Sri Sharada Pancharatna Stutih
shree shaaradaa pancharatna stutih'
shreemachchhankaradeshikendrarachite tungaapagaateerage
shri'ngeryaakhyapurasthite suvimale sanmaunisam'sevite |
peet'he taam' ravikot'ideeptisahitaam' raaraajyamaanaam' shivaam'
raajeevaakshamukhaamaraarchitapadaam' vande sadaa shaaradaam || 1 ||
paadaanamrajanaartinaashanipunaam' naadaanusandhaayineem'
vedaantapratipaadyamaanavibhavaam' vaadaadishaktipradaam |
vidyaakalpalataam' chaturmukhamukhaambhojaatasooryaayitaam'
vidyaateerthaguroottamairaharahah' sam'sevyamaanaam' bhaje || 2 ||
eeshatsmeramukhaambujaam' kuchabharaanamraam' trilokaavaneem'
daityavraatavinaashineem' kachajitapraavri't'payodaam' shivam |
sam'saaraarnavamagnadeenajanataasantaapasannaashineem'
vande taam' shubhadaamananyasharanah' svaante sadaa shaaradaam || 3 ||
kaarunyaamri'tavaariraashimanisham' keyoorahaarairvri'taam'
kaamaareh' sahajaam' karaabjavilasatkeeraam' kuberaarchitaam |
kaamakrodhamukhaarivargashamaneem' kaivalyasampatpradaam'
kanjodbhootamanah'priyaam' hri'di bhaje bhaktyaa sadaa shaaradaam || 4 ||
nityaa'nityavivekadaananipunaam' stutyaam' mukundaadibhih'
yatyaakaarashashaankamaul'ivinutaam' satyaapitasvaashravaam |
natyaa kevalameva tusht'ahri'dayaam' tyaktvaa'nyadevaanaham'
bhaktyaa me hri'dayaambuje'navaratam' vande sadaa shaaradaam || 5 ||
iti shree shaaradaa pancharatna stutih' |
Meaning
1. Composed by Sri Shankaracharya, this hymn praises Goddess Sharada seated at Sringeri on the banks of the Tunga River — radiant as millions of suns, pure, and adored by the gods.
2. She destroys the sorrows of the humble, grants insight into Vedanta, and bestows the power of knowledge and eloquence. The greatest saints and scholars worship Her daily.
3. With a gentle smile and graceful form, She dispels the darkness of ignorance and rescues beings from the ocean of worldly suffering.
4. The ocean of compassion, adorned with divine ornaments, honored by Kubera, and destroyer of lust and anger — She grants liberation and supreme wealth to Her devotees.
5. Giver of discernment between the eternal and the ephemeral, praised by Vishnu and worshipped by ascetics — may this Sharada ever dwell in my heart, as I abandon all other deities and surrender to Her alone.
Summary:
The Sri Sharada Pancharatna Stutih, written by Sri Adi Shankaracharya, is a garland of five gems offered to Goddess Sharada of Sringeri. It celebrates Her as the embodiment of wisdom, compassion, and inner light — the destroyer of ignorance and the giver of discernment. Chanting it daily refines intellect, speech, and devotion, leading the seeker toward peace and self-realization.
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