goShTheshvarAShTakam

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goShTheshvarAShTaka.n is from a group of short poems of modern

times from Coimbatore. goShTheshvara figuring in this hymn is

kOTTai Ishvara, in the temple behind the municipal office in the

town of Coimbatore. The rAjatashaila in verse 3 (and the last

verse) is Valliangiri near Erode; guhA in verse 3 refers to a

neighbouring place near Bhavaani; triveNI in verse 8 is the sangam

at Bhavaani, of the Kaaveri, Bhavaani and Noyyal; pippilAraNya

in verse 3 is the old name of the place where the shrine of

Perur, on the outskirts of Coimbatore, stands. kA~nchItaru in

verse 5 is the kShetravR^ikSha at the Perur shrine and kA~nchInadI

is the river Noyyal running nearby. nilAnadI is the river starting

near Valliangiri. vishvanAtha and vishAlAkShI (verse 7) are the

deities in the Avanaashi temple, 20 miles from Coimbatore.

vidAradharaNI (in verse 6) is the landmark forming the TamilNadu

Kerala border in this area.

 

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... goShTheshvarAShTakam ..

 

satyaj~nAnamanantamadvayasukhAkAra.n guhAntaHsthita\-

shrIchidvyomni chidarkarUpamamala.n yad brahma tattva.n param .

nirbIjasthalamadhyabhAgavilasadgoShThotthavalmIka\-

sa.nbhUta.n sat purato vibhAtyahaha tadgoShTheshaliN^gAtmanA .. 1 ..

 

sarvaj~natvanidAnabhUtakaruNAmUrtisvarUpAmalA

chichchhaktirjaDashaktikaitavavashAt kA~nchInadItva.n gatA .

valmIkAshrayagoShThanAyakaparabrahmaikyakartrI muhuH

nR^iNA.n snAnakR^itA.n vibhAti satata.n shrIpippilAraNyagA .. 2 ..

 

shrImadrAjatashailashR^iN^gavilasachchhrImadguhAyA.n mahI\-

vArvahnyAshugakhAtmikI vijayate yA pa~nchaliN^gAkR^itiH .

saivAshaktajaneShu bhUrikR^ipayA shrIpippilAraNyage

valmIke kila goShThanAyakamahAliN^gAtmanA bhAsate .. 3 ..

 

yatrAdyApyaNimAdisiddhinipuNAH siddheshvarANA.n gaNAH

tattaddivyaguhAsu santi yamidR^igdR^ishyA mahAvaibhavAH .

yatraiva dhvanirardharAtrasamaye puNyAtmabhiH shrUyate

pUjAvAdyasamutthitaH sumanasA.n ta.n rAjatAdri.n bhaje .. 4 ..

 

shrImadrAjataparvatAkR^itidharasyArdhenduchUDAmaNe\-

rlomaika.n kila vAmakarNajanita.n kA~nchItarutva.n gatam .

tasmAduttaravAhinI bhuvi bhavAnyAkhyA tataH pUrvagA

kA~nchInadyabhidhA cha pashchimagatA nilAnadI pAvanI .. 5 ..

 

shrImadbhArgavahastalagnaparashuvyAghaTTanAd dArite

kShoNIdhre sati vAmadakShiNagiridvandvAtmanA bhedite .

tanmadhyaprathite vidAradharaNIbhAgetinadyAshraye

sA nIlAtaTinI punAti hi sadA kalpAdigAn prANinaH .. 6 ..

 

kalpAdisthalamadhyabhAganilaye shrIvishvanAthAbhidhe

liN^ge pippilakAnanAntaragatashrIgoShThanAthAbhidhaH .

shrIsha.nbhuH karuNAnidhiH prakurute sA.nnidhyamanyAdR^isha.n

tatpatnI cha virAjate.atra tu vishAlAkShIti nAmAN^kitA .. 7 ..

 

shrIkA~nchItarumUlapAvanatala.n bhrAjattriveNyudbhava.n

tyaktvAnyatra vidhAtumichchhati muhuryastIrthayAtrAdikam .

so.aya.n hastagata.n vihAya kudhiyA shAkhAgralIna.n vR^ithA

yaShTyA tADitumIhate jaDamatirniHsAratuchchha.n phalam .. 8 ..

 

shrImadrAjatashailotthatriveNImahimAN^kitam .

goShTheshvarAShTakamida.n sAraj~nairavalokyatAm .. 9 ..

 

iti goShTheshvarAShTaka.n sa.npUrNam