Sharda is the goddess of the temple town of Sringeri and is an incarnation of Goddess Saraswathi. Adhi Shankara has established one of his Mutts in this town, which is in the shores of River Thunga.
This great stotra unlike the other stotras of Adhi Shankara is difficult to follow, though it is extremely musical and as a result, there are many interpretations of it. Sharada Bhujanga Prayata Ashtakam was translated By P.R.Ramachander
॥ Sharada Bhujangaprayata Ashtakam Gujarati Lyrics ॥
॥ શારદાભુજઙ્ગપ્રયાતાષ્ટકમ્ ॥
સુવક્ષોજકુમ્ભાં સુધાપૂર્ણકુંભાં
પ્રસાદાવલમ્બાં પ્રપુણ્યાવલમ્બામ્ ।
સદાસ્યેન્દુબિમ્બાં સદાનોષ્ઠબિમ્બાં
ભજે શારદામ્બામજસ્રં મદમ્બામ્ ॥ ૧ ॥
કટાક્ષે દયાર્દ્રો કરે જ્ઞાનમુદ્રાં
કલાભિર્વિનિદ્રાં કલાપૈઃ સુભદ્રામ્ ।
પુરસ્ત્રીં વિનિદ્રાં પુરસ્તુઙ્ગભદ્રાં
ભજે શારદામ્બામજસ્રં મદમ્બામ્ ॥ ૨ ॥
લલામાઙ્કફાલાં લસદ્ગાનલોલાં
સ્વભક્તૈકપાલાં યશઃશ્રીકપોલામ્ ।
કરે ત્વક્ષમાલાં કનત્પ્રત્નલોલાં
ભજે શારદામ્બામજસ્રં મદમ્બામ્ ॥ ૩ ॥
સુસીમન્તવેણીં દૃશા નિર્જિતૈણીં
રમત્કીરવાણીં નમદ્વજ્રપાણીમ્ ।
સુધામન્થરાસ્યાં મુદા ચિન્ત્યવેણીં
ભજે શારદામ્બામજસ્રં મદમ્બામ્ ॥ ૪ ॥
સુશાન્તાં સુદેહાં દૃગન્તે કચાન્તાં
લસત્સલ્લતાઙ્ગીમનન્તામચિન્ત્યામ્ ।
સ્મરેત્તાપસૈઃ સઙ્ગપૂર્વસ્થિતાં તાં
ભજે શારદામ્બામજસ્રં મદમ્બામ્ ॥ ૫ ॥
કુરઙ્ગે તુરઙ્ગે મૃગેન્દ્રે ખગેન્દ્રે
મરાલે મદેભે મહોક્ષેઽધિરૂઢામ્ ।
મહત્યાં નવમ્યાં સદા સામરૂપાં
ભજે શારદામ્બામજસ્રં મદમ્બામ્ ॥ ૬ ॥
જ્વલત્કાન્તિવહ્નિં જગન્મોહનાઙ્ગીં
ભજે માનસામ્ભોજસુભ્રાન્તભૃઙ્ગીમ્ ।
નિજસ્તોત્રસઙ્ગીતનૃત્યપ્રભાઙ્ગીમ્
ભજે શારદામ્બામજસ્રં મદમ્બામ્ ॥ ૭ ॥
ભવામ્ભોજનેત્રાજસમ્પૂજ્યમાનાં
લસન્મન્દહાસપ્રભાવક્ત્રચિહ્નામ્ ।
ચલચ્ચઞ્ચલાચારૂતાટઙ્કકર્ણો
ભજે શારદામ્બામજસ્રં મદમ્બામ્ ॥ ૮ ॥
ઇતિ શ્રીમત્પરમહંસપરિવ્રાજકાચાર્યસ્ય
શ્રીગોવિન્દભગવત્પૂજ્યપાદશિષ્યસ્ય
શ્રીમચ્છઙ્કરભગવતઃ કૃતૌ
શારદાભુજઙ્ગપ્રયાતાષ્ટક સમ્પૂર્ણમ્ ॥
॥ Sharada Bhujangaprayata Ashtakam Meaning ॥
Having pot like breasts, which are pots full of nectar,
Prepared to shower her grace, she looks after those who do good,
And she has the form of ever glowing moon with reddish lips resembling a cherry,
And I pray that mother Sharada who is forever my mother. ॥ 1 ॥
Brimming with mercy in her glance, showing symbol of wisdom in her hands,
Always awakened by the art forms, always wearing ornaments,
And who is the wakeful great lady and living in the shores of auspicious river Thunga[2],
And I pray that mother Sharada who is forever my mother.
and so I have taken one meaning of Bhadhra as auspicious. ॥ 2 ॥
Wearing ornaments in her forehead, becoming ecstasic in good music,
Looking after her devotees, with two cheeks famous for their beauty,
And having garland of beads in her hand and who has deep liking for ornaments,
And I pray that mother Sharada who is forever my mother. ॥ 3 ॥
With braided hair parted at the middle showing hanging ornamental balls,
With playing glances of a deer and worshipped by the Devendra,
With nectar like smiling face and hair that attracts our mind,
And I pray that mother Sharada who is forever my mother. ॥ 4 ॥
Very peaceful, with a pretty mien, with black hair,with eyes like that of deer,
With shining body like a tender climber, who cannot be measured by mind,
And who existed before the imaginative world of great sages,
And I pray that mother Sharada who is forever my mother. ॥ 5 ॥
She who rides on a deer, horse, lion and eagle,
She who rides on the swan, the bull and the elephant,
During the nine holy days and has a very peaceful form,
And I pray that mother Sharada who is forever my mother. ॥ 6 ॥
She who is as pretty as raging fire, she whose prettiness attracts the world,
She who moves around the lotus like mind of her devotees like a bee,
And she whose luster is increased by true prayer, song and dance,
And I pray that mother Sharada who is forever my mother. ॥ 7 ॥
She who is worshipped by Lord Vishnu, Shiva and Lord Brahma,
She whose face is lighted by her lustrous smile,
And she whose prettiness is increased by the swinging ear pendants,
And I pray that mother Sharada who is forever my mother. ॥ 8 ॥