Carnatic Slokas

  #@PRASANNA@# OM TAT PURUSHAAYA VIDHMAHE  MAHA SENAAYA DHEEMAHI  TANNO SHANMUGA PRACHODAYAT  MEANING @ OM LET ME MEDITATE ON THAT GREAT MURUGAN  @ OH COMMANDER IN CHIEF, GIVE ME HIGHER INTELLECT  @ AND LET THE SIX FACED ONE ILLUMINATE MY MIND.

#@PRASANNA@# LOOK LIKE THIS GODDESS SIDDHIDATRI SITS ON KAMAL AND RIDES ON THE LION.  SHE IS DEPICTED WITH FOUR HANDS. SHE HAS GADA IN THE ONE RIGHT HAND, CHAKRA IN THE OTHER RIGHT HAND, LOTUS FLOWER IN THE ONE LEFT HAND AND SHANKH IN THE OTHER LEFT HAND. SHE IS THE GODDESS WHO POSSESSES AND BESTOWS ALL TYPE OF SIDDHIS TO HER DEVOTEES. EVEN LORD SHIVA GOT ALL SIDDHIS BY GRACE OF GODDESS SIDDHIDATRI. SHE IS WORSHIPPED BY NOT ONLY HUMANS BUT ALSO BY DEVA, GANDHARVA, ASURA, YAKSHA AND SIDDHA. LORD SHIVA GOT THE TITLE OF ARDHA-NARISHWAR WHEN GODDESS SIDDHIDATRI APPEARED FROM HIS LEFT HALF. MANTRA @ OM DEVI SIDDHIDATRYAI NAMAH @ OM HREEM SAHA SIDDHIDATRYAI NAMAHA  @ OM BHURBHUVAH SVAH SIDDHIDE  IHA GACCHA IHATISTA SIDDHIDAYAI NAMAH  SIDDHIDAMAVAHAYAMI STHAPAYĀAI NAMAH PAHYADIBHIH PUJANAMBIDHAYA OM THE INFINITE BEYOND CONCEPTION, THE GROSS BODY, THE SUBTLE BODY, AND THE CAUSAL BODY. THE GRANTOR OF PERFECTION, COME HERE, STAY HERE. I BOW TO THE GRANTOR OF PERFECTI...

  #@PRASANNA@# LOOKS LIKE THIS GODDESS SHAILPUTRI AT THE AGE OF SIXTEEN WAS EXTREMELY BEAUTIFUL AND WAS BLESSED WITH A FAIR COMPLEXION.  DUE TO HER EXTREME FAIR COMPLEXION SHE WAS KNOWN AS GODDESS MAHAGAURI.  GODDESS MAHAGAURI IS DEPICTED WITH FOUR HANDS. SHE CARRIES TRISHUL IN ONE RIGHT HAND AND KEEPS THE SECOND RIGHT HAND IN ABHAYA MUDRA.  SHE ADORNS DAMARU IN THE ONE LEFT HAND AND KEEPS THE SECOND LEFT HAND IN VARADA MUDRA. MANTRA @ OM DEVI MAHAGAURYAI NAMAH ॥ @ SIDDHAGANDHARVAYAKSADAYARASURARAMAREPARI.  SEVYAMANA SADA BHUYAT SIDDHIDA SIDDHYADINI ॥ ' @ OM BHURBHUVAH SVAH MAHAGAURI IHA GACCHA IHATISTA MAHAGAURYAI NAMAH MAHAGAURIMAVAHAYAMI STHAPAYAMI NAMAH PADHYADIBHIH PUJANAMBIDHAYA OM THE INFINITE BEYOND CONCEPTION, THE GROSS BODY, THE SUBTLE BODY, AND THE CAUSAL BODY. THE GREAT RADIANT LIGHT, COME HERE, STAY HERE. I BOW TO THE GREAT RADIANT LIGHT. I INVITE THE GREAT RADIANT LIGHT AND ESTABLISH HER WITHIN. YOU ARE BEING WORSHIPPED WITH WATE...

  #@PRASANNA@# SHREE LAKSHMI NRISINGH MANTRA   || OM HRING KSHRAUNG SHRING  LAKSHMI NRISINGHAY  NAMAHA ||   || OM KLING KSHRAUNG SHRING  LAKSHMI DEVYAI  NAMAHA ||

  #@PRASANNA@# GODDESS KALRATRI ALSO CALLED MAA KALI . GODDESS KALARATRI'S COMPLEXION IS DARK BLACK AND SHE RIDES ON A DONKEY.  SHE IS DEPICTED WITH FOUR HANDS. HER RIGHT HANDS ARE IN ABHAYA AND VARADA MUDRA AND SHE CARRIES A SWORD AND THE DEADLY IRON HOOK IN HER LEFT HAND.  WHEN THE GODDESS PARVATI REMOVED OUTER GOLDEN SKIN TO KILL DEMONS NAMED SHUMBHA AND NISHUMBHA, SHE WAS KNOWN AS GODDESS KALARATRI. KALARATRI IS THE FIERCEST AND THE MOST FEROCIOUS FORM OF GODDESS PARVATI.  ALTHOUGH THE GODDESS KALARATRI IS THE MOST FEROCIOUS FORM OF GODDESS PARVATI, SHE BLESSES HER DEVOTEES WITH ABHAYA AND VARADA MUDRAS. BECAUSE OF HER SHUBH OR AUSPICIOUS POWER WITHIN HER FEROCIOUS FORM GODDESS KALARATRI IS ALSO KNOWN AS GODDESS SHUBHANKARI  MANTRA @ OM DEVI KALARATRYAI NAMAH॥  @ OM HREEM SHRI KALARATRI DURGAAYE NAMAHA  @ JWALA KARAL ATI UGRAM SHESHA SUR SUDANAM. TRISHULAM PATU NO BHITE BHADRAKALI NAMOSTUTHE.  @ OM BHURBHUVA SVAH KALARAATRI IHA GACCHA IHATISHA...

  # @PRASANNA@# KANAKA SHAILA VIHARINI AMBA RAGA : PunnaagavaraaLi 8 Hanumatodi Janya Aa: N2 , S R1 G2 M1 P D1 N2 Av: N2 D1 P M1 G2 R1 S N2 , TALA: Aadi Composer: Shyaamaa Shaastree kanaka Shaila Viharini Amba Kama Koti Bale Susile Vanaja Bhava hari Nute Devi Hima Girije Lalite Satatam Vinatam Mam Paripalaya Sankara Vanite Satimaha Tripura Sundari kanaka Shaila Viharini Amba Kama Koti Bale Susile Samalambike Bhavabdhi Tarane Syama Krishna Paripalini Janani Kamitartha Phala Dayaki Sri Kamakshi Sakala Loka Sakshi kanaka Shaila Viharini Amba Kama Koti Bale Susile SRI LALITHA PANCHARATNAM STOTRAM Pratha Smarami Lalitha Vadanaravindam, Bimbadaram Pradhula Maukthika Shobhi Nasam, Aakarna Deerga Nayanam Mani Kundaladyam, Mandasmitham Mruga Madojjwala Phala Desam I meditate in the morning, On the lotus face of Lalitha, Whose lips are red as the pomegranate, Who has nose shining like a pearl, Whose beautiful long eyes which extend to the ears, Who has...