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% Author                : Sri Appayya Dixitar
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\engtitle{.. Apitakuchamba Stavah ..}##
\itxtitle{.. apItakuchAmbAstavaH ..}##\endtitles ##
        AnandasindhulaharImamR^itAMshumaule\-
        rAsevinAmamR^ita\-nirmita\-vartimakShNoH |
        AnandavallivitateramR^itArdraguchChaM
        amba smarAmyahamapItakuche vapuste || 1||
        nirnidra\-kokanada\-komalakAntamamba\-
        nityaM sudhAnikaravarShi padaM tvadIyam |
        mUrChAkarajvararujA mama tApitasya
        mUrdhni kShaNaM sakR^idapItakuche nidhehi || 2||
        shItAMshukoTi suShamAshishiraiH kaTAkShaiH
        avyAjabhUtakaruNArasapUrapUrNaiH |
        karpUradhUlimiva dikShu samAkiradbhiH
        amba kShaNaM snapaya mAmaruNAdrimAnye || 3||
        Avirbhava kShaNamapItakuche purastAt
        amba jvareNa mahatA mama tApitasya |
        yena tvada~NghriruchijAla\-sudhApravAhe
        magnastadaiva tanutApamamuM tyajeyam || 4||
        nAnAvidhairnalina\-jAtalipiprakL^iptaiH
        AnItamUrChamadhikaM kShubhitairjvarAdyaiH |
        AshvAsaya kShaNamapItakuche karAgra\-
        krIDAkanatkanakahallakasaurabheNa || 5||
        kaNThe viShaM viShamucho bhujagAH kaparde
        pArshve cha bhUtapatayaH pramathAshcha bhImAH |
        shoNAchaleshamupasR^itya bhajeta ko vA
        na syAttavAmba savidhe yadi sannidhAnam || 6 ||
        shaktirjagajjananapAlana\-bha~njaneShu
        bhogeShu divyamahiShI taruNendumauleH |
        siddhiH karapraNayinI tava sannidhAnaM
        yannAsi tasya tadapItakuche na jAne || 7||
        tvaM sAkShiNI pralayabhairavatANDavAnAM
        tvaM sheShiNI saharidhAtR^i charAcharANAm |
        tvaM mochinI sakalasaMsR^itijAlakAnAM
        tvAM brahmasaMvidamapItakuche namAmi || 8||
        || shrI appayyadIkShitendraiH kR^itaH
                      apItakuchAmbAstavaH sampUrNaH ||
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Encoded by N. Balasubramanian bbalu at satyam.net.in

Note: Once Sri Appayya Dixita had gone to Tiruvannamalai for darshan of Lord Arunachalesvara.  There he was laid up with severe fever. At that time he composed this poem and prayed to Goddess Apitakuchamba. He got immediate relief.  Even now a devotee can get relief from  fever and other ailments by reciting this poem.

A short life sketch of Shri Appayya DikShita (1520-1593 AD) Shrimad Appayya DikShita was born at Adayapalam village, very near Arni, North Arcot District, Tamil Nadu in the year 1520 AD. His father Shri Rangarajadhari was the son of Shri Acharya DikShita - also known as VakShasthalacharya who was in the court of Shri Krishnadevaraya. Appayya was an endearing form of his real name, Vinayaka Subramaniam.  The 16th century AD, in South India was an age of confusion when begotry and vigorous proselytism were rampant. Persecution of one sect by another with the help of the ruling dynasties was quite common. In such an age, the need was felt for a rare scholar with comprehensive vision and imagination, whose mission in life would be the reconciliation of the various creeds, cults and philosophies. Shri Appayya DikShita filled this essential need. He was a peace maker who pleade for harmony, tolera nce and mutual goodwill and understanding at a time when people were quarrelling among themselves as to who was superior Vishnu or Shiva. (Dr. N.  Ramesan IAS. Shri Appayya DikShita Page 3) DikShitar's culture was at once profound, libeal and wide. His characteristic impartiality never failed him even in his out and out militant works.(A. V. Gopalachariar. Introduction to Varadarajastava 1927. P vI) DikShitar's learning, says Y. Mahalinga
Shastri, was in the truest sense of the word encyclopaedic.

appayyadIxitendrA\-nasheShavidyAgurUnahaM vande .
yatkR^itibodhAbodhau vidvadavidvadvibhAjakopAdhI .. (bhaTTojIdIxitaH).##

Shri DikShita is the author of not less than 104 works and had enjoyed the patronage of King Chinna Bomma of Vellore. He was offered kanakAbhiSheka by this king in 1582AD. He was patronised by Chinna Thimma and Venkatapati also. He lived upto the ripe age of 73 years and spent his last days in Chidambaram.

Some of his most famous works are Shivarka maNidIpikA, NyAya rakShAmaNI, siddhAnta lesha sangraha, parimala, chAturmata sArasangraha, yAdavabhyudaya vyAkhyA, varadarAjastava and kuvalayAnanda. His stotras are simple, popular and effective, for example, mArgabandhu stotram, durgAchandrakalA stuti, ApitakuchambA stava, hariharabheda stuti.  

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