Sloka, is the most common Sanskrit meter and is a descendant of the older Vedic gayatri
The sloka, 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 sloka 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)
61Thou art the one source of all forms
Thee who’s the different forms all
So is thee Vividhakara
Vidhyavidhya swaroopini
Thou art knowledge and ignorance
So’s thee known by that great name
Maha kamesha nayana
kumudahladha kaumudhi
The Moon that beguiles the lillies…
Thee the moon who charms Kamesha
His charmed lotus eyes to blossom
So is thee known by that great name
Bhaktha hardha thamo bedha
bhanu mat bhanu santhathi
The darkness in thy bhaktas’ hearts
Thee who clears, so is that great name
Thy war with Sumba, Nisumba…
Using elements of all gods
Who used Shiva as messenger
So is thee called Shivadhoothi
Thee who is worshipped by Shiva
So is thee called Shivaradhya
Who’s the form of Shiva Himself
So is thee called Shiva moorthi
Namaste Mother namaste
Divine Mother, unto thy feet
This tiny droplet surrenders
Rise my size within me, I watch
62 Thee who’s the good Mother of all
Who grants all good wishes come true
So is thee calledShivankari
Thee who’s the darling of Shiva
So is thee called Shivapriya
Whose heart is solely for Shiva
Is so thee called Shivapara
Who adores all righteous beings
So is thee known as Shishteshta
Who’s adored by all the righteous
Thee is so Shishtapoojitha
Thee who’s the measureless Expanse
So is known as Aprameya
Who’s the self-luminous Supreme
Is so known as Swaprakasha
Beyond our mind, speech and senses
Thee who is the Inscrutable
So is thee known by the great name
Mano vachama gochara
Who is the supreme Consciousness
The foremost power of knowledge
Thee who is so called chichchakti
Thyself the form of such knowledge
So is thee chetanarupa
Namaste Mother namaste
Divine Mother, unto thy feet
This tiny droplet surrenders
Rise my size within me, I watch
63 Thou art the Maya and Matter
The Force behind the Immobile
So is thee called jadashakti
Thyself, oh divine sweet Mother
This illusory Maya… whence
All emerge with pain and pleasure
Births and deaths with sheer ignorance
So is thee called Jadathmikha
Thee who is known as Gayatri
Thee who is Gayatri mantra
Thee the Goddess of that mantra
So is thee known by that great name
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
Naamaas401-420
* 401 * Vividhakara – She who has several different forms
* 402 * Vidhya avidhya swaroopini – She who is the form of knowledge as well as ignorance
* 403 * Maha kamesha nayana kumudahladha kaumudhi – She who is like the full moon
which opens the lotus like eyes of Lord Kameshwara
* 404 * Bhaktha hardha thamo bedha bhanu mat bhanu santhathi – She who is like the sun’s rays
which remove the darkness from the heart of devotees
* 405 * Shivadhoothi – She who sent Shiva as her representative
* 406 * Shivaradhya – She who is worshipped by Lord Shiva
* 407 * Shiva moorthi – She who is of the form of Lord Shiva
* 408 * Shivangari – She who makes good to happen
* 409 * Shiva priya – She who is dear to Lord Shiva
* 410 * Shivapara – She who does not have any other interest except Lord Shiva
* 411 * Shishteshta – She who likes people with good habits
* 412 * Shishta poojitha – She who is being worshipped by good people
* 413 * Aprameya – She who cannot be measured
* 414 * Swaprakasha – She who has her own luster
* 415 * Mano vachama gochara – She who is beyond the mind and the word
* 416 * Chitsakthi – She who is the strength of holy knowledge
* 417 * Chethana roopa – She who is the personification of the power behind action
* 418 * Jada shakthi – She who is the strength of the immobile
* 419 * Jadathmikha – She who is the world of immobile
* 420 * Gayathri – She who is Gayathri
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