शतनामस्तोत्रम्The hymn of a hundred names
Verse 17
कदम्बवनसञ्चारा कदम्बवनवासिनी । कदम्बपुष्पसन्तोषा कदम्बपुष्पमालिनी ॥ १७ ॥
kadambavanasañcārā kadambavanavāsinī | kadambapuṣpasantōṣā kadambapuṣpamālinī || 17 ||
Translation
Kadambavanasañcārā, Kadambavanavāsinī, Kadambapuṣpasantoṣā, Kadambapuṣpamālinī;
Word by word
- kadamba
- of kadamba
- vana
- in the forest
- sañcārā
- who wanders
- vāsinī
- who dwells
- puṣpa
- in the flowers
- santōṣā
- who delights
- mālinī
- garlanded
Meaning
Four names on the kadamba tree, whose round, fragrant orange flowers are sacred to the Goddess: she who wanders in the kadamba forest, dwells there, delights in its flowers and wears them as a garland. The kadamba grove is the traditional home of the supreme Goddess in Śākta poetry, the forest of her island of gems. These gentle names balance the fierce ones: the same Kālī who wears bones (verse 19) wears flowers.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 14.