara who is wielded in the toxic poison Halahala, she represents offerings in the fire sacrifices, she is mounted on celestial vehicle swan.


Om Shreem Shreem  Shreem  Aishvaryalakshmi Anagha | Ahaskara Amayaghna Alaka Aneka  Ahalya  Thadha ||

Adhi Rakshani Ishteshtadha  Indhrani Eshani Indhramohini |Urushakthi Urupradha Urdhvakeshi Kalamari Kalika ||

Kirana Kalpalathika Kalpasanghya  Kumudhavathi Kashyapi | Kuthuka Kharadhooshanahanthri  Khagaroopini ||

Gururoopini  Gunadhyaksha  Gunavathi Gopichandhanarcchithanga| Chakshusha  Chandhrabhaga  Chapala  Chalathkundala ||

Chathu:Shashti Kalajyanadhayini Chakshushi Manavi  Charmanavathi | Chandhrika  Gira Gopika  Janeshtadha ||

Jeernna  Jithamithra Janani Janakanandhini | Jalandharahara  Thapa:siddhi Thaponishta Thriptha Thapithadhanava ||

Dharapana Dhragdhivya  Dhisha  Dhamithendhriya | Dhrika Dhakshina  Dheekshitha  Nidhipurastha Nyayashri Nyayakovidha  ||

Nabhasthutha  Nayavathi Narakarththihara | Phanimathre  Phaladha  Phalabhuje  Phenadhaithyahrithe ||

Phullambujasana  Phulla  Phullapadmakara  Bheema Nandhini | Bhoothidha Bhavani Bhagyadha  Bheeshana Bhavabheeshana ||

Bhoopathisthutha  Sripathusthutha Bhoodharadhara | Bhoothaveshanivasini Madhughni Mathura Madhavi Yogini Thadha ||

Yamala Yathaye Yanthrodhdharavathi Rajanipriya | Rathri Rajeevanethra  Ranabhoomi Ranasthira ||

Vashatkara Vanamaladharini Vyaptha Vikhyatha |Sharathanavadhara  Shritha Sharadhindhu Prabharoopini ||

Shiksha  Shathaghni Shanthidhayini Hreem Beeja | Haravandhitha  Halahaladhara  Havya Hamsavahini ||


|| Jai Sriman Narayana ||