Dakshinamurthy Pancha rathnam

Dakshinamurthy  Pancha rathnam

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

(I got this great stotra from a collection of Stotra  published by Giri Traders in madras . It was written in Tamil script  .I could not get it in Sanskrit   in spite of on line searches. There is a possibility of mistakes. Whosoever   notices it please write it as a comment so that  it can be corrected.)

1.Matha roga siro paristhitha nruthyamana  padamujam,

Bhaktha  chinditha  sidhi kala vichakshanam kamalekshanam,

Bukthi mukthi phala  pradham , bhuvi padmajachyutha  poojitham,

Dakshinamukham asraye  mama  sarva sidhithameesawaram

1.I seek the protection   of the  south faced God   who grants me  all powers,

Whose dancing lotus feet    is kept on the head of  disease  of lunacy,

Who is   the lotus eyed one   is familiar  with  the powers   desired  by devotees,

Who grants   salvation as    well as wealth   and  is saluted  in the heavens by Brahma and  Vishnu.

2.Vithadha  priyamarchitham  krutha krusaa  theevra thapo vruthai,

Mukthi kamibhi rasrithai  muhur munibhir    druda  manasai  ,

Mukthitham  nija pada pankaja   asaaktha  manasa yoginaam,

Dakshinamukham asraye  mama  sarva sidhithameesawaram

2.I seek the protection   of the  south faced God   who grants me  all powers,

Who is  worshipped  those dear to ric and also those who punish themselves  with penance  ,

Who is depended  on by  firm minded sages   who desire for salvation  ,

And  who grants salvation   to those  devotees  and Yogis who desire for  his lotus  like feet.

3.Krutha daksha  mahadhipam  vara  veera badra  ganena   vai,

Yaksha Rakshasa  marthya kinnara  deva pannaga  vandhitham,

Rathna bukkana   nadha brutha  bramarchithangri  saroruham,

Dakshinamukham asraye  mama  sarva sidhithameesawaram

3.I seek the protection   of the  south faced God   who grants me  all powers,

Who punished   DAksha    with the aid of blessed  valorous Veera Bhadra  and his army  ,

Who is saluted by Yakshas  , Rakshasa, humans, Kinnaras devas   and serpents,

And whose lotus  like feet   is worshipped  by  gem like black beetles making   sound.

4.Naktha nadha  kalaadaram  nagajaa payodhra  mandalam,

Liptha chandana  panga  kumkma  mudritha amala   vigraham,

SAkthimantha   masesha   srushti  vidhanake sakalam prabhum,

Dakshinamukham asraye  mama  sarva sidhithameesawaram

4.I seek the protection   of the  south faced God   who grants me  all powers,

Who is the lord of devotees , who wears the crescent, who is the pretty form,

With the  sandal paste  and kumkuma  marks  on him from the  breasts of the daughter of mountain,

Who is very strong   and is the lord  of  all the creations  without leaving any one

5.Raktha neeraja  thulya  pada payoja sath mani  noopuram,

Bandana thraya   bedha  pesala  pankajaksha  sileemukham,

Hema saila   sarasanam  bruthu  sinchini krutha    dakshakam,

Dakshinamukham asraye  mama  sarva sidhithameesawaram

5.I seek the protection   of the  south faced God   who grants me  all powers,

Who wears  anklets studded with great rubies  on his feet   which are like red lotus flowers,

Who cuts off three  types of attachments  , who has bees hovering  round  his lotus like   eyes,

Who sits  on the golden mountain   and who carries the river watering the earth got there  by penance.

6.Ya padeth   dhine dhine   sthava  pancha rathnna  mumapathe  ,

Puraathale mayakrutham   nikhilagama   moola  mahanalam,

Thasya puthra kalathra   mithra  dhanaani  santhu  krupa balath ,

They maheswara sankarakhila viswa nayaka  saswatha.

For those  who read  this  prayer  addressed to consort of Uma   day in and day out  ,

Which was  creted   by me  sitting on the roots of big bamboo   in the   world beneath the earth  ,

Due   to the power of  my mercy   of the  great god   who is Sankara  and  who is the lord of all universe,

His sons, wife  , friends   and wealth   would be  permanently safe,