Meaning for Durga Pancharatnam

laxmiv · Post by **laxmiv** » 27 Sep 2007, 18:16

Can someone please give the meaning for this shlokam. I believe it is composed by HH Chandrasekarendra Saraswathi Swamigal of Kanchi Madam.

te dhyaanayogaanugataa apashyan tvaameva deviiM swaguNairniguuDhaam . tvameva shaktiH parameshwarasya maaM paahi sarveshwari mokShadaatri .. 1 ..

devaatmashaktiH shrutivaakyagiitaa . maharShilokasya puraH prasannaa . guhaa paramvyoma sataH pratiShThaa maaM paahi sarveshwari mokShadaatri .. 2 ..

paraasyashaktiH vividhaiva shruuyase shwetaashwavaakyodita devi durge . swaabhaavikii j~naanabalakriyaa te maaM paahi sarveshwari mokShadaatri .. 3 ..

devaatmashabdena shivaatmabhuutaa yatkuurmavaayavyavacho vivR^ityaa . tvaM paashavicChedakarii prasiddhaa maaM paahi sarveshwari mokShadaatri .. 4 ..

tvaM brahmapucChaa vividhaa mayuurii brahmapratiShThaasyupadiShTagiitaa . j~naanaswaruupaatmatayaa.akhilaanaam maaM paahi sarveshwari mokShadaatri .. 5 ..

Thanks

Laxmi

kmrasika · Post by **kmrasika** » 01 Oct 2007, 13:38

My attempt. Others can jump in to correct.

maaM paahi sarveshwari mokShadaatri = protect me, O Universal Mother, the Liberator (i.e. dispelling the bonds of samsAra)

te dhyaanayogaanugataa apashyan = to Her (tE) ensconced secretly (apShyan) in dhyAna yOga

tvamEva devIM svaguNairniguuDhaam = You are of very meritous values
tvamEva ShaktiH parameshvarasya = You are the female energy of paramEShvara

devaatmashaktiH shrutivaakyagiitaa = Who embodies the gods and extolled in the ShrutIs

maharshilOkasya puraH prasannA = Who is kind to the sages
guhaa = ???
parama vyoma sataH pratiShThaa = I think this is "paravyOma sadA pratishThA" which translates roughly into, "She Who is always seated in the Spiritual Sky"

paraasyashaktiH vividhaiva shruuyase = Who is the Principal ShaktiH Who extolled in many means???

ShvEta aShvavAkyOdita devi durge = Goddess durgA who rose from the words of a white horse(hayagrIva???)?// (I thought durgA was conceived from agni, as the durgA sUkta describes)

svAbhAvikI j~nAnabalakriyaa tE = To her by nature is the potency of knowledge

Can't understand the rest of the hymn.

laxmiv · Post by **laxmiv** » 05 Oct 2007, 03:48

kmrasika, Belated thanks for your help.
I hadn't logged in the last few days.

Does the word apashyan mean secretly or one who is not visible ( thru Dhyanayoga)?

Your take on the rest of the shlokam gives me an overall idea.

Thanks again. Laxmi

baboosh · Post by **baboosh** » 05 Oct 2007, 20:48

kmrasika wrote:My attempt. Others can jump in to correct.

maaM paahi sarveshwari mokShadaatri = protect me, O Universal Mother, the Liberator (i.e. dispelling the bonds of samsAra)

te dhyaanayogaanugataa apashyan = to Her (tE) ensconced secretly (apShyan) in dhyAna yOga

tvamEva devIM svaguNairniguuDhaam = You are of very meritous values
tvamEva ShaktiH parameshvarasya = You are the female energy of paramEShvara

devaatmashaktiH shrutivaakyagiitaa = Who embodies the gods and extolled in the ShrutIs

maharshilOkasya puraH prasannA = Who is kind to the sages
guhaa = ???
parama vyoma sataH pratiShThaa = I think this is "paravyOma sadA pratishThA" which translates roughly into, "She Who is always seated in the Spiritual Sky"

paraasyashaktiH vividhaiva shruuyase = Who is the Principal ShaktiH Who extolled in many means???

ShvEta aShvavAkyOdita devi durge = Goddess durgA who rose from the words of a white horse(hayagrIva???)?// (I thought durgA was conceived from agni, as the durgA sUkta describes)

svAbhAvikI j~nAnabalakriyaa tE = To her by nature is the potency of knowledge

Can't understand the rest of the hymn.

Svethashvatara upanishad is mentioned and not a white horse

kmrasika · Post by **kmrasika** » 06 Oct 2007, 08:53

laxmiv wrote:kmrasika, Belated thanks for your help.
I hadn't logged in the last few days.

Does the word apashyan mean secretly or one who is not visible ( thru Dhyanayoga)?

Your take on the rest of the shlokam gives me an overall idea.

Thanks again. Laxmi

Thank you. If you have the nAgarI text of the above stOtram it would help identifying the correct words. Yes, apaShyan could mean one who is not seen, considering she is concealed in dhyAnayOga.

laxmiv · Post by **laxmiv** » 07 Oct 2007, 08:38

kmrasika,

I could not find the Sanskrit version on the net. Even kamakoti.org, has only the english version.

Laxmi