by Damodara Rao Dasu

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pAhi mAm Sri - kalyANi - Adi

nava rAtri kruti: 2nd day

P pAhi mAm Sri vAgeeSwari pAhi bhuvanESwari || Oh Goddess of speech Vani, Oh queen of the universe, please protect me.
A.P. dEhi tAvaka dayAmayi bhArati
dEhi bOdha sukhadAyi kAmiha
mOhabhara timira sanchayAmruta
murtimamala budhalOka vilasita
mOhaneeya kaTakAnga bhushita
mugdha gAtri tuhinAmSu vatamsini
bAhu lasita pustaka japavaTa
bandhurabhaya varEpara chinmayi||
Oh Goddess Bharati, shower your compassion on me. Please bestow me blissful enlightenment. Dispel darkness in me caused by desires and delusion. You are unblemished deity.You are the delight of learned people. Your ornaments are splendid. You are gorgeous in snow-white garment. You look great with sacred book and rosary in your hands. You make me bold. You are blissful.
C 1 SAradE kacha pASa viDambita ruchiratarAsita
neeradE nijapati
kamalaja nirupamatara sukhakaraNa vi
leeradE vinuta nAradE
dAruNAdhikara pAtakavaLi
dAraNaika niratE subhAshiNi
sArasagarbha daLayita lOchana
poorita bhakta manOradha vallari
vAraNa kumbha madApaha kuchayuga
bhAra vinamra kruSOdari mAmaka
karapada mukhasama karaNAni karamapi
charaNayuga bhajanapara miha kurutava||
Oh Mother Sarada, your tresses are more beautiful than clouds. You give incomparable happiness to your consort Brahma. Sage Narada extolls your glory. You cut asunder horrible sins. Your speech is auspicious. Your eyes are like lotus petals. You fulfill desires. Your bosom is comparable to elephant's head. You are slim and modest. May I be totally engaged in your worship.
C 2 SyAmalE bahalAgaru chandana mrugamada ghrushNa pa
rimaLE parihruta
padanata parijana samudAya nikhila ma
nOmalE madhura kOmalE
sAmajAdhipa marALi kAgati
chAru manda gamanE suhAsini
mAmaka mAnasa tApasamooha vi
rAmamateeva vidhAtumayE pada
tAmarasadvaya manukalayE hrudi
tAmasa dOsha vilAsini rAsini
samudayadavikala himakara ruchimada
Samanakara paTu vimala hasitamukhi ||
There is pleasant fragrance of sandalwood and musk around you. Devotees prostrate at your feet to purify their minds. You are sweet natured and delicate. Your gentle gait resembles King elephant's walk and swan's gait. Your speech is auspicious. You eradicate agony. Let your holy feet be always in my mind to dispel my ignorance. Your enchanting visage humbles the beauty of the moon.
C 3 bhAsitE Suka Saunaka kausika mukhamuni parishadu
lAsitE Srutiyuga padha padhika nayana
parilasadaruNa si
tAsitE kusuma vAsitE
bhAsamAna navarAtrikOtsava
bhAvukOpa chiti mOdaSAlini
bhAsura sArasa nAnchita ratna vi
lAsa viSEsha vinirjita Sakra Sa
ra saruchE sakalAgama roopiNi
dAsa mimAm krupayA SiSiri kuru
vasamama sukhamadhirasana manavarata
masadruSa vilasita visaramayi janani ||
Oh Mother, you are effulgent. Saunaka, Kausika and other ascetics worship you. Your graceful eyes enable us grasp Vedas. You dwell on bright lotus. You are splendid during "Nava Ratri" festivals. Your lustrous ornaments belittle Devendra's Vajrayudha. You are the embodiment of Vedas. Please remain on my tongue always and keep me cool. Oh Mother, please protect me.