Meenakshi Pancharatnam
ಮೀನಾಕ್ಷೀ ಪಞ್ಚರತ್ನಮ್
The Sanskrit text in Kannada script. The Roman line and the meaning are the same as in the original.
ಉದ್ಯದ್ಭಾನುಸಹಸ್ರಕೋಟಿಸದೃಶಾಂ ಕೇಯೂರಹಾರೋಜ್ಜ್ವಲಾಂ ಬಿಮ್ಬೋಷ್ಠೀಂ ಸ್ಮಿತದನ್ತಪಙ್ಕ್ತಿರುಚಿರಾಂ ಪೀತಾಮ್ಬರಾಲಙ್ಕೃತಾಮ್।
ವಿಷ್ಣುಬ್ರಹ್ಮಸುರೇನ್ದ್ರಸೇವಿತಪದಾಂ ತತ್ತ್ವಸ್ವರೂಪಾಂ ಶಿವಾಂ ಮೀನಾಕ್ಷೀಂ ಪ್ರಣತೋಽಸ್ಮಿ ಸನ್ತತಮಹಂ ಕಾರುಣ್ಯವಾರಾನ್ನಿಧಿಮ್॥Udyadbhanusahasrakotisadrisham keyuraharojjvalam bimboshthim smitadantapanktiruchiram pitambaralankritam, vishnubrahmasurendrasevitapadam tattvasvarupam shivam minakshim pranatosmi santatamaham karunyavarannidhim.
Radiant as countless millions of rising suns, bright with armlets and necklaces, with lips red as bimba fruit and a lovely smile of shining teeth, dressed in yellow silk, her feet served by Vishnu, Brahma and Indra, the very form of truth, the auspicious one: I bow always to Meenakshi, ocean of compassion.
ಮುಕ್ತಾಹಾರಲಸತ್ಕಿರೀಟರುಚಿರಾಂ ಪೂರ್ಣೇನ್ದುವಕ್ತ್ರಪ್ರಭಾಂ ಶಿಞ್ಜನ್ನೂಪುರಕಿಙ್ಕಿಣೀಮಣಿಧರಾಂ ಪದ್ಮಪ್ರಭಾಭಾಸುರಾಮ್।
ಸರ್ವಾಭೀಷ್ಟಫಲಪ್ರದಾಂ ಗಿರಿಸುತಾಂ ವಾಣೀರಮಾಸೇವಿತಾಂ ಮೀನಾಕ್ಷೀಂ ಪ್ರಣತೋಽಸ್ಮಿ ಸನ್ತತಮಹಂ ಕಾರುಣ್ಯವಾರಾನ್ನಿಧಿಮ್॥Muktaharalasatkiritaruchiram purnenduvaktraprabham shinjannupurakinkinimanidharam padmaprabhabhasuram, sarvabhishtaphalapradam girisutam vaniramasevitam minakshim pranatosmi santatamaham karunyavarannidhim.
Lovely with a crown gleaming with strings of pearls, her face shining like the full moon, wearing tinkling anklets, bells and jewels, glowing like a lotus, granting the fruit of every wish, daughter of the mountain, served by Saraswati and Lakshmi: I bow always to Meenakshi, ocean of compassion.
ಶ್ರೀವಿದ್ಯಾಂ ಶಿವವಾಮಭಾಗನಿಲಯಾಂ ಹ್ರೀಂಕಾರಮನ್ತ್ರೋಜ್ಜ್ವಲಾಂ ಶ್ರೀಚಕ್ರಾಙ್ಕಿತಬಿನ್ದುಮಧ್ಯವಸತಿಂ ಶ್ರೀಮತ್ಸಭಾನಾಯಕೀಮ್।
ಶ್ರೀಮತ್ಷಣ್ಮುಖವಿಘ್ನರಾಜಜನನೀಂ ಶ್ರೀಮಜ್ಜಗನ್ಮೋಹಿನೀಂ ಮೀನಾಕ್ಷೀಂ ಪ್ರಣತೋಽಸ್ಮಿ ಸನ್ತತಮಹಂ ಕಾರುಣ್ಯವಾರಾನ್ನಿಧಿಮ್॥Shrividyam shivavamabhaganilayam hrinkaramantrojjvalam shrichakrankitabindumadhyavasatim shrimatsabhanayakim, shrimatshanmukhavighnarajajananim shrimajjaganmohinim minakshim pranatosmi santatamaham karunyavarannidhim.
She is Shri Vidya, the sacred wisdom, dwelling at Shiva’s left side, shining in the mantra Hrim, living at the central point of the Shri Chakra, queen of the sacred hall, mother of Shanmukha and Ganesha, enchanter of the world: I bow always to Meenakshi, ocean of compassion.
ಶ್ರೀಮತ್ಸುನ್ದರನಾಯಕೀಂ ಭಯಹರಾಂ ಜ್ಞಾನಪ್ರದಾಂ ನಿರ್ಮಲಾಂ ಶ್ಯಾಮಾಭಾಂ ಕಮಲಾಸನಾರ್ಚಿತಪದಾಂ ನಾರಾಯಣಸ್ಯಾನುಜಾಮ್।
ವೀಣಾವೇಣುಮೃದಙ್ಗವಾದ್ಯರಸಿಕಾಂ ನಾನಾವಿಧಾಮಮ್ಬಿಕಾಂ ಮೀನಾಕ್ಷೀಂ ಪ್ರಣತೋಽಸ್ಮಿ ಸನ್ತತಮಹಂ ಕಾರುಣ್ಯವಾರಾನ್ನಿಧಿಮ್॥Shrimatsundaranayakim bhayaharam jnanapradam nirmalam shyamabham kamalasanarchitapadam narayanasyanujam, vinavenumridangavadyarasikam nanavidhamambikam minakshim pranatosmi santatamaham karunyavarannidhim.
Consort of Sundareshvara, remover of fear, giver of wisdom, pure, of dark complexion, her feet worshipped by Brahma, younger sister of Narayana, delighting in the vina, flute and drum, the Mother in her many forms: I bow always to Meenakshi, ocean of compassion.
ನಾನಾಯೋಗಿಮುನೀನ್ದ್ರಹೃನ್ನಿವಸತೀಂ ನಾನಾರ್ಥಸಿದ್ಧಿಪ್ರದಾಂ ನಾನಾಪುಷ್ಪವಿರಾಜಿತಾಙ್ಘ್ರಿಯುಗಲಾಂ ನಾರಾಯಣೇನಾರ್ಚಿತಾಮ್।
ನಾದಬ್ರಹ್ಮಮಯೀಂ ಪರಾತ್ಪರತರಾಂ ನಾನಾರ್ಥತತ್ತ್ವಾತ್ಮಿಕಾಂ ಮೀನಾಕ್ಷೀಂ ಪ್ರಣತೋಽಸ್ಮಿ ಸನ್ತತಮಹಂ ಕಾರುಣ್ಯವಾರಾನ್ನಿಧಿಮ್॥Nanayogimunindrahrinnivasatim nanarthasiddhipradam nanapushpavirajitanghriyugalam narayanenarchitam, nadabrahmamayim paratparataram nanarthatattvatmikam minakshim pranatosmi santatamaham karunyavarannidhim.
She dwells in the hearts of many yogis and great sages, grants success in every aim, her two feet bright with many flowers, worshipped by Narayana; she is sacred sound itself, higher than the highest, the essence of all meanings and truths: I bow always to Meenakshi, ocean of compassion.