Slokha, is the most common Sanskrit meter and is a descendant of the older Vedic gayatri
The slokha, meaning ‘song’, although metric, is not considered poetic.
It functions more as the equivalent to Western prose with lines and meter and
is often used in narratives or epics.
The defining features of the slokha are:
stanzaic, written in any number of couplets made up of 2 hemistiches.
The hemistiches can be broken into 4 lines or padas creating quatrains,4 lines or padas
syllabic, either 2 lines of 16 syllables each or 4 hemistiches of 8 syllables each.
metric, alternate hemistiches of trochaic and iambic patterns.
The following verses are my own work based on the great slokha ‘Lalitha Sahasranamam’
where the meaningful thousand names of Adi Para Sakthi(primordial cosmic Energy)
are narrated.These verses are not lireral or exact translation of the slokha.But I refered to
the translation of the great slokha by Mr.P. R. Ramachander
(Please read the previous parts of this series before reading this)
31 Thee who grants us righteous conduct
Thee who makes us righteous persons
Thee who takes us to salvation
So is thee Sadgatiprada
Causer and Queen of creation
Thee who’s all as Sarveshwari
Thou art in all and everywhere
So is thee called Sarvamayi
Sarvamanthraswaroopini
Thee who’s the Power of mantras
Who personifies all mantras
So is thee known by that great name
Thee the Power of all yantras
Thee the Mistress of all yantras
Thee’s so Sarvayanthrathmika
Thee who’s the Magic of tantras
Magical icon of all tantras
Thee’s so Sarvatantraroopa
Thee the supreme Thought of all thoughts
Thee the supreme Consciousness
So is thee called Manonmani
He who’s in concealment behind
Thy three deeds of this universe
Maheswari is His consort
Namaste Mother namaste
Divine Mother, unto thy feet
This tiny droplet surrenders
Rise my size within me, I watch
32 He who is the supreme Expanse
He who is called Mahadeva
Thee His dear wife Mahadevi
Thee who grants us all all good wealth
Who’s the supreme wealth of all wealth
So is thee called Mahalakshmi
Wife of Shiva who’s Mruda
So is thee called Mrudapriya
This expanding universe where
Thee, whose form too expands so huge
So is thee called Maharoopa
Who’s the supreme One all worship
Thee is so called Mahapoojya
Mahapathakanasini
Thee who destroys all heinous sins
So is thee known by that great name
From that fathomless prime Silence
Thee emerged as Adhisakti
From thee emerged Mayasakti
Concealed who sports illusively
Thee is so called Mahamaya
Everything is of thee, from thee
So doeth thee know of everything
Mahasattva is thee the Truth
Namaste Mother namaste
Divine Mother, unto thy feet
This tiny droplet surrenders
Rise my size within me, I watch
33 Of thee the One thee the Boundless
Boundless One is Mahasakti
Happiness is thee.Happy thee
Who is so called Maharathi
It’s thy indulgence making all
Thine all, thy desire, thee enjoy
It is thy privileged pleasure
So is thee called Mahabhoga
Thou art the empress of thine all
All is thine and in thy domain
Thee who’s the duchess of riches
So is thee called Mahaiswarya
Ho ho, divine our sweet Mother
Thou art beautiful the bestest
Thou art our brave queen the bestest
Thou art our Wisdom the bestest
Thou art our Strength sole the bestest
The Support for mind the bestest
The Support for life the bestest
Thou art all Force the mightiest
So to thee Mother, namaste
The Power of all, namaste
The causer of all, namaste
Creatrix of all, namaste
Namaste Mother namaste
Divine Mother, unto thy feet
This tiny droplet surrenders
Rise my size within me, I watch
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Note: Translation by Mr.P.R Ramachandar
Naamaas201-220
* 201 * Sad gathi prada – She who gives us good path
* 202 * Sarveshwari – She who is goddess of all
* 203 * Sarva mayi – She who is everywhere
* 204 * Sarva manthra swaroopini – She who is personification of all manthras
* 205 * Sarva yanthrathmika – She who is represented by all yantras(Talisman)
* 206 * Sarva thanthra roopa – She who is also goddess of all Thanthras which is a method of worship
* 207 * Manonmani – She who is the result of mental thoughts of thoughts and actions
* 208 * Maaheswari – She who is the consort of Maheswara (Lord of everything)
* 209 * Mahaa devi – She who is the consort of Mahe Deva(God of all gods)
* 210 * Maha lakshmi – ‘She who takes the form of Mahalaksmi, the goddess of wealth’
* 211 * Mrida priya – She who is dear to Mrida (a name of Lord Shiva)
* 212 * Maha roopa – She who is very big
* 213 * Maha poojya – She who is fit to be worshipped by great people
* 214 * Maha pathaka nasini – She who destroys the major misdemeanors
* 215 * Maha maya – She who is the great illusion
* 216 * Maha sathva – She who is greatly knowledgeable
* 217 * Maha sakthi – She who is very strong
* 218 * Maha rathi – She who gives great happiness
* 219 * Maha bhoga – She who enjoys great pleasures
* 220 * Mahaiswarya – She who has great wealth
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