[Fwd: Kalidasa composition on Devi]

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namaste shantiji,

 

Welcome to the list.

 

When I read through these verses, I suddenly remembered that we have it

at home in an audio cassette.

 

About posting the meaning. I can make an attempt using dictionaries

etc. But I have so many pending projects I do not want to start a new

one. I request (Anand, Aravind, Giridhar, Sunder or Prof. P.

Narayanaswami or someone else) to help us all by translating this work.

 

Thank you.

 

Ravi

 

 

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Re: Kalidasa composition on Devi

Fri, 26 May 2000 17:36:04 -0000

shanti_p

Ravi Mayavaram <msr

 

Hi,

 

I would like to get the complete text and meaning of

Devi Pranava Sloki Sthuti on Devi by Kalidasa.

I know most of it by heart and would like to know the

meaning of it.

 

Unlike other sthutis it is not only a hymn but poetry

of highest class.This (and not some others) is said

to have been told spontameously by Kalidasa after

he got Jnaana.

 

I have encoded(using itrans) and checked some of the stanzas.

Here they go

 

cheTI bhavannikhila keTI kadamba vanavaaTIShu naakapaTalI

koTIra chArutara koTImaNI kiraNa koTIkaranjita padA

pATIra gandhi kucha sAThI kavitva paripATImagAdhipasutAm

ghoTIkulAdadhika dhATI mudAramukha vITIra senatanutAm

 

 

dwaipAyana prabhruti shApAyudha tridava sopAna dhUlicharaNA

pApApa hrasva manu jApAnulIna jana tApApa noda nipuNA

nIpAlayA surabhi dhUpAlakA durita kUpAdudanchayatumAm

rUpAdhikA shikhari bhUpAla vamsamaNi dIpAitA bhagavatI

 

 

yALI bhirAtta tanurALI lasatpriya kapALIShu khelati bhavA

chUlInakulya sita chULI bharAcharaNa dhULI lasanmuNigaNA

yALI bhrutisravasitALI daLam vahati yALIkashobhi tilakA

sALI karotu mama kALI manaH swapadanAlIkasevana vidhau

 

bAlAmrutAnshu nibha phAlAmanA garuNa chelAnitambaphalake

kolAhalakshapita kAlAmarAkushala kIlAla shoShana raviH

sthulAkuche jalada nIlAkache kalita lIlAkadamba vipine

sUlAyudha praNuti shailA vidhAtru hrudi shailAdhirAja tanayA

 

 

dAsAyamAna suma hAsA kadambavana vAsAkusumbasumano

vAsAvipanchi kruta rAsAvidhUya madhumAsAravinda madhurA

kAsArasUnatati bhAshAbhirAma tanurAsAra shIta karuNA

nAsamaNi pravara vAsA shivAtimira mAsAdayetu paratim

 

dAkshAyanI danuja shikshA vidhau vitata dIkshA manoharaguNA

bhikshAlinonatana dIksha vinodamukhi dakshAdhwarapraharaNA

vIkshAm videhi mayi dakshA swakIya jana pakshAvipaksha vimukhI

yakshesha sevita nirAkshepa shakti jayalakshmyAvadAnakalanA

 

 

vandAru lokavara sandhAyanI vimala kundAvadAtaradanA

brundArabrunindamaNi brundAravinda makarandAbhishikta charaNA

mandAnilAkalita mandAradAmabhira mandAradAma makuTA

mandAkinI javanabindAnavAjamaravindAsanA dishatu me

 

I can do the rest soon.Can anyone help with the meaning

 

Thanks,

Santhi