Introduction and meaning by – Dr Paturi Nagaraj
Poetry in praise of/ prayer to Sri Sri Sri Chandrasekharendrasaraswati Swami, the seer who was known as Paramacharya or Periyavar and was the legendary head of Sri Kamakoti Math of Kaancheepuram. These verses were authored by Bramhasri Paturi Sitaramanjaneyulu garu who was an intimate disciple of Sri Paramacharya and used to have a supernatural communication with him.
1.karuṇā para paryāya kaṭākṣa prasr̥ti prabhaḥ
cittasya śāṁti dātā mē hr̥di syāt caṁdraśēkharaḥ
Meaning: The light spread from his holiness Sri Chandrasekharendra Sarasvati’s
gracious side-glance is another form of single-minded kindness. He is a giver of peace of
mind. May He reside in my heart.
2.kāmēśa tattva sarvasva kalanāmala mānasaḥ
amr̥tātmā samātmā mē hr̥di syāt caṁdraśēkharaḥ
Meaning: His holiness Sri Chandrasekharendra Sarasvati’s heart is pure, filled with
the complete spirit of ‘Kames’a’ ( propounded in the Tantras/Sri Vidya ).His self is
equivalent of what is called as ‘Amritaatmaa'(‘the immortal self” / ‘celestially sweet self ‘
propounded in the Upaishads ). May He reside in my heart.
3.dakṣiṇā cinmayī mūrtiḥ yasya viśvāti śāyinī
dakṣiṇāmūrti rūpō mē hr̥di syāt caṁdraśēkharaḥ
Meaning: His holiness Sri Chandrasekharendra Sarasvati’s south-
faced/benevolently smiling, knowledge-filled spiritual form is super-cosmic. He is( for this
reason) none other than Lord Dakshinamurty. May He reside in my heart.
4.niraṁtara nirālaṁba niraṁjana mahōmayaḥ
māyāvr̥ti matītō mē hr̥di syāt caṁdraśēkharaḥ
Meaning: His holiness Sri Chandrasekharendra Sarasvati (in his spiritual form) is
(spatially and temporally) continuous, is without (a need of )a support, who is blemishless , is
filled with cosmicity and (as distinct from common selves and the normal reality which
are covered by Maya) is beyond the Maya’s cover. May He reside in my heart.
5. ēkāmrēśēna kāmākṣyā śrutimātrā satā citā
parēṇābhinna rūpō mē hr̥di syāt caṁdraśēkharaḥ
Meaning: His holiness Sri Chandrasekharendra Sarasvati is not different from:
- Lord Ekamreswara, the deity enshrined in Kancheepuram,
- Goddess Kamakshi, another deity enshrined in Kancheepuram,
- Goddess Gayatri who is the mother of the Vedas,
- ‘Sat’ ( meaning ‘Existence’ to which reality ultimately boils down according to Upanishads ) ,
- ‘Chit’ (meaning ‘Knowledge’ to which reality ultimately boils down according to Upanishads )
- ‘Para’ (meaning ‘Beyond everything’ to which reality ultimately boils down according to Upanishads)
May He reside in my heart.