Hymn on Mahaperiyavaa

Courtesy:Sri.ON.Ravi

 verse set in Malini metre

श्री   महास्वामि स्तुति 

1.पुरहरमयरूपं सच्चिदानन्द  मूर्तिम् |

परिश्रुत भवहरं दिव्यसन्यास वेषम् ||

परिणुत यतिसिम्हं ब्रह्मनिष्ठ: सुधीरम् |

भज भज गुरुराजं कामकोटीश हंसम् ||

(One who is the form of Lord Shiva, One who is the very form of bliss, one who destroys the cycle of birth and death, One who is  a well known as monk,One who is celebrated as lion amongst monks, One who is well established as Self Realised Being, Hail, hail to that king of teachers and Swan of line of Kamakoti Monk Order.)

2. अगणित  गुणधारं साधुसंतापघातम् |

अखिल भुवन क्षेमः पूरितश्चित्तसिद्धम् ||

अमितगलन सिन्धोर्व्यक्त कारुण्य सीमा |

भज भज गुरुराजं कामकोटीश हंसम् ||

(One who is the repository of countless great virtues, One who destroys the afflictions of good people, One whose heart is filled with welfare of the world, One who is established as the borderline of overflowing limitless sea of Compassion,Hail, hail to that king of teachers and Swan of line of Kamakoti Monk Order.)

3. श्रुति  विहित सुशीलं शुद्ध संस्वच्छ चित्तम् | 

    श्रमणवलय योगीं काष्ठ मौन स्वरुपम् ||

    श्रितचरण तपस्विन्  भास्करस्तेज वक्त्रम् |

     भज भज गुरुराजं कामकोटीश हंसम् ||

(One who has conducted Himself as per the way shown by Vedas, One whose mind is crystal clear and pure, one who is surrounded by monks, one who is always established in strict vow of silence(when MahaPerivaa observed vows of silence, He used to remain like wooden plank without any action and hence the expression Kashta mauna) , A saint whose feet are worshipped by everyone, whose effulgence of His face resembles that of Sun, Hail, hail to that king of teachers and Swan of line of Kamakoti Monk Order.)

4.करधृत वरराम्भं शोभनाचार्यवर्यम् |

करुणसहित चित्तं  भक्तवात्सल्य नाथम् ||

कुमति शमित वीरं शास्त्र वेदार्थ भावम् |

भज भज गुरुराजं कामकोटीश हंसम् ||

(One whose matchless hand holds the holy staff, One is an excellent teacher full of auspiciousness, One whose heart is ever filled with Grace, one who is leader of his devotees and expresses  motherly affection to His devotees,  a hero who destroys evil mind, one who is the very quintessence of the meaning of shastra and Vedas, Hail, hail to that king of teachers and Swan of line of Kamakoti Monk Order.)

5. विविध दिश गुहान्ते संस्थित स्वात्म निष्ठ:|

विपिन निगम सिंहं सारवेदान्त बोधम्||

विजय विमल देवं सत्य ब्रह्मस्वरूपम् |

भज भज गुरुराजं कामकोटीश हंसम् ||

(One who was established in deep Samadhi of Self in the inner parts of caves at various directions (Mahaperiyavaa used to choose dilapidated, uninhabitated places and caves for going into Samadhi during His period of travel., a Lion roaming majestically in the forest of Vedas, one who is the very essence of Vedanta, a pure and victorious God, established ever in Truth, form of Supreme Brahman, Hail, hail to that king of teachers and Swan of line of Kamakoti Monk Order.)