17 Sept 2014

LAGHU STAVAM of Mahakavi Kalidasa


"Vipraah kshonibhujo visastaditare ksheeraajya madhwaasaaih
twaam devi tripure paraaparamayeem santarpya poojaavidhow
yaam yaam praarthayate manahsthira dhiyaam teshaam tayeva dhruvam
taam taam sidhhi mavaapnuvanti tarasaa vighnai ravighnee krutaaha

Sabdaanaam janani twamatra bhuvane vaagvaadinee tyuchhayate
twattaha kesava vaasava prabhrutayo pyaavirbhavanti sphutam
leeyante khalu yatra kalpavirame brahmaadaya stepyamee
saa twam kaachidachintya rupamahimaasaktihi paraa geeyate

Devaanaam tritayam trayee hutabhujaam saktitrayam triswaraaha
trilokyam tripadee tripushkara madho tribrhma varnaastrayaha
yatkinchit jjagati tridhaa niyamitam vastu trivargaatmakam
tatsarvam tripureti naama bhagavatynvetite tatvataha

Lakshmeem raaja kule jayaam rana mukhe kshemankaree madhwani
kravyada dwipa sarpa bhaaja sabareem kaantaara durge girow
bhoota preta pisacha jhrumbhaka bhaye smrutwaa mahaa bhairaveem
vyamohee tripuraam smaranti vipada staaraancha toyaplave

Mayaa kundalinee kriyaa madhumatee kaalee kalaa maalinee
maatangee vijayaa jayaa bhagavatee devee sivaa sambhave
sakti ssankaravallabhaa trinayanaa vaagvaadinee bhairavee
hremkaaree tripuraa paraapara mayee maataa kumaareetyasi

Aaayee pallavitaih paraspara yutaihr dwitri kramaadyaksharaaih
kaadyaih kshaantagataih swaraadibhir ratha kshaantaischa tai
swaswaraih
naamaani tripure bhavanti khalu yaanytyanta guhyaanite
tebhoy bhairava patni vimsat sahasrebhyah parebhyo namaha

Bodhhavyaa nipunam budhai stutiriyam krutwaa manastadgatam
bhaaratyaa stripure twanananya manasaa yatraadya vrutte sphutam
yeka dwi tripada kramena kadhita statpaada sankhyaaksharaih
mantrodhharavidhir visesha sahitaha ssat sampradaayaanvitaha

Saavadyam niravadya mastu yadivaa kimvaa nayaa chintayaa
noonam stotramidam pathishyati jano yasyaasti bhakti stwayi
sanchintyaapi laghutwa maatmani dhrudham sanjaayamaanam hathaat
twadbhktyaa mukharee krutena rachitam yasmaan mayaapi dhruvam "

ITI LAGHUSTAVAM

KADAMBA KANANAAVASAA KAAMESWARA MANAHPRIYAA RAKSHATU

DR.G.S.SUBRAMANYA SASTRY