Goddess Meenakshi

śrī mīnākṣī stotram

(Shri Meenakshi Stotram in English (IAST))

Adi Shankaracharya

Attributed to the legendary philosopher Adi Shankaracharya, this powerful stotram glorifies Goddess Meenakshi, the presiding deity of Madurai and an incarnation of Goddess Parvati. The verses invoke her as the embodiment of divine knowledge, beauty, and compassion. Chanting this stotram is believed to bestow spiritual wisdom, alleviate worldly suffering, and provide the seeker with the protective grace of the Divine Mother. It celebrates her role as the consort of Lord Sundareswarar and emphasizes the profound surrender of the devotee to her lotus feet for ultimate liberation and inner peace.

śrīvidye śivavāmabhāganilaye śrīrājarājārcite
śrīnāthādigurusvarūpavibhave cintāmaṇīpīṭhike |
śrīvāṇīgirijānutāṅghrikamale śrīśāmbhavi śrīśive
madhyāhne malayadhvajādhipasute māṃ pāhi mīnāmbike || 1 ||
cakrasthe'capale carācarajagannāthe jagatpūjite
ārtālīvarade natābhayakare vakṣojabhārānvite |
vidye vedakalāpamaulividite vidyullatāvigrahe
mātaḥ pūrṇasudhārasārdrahṛdaye māṃ pāhi mīnāmbike || 2 ||
koṭīrāṅgadaratnakuṇḍaladhare kodaṇḍabāṇāñcite
kokākārakucadvayoparilasatprālambahārāñcite |
śiñjannūpurapādasārasamaṇīśrīpādukālaṅkṛte
maddāridryabhujaṅgagāruḍakhage māṃ pāhi mīnāmbike || 3 ||
brahmeśācyutagīyamānacarite pretāsanāntasthite
pāśodaṅkuśacāpabāṇakalite bālenducūḍāñcite |
bāle bālakuraṅgalolanayane bālārkakoṭyujjvale
mudrārādhitadaivate munisute māṃ pāhi mīnāmbike || 4 ||
gandharvāmarayakṣapannaganute gaṅgādharāliṅgite
gāyatrīgaruḍāsane kamalaje suśyāmale susthite |
khātīte khaladārupāvakaśikhe khadyotakoṭyujjvale
mantrārādhitadaivate munisute māṃ pāhī mīnāmbike || 5 ||
nāde nāradatumburādyavinute nādāntanādātmike
nitye nīlalatātmike nirupame nīvāraśūkopame |
kānte kāmakale kadambanilaye kāmeśvarāṅkasthite
madvidye madabhīṣṭakalpalatike māṃ pāhi mīnāmbike || 6 ||
vīṇānādanimīlitārdhanayane visrastacūlībhare
tāmbūlāruṇapallavādharayute tāṭaṅkahārānvite |
śyāme candrakalāvataṃsakalite kastūrikāphālike
pūrṇe pūrṇakalābhirāmavadane māṃ pāhi mīnāmbike || 7 ||
śabdabrahmamayī carācaramayī jyotirmayī vāṅmayī
nityānandamayī nirañjanamayī tattvammayī cinmayī |
tattvātītamayī parātparamayī māyāmayī śrīmayī
sarvaiśvaryamayī sadāśivamayī māṃ pāhi mīnāmbike || 8 ||
iti śrīmatparamahaṃsaparivrājakācāryasya śrīgovindabhagavatpūjyapādaśiṣyasya śrīmacchaṅkarabhagavataḥ kṛtau mīnākṣī stotram |

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