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मातृपञ्चकम्


Matrupanchakam by Adi Shankaracharya

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मातृपञ्चकम् written by Adi Shankaracharya,  describes the glory of the mother. This stotra was composed by him while his mother, Aryamba was on her deathbed.The shlokas and explanation of each,in which Adi Shankaracharya glorifies the greatness of the mother and her unmatched love and affection is given below-


1- आस्तां तावदियं प्रसूतिसमये दुर्वारशूलव्यथा

    नैरुच्यं तनुशोषणं मलमयी शय्या च सांवत्सरी।

    एकस्यापि न गर्भभारभरणक्लेशस्य यस्य क्षमः

     दातुं निष्कृतिमुन्नतोSपि तनयः तस्यै जनन्यै नमः।।

Oh mother of mine , you bore the extreme pain caused by me while I was born. After being born , you shared the bed which was dirtied by me for an year. Your body became thin and painful. During the nine months that you bore me , and for all these in return , Oh dearest mother , I can never give back or compensate even after becoming great.


2-  गुरुकुलमुपसृत्य स्वप्नकाले तु दृष्ट्वा

     यतिसमुचितवेषं प्रारुदो मां त्वमुच्चैः।

     गुरुकुलमथ सर्वं प्रारुदत्ते समक्षं

     सपदि चरणयोस्ते मातरस्तु प्रणामः।।

After seeing me in the robes of a sanyasi in my Gurukula , in your dreams , you wept and rushed there. You embraced and fondled me . Oh my mother , all the teachers and students wept with you but what could I do, except falling at your feet and offering my salutations.


3- न दत्तं मातस्ते मरणसमये तोयमपि वा

    स्वधा वा नो देया मरणदिवसे श्राद्धविधिना ।

    न जप्तो मातस्ते मरणसमये तारकमनुः 

    अकाले सम्प्राप्ते मयि कुरु दयां मातरतुलाम्।।

I did not give you water at your time of death , neither did I offer oblations to you to help you in your journey of death. And neither did I chant तारकनामा (Rama nama) in your ear. Oh supreme mother , please pardon me for these faults of mine with compassion. I have arrived here late , to attend to you.


4- मुक्तामणिस्त्वं नयनं ममेति

     राजेति जीवेति चिरं सुत त्वम्।

     इत्युक्तवत्यास्तव वाचि मातः

     ददाम्यहं तण्डुलमेष शुष्कम्।।  

' Long live , jewel and pearl of mine , my dearest eyes , oh my soul of soul , oh my prime dearest '

You sang all these to me. But in return , oh dearest mother , I give you only dry rice in your mouth.


5- अम्बेति तातेति शिवेति तस्मिन्

     प्रसूतिकाले यदवोच्च उच्चैः।

     कृष्णेति गोविन्द हरे मुकुन्दे-

     त्यहो जनन्यै रचितोSयमञ्जलिः।।

Oh mother of mine, during hard labour, you cried and shouted in pain,'Oh mother, Oh father,  Oh Lord Shiva, Krishna,Govinda,Hari and Mukunda.But in return, dearest mother, I can only offer my humble salutations and prostrations to you.



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  1. UnknownSeptember 3, 2020 at 9:06 AM

    Everyone should know. Subramanian

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  2. UnknownSeptember 13, 2020 at 10:58 PM

    This applies to every one of us.

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  3. UnknownSeptember 18, 2020 at 4:00 AM

    This is soul elevating

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