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अन्तरपि बहिरपि त्वं जन्तुततेरन्तकान्तकृदहन्ते ।
चिन्तितसन्तानवतां सन्ततमपि तन्तनीषि महिमानम् ॥ ९८॥

The goddess exists both within and outside all beings, destroying even the destroyer (Yama). She continually sustains the lineage of those who meditat...

मूकपञ्चशती - Mukapanchashati (507) आर्यशतकम् - Arya Shatakam (101) goddess within and without (1) destroyer of death (1) sustainer of lineage (1) meditation (82) glory (92) kamakshi (261) kanchipuram (56) omnipresence (17) protection (293) eternity (18)

कलमञ्जुलवागनुमितगलपञ्जरगतशुकग्रहौत्कण्ठ्यात् ।
अम्ब रदनाम्बरं ते बिम्बफलं शम्बरारिणा न्यस्तम् ॥ ९९॥

The goddess’s red lips resemble bimba fruit, so beautiful that even Shiva (the destroyer of Shambara) places them in his heart, eager as a parrot long...

मूकपञ्चशती - Mukapanchashati (507) आर्यशतकम् - Arya Shatakam (101) red lips (5) bimba fruit (4) shiva (328) parrot metaphor (1) speech (345) beauty (1797) love (1567) goddess (297) kamakshi (261) kanchipuram (56) devotion (933) charm (252)

जय जय जगदम्ब शिवे जय जय कामाक्षि जय जयाद्रिसुते ।
जय जय महेशदयिते जय जय चिद्गगनकौमुदीधारे ॥ १००॥

A grand refrain of victory: “Victory to the Mother of the world, O Shiva! Victory to Kamakshi, daughter of the mountain! Victory to the beloved of Mah...

मूकपञ्चशती - Mukapanchashati (507) आर्यशतकम् - Arya Shatakam (101) victory (118) goddess (297) kamakshi (261) shiva’s beloved (2) mountain daughter (9) consciousness moonlight (1) praise (189) devotion (933) kanchipuram (56) exaltation (4)

आर्याशतकं भक्त्या पठतामार्याकटाक्षेण ।
निस्सरति वदनकमलाद्वाणी पीयूषधोरणी दिव्या ॥ १०१॥

For those who recite this Arya Shataka with devotion, the goddess’s gracious glance causes divine speech — like a stream of nectar — to flow from thei...

मूकपञ्चशती - Mukapanchashati (507) आर्यशतकम् - Arya Shatakam (101) aryashataka (1) recitation (3) devotion (933) goddess glance (1) divine speech (8) nectar stream (2) blessing (166) kamakshi (261) kanchipuram (56) grace (359) boon (3)

महिम्नः पन्थानं मदनपरिपन्थिप्रणयिनि
प्रभुर्निर्णेतुं ते भवति यतमानोऽपि कतमः ।
तथापि श्रीकाञ्चीविहृतिरसिके कोऽपि मनसो
विपाकस्त्वत्पादस्तुतिविधिषु जल्पाकयति माम् ॥ १॥

In this verse, the poet addresses the Goddess Kamakshi as one whose glory is beyond the reach of even the supreme deity, despite his intense efforts t...

मूकपञ्चशती - Mukapanchashati (507) पादारविन्दशतकम् - Padaravinda Shatakam (103) kamakshi (261) kanchi (39) goddess (297) glory (92) divine love (53) cupid (106) devotion (933) praise (189) grace (359) compassion (359) immeasurable (1) supreme (6) poetry (588) spiritual longing (12) divine presence (14)

गलग्राही पौरन्दरपुरवनीपल्लवरुचां
धृतपाथम्यानामरुणमहसामादिमगुरुः ।
समिन्धे बन्धूकस्तबकसहयुध्वा दिशि दिशि
प्रसर्पन्कामाक्ष्याश्चरणकिरणानामरुणिमा ॥ २॥

The poet paints a vivid picture of the reddish radiance from Kamakshi’s feet spreading in all directions. This crimson glow, likened to the hue of the...

मूकपञ्चशती - Mukapanchashati (507) पादारविन्दशतकम् - Padaravinda Shatakam (103) kamakshi (261) feet (34) crimson (5) radiance (209) bandhuka (1) flowers (85) dawn (69) dusk (22) divine beauty (63) auspiciousness (73) indra (54) paradise (1) spiritual light (5) devotion (933) nature (950)

मरालीनां यानाभ्यसनकलनामूलगुरवे
दरिद्राणां त्राणव्यतिकरसुरोद्यानतरवे ।
तमस्काण्डप्रौढिप्रकटनतिरस्कारपटवे
जनोऽयं कामाक्ष्याश्चरणनलिनाय स्पृहयते ॥ ३॥

Here, the poet compares Kamakshi’s lotus feet to the master who trains the swan chariots of the gods, the tree that grants refuge to the poor by shelt...

मूकपञ्चशती - Mukapanchashati (507) पादारविन्दशतकम् - Padaravinda Shatakam (103) kamakshi (261) lotus feet (74) swan (53) refuge (45) poor (3) divine garden (1) sword (39) darkness (138) pride (317) protection (293) knowledge (279) light (147) ignorance (301) shelter (19) devotion (933)

वहन्ती सैन्दूरीं सरणिमवनम्रामरपुऱी-
पुरन्ध्रीसीमन्ते कविकमलबालार्कसुषमा ।
त्रयीसीमन्तिन्याः स्तनतटनिचोलारुणपटी
विभान्ती कामाक्ष्याः पदनलिनकान्तिर्विजयते ॥ ४॥

The verse celebrates the reddish glow of Kamakshi’s feet, resembling the vermilion adorning the hair parting of celestial ladies in the city of the go...

मूकपञ्चशती - Mukapanchashati (507) पादारविन्दशतकम् - Padaravinda Shatakam (103) kamakshi (261) lotus feet (74) vermilion (6) celestial ladies (2) lotus (346) rising sun (6) veda goddess (1) crimson scarf (1) beauty (1797) divine majesty (3) auspiciousness (73) creativity (54) wisdom (1611) brilliance (83) victory (118)

प्रणम्रीभूतस्य प्रणयकलहत्रस्तमनसः
स्मरारातेश्चूडावियति गृहमेधी हिमकरः ।
ययोः सान्ध्यां कान्तिं वहति सुषमाभिश्चरणयोः
तयोर्मे कामाक्ष्या हृदयमपतन्द्रं विहरताम् ॥ ५॥

The poet prays for his heart to constantly dwell upon the beauty of Kamakshi’s feet. These feet are compared to the moon resting upon the head of Shiv...

मूकपञ्चशती - Mukapanchashati (507) पादारविन्दशतकम् - Padaravinda Shatakam (103) kamakshi (261) lotus feet (74) shiva (328) moon (394) cupid (106) quarrel (29) peace (171) twilight (40) glow (20) balance (185) meditation (82) comfort (27) reconciliation (32) divine joy (7) devotion (933)

ययोः पीठायन्ते विबुधमुकुटीनां पटलिका
ययोः सौधायन्ते स्वयमुदयभाजो भणितयः ।
ययोः दासायन्ते सरसिजभवाद्याश्चरणयोः
तयोर्मे कामाक्ष्या दिनमनु वरीवर्तु हृदयम् ॥ ६॥

The poet describes the divine status of Kamakshi’s feet, upon which the jeweled crowns of gods rest in reverence. They are like palaces for the very w...

मूकपञ्चशती - Mukapanchashati (507) पादारविन्दशतकम् - Padaravinda Shatakam (103) kamakshi (261) lotus feet (74) gods (66) crowns (4) reverence (112) dawn (69) praise (189) brahma (37) lotus-born (3) service (114) circumambulation (1) sanctity (34) grace (359) devotion (933) ritual (164)