Monday, January 25, 2016

Adhi Sankara's Brahamaramba Ashtakam

Brahamaramba  Ashtakam

By
Adhi sankaracharya

Translated  by
P.R.Ramachander

(This is a  prayer addressed to the Goddess Brahmarambika of the   temple at Sri Sailam in  Kurnool district of  Andhra Pradesh. “ There are several legends associated with Bhramaramba Devi and one of the most popular one is she releasing thousands of bees to annihilate a demon.
Legend has it that a demon named Arunasura after strict austerities and penance pleased God Brahma and gained the boon that he will not be killed by any living being with two or four legs.
After acquiring the boon, he started troubling devas, saints and humans. Due to the boon, Devas were unable to defeat him. Finally, all living beings approached Goddess Durga and requested to save them from Arunasura. Goddess Durga then released thousands of bees, which had six legs, from her body. They stung the Asura to death. Goddess Durga remained in the form of Bramarambika at Srisailam.
At Srisailam Temple, Bhramaramba Devi is depicted as having eight arms and is adorned with silk sari. Married women perform different pujas for a happy and prosperous family life.” (Reference:- http://www.hindu-blog.com/2010/10/goddess-bramarambika-story-of.html
    The stotra in Sanskrit, Malayalam , tamil and Telugu is available in http://stotram.co.in/bhramaramba-ashtakam/#  )


1.Chanchalya aruna lochanaanchitha krupaa chadrarka choodamanim,
Charu smera mukham   charachara jagat   samrakshineem thath padhaam,
Chanchampaka   nasikagra vilsad muktha mani ranchithaam,
Sri Saila sthala vasineem  Bhagwathim  Sri Matharam  Bhavaye.

1.I meditate  on the  Goddess who lives  in  Sri Saila who is my mother ,
Who has mercy on her   red   vacillating eyes, who wears  moon as her brooch,
Who has pretty   smiling face, Who is engaged  in protecting earth with moving and  non moving objects,
Who is greatly pretty with  moving Chapaka flowers and drop made of pearls.

2.Kasthuri   thila kanchithndu vilasad  prodh basi phala sthalim,
Karpoora dhrava mikshaa   choorna khadhi ramosalladveetikaam,
LOlaa panga   tharangithai   radhi krupaa saarairnathanandhaneem,
Sri Saila sthala vasineem  Bhagwathim  Sri Matharam  Bhavaye.

2.I meditate  on the  Goddess who lives  in  Sri Saila who is my mother ,
Who  has  a shining  forehead like moon decorated  by a musk thilaka,
Who is seen enjoying the thamboola with the scent of pure camphor and clove,
And who with great mercy and looks  with moving eyes makes happy those  who salute her.

3.Rajan matha maraala mandha gamanaam   rajeeva pathrekshanaam,
Rajeeva prabhavadhi   deva makutai rajath padamboruham,
Rajeevayatha mandha  manditha kuchaam , rajadhi rajeswarim,
Sri Saila sthala vasineem  Bhagwathim  Sri Matharam  Bhavaye.

3.I meditate  on the  Goddess who lives  in  Sri Saila who is my mother ,
Who walks slowly like  a buxom  shining lady swan, who has  eyes like petals of lotus flowers,
Who has lotus like feet which snhines in the luster  of the crows of Brahma and other Gods,
Who  has her breasts decorated by the garland of lotus buds and who is the goddess  of emperors.

4.Shad thaaraam  gana dheepikaam  shiva satheem  shad vairi  vargaapahaam,
Shad  chakranthara samsthithaam  vara  sudhaam  shad yoginee veshtithaam,
Shad  chakranchitha padhu kanchitha  padaam , shad bhavagaam shodaseem,
Sri Saila sthala vasineem  Bhagwathim  Sri Matharam  Bhavaye.

4.I meditate  on the  Goddess who lives  in  Sri Saila who is my mother ,
Who shines like  a lamp  within the six stars, who is consort of  Lord shiva, who destroys the  six enemies like  anger passion etc,
Who is in the middle  of six chakras, , who is like blessed nectar, who is surrounded by six yoginees,
Who keeps  her feet touching  the six wheels and who can be  known by shodasee  manthraa.

5.Sri naadhaa drutha palithaa tribhuvanaam   sri chakra  sancharineem,
Ganasaktha manoja   youvana lasad   gandharwa  kanyaa  druthaam,
Dheenanaam   athi vela  bhagya  jananim , divyambralankruthaam,
Sri Saila sthala vasineem  Bhagwathim  Sri Matharam  Bhavaye.

5.I meditate  on the  Goddess who lives  in  Sri Saila who is my mother ,
Who protects the three  worlds  ruled by Lord Vishnu, who moves  inside three  chakra,
Who  is  appreciated by the pretty Gandharva maidens who  are  interested in  music,
Who great luck to the   down trodden,  and who wears  divine silk apparel.

6.Lavanyaadhika   bhooshithanga lathikaam , laaksaala sad  ragineem,
Sevaayaatha samastha  deva vanithaam  , seemantha bhooshanvithaan,
Bavollasa vaseekrutha   priya thamaam  , bandasura   chedhineem,
Sri Saila sthala vasineem  Bhagwathim  Sri Matharam  Bhavaye.

6.I meditate  on the  Goddess who lives  in  Sri Saila who is my mother ,
Who looks like a very pretty climbing plant well decorated, who shines  red withapplication of red  cotton fluid,
Who is being served  by all deva  ladies, who decorates the seemantha line  in her head,
Who is a darling wife who has attracted her husband by her behavior and who killed  Bandasura.

7.Dhanyaam soma vibhavana charithaam   dharadhara  shyamalam,
Munya aaradha medineem,  sumavathaam   mukthi pradhaavruthaam,
Kanyaa poojana suprasanna hrudayaam  , kanchi lasad  madhyamaam.
Sri Saila sthala vasineem  Bhagwathim  Sri Matharam  Bhavaye.

7.I meditate  on the  Goddess who lives  in  Sri Saila who is my mother ,
Who is blessed , who has a story praised by  Lord Shiva, who is blue black like rich cloud,
Who  gets job by  being worshipped by  sages,  who grants salvation   to those  who worship her,
Whose mind gets joy if maids are worshipped, who has a shining waist  due to belt she wears.

8.Karpoora garu   kumkumangitha  kuchaam , karpoora  varna sthithaam,
Kashtoth uthkrushta sukrushta karma dahanaam  kaameswareem  kamineem,
Kamakshim  karuna rasardhra hrudhayaam   kalpanthara    sthayineem,
Sri Saila sthala vasineem  Bhagwathim  Sri Matharam  Bhavaye.

8.I meditate  on the  Goddess who lives  in  Sri Saila who is my mother ,
Who has  breasts applied with powdered camphor  and saffron , Who lives with Shiva who is camphor   coloured,
Who burns earned saved and future  karmas, who is one who fulfills  desires, who is attractive ,
Who is kamakshi, who has   a heart drenched with mercy and who lives   even after  end of kalpas.

9.Gayathrim garuda dwajaam  , gaganagaam   Gandharwa  gana  priyaam,
Gambheeraam  , gaja gaminim  , giri  suthaam, gandakshalankruthaam,
Ganga   gauthama   garga sannutha  padhaam   gaam   gauthamim gomathim,
Sri Saila sthala vasineem  Bhagwathim  Sri Matharam  Bhavaye.

9.I meditate  on the  Goddess who lives  in  Sri Saila who is my mother ,
Who is Gayathri, who is like Lord Vishnu, who travels  on the sky, who likes the  song of Gandharwas,
Who is serious, who walks like an elephant, who is  daughter of the mountain, who is decorated by sandal and holy rice,
Who has feet praised by Ganga, sage gauthama and sage Garga, who is earth , and who is Gauthami and Gomathi.










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