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 Tamil Lyrics ॥
॥ ஶாரதா³பு⁴ஜங்க³ப்ரயாதாஷ்டகம் ॥
ஸுவக்ஷோஜகும்பா⁴ம் ஸுதா⁴பூர்ணகும்பா⁴ம்
ப்ரஸாதா³வலம்பா³ம் ப்ரபுண்யாவலம்பா³ம் ।
ஸதா³ஸ்யேந்து³பி³ம்பா³ம் ஸதா³நோஷ்ட²பி³ம்பா³ம்
ப⁴ஜே ஶாரதா³ம்பா³மஜஸ்ரம் மத³ம்பா³ம் ॥ 1 ॥
கடாக்ஷே த³யார்த்³ரோ கரே ஜ்ஞாநமுத்³ராம்
கலாபி⁴ர்விநித்³ராம் கலாபை: ஸுப⁴த்³ராம் ।
புரஸ்த்ரீம் விநித்³ராம் புரஸ்துங்க³ப⁴த்³ராம்
ப⁴ஜே ஶாரதா³ம்பா³மஜஸ்ரம் மத³ம்பா³ம் ॥ 2 ॥
லலாமாங்கபா²லாம் லஸத்³கா³நலோலாம்
ஸ்வப⁴க்தைகபாலாம் யஶ:ஶ்ரீகபோலாம் ।
கரே த்வக்ஷமாலாம் கநத்ப்ரத்நலோலாம்
ப⁴ஜே ஶாரதா³ம்பா³மஜஸ்ரம் மத³ம்பா³ம் ॥ 3 ॥
ஸுஸீமந்தவேணீம் த்³ருʼஶா நிர்ஜிதைணீம்
ரமத்கீரவாணீம் நமத்³வஜ்ரபாணீம் ।
ஸுதா⁴மந்த²ராஸ்யாம் முதா³ சிந்த்யவேணீம்
ப⁴ஜே ஶாரதா³ம்பா³மஜஸ்ரம் மத³ம்பா³ம் ॥ 4 ॥
ஸுஶாந்தாம் ஸுதே³ஹாம் த்³ருʼக³ந்தே கசாந்தாம்
லஸத்ஸல்லதாங்கீ³மநந்தாமசிந்த்யாம் ।
ஸ்மரேத்தாபஸை: ஸங்க³பூர்வஸ்தி²தாம் தாம்
ப⁴ஜே ஶாரதா³ம்பா³மஜஸ்ரம் மத³ம்பா³ம் ॥ 5 ॥
குரங்கே³ துரங்கே³ ம்ருʼகே³ந்த்³ரே க²கே³ந்த்³ரே
மராலே மதே³பே⁴ மஹோக்ஷேঽதி⁴ரூடா⁴ம் ।
மஹத்யாம் நவம்யாம் ஸதா³ ஸாமரூபாம்
ப⁴ஜே ஶாரதா³ம்பா³மஜஸ்ரம் மத³ம்பா³ம் ॥ 6 ॥
ஜ்வலத்காந்திவஹ்நிம் ஜக³ந்மோஹநாங்கீ³ம்
ப⁴ஜே மாநஸாம்போ⁴ஜஸுப்⁴ராந்தப்⁴ருʼங்கீ³ம் ।
நிஜஸ்தோத்ரஸங்கீ³தந்ருʼத்யப்ரபா⁴ங்கீ³ம்
ப⁴ஜே ஶாரதா³ம்பா³மஜஸ்ரம் மத³ம்பா³ம் ॥ 7 ॥
ப⁴வாம்போ⁴ஜநேத்ராஜஸம்பூஜ்யமாநாம்
லஸந்மந்த³ஹாஸப்ரபா⁴வக்த்ரசிஹ்நாம் ।
சலச்சஞ்சலாசாரூதாடங்ககர்ணோ
ப⁴ஜே ஶாரதா³ம்பா³மஜஸ்ரம் மத³ம்பா³ம் ॥ 8 ॥
இதி ஶ்ரீமத்பரமஹம்ஸபரிவ்ராஜகாசார்யஸ்ய
ஶ்ரீகோ³விந்த³ப⁴க³வத்பூஜ்யபாத³ஶிஷ்யஸ்ய
ஶ்ரீமச்ச²ங்கரப⁴க³வத: க்ருʼதௌ
ஶாரதா³பு⁴ஜங்க³ப்ரயாதாஷ்டக ஸம்பூர்ணம் ॥
॥ 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 ॥