ಮೀನಾಕ್ಷೀ ಪಞ್ಚರತ್ನಮ್
Meenakshi Pancharatnam in Kannada · ಕನ್ನಡ
ನಿಮ್ಮ ಭಾಷೆ/ಲಿಪಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಓದಿ
ಮೂಲ & ಕಥೆ
Stotra composed by Adi Shankaracharya in praise of Goddess Meenakshi of Madurai · Adi Shankaracharya · 8th century CE (circa 788-820)
Adi Shankaracharya, in his travels across India re-establishing the Vedic path, visited the famous Meenakshi-Sundareshwara temple at Madurai in the Pandya country. Beholding the supreme Mother as Meenakshi — the fish-eyed Goddess who is also Shri Vidya enthroned in the Sri Chakra — he poured out this five-jewelled hymn (pancha-ratna). Each verse paints her form, her ornaments and her cosmic glory, always returning to the refrain of bowing to the 'ocean of compassion'. The hymn has since become a beloved part of daily Devi worship in South Indian temples and homes.
✦ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಹೇಳಿದಂತೆ
Devotees of Madurai hold that sincere recitation of the Meenakshi Pancharatnam, like the prayers Shankaracharya offered, draws the direct grace of the Mother — bestowing fearlessness, clarity of knowledge and the fulfilment of righteous wishes, just as the verse promises her as the 'granter of every desired fruit'.
ಅರ್ಥದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಪೂರ್ಣ ಪಾಠ
ಯಾವುದೇ ಸಾಲನ್ನು ಅಥವಾ ▶ ಬಟನ್ ಒತ್ತಿ ಕೇಳಿ
ಉದ್ಯದ್ಭಾನುಸಹಸ್ರಕೋಟಿಸದೃಶಾಂ ಕೇಯೂರಹಾರೋಜ್ಜ್ವಲಾಂ ವಿಮ್ಬೋಷ್ಠೀಂ ಸ್ಮಿತದನ್ತಪಙ್ಕ್ತಿರುಚಿರಾಂ ಪೀತಾಮ್ಬರಾಲಙ್ಕೃತಾಮ್ । ವಿಷ್ಣುಬ್ರಹ್ಮಸುರೇನ್ದ್ರಸೇವಿತಪದಾಂ ತತ್ತ್ವಸ್ವರೂಪಾಂ ಶಿವಾಂ ಮೀನಾಕ್ಷೀಂ ಪ್ರಣತೋಽಸ್ಮಿ ಸನ್ತತಮಹಂ ಕಾರುಣ್ಯವಾರಾಂನಿಧಿಮ್ ॥ ೧॥
udyadbhānusahasrakoṭisadṛśāṃ keyūrahārojjvalāṃ vimboṣṭhīṃ smitadantapaṅktirucirāṃ pītāmbarālaṅkṛtām | viṣṇubrahmasurendrasevitapadāṃ tattvasvarūpāṃ śivāṃ mīnākṣīṃ praṇato'smi santatamahaṃ kāruṇyavārāṃnidhim || 1||
ಅರ್ಥ:I bow forever to Meenakshi, the ocean of compassion — whose splendour equals a thousand crore rising suns, radiant with armlets and necklaces, with lips red as the bimba fruit and a lovely smile of glistening teeth, adorned in yellow silk; whose feet are worshipped by Vishnu, Brahma and Indra, who is auspicious Shiva's consort and the very embodiment of Truth.
ಮುಕ್ತಾಹಾರಲಸತ್ಕಿರೀಟರುಚಿರಾಂ ಪೂರ್ಣೇನ್ದುವಕ್ತ್ರಪ್ರಭಾಂ ಶಿಞ್ಜನ್ನೂಪುರಕಿಙ್ಕಿಣೀಮಣಿಧರಾಂ ಪದ್ಮಪ್ರಭಾಭಾಸುರಾಮ್ । ಸರ್ವಾಭೀಷ್ಟಫಲಪ್ರದಾಂ ಗಿರಿಸುತಾಂ ವಾಣೀರಮಾಸೇವಿತಾಂ ಮೀನಾಕ್ಷೀಂ ಪ್ರಣತೋಽಸ್ಮಿ ಸನ್ತತಮಹಂ ಕಾರುಣ್ಯವಾರಾಂನಿಧಿಮ್ ॥ ೨॥
muktāhāralasatkirīṭarucirāṃ pūrṇenduvaktraprabhāṃ śiñjannūpurakiṅkiṇīmaṇidharāṃ padmaprabhābhāsurām | sarvābhīṣṭaphalapradāṃ girisutāṃ vāṇīramāsevitāṃ mīnākṣīṃ praṇato'smi santatamahaṃ kāruṇyavārāṃnidhim || 2||
ಅರ್ಥ:I bow forever to Meenakshi, the ocean of compassion — beautiful with a crown agleam with pearls, her face glowing like the full moon, wearing tinkling anklets set with jewelled bells, luminous as a lotus; the granter of every wish, daughter of the mountain, attended by Saraswati and Lakshmi.
ಶ್ರೀವಿದ್ಯಾಂ ಶಿವವಾಮಭಾಗನಿಲಯಾಂ ಹ್ರೀಂಕಾರಮನ್ತ್ರೋಜ್ಜ್ವಲಾಂ ಶ್ರೀಚಕ್ರಾಙ್ಕಿತಬಿನ್ದುಮಧ್ಯವಸತಿಂ ಶ್ರೀಮತ್ಸಭಾನಾಯಿಕಾಮ್ । ಶ್ರೀಮತ್ಷಣ್ಮುಖವಿಘ್ನರಾಜಜನನೀಂ ಶ್ರೀಮಜ್ಜಗನ್ಮೋಹಿನೀಂ ಮೀನಾಕ್ಷೀಂ ಪ್ರಣತೋಽಸ್ಮಿ ಸನ್ತತಮಹಂ ಕಾರುಣ್ಯವಾರಾಂನಿಧಿಮ್ ॥ ೩॥
śrīvidyāṃ śivavāmabhāganilayāṃ hrīṃkāramantrojjvalāṃ śrīcakrāṅkitabindumadhyavasatiṃ śrīmatsabhānāyikām | śrīmatṣaṇmukhavighnarājajananīṃ śrīmajjaganmohinīṃ mīnākṣīṃ praṇato'smi santatamahaṃ kāruṇyavārāṃnidhim || 3||
ಅರ್ಥ:I bow forever to Meenakshi, the ocean of compassion — who is Shri Vidya herself, dwelling on Shiva's left side, radiant with the Hrim-kara mantra, seated in the central bindu marked within the Sri Chakra, the gracious queen of the divine assembly; mother of six-faced Skanda and of Ganesha the lord of obstacles, the enchantress of all the worlds.
ಶ್ರೀಮತ್ಸುನ್ದರನಾಯಿಕಾಂ ಭಯಹರಾಂ ಜ್ಞಾನಪ್ರದಾಂ ನಿರ್ಮಲಾಂ ಶ್ಯಾಮಾಭಾಂ ಕಮಲಾಸನಾರ್ಚಿತಪದಾಂ ನಾರಾಯಣಸ್ಯಾನುಜಾಮ್ । ವೀಣಾವೇಣುಮೃದಙ್ಗವಾದ್ಯರಸಿಕಾಂ ನಾನಾವಿಧಾಮಮ್ಬಿಕಾಂ ಮೀನಾಕ್ಷೀಂ ಪ್ರಣತೋಽಸ್ಮಿ ಸನ್ತತಮಹಂ ಕಾರುಣ್ಯವಾರಾಂನಿಧಿಮ್ ॥ ೪॥
śrīmatsundaranāyikāṃ bhayaharāṃ jñānapradāṃ nirmalāṃ śyāmābhāṃ kamalāsanārcitapadāṃ nārāyaṇasyānujām | vīṇāveṇumṛdaṅgavādyarasikāṃ nānāvidhāmambikāṃ mīnākṣīṃ praṇato'smi santatamahaṃ kāruṇyavārāṃnidhim || 4||
ಅರ್ಥ:I bow forever to Meenakshi, the ocean of compassion — the lovely sovereign lady who removes fear, bestows knowledge and is utterly pure; of dark-blue lustre, her feet worshipped by lotus-seated Brahma, the younger sister of Narayana; delighting in the music of vina, flute and mridanga, the Mother in her many forms.
ನಾನಾಯೋಗಿಮುನೀನ್ದ್ರಹೃನ್ನಿವಸತೀಂ ನಾನಾರ್ಥಸಿದ್ಧಿಪ್ರದಾಂ ನಾನಾಪುಷ್ಪವಿರಾಜಿತಾಂಘ್ರಿಯುಗಲಾಂ ನಾರಾಯಣೇನಾರ್ಚಿತಾಮ್ । ನಾದಬ್ರಹ್ಮಮಯೀಂ ಪರಾತ್ಪರತರಾಂ ನಾನಾರ್ಥತತ್ತ್ವಾತ್ಮಿಕಾಂ ಮೀನಾಕ್ಷೀಂ ಪ್ರಣತೋಽಸ್ಮಿ ಸನ್ತತಮಹಂ ಕಾರುಣ್ಯವಾರಾಂನಿಧಿಮ್ ॥ ೫॥
nānāyogimunīndrahṛnnivasatīṃ nānārthasiddhipradāṃ nānāpuṣpavirājitāṃghriyugalāṃ nārāyaṇenārcitām | nādabrahmamayīṃ parātparatarāṃ nānārthatattvātmikāṃ mīnākṣīṃ praṇato'smi santatamahaṃ kāruṇyavārāṃnidhim || 5||
ಅರ್ಥ:I bow forever to Meenakshi, the ocean of compassion — who dwells in the hearts of countless yogis and great sages, granting every kind of attainment; her pair of feet resplendent with many flowers, worshipped by Narayana himself; who is the embodiment of Nada-Brahman, higher than the highest, the very essence of all meanings and truths.
ಪದ-ಪದ ಅರ್ಥ
ಉಚ್ಚಾರಣೆ ಕೇಳಲು ಯಾವುದೇ ಪದವನ್ನು ಕ್ಲಿಕ್ ಮಾಡಿ
Meenakshi Pancharatnam ಪಾರಾಯಣದ ಪ್ರಯೋಜನಗಳು
Invokes the grace, protection and motherly compassion of Goddess Meenakshi
Composed by Adi Shankaracharya himself — a potent and authentic Shakta hymn
Bestows wisdom (jnana), removes fear and fulfils sincere desires (sarva-abhishta-phala-prada)
Aligns the devotee with Shri Vidya and the worship of the Sri Chakra
Cultivates devotion, calms the mind and steadies the heart in the Mother's remembrance
Short enough to memorise yet rich in meaning for daily recitation
Especially auspicious on Fridays and during Navaratri for Devi upasana
Meenakshi Pancharatnam ಪಾರಾಯಣ ವಿಧಿ
Bathe and sit facing east or north before an image of Goddess Meenakshi or a Sri Chakra. Light a lamp and incense, and recite the five verses slowly and melodiously with devotion, dwelling on each 'Meenakshim pranato'smi' refrain as a heartfelt bow. It may be chanted once daily, or in cycles of 5 or 9 rounds during special worship. Conclude with a silent prayer to the Mother for grace, wisdom and protection.
ಪದೇ ಪದೇ ಕೇಳುವ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆಗಳು
ಇವನ್ನೂ ಓದಿ
ॐ
ಪೂರ್ಣ Meenakshi Pancharatnamವನ್ನು ಶ್ಲೋಕ-ಶ್ಲೋಕ ಅರ್ಥದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಓದಿ, ಅಥವಾ ಇನ್ನಷ್ಟು ಪವಿತ್ರ ಪಾಠಗಳನ್ನು ನೋಡಿ