Dandapani Pancharathnam – Adi Kruthigai Special

Introduction

Jagadguru Saccidānanda Śivābhinava Nṛsimha Bhārati Mahāswāmiji, (referred as Nṛsimha Bhārati Mahāswāmiji henceforth) was 33rd Jagadguru in the unbroken chain of Ācāryas of Śrīngeri Śrī Śāradā Peetham, one of the foremost of the Mutt’s established by Śrḹ Śaṇkara Bhagavatpāda.

Jagadguru Śrī Śrī Saccidānanda Śivābhinava Nṛsimha Bhārati Mahāswāmiji, embellished the sacred peetham from 1879 to 1912. He is adorned as Śrī ‘Abhinava Śhankarā’, a spiritual reincarnation of the great saint Śrī Śaṇkara Bhagavatpāda.

Bhakthisudha Tarangini is a brainchaild of Nṛsimha Bhārati Mahāswāmiji comprising various poetic compositions which was published by his earnest disciple Śrī. T.S. Balasubrahmanya Iyer in the year 1913.

Bhakthisudha Tarangini is a voluminous work. Like the great Śrī Śaṇkara Bhagavatpāda, Śrī Nṛsimha Bhārati Mahāswāmiji composed many stotras in praise of various Gods and Goddesses at various Shrines throught India. This book is a collection of 170 stotras of different dieties categorised as follows- Ganesha stotras, Devi stotras, Guru stotras, Vishnu, Shiva and Vedanta stotras.

Here is one on Lord Subramanya. Lord Subramanya is also known as Dandapani. This Sloka is a Pancharathna Mala and has five verses.

Audio Link

https://www.dropbox.com/s/o2mmlja9a8rmtte/Dhandabani%20Pancharatnam–6-9hytAdaA.mp3?dl=0

Sanskrit Verse

॥ श्रीदण्डपाणिपञ्चरत्नम् ॥

चण्डपापहरपादसेवनं गण्डशोभिवरकुण्डलद्वयम् ।
दण्डिताखिलसुरारिमण्डलं दण्डपाणिमनिशं विभावये ॥ १॥

कालकालतनुजं कृपालयं बालचन्द्रविलसज्जटाधरम् ।
चेलधूतशिशुवासरेश्वरं दण्डपाणिमनिशं विभावये ॥ २॥

तारकेशसदृशाननोज्ज्वलं तारकारिमखिलार्थदं जवात् ।
तारकं निरवधेर्भवाम्बुधेर्दण्डपाणिमनिशं विभावये ॥ ३॥

तापहारिनिजपादसंस्तुतिं कोपकाममुखवैरिवारकम् ।
प्रापकं निजपदस्य सत्वरं दण्डपाणिमनिशं विभावये ॥ ४॥

कामनीयकविनिर्जिताङ्गजं रामलक्ष्मणकराम्बुजार्चितम् ।
कोमलाङ्गमतिसुन्दराकृतिं दण्डपाणिमनिशं विभावये ॥ ५॥

इति श‍ृङ्गेरि श्रीजगद्गुरु श्रीसच्चिदानन्द-शिवाभिनव-नृसिंहभारती-स्वामिभिः विरचितं श्रीदण्डपाणिपञ्चरत्नं सम्पूर्णम् ।