Sarada Mahimna stotram

                               Sarada Mahimna Stotram

                                                 By

Swami Sachidananda Shivabhinava  Nrusimha  Bharathi Swami

              Of   Sringeri  Peetam

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

(Sarada    is the presiding deity   of Sringeri. She is considered as    the form of Goddess   Saraswathi. .This strotra is written by   the 33^rd Pontiff of the  Sringeri Sarada  peeta   who lived between  1858-1912)

 

1.Srungadri Vasaya, vidhi priyaya,

Karunya  varambudhaye nathaya,

Vijnana dayakhila bogadhaya,

Sri Saradakhyaya namo  Mahimne

Salutaions  to greatness  of her  known as Sarada,

Who lives on Sringa mountain , who is very dear to Lord Brahma ,

Who  is the ocean of mercy   to her  devotees,

And who grants them knowledge  , mercy   and al type of pleasures.

2.THunga thata vasa kruthadharaya,

Brungali vidweshi kuchojjwalaya,

Angadari bhootha manojna hemne,

Srungara semnesthu namo  mahimne

Salutaions  to greatness   of goddess  who has lovely parting of hair,

Who living on banks of  Thunga   is honoured,

Whose  shining breasts  hates   swarm of bees  ,

And  who wears  lovely  golden ornaments on her limbs.

3.Veenalasad pani saroruhaya  ,

Sonadaraya, akhila bhagyadaya,

Kaanadha sastra pramukeshu  chanda,

Prajna  pradhayasthu  , namo Mahimne

Salutations to greatness  of goddess  sitting  on a lotus,

Holding Veena in her hands  , who has    red lips  ,

Who  grants  all luck to , experts in Sastra like Kanadha,

And who grants   very great wisdom.

4.Chandra prabhayesa   sahodharaya  ,

Chandrarbha kalakrutha masthakaya,

Indradhi  devothama  poojithaya,

Karunya santhraya   namo Mahimne

Salutations   to  greatness  of Goddess   who has nmmon as her  brother,

Who  wears  on her head   the crescent of moon  from the killer of God of death,

Who is worshiped   by Indra  and  other Devas  and who is full   of mercy.

          Ithi Sri Jagad Guru  Srunga giri  Sri SachidanandaShivabhinava

   Nrusimha Bharathi   Swamiji   Virachitha  Sarada Mahimna   stotram

    Thus ends the  “The Sarada   Mahimna Stotra written by 

Sri Sachidananda Shivabhinava  Nrusimha  Bharathi  of Sringeri  peetam.