A Microcosm's Prayer(Slokha) -32 Poem by Indira Renganathan

Sloka, is the most common Sanskrit meter and is a descendant of the older Vedic gayatri
The sloka, meaning 'song', although metric, is not considered poetic.
It functions more as the equivalent to Western prose with lines and meter and
is often used in narratives or epics.

The defining features of the sloka are:
stanzaic, written in any number of couplets made up of 2 hemistiches.
The hemistiches can be broken into 4 lines or padas creating quatrains,4 lines or padas
syllabic, either 2 lines of 16 syllables each or 4 hemistiches of 8 syllables each.
metric, alternate hemistiches of trochaic and iambic patterns.

The following verses are my own work, a prayer, based on the great slokha 'Lalitha Sahasranamam'
where the meaningful thousand names of Adi Para Sakthi(primordial cosmic Energy)
are narrated.These verses are not literal or exact translation of the slokha.But I referred to
the translation of the great slokha by Mr.P. R. Ramachander

(Please read the previous parts of this series before reading this)

94 Defined by a divine form, thee,
Who looks beautiful and peaceful
So art called Divya Vigraha
Who's the Bhija mantra Kleem, thee

Who dwells in that mantra Kleem, thee
So art Kleemkaree.Who's unique
Who's complete, so'rt called Kevalaa
Concealed thee who's mysterious

Hiding in our heart's secret cave
Art so called Guhya.Who bestows
Liberation the supreme bliss
So art thee known by the great name

Kaivalya Padha dhayini
Thee who's Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva,
Also is characterised by
Sattva, Rajas, Tamas gunas

Also thee who's the three lokas
Three faceted so is in all
So art thee known as Tripura
Worshipped by all in the three worlds

Thee'rt so called Trijagat vandhya
Who takes form of the three gods, so's
Trimurthi.Goddess for all gods
So'rt thee called Tri daseswari

Namaste Mother namaste
Divine Mother, unto thy feet
This tiny droplet surrenders
Rise my size within me, I watch

95 Who's the three Bhija syllables
Thee art so called Tryakshari
Thee who's heavenly fragrant, so'rt
Divya Gandhadya.With sindoor

That adorns thy forehead, thee'rt called
Sindhura thila kanchita
For thy power of creation
For thy power of compassion

Thee art Uma who dwells in Om
Thee the daughter of Himavan
The king of Himalayas so'rt
Sailendra Thanaya.Golden

Thee who's fair in complexion, so'rt
Gowri.Worshipped by Gandharwas
The celestial minstrels, so'rt
Gandharwa Sevitha.Who birthed

This vast creational expanse
Which permeates all thy great Force
Which again seeks room in thy womb,
So is the name Viswa Garbha

Thee who's the Hiranyagarbha
Very first cosmic golden egg
Whence came the creative power
Art so known as Swarna Garbha

Namaste Mother namaste
Divine Mother, unto thy feet
This tiny droplet surrenders
Rise my size within me, I watch

96 Thee who punishes the evil
Thee who destroys all the demons
Who blesses them by punishment
Art so known as Avaradha

The Causer of Bhijaksharas
The Causer of Vedas and Mantras
The Causer of words and speech
So'rt thee called Vagadeeswaree

So art thy characteristics
So art thy forms of all forces
So'rt thee the gods and goddesses
So'rt thee all and whole creations

Oh thee, divine our sweet Mother
Thou art beautiful the bestest
Thou art our brave queen the bestest
Thou art our Wisdom the bestest

Thou art our Strength sole the bestest
The Support for mind the bestest
The Support for life the bestest
Thou art all Force the mightiest

So to thee Mother, namaste
The Power of all, namaste
The causer of all, namaste
Creatrix of all, namaste

Namaste Mother namaste
Divine Mother, unto thy feet
This tiny droplet surrenders
Rise my size within me, I watch
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Note: Translation by Mr.P.R Ramachander
Naamaas621-640

* 621 * Divya Vigraha - She who is beautifully made
* 622 * Klim karee - She who is the shape of 'Klim'
* 623 * Kevalaa - She who is she herself
* 624 * Guhya - She who is secret
* 625 * Kaivalya Padha dhayini - She who gives redemption as well as position
* 626 * Tripura - She who lives everything in three aspects
* 627 * Trijagat vandhya - She who is worshipped by all in three worlds
* 628 * Trimurthi - She who is the trinity
* 629 * Tri daseswari - She who is the goddess for all gods
* 630 * Tryakshya - She who is of the form of three letters
* 631 * Divya Gandhadya - She who has godly smell
* 632 * Sindhura thila kanchita - She who wears the sindhoora dot in her forehead
* 633 * Uma - She who is in 'om'
* 634 * Sailendra Thanaya - She who is the daughter of the king of mountains
* 635 * Gowri - She who is white coloured
* 636 * Gandharwa Sevitha - She who is worshipped by gandharwas
* 637 * Viswa Garbha - She who carries the universe in her belly
* 638 * Swarna Garbha - She who is personification of gold
* 639 * Avaradha - She who punishes bad people
* 640 * Vagadeeswaree - She who is the goddess of words