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𑌸𑍗𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌲𑌹𑌰𑍀 𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕 ௨ — 𑌤𑌨𑍀𑌯𑌾𑌂𑌸𑌂 𑌪𑌾𑌂𑌸𑍁𑌂

Soundarya Lahari Verse 2 — Taniyamsam Pamsum in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 108× repetitions·🕐 Early morning after bath; Fridays, Navaratri and Pournami are especially favourable·📜 Soundarya Lahari, Verse 2
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हिन्दी / देवनागरीతెలుగుதமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡമലയാളംગુજરાતીবাংলাଓଡ଼ିଆਪੰਜਾਬੀEnglishසිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

Origin & Story

Soundarya Lahari, Verse 2 · Adi Shankaracharya · c. 8th century CE

Part of the Ananda Lahari, the first section of the Soundarya Lahari, this verse continues the praise begun in the opening stanza by exalting the dust of the Goddess's feet as the support of the three great gods. It is set in the Shikharini metre and is among the most loved verses of the hymn.

✦ As told in scripture

Devotees hold that even a particle of the Mother's grace, like the dust of Her feet praised here, is enough to accomplish great works; reciting this verse is said to draw that creative blessing into one's own endeavours.

The Mantra

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𑌤𑌨𑍀𑌯𑌾𑌂𑌸𑌂 𑌪𑌾𑌂𑌸𑍁𑌂 𑌤𑌵 𑌚𑌰𑌣𑌪𑌙𑍍𑌕𑍇𑌰𑍁𑌹𑌭𑌵𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌿𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌸𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌨𑍍 𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌚𑌯𑌤𑌿 𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌾𑌨𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌲𑌮𑍍 । 𑌵𑌹𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌨𑌂 𑌶𑍗𑌰𑌿𑌃 𑌕𑌥𑌮𑌪𑌿 𑌸𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌣 𑌶𑌿𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌂 𑌹𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌸𑌂𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍈𑌨𑌂 𑌭𑌜𑌤𑌿 𑌭𑌸𑌿𑌤𑍋𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍂𑌲𑌨𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌿𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௨॥

tanīyāṃsaṃ pāṃsuṃ tava caraṇapaṅkeruhabhavaṃ viriñcissañcinvan viracayati lokānavikalam | vahatyenaṃ śauriḥ kathamapi sahasreṇa śirasāṃ harassaṃkṣudyainaṃ bhajati bhasitoddhūlanavidhim || 2||

Meaning:Gathering but a single tiny particle of dust from Your lotus feet, Brahma fashions the worlds entire and without flaw. Vishnu, as the thousand-headed Adishesha, bears that same particle only with the greatest effort upon all his hoods. And Shiva, grinding it to powder, uses it as the sacred ash with which He smears His body.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌤𑌨𑍀𑌯𑌾𑌂𑌸𑌂 𑌪𑌾𑌂𑌸𑍁𑌂🔊tanīyāṃsaṃ pāṃsuṃa most minute particle of dust
𑌤𑌵 𑌚𑌰𑌣𑌪𑌙𑍍𑌕𑍇𑌰𑍁𑌹𑌭𑌵𑌂🔊tava caraṇa-paṅkeruha-bhavaṃborn from Your lotus feet
𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌿𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌃🔊viriñciḥBrahma, the creator
𑌸𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌨𑍍🔊sañcinvangathering / collecting
𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌚𑌯𑌤𑌿🔊viracayaticreates / fashions
𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌅𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌲𑌮𑍍🔊lokān avikalamthe worlds, complete and without flaw
𑌵𑌹𑌤𑌿 𑌏𑌨𑌂🔊vahati enaṃbears / carries this (particle)
𑌶𑍗𑌰𑌿𑌃🔊śauriḥVishnu (Shauri)
𑌕𑌥𑌮𑌪𑌿🔊kathamapisomehow, with great effort
𑌸𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌣 𑌶𑌿𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌂🔊sahasreṇa śirasāṃwith His thousand heads (as Adishesha)
𑌹𑌰𑌃🔊haraḥShiva (Hara)
𑌸𑌂𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌯 𑌏𑌨𑌂🔊saṃkṣudya enaṃhaving pulverised / ground it down
𑌭𑌜𑌤𑌿🔊bhajatiperforms / uses
𑌭𑌸𑌿𑌤-𑌉𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍂𑌲𑌨-𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌿𑌮𑍍🔊bhasita-uddhūlana-vidhimthe rite of smearing sacred ash (vibhuti)

Benefits of Chanting Soundarya Lahari Verse 2 — Taniyamsam Pamsum

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Glorifies the supreme power held in the dust of the Mother's lotus feet

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Said to bestow success in worthy undertakings and creative endeavours

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Deepens reverence for the Goddess as the source of the cosmic functions

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Cultivates surrender, recognising even the gods depend on Her grace

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Traditionally recited for blessings of capability and accomplishment

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Strengthens faith that all power flows from devotion to Devi's feet

How to Chant Soundarya Lahari Verse 2 — Taniyamsam Pamsum

Repetitions108times
Best TimeEarly morning after bath; Fridays, Navaratri and Pournami are especially favourable
FaceEast or North

Facing east or north before the Mother's image or Sri Chakra, offer red flowers and kumkum and meditate on Her lotus feet. Recite the verse slowly, reflecting that even Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva draw their power from the dust of those feet. It may be repeated 9, 27 or 108 times, ideally after first reciting Verse 1.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Soundarya Lahari Verse 2 — Taniyamsam Pamsum written in the Grantha script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.
Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.
It is the dust of the Divine Mother's lotus feet. From a single particle of it Brahma creates the worlds, Vishnu as Adishesha bears it with effort on his thousand hoods, and Shiva grinds it into the sacred ash he wears — showing the supreme power held in even the least trace of Her.
The three represent creation, sustenance and dissolution. By showing all three depending on the dust of the Goddess's feet, the verse establishes that the Divine Mother is the ultimate source of the entire cosmic process.
It is chanted to glorify Devi's supremacy, to cultivate humility and surrender, and traditionally to invoke capability and success in worthy works, since the verse celebrates the creative power latent in Her grace.
Like most of the Soundarya Lahari, it is in the Shikharini metre, a graceful seventeen-syllable metre well suited to devotional hymns.

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