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viṣṇoḥ stavarāja-nirūpaṇe (Chapter Sixteen of the Śrī Nṛsiṃha Purāṇa) - Nrusimha Jayanti 2025

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 viṣ ṇ o ḥ stavarāja-nirūpa ṇ e (Chapter Sixteen of the Śrī N ṛ si ṃ ha Purā ṇ a) śrīśuka uvāca— 1. sa ṃ sārav ṛ kṣam āruhya dva ṃ dvapāśaśatair d ṛḍ hai ḥ / badhyamāna ḥ sutaiśvaryai ḥ patito yonisāgare // NsP 16.1 Having mounted (āruhya) the tree (v ṛ kṣam) of worldly existence (sa ṃ sāra), he is firmly bound (badhyamāna ḥ ) by hundreds of strong (d ṛḍ hai ḥ ) snares (pāśaśatair) of dualities (dva ṃ dva) and, fettered (badhyamāna ḥ ) by sons (suta) and riches (aiśvarya), plunges (patita ḥ ) into the ocean (sāgara) of wombs (yoni).   2. ya ḥ kāmakrodhalobhais tu viṣayai ḥ paripī ḍ ita ḥ / baddha ḥ svakarmabhir gau ṇ ai ḥ putradāraiṣa ṇ ādibhi ḥ // NsP 16.2 He who is tormented (paripī ḍ ita ḥ ) by sense‑objects (viṣayai ḥ ) through desire (kāma), anger (krodha), and greed (lobha), and is bound (baddha ḥ ) by his own (sva) secondary (gau ṇ a) actions (karmabhi ḥ ) such as the craving (eṣa ṇ ā) for sons (putra), wife ...

śrī śaṅkara guruvaram cintayāmi anvaham - Sankara Jayanti Satsangham Agenda 2025 (May 11th)

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narmadāṣṭakam - Hymn to River Narmada - narmadāṣṭaka by śrīmacchaṃkarabhagavataḥ

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sa-bindu-sindhu-suskhala-ttara ṅ ga-bha ṅ ga-rañjita ṃ dviṣatsu pāpa-jāta-jāta-kāri-vāri-sa ṃ yutam k ṛ tānta-dūta-kāla-bhūta-bhīti-hāri-varmade tvadīya-pāda-pa ṅ kaja ṃ namāmi devi narmade .. 1.. I bow down (namāmi) to your (tvadīya) lotus-like feet (pāda-pa ṅ kaja ṃ ), O Goddess Narmadā (devi narmade), which are adorned (rañjita ṃ ) by the breaking (bha ṅ ga) waves (tara ṅ ga) that flow turbulently (suskhala) in the ocean (sindhu) filled with bubbles (sa-bindu), which are accompanied (sa ṃ yutam) by the waters (vāri) that destroy (kāri) the accumulation (jāta) of sins (pāpa) of enemies (dviṣatsu), which serve as armor (varmade) removing (hāri) the fear (bhīti) of death (k ṛ tānta-dūta), time (kāla), and ghosts (bhūta).     tvad-ambu-līna-dīna-mīna-divya-sampradāyaka ṃ kalau malaugha-bhāra-hāri-sarva-tīrtha-nāyakam su-maccha-kaccha-nakra-cakra-vāka-cakra-śarmade tvadīya-pāda-pa ṅ kaja ṃ namāmi devi narmade .. 2.. I bow down (namāmi) to your (tvadīya) lot...