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OM SRI GURUPYO NAMAHA RESPECTFUL PRANAMS TO SRI KANCHI MAHA PERIVA
Below are the beautiful 15 verses composed by Shri Simizhi Gopala Vajapeyar in 1979 on Mahaperiyaval Jayanthi day! Simizhi Brahmasree Gopala Dikshitar was the chief disciple of Brahmasree Sengalipuram Anantharama Dikshitendral. He was respectfully addressed by all as “Gopala Vajapeyar” as he had performed Vaajapeya yajnam. On June 9, 1979, on Mahaperiyaval Jayanthi day, he composed 15 verses on Mahaa Periyavaal Jagadguru Sree Chandrasekharendra Saraswati of Kanchi Kamakoti peetam.
It is sung similar to “nandavanathilor aandi… These verses were meticulously typed in Sanskrit by Shri Annaswamy Natarajan. His mentor and guru Sri Gopalasundaram sir and his friend Shri Trikur Ramanarayanan requested him to post a translation of these verses in English. Here below is Shri Natarajan’s brilliant attempt:
1. श्रीजगद्गुरु काञ्चि कामकोटि श्री चन्द्रशेखरेन्द्र सरस्वति स्तवम् ॥शिमिऴि वाजपेययाजि बृह्मश्री गोपालदीक्षितेन विरचितम्
aश्रीकामकोटी यतीन्द्रं – लोकपूज्यं गुरुं तं शरण्यं प्रपद्ये । 1 – श्रीकामकोटी यतीन्द्रं
I seek refuge in the Acharyal who is worshipped world-wide as the sage of Kanchi Kamakoti Sankaracharya Peetham (Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Swamigal)
2. श्रीचन्द्रपूर्वं भजेऽहं – शेखरेन्द्रंशिवं विश्व विख्यात कीर्तिम् ।श्रीशङ्कराचार्यरूपं – पूर्णबोधस्वरूपं गुरूणां गुरुं तम् ॥2- श्रीकामकोटी यतीन्द्रं
I salute His Holiness Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Swamigal, renowned world-wide as the re-incarnation of Adi Sankaracharyal in full potency, who is the personification of Knowledge Supreme, and who is the teacher of all teachers and is the Sage of Kamakoti peetham!
3. श्रीदक्षिणामूर्तिरूपं – मौनरूपेण भक्तान् सदा पालयन्तम् ।श्रीलाजपक्षं भवन्तं -सदानन्दनेत्रेण सन्तोषतं त्वाम् ॥3- श्रीकामकोटी यतीन्द्रं
Salutations to Sage of Kamakoti peetham, who is a reincarnation of Lord Dakshinamurthi, who protects His devotees by His taciturn eloquence; who sustains Himself on a mere meal of rice flakes, who has ever pleasing looks on His eyes!
4. धर्मप्रचारैकदीक्षं – वेदमार्ग प्रवृत्ति-प्रतिष्टासुदक्षम् ।त्वामेव कृष्णस्वरूपं -धर्मरक्षाधुरीणं प्रसन्नेन्दुवक्त्रम् ॥4- श्रीकामकोटी यतीन्द्रं
Salutations to Sage of Kamakoti peetham, who is totally devoted to the upholding of Vedic teachings, preaching vedic dharmas; who is the personification of Lord Krishna who appeared on earth to uphold Dharmas and who has a pleasant countenance as cool the Moon!
5. भक्तेष्ट सर्वस्वदं तं -चन्द्रमौलीशपूजां सदा कारयन्तम् ।लोकानुवृत्त्या चरन्तं – क्षेमवृध्यै नराणां तपश्चारयन्तम् ॥5- श्रीकामकोटी यतीन्द्रं
Salutations to Sage of Kamakoti peetham, who by His Grace fulfills the desires of His devotees, who constantly worships Lord Chandramouleeswara Siva; who conducts Himself in step with rules of the world, and who does penance for the benefit of humanity!
6. श्रीसद्गुरुं तं प्रपद्ये – देविपीठाधिनाथं गुरू सार्वभौमम् ।श्री कामकोटी प्रकाशं -शुद्धसत्त्वैकमूर्तिं दया वारिराशिम् ॥6- श्रीकामकोटी यतीन्द्रं
Salutations to Sage of Kamakoti peetham, who is the supreme leader of all gurus, who is an ocean of mercy, who is an embodiment of all noble qualities (sathva gunas)
7. तेजोनिधिं ज्ञानरूपं – ज्ञानमार्गोपदेशाय सञ्चारयन्तम् ।कारुण्य समूर्ण नेत्रं – दिव्यकाटाक्ष लेशेन सर्वान् अवन्तम् ॥7- श्रीकामकोटी यतीन्द्रं
Salutations to Sage of Kamakoti peetham, who is effulgent with Supreme Knowledge, who constantly travels on foot for propagating this knowledge to humanity, who by His merciful looks graces all beings!
8. कालेय कालेवतीर्णं – कृष्णरामादिरूपं पुरा पूर्णरूपम् ।अद्यैवमन्ये भवन्तं – धर्मरक्षार्थं आत्तस्वरूपं गुरुं त्वाम् ॥8- श्रीकामकोटी यतीन्द्रं
Salutations to Sage of Kamakoti peetham, who appeared in this age of Kali to uphold Vedic teachings just as Lord Rama and Lord Krishna appeared in earlier eras for the same purpose!
9. मन्दस्मितापूर्ण वक्त्रं – रोगतापातितप्तान् जनान् पालयन्तम् ।पादाब्ज-नम्रान् पुनानं – भक्तलोकस्य पापानि निर्वापयन्तम् ॥9- श्रीकामकोटी यतीन्द्रं
Salutations to Sage of Kamakoti peetham, who has an ever smiling countenance; who protects all those afflicted with ill-health and such; who purifies all those who take refuge in His lotus-like feet, who dispels all conflicts (sins) in their hearts!
10. जन्मान्तरीयै: सुपुण्यै: – दर्श-नीयम् मनोज्ञं मनोवाक्सुदूरम् ।श्री कल्पवृक्षं जनेभ्य: – ऐहि-कामुष्मिकादीनि नित्यं ददानम् ॥10- श्रीकामकोटी यतीन्द्रं
Salutations to Sage of Kamakoti peetham, whose darshanam can be had by those with merits from earlier lives, who is outside the ambit of mere words and thought, who is like the legendary Kalpa tree (wish-yielding tree) fulfilling the desires of His devotees, here and the hear-after!
11. त्वत्पादमेवावलम्बं – त्वदन्यां गतिर्नास्ति गुरोत्वमेव ।समुद्धर त्वं दयालो – जयेन्द्र पूज्योऽपि गुरो: गुरुस्त्वमेव ॥11- श्रीकामकोटी यतीन्द्रं
Salutations to Sage of Kamakoti peetham; I seek refuge in you and in no other! You are the guru to Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal, protect me with your Grace!
12. बालस्य याज्ञां शृणुत्वं – शुद्धकारुण्यमूर्ते सुधासारवर्षिन् ।भक्तिं परां देहि मह्यम् -शुद्धंअद्वैतभावं विरागं शमादिम् ॥12- श्रीकामकोटी यतीन्द्रं
Salutations to Sage of Kamakoti peetham! Hear these prayers of a child, O ocean of mercy! Shower on us nectar-like words of wisdom! Guide us to the path of devotion that would finally take us to Advaitajnanam via dispassion and peace!
13. त्वं सद्गुरु: कृष्णरूपी – धर्मरक्षार्थं आत्त स्वरूपोहि सत्यम् ।श्रीकृष्ण गाथोत्सुकत्वं – कृष्णभक्तिं परां मे सदा देहि शुद्धाम् ॥13- श्रीकामकोटी यतीन्द्रं
Salutations to Sage of Kamakoti peetham! You are a reincarnation of Lord Krishna and enjoy listening to the stories of Lord Krishna! May you bless us with supreme unabated devotion to Lord Krishna!
14. शम्भु स्वरूपस्त्वमेव – बाललौल्यं मदीयं क्षमस्वात्मदायिन् ।पादाब्जयुग्मं प्रपद्ये – नैवमुञ्चामि मुञ्चामि ते पादुकेऽहम् ॥14- श्रीकामकोटी यतीन्द्रं
Salutations to Sage of Kamakoti peetham! You who are Siva reincarnate, will bless me with self-knowledge! Bear with me who might act childishly from time to time!
15. गोपाल भक्तेन रचितं – वाजपेयादि सन्तुष्ट शम्भुप्रसादात् ।स्तोत्रं गुरूणां पवित्रं – यस्तुभक्त्या पठेत् सोऽस्तु रूपातिशोभि ॥15- श्रीकामकोटी यतीन्द्रं
Salutations to Sage of Kamakoti peetham! With the blessings of Lord Siva who is pleased with the offerings made during Vajapeya sacrifice, these verses were composed by Gopala Diskhsitar! Those who chant these receive all shreyas (opulences) to embellish one’s life!
SRI KANCHI MAHA PERIVA THIRUVADIGAL CHARANAM
Below are the beautiful 15 verses composed by Shri Simizhi Gopala Vajapeyar in 1979 on Mahaperiyaval Jayanthi day! Simizhi Brahmasree Gopala Dikshitar was the chief disciple of Brahmasree Sengalipuram Anantharama Dikshitendral. He was respectfully addressed by all as “Gopala Vajapeyar” as he had performed Vaajapeya yajnam. On June 9, 1979, on Mahaperiyaval Jayanthi day, he composed 15 verses on Mahaa Periyavaal Jagadguru Sree Chandrasekharendra Saraswati of Kanchi Kamakoti peetam.
It is sung similar to “nandavanathilor aandi… These verses were meticulously typed in Sanskrit by Shri Annaswamy Natarajan. His mentor and guru Sri Gopalasundaram sir and his friend Shri Trikur Ramanarayanan requested him to post a translation of these verses in English. Here below is Shri Natarajan’s brilliant attempt:
1. श्रीजगद्गुरु काञ्चि कामकोटि श्री चन्द्रशेखरेन्द्र सरस्वति स्तवम् ॥शिमिऴि वाजपेययाजि बृह्मश्री गोपालदीक्षितेन विरचितम्
aश्रीकामकोटी यतीन्द्रं – लोकपूज्यं गुरुं तं शरण्यं प्रपद्ये । 1 – श्रीकामकोटी यतीन्द्रं
I seek refuge in the Acharyal who is worshipped world-wide as the sage of Kanchi Kamakoti Sankaracharya Peetham (Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Swamigal)
2. श्रीचन्द्रपूर्वं भजेऽहं – शेखरेन्द्रंशिवं विश्व विख्यात कीर्तिम् ।श्रीशङ्कराचार्यरूपं – पूर्णबोधस्वरूपं गुरूणां गुरुं तम् ॥2- श्रीकामकोटी यतीन्द्रं
I salute His Holiness Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Swamigal, renowned world-wide as the re-incarnation of Adi Sankaracharyal in full potency, who is the personification of Knowledge Supreme, and who is the teacher of all teachers and is the Sage of Kamakoti peetham!
3. श्रीदक्षिणामूर्तिरूपं – मौनरूपेण भक्तान् सदा पालयन्तम् ।श्रीलाजपक्षं भवन्तं -सदानन्दनेत्रेण सन्तोषतं त्वाम् ॥3- श्रीकामकोटी यतीन्द्रं
Salutations to Sage of Kamakoti peetham, who is a reincarnation of Lord Dakshinamurthi, who protects His devotees by His taciturn eloquence; who sustains Himself on a mere meal of rice flakes, who has ever pleasing looks on His eyes!
4. धर्मप्रचारैकदीक्षं – वेदमार्ग प्रवृत्ति-प्रतिष्टासुदक्षम् ।त्वामेव कृष्णस्वरूपं -धर्मरक्षाधुरीणं प्रसन्नेन्दुवक्त्रम् ॥4- श्रीकामकोटी यतीन्द्रं
Salutations to Sage of Kamakoti peetham, who is totally devoted to the upholding of Vedic teachings, preaching vedic dharmas; who is the personification of Lord Krishna who appeared on earth to uphold Dharmas and who has a pleasant countenance as cool the Moon!
5. भक्तेष्ट सर्वस्वदं तं -चन्द्रमौलीशपूजां सदा कारयन्तम् ।लोकानुवृत्त्या चरन्तं – क्षेमवृध्यै नराणां तपश्चारयन्तम् ॥5- श्रीकामकोटी यतीन्द्रं
Salutations to Sage of Kamakoti peetham, who by His Grace fulfills the desires of His devotees, who constantly worships Lord Chandramouleeswara Siva; who conducts Himself in step with rules of the world, and who does penance for the benefit of humanity!
6. श्रीसद्गुरुं तं प्रपद्ये – देविपीठाधिनाथं गुरू सार्वभौमम् ।श्री कामकोटी प्रकाशं -शुद्धसत्त्वैकमूर्तिं दया वारिराशिम् ॥6- श्रीकामकोटी यतीन्द्रं
Salutations to Sage of Kamakoti peetham, who is the supreme leader of all gurus, who is an ocean of mercy, who is an embodiment of all noble qualities (sathva gunas)
7. तेजोनिधिं ज्ञानरूपं – ज्ञानमार्गोपदेशाय सञ्चारयन्तम् ।कारुण्य समूर्ण नेत्रं – दिव्यकाटाक्ष लेशेन सर्वान् अवन्तम् ॥7- श्रीकामकोटी यतीन्द्रं
Salutations to Sage of Kamakoti peetham, who is effulgent with Supreme Knowledge, who constantly travels on foot for propagating this knowledge to humanity, who by His merciful looks graces all beings!
8. कालेय कालेवतीर्णं – कृष्णरामादिरूपं पुरा पूर्णरूपम् ।अद्यैवमन्ये भवन्तं – धर्मरक्षार्थं आत्तस्वरूपं गुरुं त्वाम् ॥8- श्रीकामकोटी यतीन्द्रं
Salutations to Sage of Kamakoti peetham, who appeared in this age of Kali to uphold Vedic teachings just as Lord Rama and Lord Krishna appeared in earlier eras for the same purpose!
9. मन्दस्मितापूर्ण वक्त्रं – रोगतापातितप्तान् जनान् पालयन्तम् ।पादाब्ज-नम्रान् पुनानं – भक्तलोकस्य पापानि निर्वापयन्तम् ॥9- श्रीकामकोटी यतीन्द्रं
Salutations to Sage of Kamakoti peetham, who has an ever smiling countenance; who protects all those afflicted with ill-health and such; who purifies all those who take refuge in His lotus-like feet, who dispels all conflicts (sins) in their hearts!
10. जन्मान्तरीयै: सुपुण्यै: – दर्श-नीयम् मनोज्ञं मनोवाक्सुदूरम् ।श्री कल्पवृक्षं जनेभ्य: – ऐहि-कामुष्मिकादीनि नित्यं ददानम् ॥10- श्रीकामकोटी यतीन्द्रं
Salutations to Sage of Kamakoti peetham, whose darshanam can be had by those with merits from earlier lives, who is outside the ambit of mere words and thought, who is like the legendary Kalpa tree (wish-yielding tree) fulfilling the desires of His devotees, here and the hear-after!
11. त्वत्पादमेवावलम्बं – त्वदन्यां गतिर्नास्ति गुरोत्वमेव ।समुद्धर त्वं दयालो – जयेन्द्र पूज्योऽपि गुरो: गुरुस्त्वमेव ॥11- श्रीकामकोटी यतीन्द्रं
Salutations to Sage of Kamakoti peetham; I seek refuge in you and in no other! You are the guru to Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal, protect me with your Grace!
12. बालस्य याज्ञां शृणुत्वं – शुद्धकारुण्यमूर्ते सुधासारवर्षिन् ।भक्तिं परां देहि मह्यम् -शुद्धंअद्वैतभावं विरागं शमादिम् ॥12- श्रीकामकोटी यतीन्द्रं
Salutations to Sage of Kamakoti peetham! Hear these prayers of a child, O ocean of mercy! Shower on us nectar-like words of wisdom! Guide us to the path of devotion that would finally take us to Advaitajnanam via dispassion and peace!
13. त्वं सद्गुरु: कृष्णरूपी – धर्मरक्षार्थं आत्त स्वरूपोहि सत्यम् ।श्रीकृष्ण गाथोत्सुकत्वं – कृष्णभक्तिं परां मे सदा देहि शुद्धाम् ॥13- श्रीकामकोटी यतीन्द्रं
Salutations to Sage of Kamakoti peetham! You are a reincarnation of Lord Krishna and enjoy listening to the stories of Lord Krishna! May you bless us with supreme unabated devotion to Lord Krishna!
14. शम्भु स्वरूपस्त्वमेव – बाललौल्यं मदीयं क्षमस्वात्मदायिन् ।पादाब्जयुग्मं प्रपद्ये – नैवमुञ्चामि मुञ्चामि ते पादुकेऽहम् ॥14- श्रीकामकोटी यतीन्द्रं
Salutations to Sage of Kamakoti peetham! You who are Siva reincarnate, will bless me with self-knowledge! Bear with me who might act childishly from time to time!
15. गोपाल भक्तेन रचितं – वाजपेयादि सन्तुष्ट शम्भुप्रसादात् ।स्तोत्रं गुरूणां पवित्रं – यस्तुभक्त्या पठेत् सोऽस्तु रूपातिशोभि ॥15- श्रीकामकोटी यतीन्द्रं
Salutations to Sage of Kamakoti peetham! With the blessings of Lord Siva who is pleased with the offerings made during Vajapeya sacrifice, these verses were composed by Gopala Diskhsitar! Those who chant these receive all shreyas (opulences) to embellish one’s life!
SRI KANCHI MAHA PERIVA THIRUVADIGAL CHARANAM