by Damodara Rao Dasu

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vandEham SivE - kadana kutuhalam - chaturasra matsya

P VandEham SivE bruhadAnandE
vandita sura brundE lalita skandE ||
I salute Goddess Parvati the consort of Lord Siva. She is blissful. Kumara swami is dear to her.
A.P. Sridhara sahajAtE karuNArasa
bharitE vEdAnta sucharitE
sadASiva sahitE sadA bhakta
jana pOshaNa saktE purANa
kadana kutuhalayutE girirAja sutE ||
She is Maha Vishnu's sister. She is full of compassion. Upanishads extol her greatness. She always protects devotees. She is eternal. She likes kadana kutuhala Ragam. She is the daughter of the king of Himalayas.
C SASvata kaivalya pradAna vikhyAtE
Sri vidyA tOshitE paramAdvaitayutE
aSvagaja padAti samyuta sainya
sahitE atri vasishTAdi mahAmuni pujitE
aSvaddha pippala bilva tulaseevana
vAsastE anAdi viSva chakra madhyastE ||
She is reputed for granting salvation. She is pleased with Sri Vidya. She admires supreme non-dualism. She commands army consisting elephants, horses and infantry. Sages Atri, Vasistha and other great sages worship her. She dwells in forest consisting sacred Asvaddha, Pippala, Bilva and Tulasi trees. She stays at the center of eternal " Vishnu Chakra ".