by Damodara Rao Dasu

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ananta bAlakrishNa - eeSAmanOhari - Adi

P ananta bAla krishNa mAmava mukunda SriharE
vanaja mukhAmbuja pada sumatE deenAvana nagadhara SaurE ||
Oh Bala Krishna, you are eternal. Oh Mukunda, Oh Srihari, protect me. Your face is beautiful like lotus. Your feet are lotus-like. You are good hearted. You are savior of distressed. Oh Sauri, you lifted Govardhana mountain.
C 1 dhananjaya sAradhE dayAnidhE krupAm kuru
manOmaya kOSAtma kumAra guruguhAnanda
mAyAmaya gOkula vAsa niranjana Sri ||
You are Arjuna's charioteer. You are repository of compassion. Please shower mercy on me. You are sheath for mind and soul. You are bestower of happiness to celestials and Guru Guha. You lived in Gokulam showing miracles. You are free from passion.

kAmAksheem kalyANeem - kaLyANi - tiSra Ekam

P kAmAksheem kaLyANeem bhajEham bhajE || I worship ever auspicious Goddess Kamakshi.
AP kAmakOTi peeTha vAsineem niranjaneem || She is the presiding deity at Kamakoti. She is serene.
C 1 sAmaraSya sAmpradAya kulOtteerNa yOgineem
samsAra bhaya bhanjaneem chidAnanda vilAsineem
kamalESAdi pAlineem kanjadaLa lOchaneem
kumAra guru guha jananeem sampatkareem dhananeem ||
She is supreme Yogini belonging to kulOtteerna samarasya tradition. She dispels worldly fears. She is blissful. She protects Maha Vishnu. Her eyes are beautiful like lotus petals.She is mother of Guru Guha. She is bestower of prosperity.

kASi viSAlAksheem - poorvi kaLyANi - rupaka

P kASee viSAlAksheem bhajEham bhajE|| I worship Kasi Visalakshi again and again.
AP kASee viSwESa manOllAsineem
karuNArasa lahareem guru guha viSwAsineem ||
She fascinates the heart of Kasi Viswanatha. Her compassion flows profusely like waves. Guru Guha has absolute faith in her.
C 1 kASee pura vAsineem kAmita phala dAyineem
kali kalmasha nASineem
gandharva ghOshita gamaka kriya mOdineem
pASa mOchaneem kapAla Soolineem pannaga vENeem
dAsajana mukunda vara pradAyineem ||
Her holy abode is Kasi. She fulfills desires. She is the annihilator of sins in Kali age. She is delighted by music rendered by celestial singers. She snaps away worldly bonds. She wields skull and trident. Her long and curly hair is like snake. She is bestower of boons and salvation

abhayAmbikAyAh - kEdAra gowLa - jumpa

P abhayAmbikAyAh anyam na jAnE
ajNAnAtmanE aparOksha jNAnE ||
I am ignorant of any deity other than Goddess Abhayambika. She bestows knowledge of this world and that of transcendental.
AP ibharAja gatyAh eeSwaryAh jagatyAh
nabhOmaNi gatyAh nAda laya gatyAh ||
Her gait is majestic like that of king elephant. She is supreme ruler of the universe. She is the propelling force of Solar system. She is manifestation of primordial sound and rhythm.
C 1 bAlAdi nAmadhEya prakASinyAh
kAlAdi tatvAnta prakASinyAh
moolAdi dvAdaSAnta prakASinyAh
sthoolAdi mounAnta prakASinyAh
trilOkya moola prakrutyAh SaktyAh
sAlOkya sAmeepya sArupya muktyAh
mAlini mantra mAlAdi tantrOktyAh
Soolini guru guha svAnubhava gatyAh ||
She is Bala shining with many names. She is authority on 'Time' and its philosophy. She shines with effulgence in mystical chakras starting from 'Moola'. She reveals herself in gross and subtle aspects of nature. She bestows salvation through various methods of devotion. She is adored by incantation of 'Malini' hymn (Mantra) and a sceme of rituals. She is Soolini who wields trident. Guru Guha is blessed by his own experience.