Meenakshi *
Nava Rathna mala stotram
(A garland of nine gems to Meenakshi)
Translated by
P.R.Ramachander
Gowreem kanchana padmini thadagruham Sri Sundaresa priyam,
Neebharanya suvarna kaduka parikreeda vilolam umam,
Srimad pandya kulachalagra vilasad rathna pradhi payidham,
Meenakshim, madhureswareem sukhatharam Sri Pandya baalam
bhaje. 1
Salutations to Meenakshi,
who is goddess of Madhurai,
Who has a bird in her
hand, who is the daughter of pandya king,
Who is Gowri ,who has
a temple near the golden lotus tank,
Who is the darling
of Lord Sundareswara.,
Who is the goddess
Uma , who likes to play with the golden ball,
In the
And who is the gem
studded lamp lit on the top of the
Gowrim Veda kadamba kanana sukheem sarasthradavi kekineem,
Vedanthakhila dharma hema nalini hamsineem shivaam
shambhaveem,
Omkarambhuja neelamatha madhupam manthramra shakhabhi Kama,
Meenakshim, madhureswareem sukhatharam Sri Pandya baalam
bhaje. 2
Salutations to
Meenakshi , who is goddess of Madhurai,
Who has a bird in her
hand, who is the daughter of pandya king,
Who is the Gowri ,who
is the parrot in the Kadamba
Who is the peacock in
the forest of science,
Who is the swan in
the pond of the golden lotus of essence
of Vedas,
Who is the consort of
Shiva, who is the wife of Lord Shambhu.
Who is the honey bee
in the forest of the “
And who is the
nightingale sitting on the mango tree of manthras,
Gowrim noopaura shobhithngri kamalam thuneera sajjangikam,
Rathnadarsa samana
janu yugala, ramya nibhorudhvayam,
Kanchibadha
manognapeena jaganamavartha nabhihtharam,
Meenakshim, madhureswareem sukhatharam Sri Pandya baalam
bhaje. 3
Salutations to
Meenakshi , who is goddess of Madhurai,
Who has a bird in her
hand, who is the daughter of pandya king,
Who is gowri, who has
lotus like ankle shining due to anklets,
Who has a shoulder
ornamented by an arrow case,
Who has two knees
which are similar to costly jewels,
Who has thighs
similar to the trunk of a banana tree,
Who has very pretty
fat hips decorated by a golden belt,
And who has the belly
button similar to the whirlpool.
Gowrim vyoma samana madhyamayudhaamuthunga vakshoruham,
Veena manjula nalikanvidhakaram sangollasath sundaram,
Laksha kardhama shobhi pada yugalam, sindhoora seemanthineem,
Meenakshim, madhureswareem sukhatharam Sri Pandya baalam
bhaje. 4
Salutations to
Meenakshi , who is goddess of Madhurai,
Who has a bird in her
hand, who is the daughter of pandya king,
Who is gowri, who is
having a middle similar to a plain ground,
Who has greatly
raised pretty busts,
Whose hands are
placed prettily on the strings of veena,
Who has a pretty neck
similar to the conch,
Who has feet shining
due to the applied lac juice,
And who has her
parting of the heads filled with saffron.
Gowrim manjula meena nethra yugalam, kodanda subhrulatham,
Bimbhoshkam jitha kunda dantha ruchiram , champeya
nasojwalam,
Ardhendu prathi bimbha phala ruchiramadarsa ganda sthalam,
Meenakshim, madhureswareem sukhatharam Sri Pandya baalam
bhaje. 5
Salutations to
Meenakshi , who is goddess of Madhurai,
Who has a bird in her
hand, who is the daughter of pandya king,
Who has two pretty
eyes resembling the fish,
Who has eye lashes
like the Kodanda bow,
Who has lips which
resemble the red bimba fruit,
Who has teeth similar
to the jasmine bud,
Who has nose similar
to the Champa flowers,
Who has forehead
similar to the half moon,
And who has cheeks
resembling the mirror.
Gowrim kumkuma panka lepitha lasad vakshoja Kumbhojwalam,
Kasthuri thilakalikam Malaya jale bollasad kandaram,
Raka Chandra samana charu vadanam , lolamba neelalakam,
Meenakshim, madhureswareem sukhatharam Sri Pandya baalam
bhaje. 6
Salutations to
Meenakshi , who is goddess of Madhurai,
Who has a bird in her
hand, who is the daughter of pandya king,
Who shines with erect
busts on which saffron is applied,
Who has a forehead on
which thilaka with musk has been applied.
Who has got a shining
neck on which sandal paste has been applied,
Who has a pretty face resembling the full moon,
And who has curly
hair of the black colour of bees.
Gowrim kanchana kankanangatha daram, nasa lasan moukthikam,
Manjeeranguli mudrikangari kadaka graiveyakalangrutham,
Muktha hara kireeda rathna vilasad thadanga kanthyayudham,
Meenakshim, madhureswareem sukhatharam sri pandya baalam
bhaje. 7
Salutations to
Meenakshi , who is goddess of Madhurai,
Who has a bird in her
hand, who is the daughter of pandya king,
Who wears bangles and
armlets made of gold,
Who wears nose stud
made of pearl in her nose,
Who has ornamented
herself with rings, anklets and necklaces,
And who shines
because of the luster of gems on her
crown and chains.
Gowrim champaka mallika sukusumai punnaga sougandhikair,
Drondheevara kunda jathi vagulairabatha chooliyutham,
Mandaraguna padma kethakathou sreni lasad venikaam,
Meenakshim, madhureswareem sukhatharam sri pandya baalam
bhaje. 8
Salutations to
Meenakshi , who is goddess of Madhurai,
Who has a bird in her
hand, who is the daughter of pandya king,
Who is gowri who has decorated her hair with champaka,
Jasmine flowers, the
sweet scented Punnaga, kuntha, Jathi and Vakula,
And whose made up
hair shines with rows of lotus, mandhara and pandanus flowers.
Gowrim dadima pushpa varna vilasad divyambaralankrutham,
Chandramsupama charu chamarakara sree bharathi sevitham,
Nana rathna suvarnadanda vilsan mukthatha badrojwalam,
Meenakshim, madhureswareem sukhatharam sri pandya baalam
bhaje. 9
Salutations to
Meenakshi , who is goddess of Madhurai,
Who has a bird in her
hand, who is the daughter of pandya king,
Who is gowri, who is
decorated by a cloth of the colour of pomegranate flowers,
Who is served by
Lakshmi and Saraswathy who hold fans of the colour of the moon,
And who shines with
multi gem studded umbrella , with a golden staff.
Vaachaa vaa manasapi vaa giri suthe, kayena vaa santhatham,
Meenaksheethi kadachid amba kuruthe , twan nama
sangeerthanam,
Lakshmi sthasya gruhe vasadyanudhinam vani cha vakthambuje,
Darmathyartha chathushtayam kara thala praptham bhaven
nischaya. 10
Hey ,daughter of the
mountain, If any one chants your name ,
“Meenakshi”, either
by words or mind or body,
Surely in his house
the goddess of wealth will live forever,
And on his tongue the goddess of learning would shine,
And it is for sure
that the four riches will reach his hand.