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)
94 Defined by a divine form, thee,
Who looks beautiful and peaceful
So is called Divya Vigraha
Who’s the Bhija mantra Kleem, thee
Who dwells in that mantra Kleem, thee
So is Kleemkaree.Who’s unique
Who’s complete, so’s called Kevalaa
Concealed thee who’s mysterious
Hiding in our heart’s secret cave
Is so called Guhya.Who bestows
Redemption and the supreme bliss
So is thee known by the great name
Kaivalya Padha dhayini
Thee who’s Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva,
Also is characterised by
Sattva, Rajas, Tamas gunas
Also thee who is the three lokas
Three faceted so is in all
So is thee known as Tripura
Worshipped by all in the three worlds
Thee’s so called Trijagat vandhya
Who takes form of the three gods, so’s
Trimurthi.Goddess of all gods
So’s thee called Tri daseswari
Namaste Mother namaste
Divine Mother, unto thy feet
This tiny droplet surrenders
Rise my size within me, I watch
95 Who’s the three Bhija syllables
Thee is so called Tryakshari
Thee who’s heavenly fragrant, so’s
Divya Gandhadya.With sindoor
That adorns thy forehead, thee’s called
Sindhura thila kanchita
For thy power of creation
For thy power of compassion
Thee is Uma who dwells in Om
Thee the daughter of Himavan
The king of Himalayas so’s
Sailendra Thanaya.Golden
Thee who’s fair in complexion, so’s
Gowri.Worshipped by Gandharvas
The celestial minstrels, so’s
Gandharva Sevitha.Who birthed
This vast creational expanse
Which again seeks room in thy womb,
Which permeates all thy great Force
So is thee called Viswa Grabha
Thee who’s the Hiranyagarbha
The first cosmic golden egg
Whence came the creative power
Is so known as Swarna Garbha
Namaste Mother namaste
Divine Mother, unto thy feet
This tiny droplet surrenders
Rise my size within me, I watch
96 Thee who punishes the evil
Thee who destroys all the demons
Who blesses them by punishment
Is so known as Avaradha
The Causer of Bhijaksharas
The Causer of words and Vedas
The Causer of speech and Mantras
So’s thee called Vagadeeswaree
So are thy characteristics
So are thy forms of all forces
So’s thee thegods and goddesses
So’s theeall and whole creations
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
Naamaas621-640
* 621 * Divya Vigraha – She who is beautifully made
* 622 * Klim karee – She who is the shape of “Klim”
* 623 * Kevalaa – She who is she herself
* 624 * Guhya – She who is secret
* 625 * Kaivalya Padha dhayini – She who gives redemption as well as position
* 626 * Tripura – She who lives everything in three aspects
* 627 * Trijagat vandhya – She who is worshipped by all in three worlds
* 628 * Trimurthi – She who is the trinity
* 629 * Tri daseswari – She who is the goddess for all gods
* 630 * Tryakshya – She who is of the form of three letters
* 631 * Divya Gandhadya – She who has godly smell
* 632 * Sindhura thila kanchita – She who wears the sindhoora dot in her forehead
* 633 * Uma – She who is in “om”
* 634 * Sailendra Thanaya – She who is the daughter of the king of mountains
* 635 * Gowri – She who is white coloured
* 636 * Gandharwa Sevitha – She who is worshipped by gandharwas
* 637 * Viswa Garbha – She who carries the universe in her belly
* 638 * Swarna Garbha – She who is personification of gold
* 639 * Avaradha – She who punishes bad people
* 640 * Vagadeeswaree – She who is the goddess of words
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