% Text title            : mAtRistotram vyAsakRitam Hymn for the Mother by Vyasa Maharshi
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% Description/comments  : Brihaddharmapuranam | pUrvakhaNDaH | adhyAyaH 2| 33\-47 ||
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\engtitle{.. Matristotram by Vyasa Maharshi ..}##
\itxtitle{.. vyAsakR^itam mAtR^istotram ..}##\endtitles ##
vyAsa uvAcha |
piturapyadhikA mAtA garbhadhAraNapoShaNAt |
ato hi triShu lokeShu nAsti mAtR^isamo guruH || 1||
nAsti ga~NgAsamaM tIrthaM nAsti viShNusamaH prabhuH |
nAsti shambhusamaH pUjyo nAsti mAtR^isamo guruH || 2||
nAsti chaikAdashItulyaM vrataM trailokyavishrutam |
tapo nAnashanAt tulyaM nAsti mAtR^isamo guruH || 3||
nAsti bhAryAsamaM mitraM nAsti putrasamaH priyaH |
nAsti bhaginIsamA mAnyA nAsti mAtR^isamo guruH || 4||
na jAmAtR^isamaM pAtraM na dAnaM kanyayA samam |
na bhrAtR^isadR^isho bandhurnacha mAtR^isamo guruH || 5||
desho ga~NgAntikaH shreShTho daleShu tulasIdalam |
varNeShu brAhmaNaH shreShTho gururmAtA guruShvapi || 6||
puruShaH putrarUpeNa bhAryAmAshritya jAyate |
pUrvabhAvAshrayA mAtA tena saiva guruH paraH || 7||
mAtaraM pitara~nchobhau dR^iShTvA putrastu dharmavit |
praNamya mAtaraM pashchAt praNamet pitaraM gurum || 8||
mAtA dharitrI jananI dayArdra hR^idayA shivA |
devI bhUravaniH shreShThA nirdoShA sarvaduHkhahA || 9||
ArAdhanIyA paramA dayA shAntiH kShamA dhR^itiH |
svAhA svadhA cha gaurI cha padmA cha vijayA jayA || 10||
duHkhahantrIti nAmAni mAturevaikaviMshatim |
shR^iNuyAchChrAvayenmartyaH sarvaduHkhAd vimuchyate || 11||
duHkhairmahadbhirdUno.api dR^iShTvA mAtaramIshvarIm |
yamAnandaM labhenmartyaH sa kiM vAchopapadyate || 12||
iti te kathitaM vipra mAtR^istotraM mahAguNam |
parAsharamukhAt pUrvamashrauShaM mAtR^isaMstutam || 13||
sevitvA pitarau kashchid vyAdhaH paramadharmavit |
lebhe sarvaj~natAM yA tu sAdhyate na tapasvibhiH || 14||
tasmAt sarvaprayatnena bhaktiH kAryA tu mAtari |
pitaryapIti choktaM vai pitrA shaktrisutena me || 15||

|| iti bR^ihaddharmapurANAntargataM pitR^imAtR^ibhaktirnAma
dvitIyo.adhyAyAntargataM vyAsaproktaM mAtR^istotraM sampUrNam |

|| bR^ihaddharmapurANam | pUrvakhaNDaH | adhyAyaH 2| 33\-47 ||
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In the second chapter of the BrihaddharmapurANam,
this stotra is followed after pitRistotram,
a hymn on father.

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