Sri Sthuthi of Vedantha Desika
BY
Sri Nigamatha Maha Desika
Translation attempt by
P.R.Ramachander
(this is a prayer sung by the great acharya in front of Sri
Perumdevi thayar the consort of Swami
Varadarajan of Kanchi.It seems one young Brahmachari wilting in terrible poverty approached
Swami Desika.It seems he was taken before the Goddess and Swami Desika sang this great prayer,It
seems at the end of recital there was
shower of gold coins in front of them. It is to be chanted with devotion to get wealthy)
1.Maanaatheeetha prathitha vibhavaam , mangalam , mangalaanaam
Vaksha peetim
madhu vijayino
bhooshayanthim swakanthyaa
Prathyakshanu sravika mahima prarthaneenaam prajaanaam
Sreyo moorthim sriyam asarana thwaam saranyaam prapadhye
With prosperity beyond al method of estimation, She gives good to good things
She decorates her
seat , the chest of Vishnu who won over
Madhu, by her luster
And is known as
“SrI” and who grants fame to all people who wants to become great,
By what they know themselves and by knowledge of Vedas,
to her I surrender
2.Aavirbhava kalasa jaladhow, adhware vaapi yasyaa
Sthaanam
yasyaa sarasijavanam Vishnu
vaksha sthalam vaa
Bhoomaa yasyaa
bhuvanamakhilam Devi, dhivyam padham vaa
Sthoka prajnair anavidha gunaa sthooyase saa kadham thwam
Goddess Lakshi
whose birth was from ocean of milk and
from yaga place
Who lived in the
forest of lotud and the chest of Lord
Vishnu
And whose prosperity was in all universe and in her
divine position
How can she be prayed to by people of lesser knowledge?
3.Sthothavyathwam
dhisathi bhavathi dehibhi
sthooyamaanaa
Thaamevathwaam anithara gathisthothum aasamsamaanaa
Sidhaarambha sakala bhuvana slaaghaneeyo bhaveyam
Sevaapekshaa thava
charanayo, sreyase kasya na
syaath?
You goddess who is prayed to by men, show them how others
praise them
And I who want to pray you who has such a quality is without
any support
And due to my praying you, I become some one
praised by all of the world,
And so who will not get any benefit by desire to serve
your feet
4.Yath sankalpaath bhavathi kamale yathra dehinyameeshaam
Janma sthema pralaya
rachanaa jangama jangamaanam
Thath kalyaanam kimapiyaminaam yeka lakshyam samadhou
Poornam theja sphurathi bhvathee padha lakshaara saangam
Oh Goddess
Lakshmi , the creation, upkeep and destruction of all
moving and not moving,
Beings, which are
being made by the God whose
body they all are, that auspicious luster,
Which cannot be described and is the only
aim of meditation of sages who
have controlled
All their sense
organs and is complete,and that of
applied lac shines as the red colour of your feet.
5.Nishprathyuha prana gatitham devi, nithyaanapaayam
Vishnu sthwam
chethya navathi gunam dhwandhwam
anyonya lakshyam
SEshaschitham
vimala manasaam moulayascha srutheenaam
SAmpadhyanthe
viharana vidhou yasya sayyaa viseshaa
Oh Goddess, that which is joined by non stoppable love
and can never be separated,
Is the couple of
you and Lord Vishnu, with combined aims of each other,
And in the matter
of sports , Adhi sesha , the sages with a clean mind
And the end of all
Vedas (Upanishad) becomes their
great bed
6.Uddhesya thwam , janani, bhajathor ujnithopathi gandham
Prathyag roope
havishi yuvayor yeka
seshithwa yogath
Padhme
pathyusthava cha nigamai
nithyam anvishyamana
Naavachedham
Bhajathi mahimaa narthayan
manasam na
Oh mother , You both
are offered in yagas as one soul
and attain a state of existence
Of being without any reason and having relation of one ness
Oh Lotus, The
Vedas always search for the greatness of
you as wife,
And your husband and make our mind dance with immeasurable
joy
7.Pasayantheeshu sruthishu paritha soorivrundhena
saardham
Madhyekruthya triguna phalakam nirmitha stana
Bhedham
Viswadheesa prayini sadhaa viswa madhtootha vruthow
Brahmesaadhyaa vadhathi yuvayo raksha sara pracharam
Oh Darling of God who owns the world, the ladies called Vedas
standing along with crowd of devas
Are seeing the
the plank with differences in three properties which has been created,
In which the
sports of gambling , where the
gods of Lord Brahma and others,\
Are the coins and
are blocking their free movement
8.ASyesaanaa thwamasi
jagatha samsrayanthi mukundam
Lakshmi , Padmaa ,Jaladhi Thanayaa, Vishnu pathnenthiredhi\
Yannamaani sruthi
pari panaanyevam aavarthayantho
Naavarthanthe duritha
pavana prerithe janma chakre
You are
goddess of this universe but
dependent on God Vishnu
Oh Lalshmi, OhLotus, oh daughter of ocean and the wife
of Vishnu,
Which names are foundation of Vedas and those who repeat
them again and again,
Would never undergo troubles , created by sins in the wheel of life
9.THwamevahu kathchith apare thwath priyam Loka nadham
Kim thairantha kalaha malinai kinchidh utheerya magnai
THwath sampreethyai viharathi harou sammukhinaaam
sruthinaam
BhavaroodouBhawathu, Yuvaam dampathi daivatham na
Some people call
you as the one who is leader of the world, others tell of
your lord,
What is the use of creating this quarrel by those who
have slightly got saved,
But you and the lord
who plays sports for the
sake of pleasing us,
Making you both meaning ful , are the couple who are
our gods
10.AApannarthi
prasamana vidhou badha dheekshasya
vishno
AAchakyusthwaam
priya sahacharim , aikamathyopa pannam
Pradhur bhavairapi sama thanuipradhma anveeyase thwam
Dhooro ksipthairiva
madhu rathaa dugdha rases tharangai
To Lord Vishnu who has
determination to remove
sorrow from those who suffer,
Sastras term you as
a wife you as one having unified thoughts,
Meaning that you are equal in thoughts to him and you
follow him,
And that you follow him like the sweetness of waves of ocean of milk, which goes afar
11.DAthe shobhaam
hari marathake thavako moorthiradhyaa
THanvee thungs
sthana bharathaa thaptha jambhunadhaabhaa
Yasyaam gachathyudhaya
vilayair nithyam aananda sindhou
Ichaa vegolla sitha lahari visramam vyakthayasthe
Firstly your form
which shines like gold and is
thin and bent because of heavy breasts
And is like
forever the ocean of joy contributes
to the luster of emerald like
body of Hari,
And due to its rising and fading incarnations
, do they attain ,the speed
Of the waves of its change due to your determination.
12. AAsamsaaram
vithatha makhilam vaangmayam yad vibhuthi
Yath brungaath
kusuma dhanusha kimkaro merru dhanwaa
Yasyaam
nithyam naya nasa thakair yeka
lakshyo mahendra
Padme thaasaam
parina thirasou bhava lesai thwadheeyai
Oh Padma , the way
the forms of words that are
spread every where the power of goddess Saraswathi,
The way Goddess
Parvathi made lOrd shiva who had mount meru his bow ,as slave to one with her flowery
bow,
The way that Sachi devi made devendra with thousand eyes , her
as his only aim
All these
are small aspects of
your determinations only
13.Agre
Bharthu sarasijamaye bhadra peede
nishannam
Amboraase adhika sudhaa samplavaadh udheeyathaam thwaam
Pushpa saarai swagitha bhuvanai pushkala varthakaadhyi
Klupaarambha kanaks kalasair abhyashinchan gajendraa
You were born in
ocean of milk with the nectar
filled flow,
And were
sitting on the golden throne full
of lotus flowers in front of her husband
And had a world
hidden by shower of flowers, showered by clouds of pushpasara
and avarthaka,
And Thinking that
it was the beginning , kings of elephants anointed you with golden pots.
14,AAlokya thwaam
amrutha sahaje, Vishnu vaksha sthalasthaam
Saapaakranthaa
saranamagaman saavarodhaa
surendraa
Labdhwaa bhooya thri bhuvana midham lakshitham thwad
kadakshai
SArvaakaara sthira samudhayaam sampadam nirvisaanthi.
Seeing you, who were born along with nectar and sitting
on chest of lord Vishnu
Some devas cursed by a sage surrendered to you along with
their wives,
And by getting your glance, they got back all the
three worlds
They are enjoying
prosperity which is permenant and no destruction
15.Aartha thraana
vidhibhir amruthaasaara
neelaambuvaahai
Ambhojaanaam
ushasi mishathaa antharangair
apangai
Yasyaam yasyaam
disi viharathe Devi, drishti thwadeeya
Thasyaam Thasyaam ahamaha mikaam thanwathe sampadhoghaa
Oh Goddess your eyes
are determined to protect those
suffering, and are like,
The blue
clouds which shower nectar and are
similar to lotus flowering a dawn,
And in which ever direction they have
determined to travel, the flow
of wealth,
Competing with each other run to that
place to occupy .
16.Yograbath thwaritha manaso yushmathair kanthi yuktham
Dharma prapathum
pradhamamiha ye dhaarayanthe dhanaayaam
THeshaam bhoomer dhana pathi gruhaath ambaraath
ambudhervaa
Dharaa niryarnthu
adhikamadhikam vaanchithaanaam vasoonaam
Those who are
interested to begin Yoga and are
determined to get attached,
To the Dharma
attaching both of you and
for that purpose ,
Are first interested in getting money , then the flow of wealth they are interested
Would come from earth, palace of Khubera, ocean or sky again and again
17. Sreyaskama kamala nilaye chithra m amnayavaachaam,
Chooda peeda, thava
padha yugam chethasaa dharayanthaa
Chathra chaayaa subhaga sirasaas chamara smera paarswaa
Slaagha sabdha sravana mudhithaa trigvina sancharanthi
Oh goddess on lotus, Those who want salvation/wealth ,
would wear your,
Twin feet, which are decoration to the words of Vedas
Would have clean head
due to shade of umbrella, would
shine,
Due to fans fanning both sides, would be happy to hear
praiseand wear garland, wonderful
18.OOrikarthum kusalamakhilam jethum aadheenaraatheen,
Dhoorikarthum duritha nivaham thyakthum aadhyaam avidhyaam
Amba sthambavadhika janana gramaseemantha rekhaam
AAlambanthe vimalamanaso vishu kaanthe dhayaam they
To win over all good aspects of life, to win over the
chief enemies,
To drive away the
crowd of sins, to sacrifice things
like ignorance,
Oh mother, very simple people who have grass as
bones and are having a pure mind,
A re holding to
your kindness 0h wife of Vishnu
and I meditate on you
19.Jathaa kamkshaa Janani yuvayo reka sevaadhikaare
Mayaa leedam vibhavam akhilam manyamaanaas trunaaya,
Preethyai vishnosva cha kruthina preethimantho Bhajanthe
Velaa bhanga prasamana phalam vaidheekam
Dharma Sethum
Oh mother, Those who are interested in serving both of you,
And who think that
the prosperity related to illusion is
like apiece of grass,
And for the love
of yourself and Vishnu, with the single
aim of not crossing the bounds,
With love towards the
dam of Dhama as recommended by
Vedas, depend on it.
20.SEve devi tridasa mahila mouli malarchitham they
Sidhi kshethram
samitha vipadham sampadhaam pada padmam
Yasmin
eeshanamitha siraso
yaapayithwaa sareeram
Varthishyanthe vithamasi padhe vasudevasya dhanyaa
Oh Goddess , I serve your lotus feet, which is the
home of earning of wealth
And which is
worshipped by the bevy of heads
of deva ladies,
And to which the lucky persons with bent head, leaving out their body
And grow up to
the feet of Vasudeva, which is beyond
the world
21,SAnu prakathitha
dayai saandra vathsalya dhigdhai
Amba ,
Snigdhair amrutha lahari labdha sa brahma charyai
Karme thapa thraya
virachithe gada thaptham kshanam maam
AAkinchanya kalpitham anaghai aardhrayedhaa kadakshai
Oh mother , Using your glance
filled with uninterrupted mercy, coated with full affection,
Pretty, which
is like the getting of the waves
of nectar,and which are invaluable
The heat genetrated
by the three types of
suffering in me making me very sad,
And completely
wilted , may be reduced by making me wet
22.SAmpadhyanthe
bhava bhaya thami banava thwath prasaadath
BHavaa sarve
Bhagawathi harou bakthi udhvelayantha
Yaache kim thwam ahamiha yatha seethalo dhara sheelaa
Bhooyo bhooyo dhisasi mahathaam
mangalaanaam prabandhaan
Oh Goddess , by your getting pleased, I get all the thoughts which are,
Sun like to the darkness of
samsara and which increase my devotion to god
In this state what should I beg from you because you who are generous,
AS well as cool, are
continuously giving series of great auspiciousness
23.Mathaa devi thwamasi
BHagawan Vasudeva pithaa may
Jatha soham
Janani yuvayoe yeka lakshyam
dhayaya
Datho yushmath parijana thayaa desikair
apyathasthwam
Kim they bhooya priyamithi kila
smeravakthraa vibhaasi
Oh goddess you are my mother
and God Vasudeva my father
And so oh mother, I am born
with the only aim of affection of both of you,
After giving all that, I have
been made both your slaves by my Gurus
And still are you not shining with smile on your
lips and asking What do you want?
24Kalyaanaam avikala nidhi kaapi karunya seemaa
Nithyamodhaa nigama
vachasaam mouli mandhara malaa
SAmpadhivyaa madhu vijayina sannidathaam sadhaamay
SAishaa Devi
sakala bhuvana prathanaa Kama Dhenu
Being never decreasing of
auspiciousness, indescribable store house of
mercy
Always happy , the flowery
garland to the head of all the Vedas(Upanishads)
And the treasure to the God who
has won over Asura Madhu, be always in my front
And that type of you goddess, is the wish giving cow to all
the world
24.Upachitha guru bakthe uthitham Venkatesaath,
Kali kalusha nivruthyai kalpamaanaam prajaanaam
SArasija nilayaya stotramethath padantha
Sakala kusala seemaa
Saarva bhouma Bhavanthi
She who was
bormout of Venkatesa , being
brought up by devotion to the Guru
And she lives on
this lotus capable of removing ills of Kali age,
Those who
are reading this great prayer , would
become,
The emperors of
the limit of all pleasures of this World
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