Stotram

By  Adhi Sankara Bhagwat Pada Translated by P.R.Ramachander (Kalabhairava is the God who is the protector of Benares. He is supposed to be the fearsome aspect of Lord Shiva. Once Brahma insulted Lord Shiva and his fifth head teasingly laughed at Lord Shiva. From Lord Shiva came out the Kalabhairava (Black Bhairava) who tore off the […]

Ranganathashtakam (Octet on Ranganatha) By Adhi Shankara Translated by  P.R.Ramachander (with assistance in editing the translation by Dr.Saroja Ramanujam) (Sri Rangam for a Vaishnavite is the holy of the holies to all Vaishnavites (worshippers of Lord Vishnu) and is similar to Benares for a shaivite.” 2 km from Tiruchirapalli, Srirangam is the most important temple […]

Meenakshi * Nava Rathna mala stotram (A garland of nine gems to Meenakshi) Translated by P.R.Ramachander Gowreem kanchana padmini thadagruham Sri Sundaresa priyam, Neebharanya suvarna kaduka parikreeda vilolam umam, Srimad pandya kulachalagra vilasad rathna pradhi payidham, Meenakshim, madhureswareem sukhatharam Sri Pandya baalam bhaje. 1 Salutations to Meenakshi, who is goddess of Madhurai, Who has a […]

(The Octet to the Bilwa) Translated by P.R.Ramachander (The leaves of Bilwa(Aegle marmelos), which has multiple leaves, with each leaf consisting of three leaves is very dear to Lord Shiva. Offering this leaf to Lord Shiva pleases him especially on the Shivarathri .There are several stories how people got salvation by offering one Bilwa leaf to […]

(The octet to the beauty of three worlds) By Adhi Shankara Bhagawat Pada Translated by  P.R.Ramachander (Among the several names of the goddess Parvathy one of the very important is Tripurasundari. This means the prettiest woman of the three worlds. It is also possible that she is called Tripurasundari because she is the consort of Lord […]

  Pasupathyashtakam (The octet on lord of all beings) Translated by P.R.Ramachander Pasupatheendu patheem dharanipatheem, Bhujaloka patheem cha sathipatheem, Pranatha bhaktha janarthi haram param, Bhajatha re manuja girijapatheem. 1 Hey man, pray the lord of the daughter of the mountain, Who is the lord of all beings, Who is the lord of the moon, Who […]

(The five gems about Lord Subrahamanya) Translated By P.R.Ramachander (This stotra is about the Lord Subrahamanya who has a temple at Kukke Subrahamanya, which is in the banks of the river Kumaradhara which is about 100 km from Mangalore in Karnataka. Adhi Sankara Bhagawat Pada is known to have camped in this temple for a few […]

By Adhi Sankara Bhagawat Pada Translated by P.R.Ramachander Pratha smarami hrudhi samsphuradathma thathwam,Sathchithsugam paramahamsagathim thureeyam, Yath swapna jagara sushupthamavaithi nithyam, Thad brahma nishkalamaham na cha bhootha Sangha. 1 In this morning, I think of the principle of soul, Which is deeply inlaid in my mind. That real great truth which is the way of the […]

(The octet in praise of Lord Krishna) By  Adhi Sankara Bhagawat Pada Translated by P.R.Ramachander Bhaje vrajaika mandanam, samastha papa khandanam, Swabhaktha chitha ranjanam, sadaiva nanda nandanam, Supincha gucha masthakam, sunada venu hasthakam, Ananga raga sagaram, Namami Krishna sagaram. 1 I pray Him, who is the ornament to the land of Vraja, Who cuts off entire […]

Translated by  P.R.Ramachander (Swami Adhyathmanandaji (http://www.divyajivan.org/) writes about Ashta Lakshmis as follows:- “Lakshmi is commonly known as Goddess of wealth. Wealth is not only the money. Tradition and values of life is also wealth. Our family and progress is also wealth. Our belongings such as land, properties, animals, grains, etc as well as virtues like […]