Verse 10 of 19
Shloka 10 of Kanakadhara Stotram
Girdevateti Garudadhvaja Sundariti गीर्देवतेति गरुडध्वजसुन्दरीति
Shakambhariti Shashi Shekhara Vallabheti शाकम्भरीति शशिशेखरवल्लभेति।
Srishti Sthiti Pralaya Kelishu Samsthitayai सृष्टिस्थितिप्रलयकेलिषु संस्थितायै
Tasyai Namas Tribhuvanaika Guros Tarunyai तस्यै नमस्त्रिभुवनैकगुरोस्तरुण्यै॥
Meaning
She is called the goddess of speech, the beloved of Vishnu whose banner bears Garuda, Shakambhari, and the beloved of Shiva who wears the moon. She is present in the play of creation, preservation and dissolution. Salutations to her, the young consort of the one Teacher of the three worlds.
Word by word
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Girdevata Iti गीर्देवता इति | as the goddess of speech (Sarasvati) |
| Garudadhvaja Sundari Iti गरुडध्वजसुन्दरी इति | as the beloved of Vishnu, whose banner bears Garuda |
| Shakambhari Iti शाकम्भरी इति | as Shakambhari, who nourishes the world |
| Shashi Shekhara Vallabha Iti शशिशेखरवल्लभा इति | as the beloved of Shiva who wears the moon |
| Srishti Sthiti Pralaya Kelishu Samsthitayai सृष्टिस्थितिप्रलयकेलिषु संस्थितायै | to her who is present in the play of creation, preservation and dissolution |
| Tasyai Namah तस्यै नमः | salutations to her |
| Tribhuvanaika Guroh Tarunyai त्रिभुवनैकगुरोः तरुण्यै | the young consort of the one Teacher of the three worlds |
Why this verse matters
The verse sees one goddess behind Sarasvati, Lakshmi and Parvati. sanskritdocuments.org notes "गरुडध्वजभामिनीति" as a variant.
Read this verse in other scripts
- IAST (scholarly)
- gīrdevateti garuḍadhvajasundarītiśākambharīti śaśiśekharavallabheti|sṛṣṭisthitipralayakeliṣu saṃsthitāyaitasyai namastribhuvanaikagurostaruṇyai||
- Telugu
- గీర్దేవతేతి గరుడధ్వజసుందరీతిశాకంభరీతి శశిశేఖరవల్లభేతి।సృష్టిస్థితిప్రలయకేలిషు సంస్థితాయైతస్యై నమస్త్రిభువనైకగురోస్తరుణ్యై॥
- Tamil
- கீ³ர்தே³வதேதி க³ருட³த்⁴வஜஸுந்த³ரீதிஶாகம்ப⁴ரீதி ஶஶிஶேக²ரவல்லபே⁴தி।ஸ்ருʼஷ்டிஸ்தி²திப்ரலயகேலிஷு ஸம்ஸ்தி²தாயைதஸ்யை நமஸ்த்ரிபு⁴வநைககு³ரோஸ்தருண்யை॥
- Kannada
- ಗೀರ್ದೇವತೇತಿ ಗರುಡಧ್ವಜಸುಂದರೀತಿಶಾಕಂಭರೀತಿ ಶಶಿಶೇಖರವಲ್ಲಭೇತಿ।ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಸ್ಥಿತಿಪ್ರಲಯಕೇಲಿಷು ಸಂಸ್ಥಿತಾಯೈತಸ್ಯೈ ನಮಸ್ತ್ರಿಭುವನೈಕಗುರೋಸ್ತರುಣ್ಯೈ॥
- Malayalam
- ഗീര്ദേവതേതി ഗരുഡധ്വജസുന്ദരീതിശാകമ്ഭരീതി ശശിശേഖരവല്ലഭേതി।സൃഷ്ടിസ്ഥിതിപ്രലയകേലിഷു സംസ്ഥിതായൈതസ്യൈ നമസ്ത്രിഭുവനൈകഗുരോസ്തരുണ്യൈ॥
- Gujarati
- ગીર્દેવતેતિ ગરુડધ્વજસુન્દરીતિશાકમ્ભરીતિ શશિશેખરવલ્લભેતિ।સૃષ્ટિસ્થિતિપ્રલયકેલિષુ સંસ્થિતાયૈતસ્યૈ નમસ્ત્રિભુવનૈકગુરોસ્તરુણ્યૈ॥
- Bengali
- গীর্দেবতেতি গরুডধ্বজসুন্দরীতিশাকম্ভরীতি শশিশেখরবল্লভেতি।সৃষ্টিস্থিতিপ্রলযকেলিষু সংস্থিতাযৈতস্যৈ নমস্ত্রিভুবনৈকগুরোস্তরুণ্যৈ॥