by Damodara Rao Dasu

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mArakOTi lAvaNya - Arabhi - Adi

P mArakOTi lAvaNya mAm pAlaya
dheerAgragaNya vAsuki valaya ||
Oh Sankara , you excel crores of Manmadhas in beauty. You are the foremost among heros. You adorn divine Vasuki serpent on wrist.
A.P. dArukAvana tapOdhana taruNee mOha
kAra bhikshATana vEshadhara Sankara ||
Oh Sankara, you went in disguise of a beggar in Daruka forest to beg alms from the pious wives of sages and charmed their hearts.
C viraktAnAm vidEha kaivalyadAna
vichakshaNa bhaktAnAm abhaya pradAna
virinchAdi sakala dEvOpAsyamAna
vibhooti rudrAkshAbhimAna
paraSu mrugAgni kapAla DamarukamdadhAna
paramAdvaita tAtparyAnusandhAna
para vAmadEvAdi sakala virAjamAna
paramESvara guruguha samAna bhAsamAna ||
Oh Sankara, you grant salvation to those who renounce worldly attachments. You assure safety to your devotees. Brahma and other Devatas meditate upon you. Sacred ash and sacred Rudraksha beads are dear to you. You wield an axe, a deer, fire, a skull and Damaru (rattle drum) in your hands. You are essence of supreme non-dualism.(Advaita). You are the Supreme Lord shining along with Guha equally.