Tvadanyah Panibhyam (Soundarya Lahari Verse 4)
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✦ Meaning
This is the celebrated fourth verse of Adi Shankaracharya's Soundarya Lahari, in praise of the Divine Mother. Shankara observes that while other gods raise their hands in the abhaya (fear-dispelling) and varada (boon-giving) gestures, the Goddess alone needs no such gesture — her feet by themselves protect from every fear and bestow rewards beyond all desire. The verse exalts the supremacy and effortless grace of the Mother.
Origin & Story
Soundarya Lahari (verse 4), attributed to Adi Shankaracharya · Adi Shankaracharya · 8th century CE (traditional attribution)
The Soundarya Lahari ('Waves of Beauty') is a revered tantric hymn to the Divine Mother, traditionally attributed to Adi Shankaracharya. Its first part, the Ananda Lahari, describes the Goddess's supreme power and the Sri Vidya. In this fourth verse, Shankara contrasts the Mother with all other deities: where they must gesture protection and boons, her feet alone accomplish both, effortlessly and beyond measure.
✦ As told in scripture
The verses of the Soundarya Lahari are traditionally associated with specific yantras and miraculous results when worshipped with devotion. This verse, exalting the Mother's feet as the source of fearlessness and limitless boons, is cherished by upasakas who attribute to it protection from danger and the fulfilment of prayers beyond their expectation.
The Mantra
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tvadanyaḥ pāṇibhyāmabhayavarado daivatagaṇaḥ tvamekā naivāsi prakaṭitavarābhītyabhinayā | bhayāt trātuṃ dātuṃ phalamapi ca vāñchāsamadhikaṃ śaraṇye lokānāṃ tava hi caraṇāveva nipuṇau ||
Meaning:O refuge of all the worlds, every other deity grants fearlessness and boons with their hands, displaying the gestures of giving and protection. You alone do not need to make such gestures — for your very feet, by themselves, are wholly capable of protecting from all fear and of granting rewards even beyond what one desires.
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Benefits of Chanting Tvadanyah Panibhyam (Soundarya Lahari Verse 4)
A famed verse of the Soundarya Lahari extolling the Divine Mother's supremacy
Affirms that the Goddess's feet alone grant fearlessness and every boon
Cultivates total surrender (sharanagati) at the feet of the Mother
Recited for protection from fear and for fulfilment of heartfelt desires
Deepens Sri Vidya devotion to Tripura Sundari / Lalita
Inspires confidence in divine grace that exceeds what one even asks for
How to Chant Tvadanyah Panibhyam (Soundarya Lahari Verse 4)
Sit facing east before an image or Sri Yantra of the Divine Mother and light a lamp. Recite this verse 11 or 108 times, meditating on surrender at the Mother's feet, which grant fearlessness and boons beyond desire. It may be chanted on its own or as part of the complete Soundarya Lahari.
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