MEENAKSHI PANCHARATNAM – ADISHANKARA Posted on November 13, 2019November 13, 2019 by Guruprasad Srinivasan MEANING(I bow to the devi Meenakshi) The one who radiants like thousands of rising suns and glowing with her bracelets and necklaces.Whose lips look like the ripe coccinia(Bimba fruit) in colour, Who has a gentle smile with a beautiful row of teeth and who wears silk garmentsWhose feet is worshipped by Vishnu, Brahma and Indra(Surendra) and whose is the form of reality or existence and who is auspiciousI remain ever bowing to the goddess Meenakshi, The ocean of compassion.Who grants all the wishes, the daughter of the mountain, who is worshipped by goddesses Saraswathy and Lakshmi I remain ever bowing to the goddess Meenakshi, The ocean of compassion.I bow to goddess Meenakshi The consort of Lord Sundareswara, The remover of fears, The bestower of knowledge, The pure oneWho is dark coloured, Whose feet is worshipped by the one who is seated on the lotus ( Brahma ), The sister of NarayanaWho enjoys the music of the instruments Veena, Venu(Flute), Mridangam( Classical Indian drum) and the mother of several aspects and formsI remain ever bowing to the goddess Meenakshi, The ocean of compassion.I bow to the goddesses Meenakshi who resides in the heart of yogis and munis (great sages) and bestows many siddhis’s (powers)Whose feet are adorned with several flowers and who is worshipped by NarayanaWho is the form of Nada Brahma (Devine sound), Who is beyond everything, The innermost tenor of all the formsI remain ever bowing to the goddess Meenakshi, The ocean of compassion.