Topic started by Raj (@ 017.a.001.pth.iprimus.net.au) on Wed Sep 15 01:58:23 EDT 2004.
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Does anyone know the lyrics for Lalitha Pancharatnam and its translation (Tamil and/or English)?

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• From: Ravi Shankar (@ pcp985957pcs.northw01.in.comcast.net) on: Wed Sep 15 09:56:50 EDT 2004
  
  Here is the lalithA pancharatnam credited to Adi ShankarA:
  
  It can only be posted in bits.
  
  1. prAthah smarAmi lalithA vadanAravidam
  bimbADHaram pruTHula moukthika shOBHinAsam
  AkarNa dIrGa nayanam maNikundalADyam
  mandasmitham mrigamadhojwala PHAladEsham
  
  2. prAthah bhajAmi lalithA BHujakalpavalleem
  ratnAguleeyalasad anguli pallavADyAm
  mANikka hEma valayAngada shOBHamAnAm
  puNdrEkshu chApa kusumEshusa RuNirdhaDHAnAm
  
  
  
• From: Ravi Shankar (@ pcp985957pcs.northw01.in.comcast.net) on: Wed Sep 15 09:57:25 EDT 2004
  
  The remainder:
  
  3. prAthah namAmi lalithA charaNAravidham
  BHakthEshtadhAna niratam BHavasinDHu pOtham
  padmAsanAdi sura nAyaka pUjanIyam
  padmAnkusha dhwaja sudharshana lACHanAdyam
  
  4. prAthah sthuthavE parashivAm lalithAm BHavAnIm
  thrayanthavEdhya viBHavAm karuNAnavadhyAm
  vishvasya srisTi vilayasTHithi hEthuBHUthAm
  vidhyEshwarIm nigama vangmanasAthidUrAm
  
  5. prAthah vadAmi lalithE thava punya nAma
  kAmEshwarIthi kamalEthi mahEshwarIthi
  ShrI shAmBHavIthi jagathAm jananI parEthi
  vAgdEvathEthi vachasa tripurEshwarIthi
  
  PHalashruthi:
  yah shOlka panchakamidham lalithAmbikAyAh
  sowBHAgyadham sulalitham paTathi praBHAthE
  tasmei dhadhAti lalithA JHatithi prasannA
  viyAm, shriyam, vimalasowKHyam, anantakIrtim.
  
  I do not the entire meaning of the text. Maybe some of the rudite Sanskrit scholars on this lest can help!
  
  
• From: Ravi Shankar (@ pcp985957pcs.northw01.in.comcast.net) on: Wed Sep 15 09:59:35 EDT 2004
  
  The last line of the PHlashruthi should read:
  vidyAm, shriyam, vimalasowKHyam anantakIrtim.
  
  Apologies for the error.
  
  
• From: Raj (@ 237.a.003.pth.iprimus.net.au) on: Thu Sep 16 00:03:26 EDT 2004
  
  Hi Ravi, thanks so much for your time. Appreciate it very much. Has anyone sung Lalitha Pancharatnam, and is it available on CD or audio cassette?
  
  I shall wait for someone to respond with the meaning of the text.
  
  

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