ratnam - 5 shrii miinaakshii navaratnamaalaa stotram.h

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This is the 5th verse. There was a mixup in my collection. I will

send the 6 and 7th in the next post.

 

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gauriiM maJNjula miina netra yugaLaaM sinduura siimantiniiM

bimbhoshTiiM jitakunda danta ruchiraaM champeya naasojvalaam.h

ardhendu pratibimba phalaruchiraaM aadarsha kaNTasthalaaM

miinakShiiM madhureshvariiM sukhadharaaM shrii paaNDyabaalaaM bhaje || 5||

 

gauriiM = guha + ari

One who dispels darkness

 

maJNjula = beautiful

 

miina = fish

 

netra yugaLaam = (One who possesses)pair of eyes

 

sinduura = Orange colored powder(Kukuma)

 

siimantiniiM = One who is adorned with

 

bimboshTiim = One whose lips are red in color (as in bimba fruit)

 

jita kunda = One who has conquered the night lily

 

danta ruchiraaM = beautiful teeth

 

champeya = the champeya flower

 

naasojvalaam.h = One with a nose glowing in beauty

 

ardhendu = Half-moon(i.e., crescent moon)

 

pratibimba = reflection of

 

phalaruchiraaM = beautiful forehead

 

aadarsha = ideal

 

kaNTasthalaaM = neck

 

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 : One who dispels darkness, One who has beautiful pair of eyes,

One who is adorned with kumkuma, One whose lips are red, One who is

beautified with teeth that are exceedingly beautiful than the night lily

in whiteness, One whose nose is glowing in beauty like a

champeya(sampangi) flower, One whose forehead is the reflection of

crescent moon, One who has an ideal neck, One who possesses eyes like

fish (or one who protects the devotees as a fish nourishes her offspring

by her glance), O Ruler of Madhura, One who bears happiness, O Child of

PaaNDya, I worship Thee.