A Microcosm's Prayer(Slokha) - 3

Slokha, is the most common Sanskrit meter and is a descendant of the older Vedic gayatri The slokha, 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 slokha 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 7 Thee, like cupid's dazzling quiver Abuzz with indhragopa flies Who has fulgurous pretty legs Thee, who has pretty round ankles Thee, like tortoise's stern curved back Who has firm heels of a strong stand Thee, who wards off our nescience Just with thy light of sparkling nails Thee, who has feet so soft, softer Beating the softness of lotus Thee, who adorns jingling anklets Of varied gem stones filled therein Thee who walks cute, artful like swan Thee, the treasure of all beauty Thee the roseate dawn in all Thee, who's flawless in every limb Thee, ornate in all adornments Thee, who's on Kameshwara's lap Thee, who Herself is that Shiva Thee who attracts Shiva all time Hey thee, dear sweet divine Mother As is thine charm on top of top So art thou on thy Shiva's lap So born thence all and the whole lot Namaste Mother namaste Divine Mother, unto thy feet This tiny droplet surrenders Rise my size within me, I watch 8 Oh our adorable Mother Thou art too vast, ineffable In invincible secrecy Thou art dwelling in high Meru Not me this small tiny droplet Devout those who strove and found thee Felt thee, visioned thee so revealed.. That on the mid crest thee dwelling Thee the queen of Srinagara Thy abode there Chinthamani A gem of range that grants all boons Pray thee, so me for thy mercy On the mid crest of mount Meru In the city Srinagara Where, from thy house Chinthamani Ruling thee thy whole creation Seated thee on the five powers Brahma, Vishnu, Sadhashiva Rudra and Esana well shaped Five Brahmas thus in thy control Mother, thou art all-powerful Mother, thou art untouchable Yet, this tiny me, wants thee nigh To my vision's maxi-dazzle Namaste Mother namaste Divine Mother, unto thy feet This tiny droplet surrenders Rise my size within me, I watch 9 Thee, dwelling in a placid house Mid a sweet lotus forest who Much a tranquil aura conjures Imparts peace in our hearts also Thee whose realm has kadamba trees Thee who makes them fringe well around Thee who whelmed by our piety Also guards well all lifes renowned Thus to thee, our divine Mother Thy children when fall and implore Thee the Goddess ours protect them So this tiny me too implores 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 Naamaas41-60 * 41 * Indra kopa parikshiptha smarathunabha jangika - She who has forelegs like the cupids case of arrows followed by the bee called Indra kopa * 42 * Kooda Gulpha - She who has round ankles * 43 * Koorma prashta jayishnu prapadanvidha - She who has upper feet like the back of the tortoise * 44 * Nakadhi dhithi samchanna namajjana thamoguna - She who removes the darkness in the mind of her devotees by the sparkle of nails * 45 * Pada dwaya Prabha jala parakrutha saroruha - She who has two feet which are much more beautiful than lotus flowers * 46 * Sinchana mani manjira manditha sri pamambuja - She who has feet wearing musical anklets filled with gem stones * 47 * Marali Mandha Gamana - She who has the slow gait like the swan * 48 * Maha Lavanya Sewadhi - She who has the store house of supreme beauty * 49 * Sarvaruna - She who has light reddish colour of the dawn in all her aspects * 50 * Anavadhyangi - She who has most beautiful limbs which do not lack any aspect of beauty * 51 * Srvabharana Bhooshita - She who wears all the ornaments * 52 * Shivakameswarangastha - She who sits on the lap of Kameswara(shiva) * 53 * Shiva - She who is the personification of Shiva * 54 * Swadheena Vallabha - She whose husband obeys her * 55 * Summeru Madhya sringastha - She who lives in the central peak of Mount Meru * 56 * Sriman nagara nayika - She who is the chief of Srinagara(a town) * 57 * Chinthamani grihanthastha - She who lives in the all wish full filling house * 58 * Pancha brahmasana sthitha - 'She who sits on the five brahmas viz., Brahma, Vishnu, Rudra, Esana and Sadashiva' * 59 * Maha padma davi samstha - She who lives in the forest of lotus flowers * 60 * Kadambha vana vasini - She who lives in the forest of Kadmbha (Madurai city is also called Kadambha vana)