Bandhuka ashtakam

Bandhuka ashtakam

 

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

(From Dharma sastha sthuthi kadambam)

 

1.Bandhuka  bandhura  ruchim  kala  dhoutha  bhasam

Panchananam  , duritha  vanchana  dheeram eesam

Paarswa dhwayaa  kalitha sakthi kadaksha  charum

Neelothphalarchitha thanum  , pranathosmi devam

 

He  who likes  the friendship of his devotees, Who shines  white

Who has five faces, the god of those   who are bold when deceived by  deception

Who has  pretty looks  by  two sakthis  very near  him

Who has a body worshipped  by blue lotus  , And  I salute that God

 

2.Kalyana  vesha ruchiram  , karuna nidhanam

Kandarppa  koti sadrusam  kamaneeya  bhasam

Kanthaa dwaya kalitha parswam agharimadhyam

Sastharamevam  pranathosmi  nithyam

 

He who likes to be dressed  in Gold  , He who is store house of mercy

He who is similar to one crore manmathas, has very pretty looks

He who is in the centre of two wives who are  very near him

And I daily  salute   this Sastha

 

3.yo vaa smared aruna kumkuma pankha  sonam

Gunjabhinadhaka  kacha bhara lasad  kireetam

Saasthara meva sathatham  sa thu sarva lokaan

Vismhapaye nija viloka natho  nithantham

 

He when we think of him is of the colour of the red j kumkum,

He who   wears feather decorated crown   full of prettiness

All the people  who always rely on only sastha

Would  make  world leader devotees truly wonder

 

4,Pancheshu  kaidabha  virodhi thanu bhavam tham,

Aarooda  danthi  varam  drutha mandha  hasam

Hasthambujairra  viratham nija baktha  hamse

Shwidhim  paraam hi  dadatham  bhuvanaika   vandhyam

 

He  has the  power of five  enemies  of Kaidabha

And riding on a blessed  elephant, he wears a smile

He  bestows using  his lotus like hand on the  true devotee,

And divinely gives  them who pray  , The one who is saluted  by the universe

 

5.Gunjamani  sragupa laksitha  kesa  hastham

Kasthurikaa   thilaka  mohitha  sarva lokam

Panchananaa  ambuja jala sadh Ghana  karna paasam

Saasthaaram  amburuha lochana meesam meede

 

His hair and  hands are aimes at his gem studded  garland,

And his thilaka  using musk  attracts  the entire world

His pure thick pretty ear is like the lotus held  by Ganesa  with five faces

And I depend on Sastha with  lotus like  eyes

 

6.Panchananam, dasa  bhujam   , dhrutha  hethi dhandam

Dhaara darali nibha  uthpala malya   bhoosham

Ichaa  roopa phala dho asmyaha meva  bhakthe

Shwitham pratheetha  vivbhavam  bhagawantha  meede

 

He with five  faces, ten hands holds a  bamboo stick,

On the mountain   he   wears garland of flowers  of blue lotus

Fulfilling  according to the desire to  his  devotees

And wisely satisfying him   and I depend  on that god

 

7.Smerananaadh  bhagawatha   smara  sasanascha

Maayaa  gruheetha mahilaa  vapusho harescha

Ya   sangame   samudha  bhoojagadheesha thadrugh

DEvam gathosmi Saranam Karuna  nivasam

 

Recollecting  god’s   order  of thinking   about him

Caught by illusion the pretty feminine  form of Lord Vishnu,

The union  brought  the king   to  that place

And I am going to the God  who is home of kindness  to surrender

 

8.Yasyaiva   baktha janamathra  grunanthi loke

Kim vaa  maya  kimadha  vaa sura vardha  kirvaa

Vedhaa  kimesha nanu   saabara  yesha  haa kim

Mithyeva   tham  saranamasu tharam   vrijaami

 

All devotees   of the world aseemble there

What for    and  aimed  at what  , the  deva crowd is there?

Vedas  with what purpose  are  coming to the sabari mountain why?
They are  all  believing  that  surrendering there   will make them win.

 

9.Ya yethath  padathi stotram   poojanthe   sathu ragratha

Sa yeva  viswa vidhyaanaam kauthukaanaam  madheeswara

 

Those who read this prayer and does  worship near  Sastha

Would get  interest to learln worldly knowledge due to the curiosity  of the God