ककारकूटस्तवमाहात्म्यम्The greatness of the hymn made of the letter ka
Verse 8
श्रीसदाशिव उवाच । शृणु देवि जगद्वन्द्ये स्तोत्रमेतदनुत्तमम् । पठनात् श्रवणाद्यस्य सर्वसिद्धीश्वरो भवेत् ॥ ८ ॥
śrīsadāśiva uvāca | śṛṇu dēvi jagadvandyē stōtramētadanuttamam | paṭhanāt śravaṇādyasya sarvasiddhīśvarō bhavēt || 8 ||
Translation
Śrī Sadāśiva said: Hear, Devī, revered by the world, this unsurpassed hymn, by reading or hearing which one becomes the lord of every attainment.
Word by word
- śrī
- glorious
- sadāśiva
- Sadāśiva
- uvāca
- said
- śṛṇu
- hear
- dēvi
- O Devī
- jagat
- (jagat) by the world
- vandyē
- revered
- stōtram
- hymn
- ētad
- (etat) this
- anuttamam
- unsurpassed
- paṭhanāt
- by reading
- śravaṇād
- (śravaṇāt) by hearing
- yasya
- which
- sarva
- of every
- siddhi
- attainment
- īśvarō
- (īśvaraḥ) the lord
- bhavēt
- becomes
Meaning
Śiva agrees and praises the hymn before giving it. It is "unsurpassed" (anuttama): the commentary explains, there is none higher. Both reading it and hearing it bear fruit: one becomes "lord of all siddhis", the powers and accomplishments the practitioner seeks. A traditional hymn is always introduced in this way, with its fruit stated first; the statement both encourages recitation and tells the reciter what attitude to bring.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
Thus entreated by Pārvatī, Śrī Sadāśiva spoke, beginning "śṛṇu…". Anuttamam: that than which there is none higher (uttama), so excellent. (This explanation covers verses 8 and 9.)