Gaurishwara Stutih
गौरीश्वरस्तुतिः
Sanskrit
दिव्यं वारि कथं यतः सुरधुनी मौलौ कथं पावको दिव्यं तद्धि विलोचनं कथमहिर्दिव्यं स चाङ्गे तव । तस्माद् द्यूतविधौ त्वयाऽद्य मुषितो हारः परित्यज्यतामित्थं शैलभुवा विहस्य लपितः शम्भुः शिवायास्तु वः ॥
Transliteration
divyaṃ vāri kathaṃ yataḥ suradhunī maulau kathaṃ pāvako divyaṃ taddhi vilocanaṃ katham ahir divyaṃ sa cāṅge tava | tasmād dyūtavidhau tvayādya muṣito hāraḥ parityajyatām itthaṃ śailabhuvā vihasya lapitaḥ śambhuḥ śivāyāstu vaḥ ||
Translation
How can this divine water be from the celestial river? How can this fire upon your head be divine? How can that third eye of yours be divine? And how can that serpent upon your body be divine? Therefore give back the necklace you have stolen from me today in our game of dice! Thus, laughingly addressed by the mountain-born goddess, may Shambhu become the source of auspiciousness for you.
Deep Meaning
Once Mother Parvati said to Shiva with a laugh: Lord, the Ganga lives in your matted locks, so where is this water from the sky coming from? Your third eye alone does the work of fire, so where has this separate fire come from? Serpents are already your ornaments, so where have these other serpents come from? It seems you have stolen my necklace today while playing dice, give it back. May Lord Shambhu, who thus jests playfully with Goddess Parvati, become a source of blessing for you all.
Sanskrit
श्रीकण्ठस्य सकृत्तिकार्द्रभरणी मूर्तिः सदा रोहिणी ज्येष्ठा भाद्रपदा पुनर्वसुयुता चित्रा विशाखान्विता दिश्यादक्षतहस्तमूलघटिताषाढा मघालङ्कृता श्रेयो वै श्रवणान्विता भगवतो नक्षत्रपालीव वः ॥
Transliteration
śrīkaṇṭhasya sakṛttikārdrabharaṇī mūrtiḥ sadā rohiṇī jyeṣṭhā bhādrapadā punarvasuyutā citrā viśākhānvitā | diśyād akṣatahastamūlaghaṭitāṣāḍhā maghālaṅkṛtā śreyo vai śravaṇānvitā bhagavato nakṣatrapālīva vaḥ ||
Translation
The form of Shrikantha, always adorned with elephant-hide, is associated with the Krittika asterism; being the protector and sustainer of beings, with Ardra and Bharani; bearing the water-pot, with Rohini; being supreme, with Jyeshtha; bringing auspiciousness at every step, with Bhadrapada; ever bestowing wealth, with Punarvasu; wondrous to behold, with Chitra; and accompanied by Kartikeya, with Vishakha. May that form of the Lord, wreathed in constellations, grant you blessing like a guardian of the asterisms.
Deep Meaning
The form of Lord Shrikantha, adorned with elephant-hide, is associated with the Krittika asterism. Being the protector and sustainer of beings, it is associated with Ardra and Bharani. Bearing the water-pot, with Rohini. Being supreme, with Jyeshtha, and bringing about auspiciousness at every step, with Bhadrapada. Ever granting wealth, with Punarvasu; wondrous to see, with Chitra; accompanied by Kartikeya, with Vishakha. Bearing the fearlessness gesture, with Hasta; the root cause of the manifest universe, with Mula; smeared with Malaya sandal, with the two Ashadhas; destroying disease by mere remembrance, with Magha; and of fame worth hearing, with Shravana. May that constellation-wreathed form of Lord Shiva grant you all blessing.
Sanskrit
एषा ते हर का सुगात्रि कतमा मूर्ध्नि स्थिता किं जटा हंसः किं भजते जटां नहि शशी चन्द्रो जलं सेवते । मुग्धे भूतिरियं कुतोऽत्र सलिलं भूतिस्तरङ्गायते एवं यो विनिगूहते त्रिपथगां पायात् स वः शङ्करः ॥
Transliteration
eṣā te hara kā sugātri katamā mūrdhni sthitā kiṃ jaṭā haṃsaḥ kiṃ bhajate jaṭāṃ nahi śaśī candro jalaṃ sevate | mugdhe bhūtir iyaṃ kuto'tra salilaṃ bhūtis taraṅgāyate evaṃ yo vinigūhate tripathagāṃ pāyāt sa vaḥ śaṅkaraḥ ||
Translation
"Who is this, O Hara, fair one?" "Which one do you mean?" "The one seated on your head, is it your matted hair?" "A swan." "Does a swan dwell in matted locks?" "No, it is the moon." "Does the moon then dwell in water?" "Innocent one, this is ash." "Then from where does this water come here?" "It is not water; the ash itself is only rippling like waves." May that Shankara, who thus conceals the river of the three paths, protect you all.
Deep Meaning
Parvati: O Shiva, who is this? Shiva: O lady of beautiful form, about whom are you asking? Parvati: The one seated upon your head. Shiva: Are you asking about my matted locks? Parvati: No, what is that white-looking thing visible there? Shiva: A swan? Parvati: Does a swan live in matted locks? Shiva: No, it is the moon. Parvati: Then does the moon live in water? Shiva: Innocent one, this is ash. Parvati: Then how did water get into it? Shiva: This is not water, it is the ash itself rippling like waves. Thus, may Lord Shankara, who conceals the Ganga, the river of the three paths, protect you all.