Minakshi Pancha Rathnam

Sri Madhura Minakshi

Aum Meenaaksheem pranathosmi samthatha maham kaarunya varaam nidhim

Guidelines for pronunciation are in the footnotes


meenakshee pancha rathnam

udyad bhaanu sahasrakoti sadrushaam keyuura harojjvalaam
bimboshteemsmi thadantha panakthi ruchiraam peethaambaraalam kruthaam
vishnu brahma surendra sevitha padaam thatthva svaruupaam shivaam
meenaaksheem pranathosmi samthatha maham kaarunya varaam nidhim

mukthaahaara lasathkareeta ruchiraam purnendu vakthra prabhaam
shimjannuupura kimkinee manidharaam padma prabhaa bhaasuraam
sarvaabheeshta phala pradaam girisuthaam vaanee ramaa sevithaam
meenaaksheem pranathosmi samthatha maham kaarunya varaam nidhim

shree vidyaam shiva vaama bhaaga nilayaam hreemkaara manthro jvalaam
shree chakraankitha bisthu madhya vasatheem shreemath sabhaa naayikaam
shree math shanmukha vighna raaja jananeem shree majjagan mohineem
meenaaksheem pranathosmi samthatha maham kaarunya varaam nidhim

shree math sundara naayikaam bhaya haraam jnaana pradaam nirmalam
shyaamabhaam kamalaasana architha pradaam naarayaana syaanujaam
veenaa venu mrudanga vaadya rasikaam naanaa vidhaam ambikaam
meenaaksheem pranathosmi samthatha maham kaarunya varaam nidhim

naanaa yogi muneendra hruthpu vasathim naanaardha siddhi pradaam
naanaa pushpa viraajithaamghri yugalaam naaraayane naarpithaam
naada brahma mayeem paraathpara tharaam naanaardha thathvaakthmikaam
meenaaksheem pranathosmi samthatha maham kaarunya varaam nidhim

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Guidelines to pronunciation: Sanskrit is essentially a language of sounds and sound vibrations. The efficacy of Sanskrit prayers depends upon the vibrations that are produced during chanting. It is difficult to transliterate Sanskrit words into English with full justification to the original sounds. In the above stated transliteration we followed a simple approach to make it easier even for those who are not familiar with English or Sanskrit. Wherever you find repeat vowels (aa, uu, ee) please stretch the vowel sound (for ex., aa as in vast or path, uu as in cool or root, ee as in eel or feel). Similarly, "ai" should be pronounced as in gait, fight, or tight. Th should be pronounced as in think or thick, but when t alone is used, it should be pronounced as in two, top or tip.

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