ratnam -3 of shrii miinaakshii navaratnamaalaa stotram.h

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gauriiM nuupura shobhitaaN^ghri kamalaaM tuNilasajjaN^gikaaM

ratnaadarsha samaana jaanuyugalaaM rambaa niiporudvayaam.h |

kaaJNchii baddha manoGYa miina jaghanaaM aavartha naabhihradaaM

miinakShiiM madhureshvariiM sukhadharaaM shrii paaNDyabaalaaM bhaje ||

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gauriiM = guha + ari

One who dispels darkness

 

nuupura = ankle bells(symbolized for central portion of lotus,

pollen)

 

shobhitaaN^ghri = beautified at the center

 

kamalaaM = O Lotus!

 

tuNiilasajjankikaaM = one whose body is decorated with

precious(uncomparable, one of its kind) attributes

 

ratnaadarshasamaana = ratna + aadarsha + samaana

equivalent to one who has set an

example to ratna(Most precious Ratnaas)

 

jaanuyugaLaam = jaanu + yugalaaM

O possessor of pair of knees

 

rambhaniporudwayaam = rambha + niipa + uru + dwayaam

Beautiful, pair of thighs

 

kaaJNchii = silk (cloth)

 

baddha = tied with

 

manoGYa = manaH + aaGYa

will make the mind follow the instructions

(spell bound, in other words, beautiful)

 

miina = like fishes

 

jaghanaaM = thighs

 

aavarta = whirlpool

 

naabhihradaaM = O possessor of such Navel

 

miinakshiiM = One who possesses eyes like fish

 

madhureshvariiM = O Ruler of madhura(Madurai)

 

sukhadharaaM = One who bears happiness

 

shrii paaNDyabaalaaM = Child of paaNDya

 

bhaje = I worship you.

 

Meaning:

 

O Golden hued gaurii, dispeller of inner darkness, whose lotus like

feet are adorned with ankle bells, whose body possesses all the

auspicious attributes, whose knees glitter like beautiful ratna-s,

whose thighs are beautiful beyond comparison, whose thighs covered by

silk cloth (each thigh resembling a fish, which gracefully curves),

whose navel is like a whirlpool, one who possesses beautiful eyes like a

fish, O miinaakShii, Ruler of madhura, the embodiment of supreme bliss,

O child of paaNdya, I worship you.