Sri Sankara Jayanthi Special – A Beautiful Sloka on Sri Adi Sankara Bhagawath Padhaal

Jaya Jaya Sankara Hara Sankara – Many Sankara to Smt. Sunitha Madhavan for sharing the note below and a beautiful sloka on our BhagawathPaadhaal composed by Andavan Pichai. Rama Rama

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Mahaperiva thunai,

Here are verses composed on Adi Sankara by Andavan Pichai, meaning one who is crazy for God. Her original name is Maragathavalli.

Mahaperiva has said she (or rather Pinnavasal Swami) is the fifth Hindu on record to host the astral body of another, the others being Adi Sankaracharya, Tirumular, Arunagirinathar, Raja Vikramaditya.

Andavan Pichai (1899-1990)is the paternal grandmother of my cousin’s husband.

Regards,
Sunitha Madhavan.
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The sloka is also set to music.

Ragam-Amirkalyani; Thalam- Adi.

Hara Hara Sankara Siva Siva Sankara
Jaya Jaya Sankara Pahi Guro
Parama hamsa parivrajakacharya Sankaracharya jagath Guro
(  Hara Hara……)

1. Shan matha sthapaka Advaitha bodhaka
Mandanamisra jaya maha Guro
Punya Thunga Nadhi dheera Srunga giri
Saradha Peeta sthapitha Guro.
(  Hara Hara ……)

2.Padmapadha pari sevitha Thodaka
Hasthamalaka aasrutha Guro
Uthama bahuvitha grantha vira chitha
Bashya suthra vyakyana Guro.
(Hara Hara …….)

3.Panchalinga prathishtitha paavana
Paramacharya sri  jagath Guro
Sanchitha paapa vinaasana Kanchi
Kamakoti Peetadhi Guro.
(Hara Hara …….)

4.Dharma prakasa thathva vimarsaka
Dharanee sambava Mahesa Guro
Karma rahitha kaivalyanantha pradha
Sri Kamakshi hrudhayaanandha Guro.
(Hara Hara……..)

5.Sarvanga peetaarohana gnana
Baskara Sankara charya Guro
Sarvaanandha maya moksha samrajya
Eka chakradhi padhya Guro.
(Hara Hara………..)

6.Sankara Guro Sri Sankara Guro
Sankara bhagavath paadha Sankara Guro
Sankara Guro Sri Sankara Guro
Chandra Sekhara Sri Sankara Guro.
(Hara Hara …….)

7.Guru maharaj Guru Jaya Jaya
Para brahma sathguru Jaya Jaya
Guru maharaj Guru Jaya Jaya
Dakshina Moorthi sathguru Jaya Jaya.
(Hara Hara………)



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3 replies

  1. The fifth stanza. It should be ‘Sarvajna’ not ‘sarvanga’.

  2. In simple Sanskrit words, the Great Lady who calls herself as Andavan Pichai has composed a Poem, very easy to recite with manifold Blessings to Achaarya Bhakthaas. In fact, I would like it to be in Sanskrit script along side English and any number of Indian Language scripts. Great Indeed. Thanks, Mr. Mahesh.

  3. Here’s a detailed write-up on Andavan Pichai http://sri-ramana-maharshi.blogspot.com/2008/06/andavan-pichhai_09.html

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