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॥ श्री ॥stotram

Saundarya Lahari

Adi Shankara

Verses
103
Minutes
50
Level
intermediate

Verse 100

प्रदीपज्वालाभिर्दिवसकरनीराजनविधिः सुधासूतेश्चन्द्रोपलजललवैरर्घ्यरचना। स्वकीयैरम्भोभिः सलिलनिधिसौहित्यकरणं त्वदीयाभिर्वाग्भिस्तव जननि वाचां स्तुतिरियम्॥

pradīpa-jvālābhir divasakara-nīrājana-vidhiḥ sudhā-sūtēś candrōpala-jala-lavair arghya-racanā। svakīyair ambhōbhiḥ salila-nidhi-sauhitya-karaṇaṁ tvadīyābhir vāgbhis tava janani vācāṁ stutir iyam॥

Translation

With lamp-flames, a sun-waving ritual; with moonstone water-drops, a nectar-born offering; with own waters, ocean-friendship; with your words, O Mother, this is my praise of speech.

Word by word

pradīpa-jvālābhiḥ
with lamp-flames
divasakara
sun
nīrājana-vidhiḥ
waving-light ritual
sudhā-sūtēḥ
of nectar-born (moon)
candrōpala
moonstone
jala-lavaiḥ
with water-drops
arghya-racanā
offering-preparation
svakīyaiḥ
own
ambhōbhiḥ
with waters
salila-nidhi
ocean
sauhitya-karaṇaṁ
friendship-making
tvadīyābhiḥ
your
vāgbhiḥ
with words
tava
your
janani
O Mother
vācāṁ
of speech
stutiḥ
praise
iyam
this

Meaning

The devotee offers praise (stutiḥ) to the Goddess (janani) using her divine words (tvadīyābhiḥ vāgbhiḥ), likened to a sun-waving ritual (divasakara-nīrājana), moonstone offerings (candrōpala-arghya), and ocean-uniting waters (salila-nidhi-sauhitya). In Śrīvidyā, she is the source of vāk-śakti (speech-power). The verse concludes the main text, reflecting Shakta devotion through a poetic offering of worship.