3 trishatIs - new series of stotrams

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Namaste,

 

I am thinking of starting a new series from a book that

i recently found "stotrasamuchchayaH - A collection of

rare and unpublished stotrA-s", Vol 99 of the Adyar Library

Series (published by the Adyar Library and Research Center

in Adyar, Madras/Chennai). I will be posting (very slowly, i

am sure !) the following three stotrAs (each comprising

300 verses)

 

(i) ambikAtrishatI

(ii) kamalAtrishatI and

(iii) shAradAtrishatI

 

which, to quote the book, "a triad of hymns to Devi, Lakshmi

and Sarasvati, composed by the poet Gangadharamakhin; hymns

of this type in Arya metre are inspired by and bear the

influence of the AryAdvishatI of DurvAsas and the AryAshataka

in the Pa~nchashatI of mUka."

 

Some other stotrams on ambAl in the book (in 2 volumes) include

 

(1) ambikAstutiH - hanumatproktA

(2) durgAstutiH (devImAhAtmyakathAsArarUpa) (*)

(3) devInavaratnamAlikA - rAmachandrakavikR^itA

(4) pArvatIstotram (**)

(5) bR^ihadambAryAshatakam

(6) mahAShoDashIvarNaratnAvalistotram

(7) laghuShoDashArNakalAvilAsaH

(8) reNukAstotram

(9) varAhamukhIstavaH

(10) AryApa~nchadashIstotram - tyAgarAjavirachitam

(11) dharmAmbAkikAstavaH - tyAgarAjavirachitaH

(12) navAkSharIstotram - tyAgarAjavirachitam

(13) rAjarAjeshvarIstavaH - tyAgarAjavirachitaH

(14) ShaTtri.nshannavamallikAstavaH - tyAgarAjavirachitaH

(15) sa.nvichchhatakam - tyAgarAjavirachitam

(16) kamalAShTakam

(17) aShTamahiShIprArthanAshatakam - rAmAnujAryakR^itam (***)

(18) lakShmIstavaH

(19) lakshmIstotram - vAdhUlarAghavakavikR^itam

(20) shrIpAdastavaH

(21) mahAlakShmIdaNDakaH - keshavasUrikR^itaH

 

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Additional information from the book

 

(*) As indicated in the paranthesized comment; said to

summarize the devI mAhAtmyam. A similar stotram on Lord

shiva - rudrArthasArastavaH is included in the book,

"which epitomizes the shatarudrIya"

 

(**) on the goddess sundarakuchAmbikA at Tejinivana

near Kumbhakonam

 

(***) 100 verses in AryA metre extolling the goddess

mahAlakShmI worshipped in different forms in different

sacred shrines such as Tirupathi, Kanchipuram, Srimushnam,

Sholingur, Namakkal, Tiruvellikeni, Srivilliputtur and

Kumbakonam

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Also included are a *large* number of hymns devoted to

Lord shiva, viShNu, gaNapati and subrahmaNyA, which

are too numerous to mention.. if anyone is interested,

i will post these later. Some of the works mentioned above

(6 and 7 in particular) are said to embody mantrashAstra

details and some (esp. those on Lord shiva) are said to

possess an advaitic flavor. The book adds that these

hymns, in addition to their devotional appeal, possess

great literary quality (I am omitting the details) If

anyone is interested in helping me transliterate any

of the 21 works listed (or others), please let me know.

 

 

Regards,

Sridhar.

[Guest guest]

> which, to quote the book, "a triad of hymns to Devi, Lakshmi

> and Sarasvati, composed by the poet Gangadharamakhin; hymns

 

Namaste,

 

Could some knowledgable member please shed light on the

life/history of the poet Gangadharamakhin ? There is no other

information in the book other than the name ? Is he of

"recent" origin ? Are there any other major works by him ?

Any information will be very interesting.

 

Regards,

Sridhar.