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Kanduka Stuti
Kanduka Stuti
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Devotional text
kadukatutī
{|| kadukatutī ||}
īmadānadatītha-bhagavapādācāya ivinamatā ||
kadukaḥ = a . - -
aṃbaragaṃgā-cuṃibata-pādaḥ padatala-ivadilata-gutara-śakaṭaḥ |
kāilayanāga-vela-inahatā sarisaja-navadala-ivakisata-nayanaḥ ||1||
aṃbaragaṃgā-cuṃibata-pādaḥ |
aṃbaraṃ = . , aṃbaragaṃgā
cuṃibata = .
padaḥ = .
padatala-ivadilata-gutara-śakaṭaḥ |
padatala = ;
ivadilata = , gutara = , ,
śakaṭaḥ = .
kāilayanāga-vela-inahatā
kāilayanāga = , (
vela = inahatā = .
sarisaja-navadala-ivakisata-nayanaḥ |
sarisaja = , navadala = , ivakisata = ,
nayanaḥ= .
( :393 ) śubheṇaḥ |
īṇaṃ daśanaṃ yaya śubhaṃ śubhakaraṃ, mumuūṇāṃ modaṃ,
bhogāthanāṃ bhogadaṃ, savasadehivachedakāraṇaṃ, pāipanāṃ
pāvanaṃ, dadevachedakaraṃ, savakamaṇāṃ paṇaṃ,
aivaāyāca inavatakaṃ sa śubheṇaḥ | "ibhate
dayaitaḥ" iyāida uteḥ ||
viya raita rakaiḥ ikamayaiḥ
viya cāraita rakaiḥ ikamayaiḥ |
iita inacata dhīḥ yāima inayaṃ
nṛhare vegavatī taṭāyaṃ vā ||
miya sādaṃ madhuraiḥ kaṭāaiḥ
vaṃśīinanādānucarai-vadeiha |
viya sane ikimahāparai-naḥ
vayasane ikimahāparai-naḥ ||
kālaghanālī-kabura-kāyaḥ śaraśata-śakilata-irapuśata-inavahaḥ |
saṃtata-mamā pātu murāiraḥ satataga-samajava-khagapita-inarataḥ ||2||
kālaghanālī-kabura-kāyaḥ |
kāla = , ghana = , ailaḥ = a
, kabura = , , kāyaḥ = .
satataga-samajava-khagapita-inarataḥ |
satatagaḥ = , samajava = ,
khagapitaḥ = ,
inarataḥ = .
. manojavaṃ mātatuya-vega |
sahaśīṣaipa tato gamatā madhovanaṃ bhṛyidayā gataḥ |
chadomayena gaḍena samumānacaāyudho'yagama-dāśu yato gajeḥ |
śaraśata-śakilata-irapuśata-inavahaḥ |
śaraśata = (s) , śakilata = ,
irapuśata inavahaḥ = .
dhanudharaḥ - īmā rāmo mahanudharayāmāseita dhanudharaḥ ||
saṃtata-mamā pātu murāiraḥ |
murāiraḥ = , , amā = ,
saṃtataṃ = , pātu = .
|| iita īmadānadatīthabhagavapādācāya ivaricatā kadukatuitaḥ saṃpūṇa ||About this stotram
A Stotram is a Sanskrit hymn of praise composed by great sages and poet-saints such as Adi Shankaracharya. Stotrams describe the deity’s form, qualities and deeds in richly poetic language, and chanting them is said to purify the intellect and awaken devotion. Many stotrams carry a phala-shruti — a closing verse describing the benefits of recitation.
How to chant
Stotrams reward slow, attentive chanting. Read the meaning once before you begin so the verses resonate as you recite. Early morning (Brahma Muhurat) is ideal, but any quiet time works. If Sanskrit feels difficult, chant along with the transliteration and let the rhythm settle naturally over a few days of practice.
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