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Anandalahari

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The Anandalahari celebrates the divine qualities of Goddess Saraswati, invoking her blessings for knowledge and creativity.

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VERSE 1

देवी स्तोत्राणि

bhavāni stōtuṁ tvāṁ prabhavati caturbhirna vadanaiḥ prajānāmīśānastripuramathanaḥ pañcabhirapi

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O Lord Shiva, may the fruits of my austerities be revealed to the devotees, adorned with the moon-like radiance of your divine form.

VERSE 2

भवानि स्तोतुं त्वां प्रभवति चतुर्भिर्न वदनैः

na ṣaḍbhiḥ sēnānīrdaśaśatamukhairapyahipati- -stadānyēṣāṁ kēṣāṁ kathaya kathamasminnavasaraḥ

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May the blissful experiences of your essence arise in my heart, as I bow to you, the embodiment of the three worlds, the source of all joy.

VERSE 3

प्रजानामीशानस्त्रिपुरमथनः पञ्चभिरपि । न षड्भिः सेनानीर्दशशतमुखैरप्यहिपति-

ghr̥takṣīradrākṣāmadhumadhurimā kairapi padai- -rviśiṣyānākhyēyō bhavati rasanāmātraviṣayaḥ

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Flowing like a river, the stories of your deeds wash away the impurities of sin, leading to victory and liberation.

VERSE 4

-स्तदान्येषां केषां कथय कथमस्मिन्नवसरः ॥ १ ॥

tathā tē saundaryaṁ paramaśivadr̥ṅmātraviṣayaḥ kathaṅkāraṁ brūmaḥ sakalanigamāgōcaraguṇē

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May the waves of the bliss of Shiva's grace reside in my heart, bringing forth the joy of the Shiva Anandalahari.

VERSE 5

घृतक्षीरद्राक्षामधुमधुरिमा कैरपि पदै-

mukhē tē tāmbūlaṁ nayanayugalē kajjalakalā lalāṭē kāśmīraṁ vilasati galē mauktikalatā

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You are the essence of the Vedas, the supreme being, the three-eyed one, adorned with a magnificent matted hair, and the lord of all creatures.

VERSE 6

-र्विशिष्यानाख्येयो भवति रसनामात्रविषयः । तथा ते सौन्दर्यं परमशिवदृङ्मात्रविषयः

sphuratkāñcī śāṭī pr̥thukaṭitaṭē hāṭakamayī bhajāmi tvāṁ gaurīṁ nagapatikiśōrīmaviratam

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I worship you, Mahadeva, the compassionate one, the Lord of all beings, the embodiment of consciousness and bliss, residing in my heart.

VERSE 7

कथङ्कारं ब्रूमः सकलनिगमागोचरगुणे ॥ २ ॥

virājanmandāradrumakusumahārastanataṭī- -nadadvīṇānādaśravaṇavilasatkuṇḍalaguṇā

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In this world, countless beings exist, bestowing meager fruits of their actions, yet I do not consider them as real.

VERSE 8

मुखे ते ताम्बूलं नयनयुगले कज्जलकला

natāṅgī mātaṅgī ruciragatibhaṅgī bhagavatī satī śambhōrambhōruhacaṭulacakṣurvijayatē

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O Lord, I have long sought your lotus feet, which are difficult to attain even for Brahma and Vishnu.

VERSE 9

ललाटे काश्मीरं विलसति गले मौक्तिकलता । स्फुरत्काञ्ची शाटी पृथुकटितटे हाटकमयी

navīnārkabhrājanmaṇikanakabhūṣāparikarai- -rvr̥tāṅgī sāraṅgīruciranayanāṅgīkr̥taśivā

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In scriptures, in medicine, in poetry, and in ancient texts, your praises and joyful expressions are celebrated.

VERSE 10

भजामि त्वां गौरीं नगपतिकिशोरीमविरतम् ॥ ३ ॥

taṭitpītā pītāmbaralalitamañjīrasubhagā mamāparṇā pūrṇā niravadhisukhairastu sumukhī

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How can I gain the favor of kings? Who am I, O Lord of all beings? Please protect me with your boundless compassion.

VERSE 11

विराजन्मन्दारद्रुमकुसुमहारस्तनतटी-

himādrēḥ sambhūtā sulalitakaraiḥ pallavayutā supuṣpā muktābhirbhramarakalitā cālakabharaiḥ

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Whether I am a pot or a lump of clay, or even just a wisp of smoke, you remain unchanging.

VERSE 12

-नदद्वीणानादश्रवणविलसत्कुण्डलगुणा । नताङ्गी मातङ्गी रुचिरगतिभङ्गी भगवती

kr̥tasthāṇusthānā kucaphalanatā sūktisarasā rujāṁ hantrī gantrī vilasati cidānandalatikā

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What can alleviate the horror of existence? Is it the cloth or the string that can truly provide relief?

VERSE 13

सती शम्भोरम्भोरुहचटुलचक्षुर्विजयते ॥ ४ ॥

saparṇāmākīrṇāṁ katipayaguṇaiḥ sādaramiha śrayantyanyē vallīṁ mama tu matirēvaṁ vilasati

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You carry the burden of my throat's agitation in vain, as I hastily engage in arguments.

VERSE 14

नवीनार्कभ्राजन्मणिकनकभूषापरिकरै-

aparṇaikā sēvyā jagati sakalairyatparivr̥taḥ purāṇō:'pi sthāṇuḥ phalati kila kaivalyapadavīm

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Worship the lotus feet of Shiva, and attain the highest bliss, O wise ones!

VERSE 15

-र्वृताङ्गी सारङ्गीरुचिरनयनाङ्गीकृतशिवा । तटित्पीता पीताम्बरललितमञ्जीरसुभगा

vidhātrī dharmāṇāṁ tvamasi sakalāmnāyajananī tvamarthānāṁ mūlaṁ dhanadanamanīyāṅghrikamalē

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Let your words reside at the feet of the Lord, as you engage in the art of praise and devotion.

VERSE 16

ममापर्णा पूर्णा निरवधिसुखैरस्तु सुमुखी ॥ ५ ॥

tvamādiḥ kāmānāṁ janani kr̥takandarpavijayē satāṁ muktērbījaṁ tvamasi paramabrahmamahiṣī

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In your meditation, may my intellect find its form, as I contemplate your divine presence.

VERSE 17

हिमाद्रेः सम्भूता सुललितकरैः पल्लवयुता

prabhūtā bhaktistē yadapi na mamālōlamanasa- -stvayā tu śrīmatyā sadayamavalōkyō:'hamadhunā

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Whether through external texts or through the ultimate Shiva, I know the supreme truth.

VERSE 18

सुपुष्पा मुक्ताभिर्भ्रमरकलिता चालकभरैः । कृतस्थाणुस्थाना कुचफलनता सूक्तिसरसा

payōdaḥ pānīyaṁ diśati madhuraṁ cātakamukhē bhr̥śaṁ śaṅkē kairvā vidhibhiranunītā mama matiḥ

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Just as intellect transforms into silver in the presence of a jewel, may the waters of desire become milk in the thirst of the deer.

VERSE 19

रुजां हन्त्री गन्त्री विलसति चिदानन्दलतिका ॥ ६ ॥

kr̥pāpāṅgālōkaṁ vitara tarasā sādhucaritē na tē yuktōpēkṣā mayi śaraṇadīkṣāmupagatē

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Thus, the ignorant person worships another, deluded by the divine.

VERSE 20

सपर्णामाकीर्णां कतिपयगुणैः सादरमिह

na cēdiṣṭaṁ dadyādanupadamahō kalpalatikā viśēṣaḥ sāmānyaiḥ kathamitaravallīparikaraiḥ

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O great Lord of beings, he does not consider you in his mind.

VERSE 21

श्रयन्त्यन्ये वल्लीं मम तु मतिरेवं विलसति । अपर्णैका सेव्या जगति सकलैर्यत्परिवृतः

mahāntaṁ viśvāsaṁ tava caraṇapaṅkēruhayugē nidhāyānyannaivāśritamiha mayā daivatamumē

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He enters the deep, dark forest, lost in the wilderness.

VERSE 22

पुराणोऽपि स्थाणुः फलति किल कैवल्यपदवीम् ॥ ७ ॥

tathāpi tvaccētō yadi mayi na jāyēta sadayaṁ nirālambō lambōdarajanani kaṁ yāmi śaraṇam

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He wanders on the vast mountain, foolishly seeking flowers.

VERSE 23

विधात्री धर्माणां त्वमसि सकलाम्नायजननी

ayaḥ sparśē lagnaṁ sapadi labhatē hēmapadavīṁ yathā rathyāpāthaḥ śuci bhavati gaṅgaughamilitam

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Offering his single heart to you, O Lord of the lotus,

VERSE 24

त्वमर्थानां मूलं धनदनमनीयाङ्घ्रिकमले । त्वमादिः कामानां जननि कृतकन्दर्पविजये

tathā tattatpāpairatimalinamantarmama yadi tvayi prēmṇā saktaṁ kathamiva na jāyēta vimalam

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People here do not know how to remain in happiness.

VERSE 25

सतां मुक्तेर्बीजं त्वमसि परमब्रह्ममहिषी ॥ ८ ॥

tvadanyasmādicchāviṣayaphalalābhē na niyama- -stvamajñānāmicchādhikamapi samarthā vitaraṇē

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Let there be humanity, divinity, or the nature of a deer in the forest.

VERSE 26

प्रभूता भक्तिस्ते यदपि न ममालोलमनस-

iti prāhuḥ prāñcaḥ kamalabhavanādyāstvayi mana- -stvadāsaktaṁ naktandivamucitamīśāni kuru tat

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Let there be the nature of animals, insects, or the birth of the departed.

VERSE 27

-स्त्वया तु श्रीमत्या सदयमवलोक्योऽहमधुना । पयोदः पानीयं दिशति मधुरं चातकमुखे

sphurannānāratnasphaṭikamayabhittipratiphala- -ttvadākāraṁ cañcacchaśadharakalāsaudhaśikharam

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Always absorbed in the blissful wave of remembering your lotus feet,

VERSE 28

भृशं शङ्के कैर्वा विधिभिरनुनीता मम मतिः ॥ ९ ॥

mukundabrahmēndraprabhr̥tiparivāraṁ vijayatē tavāgāraṁ ramyaṁ tribhuvanamahārājagr̥hiṇi

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What does it matter to this heart if it is attached to that form?

VERSE 29

कृपापाङ्गालोकं वितर तरसा साधुचरिते

nivāsaḥ kailāsē vidhiśatamakhādyāḥ stutikarāḥ kuṭumbaṁ trailōkyaṁ kr̥takarapuṭaḥ siddhinikaraḥ

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Whether a hermit, a householder, or a matted-hair ascetic,

VERSE 30

न ते युक्तोपेक्षा मयि शरणदीक्षामुपगते । न चेदिष्टं दद्यादनुपदमहो कल्पलतिका

mahēśaḥ prāṇēśastadavanidharādhīśatanayē na tē saubhāgyasya kvacidapi manāgasti tulanā

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Whoever a man may be, what does it matter to you?

VERSE 31

विशेषः सामान्यैः कथमितरवल्लीपरिकरैः ॥ १० ॥

vr̥ṣō vr̥ddhō yānaṁ viṣamaśanamāśā nivasanaṁ śmaśānaṁ krīḍābhūrbhujaganivahō bhūṣaṇavidhiḥ

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If this heart-lotus is dependent on you, O Lord of beings,

VERSE 32

महान्तं विश्वासं तव चरणपङ्केरुहयुगे

samagrā sāmagrī jagati viditaiva smararipō- -ryadētasyaiśvaryaṁ tava janani saubhāgyamahimā

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Then you, O Shambhu, bear the burden of existence.

VERSE 33

निधायान्यन्नैवाश्रितमिह मया दैवतमुमे । तथापि त्वच्चेतो यदि मयि न जायेत सदयं

aśēṣabrahmāṇḍapralayavidhinaisargikamatiḥ śmaśānēṣvāsīnaḥ kr̥tabhasitalēpaḥ paśupatiḥ

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In a cave, in a house, or even in the forest, on a mountain peak,

VERSE 34

निरालम्बो लम्बोदरजननि कं यामि शरणम् ॥ ११ ॥

dadhau kaṇṭhē hālāhalamakhilabhūgōlakr̥payā bhavatyāḥ saṅgatyāḥ phalamiti ca kalyāṇi kalayē

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What fruit is there in dwelling in water or fire?

VERSE 35

अयः स्पर्शे लग्नं सपदि लभते हेमपदवीं

tvadīyaṁ saundaryaṁ niratiśayamālōkya parayā bhiyaivāsīdgaṅgā jalamayatanuḥ śailatanayē

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Always, your consciousness is established in the heart of Shambhu.

VERSE 36

यथा रथ्यापाथः शुचि भवति गङ्गौघमिलितम् । तथा तत्तत्पापैरतिमलिनमन्तर्मम यदि

tadētasyāstasmādvadanakamalaṁ vīkṣya kr̥payā pratiṣṭhāmātanvannijaśirasi vāsēna giriśaḥ

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If he is established, he is indeed a supreme yogi and truly happy.

VERSE 37

त्वयि प्रेम्णा सक्तं कथमिव न जायेत विमलम् ॥ १२ ॥

viśālaśrīkhaṇḍadravamr̥gamadākīrṇaghusr̥ṇa- -prasūnavyāmiśraṁ bhagavati tavābhyaṅgasalilam

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In this meaningless world, far from my devotion, with dull intellect,

VERSE 38

त्वदन्यस्मादिच्छाविषयफललाभे न नियम-

samādāya sraṣṭā calitapadapāṁsūnnijakaraiḥ samādhattē sr̥ṣṭiṁ vibudhapurapaṅkēruhadr̥śām

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Wandering blind, it is fitting for your supreme compassion to protect.

VERSE 39

-स्त्वमज्ञानामिच्छाधिकमपि समर्था वितरणे । इति प्राहुः प्राञ्चः कमलभवनाद्यास्त्वयि मन-

vasantē sānandē kusumitalatābhiḥ parivr̥tē sphurannānāpadmē sarasi kalahaṁsālisubhagē

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Who else is as generous as you, O Lord of beings, skilled in saving the wretched?

VERSE 40

-स्त्वदासक्तं नक्तन्दिवमुचितमीशानि कुरु तत् ॥ १३ ॥

sakhībhiḥ khēlantīṁ malayapavanāndōlitajalē smarēdyastvāṁ tasya jvarajanitapīḍāpasarati

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Who else in the three worlds is a refuge for me, O Lord of beings?

VERSE 41

स्फुरन्नानारत्नस्फटिकमयभित्तिप्रतिफल-

iti śrīmatparamahaṁsaparivrājakācāryasya śrīgōvindabhagavatpūjyapādaśiṣyasya śrīmacchaṅkarabhagavataḥ kr̥tau ānandalaharī

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You are indeed the closest relative of the downtrodden, O Lord of beings.