Raja Rajeswari Mantra Matruka Stavam[Model Prayer to Mother Raja Rajeswari]Translated by P. R. Ramachander[
This great prayer is supposed to be written by Adi Sankara Bhagwat Pada.
But is not included in the list of the works of the Acharya.]
Kalyanayudha poorna Chandra vadanaam praneswaraanandinim,
Poornaam poorna tharam paresa mahishim poornamrutha swadinim,
Sampoornaam pramothamrutha kalam vidhyavathim bharatheem,
Sri Chakra priya bindhu tharpana param Sri Raja rajeswarim. 1
(Salutations to Goddess Rajarajeswari,Who gets pleased by worship of Sree chakra,Who is store house of all the good qualities,Whose face resembles the shining full moon,Who makes her lord of the soul happy,Who is full and more than full,Who is the consort of Lord Shiva,Who enjoys nectar as her food,Who is complete in all respects,Whose only food is nectar,And who is Goddess Saraswathy,The Goddess of knowledge.)
Eekarathi samastha varna vividhakaraika chith roopineem,
Chithanyathmaka chakra raja nilayam chandranthe sancharineem,
Bala bhava vibhavaneem bhava param sadbhakthi chinthamneem,
Sri Chakra priya bindhu tharpana param Sri Raja rajeswarim. 2
(Salutations to Goddess Rajarajeswari,Who gets pleased by worship of Sree chakra,Who has several holy forms in words starting with “ea”,Who resides in Sri Chakra as its soul,Who travels in the universe of moon,Who is child like, and who “exists” and “not exists” Who is the soul of Lord Shiva,And who is in the hearts of her great devotees.)
Eeha digbara yoga vinuthaam, swananda bootham paraam,
Pasyanthi thanu madhyamam vilasineem, sri vaikarai roopineem,
Thmananda vicharineem, vivarakam vidhyaam, tribajathmikam,
Sri Chakra priya bindhu tharpana param Sri Raja rajeswarim. 3
(Salutations to Goddess Rajarajeswari,Who gets pleased by worship of Sree chakra,Who is worshipped by yogis who have forsaken everything,Who is personification of her own enjoyment,Who appears as to be at the outside,Who shines in the middle of the body,Who is the form of early dawn,Who is a thoughtful philosopher,Who explains philosophy to others,Who is the form of Sri Vidhya,And who is the form of three words-Iym, hreem and sreem.)
Lakshyalakshya nireekshnaam, nirupamam, rudraksha maalam dharam,
Tryakshyartha kruthi daksha vamsa kalikaam deergaksha deerga swaraam,
Bhadraam, bhadra vara pradam bhagawatheem, padmeswareem mudrineem,
Sri Chakra priya bindhu tharpana param Sri Raja rajeswarim. 4
(Salutations to Goddess Rajarajeswari,Who gets pleased by worship of Sree chakra,Who sees everything with an aim and without it,Who cannot be compared to any one else,Who wears the garland of Rudrakshas,Who has three eyes,Who was born in the clan of Daksha,Who has long eyes,Who is the long sound “Eeee”,Who does not need protection and who grants protection,Who is extremely learned,Who is the goddess sitting on the lotus,And who can be attained by tantric symbols.)
Hreem bheejagatha nada bindu bharithaam Omkara
Nadathmikaam,Brahmanda ganodhareem gunavathim, jnaneswareem jnanadam,
Ichagna kridineem mahim gathavadeem gandarwa sevitham,
Sri Chakra priya bindhu tharpana param Sri Raja rajeswarim. 5
(Salutations to Goddess Rajarajeswari,Who gets pleased by worship of Sree chakra,Who is full of the sound and bindu(dot) arising out of “Hreem”,Whose soul is the holy sound “Om”,Who is slightly bent because of her huge breasts,Who is of a great character,Who is the goddess of knowledge and who gives knowledge,Who plays as per her wish,Who goes around the world,And who is served by celestial maidens.)
Harshonmatha suvarna pathra barithaam peenondo koornikaam,
Hungara priya sabda jala niratham saraswathollasineem,
Sarasara vichara chathuram varnasramakaarineem,
Sri Chakra priya bindhu tharpana param Sri Raja rajeswarim. 5
(Salutations to Goddess Rajarajeswari,Who gets pleased by worship of Sree chakra,Who holds nectar, which is the greatest among drinks,In a golden pot filled with happiness,Who is happy with the holy sounds like “Hum”,Who gets immensely pleased with the root called “:Saraswatha”,Who thinks and sorts issues that have meaning and no-meaning,And who is responsible for the duties of different varnas.)
Sarveshanga viharineem sakarunam sannadhineem nadineem,
Samyoga priya roopineem priyavatheem preethaam prathaponnatham,
Sarvantharkathi shalineem siva dasai sandheepineem dheepineem,
Sri Chakra priya bindhu tharpana param Sri Raja rajeswarim. 6
(Salutations to Goddess Rajarajeswari,Who gets pleased by worship of Sree chakra,Who exists in the body of the greatest god,Who is full of mercy and who has a very sweet voice,Who is the sweet sound itself,Who is interested in joining together,Who is full of love and care,Whose fame is the top most,Who with her great character goes inside souls,Who gives power to the bow of lord Shiva,And who is the light herself.)
Karmakarma vivarjithaam kulavatheem karma pradham koulineem,
Kaarunyaam sarvagama niradham sindhuprilosineem,
Pancha brahma sanathana sanakatham geyaam suyogathmikaam,
Sri Chakra priya bindhu tharpana param Sri Raja rajeswarim. 7
(Salutations to Goddess Rajarajeswari,Who gets pleased by worship of Sree chakra,Who exists in the body of the greatest god,Who does not differentiate between duties and actions,Who is the goddess of well bred women,Who gives rewards to karmas,Who can be approached by the koula* way,Who is merciful and is engaged in all duties,Who lives in the middle of the ocean of milk,Who sits in the cots made of five brahmas**And who is being sung about by her devotees,Who are well versed in the art of yoga.*Thathtric worship of the left ** Brahma, Vishnu, Rudra, Ishwara and Sadashiva)
Hasthuyuthkumbha nibha sthanathvidayatha peenoonna dadanathaam,
Harathyabharanam surendra vinutham srungara peetalayam.
Yonyagaaraka yoni mudritha karaam nithyaam navaarnaathmikaam,
Sri Chakra priya bindhu tharpana param Sri Raja rajeswarim. 8
(Salutations to Goddess Rajarajeswari,Who gets pleased by worship of Sree chakra,Who has holy busts similar to the forehead of an elephant.Who wears several jewels including golden chains,Who is being worshipped by Devendra,Who occupies the stage of passion,Who gets pleased by the secret rites,Who wears the seal of the joints,Who is forever and is worshipped,By the nine lettered mantras.)
Lakshmi lakshana poorna bakthavruthaam leela vinoda sthithaam,
Laksharanchitha pada padma yugalam, brahmendra samsevitham,
Loka lokitha loka kama jananeem lokasrayangasthithaam,
Sri Chakra priya bindhu tharpana param Sri Raja rajeswarim. 9
(Salutations to Goddess Rajarajeswari,Who gets pleased by worship of Sree chakra,Who showers great grace as Lakshmi on her devotees,Who is extremely playful,Who has her feet with nails made red,Which are Served by Brahma and Indra,Who grants all wishes made by her devotees,And who is delighted to sit in the lap of her lord.)
Hreenngararchitha sankarapriyathama yogapeedeswareem,
Mangalyayudha pangajapa nayanam, mangalya sidhi pradham,
Karunyena viseshithanga sumahalavanya sam shobitham,
Sri Chakra priya bindhu tharpana param Sri Raja rajeswarim. 10
(Salutations to Goddess Rajarajeswari,Who gets pleased by worship of Sree chakra,Who gets happy by the chanting of “Hreem”,Who is the darling of Lord Shiva,Who sits on the dais of Yoga,Who has weapons which do good,Who has eyes like lotus flower,Who grants all that is good,Who has a mien drenched in mercy,And who shined because of her extreme beauty.)
Sarvagnana kalavatheem sakarunaam sarveshwareem sarvagam,
Sathyaam sarva mayeem sahasra dalajaam sathvarina vopasthitham,
Sanga sanga vivarjitham suga kareem balarka kodi prabhaam,
Sri Chakra priya bindhu tharpana param Sri Raja rajeswarim. 11
(Salutations to Goddess Rajarajeswari,Who gets pleased by worship of Sree chakra,Who is the store house of all knowledge and arts,Who is filled with mercy.Who is the goddess of all,Who is everything in the world,Who is the eternal truth,Who is spread everywhere,Who lives in the thousand petal lotus,Who lives in the ocean of milk,Who is the prime mover of uniting and detaching,Who gives pleasure ,and who shines like billions of rising sun.)
Kadhikshantha suvarna bindhu suthanum sarvanga samshobhithaam,
Nanavarna vichithra chithra charitham chaturya chinthamaneem,
Chithrananda vidhayineem suchapalam koodathraya karineem,
Sri Chakra priya bindhu tharpana param Sri Raja rajeswarim. 12
(Salutations to Goddess Rajarajeswari,Who gets pleased by worship of Sree chakra,Who is the golden dot in all consonants,Who is praised by all good people,Whose entire body shines,Who has the peculiar multi coloured form,Who is thoughtful intelligent gem,Who is the dream of artists,Who is never constant,And who is the form of the triad of mantras.)
Laksmisaana vidhineedra Chandra makudathyashtanga peedasrithaam.
Suryendumagnimayaika peeda nilayam, tristhaam trikoneswareem,
Gopthreem garvinigarvitham kakanakaa ganga ganesa priyam,
Sri Chakra priya bindhu tharpana param Sri Raja rajeswarim. 13
(Salutations to Goddess Rajarajeswari,Who gets pleased by worship of Sree chakra,Who sits in the eight part stage held by,Brahma, Vishnu, Indra, Chandra and other gods,Whose stage shines like the moon, sun and fire,Who is of three parts and who is the goddess of the triangle,Who is not easily known, who destroys pride,And who sits in the sky of Chit loving Ganesa and Ganga.)
Hreem kooda thraya roopineem samayaneem samsarineem hamsineem,
Vamachara parayaneem sukulajam bheejavatheem mudrineem,
Kamaksheem karunardhra chitha samhitham, sreem sreem trimurthyathikaam.
Sri Chakra priya bindhu tharpana param Sri Raja rajeswarim. 14
(Salutations to Goddess Rajarajeswari,Who gets pleased by worship of Sree chakra,Who is of the form of the three mantras ending with “Hreem”,W ho is the eternal time and who leads a domestic life,Who is being worshipped by the “Hamsa” mantra,Who is being worshipped by the left based tantra,Who is pleased by the mantras and mudras,Who is having eyes of passion,Who has a mind drenched in mercy,And who is being worshipped by the trinity using “sreem” mantra.)
Ya Vidhya shiva kesavadhi janani, ya vai jagan mohini,
Ya Brahmadi pipeeli kantha jagadanandaika sandhayini,
Ya Pancha pranavathi rebha nalini, ya chitkala malini,
Saa paayath para devatha bhagavathy Rajarajeswari. 15
(Let her who is the mother of Vishnu and Shiva,Who is the enchantress of the world,Who takes care of every one from Brahma to an ant,Who is tender and is the soul of the five pranavas,And who wears all arts and knowledge as garland,Take care of all of us as the great goddess Rajarajeswari.
Pradosha Mahatmyam
which has multiple leaves, with each leaf consisting of three leaves is very dear to Lord Shiva. Offering this leaf to Lord Shiva pleases him especially on the Shivarathri .There are several stories how people got salvation by offering one Bilwa leaf to Lord Shiva.]
