shrii miinaaxii stuti-2 | verses 2,3

[Ravi Mayavaram]

VERSE 2
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maata~Ngakumbhavijayiistanabhaarabhugna
 madhyaaM madaaruNavilochanavashyakaantaam.h |
taamraadharasphuritahaasavidhuutataara
 raajapravaaLasushhumaaM bhaja miinanetraam.h || 2 ||

In a split form:

maata~Nga kumbha vijayii stana bhaara bhugna
 madhyaaM madaaruNa vilochana vashya kaantaam.h |
taamra adhara sphurita haasa vidhuuta taara
 raaja pravaaLa sushhumaaM bhaja miina netraam.h || 2 ||

 Worship shrii miinaaxii whose breasts defeat the mastaka(forehead) of
elephants in beauty, whose waist is bent due to the weight of HER
breasts, whose reddened eyes has brought HER consort shiva under HER
control, whose
red lips excel the beauty of coral and the smile (revealing the
bright teeth) on HER red lips drive away the beauty of the Lord of
naxatra-s (chandra)

HER eyes are like that of fish is referred to by the names miinaaxii,
miinalochanii, miinanetrii etc. It is said so because the tradition
holds that fishes do not blink their eyes to protect their young
ones. Likewise ambaaL does not blink to protect the universe. For the
universe is created when SHE opens the eyes and perishes when SHE
closes it (dR^ishhTi-sR^ishhTi vaadam). In this context please refer
to the sahasranaama "unmeshha nimishhotpanna vipanna bhuvanaavaLii"
and the saundarya laharii verse "nimishonmeshhabhyaaM praLayaM udayaM
yaati jagati"


aapaadamastakadayaarasapuurapuurNaaM
 shaapaayudhottamasamarchitapaadapadmaam.h |
chaapayitexumamaliimasachittataayai
 niipaaTaviviharaNaaM bhaja miinanetraam.h || 3 ||


In a split form:

aapaada mastaka dayaa rasa puura puurNaaM
 shaapa ayudha uttama samarchita paada padmaam.h |
*chaapa ita ixuM* amaliimasa chittataayai
 niipa aTavi viharaNaaM bhaja miina netraam.h || 3 ||


Worship miinaaxii who is filled with the nectar of compassion from
feet to  head, whose lotus feet is  worshipped by sages (those who
have curse alone as their weapon), who has a bow made of sugarcane,
who resides in kadamba forests, and who removes the impurities like
kaama
from the mind.

Source:

shrii minaaxii stotramaala
Edited by R. Krishnaswamy Ayyar.
Sri Vanivilas Press, Srirangam, 1964.


*I am not sure about this split.

--
bhava shankara deshikame sharaNam

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Raghavendra Hebbalalu <hs_raghavendra at YAHOO.COM>   wrote:

<<<Does not tattvamasi belong to Chandogya and pragyAnaM
brahmA to aitareya ? >>>

Thanks for pointing out the typo.

Rama

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