19 Sept 2014

Shyamala Dandakam By Maha Kavi Kalidasa

(Kalidasa was perhaps the greatest of the Sanskrit poets. He has written great dramas like Shakunthalam and great epics like Kumara Sambhavam, Malavikagni mithram , the message poetry called Megha Sandesham etc. He is extremely famous for the use of appropriate similes and metaphors. Shyamala Dandakam is perhaps the greatest stotra written by him eulogizing the mother goddess –Shyamala.
   He has employed a poetic style called Dandakam in writing this prayer. Dandakam is that poetry where some of the lines have more than 26 syllables. It very much resembles prose. In this case, the entire Dandakam is a single sentence from start to the end. I have attempted to retain the same style
 There is a folk story about how he came about to write this stotra. He was a foolish wood cutter. The courtiers of a proud princess made him act as a wise man and made the princess marry him. The princess advised the wood cutter to enter in to a temple of kali, when she goes out for a walk and lock himself in. When Kali came back, the wood cutter refused to allow her in , unless she makes him wise. She did that. Shyamala Dandakam is supposed to be the first prayer of this wood cutter to Kali after he became wise.)

Manikhya veenaam upalalayanthim,
Madalasam manjula vaag vilasam,
Mahendra Neela dhyuthi komalangim,
Mathanga kanyam manasa smarami.            1

Chathurbhuje Chandra kala vathamse,
Kuchonnathe kumkuma raga sone,
Pundrekshu pasangusa pushpa bana,
Hasthe namasthe jagadaika matha.                 2

Matha marakatha shyama, Mathangi madha shalini,
Kuryath kadaksham kalyani kadambha vana vasini.      3

Jaya Mathanga thanaye, Jaya Neelolpala dhyuthe,
Jaya Sangeetha rasike, Jaya Leela shuka priye.                 4

                                       Dandakam
Jaya janani,
sudha samudranthar udhuyanmani dheepa samrooda vilwadavi Madhya
Kalpadhruma kalpa kadambha vasa priye,
krithivasa priye,
sarva loka priye.


 Sadararabdha  sangeetha sambhavana a sambhrama lola  neepasraga badha  chooli sanadathrike,
Sanumath puthrike,


Shekhari bhootha  sheethamsu leka mayookhavalibadha  susnigdha  neelaalaka  sreni sringarithe,
Loka Sambhavithe,


Kama leela  dhanusannibha brullatha pushpa sandoha sandeha krullochane,
Vak sudha sechane,

Charu  gorchana panga  keli lalabhirame ,
surame,
rame,

Prollasad valika moukthika srenika chandrika mandalothbhasi  lavanya gandasthalanyatha kasthurika  pathra rekha samudbhootha sourabhya  sambhrantha  brungangana geetha santhree bhavan mantra thanthreesware,
Susware,
Bhasware,

Vallaki vadana prakriya lola thali dhala badha thadanga  bhoosha viseshanwithe,
Sidha sammanithe,

Divya halamadho dwelahelala sachakshurandholana sri samakshiptha karanaika neelothphale ,
poorithasesha lokapi vanchapale,
sreephale

Sweda bindulla sathphala lavanya  nishyandha sandhoha  sandeha krunnasika  moukthike,
Sarva viswathmike,
Kalike,

Mugdha mandasmithodhara  vyaktha sphural  pooga  thamboola  karpoora gandolkare,
Jnana mudhrakare,
Sarvasampathkare,
Padmabaswathkare,
Sreekare,


Kunda pushpa  dhyuthi  snigdha  dantha vali  nirmala lola  kallola,
Sammelanasmera sona dhare,
Charu veena dhare,
Pakwa bimbha dhare,

Sulalithayouanarambha chandrayodhvela  lavanya  dughdarnawavir bhava th  kambhu bibhoka bruth kandhare,
Sathkala mandhire,
Mandhare,


Divya rathna prabha  banduhrachaanna  haaradhi bhoosha  samudhyotha mananavadhyanga shobhe,
Shubhe,

Rathna keyura  rasmi chada pallava  prollasath dhorlatha  rajithe,
Yogibhi poojithe,


Viswa ding mandala  vyapi manikhya  theja spurath kankanalangruthe,
Vibhramalankruthe,
Sadhubhi poojithe,


Vasararambha vela samjrumbhamana aravinda  prathi dwandwi  panidwaye,
Santhothdhyaddhaye,
Adwaye,


Divyarathnormika dheethithi  sthoma  sandhyaya mananguli  pala vodhyanna khendu prabha mandale,
Sannadha ghandale,
Chith prabha mandale,
Prollasath khundale,

Tharaka jala neekasa haraa valee smera charu sthana  bhoga bharanamanmadhya  vallee valee schedha veechi samudhyath samullasa sandarsithakara soundarya rathna kare,
Vallevibruthkare,
Kimkara sreekare,


Hemakumbhopamothunga  vakshoja parava namre,
Trilokavanamre,

Lasadvrutha  gambheera  nabhee sarastheera  saivala  sangakara syama  romavalee bhooshane,
Manju sambhashane,


Charu sinchath kati soothra nirbarsthinanga leela dhanu sinchineedambare,
Divya rathnambare,

Padmaraghollasanmekhala  moukthi sreni shobajitha  swarna bhoo bruthale.
Chandrika seethale,

Vikasitha navakimsuka thara divyamsuka channa charooru shobha para bhootha sindhoora sonaya manendra  matanga hasthargale,
Vaibhavan argale,
Syamale,


Komala snighdha  neelothpalothpaditha ananga thunnera sangakare dara jangalathe,
Charu leela gathe,


Namradik pala seemanthini  kunthalasnighdha  neela prabha punja samjatha  durvangurasangi saranga samyoga ringanna khendujjwale,
Projjwale,
Nirmale,

Prahwa devesa lakshmeesa  bhoothesa  thoyesa  vaneesa  keenasa  daithyesa  yakshesa  vayvagni koteera manikhya  sangushta  bala thapodhama lakshara  sarunya tharunya  Lakshmi graheethangri padme,
Supadme,
Ume,


Suruchira navarathna peeta sthithe,
Susthithe,
Rathna padmasane,
Rathna simhasane,
Sankapadmadvayopasrithe,
Vishruthe,


Thathra vignesa  durga vatu ksethra palairyuthe,
Matha mathanga kanya samoohanvithe,
Bhairavair  ashtabhir veshtithe,


Manjula menakadhyanga namanithe,
Devi vamadhibhi  shakthihi sevithe,
Mathurka mandalair mandithe,
Yaksha  gandharwa sidhangana mandalair archithe,
Pancha banathmike,
Pancha banenarathya  cha sambhavithe,
Preethibhajaa vasanthena chaanandithe,

Bhakthi baajam param sreyase ,
kalpase yoginaam manase dhyothase,
Geetha vidhya vinodhati  trushnena krishnena sampoojyase,
Bhakthimaschedasa vedhasa sthooyase,
Viswa hrudhyena vadhyena  vidhyadharair gheeyase,


Sravana harana dakshinakwanaya  veenaya kinnarair gheeyase,
Yaksha gandarwa  sidhangana mandalair archyase,
Sarva soubhagya vanchavahirvadhudhir suranam samaradhyase,

Sarva Vidhya viseshathmakam, chadu gatha samuchaaranam,
Kanda mulolla sadwarna raji thrayam,
Komala syamalo dhara paksha dwayam,
Thunda shobhathi  dhoori bhavath kisukam tham shukam,
Lalayanthi parikreedase,


Pani padmadwaye nakshamalamapi  sphatikeem jnanasarathmakam  pustakangusam  pasa bibrathiyena sanchinthyse,tasya vakthrantharal gadya padyathmika bharathi nissareth,
Yena vaa yavaka bhakruitheer bavyase tasya vasya  bhavanthi sthriya purusha yena vaa sathakumbhadyuthir bhavyase sopi Lakshmi sahasarair  parikreedathe,

Kinna sidhyedwapu  shyamalam komalam  Chandra choodanwitham thavakam dhyatha thasya  kelivanam nandanam  thasya bhadrasanam bhoothalam, thasya gheer devatha  kimkari thasya chajnakari sree swayam,

Sarva Theerthathmike,
Sarva mantrathmike,
Srava yantrathmike,
Sarva shakthyathmike,
Sarva peedathmike,
Sarva thathwathmike,
Sarva vidhyathmike,
Sarva yogathmike,
Sarva nadathmike,
Sarva shabdathmike,
Sarva viswathmike,
Sarva vargathmike,
Sarva sarvathmike,
Sarvage, Sarva roope, Jagan mathruke,
Pahi maam, Pahi Maam, Pahi maam,
Devi thubhyam nama, Devi Thubhyam nama. Devi thubhyam nama.