Sharada Bhujangam Meaning — Line by Line
शारदा भुजङ्गम्
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Meaning — Line by Line
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- Verse 1. Suvakshoja-kumbhaam Sudhaa-poorna-kumbhaam
- Verse 2. Kataakshe Dayaardraam Kare Jnaana-mudraam
- Verse 3. Lalaamaanka-phaalaam Lasad-gaana-lolaam
- Verse 4. Suseemanta-veneem Drishaa Nirjitaineem
- Verse 5. Sushaantaam Sudehaam Drigante Kachaantaam
- Verse 6. Kurange Turange Mrigendre Khagendre
- Verse 7. Jvalat-kaanti-vahnim Jagan-mohanaangeem
- Verse 8. Bhavaambhoja-netraaja-sampoojyamaanaam
Suvakshoja-kumbhaam Sudhaa-poorna-kumbhaam
सुवक्षोजकुम्भां सुधापूर्णकुम्भां प्रसादावलम्बां प्रपुण्यावलम्बाम्। सदास्येन्दुबिम्बां सदानोष्ठबिम्बां भजे शारदाम्बामजस्रं मदम्बाम्॥१॥
Suvakshoja-kumbhaam Sudhaa-poorna-kumbhaam Prasaadaavalambaam Prapunyaavalambaam Sadaasyendu-bimbaam Sadaanoshtha-bimbaam Bhaje Shaaradaambaam Ajasram Madambaam (1)
MeaningI ever worship Mother Sharada (Saraswati), my own Mother — she whose form is gracious and brimming like pots filled with the nectar of knowledge, who is the refuge of grace and the abode of great merit, whose face is ever radiant like the moon and whose lips glow like the bimba fruit.
Kataakshe Dayaardraam Kare Jnaana-mudraam
कटाक्षे दयार्द्रां करे ज्ञानमुद्रां कलाभिर्विनिद्रां कलापैः सुभद्राम्। पुरस्त्रीं विनिद्रां पुरस्तुङ्गभद्रां भजे शारदाम्बामजस्रं मदम्बाम्॥२॥
Kataakshe Dayaardraam Kare Jnaana-mudraam Kalaabhir-vinidraam Kalaapaih Subhadraam Purastreem Vinidraam Purastunga-bhadraam Bhaje Shaaradaambaam Ajasram Madambaam (2)
MeaningI worship Mother Sharada — whose sidelong glance is tender with compassion, who shows the Jnana-mudra in her hand, who is ever awake (sleepless) through the arts, made blessed by all the kalas, the foremost Goddess shining like the Tungabhadra river.
Lalaamaanka-phaalaam Lasad-gaana-lolaam
ललामाङ्कफालां लसद्गानलोलां स्वभक्तैकपालां यशःश्रीकपोलाम्। करे त्वक्षमालां कनत्प्रत्नलोलां भजे शारदाम्बामजस्रं मदम्बाम्॥३॥
Lalaamaanka-phaalaam Lasad-gaana-lolaam Sva-bhaktaika-paalaam Yashah-shree-kapolaam Kare Tvaksha-maalaam Kanat-pratna-lolaam Bhaje Shaaradaambaam Ajasram Madambaam (3)
MeaningI worship Mother Sharada — whose forehead bears a beautiful mark, who delights in melodious song, who is the sole protector of her devotees, whose cheeks shine with glory and grace, holding a rosary in her hand.
Suseemanta-veneem Drishaa Nirjitaineem
सुसीमन्तवेणीं दृशा निर्जितैणीं रमत्कीरवाणीं नमद्वज्रपाणीम्। सुधामन्थरास्यां मुदा चिन्त्यवेणीं भजे शारदाम्बामजस्रं मदम्बाम्॥४॥
Suseemanta-veneem Drishaa Nirjitaineem Ramat-keera-vaaneem Namad-vajra-paaneem Sudhaa-mantharaasyaam Mudaa Chintya-veneem Bhaje Shaaradaambaam Ajasram Madambaam (4)
MeaningI worship Mother Sharada — whose braided hair is beautifully parted, whose eyes surpass the doe's, whose speech is sweet as a parrot's, before whom Indra bows, whose face is gentle as nectar and whose tresses are worthy of loving contemplation.
Sushaantaam Sudehaam Drigante Kachaantaam
सुशान्तां सुदेहां दृगन्ते कचान्तां लसत्सल्लताङ्गीमनन्तामचिन्त्याम्। स्मरेत्तापसैः सङ्गपूर्वस्थितां तां भजे शारदाम्बामजस्रं मदम्बाम्॥५॥
Sushaantaam Sudehaam Drigante Kachaantaam Lasat-sallataangeem Anantaam Achintyaam Smaret-taapasaih Sanga-poorva-sthitaam Taam Bhaje Shaaradaambaam Ajasram Madambaam (5)
MeaningI worship Mother Sharada — supremely serene and beautiful of form, with curls at the corners of her eyes, her body slender as a graceful creeper, infinite and beyond thought, on whom ascetics meditate in their hearts.
Kurange Turange Mrigendre Khagendre
कुरङ्गे तुरङ्गे मृगेन्द्रे खगेन्द्रे मराले मदेभे महोक्षेऽधिरूढाम्। महत्यां नवम्यां सदा सामरूपां भजे शारदाम्बामजस्रं मदम्बाम्॥६॥
Kurange Turange Mrigendre Khagendre Maraale Madebhe Mahokshe'dhiroodhaam Mahatyaam Navamyaam Sadaa Saama-roopaam Bhaje Shaaradaambaam Ajasram Madambaam (6)
MeaningI worship Mother Sharada — who rides upon the deer, the horse, the lion, the eagle, the swan, the rutting elephant and the mighty bull, who on the great ninth day (Mahanavami) ever takes the form of the Sama-Veda chants.
Jvalat-kaanti-vahnim Jagan-mohanaangeem
ज्वलत्कान्तिवह्निं जगन्मोहनाङ्गीं भजे मानसाम्भोजसुभ्रान्तभृङ्गीम्। निजस्तोत्रसङ्गीतनृत्यप्रभाङ्गीं भजे शारदाम्बामजस्रं मदम्बाम्॥७॥
Jvalat-kaanti-vahnim Jagan-mohanaangeem Bhaje Maanasaambhoja-subhraanta-bhringeem Nija-stotra-sangeeta-nritya-prabhaangeem Bhaje Shaaradaambaam Ajasram Madambaam (7)
MeaningI worship Mother Sharada — whose radiance blazes like fire, whose form enchants the whole world, the bee delighting in the lotus of the devotee's mind, whose limbs glow with the splendour of song, dance and her own hymns of praise.
Bhavaambhoja-netraaja-sampoojyamaanaam
भवाम्भोजनेत्राजसम्पूज्यमानां लसन्मन्दहासप्रभावक्त्रचिह्नाम्। चलच्चञ्चलाचारुताटङ्ककर्णां भजे शारदाम्बामजस्रं मदम्बाम्॥८॥
Bhavaambhoja-netraaja-sampoojyamaanaam Lasan-manda-haasa-prabhaa-vaktra-chihnaam Chalach-chanchalaa-chaaru-taatanka-karnaam Bhaje Shaaradaambaam Ajasram Madambaam (8)
MeaningI worship Mother Sharada — worshipped by Brahma the lotus-eyed, whose face is marked by the radiance of a gentle smile, whose ears sway with beautiful, glittering earrings.
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Origin & History
Source: Composed by Adi Shankaracharya (Shankaracharya virachita); preserved in the Stotra tradition and at the Sringeri Sharada Peetham
Author: Adi Shankaracharya (8th century CE)
Period: 8th century CE
Adi Shankaracharya, the great Advaita teacher, established four monastic seats (mathas) across India, the southern one being at Sringeri in Karnataka, where he consecrated Goddess Sharada. This Bhujanga Prayata Ashtakam is his ecstatic eight-verse hymn to her, composed in the lilting bhujangaprayata metre. Each verse paints the Mother in loving detail — her nectar-giving form, her compassionate glance, her rosary and book, her mounts and her enchanting smile — and surrenders to her as 'my own Mother', making it one of the most beloved Saraswati hymns in the Shankara tradition.
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