Tuesday, November 22, 2011

A Lilting Poem from Umaa Sahasram

This Samskrita sloka is part of a 1000-verse kaavyam on Goddess Uma composed extempore by kaavyakaNTha vaasiShTha gaNapati muni, the foremost disciple of Sri Ramana Maharshi. The entire kaavyam is available online at
http://surasa.net/uma

करोति या, बिभर्ति या, निहन्ति या जगत्त्रयं
समन्ततो विभाति या न दृश्यते क्वचिच्च या |
अतीव गुप्त-रूपिणी, गुरूपदेशमन्तरा
न शक्यते बुधैश्च बोद्धुमन्धकारि-सुन्दरी ||

This is especially suitable to teach kids, as they like the easily perceivable and fast rhythm of this sloka. It is same as that of 'मुदाकरात्त मोदकं'.

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