by Damodara Rao Dasu

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Sankari Sri - madhyamAvati - Adi

8th AvaraNam - sarvasiddhi pradAyaka chakram

P Sankari Sri rAja rAjESvari jaya Siva
sarva siddhi pradAyaka chakrESvari
kAmESvari vAmESvari bhagamAlini
santatam tava roopa maham chintayAmi ||
Victory to Goddess Raja Rajesvari, the consort of Lord Siva. She is presiding deity of 8th Avarana which confers all Siddhis (super natural powers). She is Kameswari. She is left half of Siva, Vamesvari. She is Bhagamalini. I always meditate on her.
A.P. mangaLakara kumkumadhara mandasmita mukha vilAsini
ankuSa dhanuh pASa danDa
bhAsakara chakra nivAsini
M.K.S.
bhrungi sanaka munijana vara
poojita paramOllAsini
budhajana hitakAriNi para pOshaNa vahni vAsini
venkaTakavi hrudi sarasija
vitaraNa paTutara bhAsini
vidhi harihara sura sannuta
nityAntara prakASini ||
She has auspicious kumkuma on forehead. Her smile is gentle. She wields goad, bow, noose, and staff. She shines in the chakra.
Bhrungi, Sanaka and other great sages worship her. She is benevolent to learned people. She illuminates Venkata Kavi's lotus like heart. Brahma, Vishnu, Mahesa and all other Devatas adore her. Her radiance is both internal and external.
C pari keertita nAdAntara nityAntara
angarakshakara traya prAkArE
ati rahasya yOginee parivArE
giri rAja vara tanayE sruShTi
sthityAdi pancha kAraNa krutyEndra
gaNa sammAnitE yateendra gaNa sammOditE
SaraNAgata nija jana varadE sankalpa kalpataru nikarE
sahaja sthiti savikalpa nirvikalpa samAdhi sukha varadE
M.K.S.
paratatva nidhi dhyAsana
vitaraNa sarvabeeja mudrAdhipatE
bhanDAsura madakhanDana vaibhavE
chintAmaNi nagarAdhipate
taruNAruNa mukha kamalE sakalE
sArasahita vidhyAdhipatE
sadA chidambara nartana pada yuga
samakara naTanAdhipatE jaya Siva ||
Sing her glory. Her sentinels guard the three surrounding walls. She keeps Yoginis in confidence. She is daughter of Himalayas. She is creator, sustainer and destroyer. Devendra, ascetics and his retinue adore her.
She fulfills wishes of those who seek refuge. She is wish-fulfilling "Kalapataru" . She fulfills the purpose of "vikalpa" and "nirvikalpa" states of Samadhi.
She is repository of transcendental philosophy. She is the authority of all mystical "Beeja mudras". She destroyed demon Bhandasura gloriously. She is queen of "Chntamani nagara". Her lotus like face has radiance of Sun. She is authority on education. She always dances with Siva at Chidambaram. Victory to Goddess Siva Kamesvari.