Goda (Aandal) Ashtothara

Goda (Aandal)  Ashtothara

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

(Aandal  (godha) also   called Kothai was a baby found lying under a thulasi plant  by Periyazhvar(also called Vishnu Chitha) in  the town of Srivilliputhur of Tamil Nadu.She was considered as an Avatara  of bhoomi devi  . Since Vishnu Chitha used to   offer garlands to lord Vishnu , in the temple, Aandal  used to wear   those  garlands before the were offered Vishnu. When Vishnu chitha chided her , it seems the Lord told him that   he likes those garlands. Due to this she was called Choodi kodutha chuddar kodi.  She fell in live with Lord Rananatha   and  when taken to Sri Rangam , she is supposed to have merged with the God.  She is the only lady who was among the twelve azhwars(Divine saints dedicated  to Lord Vishnu)  and  is the author three  great  prayer  works called  THiruppavai   , Nachiar thrumozhi and Varanam Ayiram  . It is practice for Vaishnavas   worshipping Lord Vishnu any where  to recite the last two stanzas of Thiruppavai .The thirty songs of this great work is sung by  unmarried girls , early in the morning   during   the month of Margazhi (November-December )  and later spend the day in severe penance  ,  It is interesting  to note that the last two stanzas of this great work is sung during the coronation of   the king of Thailand.All the people of Tamil Nadu   consider her as devotion personified. Let  that great devotee  who became a God bless  us to)

1.   ōṃ śrīraṅganāyakyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who is  the consort of  Ranga Natha

2.   ōṃ gōdāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who is a gift of mother earth

3.   ōṃ viṣṇucittātmajāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who is daughter of Vishnu chitha

4.   ōṃ satyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who is the truth

5.   ōṃ gōpīvēṣadharāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who dressed herself as Gopi

6.   ōṃ dēvyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess

7.   ōṃ bhūsutāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who is the daughter  of earth

8.   ōṃ bhōgaśālinyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who enjoyed pleasures

9.   ōṃ tulasīkānanōdbhūtāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who was found out in forest of Thulasi plants.

10.                      ōṃ śrīdhanvipuravāsinyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who lived in Srivilliputhur

11.                      ōṃ bhaṭṭanāthapriyakaryai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who was liked by BHttanatha jeeyar

12.                      ōṃ śrīkṛṣṇahitabhōginyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who was the heroine who acted as per Krishna’s opinion

13.                      ōṃ āmuktamālyadāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who wore the pearl garland

14.                      ōṃ bālāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who was a girl

15.                      ōṃ raṅganāthapriyāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who was darling of RAnganatha

16.                      ōṃ parāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who is divine

17.                      ōṃ viśvambharāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who  is all sustaining

18.                      ōṃ kalālāpāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who had a pleasing voice

19.                      ōṃ yatirājasahōdaryai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who was the sister of Yathiraja (considered as sister by saint Ramanuja)

20.                      ōṃ kṛṣṇānuraktāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who was in love with Krishna

21.                      ōṃ subhagāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who was delicate

22.                      ōṃ sulabhaśriyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who could be easily depended

23.                      ōṃ salakṣaṇāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who was with good characterstics

24.                      ōṃ lakṣmīpriyasakhyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who was the dear friend  of Goddess  Lakshmi

25.                      ōṃ śyāmāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who was black

26.                      ōṃ dayāñcitadṛgañcalāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess whose upper cloth   was similar to mercy.

27.                      ōṃ phalgunyāvirbhavāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who was found out in month  of phalguni March-April)

28.                      ōṃ ramyāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who is goddess Lakshmi

29.                      ōṃ dhanurmāsakṛtavratāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who observed penance during Dhanur month (December-January )

30.                      ōṃ campakāśōka-punnāga-mālatī-vilasat-kacāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who was pettily shining with Champaka, asoka , Punnaga and malathi flowers

31.                      ōṃ ākāratrayasampannāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who is blessed with three  different forms (Lakshmi,  Bhoodevi, Nila devi)

32.                      ōṃ nārāyaṇapadāśritāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who depends on the feet  of Narayana

33.                      ōṃ śrīmad aṣṭākṣarīmantra-rājasthita-manōrathāyai namaḥ-who had mental inclination to chant  the eight lettered manthra(Om Namo Narayanaya)

34.                      ōṃ mōkṣapradānanipuṇāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who had done blessed deeds which lead to salvation

35.                      ōṃ manuratnādhidēvatāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who is the ruling goddess for gem like men.

36.                      ōṃ brahmaṇyāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who is religious

37.                      ōṃ lōkajananyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who is the mother of the world

38.                      ōṃ līlāmānuṣarūpiṇyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who has taken the human form as a sport

39.                      ōṃ brahmajñānapradāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who grants knowledge of Brahman

40.                      ōṃ māyāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who is illusion/compassion

41.                      ōṃ saccidānandavigrahāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who has a form of great divine joy

42.                      ōṃ mahāpativratāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who is a greatly virtuous lady

43.                      ōṃ viṣṇuguṇakīrtanalōlupāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who is enamoured in singing  the characterstics of Vishnu

44.                      ōṃ prapannārtiharāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who destroys sufferings of those who surrender absolutely

45.                      ōṃ nityāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who is for ever

46.                      ōṃ vēdasaudhavihāriṇyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who lives in the palace of Vedas

47.                      ōṃ śrīraṅganāthamāṇikyamañjaryai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who is the cluster of rubies of  lord of Sri Ranga

48.                      ōṃ mañjubhāṣiṇyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who talks charmingly

49.                      ōṃ padmapriyāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who likes lotus flowers

50.                      ōṃ padmahastāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who has lotus like hands

51.                      ōṃ vēdāntadvayabōdhinyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who taught   the philosophy  of dvaitha

52.                      ōṃ suprasannāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who is greatly pleased

53.                      ōṃ bhagavatyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess

54.                      ōṃ śrījanārdanadīpikāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who is the light of Lord Janardhana

55.                      ōṃ sugandhavayavāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who creates aromatic wind

56.                      ōṃ chāruraṅgamaṅgaladīpikāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who is the pretty auspicious  lamp of Ranga

57.                      ōṃ dhvaja vajrāṅkuśābjāṅka-mṛdupāda-latāñcitāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who is like a climbing plant with soft feet  with conch  , flag, Vajrayudha and conch found in water

58.                      ōṃ tārakākāranakharāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who becomes the cause who makes us cross the birth death cycle

59.                      ōṃ pravālamṛdulāṅgulyai namaḥ -salutations to the goddess who  has long hair  and soft fingers

60.                      ōṃ kūrmōpamēya-pādōrdhva bhāgāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who is fortunate to have long legs comparavle to the turtle

61.                      ōṃ śōbhanapārṣṇikāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who is of incomparable beauty

62.                      ōṃ vēdārtha bhāvatattvajñāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who is  expert in knowledge   of the  meaning   and mood  of the Vedas

63.                      ōṃ lōkārādhyāṅghripaṅkajāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who is the lotus  which is worshipped by the world

64.                      ōṃ ānandabudbudākāra-sugulphāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who is having pretty ankles and babbles   with joy

65.                      ōṃ paramāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who is the greatest

66.                      ōṃ aṇukāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who is dependent

67.                      ōṃ tējaḥśriyōjjvaladhṛtapādāṅguli-subhūṣitāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who  has shining , auspicious and   active toes

68.                      ōṃ mīnakētana-tūṇīra-cārujaṅghā-virājitāyai namaḥ

69.                      ōṃ kakudvajjānuyugmāḍhyāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who makes even with Saturn with flag of a crow

70.                      ōṃ svarṇa rambhābhasakthikāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who shines  like a golden support

71.                      ōṃ viśālajaghanāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who has broad hips

72.                      ōṃ pīnasuśrōṇyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who has good fleshy buttocks

73.                      ōṃ maṇimēkhalāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who wears a gem studded waist belt

74.                      ōṃ ānandasāgarāvarta-gambhīrāmbhōja-nābhikāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who has a bavel like a  great lotus flower in the sea of joy.

75.                      ōṃ bhāsvadbalitrikāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess whomade offering of her shining body

76.                      ōṃ cārujagatpūrṇa-mahōdaryai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who has a great lips  resembling   the pretty full 

77.                      ōṃ navavallīrōmarājyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who had hair growth resembling a new    creeper

78.                      ōṃ sudhākumbhāyitastanyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who had breasts resembling pots of nectar

79.                      ōṃ kalpamālānibhabujāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who wears the garlnd of Kalpaka flowers on her hand

80.                      ōṃ candrakhaṇḍa nakhāñcitāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who has nails like crescent of moon

81.                      ōṃ supravāś āṅgulīnyastamahā ratnāṅgulīyakāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who wears  ruby rings  on her well distinguished fingers

82.                      ōṃ navāruṇapravālābha-pāṇidēśa-samañcitāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who has  covered her hands  with  corals   which are like new sun .

83.                      ōṃ kambukaṇṭhyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who has shell like neck

84.                      ōṃ sucubukāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who has good looking chin

85.                      ōṃ bimbōṣṭhayai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who has lips like bimba fruit

86.                      ōṃ kundadantayujē namaḥ-salutations to the goddess has teeth like jasmine buds

87.                      ōṃ kāruṇyarasa-niṣyanda-nētradvaya-suśōbhitāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who shines  with two eyes dripping with  emotion of kindness

88.                      ōṃ muktāśuchismitāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who smiles showing her pearl like teeth

89.                      ōṃ cārucāmpēyanibhanāsikāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who has nose shining like pretty gold

90.                      ōṃ darpaṇākāra-vipula-kapōla-dvitayāñcitāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who shines with  wide  mirror like cheeks

91.                      ōṃ anantārka-prakāśōdyanmaṇi-tāṭaṅka-śōbhitāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who wears   ear rings  which shine  like  the  endless sun

92.                      ōṃ kōṭisūryāgnisaṅkāśa-nānābhūṣaṇa-bhūṣitāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who wears  various ornaments which shine like one crore of Suns.

93.                      ōṃ sugandhavadanāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who has a sweet smelling face

94.                      ōṃ subhruvē namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who has pretty brows

95.                      ōṃ ardhacandralalāṭikāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who has  forehead similar to half of the moon

96.                      ōṃ pūrṇacandrānanāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who has face like the  full moon

97.                      ōṃ nīlakuṭilālakaśōbhitāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who shiles   with blue black hair with curls

98.                      ōṃ saundaryasīmāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who is the upper limit of beauty

99.                      ōṃ vilasat-kastūrī-tilakōjjvalāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who shines with the musk thilaka that   she puts on auspicious bracelet

100.                 ōṃ dhagaddha-gāya mānōdyanmaṇi-sīmanta-bhūṣaṇāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who decorates her Seemantha Rekha burnt  gold and  gems of great quality

101.                 ōṃ jājvalyamāla-sadratna-divyacūḍāvataṃsakāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who wears  greatly shining gems   on her very auspicious   bracelet

102.                 ōṃ sūryārdhyacandra-vilasat-bhūṣaṇañcita-vēṇikāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who has decorated her braids  with ornaments which shine like the moon worshipping the sun

103.                 ōṃ atyarkānala-tējōdhimaṇi-kañcukadhāriṇyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who wears dress   which shines  like fire

104.                 ōṃ sadratnāñcitavidyōta-vidyutkuñjābha-śāṭikāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who wears sari shining like  silk decorated with gems  which are like lightning .

105.                 ōṃ nānāmaṇigaṇākīrṇa-hēmāṅgadasubhūṣitāyai namaḥ-who decorates herself  with ornaments  made of gold   and different tupe of gems

106.                 ōṃ kuṅkumāgaru-kastūrī-divyacandana-carcitāyai namaḥ is smeared with saffron , musk and divine sandal paste

107.                 ōṃ svōcitaujjvalya-vividha-vicitra-maṇi-hāriṇyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who wears  several  varieties of   garlands which have the shine of their own.

108.                 ōṃ asaṅkhyēya-sukhasparśa-sarvātiśaya-bhūṣaṇāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who wears several wonderful ornaments which without doubt  are pleasant to touch

109.                 ōṃ mallikā-pārijātādi divyapuṣpa-sragañcitāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who wears a garland of jasmine, Parijatha and other divine flowers

110.                 ōṃ śrīraṅganilayāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who stays in Sri Ranga

111.                 ōṃ pūjyāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who is fit to be worshipped

112.                 ōṃ divyadēśasuśōbhitāyai namaḥ-salutations to the goddess who shines greatly in divya desas