ratnam -8 shrii miinaakshii navaratnamaalaa stotram.h

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gauriiM champaka mallikaa sukusumaiH punnaaga saugandhikaiH

droNendiivara kunda jaati vakulaiH aapaTTa chuliyutaam.h |

mandaaraaruNa padma ketaka shreNilasat.h veNikaaM

miinakShiiM madhureshvariiM sukhadharaaM shrii paaNDyabaalaaM bhaje || 8||

 

 

 

gauriiM = guha + ari

One who dispels darkness

 

champaka mallika = the flowers of champaka & mallika(jasmine)

 

sukusumaiH = good flowers

 

punnaaga = The long petalled flower(Mogra, which attracts snakes)

 

saugandhikaiH = all the nice smelling flowers

 

droNendiivara = the flowers of droNa & indiivara

 

kunda jaati = belonging to the class of beautiful flowers

 

vakulaiH = flowers

 

aapatra = with leaves

 

chuliyutaam.h = and buds

 

mandaaraaruNa = red madaaraa flower

 

padma = lotus

 

ketaka = ketaka flower

 

shreNilasat.h = shreNi + vilasat.h

 

embellished with the row of

 

veNikaaM = plait(or hair)

 

 

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, the flowers that are known for their

great smell like champaka, mallika and punnaga and the the flowers that

are beautiful to look at like droNa, indiivara, the red mandaara, lotus,

ketaka garlands(rows of flowers) embellish her hair, One who possesses

eyes like fish, O Ruler of Madhura, One who bears happiness, O child of

PaaNDya, I worship Thee.

 

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Translated by Saraswathy