Manikarnikashtakam
By
Adhi Sankara
Bhagawat pada
Translated by
P.R.Ramachander
(Mani Karnika Ghat is
one of the very ancient Ghats of
Varanasi .This is very close to Temple
of Lord Kasiviswanath .It is also one of
the largest cremation grounds in Ganga. There is a Mani Karika temple and
Mani Karnika Khund established there by
Lord Vishnu.This great prayer is addressed
to Mani Karnika temple by
Shankara Bhagawath Pada)
1.Thwatheere
Manikarnike Hariharou Sayujya mukthi pradhou,
Vadanthou kurutha
parasparamubhou jantho prayanothsave
,
Madd roopo
nanujo ayam asthu harinaa
prokthaa , shivasthatkshanath,
Than madhyadh
abdhu gulanchano
garudagapeethambaronirgatha.
1.Oh Manikarnika ,
when in your banks Lord Shiva and Lord
Vishnu ,
Who can grant salvation
at the time of death , were arguing
with each other ,
And when Lord
Vishnu toild him , “This man would
assume my form,”
At that time from
the middle of that being, Lord Vishnu having
,
The symbol of sage
Brugu on him , came out on the Garuda
wearing the yellow silk.
2.Indradhyasthridasa yakadanthi niyatham bjoga kshaye they puna,
Jaayanthe manujaas
thathobhi pasava keetaa pathangadhaya,
Ye Mathar
manikarnike thava jalr
majjanthi nishkalmashaa,
Sayujyebhi kireeda
kousthubha darsaa Narayana yasur Bara.
2,Indra and other
devas try to climb up but even they,
After they exhaust the
result of blessed deeds are born as,
A human being or
as a worm and Oh Mother Manikarnika ,
Those beings who
bathe in your sacred waters are
free from any stain,
And would assume the form Of salvation of lord Narayana,
Wearing a crown and the gem called Kausthubha.
3.Kasi
dhanyathama vimuktha nagari
saalankruthaa Gangayaa,
Thathreyam mani
karnika sukha karimukthirhi thath kinkari,
Swarloka sthulitha
sa haiva vibudhai kasyam samam
Brahmana m
Kasi kshonithale
sthithaa gurutharasas
Swargho laghuthwam gathaa
3.The ciry of Kasi as decorated by river ganges as a very blessed town,
And there Manikarnika is pleasant and is like a maid
servant called “salvation”,
And even the
heavens as well as land of Brahma are weighed and compared to Kasi,
And being heavier Kasi is down on earth and Heavens being light are on the top.
4.Ganga theeramanuthamam
hi sakalam thathrapi kasyuthama,
Thasyaam saa
Manikarnikothamouthama
yethreswaro mukthidha,
Devanamabhi durlabham
stalamidham Papougha nasanam,
Poorvaparjitha
punya punjagamakam punyair janai
prapyathe .
4.The banks of Ganga are
incomparable and everything is
there, and there in the great Benares,
The ManiKarnina is the best among the best as Lord
Shiva grants salvation there,
And this place is
difficult for even Devas to get as
all sins are destroyed there,
And it can can be
attained only due to blessed
deeds of previous births and People get blessings there.
5.Dukhambodhi nimagna janthu nivahasthesham kadham
nishkruthi ,
Jnathwa thathi
virinchinaa Varanasi sarmadhaa,
Lokaa swarga mukas thathopi lagavo bogantha patha
pradhaa,
Kasi mukthi puri
sadaa Shivakari dharmartha Moksha
pradhaa.
5.This Benares
was created by Lord Brahms for removing
the Sorrow,
Of all those p people
who are drowned in the
ocean of sorrow ,
The heaven and the worls above give us pleasure first and
downfall later ,
But this Benares
which is a city of salvation is a place giving us Dharma , wealth as
well as salvation.
6.Yeko Venu dharo , Dharaadharadgara Sri Vathsa bhoosha
dhara ,
Yopyeka khilka
shankaro Visha dharo Gangadharo
Madhava ,
Ye Mathar Mani
karnike thava jale
majjanthi the Manava ,
Rudraa vaa
harayo bhavanthi bahavasthesham
bahuthwam Kadham,
6,Hari is the only one who carries a flute, mountain as well as Srivathsa,
Lord Shiva is the
only one who carries the poison , Ganges
and hew is asame as Hari,
All those human beings
who take bth in this Manikarnika
ghat,
Would rise up
from there as Hari or shiva and where is pluarality for them.
7.THwath theere
maranam thu mangala karam devirabhi slagyathe ,
Sakrastham
manujam sahsra nayanai
drushtum sadaa thathparaa,
Aayantham savithaa
c savithaa sahasra kiranai pragyudatho
aabhoothsadaa,
Punyasou Vrusha gi=o adhavaa Garudaga
kim mandhiram yaasyathi.
7.The death on your banks is auspicious and is
appreciated by even Devas,
And those men are eagerly awaited by Indra
with one thousand eyes,
And the Sun God with one thousand rays rises up eagerly
to see ,
To which temple those persons riding on Bull as well as Garuda are going.
8.Madhyahna Mani karnikaa snapanajam punyam na vakthum
kshamaa ,
Sweeyai rapatha
sathaiur chathurmukha suro vedartha Deekshaa guru,
Yogabhayasaa balena
Chandra shikhara statha punya
parangatha,
Thwatheere
prakarothi suptha purusham Narayanam
vaa shivam.
8.The scared
effect of taking bath in Mani Karnika
Ghat at mid noon,
Cannot even be told by the teacher Lord Brahma , the Lord who explains Vedas ,
Even in hundreds of years and by the power of practicing Yoga and,
By being at end of blessed deeds, the one who sleeps there at night,
Is transformed by
Lord Chandrashekara ae Narayana or Shiva.
9.Kruchrai koti sathai swapapa nidhanam yacha aswamedhai balam,
THath sarvam Mani Karnika sanapanaje punye pravishtam
bhaveth,
Snathwa
stotramitham Nara Padathi cheth samsara paadho nidhi,
THeerthwaa pala valayath
prayathi sadanam thejomayam
Brahmana.
9.The power got by carrying out
hundred crores of painful
penances ,
And effect Carrying out of Aswamedha sacrifice would all be got,
By one who takes
bath in Manikarnika and reading this
prayer,
And he would be
able to cross the ocean of Samsara asif
he is crossing a small body of water.
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