Mantra Maatruka Pushpa Maala Stava || Sung by Indira Sitaram & Latha Srikanth

Mantra Maatruka Pushpa Maala Stava
By Sri Adi Shankaraachaarya
(Prayer of Garland of Mantra Flowers to the Divine Mother)
This is a very pretty mellifluous and remarkable prayer to the mother Goddess written by Adi Sankara. In the first 16 stanzas he describes the shodasa Upacharas (16 types of services which a devotee would do to his God) in a manner which would move every one's heart. Of these the sixteenth stanza describes the benefits which a devotee would get by reciting this prayer. The seventeenth is an eulogy of the prayer. Another interesting aspect is that the first letters of the first 15 stanzas are the letters of the Pancha Dasakshri mantra viz.,
Ka- aa-ee-la-hrim
Ha-sa-ka-ha-la-hrim
Sa-ka-la-hrim.
This mantra is supposed to be the holiest to worship and meditate on the Mother.
Kallololla sithamruthabdhi lahari, madhye virajanmani,
Dhweepe kalpaka vatika parivruthe, kaadhamba vatyujwale,
Rathna stambha sahasra nirmitha sabha, madhye vimonathame,
Chintha rathna vinirmitham janani! they simhasanam bhavaye. 1
Enanganala bhanu mandala lasad, sree chakra madhye sthitham,
Balarka dhyuthi basuram karathalai pasungasou bhibratheem,
Chapam banamapi prasanna vadanam, kousumbha vasthranvitham,
Thaam thwam Chandra kalavathamsa mukutam, charusmitham bhavaye.2
Ishanadhipadam shivaika phalakam rathasanam they shubham,
Paadhyam kumkuma chandanadhi bharithai rarghyam sarathnakshathai,
Shuddhairachamaneeyakm thava jalair bhakthya maya kalpitham,
Karunyamrutha varidhe, thadakhilam santhushtaye kalpyatham. 3
Lakshye, yogijanasya rakshitha jagat jale, vishale kshane,
Praleyambhu pateera kumkuma lasath, karpoora mishrodhagai,
Goksheerairapi nalikera salilai shuddhodakair manthrithai,
Snanam Devi, videhi mangala karair gangeya kumbhodhuthai. 4
Hrinkarangitha manthra lakshitha thano, hemanchalairanchitham,
Rathnai rujjwalamuthareeya sahitham, kausumbha varnam sukam,
Muktha santhahi yagna suthramamalam, souvarna thanthuth bhavam,
Datham Devi, dhiyamayaithadakhilam, santhushtaye kalpyathaam. 5
Hamasairapyathi lobhaneeya gamane, haaravaleemujjuwalam,
Hindholadhuthi heera pooritha thare, hemangadhe kankane,
Manjeerou mani kandale makutamapyardhendhu choodamanim,
Nasa moukthika manguleeya katakana, kancheemapi sweekuru. 6
Sarvamge Ghana saara kumkuma lasath, sree gandha pangangitham,
Kasthuri thilakancha phala phalake, gorochana pathrakam,
Ganda darshana mandale nayanayor divayanjanam thee arpitham,
Kandabhje mruganabhi pangamamalam, twat preethaye kalpyatham. 7
Kalhoralpala mallika maruvakai sowarna pangeruhai,
Jathi champaka malathi bakulakair, mandhara kandahdhibhi,
Kethakya karaveerakair bahu vidhair, kliptha srojamalika,
Sankalpena samarpayami varadhe, santhustaye kalpyatham. 8
Hanthaaram madanasya nandayasi yairangai ranangojwalai,
Yai bringavali neela kunthala bharair badhnasi thasyasayam,
Thaneemani thavamha, komalatharanya modha leela gruha,
Nyamodhaya dasanga gulgulu gruthair dhoopairaham dhoopaye. 9
Lakshmimujwalayami ratna nivahoth, basamthare mandhire.
Mala roopa vilambhir mani maa sthambeshu sambhavithai.
Chitrair hataka puthrika kara dyathiga,Vairgya thair vardhithair.
Divyair deepaganair dhiya giri suthe, Santhushtaye kalpyatham. 10
Hreengraeswai, thaptha hataka krutha sthali sahasrair brutham,
Divyannam grutha soopa shaka bharitham, chithranna bhedam thadha,
Dugdhannam madhu sarkara dadhi yutham, manikya paathre sthiham,
Mashapoopa sahasram Amba, saphalam naivedyam avedhaye. 11
Sachayair vara kethaki dala rucha thamboola vallee dalai.
Poogair bhoori gunair sugandhi madurai, karpoora gandojjwlai,
Muktha choorna virajithair bahu vidhair, vakthrambujamodhanai,
Poorna rathna kalachika thava mudhe nyastha purasthadhume. 12
Kanyabhi kamaneeya kanthi bhiralankara malarthika,
Pathre moukthika chitra pankthi vilasad, karpoora deepavalibhi,
Thatha thala mrudanga geetha sahitham, nruthyath padamboruham,
Manthra aradhana poorvakam suvihitham neerajanam gruhyatham. 13
Lakshmir moukthika laksha kalpitha sitha chathram thu dathe rasath,
Indrani charathischa chamaravare dathe swayam Bharathi,
Veenamena vilochana sumanassam, nruthyanthi sadraghavath,
Bhavair angika sathvikai sphutarasam mathasthadha aalokyadham. 14
Hreenkara thraa samputena manuno pasye thrayi maulibhir,
Vakhyair lakshitha thano, thava sthuhi vidhou ko vaa kshameth ambike,
Sallapa sthuthaya pradakshina satham sanchara evasthu me,
Samveso namasam sahasramakhilam, twat prrethaye kalpyatham. 15
Sri manthrakshara maalaya giri suthaam, ya poojayeschethasa,
Sandhyasu prathivasaram suniyatha tasyamarasya chirath,
Chithamboruha mandape, giri suthaa nrutham vidathe sada,
Vani vakthra saroruhe jaladhija gehe jaganmangala. 16
Ithi Giri vara puthri pada rajeeva bhoosha,
Bhuvanamamalayanthi sookthi saurabhya sarai,
Shiva pada makarantha syandhani mannibhadha,
Madhayathu kavi brungan Mathruka puspa mala. 17