Adhi Sankara's Narmadashtakam

 

Narmadhashtakam

(Octet   on river  Narmadha)

 

By

Adhi sankara 

Translated  by

P.R.Ramachander

 

(It is one of the important  sacred rivers of India and flows   from east to west and feed  a large part of  India)

 

1.SAbindu sindhu  suskalth  tharanga  bhanga  ranjitham,

Dwishathsu papa jaatha jaathakaddhi vaari  samyutham,

Kruthaantha dhootha  kaala bhootha bheethi  haari  varmadhe

THwadhey paadha  pankajam namami devi  narmadhe

 

Extremely pretty with tides  hitting the flow along with  drops of water,

With water which makes  the bundle of sins   reach   the enemies,

Which is like the armour which removes fear of emissaries of Yama and passage of time,

Are  you oh Narmadha   and I   salute   your  lotus  like feet

 

2.THwad ambuleenadhi dheena meena dhivya sampradhayakam

Kalou malogha bhara haari  sarva   theertha  nayakam

Su mathsya kacha  nakra chakra  vaaka chakra   sarmidhe,

THwadhey paadha  pankajam namami devi  narmadhe

 

You give  a divine life even to the simple   fish which  live in your waters

You are the leading sacred   water that removes  the ills of Kali age

And you give home to fish, tortoise  and chakravaka birds and do good to them,

oh Narmadha   and I   salute   your  lotus  like feet

 

3.Maha ghabheera neera poora paatha  dhootha  bhoothalam

Dhwanath samastha paathakaari dhaarithaa padhaa  chalam

Jagallaye maha v bhaye mrukandu soonnu harmyadhe

THwadhey paadha  pankajam namami devi  narmadhe

 

Your tremendous flow falling  from a great height   splits  the earth,

You remove sins of all  people and split   the mountain   of danger

You gave   good  and safe place   to stay   for the son of sage  Mrukandu

oh Narmadha   and I   salute   your  lotus  like feet

 

4.Gatham thadhaiva may  bhayam  thwadhambhu veekshitham yadhaa

Mrukandu soonu saunakaa surari  sevitham sadhaa

Punar   bhavabdhi janma sambhaabdhi dhukha varmadhe

THwadhey paadha  pankajam namami devi  narmadhe

 

You  , when seen remove   all the fears  in me,

You  are being seved by son of sage  Mrukandu  , saunaka  and others

And you remove  the fear  of rebirth    and other sorrows,

oh Narmadha   and I   salute   your  lotus  like feet

 

5.Alakshya laksha kinnaraamaraa  suraadhi   poojitham

Sulakshma neera dheera dheera  pakshi  laksha   koojitham

Vasishta sishta pippaladhi kardhamaadhi sarmadhe

THwadhey paadha  pankajam namami devi  narmadhe

 

You are worshipped by lakhs  of kinnaras  devas and asuras who are  not visible

Your shores is occupied by lakhs  of visible birds, which fill it   with their sound

And you  have done good to   Vasishtsa, the great pippaladha and Kardhama,

oh Narmadha   and I   salute   your  lotus  like feet

 

 

6.Santhkumara  naachiketha kashyapaatrishat  padhou

Drutham   swakheeyamaana seshu naaradhahi   shatpadhai

Raveendhu  ranthi deva deva raja karma  sarmadhe,

THwadhey paadha  pankajam namami devi  narmadhe

 

You whose feet is saluted  by  Sages  Sanathkumara, Kashyapa, athri  and other sages

You whose   feet  has n been  taken in by  sages   like Naradha

And who has  done good to  Sun, moon, Ranthi deva   and Indra

oh Narmadha   and I   salute   your  lotus  like feet

 

7.Alaksha, laksha  laksha  papa laksha saarasa ayudham

Thadathu jeeva  janthu thanthu bukthi  muthi   dayakam

Virinchi  Vishnu  Sankara  swakeeyathaam  varmadhe

THwadhey paadha  pankajam namami devi  narmadhe

 

You are   an efficient  weapon which destroys lakhs  of  pest like  sins,

Your feet  grants prosperity and salvation to   all type  of  beings,

You protect   the homes  of Brahma , Vishnu  and lord Shiva
oh Narmadha   and I   salute   your  lotus  like feet

 

8.Aho drutham swanam srutha, mahesa  kesa  jaathate

Kiraatha  sootha bhaadaveshu pandithe  sate nate

Durantha paapapahaari sarva janthu  sarmadhe

THwadhey paadha  pankajam namami devi  narmadhe

 

I have heard  in the shores  of ganga, river which flew from tuft  of Lord Shiva,

That you are  the destroyer  of all sins to  the kiraathaas, soothaas

Learned people as well  very ordinary people and grant them good,

oh Narmadha   and I   salute   your  lotus  like feet

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9.Yidham  thu  narmadhashatakam trikalameva   ye sadhaa

Padamthi  they nirantharam na yaanthi   durgathim

Sulamya   deha  durlabham mahesa dhaama  gauravam

Punarbhavaa naraa na vai  vilokayanthi rouravam

 

Always if this octet  of Narmadha  is read   three times of the day,

Then they   would never ever  suffer   bad times,

And they would   get the godly state  in the body  which is difficult to get,

And never  see   a new birth or  the hell named rourava