ശ്യാമലാ ദണ്ഡകമ്
Shyamala Dandakam in Malayalam · മലയാളം
നിങ്ങളുടെ ഭാഷ/ലിപിയിൽ വായിക്കൂ
ഉത്ഭവം & കഥ
Traditional hymn attributed to Kalidasa (Shakta / Sri Vidya tradition) · Attributed to Mahakavi Kalidasa · Classical (attributed to the age of Kalidasa)
The Shyamala Dandakam is sung to Devi Shyamala (Matangi), the Goddess of speech and music who serves as the minister of Sri Lalita Tripura Sundari. According to a beloved tradition, the poet Kalidasa was once dull of wit until the Goddess blessed his tongue, whereupon poetry poured from him; in gratitude he composed hymns to Her, of which this dandaka — adoring Her from the crown of flowering curls to Her lotus feet — is the most famous. It begins with two meditation verses and flows into the rhythmic dandaka praising Her ruby veena, her bow of sugarcane and her enchanting, meaning-rich speech.
✦ ശാസ്ത്രങ്ങളിൽ പറഞ്ഞതുപോലെ
Tradition holds that Kalidasa, originally a simpleton, became the greatest of poets the very night the Divine Mother of speech touched his tongue; devotees believe that sincere recitation of this dandaka likewise awakens eloquence, music and learning, and that those who chant it before study or performance find the Mother loosening every knot in their speech.
അർഥസഹിതം പൂർണ പാഠം
ഏതെങ്കിലും വരിയിലോ ▶ ബട്ടണിലോ തൊട്ട് കേൾക്കൂ
ധ്യാനമ് മാണിക്യവീണാമുപലാലയന്തീം മദാലസാം മഞ്ജുലവാഗ്വിലാസാമ് । മാഹേന്ദ്രനീലദ്യുതികോമലാങ്ഗീം മാതങ്ഗകന്യാം മനസാ സ്മരാമി ॥ ൧॥
dhyānam māṇikyavīṇāmupalālayantīṃ madālasāṃ mañjulavāgvilāsām | māhendranīladyutikomalāṅgīṃ mātaṅgakanyāṃ manasā smarāmi || 1||
അർഥം:Meditation: I call to mind the daughter of Matanga, who fondly plays a ruby-studded veena, languid with bliss, whose very play is the charm of sweet speech, her tender form glowing with the radiance of a great sapphire.
ചതുര്ഭുജേ ചന്ദ്രകലാവതംസേ കുചോന്നതേ കുങ്കുമരാഗശോണേ । പുണ്ഡ്രേക്ഷുപാശാങ്കുശപുഷ്പബാണ- ഹസ്തേ നമസ്തേ ജഗദേകമാതഃ ॥ ൨॥
caturbhuje candrakalāvataṃse kaconnate kuṅkumarāgaśoṇe | puṇḍrekṣupāśāṅkuśapuṣpabāṇa- haste namaste jagadekamātaḥ || 2||
അർഥം:O four-armed Goddess wearing the crescent moon, with high bosom reddened by saffron, holding in your hands the sugarcane bow, the noose, the goad and the flower-arrows — salutations to You, O sole Mother of the universe!
വിനിയോഗഃ ജയ ജനനി സുധാസമുദ്രാന്തര്ഹൃദ്യന്മണീദ്വീപസംരൂഢ- ബില്വാടവീമധ്യകല്പദ്രുമാകല്പകാദമ്ബകാന്താരവാസപ്രിയേ കൃത്തിവാസപ്രിയേ സര്വലോകപ്രിയേ ।
viniyogaḥ jaya janani sudhāsamudrāntarhṛdyanmaṇīdvīpasaṃrūḍha- bilvāṭavīmadhyakalpadrumākalpakādambakāntāravāsapriye kṛttivāsapriye sarvalokapriye |
അർഥം:Victory to You, O Mother, who delight to dwell in the grove of kadamba and the wish-tree, in the heart of the bilva forest that flourishes upon the Island of Gems within the ocean of nectar — O beloved of Shiva clad in hide, O beloved of all the worlds!
സാദരാരബ്ധസംഗീതസമ്ഭാവനാസംഭ്രമാലോലനീപസ്രഗാബദ്ധ- ചൂലീ-സനാഥത്രികേ സാനുമത്പുത്രികേ ।
sādarārabdhasaṃgītasambhāvanāsaṃbhramālolanīpasragābaddha- cūlī-sanāthatrike sānumatputrike |
അർഥം:O Mother, daughter of the mountain (Himavan), whose three-folded crown of hair is bound and graced with a garland of kadamba flowers, swaying in the eager rapture of song lovingly begun!
ശേഖരീഭൂതശീതാംശുരേഖാമയൂഖാവലീബദ്ധസുസ്നിഗ്ധ- നീലാലകശ്രേണിശൃംഗാരിതേ ലോകസമ്ഭാവിതേ ।
śekharībhūtaśītāṃśurekhāmayūkhāvalībaddhasusnigdha- nīlālakaśreṇiśṛṃgārite lokasambhāvite |
അർഥം:O One adorned with rows of soft, glossy dark curls, crowned and haloed by the rays of the crescent moon set upon them, honoured by all the worlds!
കാമലീലാധനുസ്സന്നിഭഭ്രൂലതാ-പുഷ്കരൈര്വേഷ്ടിതാനേകശമ്ബാക- രീശബ്ദഗര്ഭോല്ലസത്കേകിനീ-നാദഹാരിണി ॥
kāmalīlādhanussannibhabhrūlatā-puṣkarairveṣṭitānekaśambāka- rīśabdagarbhollasatkekinī-nādahāriṇi ||
അർഥം:O One whose creeper-like brows are curved like the playful bow of Kama, whose speech, rich with meaning, enchants the heart like the sweet, resonant cry of the peacock!
പദം-പദം അർഥം
ഉച്ചാരണം കേൾക്കാൻ ഏതെങ്കിലും പദത്തിൽ ക്ലിക്ക് ചെയ്യൂ
Shyamala Dandakam പാരായണ ഫലങ്ങൾ
Invokes Devi Shyamala (Matangi), the Goddess of speech, music and the fine arts
Traditionally recited for eloquence, command of language, and success in learning and the arts
Said to bestow the grace of Saraswati and Lalita, sharpening intellect and creativity
The flowing dandaka rhythm itself trains clear, melodious and confident speech
Removes obstacles to study, performance and self-expression
Cultivates devotion to the Divine Mother in Her gentle, blissful, music-loving form
Bestows beauty of expression and the favour of the Mother who is 'minister' of the supreme Devi
Shyamala Dandakam പാരായണ വിധി
After bathing, sit facing east before an image of Devi Shyamala or Saraswati with a lamp and flowers. First recite the two dhyana verses ('Manikya-veenam...'), then chant the dandaka in a steady, flowing rhythm without breaking the cascade of epithets. Students, singers and speakers often recite it before study or performance to invoke clear speech and the Mother's grace. Conclude with a prayer for wisdom and eloquence.
പതിവായി ചോദിക്കുന്ന ചോദ്യങ്ങൾ
ഇവയും വായിക്കൂ
ॐ
പൂർണ Shyamala Dandakam ശ്ലോകം-ശ്ലോകം അർഥസഹിതം വായിക്കൂ, അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കൂടുതൽ പവിത്ര പാഠങ്ങൾ കാണൂ