Balambikashtakam-1
Translated by
P.R.Ramachander
(Balambika is the consort
of Lord Vaidyanatha of
Vaitheeswaran Koil of Tamil Nadu. The
God there is considered as the king of doctors.
Very large percentage of people
belonging to Thanjavur and Kumbakonam districts of Tamil Nadyu consider Vaidyanatha
as their Kula deivam(clan God). )
1.Vela thilangya karune, vibuthendra vandhye,
Leela vinirmitha chara chara hrun nivase,
Malaa kireeta mani kundala mandithange
,
Balambike mayi nidehi krupa kadaksham.
1,Oh Goddess with
shore less mercy, who is saluted by devas and Indra,
Who as a sport created all moving and non moving
beings and lives in their heart,
Whose body is decorated
with garlands , crown and
gem Studded ear globes,
Oh Balambika, please see
me with your merciful side long
glance.
2.Kanjasanaadhi
mani manju kireeta koti,
Pruthyptha rathna
ruchira ranchitha pada padme,
Manjeera manjula vinirjitha hamsa nadhe,
Balambike mayi nidehi krupa kadaksham.
2,Oh Goddess whose lotus like feet is shining due
the gems,
In the crowns of
Brahma and other devas who salute her,
Who has a swan like voice which wins over the sound
of her anklets,
Oh Balambika, please see
me with your merciful side long
glance.
3.Praaleya bhanu kalikaa kalithathi ramye,
Padagrajavali
vinirjitha moukthikame,
Praneswari
pramadhe loka pathe pragalbhe,
Balambike mayi nidehi krupa kadaksham.
3.Oh Goddess
who looks very pretty due to wearing the moon,
Who has nails
which win over pearls by their
luster,
Who is the
goddess of soul of the lord of Pramadhas, and who is
an expert,
Oh Balambika, please see
me with your merciful side long
glance.
4.Jangadhibhir vijitha chithaja thooni bhage,
Rambhadhi mardhavakareendra karoruyugme,
Sampaa sathaadhika samujjwala chela leele,
Balambike mayi nidehi krupa kadaksham.
4.Oh goddess
whose thighs and other parts win over the
quiver of the king of the
mind(Manmatha),
Who has two
thighs which are as soft as banana stem
and similar to the trunk of the
elephant ,
And who has
dresses which are like several streaks
of lightning ,
Oh Balambika, please see
me with your merciful side long
glance.
5.Manikhyamoukthika vinirmitha mekaladye,
Maya vilagna
vilasan mani patta bandhe,
Lolambaraji vilasannava romajaale,
Balambike mayi nidehi krupa kadaksham.
5.Goddess who has
waist belt made of garnets
and perals,
Who has the crown
of the waist belt made of gems,
And who has new
hair growth which resembles a
crowd of black bees,
Oh Balambika, please see
me with your merciful side long
glance.
6.Nyagrodho pallava dalothara nimnaabhe ,
NIrdhootha hara
vilasad kucha chakra vake ,
Nishkamadhi
manju mani bhooshana bhooshithaange,
Balambike mayi nidehi krupa kadaksham.
6.Oh goddess who
has a belly button in her depressed
belly similar to banyan leaf,
Who shines wearing
a garland , who has breats which win over chakravaka birds ,
Whose limbs are
decorated by pretty gem studded
ornaments and brooches,
Oh Balambika, please see
me with your merciful side long
glance.
7.Kandharpa chapa madha
brunga kruthathi ramye,
Bravallaree vividha
cheshtitha ramya maane,
Kandharppa sodhara samakruthi phala dese ,
Balambike mayi nidehi krupa kadaksham.
7.Oh goddess
whose prettiness defeats the exuberance of the arrow of cupid,
Who shines in
prettiness with moving eye lashes ,
Who has forehead
like the moon who is the brother of cupid,
Oh Balambika, please see
me with your merciful side long
glance.
8.Mukthaavali
vilasadoorjitha kambh kande ,
Mandasmithanana vinirjitha Chandra bimbe
,
BHaktheshta dhana
nirathaamrutha poorna drushte ,
Balambike mayi nidehi krupa kadaksham.
8.Oh goddess who
has cheeks shining due to the hanging gem studded ear globes,
Who has lotus leaf
eyes which extend up to her
ears,
And who has a nose shining due to the nose ring studded with blue topaz gem,
Oh Balambika, please see
me with your merciful side long
glance.
9.Lolamba raji
lalithalaka jala shobhe,
Mallee naveena kalikaa
nava kuntha jaale,
Balendhu manjula
kireeda viraajamane ,
Balambike mayi nidehi krupa kadaksham.
9.Goddess who is
pretty due to curls similar to group of bees falling on her forehead,
Who has garland
made of new buds of jasmine and
thumbai(white small) flowers,
And who shines wearing
the young moon on her
crown,
Oh Balambika, please see
me with your merciful side long
glance.
10.Balambike
maharajna Vaidhyanatha priyeswari
,
Pahi maam amba
krupayaa thatha padam
Saranam gatha.
10.Oh Balambike Oh
Empress, Oh Darling of Vaidhyanatha,
Take mercy on me and protect me and I
surrender to your feet.
Ithi Skanda purane
, Vaidhyanadha Mahathmye ,
Sri Balambika
ashtakam sampoornam.
The Octet on Balambika
which occurs in the chapter,
On Greatness of Vaidyanatha which occurs in Skanda Purana comes to an end.
Given by face book friend Harish iyer
वेलातिलङ्घ्यकरुणे विबुधेन्द्रवन्द्ये
लीलाविनिर्मितचराचरहृन्निवासे ।
मालाकिरीटमणिकुण्डल मण्डिताङ्गे
बालाम्बिके मयि निधेहि कृपाकटाक्षम् ॥ १॥
कंजासनादि-मणिमञ्जु-किरीटकोटि-
प्रत्युप्तरत्न-रुचिरञ्जित-पादपद्मे ।
मञ्जीरमञ्जुलविनिर्जितहंसनादे
बालाम्बिके मयि निधेहि कृपाकटाक्षम् ॥ २॥
प्रालेयभानुकलिकाकलितातिरम्ये
पादाग्रजावलिविनिर्जितमौक्तिकाभे ।
प्राणेश्वरि प्रमथलोकपतेः प्रगल्भे
बालाम्बिके मयि निधेहि कृपाकटाक्षम् ॥ ३॥
जङ्घादिभिर्विजितचित्तजतूणिभागे
रम्भादिमार्दवकरीन्द्रकरोरुयुग्मे ।
शंपाशताधिकसमुज्वलचेललीले
बालाम्बिके मयि निधेहि कृपाकटाक्षम् ॥ ४॥
माणिक्यमौक्तिकविनिर्मितमेखलाढ्ये
मायाविलग्नविलसन्मणि पट्टबन्धे ।लोलंबराजिविलसन्नवरोमजाले
बालाम्बिके मयि निधेहि कृपाकटाक्षम् ॥ ५॥
न्यग्रोधपल्लवतलोदरनिम्ननाभे
निर्धूतहारविलसत्कुचचक्रवाके ।
निष्कादिमञ्जुमणिभूषणभूषिताङ्गे
बालाम्बिके मयि निधेहि कृपाकटाक्षम् ॥ ६॥
कन्दर्पचापमदभङ्गकृतातिरम्ये
भ्रूवल्लरीविविधचेष्टित रम्यमाने ।
कन्दर्पसोदरसमाकृतिफालदेशे
बालाम्बिके मयि निधेहि कृपाकटाक्षम् ॥ ७॥
मुक्तावलीविलसदूर्जितकम्बुकण्ठे
मन्दस्मिताननविनिर्जितचन्द्रबिम्बे ।
भक्तेष्टदाननिरतामृतपूर्णदृष्टे
बालाम्बिके मयि निधेहि कृपाकटाक्षम् ॥ ८॥
कर्णावलम्बिमणिकुण्डलगण्डभागे
कर्णान्तदीर्घनवनीरजपत्रनेत्रे ।
स्वर्णायकादिमणिमौक्तिकशोभिनासे
बालाम्बिके मयि निधेहि कृपाकटाक्षम् ॥ ९॥
लोलम्बराजिललितालकजालशोभे
मल्लीनवीनकलिकानवकुन्दजाले ।बालेन्दुमञ्जुलकिरीटविराजमाने
बालाम्बिके मयि निधेहि कृपाकटाक्षम् ॥ १०॥
बालाम्बिके महाराज्ञी वैद्यनाथप्रियेश्वरी ।
पाहि मामम्ब कृपया त्वत्पादं शरणं गतः ॥ ११॥
॥ इति स्कान्दे वैद्यनाथमाहात्म्ये श्रीबालाम्बिकाष्टकस्तोत्रं संपूर्णम् ॥
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