A Microcosm's Prayer(Slokha) -23

Sloka, is the most common Sanskrit meter and is a descendant of the older Vedic gayatri The sloka, meaning 'song', although metric, is not considered poetic. It functions more as the equivalent to Western prose with lines and meter and is often used in narratives or epics. The defining features of the sloka are: stanzaic, written in any number of couplets made up of 2 hemistiches. The hemistiches can be broken into 4 lines or padas creating quatrains,4 lines or padas syllabic, either 2 lines of 16 syllables each or 4 hemistiches of 8 syllables each. metric, alternate hemistiches of trochaic and iambic patterns. The following verses are my own work, a prayer based on the great slokha 'Lalitha Sahasranamam' where the meaningful thousand names of Adi Para Sakthi(primordial cosmic Energy) are narrated.These verses are not literal or exact translation of the slokha.But I referred to the translation of the great slokha by Mr.P. R. Ramachander (Please read the previous parts of this series before reading this) 67 The Goddess of Kaula marga Thee worshipped by those devotees Art so aptly known as Kaula marga tat para sevitha Skanda and Ganesha thy sons Their sweet Mother, thou art so called Kumara gana nadambha Thee who's for ever contented Thee the deity of happiness Art so known by the name Thushti The power and form of good health Who's Pushti.Also of wisdom Who's Mathi.So of fortitude Who's Dhrithi.So of peacefulness Who's Santhi.Thou art the one Truth Thou art the intransient Truth So art thee called Swasthimathi Thee who is the power of fire So's the form of fire.So's Kanthi Ceaselessly the wealth-yielding cow The daughter of Kamadenu Nandini's thy power and form So thou'rt Nandini.Who destroys Hurdles so's Vigna nasini Namaste Mother namaste Divine Mother, unto thy feet This tiny droplet surrenders Rise my size within me, I watch 68 Mother, thou art the effulgent Unsurpassable Effulgence Thou art so called Tejowathi Surya and Chandra and Agni Thee who has them as thy eyes three So art thee called Trinayana Rolling eyes of women with love Thee who has those enticing eyes Thee the form of love in women So art thee known by the great name Lolakshi-Kamaroopini Fifty one Matrukaksharas.. Thee who has worn them as garland Adorned with floral garland too Thee who is so called Malini Thee who's the mantra of Hamsa Thee who is surrounded by swans So art known by name Hamsini Thou art the creatrix of all Thou art so our Mother Matha That range of western ghats southward That range of Malayachala Where thee dwell, ..so art thee known as Malayachala vasini Namaste Mother namaste Divine Mother, unto thy feet This tiny droplet surrenders Rise my size within me, I watch 69 Thee who has a face, a lotus A smiling lotus in thy eyes In lips too that mirrors rouged pink In thy cheeks.So called Sumukhi But Mother, that is lesser said Thee on the whole is a lotus Soft, smooth, slender and beautiful Beaming thy benevolence and A high heavenly ambience That freshens all lives highly blessed So art thee known as Nalini To such a Mother namaste Oh thee, divine our sweet Mother Thou art beautiful the bestest Thou art our brave queen the bestest Thou art our Wisdom the bestest Thou art our Strength sole the bestest The Support for mind the bestest The Support for life the bestest Thou art all Force the mightiest So to thee Mother, namaste The Power of all, namaste The causer of all, namaste Creatrix of all, namaste Namaste Mother namaste Divine Mother, unto thy feet This tiny droplet surrenders Rise my size within me, I watch ------------------------ Note: Translation by Mr.P.R Ramachander Naamaas441-460 * 441 * Kaula marga that para sevitha - She who is being worshipped by people who follow Kaula matha * 442 * Kumara gana nadambha - She who is mother to Ganesha and Subrahmanya * 443 * Thushti - She who is personification of happiness * 444 * Pushti - She who is personification of health * 445 * Mathi - She who is personification of wisdom * 446 * Dhrithi - She who is personification of courage * 447 * Santhi - She who is peaceful * 448 * Swasthimathi - She who always keeps well * 449 * Kanthi - She who is personification of light * 450 * Nandhini - She who is personification of Nadhini daughter of Kama denu * 451 * Vigna nasini - She who removes obstacles * 452 * Tejowathi - She who shines * 453 * Trinayana - She who has three eyes * 454 * Lolakshi-Kamaroopini - She who has wandering passionate eyes * 455 * Malini - She who wears a garland * 456 * Hamsini - She who is surrounded by swans * 457 * Matha - She who is the mother * 458 * Malayachala vasini - She who lives in the Malaya mountain * 459 * Sumukhi - She who has a pleasing disposition * 460 * Nalini - She who is tender