108 Divine names of Sri Bhagavatpada

 

श्रीशङ्कराचार्याष्टोत्तरशतनामस्तोत्रम्

The 108 Names of Śrī Ādi Śaṅkarācārya — with select meaning

Verse 1

श्रीशङ्कराचार्यवर्यो ब्रह्मानन्दप्रदायकः .
अज्ञान तिमिरादित्यस्सुज्ञानाम्बुधि चन्द्रमाः .. १..

śrīśaṅkarācāryavaryo brahmānandapradāyakaḥ .
ajñāna timirādityassujñānāmbudhi candramāḥ .. 1..

1

ॐ श्रीशङ्कराचार्यवर्याय नमः

oṃ śrīśaṅkarācāryavaryāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who confers brahmānanda with Atmajnaana upadesam.

I bow to the noble and respectable śrī Śaṅkarācārya. The word 'varya' is a modification of 'ārya' (and it is closely related to the tamil word 'aiyā').

2

ॐ ब्रह्मानन्द प्रदायकाय नमः

oṃ brahmānanda pradāyakāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who confers brahmānanda with Atmajnaana upadesam.

3

ॐ अज्ञान तिमिरादित्याय नमः

oṃ ajñāna timirādityāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who (instantly) dispels (the otherwise) stubborn ajñāna with brahmajñānam like brilliant Sun rays instantly dispels the darkness of the night.

4

ॐ सुज्ञानाम्बुधि चन्द्रमसे नमः

oṃ sujñānāmbudhi candramase namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who bestows the auspicious knowledge of brahman to his disciples, like a full moon showering its cool rays to a large body of water. (this upamāna is important – for the moon controls the large waterbody like the ocean, while staying detached and cool).

Verse 2

वर्णाश्रमप्रतिष्टाता श्रीमान्मुक्तिप्रदायकः .
शिष्योपदेशनिरतो भक्ताभीष्टप्रदायकः .. २..

varṇāśramapratiṣṭātā śrīmānmuktipradāyakaḥ .
śiṣyopadeśanirato bhaktābhīṣṭapradāyakaḥ .. 2..

5

ॐ वर्णाश्रमप्रतिष्ठात्रे नमः

oṃ varṇāśramapratiṣṭhātre namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who firmly [re-]stablished the varnāshrama system.

6

ॐ श्रीमते नमः

oṃ śrīmate namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who possesses all auspicious attributes. Śrimate is one – whose mind is immersed in the truth on one's svarūpa which is śuddha chit – which is the nitya sāśvataḥ aishwaryam.

7

ॐ मुक्तिप्रदायकाय नमः

oṃ muktipradāyakāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who bestows mukti to his devotees by conferring Atma jñāna to them.

8

ॐ शिष्योपदेशनिरताय नमः

oṃ śiṣyopadeśaniratāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who is ever keen to instruct his disciples.

9

ॐ भक्ताभीष्टप्रदायकाय नमः

oṃ bhaktābhīṣṭapradāyakāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who fulfills the ennobling wishes (abhīṣṭa) of his devotees (i.e. sādhanā chatuśtaya Sampatti culminating in jñāna niṣta).

Verse 3

सूक्ष्मतत्त्वरहस्यज्ञः कार्याकार्यप्रबोधकः .
ज्ञानमुद्राञ्चितकरश्शिष्यहृत्तापहारकः .. ३..

sūkṣmatattvarahasyajñaḥ kāryākāryaprabodhakaḥ .
jñānamudrāñcitakaraśśiṣyahṛttāpahārakaḥ .. 3..

10

ॐ सूक्ष्म-तत्त्व-रहस्य-ज्ञाय नमः

oṃ sūkṣma-tattva-rahasya-jñāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who knows heart of the sruti prokta brahmavidya, which is often called rahasyam (as it ought to be learnt from Srotriya Brahmanishta Guru).

11

ॐ कार्याकार्यप्रबोधकाय नमः

oṃ kāryākāryaprabodhakāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who teaches what ought to be done and what not.

12

ॐ ज्ञान-मुद्राञ्चितकराय नमः

oṃ jñāna-mudrāñcitakarāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara whose hands hold the jñāna mudra (as a gesture of true eternal abhayam that he confers on us). The term jñāna mudra also means one who gives (ra) the bliss (mud) of jñāna.

13

ॐ शिष्यहृत्तापहाराकाय नमः

oṃ śiṣyahṛttāpahārākāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who destroys the tāpa trayam plaguing the heart of his disciples. He destroys that heat by bestowing cool nectar like Ātmajñānam (tāpatrayāgni saṃtapta sāmhlādana candrikā).

Verse 4

परिव्राजाश्रमोद्धर्ता सर्वतन्त्रस्वतन्त्रधीः .
अद्वैतस्थापनाचार्यस्साक्षाच्छङ्कररूपभृत् .. ४..

parivrājāśramoddhartā sarvatantrasvatantradhīḥ .
advaitasthāpanācāryassākṣācchaṅkararūpabhṛt .. 4..

14

ॐ परिव्राजाश्रमोद्धर्त्रे नमः

oṃ parivrājāśramoddhartre namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who uplifted and renewed the sannyāsa āshrama, by getting rid of any asampradhāya influence and establishing the daśanāmi sampradhāya.

15

ॐ सर्वतन्त्रस्वन्त्रधिये नमः

oṃ sarvatantrasvantradhiye namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who is the master of all knowledge systems (past, present and future) and yet established beyond doubt the advaita system, in all its self-glory.

16

ॐ अद्वैत-स्थापनाचार्याय नमः

oṃ advaita-sthāpanācāryāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who firmly [re-]established the Advaita vedānta siddhānta – through prasthāna traya bhāṣyam.

17

ॐ साक्षाच्छङ्कररूपभृते नमः

oṃ sākṣācchaṅkararūpabhṛte namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who is indeed Lord shiva. śri shankara is considered by his disciples as none but the great Lord shiva himself.

Verse 5

षण्मतस्थापनाचार्यस्त्रयीमार्ग प्रकाशकः .
वेदवेदान्ततत्त्वज्ञो दुर्वादिमतखण्डनः .. ५..

ṣaṇmatasthāpanācāryastrayīmārga prakāśakaḥ .
vedavedāntatattvajño durvādimatakhaṇḍanaḥ .. 5..

18

ॐ षण्मतस्थापनाचार्याय नमः

oṃ ṣaṇmatasthāpanācāryāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who established the six modes (religions) of worship: Śaivam, Śāktam, Vaiṣṇavam, Gāṇapatyam, Sauram, and Kaumāram.

19

ॐ त्रयीमार्गप्रकाशकाय नमः

oṃ trayīmārgaprakāśakāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who made veda trayī mārga accessible and luminous, to all its followers (for all times to come).

20

ॐ वेदवेदान्ततत्त्वज्ञाय नमः

oṃ vedavedāntatattvajñāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who knew the intricate and subtle philosophy of vedas and upaniṣads. To Him the ocean of knowledge was a mere drop of water which He could sip as easily as one sips water from one's palm.

21

ॐ दुर्वादिमतखण्डनाय नमः

oṃ durvādimatakhaṇḍanāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who cut the arguments of those who did not understand or willingly twist or ignore the traditional meaning of the sastra sampradhāya and also the nāstikas.

Verse 6

वैराग्यनिरतश्शान्तस्संसारार्णवतारकः .
प्रसन्नवदनाम्भोजः परमार्थप्रकाशकः .. ६..

vairāgyanirataśśāntassaṃsārārṇavatārakaḥ .
prasannavadanāmbhojaḥ paramārthaprakāśakaḥ .. 6..

22

ॐ वैराग्यनिरताय नमः

oṃ vairāgyaniratāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who on account of his Advaita svarūpa niṣta is nitya vairāgi.

23

ॐ शान्ताय नमः

oṃ śāntāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara whose svarūpam is śāntiḥ.

24

ॐ संसार्णवतारकाय नमः

oṃ saṃsārṇavatārakāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who helps us cross the ocean of birth-rebirth (with the raft of jñāna).

25

ॐ प्रसन्नवदनाम्भोजाय नमः

oṃ prasannavadanāmbhojāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara whose face is bright and beautiful like a lotus (i.e. implying his jñāna niṣta and ahetuka dayā constantly pours its grace on it, while amidst us and yet untainted by our sorrow).

26

ॐ परमार्थप्रकाशकाय नमः

oṃ paramārthaprakāśakāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who illumines the paths to mokṣa through his bhāṣya.

Verse 7

पुराणस्मृतिसारज्ञो नित्यतृप्तो महाञ्छुचिः .
नित्यानन्दो निरातङ्को निस्सङ्गो निर्मलात्मकः .. ७..

purāṇasmṛtisārajño nityatṛpto mahāñchuciḥ .
nityānando nirātaṅko nissaṅgo nirmalātmakaḥ .. 7..

27

ॐ पुराणस्मृतिसारज्ञाय नमः

oṃ purāṇasmṛtisārajñāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who knows the essence of itihāsa-purāṇas and other smṛti grantha (which is to pave the way, for śruti janita brahmavidya to take deep root in us).

28

ॐ नित्यतृप्ताय नमः

oṃ nityatṛptāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who is ever content.

29

ॐ महते नमः

oṃ mahate namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who is great.

30

ॐ शुचये नमः

oṃ śucaye namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who is pure.

31

ॐ नित्यानन्दाय नमः

oṃ nityānandāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who is ever in the state of bliss.

32

ॐ निरातङ्काय नमः

oṃ nirātaṅkāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who is fearless.

33

ॐ निस्सङ्गाय नमः

oṃ nissaṅgāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who has no bondage.

34

ॐ निर्मलात्मकाय नमः

oṃ nirmalātmakāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who is free of impurities.

Verse 8

निर्ममो निरहङ्कारो विश्ववन्द्यपदाम्बुजः .
सत्त्वप्रधानस्सद्भावस्सङ्ख्यातीतगुणोज्ज्वलः .. ८..

nirmamo nirahaṅkāro viśvavandyapadāmbujaḥ .
sattvapradhānassadbhāvassaṅkhyātītaguṇojjvalaḥ .. 8..

35

ॐ निर्ममाय नमः

oṃ nirmamāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who is free from mamakāra (the attitude of 'this is mine').

36

ॐ निरहङ्काराय नमः

oṃ nirahaṅkārāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who is free from ahaṅkāra ('I am the doer' attitude).

37

ॐ विश्व-वन्द्य-पदाम्बुजाय नमः

oṃ viśva-vandya-padāmbujāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara at whose lotus feet the entire universe bows.

38

ॐ सत्त्वप्रधानाय नमः

oṃ sattvapradhānāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara in whom sattva guṇa is predominant – for our sake.

39

ॐ सद्भावाय नमः

oṃ sadbhāvāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who is always contemplating on Brahman (brahmaniṣṭa).

40

ॐ सङ्ख्यातीतगुणोज्ज्वलाय नमः

oṃ saṅkhyātītaguṇojjvalāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who is endowed with countless kalyāṇa guṇas.

Verse 9

अनघस्सारहृदयस्सुधीस्सारस्वतप्रदः .
सत्यात्मा पुण्यशीलश्च साङ्ख्ययोगविलक्षणः .. ९..

anaghassārahṛdayassudhīssārasvatapradaḥ .
satyātmā puṇyaśīlaśca sāṅkhyayogavilakṣaṇaḥ .. 9..

41

ॐ अनघाय नमः

oṃ anaghāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who is free from any blemish, pāpa vāsana – since all his vāsanas – both good and bad are burnt in the fire of the knowledge of Advaita svarūpa niṣta.

42

ॐ सारहृदयसुधिये नमः

oṃ sārahṛdayasudhiye namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara the essence of whose heart is nectar (i.e. brahmavidya which confers immortality and always tastes delicious).

43

ॐ सारस्वतप्रदाय नमः

oṃ sārasvatapradāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who bestows brahmajñānam.

44

ॐ सत्यात्मने नमः

oṃ satyātmane namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara whose very Self is Satyam – Satyasyasatyam.

45

ॐ पुण्यशीलाय नमः

oṃ puṇyaśīlāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara whose conduct is pious.

46

ॐ साङ्ख्ययोगविलक्षणाय नमः

oṃ sāṅkhyayogavilakṣaṇāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who through his brahmasūtra bhāṣya corrected the sāṅkhya mata.

Verse 10

तपोराशिर् महातेजो गुणत्रयविभागवित् .
कलिघ्नः कालकर्मज्ञस्तमोगुणनिवारकः .. १०..

taporāśir mahātejo guṇatrayavibhāgavit .
kalighnaḥ kālakarmajñastamoguṇanivārakaḥ .. 10..

47

ॐ तपोराशये नमः

oṃ taporāśaye namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who is the abode of tapas (yasya jñāna mayam tapaḥ).

48

ॐ महातेजसे नमः

oṃ mahātejase namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who has great effulgence.

49

ॐ गुणत्रयविभागविदे नमः

oṃ guṇatrayavibhāgavide namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who understood and articulated how to understand and modify one's svabhāva made of three guṇas, so that we can develop svarūpa svabhāva viveka.

50

ॐ कलिघ्नाय नमः

oṃ kalighnāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who is the destroyer of the kali vāsana.

51

ॐ कालकर्मज्ञाय नमः

oṃ kālakarmajñāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who knows the appropriate time for appropriate actions (as he is sarvajña mūrti).

52

ॐ तमोगुणनिवारकाय नमः

oṃ tamoguṇanivārakāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who removes the tamo guṇam prabhāvam, standing in the way of Advaita svarūpa jñāna niṣta.

Verse 11

भगवान्भारतीजेता शारदाह्वानपण्डितः .
धर्माधर्मविभावज्ञो लक्ष्यभेदप्रदर्शकः .. ११..

bhagavānbhāratījetā śāradāhvānapaṇḍitaḥ .
dharmādharmavibhāvajño lakṣyabhedapradarśakaḥ .. 11..

53

ॐ भगवते नमः

oṃ bhagavate namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who is the supreme Lord.

54

ॐ भारतीजेत्रे नमः

oṃ bhāratījetre namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who defeated śri sarasvatī in debate.

55

ॐ शाराद अह्वान पण्डिताय नमः

oṃ śārāda ahvāna paṇḍitāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara the great scholar who was invited by śri sarasvatī for debate.

56

ॐ धर्माधर्मविभाग ज्ञाय नमः

oṃ dharmādharmavibhāga jñāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who has in-depth understanding & distinction between dharma (abhyudaya and niḥśreyasa hetu) and adharma.

57

ॐ लक्ष्यभेदप्रदर्शकाय नमः

oṃ lakṣyabhedapradarśakāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who shows how the lakṣya is to be discerned (with viveka) and thus realized (as 'I am that', on the basis of brahmavidya sampradhāya).

Verse 12

नादबिन्दुकलाभिज्ञो योगिहृत्पद्मभास्करः .
अतीन्द्रियज्ञाननिधिर्नित्यानित्यविवेकवान् .. १२..

nādabindukalābhijño yogihṛtpadmabhāskaraḥ .
atīndriyajñānanidhirnityānityavivekavān .. 12..

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ॐ नाद बिन्दु कलाभिज्ञाय नमः

oṃ nāda bindu kalābhijñāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who knows the philosophy of nāda-bindu-kalā – i.e. one who knows Brahman in its unmodified and manifested forms (of varying degree).

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ॐ योगिहृत्पद्मभास्कराय नमः

oṃ yogihṛtpadmabhāskarāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who (like the sun), makes the heart of yogis bloom in joy.

60

ॐ अतीन्द्रिय ज्ञाननिधये नमः

oṃ atīndriya jñānanidhaye namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who is the treasure house of that jñāna which is atīndriya, i.e., the wisdom that is beyond the realm of operation of the sense organs.

61

ॐ नित्यानित्यविवेकवते नमः

oṃ nityānityavivekavate namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who knows the distinction between eternal (nitya) and ephemeral (anitya).

Verse 13

चिदानन्दश्चिन्मयात्मा परकायप्रवेशकृत् .
अमानुषचरित्राढ्यः क्षेमदायी क्षमाकरः .. १३..

cidānandaścinmayātmā parakāyapraveśakṛt .
amānuṣacaritrāḍhyaḥ kṣemadāyī kṣamākaraḥ .. 13..

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ॐ चिदानन्दाय नमः

oṃ cidānandāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara whose form is consciousness and bliss. The knower of brahman indeed becomes brahman.

63

ॐ चिन्मयात्मने नमः

oṃ cinmayātmane namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who is the all-pervading consciousness or Awareness.

64

ॐ परकायप्रवेशकृते नमः

oṃ parakāyapraveśakṛte namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who knows the art of para kāya praveśam.

65

ॐ अमानुषचरित्र अढ्याय नमः

oṃ amānuṣacaritra aḍhyāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara whose life exemplifies divine nature. Out of boundless mercy, Īśvara himself came down to this earth to establish dharma.

66

ॐ क्षेमदायिने नमः

oṃ kṣemadāyine namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who offers protection and preservation – by teaching us path to ananya bhakti or parābhakti (chaturtha bhakti).

67

ॐ क्षमकारय नमः

oṃ kṣamakāraya namaḥ

(Jñānāgniḥ sarvakarmāṇi bhasmasāt kurute tathā.)

Verse 14

भव्यो भद्रप्रदो भूरि महिमा विश्वरञ्जकः .
स्वप्रकाशस्सदाधारो विश्वबन्धुश्शुभोदयः .. १४..

bhavyo bhadraprado bhūri mahimā viśvarañjakaḥ .
svaprakāśassadādhāro viśvabandhuśśubhodayaḥ .. 14..

68

ॐ भव्याय नमः

oṃ bhavyāya namaḥ

(brahmavid brahmaiva bhavati)

69

ॐ भद्रप्रदाय नमः

oṃ bhadrapradāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who is the bestower of auspiciousness.

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ॐ भूरिमहिम्ने नमः

oṃ bhūrimahimne namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who has countless glories.

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ॐ विश्वरञ्जकाय नमः

oṃ viśvarañjakāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who (through his teachings) made the world happy.

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ॐ स्वप्रकाशाय नमः

oṃ svaprakāśāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who is self-luminous.

73

ॐ सदाधारय नमः

oṃ sadādhāraya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who is the eternal support of all āstikās.

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ॐ विश्वबन्धवे नमः

oṃ viśvabandhave namaḥ

(from digvijayam).

75

ॐ शुभोदयाय नमः

oṃ śubhodayāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who is the auspicious dawn of jñāna, to any sincere āstika.

Verse 15

विशालकीर्तिर्वागीशस्सर्वलोकहितोत्सुकः .
कैलासयात्रासम्प्राप्तचन्द्रमौलिप्रपूजकः .. १५..

viśālakīrtirvāgīśassarvalokahitotsukaḥ .
kailāsayātrāsamprāptacandramauliprapūjakaḥ .. 15..

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ॐ विशालकीर्तये नमः

oṃ viśālakīrtaye namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara whose fame is vast and great.

77

ॐ वागीशाय नमः

oṃ vāgīśāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who is the Lord of speech.

78

ॐ सर्वलोकहितोत्सुकाय नमः

oṃ sarvalokahitotsukāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who is keen on the welfare of beings in all the worlds.

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ॐ कैलासयात्रासम्प्राप्तचन्द्रमौलिप्रपूजकाय नमः

oṃ kailāsayātrāsamprāptacandramauliprapūjakāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who, after reaching Kailāsa, worshipped Lord Śiva as Candramaulīśvara. The Śiva-liṅgams he brought back from the trip are still being worshipped at the maṭhas established by him.

Verse 16

कांच्यां श्रीचक्रराजाख्ययन्त्रस्थापनदीक्षितः .
श्रीचक्रात्मक ताटङ्क तोषिताम्बा मनोरथः .. १६..

kāṃcyāṃ śrīcakrarājākhyayantrasthāpanadīkṣitaḥ .
śrīcakrātmaka tāṭaṅka toṣitāmbā manorathaḥ .. 16..

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ॐ कांच्यां श्रीचक्रराजाख्य यन्त्र स्थापन दीक्षिताय नमः

oṃ kāṃcyāṃ śrīcakrarājākhya yantra sthāpana dīkṣitāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who established the famous Śrīcakra yantra at the Kāñcī temple. Among the many yantras, Śrīcakra is the most powerful and is considered the king of all yantras.

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ॐ श्रीचक्रात्मक ताटङ्क तोषिताम्बा मनोरथाय नमः

oṃ śrīcakrātmaka tāṭaṅka toṣitāmbā manorathāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who adorned śrī Akhilāṇḍeśvarī (at Tiruvānaikkā) with ear-rings in the form of Śrīcakra and made Her happy by fulfilling Her wish.

Verse 17

ब्रह्मसूत्रोपनिषद्भाष्यादिग्रन्थकल्पकः .
चतुर्दिक्चतुराम्नायप्रतिष्ठाता महामतिः .. १७..

brahmasūtropaniṣadbhāṣyādigranthakalpakaḥ .
caturdikcaturāmnāyapratiṣṭhātā mahāmatiḥ .. 17..

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ॐ ब्रह्मसूत्रोपनिषद्भाष्यादिग्रन्थकल्पकाय नमः

oṃ brahmasūtropaniṣadbhāṣyādigranthakalpakāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who wrote bhāṣyas on Brahmasūtra, Upaniṣads, Bhagavadgītā, and prakaraṇa granthas like Vivekacūḍāmaṇi explaining the Ultimate.

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ॐ चतुर्दिक् चतुराम्नाय प्रतिष्ठात्रे नमः

oṃ caturdik caturāmnāya pratiṣṭhātre namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who established four āmnāya maṭhas at the corners of four directions in Bhārata: Śṛṅgeri (south), Purī (east), Jyotirmaṭha (north), and Dvārakā (west).

84

ॐ महामतये नमः

oṃ mahāmataye namaḥ

(Talk of nāyamātmā pravacanena labhyo na medhayā na bahunā śrutena. yamevaiṣa vṛṇute tena labhya-tasyaiṣa ātmā vivṛṇute tanūṃ svām — bhāṣyam)

Verse 18

द्विसप्तति मतोच्छेत्ता सर्वदिग्विजयप्रभुः .
काषायवसनोपेतो भस्मोद्धूऴितविग्रहः .. १८..

dvisaptati matocchettā sarvadigvijayaprabhuḥ .
kāṣāyavasanopeto bhasmoddhūl̤itavigrahaḥ .. 18..

85

ॐ द्विस्पतति मतोच्छेत्त्रे नमः

oṃ dvispatati matocchettre namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who through advaita vedānta uplifted many forms of religious worship by giving them a proper focus. According to available extracts from the lost Ānandagirīya Śaṅkaravijaya, Śaṅkarācārya reformed 72 different cults in the course of his travels in India.

86

ॐ सर्वदिग्विजयप्रभवे नमः

oṃ sarvadigvijayaprabhave namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who is ever victorious in all his digvijayas. During his digvijayas he increased the spiritual power of many temples by establishing Śrīcakra yantras and helped bhaktas by composing hymns on different deities.

87

ॐ काषायवसनोपेताय नमः

oṃ kāṣāyavasanopetāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who dressed in ochre robes signifies that jñāna has burnt away all vāsanas. (jñāna-agni-dagdha-karmāṇam 4.19, jñānāgniḥ sarvakarmāṇi bhasmasātkurute tathā 4.37, na hi jñānena sadṛśam pavitram iha vidyate 4.38).

88

ॐ भस्मोद्धूऴितविग्रहाय नमः

oṃ bhasmoddhūl̤itavigrahāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara whose body has the sacred marks of bhasma. The sacred ash indicates the ephemeral nature of the world and protects the wearer from evil influences.

Verse 19

ज्ञानत्मकैकदण्डाढ्यः कमण्डलुलसत्करः .
गुरुभूमण्डलाचार्योभगवत्पादसंज्ञकः .. १९..

jñānatmakaikadaṇḍāḍhyaḥ kamaṇḍalulasatkaraḥ .
gurubhūmaṇḍalācāryobhagavatpādasaṃjñakaḥ .. 19..

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ॐ ज्ञानत्मकैक दण्डाढ्याय नमः

oṃ jñānatmakaika daṇḍāḍhyāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who bears a single daṇḍa to signify ātman is Advaita svarūpam (Atman Alone Is).

90

ॐ कमण्डलुलसत्कराय नमः

oṃ kamaṇḍalulasatkarāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who shows with the kamaṇḍalam that simplicity is the hall mark of sannyāsa dharma. (yaḥ tu ātma-ratiḥ eva syāt ātma-tṛptaḥ ca mānavaḥ. ātmani eva ca santuṣṭaḥ tasya kāryam na vidyate. 3-17. nitya-tṛptaḥ nirāśrayaḥ 4.20. jñāna-vijñāna-tṛpta-ātmā kūṭasthaḥ vijita-indriyaḥ 6.8)

91

ॐ गुरवे नमः

oṃ gurave namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who is our teacher. 'gu' means darkness/ignorance and 'ru' is one who dispels it.

92

ॐ भूमण्डलाचार्याय नमः

oṃ bhūmaṇḍalācāryāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who is a world teacher. This word is synonymous with Jagadguru.

93

ॐ भगवत्पादसंज्ञकाय नमः

oṃ bhagavatpādasaṃjñakāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who is known as bhagavatpāda.

Verse 20

व्याससंदर्शनप्रीतः ऋष्यशृङ्गपुरेश्वरः .
सौन्दर्यलहरी मुख्य बहुस्तोत्र विधायकः .. २०..

vyāsasaṃdarśanaprītaḥ ṛṣyaśṛṅgapureśvaraḥ .
saundaryalaharī mukhya bahustotra vidhāyakaḥ .. 20..

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ॐ व्याससंदर्शनप्रीताय नमः

oṃ vyāsasaṃdarśanaprītāya namaḥ

Pleased with shankara's bhāṣya, sage vyāsa blessed him with additional 16 years of life. śanṅkaraśśaṅkarassākṣād vyāso nārāyaṇa svayam | tayor vivāde samprāpte kiṅkaraḥ kiṃ karomyaham ||

95

ॐ ऋष्यशृङ्गपुरेश्वराय नमः

oṃ ṛṣyaśṛṅgapureśvarāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who is the lord of Ṛṣyaśṛṅgapurī (now known as Śṛṅgeri). He established the first maṭha at Śṛṅgeri and nominated śrī Sureśvarācārya as its head.

96

ॐ सौन्दर्यलहरीमुख्यबहुस्तोत्रविधायकाय नमः

oṃ saundaryalaharīmukhyabahustotravidhāyakāya namaḥ

(Lakshanas of Swami's slokas).

Verse 21

चतुष्षष्टिकलाभिज्ञो ब्रह्मराक्षसपोषकः .
श्रीमन्मण्डनमिश्राख्यस्वयम्भूजयसन्नुतः .. २१..

catuṣṣaṣṭikalābhijño brahmarākṣasapoṣakaḥ .
śrīmanmaṇḍanamiśrākhyasvayambhūjayasannutaḥ .. 21..

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ॐ चतुष्षष्टिकलाभिज्ञाय नमः

oṃ catuṣṣaṣṭikalābhijñāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who knows (and is a master of) all the 64 arts.

98

ॐ ब्रह्मराक्षसपोषकाय नमः

oṃ brahmarākṣasapoṣakāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who freed a brahmarākṣasa from the curse.

99

ॐ श्रीमन् मण्डनमिश्राख्य स्वयम्भूजय सन्नुताय नमः

oṃ śrīman maṇḍanamiśrākhya svayambhūjaya sannutāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who was hailed as svayambhū by śri maṇḍana miśra and others.

Verse 22

तोटकाचार्यसम्पूज्य पद्मपादर्चिताङ्घ्रिकः .
हस्तामलयोगिन्द्र ब्रह्मज्ञानप्रदायकः .. २२..

toṭakācāryasampūjya padmapādarcitāṅghrikaḥ .
hastāmalayogindra brahmajñānapradāyakaḥ .. 22..

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ॐ तोटकाचार्यसम्पूज्याय नमः

oṃ toṭakācāryasampūjyāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who is worshipped by Toṭakācārya.

101

ॐ पद्मपादर्चिताङ्घ्रिकाय नमः

oṃ padmapādarcitāṅghrikāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara whose feet were worshipped by padmapāda.

102

ॐ हस्तामलयोगिन्द्र ब्रह्मज्ञानप्रदायकाय नमः

oṃ hastāmalayogindra brahmajñānapradāyakāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who bestowed brahma jñāna to Hastāmalaka.

Verse 23

सुरेश्वराख्य सच्छिष्य संन्यासाश्रम दायकः .
नृसिंहभक्तस्सद्रत्नगर्भहेरम्बपूजकः .. २३..

sureśvarākhya sacchiṣya saṃnyāsāśrama dāyakaḥ .
nṛsiṃhabhaktassadratnagarbhaherambapūjakaḥ .. 23..

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ॐ सुरेश्वराख्य सच्छिष्यसंन्यासाश्रमदायकाय नमः

oṃ sureśvarākhya sacchiṣyasaṃnyāsāśramadāyakāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who has ordained Sureśvara and others into the sannyāsāśrama (monkhood).

104

ॐ नृसिंहभक्ताय नमः

oṃ nṛsiṃhabhaktāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who is an ardent devotee of śrī Nṛsiṃha. His Lakṣmī Nṛsiṃha Karāvalambana Stotram is well known.

105

ॐ सद्रत्नगर्भहेरम्बपूजकाय नमः

oṃ sadratnagarbhaherambapūjakāya namaḥ

There is a temple for ratna garbha heramba gaṇapati in Śṛṅgeri.

Verse 24

व्याख्यसिंहासनाधीशो जगत्पूज्यो जगद्गुरुः .
इति श्रीमच्छङ्कराचार्यसर्वलोकगुरोः परम् .. २४..

vyākhyasiṃhāsanādhīśo jagatpūjyo jagadguruḥ .
iti śrīmacchaṅkarācāryasarvalokaguroḥ param .. 24..

106

ॐ व्याख्यासिंहासनाधीशाय नमः

oṃ vyākhyāsiṃhāsanādhīśāya namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who is considered the lord of vyākhyānam. His commentaries for prasthāna traya are well known and considered the best.

107

ॐ जगत्पूज्याय नमः

oṃ jagatpūjyāya namaḥ

(One who is always praiseworthy, in this otherwise changeful world).

108

ॐ जगद्गुरवे नमः

oṃ jagadgurave namaḥ

I bow to śri shankara who is the teacher of the world.

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