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The word "varya" is a modification of "Arya" (and it is closely related to the tamil word aiyA).}## 2) OM brahmAnandapradAyakAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who bestows the bliss of brahman to his disciples by conferring AtmajnAnam. }## 3) OM aj~nAnatimirAdityAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who dispels the aj\~nAnam with brahmaj\~nAnam like the Sun's bright light rays dispels the darkness.}## 4) OM suj~nAnAmbudhichandramase namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who bestows the auspicious knowledge of brahman to his disciples, like a a full moon showering its cool rays to a large body of water.} \hrule VERSE 2 ## varNAshramapratiShTAtA shrImAnmuktipradAyakaH | shiShyopadeshanirato bhaktAbhIShTapradAyakaH || 2|| 5) OM varNAshramapratiShThAtre namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who firmly [re-]stablished the varNAshrama system.}## 6) OM shrImate namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who possesses all auspicious attributes.}## 7) OM muktipradAyakAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who bestows mukti to his devotees by conferring Atmaj\~nAnam to them.}## 8) OM shiShyopadeshaniratAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who is ever keen to instruct his disciples.}## 9) OM bhaktAbhIShTapradAyakAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who grants the much desired wishes (abhi iShTa) of his devotees. The most desired thing is the non-dual bliss of brahman, which He bestows to them through Atmaj\~nAnam. } \hrule VERSE 3## sUkShmatattvarahasyaj~naH kAryAkAryaprabodhakaH | j~nAnamudrA~nchitakarashshiShyahR^ittApahArakaH || 3|| 10) OM sUkShma-tattva-rahasya-j~nAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who knows the intricate and secret tattvam. The word tattvam which is often used to mean philosophy is the key as it denotes tattvamasi. The most secret, sacred and intricate truth is the identity of Atman and brahman.}## 11) OM kAryAkAryaprabodhakAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who taught about "what that needs to be done" and "what that should not be done". To do what has to be done and to abstain from what that should not be done is the art of right living.}## 12) OM j~nAna-mudrA~nchitakarAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara whose hands hold the jnAna mudrA. mudrA means gesture. There is specific gesture known as jnAna mudrA. This mudra is also known as chinmudra. In this one joins the tip of the thumb with the tip of the index finger forming a circle. The term jnAna mudrA also means one who gives (ra) the bliss (mud) of jnAna.}## 13) OM shiShyahR^ittApahArAkAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who destroys the heat or obstacles that trouble the hearts of his disciples. He destroys that heat by bestowing cool nectar like AtmajnAnam. We chant shAnti thrice to overcome the tApatraya (AdhyAtmika, Adhibautika and Adhidaivika). shrI lalita sahasranAmam praises shrI mAtA as "##tApatrayAgni sa.ntapta sAmhlAdana chandrikA##", Like HER, shrI shankara destroys the tApa by bestowing the cool nectar of AtmajnAnam. } \hrule VERSE 4 ## parivrAjAshramoddhartA sarvatantrasvatantradhIH | advaitasthApanAchAryassAkShAchCha~NkararUpabhR^it || 4|| 14) OM parivrAjAshramoddhartre namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who re-organized and strengthened the sannyAsa Ashrama. The present dashanAmi sampradAyam owes its existence to shrI shankara.}## 15) OM sarvatantrasvantradhiye namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who is the master of all existing systems of thought yet formulated and presented his own system of thought in a unique fashion.}## 16) OM advaita-sthApanAchAryAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who firmly [re-]established the advaita vedAnta. Advaita guru paramparA starts with shrIman nArAyana. But it was shrI shankara who established it firmly through his bhAshyams on upaniShads, bhagavad gIta and brahmasUtra, prakaraNa granthas and through establishment of mAthas.}## 17) OM sAkShAchCha~NkararUpabhR^ite namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who is indeed Lord shiva. shrI shankara is considered by his disciples as none but the great Lord shiva himself. The verse in toTakAShTakam }## bhava eva bhavA niti me nitaraM samajAyata chetasi kautikitA mama vAraya moha mahAjaladhiM bhava sha~Nkara deshikame sharaNam.h ## { and the famous verse attributed to padmapAda which he realized and uttered during the great debate between shrI vedavyAsa and shrI shankara}## shan~Nkarashsha~NkarassAkShAdvyAso nArAyaNa svayam | tayor vivAde samprApte ki~NkaraH kiM karomyaham || ##{ indicates this.} \hrule VERSE 5 ## ShaNmatasthApanAchAryastrayImArga prakAshakaH | vedavedAntatattvaj~no durvAdimatakhaNDanaH || 5|| 18) OM ShaNmatasthApanAchAryAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who established the six modes (religions) of worship. These are: a) shaivam Worship of Lord Shiva b) shAktam Worship of parAshaktI c) vaiShnavam Worship of shrIman nArAyaNa d) gAnapatyam Worship of mahAgaNapati e) sauram Worship of Surya f) kOMAram Worship of kumara or Lord Muruga }## 19) OM trayImArgaprakAshakAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who made the path of the followers of vedas easy by shedding light on its meanings. Vedas are known by the term "trayI".}## 20) OM vedavedAntatattvaj~nAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who knew the intricate and subtle philosophy of vedas and upaniShads. To Him the ocean of knowledge was a mere drop of water which He could sip as easily as one sips water from one's palm.}## 21) OM durvAdimatakhaNDanAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who cut the arguments of avaidika philosphers into pieces and eliminated nAstika systems. } \hrule VERSE 6 ## vairAgyaniratashshAntassaMsArArNavatArakaH | prasannavadanAmbhojaH paramArthaprakAshakaH || 6|| 22) OM vairAgyaniratAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who is keen on detachment from sense pleasures. Verse 21 of vivekachUDamaNI describes what vairagyam. Starting from this body even upto brahmA's body, whatever pleasure arises through senses lead only to trouble. Knowing this a jnAni detaches himself and desires to abandon them.}## 23) OM shAntAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who is always peaceful. This peacefulness is a mark of self-realization.}## 24) OM saMsArNavatArakAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who helps his discIples to cross the ocean of saMsara.}## 25) OM prasannavadanAmbhojAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara whose face is bright and beautiful like a lotus.}## 26) OM paramArthaprakAshakAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who sheds light on the way to achieve the highest goal, mukti. } \hrule VERSE 7 ## purANasmR^itisAraj~no nityatR^ipto mahA~nChuchiH | nityAnando nirAta~Nko nissa~Ngo nirmalAtmakaH || 7|| 27) OM purANasmR^itisAraj~nAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who knows the essence of purANas and smR\^iti.}## 28) OM nityatR^iptAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who is ever content.}## 29) OM mahate namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who is great.}## 30) OM shuchaye namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who is pure.}## 31) OM nityAnandAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who is ever in the state of bliss.}## 32) OM nirAta~NkAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who is fearless.}## 33) OM nissa~NgAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who has no bondage.}## 34) OM nirmalAtmakAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who is free of impurities. } \hrule VERSE 8 ## nirmamo niraha~NkAro vishvavandyapadAmbujaH | sattvapradhAnassadbhAvassa~NkhyAtItaguNojjvalaH || 8|| 35) OM nirmamAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who is free from mamakAra. (mamakAra is an attitude which leads one to think "this is mine", which would also simulataneously imply "something else is not mine. It can be translated as Mineness).}## 36) OM niraha~NkArAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who is free from aha~NkAra. aha~NkAra is "I am the doer" attitude. HE is free from that.}## 37) OM vishva-vandya-padAmbujAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara at whose lotus feet the universe bows.}## 38) OM sattvapradhAnAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara in whom sattva guNa is predominant.}## 39) OM sadbhAvAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who (always) contemplates on the Truth.}## 40) OM sa~NkhyAtItaguNojjvalAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who is endowed with countless guNas. } \hrule VERSE 9 ## anaghassArahR^idayassudhIssArasvatapradaH | satyAtmA puNyashIlashcha sA~NkhyayogavilakShaNaH || 9|| 41) OM anaghAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who is free from bad qualities.}## 42) OM sArahR^idayasudhiye namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara the essence of whose heart is nectar.}## 43) OM sArasvatapradAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who bestows knowledge and kavitvam. Once shrI shankara bestowed out of his infinite grace, instantaneously, knowledge and kavitvam to his disciple giri. shrI giri is known as toTakAcharya after the toTakAShTakam which he composed in praise of shrI shankara.}## 44) OM satyAtmane namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who abides in the Truth.}## 45) OM puNyashIlAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara whose conduct is pious.}## 46) OM sA~NkhyayogavilakShaNAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who through his advaita-vedanta vAda proved that the goal of sAnkhyayoga deviates from the truth. Non-dual brahman is not described correctly by the sA~Nkhya philosophy which enumerates 25 principles. } \hrule VERSE 10 ## taporAshir mahAtejo guNatrayavibhAgavit | kalighnaH kAlakarmaj~nastamoguNanivArakaH || 10|| 47) OM taporAshaye namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who is the embodiment of penance.}## 48) OM mahAtejase namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who has great effulgence.}## 49) OM guNatrayavibhAgavide namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who has the knowledge about the three different guNas (sattva, rajas and tamas).}## 50) OM kalighnAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who is the enemy (or destroyer) of the sinful effects of the kali age.}## 51) OM kAlakarmaj~nAya namaH (athavA pAThabheda kAladharmaj~nAya) ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who knows the time for appropriate actions. It can also means He knows what events will happen with the flow time.}## 52) OM tamoguNanivArakAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who removes the tamo guNam from his devotees or prevents them from it. tamas literally means darkness. tamo guNam denotes ignorance. He removes ignorance from his devotees by bestowing AtmajnAnam. There can be no darkness where there is light, His very presence prevents the advent of ignorance. } \hrule VERSE 11 ## bhagavAnbhAratIjetA shAradAhvAnapaNDitaH | dharmAdharmavibhAvaj~no lakShyabhedapradarshakaH || 11|| 53) OM bhagavate namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who is the supreme Lord.}## 54) OM bhAratIjetre namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who defeated shrI sarasvatI in debate.}## 55) OM shArAdAhvAnapaNDitAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara the great scholar who was invited by shrI sarasvatI (bhAratI, wife of maNDana mishra who is considered as avatAram of Goddess Sarasvati) for debate. He defeated Her in the debate. Finally even when ascending the sarvaj\~na pITham, he silenced Her protest by refuting her charge. shrI sarasvatI charged him saying that he is not pure. shankara refuted the charge by saying that this body cannot be held inmpure for the sins committed by the King's body. She then remained silent and let him ascend the sarvaj\~na pITham. }## 56) OM dharmAdharmavibhAvaj~nAya namaH (pAThabheda vibhAga) ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who knows the distinction between dharma and adharma and who has an in-depth understanding of it.}## 57) OM lakShyabhedapradarshakAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who knows what the goal is and what is not. His teachings exhibit this difference and helps his disciples. For if one does not know the distinction he/she may not attain it. } \hrule VERSE 12 ## nAdabindukalAbhij~no yogihR^itpadmabhAskaraH | atIndriyaj~nAnanidhirnityAnityavivekavAn || 12|| 58) OM nAdabindukalAbhij~nAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who knows the philosophy of nAda-bindu-kalA. nAda denotes sound or vibration, and often the praNava OM. Bindu denotes a dot or a central point. kalA has various interpretions. Theory of creation is explained in many texts using this terminology.}## 59) OM yogihR^itpadmabhAskarAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara at whose thought the heart of a yogi blooms like a lotus which blossoms at the sight of Sun. In the case of the lotus flower the physical presence of Sun is required. But yogi's heart opens up with joy at the mere thought of the name of the shrI shankara. Such is his greatness.}## 60) OM atIndriya j~nAnanidhaye namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who is the treasure house of that j\~nAna which is atIndriya, i.e., the wisdom that is beyond the realm of operation of the sense organs. }## 61) OM nityAnityavivekavate namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who knows the distinction between eternal (nitya) and ephemeral (anitya or non-eternal). } \hrule VERSE 13## chidAnandashchinmayAtmA parakAyapraveshakR^it | amAnuShacharitrADhyaH kShemadAyI kShamAkaraH || 13|| 62) OM chidAnandAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara whose form is consciousness and bliss. Knower of brahman indeed becomes brahman.}## 63) OM chinmayAtmane namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who is the all pervading consciouness or Awareness.}## 64) OM parakAyapraveshakR^ite namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who knows the art of para kAya praveshaM and who has done that. para kAya pravesham is entering into another body. Patanjali yoga sUtras describe how an advanced yogi can do that. When challenged by shrI bhAratI (maNDAna mishra's wife, who is the avataram of shrI sarasvatI) with questions related to conjugal love, shankara used the parakAya pravesha vidyA and entered body of the king amaruka. In that body he wrote a work describing the nature of conjugal love which is called after the name of the King. This episode can be learnt in detail from the shankara digvijaya of Madhava-Vidyaranya*. }## 65) OM amAnuShacharitrADhyAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara whose life exemplifies divine nature. It is humanly impossible task to accomlish what shrI shankara accomplished in a brief span of his life on earth. His divine nature is demonstrated through this. Out of boundless mercy, Ishwara himself came down to this earth to establish dharma.}## 66) OM kShemadAyine namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who bestows welfare to his devotees. The best thing which will bring welfare to person is nitya-anitya vastu viveka. Through His teachings, shrI shankara, taught the knowldge which discriminates between the eternal and ephemeral.}## 67) OM kShamakAraya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who forgives the mistakes out of His boundless love. } \hrule VERSE 14 ## bhavyo bhadraprado bhUri mahimA vishvara~njakaH | svaprakAshassadAdhAro vishvabandhushshubhodayaH || 14|| 68) OM bhavyAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who has become (That). bhava means become.}## 69) OM bhadrapradAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who is the bestower of auspiciousness. bhadraM means auspiciousness or goodness or something that has to be treasured.}## 70) OM bhUrimahimne namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who has countless glories.}## 71) OM vishvara~njakAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who (through his teachings) made the world happy.}## 72) OM svaprakAshAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who is self luminous.}## 73) OM sadAdhAraya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who is the eternal support.}## 74) OM vishvabandhave namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who is a relative (and friend ) to all. Being the Self He is related to everyone. A true friend is one who is interested in one's welfare. Through His teachings shrI shankara helps the devotees to cross the might ocean of saMsara. He is indeed the best friend for everyone.}## 75) OM shubhodayAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who is the auspicious dawn to his devotees. He dispells the darkness of ignorance through the light of his knowledge. } \hrule VERSE 15 ## vishAlakIrtirvAgIshassarvalokahitotsukaH | kailAsayAtrAsamprAptachandramauliprapUjakaH || 15|| 76) OM vishAlakIrtaye namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara whose fame is vast and great.}## 77) OM vAgIshAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who is a Lord of speech. His skill in debating and in expressing the great truths is very well known.}## 78) OM sarvalokahitotsukAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who is keen in the welfare of beings in all the worlds.}## 79) OM kailAsayAtrAsamprAptachandramauliprapUjakAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who after reaching kailAsam (abode of Lord shiva)and worshipped him as chandramaulIshvara. The shiva lingAm-s he brought back from the trip are still being worshipped at the maTham-s established by shrI shankara. } \hrule VERSE 16 ## kA.nchyAM shrIchakrarAjAkhyayantrasthApanadIkShitaH | shrIchakrAtmaka tATa~Nka toShitAmbA manorathaH || 16|| 80) OM kA.nchyAM shrIchakrarAjAkhyayantrasthApanadIkShitAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who established the famous shrIchakra yantra at the kAnchi temple. Among the many yantra-s shrI chakra is the most powerful and it is considered as the king of all yantra-s.}## 81) OM shrIchakrAtmaka tATa~Nka toShitAmbA manorathAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who adorned shrI akhilAndeshvarI (at tiruvAnaikka)with ear rings in the form of shrI chakra and made Her happy by fulfilling Her wish. } \hrule VERSE 17 ## brahmasUtropaniShadbhAShyAdigranthakalpakaH | chaturdikchaturAmnAyapratiShThAtA mahAmatiH || 17|| 82) OM brahmasUtropaniShadbhAShyAdigranthakalpakAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who wrote bhAShya-s on brahmasUtra, upaniShad-s, bhagavadgItA, and prakaraNa granthas like vivekachUDAmaNi explaining the Ultimate. I bow to Him again and again. Without these works it is impossible to understand the Ultimate truth explained in veda-s and upaniShad-s.}## 83) OM chaturdikchaturAmnAyapratiShThAtre namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who established four AmnAya maTham-s at corners of four directions in bharatam. These maTham-s are shr\^ingeri (south), pUrI (East), jyotirmaTh (north), and dvArakA (west). These maTham-s in a sense give the geographic extent of bhAratham, were the sanAtana dharma is practised.}## 84) OM mahAmataye namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara whose intellectual power was great. shrI shankara is well known for his logic and skills in debating. } \hrule VERSE 18 ## dvisaptati matochChettA sarvadigvijayaprabhuH | kAShAyavasanopeto bhasmoddhULitavigrahaH || 18|| 85) OM dvispatati matochChettre namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who through the advaita vedAnta uplifted many forms of religious worship by giving them a proper focus. dvisaptati is 72, mata means religion and uchChetta means uplifting. Many religious observances can be done with various goals, but if done with earnest intention of knowing the Self, these observances get a proper focus. According to available extracts from the lost AnandagirIya sha.nkaravijaya (e.g., in the commentaries on the popular mAdhavIya sha.nkaravijaya) sha.nkarAchArya reformed 72 different cults in the course of his travels in India.}## 86) OM sarvadigvijayaprabhave namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who is ever vistorious (hence the Lord) in all his digvijayaM-s. shrI shankara undertook many digvijayaM-s, during which he met many scholars of various religious traditions and debated with them. He always emerged victorious. During his digvijayas he increased the spiritual power of many temples by establishing shrIchakra yantra in them and helped bhaktas by composing hymns on different deities. These digvijayas occupied a central place in his life, hence his biographies are called as digvijaya-s.}## 87) OM kAShAyavasanopetAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who is dressed in ochre robes. kAShAyam means ochre colour and denotes the clothes in that colour. sannyAsin wear ochre coloured clothes. This colour resembles fire and denotes that the sannyAsin has burnt all his attachments in the fire of wisdom. shrI shankara who renounced all the attachments at a very young age is the greatest of the sannyAsins.}## 88) OM bhasmoddhULitavigrahAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara whose body has the sacred marks of bhasmam or ash. His body smeared with bhasmam shines like a vigraham. The sacred ash not only indicates the ephemeral nature of the world (in a symbolic way), but also protects the wearer from evil influences (being a yaj\~na prasAda). In shrI subrahmanya bhujangam, shrI shankara says that the vibhuti prasAda of lord shanmukha will destroy many ills and evil influences. } \hrule VERSE 19 ## j~nAnatmakaikadaNDADhyaH kamaNDalulasatkaraH | gurubhUmaNDalAchAryobhagavatpAdasa.nj~nakaH || 19|| 89) OM j~nAnatmakaikadaNDADhyAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who bears a single daNDa (stick) to symbolically show the j\~nAna that AtmA is one. This points to the fact that Atman and brahman are one. sannyAsins of dashanAmi order follow this tradition till today.}## 90) OM kamaNDalulasatkarAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara whose hand is adorned with kamaNDalam. kamaNDalam is a small vessel (made from clay or wood. The tree from which it is made is known as kamaNDalataru). SannyAsin-s carry water in this small vessel. It can symbolically mean a simple and self contained life.}## 91) OM gurave namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who is our teacher. guru means one who dispels ignorance. "gu" means darkness or ignorance and "ru" is one who dispels it.}## 92) OM bhUmaNDalAchAryAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who is a world teacher. bhUmaNDalam means Earth, it also indicates the Universe. He is guides them through his teachings. This word is synonymous to jagadguru.}## 93) OM bhagavatpAdasa.nj~nakAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who is known as bhagavatpAda. } \hrule VERSE 20 ## vyAsasa.ndarshanaprItaH R^iShyashR^i~NgapureshvaraH | saundaryalaharI mukhya bahustotra vidhAyakaH || 20|| 94) OM vyAsasa.ndarshanaprItAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who was pleased by the vision of sage shrI vyAsa. bhagavan vedavyAsa came disguised as a old man and invited shrI shankara for a debate on shrI shankara's brahma sUtra bhAshya. The debate will go on for a long time. shrI padmapAda, one of the chief disciples of shrI shankara, at that point realized that the old man is none but shrI vyAsa (who is indeed mahAviShNu) and shankara is indeed Lord shiva, and said the following famous verse:}## shan~Nkarashsha~NkarassAkShAdvyAso nArAyaNa svayam | tayor vivAde samprApte ki~NkaraH kiM karomyaham || ##{ Pleased with shankara's bhAshya, sage vyAsa blessed him with additional 16 years of life. One can read about this incident in detail in madhaviya shankara digvijayam.}## 95) OM R^iShyashR^i~NgapureshvarAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who is the lord of R\^iShyashR\^i\~Ngapuri (now known as shR\^i\~Ngeri). shrI shankara established the first maTham at shR\^i\~Ngeri and nominated shrI sureshvarAcharya as its head. It is said that shrI shankara also stayed at shR\^i\~Ngeri for a very long period(12 years).}## 96) OM saundaryalaharImukhyabahustotravidhAyakAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who provided us with many stotram-s like saundaryalaharI for worship. shrI shankara keeping in mind of many sAdhaka-s who are not ready for study of vedAnta and Atmavichara, composed many works promoting bhakti which will lead them to that state. } \hrule VERSE 21 ## chatuShShaShTikalAbhij~no brahmarAkShasapoShakaH | shrImanmaNDanamishrAkhyasvayambhUjayasannutaH || 21|| 97) OM chatuShShaShTikalAbhij~nAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who is knows (and a master of) of all the 64 arts.}## 98) OM brahmarAkShasapoShakAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who freed a brahmarAkShasa from the curse.}## 99) OM shrImanmaNDanamishrAkhyasvayambhUjayasannutAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who was hailed as svayambhU (One who has descended onto the earth out of his own volition, AvatAra) by shrI maNDana mishra and others. } \hrule VERSE 22 ## toTakAchAryasampUjya padmapAdarchitA~NghrikaH | hastAmalayogindra brahmaj~nAnapradAyakaH || 22|| 100) OM toTakAchAryasampUjyAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who is worshipped by toTakAchArya. }## 101) OM padmapAdarchitA~NghrikAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara whose feet were worshipped by padmapAda.}## 102) OM hastAmalayogindra brahmaj~nAnapradAyakAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who bestowed the brahma j\~nAnaM to hastAmalaka. } \hrule VERSE 23 ## sureshvarAkhya sachChiShya sa.nnyAsAshrama dAyakaH | nR^isiMhabhaktassadratnagarbhaherambapUjakaH || 23|| 103) OM sureshvarAkhya sachChiShyasa.nnyAsAshramadAyakAya namaH (pAThabheda sureshvarAdiShaTshiShya) ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who has ordained sureshvara and others into the sannyAsAshrama (monkhood).}## 104) OM nR^isiMhabhaktAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who is an ardent devotee of shrI nR\^isiMha. shrI shankara's lakShmI nR\^isiMha karAvalambana stotram.h is well known.}## 105)OM sadratnagarbhaherambapUjakAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who worshipped ratna garbha heramba gaNapati. There is a temple for ratna garbha heramba gaNapati in shR\^ingeri. } \hrule VERSE 24 ## vyAkhyasiMhAsanAdhIsho jagatpUjyo jagadguruH | iti shrImachCha~NkarAchAryasarvalokaguroH param || 24|| 106) OM vyAkhyAsiMhAsanAdhIshAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who is considered as the lord of vyAkhyAnam.h. His commentaries for prasthAna traya are well known and considered the best.}## 107) OM jagatpUjyAya namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who is worshipped by the jagat.h. The term jagat here indicates the beings of all the worlds.}## 108) OM jagadgurave namaH ##{ I bow to shrI shankara who is the teacher of the world.}## nAmnAmaShTottarashataM bhuktimuktiphalapradam | trisandhyAM yaH paThedbhaktyA sarvAnkAmAnavApnuyAt || ##{ Chanting this aShTottarashatanAma stotram will bestow the devotee with material comforts in this world and final liberation also. One who chants this thrice a day (during the sandhyA kAla) with devotion will realize all the desires.}## atha nAmAvaliH | OM shrIsha~NkarAchAryavaryAya namaH | OM brahmAnandapradAyakAya namaH | OM aj~nAnatimirAdityAya namaH | OM suj~nAnAmbudhichandramase namaH | OM varNAshramapratiShThAtre namaH | OM shrImate namaH | OM muktipradAyakAya namaH | OM shiShyopadeshaniratAya namaH | OM bhaktAbhIShTapradAyakAya namaH | OM sUkShma-tattva-rahasya-j~nAya namaH | 10 OM kAryAkAryaprabodhakAya namaH | OM j~nAna-mudrA~nchitakarAya namaH | OM shiShyahR^ittApahArAkAya namaH | OM parivrAjAshramoddhartre namaH | OM sarvatantrasvantradhiye namaH | OM advaita-sthApanAchAryAya namaH | OM sAkShAchCha~NkararUpabhR^ite namaH | OM ShaNmatasthApanAchAryAya namaH | OM trayImArgaprakAshakAya namaH | OM vedavedAntatattvaj~nAya namaH | 20 OM durvAdimatakhaNDanAya namaH | OM vairAgyaniratAya namaH | OM shAntAya namaH | OM saMsArNavatArakAya namaH | OM prasannavadanAmbhojAya namaH | OM paramArthaprakAshakAya namaH | OM purANasmR^itisAraj~nAya namaH | OM nityatR^iptAya namaH | OM mahate namaH | OM shuchaye namaH | 30 OM nityAnandAya namaH | OM nirAta~NkAya namaH | OM nissa~NgAya namaH | OM nirmalAtmakAya namaH | OM nirmamAya namaH | OM niraha~NkArAya namaH | OM vishva-vandya-padAmbujAya namaH | OM sattvapradhAnAya namaH | OM sadbhAvAya namaH | OM sa~NkhyAtItaguNojjvalAya namaH | 40 OM anaghAya namaH | OM sArahR^idayasudhiye namaH | OM sArasvatapradAya namaH | OM satyAtmane namaH | OM puNyashIlAya namaH | OM sA~NkhyayogavilakShaNAya namaH | OM taporAshaye namaH | OM mahAtejase namaH | OM guNatrayavibhAgavide namaH | OM kalighnAya namaH | 50 OM kAlakarmaj~nAya namaH | (athavA pAThabheda kAladharmaj~nAya) OM tamoguNanivArakAya namaH | OM bhagavate namaH | OM bhAratIjetre namaH | OM shArAdAhvAnapaNDitAya namaH | OM dharmAdharmavibhAvaj~nAya namaH | (pAThabheda vibhAga) OM lakShyabhedapradarshakAya namaH | OM nAdabindukalAbhij~nAya namaH | OM yogihR^itpadmabhAskarAya namaH | OM atIndriya j~nAnanidhaye namaH | 60 OM nityAnityavivekavate namaH | OM chidAnandAya namaH | OM chinmayAtmane namaH | OM parakAyapraveshakR^ite namaH | OM amAnuShacharitrADhyAya namaH | OM kShemadAyine namaH | OM kShamakAraya namaH | OM bhavyAya namaH | OM bhadrapradAya namaH | OM bhUrimahimne namaH | 70 OM vishvara~njakAya namaH | OM svaprakAshAya namaH | OM sadAdhAraya namaH | OM vishvabandhave namaH | OM shubhodayAya namaH | OM vishAlakIrtaye namaH | OM vAgIshAya namaH | OM sarvalokahitotsukAya namaH | OM kailAsayAtrAsamprAptachandramauliprapUjakAya namaH | OM kA.nchyAM shrIchakrarAjAkhyayantrasthApanadIkShitAya namaH | 80 OM shrIchakrAtmaka tATa~Nka toShitAmbA manorathAya namaH | OM brahmasUtropaniShadbhAShyAdigranthakalpakAya namaH | OM chaturdikchaturAmnAyapratiShThAtre namaH | OM mahAmataye namaH | OM dvispatati matochChettre namaH | OM sarvadigvijayaprabhave namaH | OM kAShAyavasanopetAya namaH | OM bhasmoddhULitavigrahAya namaH | OM j~nAnatmakaikadaNDADhyAya namaH | OM kamaNDalulasatkarAya namaH | 90 OM gurave namaH | OM bhUmaNDalAchAryAya namaH | OM bhagavatpAdasa.nj~nakAya namaH | OM vyAsasa.ndarshanaprItAya namaH | OM R^iShyashR^i~NgapureshvarAya namaH | OM saundaryalaharImukhyabahustotravidhAyakAya namaH | OM chatuShShaShTikalAbhij~nAya namaH | OM brahmarAkShasapoShakAya namaH | OM shrImanmaNDanamishrAkhyasvayambhUjayasannutAya namaH | OM toTakAchAryasampUjyAya namaH | 100 OM padmapAdarchitA~NghrikAya namaH | OM hastAmalayogindra brahmaj~nAnapradAyakAya namaH | OM sureshvarAkhya sachChiShyasa.nnyAsAshramadAyakAya namaH | (pAThabheda sureshvarAdiShaTshiShya) OM nR^isiMhabhaktAya namaH | OM sadratnagarbhaherambapUjakAya namaH | OM vyAkhyAsiMhAsanAdhIshAya namaH | OM jagatpUjyAya namaH | OM jagadgurave namaH | iti shrIsha~NkarAchAryAShTottarashata sArthanAmAvaliH samAptA ## The above nAmAvalI is followed by Shringeri Matham. The text followed by Kanchi matham is slightly different which is given as ## atha nAmAvaliH | OM shrIsha~NkarAchAryavaryAya namaH | OM brahmaj~nAnapradAyakAya namaH | OM aj~nAnatimirAdityAya namaH | OM suj~nAnAmbudhichandramase namaH | OM varNAshramapratiShThAtre namaH | OM shrImate namaH | OM muktipradAyakAya namaH | OM shiShyopadeshaniratAya namaH | OM bhaktAbhIShTapradAyakAya namaH | OM sUkShmatattvarahasyaj~nAya namaH | 10 OM kAryAkAryaprabodhakAya namaH | OM j~nAnamudrA~nchitakarAya namaH | OM shiShyahR^ittApahArakAya namaH | OM parivrAjyAshramoddhartre namaH | OM sarvatantrasvatantradhiye namaH | OM advaitasthApanAchAryAya namaH | OM sAkShAchCha~NkararUpabhR^ite namaH | OM ShaNmatasthApanAchAryAya namaH | OM trayImArgaprakAshakAya namaH | OM vedavedAntatattvaj~nAya namaH | 20 OM durvAdimatakhaNDanAya namaH | OM vairAgyaniratAya namaH | OM shAntAya namaH | OM saMsArArNavatArakAya namaH | OM prasannavadanAmbhojAya namaH | OM paramArthaprakAshakAya namaH | OM purANasmR^itisAraj~nAya namaH | OM nityatR^iptAya namaH | OM mahate namaH | OM shuchaye namaH | 30 OM nityAnandAya namaH | OM nirAta~NkAya namaH | OM nissa~NgAya namaH | OM nirmalAtmakAya namaH | OM nirmamAya namaH | OM niraha~NkArAya namaH | OM vishvavandyapadAmbujAya namaH | OM sattvapradhAnAya namaH | OM sadbhAvAya namaH | OM sa~NkhyAtItaguNojjvalAya namaH | 40 OM anaghAya namaH | OM sArahR^idayAya namaH | OM sudhiye namaH | OM sArasvatapradAya namaH | OM satyAtmane namaH | OM puNyashIlAya namaH | OM sA~NkhyayogavichakShaNAya namaH | OM taporAshaye namaH | OM mahAtejase namaH | OM guNatrayavibhAgavide namaH | 50 OM kalighnAya namaH | OM kAladharmaj~nAya namaH | OM tamoguNanivArakAya namaH | OM bhagavate namaH | OM bhAratIjetre namaH | OM shAradAhvAnapaNDitAya namaH | OM dharmAdharmavibhAgaj~nAya namaH | OM lakShyabhedapradarshakAya namaH | OM nAdabindukalAbhij~nAya namaH | OM yogihR^itpadmabhAskarAya namaH | 60 OM atIndriyaj~nAnanidhaye namaH | OM nityAnityavivekavate namaH | OM chidAnandAya namaH | OM chinmayAtmane namaH | OM parakAyapraveshakR^ite namaH | OM amAnuShacharitrADhyAya namaH | OM kShemadAyine namaH | OM kShamAkarAya namaH | OM bhavyAya namaH | OM bhadrapradAya namaH | 70 OM bhUrimahimne namaH | OM vishvara~njakAya namaH | OM svaprakAshAya namaH | OM sadAdhArAya namaH | OM vishvabandhave namaH | OM shubhodayAya namaH | OM vishAlakIrtaye namaH | OM vAgIshAya namaH | OM sarvalokahitotsukAya namaH | OM kailAsayAtrAsa.nprAptachandramauliprapUjakAya namaH | 80 OM kA~nchyAM shrIchakrarAjAkhyayantrasthApanadIkShitAya namaH | OM shrIchakrAtmakatATa~NkapoShitAmbAmanorathAya namaH | OM shrIbrahmasUtropaniShadbhAShyAdigranthakalpakAya namaH | OM chaturdikchaturAmnAyapratiShThAtre namaH | OM mahAmataye namaH | OM dvisaptatimatochChettre namaH | OM sarvadigvijayaprabhave namaH | OM kAShAyavasanopetAya namaH | OM bhasmoddhUlitavigrahAya namaH | OM j~nAnAtmakaikadaNDADhyAya namaH | 90 OM kamaNDalulasatkarAya namaH | OM vyAsasandarshanaprItAya namaH | OM bhagavatpAdasa.nj~nakAya namaH | OM chatuShShaShTikalAbhij~nAya namaH | OM brahmarAkShasamokShadAya namaH | OM saundaryalaharImukhyabahustotravidhAyakAya namaH | OM shrImanmaNDanamishrAkhyasvayambhUjayasannutAya namaH | OM toTakAchAryasampUjyAya namaH | OM padmapAdArchitA~NghrikAya namaH | OM hastAmalakayogIndrabrahmaj~nAnapradAyakAya namaH | 100 OM sureshvarAdiShaTshiShyasa.nnyAsAshramadAyakAya namaH | OM nirvyAjakaruNAmUrtaye namaH | OM jagatpUjyAya namaH | OM jagadgurave namaH | OM bherIpaTahavAdyAdirAjalakShaNalakShitAya namaH | OM sakR^itsmaraNasantuShTAya namaH | OM sarvaj~nAya namaH | OM j~nAnadAyakAya namaH | 108 iti shrIsha~NkarAchAryAShTottarashata sArthanAmAvaliH samAptA ## Encoded, proofread, translated by Ravi Mayavaram and Saraswathy \medskip\hrule\obeylines Please send corrections to sanskrit at cheerful dot c om Last updated \today https://sanskritdocuments.org \end{document}