LAKSHMI SHOBANE WITH LYRICS AND MEANING

LAKSHMI SHOBANE WITH LYRICS AND MEANING

Lakshmi Shobane was written by the maha rishi Shri shri Vadhiraj. This Lakshmi shobane is like a mangal sutra for all sumangali’s (married women). Lakshmi Shobane is considered to be a weapon for raksha (protection) which has to be chanted  every day in every house. For scholars, this is considered to be sheersagar that gives knowledge as amrita.

 The meaning of Lakshmi Shobane was translated by Smt. Saraswathy Sripathy in Tamil (which has been translated into English by us) taken from the book Lakshmi Shobane (Bhavi Sameera Srimadh Vadhiraja Swamigalu).

Lord Mahalakshmi\

SOBAnavennire suraroLu suBaganige |

SOBAnavennI suguNanige ||

SOBAnavennire trivikramarAyage |

SOBAnavennI surapriyage || SOBAne || 1 ||

SOBAna – mangalam

Venire –sing

suraroLu – above all devars

suBaganige - gorgeous

suguNanige – a living place for all good qualities

trivikramarAyage – Trivikrama who measured everything with three feet

surapriyage – loved by all devars

Shri Vadirajar starts with singing mangalam to Shriman Narayanan

 who is the lord of devars, 

who has all good qualities within,

who has taken trivikrama avatar,

who is a love to everyone in this world.

lakShmInArAyaNara charaNakke SaraNeMbe |

pakShivAhanageraguve ||

pakShivAhanageraguve anudina |

rakShisali namma vadhUvarara || 2 ||

lakShmInArAyaNara – Lord Narayana,spouse of Lakshmi

charaNakke – holy feet

SaraNeMbe – pray

pakShivAhana – narayana, who travel on karuda as his vahana(mode of transport)

geraguve – pray

anudina – everyday

rakShisali – save

namma vadhUvarara – couple.

I pray to holy feet of Lakshmi Narayana.

I pray to him every day, the one who travels around the world on karuda (his vahana).

May god save the couple.

pAlasAgaravannu lIleyali kaDeyalu |

bAle mahAlakShumi udisidaLu ||

bAle mahAlakShumi udisidALAdEvi |

pAlisali namma vadhUvarara || 3 ||

pAlasAgaravannu – holy ocean (sheer sagar)

lIleyali – playful (with full of fun)

 kaDeyalu - churn

bAle mahAlakShumi – Lord Mahalakshmi

 udisidaLu – born (appeared)

pAlisali – save

namma vadhUvarara – this couple

The goddess Mahalakshmi who appeared while churning the holy ocean (palasagara), may her save the couple.

bommana praLayadali tannarasiyoDagUDi |

summaneyAgi malagippa ||

namma nArAyaNagu I ramme gaDigaDigu |

janmaveMbudu avatAra || 4 ||

bommana – Bramha dev

praLayadali – disaster

 tannarasiyoDagUDi – Lord Narayana with Lakshmi

summaneyAgi malagippa – lying idle on leaves of pupil tree

I ramme – this Lakshmi gaDigaDigu |

nArAyaNagu – for Narayana

janmaveMbudu avatAra – birth is an incarnation.

Even during Bramha's pralaya (disaster), god Shriman Narayanan with Mahalakshmi is lying on the leaves of pupil tree. 

He the lord never has birth (Janma) like a normal human being.

His incarnations are considered as his birth.

kaMbukaMThada sutta kaTTida maMgaLasUtra |

aMbujaveraDu karayugadi ||

aMbujaveraDu karayugadi dharasi pI |

tAMbaravanuTTumeredaLe || 5 ||

kaMbukaMThada sutta – neck that is white and beautiful like conch shell(shanku)

kaTTida maMgaLasUtra – tied nuptial string

aMbujaveraDu – two  lotus flowers

karayugadi – hands

 dharasi - keeping

pItAMbaravanuTTumeredaLe – walks along wearing pitambara.

Goddess Mahalakshmi majestically walks wearing her nuptial string (mangala sutra) in her conch shell like neck. With wearing pitambara sari and a lotus on each hand.

oMdu karadiMda aBayavanIvaLe ma |

ttoMdu kaiyiMda varagaLa ||

kuMdilladAnaMda saMdOha uNisuva |

iMdire namma salahali || 6 ||

oMdu karadiMda – with one hand

aBayavanIvaLe – removes fear

mattoMdu kaiyiMda – another hand

 varagaLa - wishes

kuMdilladAnaMda – happiness

saMdOha – pour as rain

uNisuva - give

iMdire – Goddess Lakshmi

 namma salahali – save us.

Mahalakshmi, with her one hand having responsibility to save everyone and the other hand for full filling everyone’s wishes, requests and happiness. May Sri Mahalakshmi save us.

poLeva kAMchiya dAma uliva kiMkiNigaLu |

naliva kAlaMduge Galukenalu ||

naLanaLisuva muddu muKada cheluvike lakShumi |

salahali namma vadhUvarara || 7 ||

poLeva – sparkle

kAMchiya dAma – waist chain (odiyana)

uliva kiMkiNigaLu - anklet

naliva – good appearance

kAlaMduge Galukenalu – sounds galir galir

naLanaLisuva muddu muKada cheluve – Goddess Lakshmi face resembling pearl

salahali namma vadhUvarara – save the couple.

Lakshmi wearing her waist chain in gold, and with her anklets making majestic sound with her face resembling pearl (muthu) while she walks. May her save the couple.

rannada molegaTTu chinnadABaraNagaLa |

chenne mahAlakShumi dharisidaLe ||

chenne mahAlakShumi dharisidaLA dEvi |

tanna maneya vadhUvarara salahali || 8 ||

rannada molegaTTu – ruby and pearl

chinnadABaraNagaLa  - gold jewels

chenne mahAlakShumi – mahalakshmi similar to gold

dharisidaLe - wearing|

tanna maneya vadhUvarara – devotees’ home

 salahali – save.

Mahalakshmi wears jewels with ruby and pearls, and sari with artistic works. All devotees belong to her and we hope she come to our home and save the couples.

kuMBakuchada mEle iMbiTTa hAragaLu |

tuMbi guruLa muKakamala ||

tuMbi guruLa muKakamalada mahAlakShumi jaga |

daMbe vadhUvarara salahali || 9 ||

kuMBakuchada mEle – appropriate place

iMbiTTa hAragaLu – beautiful garlands

tuMbi guruLa – curly and black hair

 muKakamala – lotus like face

vadhUvarara salahali – care for the couple.

The mother of universe wearing garland, with curly hair falling in front of her face which makes her face resemble like a lotus. May her save the couples.

muttina OleyanniTTaLe mahAlakShumi |

kastUri tilaka dharisidaLe ||

kastUri tilaka dharisidaLA dEvi sa |

rvatra vadhUvarara salahali || 10 ||

muttina OleyanniTTaLe –  earing with pearl

kastUri tilaka – tilak with kasturi in forehead

sarvatra – always, everywhere

 vadhUvarara salahali – protect the couple.

Mahalakshmi wearing ear stud made with pearl, keeping a kasturi tilakam on her forehead. May she happily bless us ever and everywhere.

aMbujanayanagaLu biMbAdharada SaSi |

biMbadaMteseva mUgutimaNiya SaSi ||

biMbadaMteseva mUgutimaNiya mahalakShumi |

uMbudakIyali vadhUvararge || 11 ||

aMbujanayanagaLu – lotus such as eyes 

 biMbAdharada – ripe ivy gourd like lips

 SaSibiMbadaMteseva – brightness such as a moon

 mUgutimaNiya – nose stud

uMbudakIyali – wealth and prosperity

 vadhUvararge – couple.

Having lotus eyes, lips similar to ripe ivy gourd (red color) and her nose stud having pearl equivalent to moon light’s brightness. May Mahalakshmi bless every couple with wealth and prosperity.

muttinakShateyiTTu navaratnada mukuTava |

nettiya mEle dharisidaLE ||

nettiya mEle dharisidaLA dEva tanna |

Baktiya janara salahali || 12 ||

muttinakShateyiTTu – pearl unbroken rice

navaratnada mukuTava – nine gems crown

nettiya mEle - forehead

Baktiya janara – devotees.

On her head with pearls unbroken consecrated rice (akshada) and crown made of nine gems (navaratna) Sri mahalakshmi may save her devotees.

kuMda maMdAra jAjI kusumagaLa vRuMdava |

cheMdada turubige turubidaLe ||

kuMdavarNada kOmale mahalakShumi kRupe |

yiMda vadhUvarara salahali || 13 ||

kuMda  - jasmine

maMdAra – maloo creeper

jAjI – winter jasmine

kusumagaLa vRuMdava – collection of flowers

cheMdada turubige – beautiful hair

turubidaLe – wears

kuMdavarNada – attractive as gold

kOmale mahalakShumi – soft mahalakshmi

kRupe – tender.

Decorating her hair with jasmine(malli), maloo creeper(mandhara), winterjasmine (jaji) and other fragrance flowers. Her body glitters like pure gold. May her bless us with mercy.

eMdeMdigu bADada araviMdada mAleya |

iMdire poLeva koraLalli ||

iMdire poLeva koraLalli dharisidaLe ava |

LiMdu vadhUvarara salahali || 14 ||

eMdeMdigu bADada – never dry

araviMdada mAleya – lotus garland

iMdire – Lakshmi

poLeva koraLalli – attractive neck

avaLiMdu vadhUvarara salahali – take care today.

Wearing a lotus garland that never gets dry on her neck. May her bless us without delay. 

dEvANga paTTeya mElu hoddikeya |

BAle mahAlakShumi dharisidaLE ||

BAle mahAlakShumi dharisidaLA dEvi tanna |

sEvaka janara salahali || 15 ||

dEvANga paTTeya – silk woven for angel

BAle mahAlakShumi dharisidaLE – worn by damsel mahalakshmi

tanna sEvaka janara – people who pray her .

The silk sari woven by devanga which is always high in standards is worn by Mahalakshmi. May her save all her devotees.

I lakShumi dEviya kAluMgura Galakenalu |

lOlAkShi mellane naDetaMdaLu ||

sAlAgi kuLLirda surara saBeya kaMDu |

AlOchisidaLu manadalli || 16 ||

I lakShumi dEviya – this Lakshmi devi

kAluMgura – toe ring

Galakenalu – sounds gal gal

lOlAkShi – confused

mellane naDetaMdaLu – walks slowly

sAlAgi kuLLirda – sitting in a row

surara saBeya kaMDu – seeing devars, angels

AlOchisidaLu manadalli – thinks to herself.

With a kal kal noise from her toe ring Mahalakshmi slowly walks into the suyamvar sabha with confusion in her eyes. Angels, devars,  were gathered in the sabha. In spite of knowing everything, she acts as if she is thinking something in her mind by seeing all of them.

tanna makkaLa kuMda tAnE pELuvudakke |

mannadi nAchi mahalakShumi ||

tannAmadiMdali kareyade obbobbara |

unnata dOShagaLaneNisidaLu || 17 ||

tanna makkaLa kuMda –all people (jeevathmas) are her children

tAnE pELuvudakke – says herself

mannadi nAchi – feels shy

tannAmadiMdali –without reciting their names

kareyade – without calling

obbobbara – each one

unnata – important

dOShagaLaneNisidaLu – count mistakes.

We jeevathams are children of Mahalakshmi. She feels shy to say the faults of her children to herself. She walks in middle of the hall without calling out their names and counting their major mistakes   

kelavaru taleyUri tapagaiydu puNyava |

gaLisiddarEnU phalavilla ||

jvalisuva kOpadi SApava koDuvaru |

lalaneyanivaru olisuvare || 18 ||

kelavaru – few

taleyUri – standing upside down

tapagaiydu – meditate

puNyava gaLisiddarEnU – acquire boon

phalavilla – no use

jvalisuva kOpadi –  uncontrollable anger

 SApava koDuvaru – curse others

Lalaneyanivaru – Lord Lakshmi

Olisuvare – possible to marry?

Mahalakshmi, without calling out devars name, says only their faults. She feels there is no use in meditating, for rishi’s like vashishter, viswamitrar as they curse without controlling their anger. Can these people reach Mahalakshmi, is her question. (This is because a person who cannot control his/her anger, it’s difficult to reach Lord Narayana and Lord Mahalakshmi.)

ella SAstragaLOdi durlaBa j~jAnava |

kalisi koDuva gurugaLu ||

ballida dhanakke maruLAgivaribbaru |

sallada purOhitakkoLagAgaru || 19 ||

ella SAstragaLOdi – literate in all sashta’s

durlaBa j~jAnava – abundant wisdom

kalisi koDuva – teach

gurugaLu – guru(teacher)

ballida dhanakke – abundant money

maruLAgivaribbaru – both desired

sallada purOhitakkae – unfit for prohitha

oLagAgaru – involved

The gurus Brahaspathi acharya and Sukracharya are literate in all sashtra’s that are hard to learn and well known for wisdom. But both had more desire for money. Both engaged into prohita which doesnot suit them as they had more desire for money. Lakshmi is walking past them, who were also present in suyamvar. ( Thathparya is bakthi wont suit to people who have desire in money).

kAmanirjitanobba kAminige sOtobba |

BAminiya hiMde hAridava ||

kAmAMdhanAgi muniya kAminigaiydidanobba |

kAmadi gurutalpagAmiyobba || 20 ||

kAmanirjitanobba – Brahmma is the one who left lust(kamma) in devars

kAminige sOtobba – got victory because of woman

BAminiya hiMde – behind mohini

hAridava – Shiva ran

kAmAMdhanAgi – because of lust

muniya kAmini – rishi’s wife

gaiydidanobba – abducted

kAmadi gurutalpa – snatched guru wife

gAmiyobba – done by Chandra

The people who were present in suyamvara are Brahma the one was away from lust for women. Lord Shiva the one who had more wish for women ran behind Mohini, Indira who abducted a rishi’s wife and Chandra who snatched his guru’s wife. Even though devars had done mistakes, it’s not similar to ours. It was just done to create an awareness to lead a discipline life and to make the world a better place. (Thathparya is people who deal with lust for women are said to be unfit for bhakthi).

naSvaraiSvaryava bayasuvanobba para |

rASrayisi bALuva ISvaranobba ||

hAsyava mADi halla udurisikoMDavanobba |

dRuSyAMGriyobba okkaNanobba || 21 ||

naSvaraiSvaryava – temporary

bayasuvanobba – loved by one(Indira)

pararASrayisi – depend

bALuva – live

ISvaranobba - Eshwar

hAsyava mADi – criticize

halla udurisi – break teeth

koMDavanobba – done to (Poosha)

dRuSyAMGriyobba – with no legs(Adishesha)

okkaNanobba – has only one eyes

The one who loves materialistic world that is temporal unlike Lord Hari(Indira), the one who depends on others (Shiva), the one who broke his teeth criticizing yagas and ygnas (Poosha), the one who has no legs (Adhishesha), the one who has only one eye (Sukracharya, Jeyantha) were all also present in suyamvar. 

mAvana koMdobba maruLAgihanu gaDa |

hArvana koMdobba baLalida ||

jIvara koMdobba kulagEDeMdeNisuva |

SivaniMdobba bayalAda || 22 ||

mAvana – father in law

koMdobba – killed by a person(Shiva)

maruLAgihanu –ghost

gaDa – astonishing sound

hArvana- Vridhasura brahman

koMdobba – kill him

baLalida – suffered

jIvara – jivathmas (all living beings)

koMdobba – Mruthyu devatha who kills

kulagEDeMdeNisuva – born intheir own dynasty and destroys their own dynasty

SivaniMdobba – shiva

bayalAda – made void (Manmathan)

The one who (Shiva) roaming around as a ghost by killing his father in law, the one who faced a difficult time by the curse of killing Vridhasura brahman (Indira), one who is responsible of killing all living beings born in their own dynasty (Mruthyu – angel of death), the one who was made void by Lord Shiva (Manmathan), were all present in the shaba. She walks past everyone thinking of their sins. She thinks of Vishnu who is noble.