Soundarya Lahari : ( 24/04/2013. )

8. Avoiding of birth and death:- -----------------------------------------------   Sudha-sindhor madhye sura-vitapi-vati parivrte  Mani-dweepe nipo'pavana-vathi chintamani-grhe;  Shivaakare manche Parama-Shiva-paryanka-nilayam  Bhajanti tvam dhanyah katichana chid-ananda-laharim.        In the middle of the sea of nectar,  In the isle of precious gems,  Which is surrounded by wish giving Kalpaga trees,  In the garden Kadamba trees,  In the house of the gem of thought,  On the all holy seat of the lap of the great God Shiva,  Sits she who is like a tide  In the sea of happiness of ultimate truth,  And is worshipped by only by few select holy men.

7. Seeing the Goddess in person, Winning over enemies:-   Kvanat-kanchi-dama kari-kalabha-kumbha-stana-nata  Pariksheena madhye parinata-sarachandra-vadana;  Dhanur banan pasam srinim api dadhana karatalaii  Purastad astam noh Pura-mathitur aho-purushika.        With a golden belt,  Adorned by tiny tingling bells,  Slightly bent by breasts like the two frontal globes  Of an elephant fine,  With a thin pretty form,  And with a face like the autumn moon,  Holding in her hands,  A bow of sugar cane , arrows made of flowers,  And the noose and goad,  She who has the wonderful form,  Of the ego of the God who burnt the three cities,  Should please come and appear before us.

6.  Getting sons as progeny:   Dhanun paushpam maurvi madhu-kara-mayi pancha visikha Vasantaha samanto Malaya-marud ayodhana-rathah; Tatha'py ekah sarvam Himagiri-suthe kam api kripaam Apangat te labdhva jagadidam Anango vijayate        Oh ,daughter of the mountain of ice,  With a bow made of flowers,  Bow string made of honey bees,  Five arrows made of only tender flowers,  With spring as his minister,  And riding on the chariot of breeze from Malaya mountains  The god of love who does not have a body,  Gets the sideways glance of your holy eyes,  And is able to win all the world alone.

5. Mutual attraction between male and female:   Haris tvam aradhya pranata-jana-saubhagya-jananim Pura nari bhutva Pura-ripum api ksobham anayat; Smaro'pi tvam natva rati-nayana-lehyena vapusha Muninam apyantah prabhavati hi mohaya mahatam.        You who grant all the good things,  To those who bow at your feet,  Was worshipped by the Lord Vishnu,  Who took the pretty lovable feminine form,  And could move the mind of he who burnt the cities,  And make him fall in love with him.  And the God of love , Manmatha,  Took the form which is like nectar,  Drunk by the eyes by Rathi his wife,  After venerating you,  Was able to create passion ,  Even in the mind of Sages the great.  

    4.  Removal of all fears, Curing of diseases:-   Tvad anyah paanibhyam abhaya-varado daivataganah  Tvam eka n'aivasi prakatita-var'abhityabhinaya;  Bhayat tratum datum phalam api cha vancha samadhikam  Saranye lokanam tava hi charanaveva nipunav..      Oh, She who is refuge to all this world,  All gods except you mother,  Give refuge and grants wishes,  Only by their hand.  But only you mother  Never show the world in detail,  The boons and refuge that you can give,  For even your holy feet will suffice,  To remove fear for ever,  And grant boons much more than asked.  

3)   Attainment of all knowledge:-   Avidyanam antas-timira-mihira-dweeppa-nagari  Jadanam chaitanya-stabaka-makaranda-sruti jhari  Daridranam cinta-mani-gunanika janma-jaladhau  Nimadhanam damshtra mura-ripu-varahasya bhavati.      The dust under your feet, Oh Goddess great,  Is like the city of the rising sun,  That removes all darkness , unfortunate,  From the mind of the poor ignorant one,  Is like the honey that flows ,  From the flower bunch of vital action,  To the slow witted one,  Is like the heap of wish giving gems,  To the poorest of men,  And is like the teeth of Lord Vishnu  In the form of Varaha,  Who brought to surface,  The mother earth,  To those drowned in this sea of birth.

2.    Attracting all the world:- Taniyamsam pamsum tava carana-pankeruha-bhavam  Virincih sanchinvan virachayati lokan avikalam;  Vahaty evam Shaurih katham api sahasrena shirasaam  Harah samksudy'ainam bhajati bhajati bhasito'ddhalama-vidhim.     Lord Brahma ,the creator of yore,  Selects a dust from your feet,  And creates he this world,  The great Adisesha* with his thousand heads,  Some how carries a dust of your feet,  With effort great,  And the great Lord Rudra,  Takes it and powders it nice,  And uses it as the holy ash.  

    Part I - Ananda Lahari   (The waves of happiness)  1. Shivah shakthya yukto yadi bhavati shaktah prabhavitum Na chedevam devo na khalu kusalah spanditumapi; Atas tvam aradhyam Hari-Hara-Virinchadibhir api Pranantum stotum vaa katham akrta-punyah prabhavati   Lord Shiva, only becomes able. To do creation in this world along with Shakthi Without her, Even an inch he cannot move, And so how can, one who does not do good deeds, Or one who does not sing your praise, Become adequate to worship you Oh , goddess mine, Who is worshipped by the trinity.