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Sri Shankaracharya Padavalamba Suvarnamala Stuti
Sri Shankaracharya Padavalamba Suvarnamala Stuti
Text in Roman script
Devotional text
īśakarācāyapadāvalabasuvaṇamālātutī
{|| īśakarācāyapadāvalabasuvaṇamālātutī ||}
okārapakajamadhuta vedaśīṣa-
kajātabālidananātha kṛpāsamu |
vṛdārakepadatauyamanaḥdāiya
īśakarāya mama deiha padāvalaba || 1||
navā padābujinayumamaho yadīyaṃ
vācapitavamidhagachita jamamūkaḥ |
sa vaṃ kṛpāṇava sarohapane
īśakarāya mama deiha padāvalaba || 2||
mao manaḥbhava eṣa purā yadīya-
neānanāpa tarasā bhisatavabhāva |
sa vaṃ ivaratamacalāṃ ivatīya maṃ
īśakarāya mama deiha padāvalaba || 3||
śakāinavāraṇapaṭo ṇatajaya
yaṃ kālakāla iita kuṃbhabhavo jagāda |
sa vaṃ ivatīya paramāyurabhīṭapūgaṃ
īśakarāya mama deiha padāvalaba || 4||
kayeva paguṇaśāilanamādareṇa
maya modabharataḥ vayameva mutaḥ |
yaāsudhāṇiyanaṃ vṛṇute iha sa vaṃ
īśakarāya mama deiha padāvalaba || 5||
rājāidharājapadava tarasā yāita
yapādapakajayugaṃ sakṛdeva navā |
dīnāyāyipa ivanā kamipa yanaṃ
īśakarāya mama deiha padāvalaba || 6||
yayayāiyajanatāvanabadī
tavaṃ boya tarasā bahulaiḥ vakīyaiḥ |
thaica pūṇakaṇābhirataiḥ kaṭāaiḥ
īśakarāya mama deiha padāvalaba || 7||
toṃ vadikamalāilatamānasena
sūtaṃ paṭhe iha bhatayutātaragaḥ |
pāṃ bhavesa khalu savasukhaya sayaṃ
na āparo' ivaṣaye manasāipa kāyaḥ || 8||
iita īsacadānadiśavāibhanavanṛsahabhāratīmahāvāimibhaḥ ivaricata
śakarācāyapadāvalabasuvaṇamālātuitaḥ sapūṇa ||About this stotram — Shiva
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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