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The Soundarya Lahari: Slogas: 51 to 55: Jagadguru Sri Swami Adi Sankaracharya.

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======================================================================================= Sunday 08, September 2024, 05:30. The Soundarya Lahari: Slogas: 51 to 55:  Jagadguru Swami Sri Adi Shankaracharya’s Immortal Creation. ======================================================================================= 51 (Attracting all people) Shive sringarardhra tad-ithara-jane kutsana-paraa Sarosha Gangayam Girisa-charite'vismayavathi; Har'ahibhyo bhita sarasi-ruha-saubhagya-janani Sakhishu smera the mayi janani dristih sakaruna Mother of all universe, The look from your eyes, Is kind and filled with love, when looking at your Lord, Is filled with hatred at all other men, Is filled with anger when looking at Ganga, The other wife of your Lord, Is filled with wonder , When hearing the stories of your Lord, Is filled with fear , when seeing the snakes worn by your Lord, Is filled with red colour of valour of the pretty lotus fine, Is filled with jollity, when seeing your friends, And f

The Soundarya Lahari: 46 to 50- Jagadguru Sri Swami Adi Sankaracharya.

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====================================================================================== Monday 04, Aug 2024. 05:30. Jagadguru Swami Sri Adi Shankaracharya’s Immortal Creation. ======================================================================================= Slogam -46: (Getting blessed with a son) Lalatam lavanya-dyuthi-vimalamaabhati tava yath Dvithiyam tan manye makuta-ghatitham chandra-sakalam; Viparyasa-nyasad ubhayam api sambhuya cha mithah Sudhalepa-syutih pareenamati raka-himakarah. I suspect oh, mother, That your forehead, Which shines with the beauty of the moon, Is but an imprisoned half moon, By your glorious crown, For If joined opposite To the inverted half moon in your crown, It would give out the nectar like luster, Of the moon on a full moon day. ================================================================================= Slogam - 47: (Victory in all efforts): Bhruvau bhugne kinchit bhuvana-bhaya-bhanga-vyasanini Tvadhiye nethrabhyam madhukara-ruchibhyam dhrit

The Soundarya Lahari: 44&45 - Jagadguru Sri Swami Adi Sankaracharya.

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================================================================================= Wednesday  19,  June 2024. 05:30. Jagadguru Swami Sri Adi Shankaracharya’s Immortal Creation. ================================================================================= 44.  Tanotu kshemam nastava vadana Soundarya Lahari,  pareevaaha srotah saraniriva seemantasarani/  Vahantee sinduram prabala kabareebhaara timir  dvishaambrindair bandeekrita  mivanaveenaarka kiranam/ Lakshmidhara sums up: Bhagavati! Your Face of Marvel and glory is like ‘Saundarya Lahari’, especially  the Seemanta Sarani or mid-partition of glossy black hair neatly smeared  with sinduri looks like darkness  or avidya smashed by the Ushakaala Surya, even as celestial flowers are competing to decorate and  brighten up your dark hair do too which again have similar purpose of fighting out the dark enemy  of  ignorance. 45.  Araalaih svabhavyadali kalabha sashribhiralakaih, Pareetamte vaktram parihasati pankheruha ruchim;  Darasmere y