Meenakshi Pancharatnam (The five jewels of Meenakshi) is a popular stotram composed by Adi Shankaracharya as a ritual incantation on goddess Meenakshi. This stotram explains the divine qualities, appearance and the greatness of goddess Meenakshi, consort of God Sundareshwar (Shiva).
॥ Meenakshi Pancharatnam in Sanskrit ॥
॥ मीनाक्षी पञ्चरत्नम् ॥
उद्यद्भानुसहस्रकॊटिसदृशां कॆयूरहारॊज्ज्वलां
बिंबॊष्ठीं स्मितदंतपंक्तिरुचिरां पीतांबरालंकृतां।
विष्णुब्रह्मसुरॆंद्रसॆवितपदां तत्त्वस्वरूपां शिवां
मीनाक्षीं प्रणतॊस्मि संततमहं कारुण्यवारान्निधिम् ॥ १ ॥
मुक्ताहारलसत्किरीटरुचिरां पूर्णॆंदुवक्त्रप्रभां
शिंजन्नूपुरकिंकिणीमणिधरां पद्मप्रभाभासुराम्।
सर्वाभीष्टफलप्रदां गिरिसुतां वाणीरमासॆवितां
मीनाक्षीं प्रणतॊऽस्मि संततमहं कारुण्यवारान्निधिम् ॥ २ ॥
श्रीविद्यां शिववामभागनिलयां ह्रींकारमन्त्रॊज्ज्वलां
श्रीचक्रांकित बिंदुमध्यवसतीं श्रीमत्सभानायकीं।
श्रीमत् षण्मुखविघ्नराजजननीं श्रीमज्जगन्मॊहिनीं
मीनाक्षीं प्रणतॊस्मि संततमहं कारुण्यवारान्निधिम् ॥ ३ ॥
श्रीमत्सुंदरनायकीं भयहरां ज्ञानप्रदां निर्मलां
श्यामाभां कमलासनार्चितपदां नारायणस्यानुजां।
वीणावॆणुमृदंगवाद्यरसिकां नानाविधामंबिकां
मीनाक्षीं प्रणतॊस्मि संततमहं कारुण्यवारान्निधिं ॥ ४ ॥
नानायॊगिमुनींद्रहृत्सुवसतीं नानार्थसिद्धिप्रदां
नानापुष्पविराजितांघ्रियुगलां नारायणॆनार्चितां।
नादब्रह्ममयीं परात्परतरां नानार्थतत्त्वात्मिकां
मीनाक्षीं प्रणतॊस्मि संततमहं कारुण्यवारान्निधिं ॥ ५ ॥
॥ Sri Meenakshi Pancharatnam 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 garments
Whose feet is worshipped by Vishnu, Brahma and Indra(Surendra) and whose is the form of reality or existence and who is auspicious
I remain ever bowing to the goddess Meenakshi, The ocean of compassion.
(I bow to the goddess Meenakshi, whose crown has garlands of pearls and the face shining like a full moon
Who wears anklets that are studded with gemstones and has small bells, who is shining like the splendour of lotus
Who grants all the wishes, the daughter of the mountain, who is worshipped by goddesses Vani and Rama
I remain ever bowing to the goddess Meenakshi, The ocean of compassion.
(I bow to goddess Meenakshi) Who is the manifestation of sri-Vidya(Devine knowledge), Who is present in the left half of Shiva and shines with the mantra Hrim
The one who lives in the centre of the Bindu (Circle) of the Sri Chakra and is the leader of the court of gods
The mother of Six faced god Shanmukha and Ganesha and the greatest enchantress of the world
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 one
Who is dark coloured, Whose feet is worshipped by the one who is seated on the lotus (Brahma), The sister of Narayana
Who enjoys the music of the instruments Veena, Venu(Flute), Mridangam (Classical Indian drum) and the mother of several aspects and forms
I 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 (powers)
Whose feet are adorned with several flowers and who is worshipped by Narayana
Who is the form of Nada Brahma(Devine sound), Who is beyond everything, The innermost tenor of all the forms
I remain ever bowing to the goddess Meenakshi, The ocean of compassion.