Ananda Lahari

bhavāni stōtuṃ tvāṃ prabhavati chaturbhirna vadanaiḥ prajānāmīśānastripuramathanaḥ pañchabhirapi । na ṣaḍbhiḥ sēnānīrdaśaśatamukhairapyahipatiḥ tadānyēṣāṃ kēṣāṃ kathaya kathamasminnavasaraḥ ॥ 1॥ ghṛtakṣīradrākṣāmadhumadhurimā kairapi padaiḥ viśiṣyānākhyēyō bhavati rasanāmātra viṣayaḥ । tathā tē saundaryaṃ paramaśivadṛṅmātraviṣayaḥ kathaṅkāraṃ brūmaḥ sakalanigamāgōcharaguṇē ॥ 2॥ mukhē tē tāmbūlaṃ nayanayugaḻē kajjalakalā lalāṭē kāśmīraṃ vilasati gaḻē mauktikalatā । sphuratkāñchī śāṭī pṛthukaṭitaṭē hāṭakamayī bhajāmi tvāṃ gaurīṃ nagapatikiśōrīmaviratam ॥ 3॥ virājanmandāradrumakusumahārastanataṭī nadadvīṇānādaśravaṇavilasatkuṇḍalaguṇā natāṅgī mātaṅgī ruchiragatibhaṅgī bhagavatī satī śambhōrambhōruhachaṭulachakṣurvijayatē ॥ 4॥ navīnārkabhrājanmaṇikanakabhūṣaṇaparikaraiḥ vṛtāṅgī sāraṅgīruchiranayanāṅgīkṛtaśivā । taḍitpītā pītāmbaralalitamañjīrasubhagā mamāparṇā pūrṇā niravadhisukhairastu sumukhī ॥ 5॥ himādrēḥ sambhūtā sulalitakaraiḥ pallavayutā supuṣpā muktābhirbhramarakalitā chālakabharaiḥ । kṛtasthāṇusthānā kuchaphalanatā sūktisarasā rujāṃ hantrī gantrī vilasati chidānandalatikā ॥ 6॥ saparṇāmākīrṇāṃ katipayaguṇaiḥ sādaramiha śrayantyanyē vallīṃ mama tu matirēvaṃ vilasati । aparṇaikā sēvyā jagati sakalairyatparivṛtaḥ purāṇō'pi sthāṇuḥ phalati kila kaivalyapadavīm ॥ 7॥ vidhātrī dharmāṇāṃ tvamasi sakalāmnāyajananī tvamarthānāṃ mūlaṃ dhanadanamanīyāṅghrikamalē । tvamādiḥ kāmānāṃ janani kṛtakandarpavijayē satāṃ muktērbījaṃ tvamasi paramabrahmamahiṣī ॥ 8॥ prabhūtā bhaktistē yadapi na mamālōlamanasaḥ tvayā tu śrīmatyā sadayamavalōkyō'hamadhunā । payōdaḥ pānīyaṃ diśati madhuraṃ chātakamukhē bhṛśaṃ śaṅkē kairvā vidhibhiranunītā mama matiḥ ॥ 9॥ kṛpāpāṅgālōkaṃ vitara tarasā sādhucharitē na tē yuktōpēkṣā mayi śaraṇadīkṣāmupagatē । na chēdiṣṭaṃ dadyādanupadamahō kalpalatikā viśēṣaḥ sāmānyaiḥ kathamitaravallīparikaraiḥ ॥ 10॥ mahāntaṃ viśvāsaṃ tava charaṇapaṅkēruhayugē nidhāyānyannaivāśritamiha mayā daivatamumē । tathāpi tvachchētō yadi mayi na jāyēta sadayaṃ nirālambō lambōdarajanani kaṃ yāmi śaraṇam ॥ 11॥ ayaḥ sparśē lagnaṃ sapadi labhatē hēmapadavīṃ yathā rathyāpāthaḥ śuchi bhavati gaṅgaughamilitam । tathā tattatpāpairatimalinamantarmama yadi tvayi prēmṇāsaktaṃ kathamiva na jāyēta vimalam ॥ 12॥ tvadanyasmādichChāviṣayaphalalābhē na niyamaḥ tvamarthānāmichChādhikamapi samarthā vitaraṇē । iti prāhuḥ prāñchaḥ kamalabhavanādyāstvayi manaḥ tvadāsaktaṃ naktaṃ divamuchitamīśāni kuru tat ॥ 13॥ sphurannānāratnasphaṭikamayabhittipratiphala ttvadākāraṃ chañchachChaśadharakalāsaudhaśikharam । mukundabrahmēndraprabhṛtiparivāraṃ vijayatē tavāgāraṃ ramyaṃ tribhuvanamahārājagṛhiṇi ॥ 14॥ nivāsaḥ kailāsē vidhiśatamakhādyāḥ stutikarāḥ kuṭumbaṃ trailōkyaṃ kṛtakarapuṭaḥ siddhinikaraḥ । mahēśaḥ prāṇēśastadavanidharādhīśatanayē na tē saubhāgyasya kvachidapi manāgasti tulanā ॥ 15॥ vṛṣō vṛddhō yānaṃ viṣamaśanamāśā nivasanaṃ śmaśānaṃ krīḍābhūrbhujaganivahō bhūṣaṇavidhiḥ samagrā sāmagrī jagati viditaiva smararipōḥ yadētasyaiśvaryaṃ tava janani saubhāgyamahimā ॥ 16॥ aśēṣabrahmāṇḍapralayavidhinaisargikamatiḥ śmaśānēṣvāsīnaḥ kṛtabhasitalēpaḥ paśupatiḥ । dadhau kaṇṭhē hālāhalamakhilabhūgōlakṛpayā bhavatyāḥ saṅgatyāḥ phalamiti cha kalyāṇi kalayē ॥ 17॥ tvadīyaṃ saundaryaṃ niratiśayamālōkya parayā bhiyaivāsīdgaṅgā jalamayatanuḥ śailatanayē । tadētasyāstasmādvadanakamalaṃ vīkṣya kṛpayā pratiṣṭhāmātanvannijaśirasivāsēna giriśaḥ ॥ 18॥ viśālaśrīkhaṇḍadravamṛgamadākīrṇaghusṛṇa prasūnavyāmiśraṃ bhagavati tavābhyaṅgasalilam । samādāya sraṣṭā chalitapadapāṃsūnnijakaraiḥ samādhattē sṛṣṭiṃ vibudhapurapaṅkēruhadṛśām ॥ 19॥ vasantē sānandē kusumitalatābhiḥ parivṛtē sphurannānāpadmē sarasi kalahaṃsālisubhagē । sakhībhiḥ khēlantīṃ malayapavanāndōlitajalē smarēdyastvāṃ tasya jvarajanitapīḍāpasarati ॥ 20॥ ॥ iti śrīmachChaṅkarāchāryavirachitā ānandalaharī sampūrṇā ॥

Recite with devotion and pure heart

Regular practice brings spiritual benefits

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