শংকরাচার্য অষ্টোত্তরশত নামাবলিঃ

.. শ্রী শংকরাচার্য অষ্টোত্তরশত নামাবলিঃ ..

VERSE 1
শ্রীশংকরাচার্যবর্যো ব্রহ্মানন্দপ্রদাযকঃ |
অজ্ঞান তিমিরাদিত্যস্সুজ্ঞানাম্বুধি চন্দ্রমাঃ || ১||
১) ॐ শ্রী শংকরাচার্যবর্যায নমঃ
I bow to the noble and respectable shrI shankarAcharya. The word
“varya” is a modification of “Arya” (and it is closely related to the
tamil word aiyA).
২) ॐ ব্রহ্মানন্দপ্রদাযকায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who bestows the bliss of brahman to his
disciples by conferring AtmajnAnam.
৩) ॐ অজ্ঞানতিমিরাদিত্যায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who dispels the aj~nAnam with brahmaj~nAnam
like the Sun’s bright light rays dispels the darkness.
৪) ॐ সুজ্ঞানাম্বুধিচন্দ্রমসে নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who bestows the auspicious knowledge of
brahman to his disciples, like a a full moon showering its cool rays
to a large body of water.

VERSE 2
বর্ণাশ্রমপ্রতিষ্টাতা শ্রীমান্মুক্তিপ্রদাযকঃ |
শিষ্যোপদেশনিরতো ভক্তাভীষ্টপ্রদাযকঃ || ২||
৫) ॐ বর্ণাশ্রমপ্রতিষ্ঠাত্রে নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who firmly [re-]stablished the varNAshrama
system.
৬) ॐ শ্রীমতে নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who possesses all auspicious attributes.
৭) ॐ মুক্তিপ্রদাযকায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who bestows mukti to his devotees by
conferring Atmaj~nAnam to them.
৮) ॐ শিষ্যোপদেশনিরতায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who is ever keen to instruct his disciples.
৯) ॐ ভক্তাভীষ্টপ্রদাযকায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who grants the much desired wishes (abhi
iShTa) of his devotees. The most desired thing is the non-dual bliss
of brahman, which He bestows to them through Atmaj~nAnam.

VERSE 3
সূক্ষ্মতত্ত্বরহস্যজ্ঞঃ কার্যাকার্যপ্রবোধকঃ |
জ্ঞানমুদ্রাঞ্চিতকরশ্শিষ্যহৃত্তাপহারকঃ || ৩||
১০) ॐ সূক্ষ্ম-তত্ত্ব-রহস্য-জ্ঞায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who knows the intricate and secret
tattvam. The word tattvam which is often used to mean philosophy is
the key as it denotes tattvamasi. The most secret, sacred and
intricate truth is the identity of Atman and brahman.
১১) ॐ কার্যাকার্যপ্রবোধকায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who taught about “what that needs to be done”
and “what that should not be done”. To do what has to be done and to
abstain from what that should not be done is the art of right
living.
১২) ॐ জ্ঞান-মুদ্রাঞ্চিতকরায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara whose hands hold the jnAna mudrA. mudrA means
gesture. There is specific gesture known as jnAna mudrA. This mudra is
also known as chinmudra. In this one joins the tip of the thumb with
the tip of the index finger forming a circle. The term jnAna mudrA
also means one who gives (ra) the bliss (mud) of jnAna.
১৩) ॐ শিষ্যহৃত্তাপহারাকায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who destroys the heat or obstacles that
trouble the hearts of his disciples. He destroys that heat by
bestowing cool nectar like AtmajnAnam. We chant shAnti thrice to
overcome the tApatraya (AdhyAtmika, Adhibautika and Adhidaivika). shrI
lalita sahasranAmam praises shrI mAtA as “তাপত্রযাগ্নি সংতপ্ত
সাম্হ্লাদন চন্দ্রিকা”, Like HER, shrI shankara destroys the tApa by
bestowing the cool nectar of AtmajnAnam.

VERSE 4
পরিব্রাজাশ্রমোদ্ধর্তা সর্বতন্ত্রস্বতন্ত্রধীঃ |
অদ্বৈতস্থাপনাচার্যস্সাক্ষাচ্ছংকররূপভৃত্ || ৪||
১৪) ॐ পরিব্রাজাশ্রমোদ্ধর্ত্রে নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who re-organized and strengthened the
sannyAsa Ashrama. The present dashanAmi sampradAyam owes its
existence to shrI shankara.
১৫) ॐ সর্বতন্ত্রস্বন্ত্রধিযে নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who is the master of all existing systems of
thought yet formulated and presented his own system of thought in a
unique fashion.
১৬) ॐ অদ্বৈত-স্থাপনাচার্যায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who firmly [re-]established the advaita
vedAnta. Advaita guru paramparA starts with shrIman nArAyana. But it
was shrI shankara who established it firmly through his bhAshyams on
upaniShads, bhagavad gIta and brahmasUtra, prakaraNa granthas and
through establishment of mAthas.
১৭) ॐ সাক্ষাচ্ছংকররূপভৃতে নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who is indeed Lord shiva. shrI shankara is
considered by his disciples as none but the great Lord shiva himself.
The verse in toTakAShTakam

ভব এব ভবা নিতি মে নিতরং সমজাযত চেতসি কৌতিকিতা মম
বারয মোহ মহাজলধিং ভব শংকর দেশিকমে শরণম্

and the famous verse attributed to padmapAda which he realized and
uttered during the great debate between shrI vedavyAsa and shrI
shankara
শন্ংকরশ্শংকরস্সাঅক্ষাদ্ব্যাসো নারাযণ স্বযম্ |
তযোর্ বিবাদে সংপ্রাপ্তে কিংকরঃ কিং করোম্যহম্ ||
indicates this.

VERSE 5
ষণ্মতস্থাপনাচার্যস্ত্রযীমার্গ প্রকাশকঃ |
বেদবেদান্ততত্ত্বজ্ঞো দুর্বাদিমতখণ্ডনঃ || ৫||
১৮) ॐ ষণ্মতস্থাপনাচার্যায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who established the six modes (religions) of
worship. These are:
a) shaivam Worship of Lord Shiva b) shAktam Worship of parAshaktI c)
vaiShnavam Worship of shrIman nArAyaNa d) gAnapatyam Worship of
mahAgaNapati e) sauram Worship of Surya f) kAUMAram Worship of kumara
or Lord Muruga
১৯) ॐ ত্রযীমার্গপ্রকাশকায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who made the path of the followers of vedas
easy by shedding light on its meanings. Vedas are known by the term
“trayI”.
২০) ॐ বেদবেদান্ততত্ত্বজ্ঞায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who knew the intricate and subtle philosophy
of vedas and upaniShads. To Him the ocean of knowledge was a mere
drop of water which He could sip as easily as one sips water from
one’s palm.
২১) ॐ দুর্বাদিমতখণ্ডনায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who cut the arguments of avaidika philosphers
into pieces and eliminated nAstika systems.

VERSE 6
বৈরাগ্যনিরতশ্শান্তস্সংসারার্ণবতারকঃ |
প্রসন্নবদনাম্ভোজঃ পরমার্থপ্রকাশকঃ || ৬||
২২) ॐ বৈরাগ্যনিরতায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who is keen on detachment from sense
pleasures. Verse 21 of vivekachUDamaNI describes what
vairagyam. Starting from this body even upto brahmA’s body, whatever
pleasure arises through senses lead only to trouble. Knowing this a
jnAni detaches himself and desires to abandon them.
২৩) ॐ শান্তায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who is always peaceful. This peacefulness is
a mark of self-realization.
২৪) ॐ সংসার্ণবতারকায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who helps his disciiples to cross the ocean
of saMsara.
২৫) ॐ প্রসন্নবদনাম্ভোজায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara whose face is bright and beautiful like a
lotus.
২৬) ॐ পরমার্থপ্রকাশকায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who sheds light on the way to achieve the
highest goal, mukti.

VERSE 7
পুরাণস্মৃতিসারজ্ঞো নিত্যতৃপ্তো মহাঞ্ছুচিঃ |
নিত্যানন্দো নিরাতংকো নিস্সংগো নির্মলাত্মকঃ || ৭||
২৭) ॐ পুরাণস্মৃতিসারজ্ঞায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who knows the essence of purANas and
smR^iti.
২৮) ॐ নিত্যতৃপ্তায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who is ever content.
২৯) ॐ মহতে নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who is great.
৩০) ॐ শুচযে নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who is pure.
৩১) ॐ নিত্যানন্দায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who is ever in the state of bliss.
৩২) ॐ নিরাতংকায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who is fearless.
৩৩) ॐ নিস্সংগায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who has no bondage.
৩৪) ॐ নির্মলাত্মকায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who is free of impurities.

VERSE 8
নির্মমো নিরহঙ্কারো বিশ্ববন্দ্যপদাম্বুজঃ |
সত্ত্বপ্রধানস্সদ্ভাবস্সঙ্খ্যাতীতগুণোজ্জ্বলঃ || ৮||
৩৫) ॐ নির্মমায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who is free from mamakAra. (mamakAra is an
attitude which leads one to think “this is mine”, which would also
simulataneously imply “something else is not mine. It can be
translated as Mineness).
৩৬) ॐ নিরহঙ্কারায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who is free from ahaMkAra. ahaMkAra is “I am
the doer” attitude. HE is free from that.
৩৭) ॐ বিশ্ব-বন্দ্য-পদাম্বুজায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara at whose lotus feet the universe bows.
৩৮) ॐ সত্ত্বপ্রধানায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara in whom sattva guNa is predominant.
৩৯) ॐ সদ্ভাবায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who (always) contemplates on the Truth.
৪০) ॐ সঙ্ক্যাতীতগুণোজ্জ্বলায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who is endowed with countless guNas.

VERSE 9
অনঘস্সারহৃদযস্সুধীস্সারস্বতপ্রদঃ |
সত্যাত্মা পুণ্যশীলশ্চ সাঙ্খ্যযোগবিলক্ষণঃ || ৯||
৪১) ॐ অনঘায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who is free from bad qualities.
৪২) ॐ সারহৃদযসুধিযে নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara the essence of whose heart is nectar.
৪৩) ॐ সারস্বতপ্রদায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who bestows knowledge and kavitvam.
Once shrI shankara bestowed out of his infinite grace,
instantaneously, knowledge and kavitvam to his disciple giri. shrI
giri is known as toTakAcharya after the toTakAShTakam which he
composed in praise of shrI shankara.
৪৪) ॐ সত্যাত্মনে নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who abides in the Truth.
৪৫) ॐ পুণ্যশীলায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara whose conduct is pious.
৪৬) ॐ সাঙ্খ্যযোগবিলক্ষণায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who through his advaita-vedanta vAda proved
that the goal of sAnkhyayoga deviates from the truth. Non-dual
brahman is not described correctly by the sAMkhya philosophy which
enumerates 25 principles.

VERSE 10
তপোরাশির্ মহাতেজো গুণত্রযবিভাগবিত্ |
কলিঘ্নঃ কালকর্মজ্ঞস্তমোগুণনিবারকঃ || ১০||
৪৭) ॐ তপোরাশযে নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who is the embodiment of penance.
৪৮) ॐ মহাতেজায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who has great effulgence.
৪৯) ॐ গুণত্রযবিভাগবিতে নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who has the knowledge about the three
different guNas (sattva, rajas and tamas).
৫০) ॐ কলিঘ্নায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who is the enemy (or destroyer) of the sinful
effects of the kali age.
৫১) ॐ কালকর্মজ্ঞায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who knows the time for appropriate
actions. It can also means He knows what events will happen with the
flow time.
৫২) ॐ তমোগুণনিবারকায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who removes the tamo guNam from his devotees
or prevents them from it. tamas literally means darkness. tamo guNam
denotes ignorance. He removes ignorance from his devotees by bestowing
AtmajnAnam. There can be no darkness where there is light, His very
presence prevents the advent of ignorance.

VERSE 11
ভগবান্ভারতীজেতা শারদাহ্বানপণ্দিতঃ |
ধর্মাধর্মবিভাবজ্ঞো লক্ষ্যভেদপ্রদর্শকঃ || ১১||
৫৩) ॐ ভগবতে নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who is the supreme Lord.
৫৪) ॐ ভারতীজেত্রে নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who defeated shrI sarasvatI in debate.
৫৫) ॐ শারাদাহ্বানপণ্দিতায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara the great scholar who was invited by shrI
sarasvatI (bhAratI, wife of maNDana mishra who is considered as
avatAram of Goddess Sarasvati) for debate. He defeated Her in the
debate.
Finally even when ascending the sarvaj~na pITham, he silenced Her
protest by refuting her charge. shrI sarasvatI charged him saying that
he is not pure. shankara refuted the charge by saying that this body
cannot be held inmpure for the sins committed by the King’s body. She
then remained silent and let him ascend the sarvaj~na pITham.
৫৬) ॐ ধর্মাধর্মবিভাবজ্ঞায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who knows the distinction between dharma and
adharma and who has an in-depth understanding of it.
৫৭) ॐ লক্ষ্যভেদপ্রদর্শকায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who knows what the goal is and what is
not. His teachings exhibit this difference and helps his
disciples. For if one does not know the distinction he/she may not
attain it.

VERSE 12
নাদবিন্দুকলাভিজ্ঞো যোগিহৃত্পদ্মভাস্করঃ |
অতীন্দ্রিযজ্ঞাননিধির্নিত্যানিত্যবিবেকবান্ || ১২||
৫৮) ॐ নাদবিন্দুকলাভিজ্ঞায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who knows the philosophy of nAda-bindu-kalA.
nAda denotes sound or vibration, and often the praNava AUM. Bindu
denotes a dot or a central point. kalA has various interpretions.
Theory of creation is explained in many texts using this
terminology.
৫৯) ॐ যোগিহৃত্পদ্মভাস্করায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara at whose thought the heart of a yogi blooms
like a lotus which blossoms at the sight of Sun. In the case of the
lotus flower the physical presence of Sun is required. But yogi’s
heart opens up with joy at the mere thought of the name of the shrI
shankara. Such is his greatness.
৬০) ॐ অতীন্দ্রিয জ্ঞাননিধযে নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who is the treasure house of that j~nAna
which is atIndriya, i.e., the wisdom that is beyond the realm of
operation of the sense organs.
৬১) ॐ নিত্যানিত্যবিবেকবতে নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who knows the distinction between eternal
(nitya) and ephemeral (anitya or non-eternal).

VERSE 13
চিদানন্দশ্চিন্মযাত্মা পরকাযপ্রবেশকৃত্ |
অমানুষচরিত্রাঢ্যঃ ক্ষেমদাযী ক্ষমাকরঃ || ১৩||
৬২) ॐ চিদানন্দায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara whose form is consciousness and bliss. Knower
of brahman indeed becomes brahman.
৬৩) ॐ চিন্মযাতমনে নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who is the all pervading consciouness or
Awareness.
৬৪) ॐ পরকাযপ্রবেশকৃতে নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who knows the art of para kAya praveshaM and
who has done that. para kAya pravesham is entering into another body.
Patanjali yoga sUtras describe how an advanced yogi can do that. When
challenged by shrI bhAratI (maNDAna mishra’s wife, who is the avataram
of shrI sarasvatI) with questions related to conjugal love, shankara
used the parakAya pravesha vidyA and entered body of the king
amaruka. In that body he wrote a work describing the nature of
conjugal love which is called after the name of the King. This episode
can be learnt in detail from the shankara digvijaya of
Madhava-Vidyaranya*.
৬৫) ॐ অমানুষচরিত্রাঢ্যায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara whose life exemplifies divine nature. It is
humanly impossible task to accomlish what shrI shankara accomplished
in a brief span of his life on earth. His divine nature is
demonstrated through this. Out of boundless mercy, Ishwara himself
came down to this earth to establish dharma.
৬৬) ॐ ক্ষেমদাযিনে নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who bestows welfare to his devotees. The best
thing which will bring welfare to person is nitya-anitya vastu
viveka. Through His teachings, shrI shankara, taught the knowldge
which discriminates between the eternal and ephemeral.
৬৭) ॐ ক্ষমকারয নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who forgives the mistakes out of His
boundless love.

VERSE 14
ভব্যো ভদ্রপ্রদো ভূরি মহিমা বিশ্বরঞ্জকঃ |
স্বপ্রকাশস্সদাধারো বিশ্ববন্ধুশ্শুভোদযঃ || ১৪||
৬৮) ॐ ভব্যায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who has become (That). bhava means become.
৬৯) ॐ ভদ্রপ্রদায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who is the bestower of
auspiciousness. bhadraM means auspiciousness or goodness or something
that has to be treasured.
৭০) ॐ ভূরিমহিম্নে নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who has countless glories.
৭১) ॐ বিশ্বরঞ্জকায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who (through his teachings) made the world
happy.
৭২) ॐ স্বপ্রকাশায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who is self luminous.
৭৩) ॐ সদাধারয নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who is the eternal support.
৭৪) ॐ বিশ্ববন্ধবে নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who is a relative (and friend ) to all. Being
the Self He is related to everyone. A true friend is one who is
interested in one’s welfare. Through His teachings shrI shankara helps
the devotees to cross the might ocean of saMsara. He is indeed the
best friend for everyone.
৭৫) ॐ শুভোদযায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who is the auspicious dawn to his
devotees. He dispells the darkness of ignorance through the light of
his knowledge.

VERSE 15
বিশালকীর্তির্বাগীশস্সর্বলোকহিতোত্সুকঃ |
কৈলাসযাত্রসংপ্রাপ্ত চন্দ্রমৌলিপ্রপূজকঃ || ১৫||
৭৬) ॐ বিশালকীর্তযে নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara whose fame is vast and great.
৭৭) ॐ বাগীশায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who is a Lord of speech. His skill in
debating and in expressing the great truths is very well known.
৭৮) ॐ সর্বলোকহিতোত্সুকায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who is keen in the welfare of beings in all
the worlds.
৭৯) ॐ কৈলাসযাত্রসংপ্রাপ্ত চন্দ্রমৌলিপ্রপূজকায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who after reaching kailAsam (abode of Lord
shiva)and worshipped him as chandramaulIshvara. The shiva lingAm-s he
brought back from the trip are still being worshipped at the maTham-s
established by shrI shankara.

VERSE 16
কাংচ্যাং শ্রীচক্র রাজখ্য যন্ত্র স্থাপন দীক্ষিতঃ |
শ্রীচক্রাত্মক তাটঙ্ক তোষিতাম্বা মনোরথঃ || ১৬||
৮০) ॐ কাংচ্যাং শ্রীচক্র রাজখ্য যন্ত্র স্থাপন দীক্ষিতায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who established the famous shrIchakra yantra
at the kAnchi temple. Among the many yantra-s shrI chakra is the most
powerful and it is considered as the king of all yantra-s.
৮১) ॐ শ্রীচক্রাত্মক তাটঙ্ক তোষিতাম্বা মনোরথায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who adorned shrI akhilAndeshvarI (at
tiruvAnaikka)with ear rings in the form of shrI chakra and made Her
happy by fulfilling Her wish.

VERSE 17
ব্রহ্মসূত্রোপনিষদ্ভাষ্যাদিগ্রন্থকল্পকঃ |
চতুর্দিক্চতুরাম্নাযপ্রতিষ্ঠাতা মহামতিঃ || ১৭||
৮২) ॐ ব্রহ্মসূত্রোপনিষদ্ভাষ্যাদিগ্রন্থকল্পকায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who wrote bhAShya-s on brahmasUtra,
upaniShad-s, bhagavadgItA, and prakaraNa granthas like vivekachUDAmaNi
explaining the Ultimate. I bow to Him again and again. Without these
works it is impossible to understand the Ultimate truth explained in
veda-s and upaniShad-s.
৮৩) ॐ চতুর্দিক্চতুরাম্নাযপ্রতিষ্ঠাত্রে নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who established four AmnAya maTham-s at
corners of four directions in bharatam. These maTham-s are shr^ingeri
(south), pUrI (East), jyotirmaTh (north), and dvArakA (west). These
maTham-s in a sense give the geographic extent of bhAratham, were the
sanAtana dharma is practised.
৮৪) ॐ মহামতযে নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara whose intellectual power was great. shrI
shankara is well known for his logic and skills in debating.

VERSE 18
দ্বিসপ্ততি মতোচ্ছেত্তা সর্বদিগ্বিজযপ্রভুঃ |
কাষাযবসনোপেতো ভস্মোদ্ধূলিতবিগ্রহঃ || ১৮||
৮৫) ॐ দ্বিস্পততি মতোচ্ছেত্ত্রে নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who through the advaita vedAnta uplifted many
forms of religious worship by giving them a proper focus. dvisaptati
is 72, mata means religion and uchChetta means uplifting. Many
religious observances can be done with various goals, but if done with
earnest intention of knowing the Self, these observances get a proper
focus. According to available extracts from the lost AnandagirIya
sha.nkaravijaya (e.g., in the commentaries on the popular mAdhavIya
sha.nkaravijaya) sha.nkarAchArya reformed 72 different cults in the
course of his travels in India.
৮৬) ॐ সর্বদিগ্বিজযপ্রভবে নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who is ever vistorious (hence the Lord) in
all his digvijayaM-s. shrI shankara undertook many digvijayaM-s,
during which he met many scholars of various religious traditions and
debated with them. He always emerged victorious. During his
digvijayas he increased the spiritual power of many temples by
establishing shrIchakra yantra in them and helped bhaktas by composing
hymns on different deities. These digvijayas occupied a central place
in his life, hence his biographies are called as digvijaya-s.
৮৭) ॐ কাষাযবসনোপেতায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who is dressed in ochre robes. kAShAyam means
ochre colour and denotes the clothes in that colour. sannyAsin wear
ochre coloured clothes. This colour resembles fire and denotes that
the sannyAsin has burnt all his attachments in the fire of
wisdom. shrI shankara who renounced all the attachments at a very
young age is the greatest of the sannyAsins.
৮৮) ॐ ভস্মোদ্ধূলিতবিগ্রহায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara whose body has the sacred marks of bhasmam or
ash. His body smeared with bhasmam shines like a vigraham.
The sacred ash not only indicates the ephemeral nature of the world
(in a symbolic way), but also protects the wearer from evil influences
(being a yaj~na prasAda). In shrI subrahmanya bhujangam, shrI shankara
says that the vibhuti prasAda of lord shanmukha will destroy many ills
and evil influences.

VERSE 19
জ্ঞানত্মকৈকদণ্ডাঢ্যঃ কমণ্ডলুলসত্করঃ |
গুরুভূমণ্ডলাচার্যোভগবত্পাদসংজ্ঞকঃ || ১৯||
৮৯) ॐ জ্ঞানত্মকৈকদণ্ডাঢ্যায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who bears a single daNDa (stick) to
symbolically show the j~nAna that AtmA is one. This points to the fact
that Atman and brahman are one. sannyAsins of dashanAmi order follow
this tradition till today.
৯০) ॐ কমণ্ডলুলসত্করায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara whose hand is adorned with
kamaNDalam. kamaNDalam is a small vessel (made from clay or wood. The
tree from which it is made is known as kamaNDalataru). SannyAsin-s
carry water in this small vessel. It can symbolically mean a simple
and self contained life.
৯১) ॐ গুরবে নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who is our teacher. guru means one who
dispels ignorance. “gu” means darkness or ignorance and “ru” is one
who dispels it.
৯২) ॐ ভূমণ্ডলাচার্যায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who is a world teacher. bhUmaNDalam means
Earth, it also indicates the Universe. He is guides them through his
teachings. This word is synonymous to jagadguru.
৯৩) ॐ ভগবত্পাদসংজ্ঞকায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who is known as bhagavatpAda.

VERSE 20
ব্যাসসংদর্শনপ্রীতঃ ঋষ্যশৃঙ্গপুরেশ্বরঃ |
সৌন্দর্যলহরী মুখ্য বহুস্তোত্র বিধাযকঃ || ২০||
৯৪) ॐ ব্যাসসংদর্শনপ্রীতায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who was pleased by the vision of sage shrI
vyAsa. bhagavan vedavyAsa came disguised as a old man and invited shrI
shankara for a debate on shrI shankara’s brahma sUtra bhAshya. The
debate will go on for a long time. shrI padmapAda, one of the chief
disciples of shrI shankara, at that point realized that the old man is
none but shrI vyAsa (who is indeed mahAviShNu) and shankara is indeed
Lord shiva, and said the following famous verse:
শন্ংকরশ্শংকরস্সাঅক্ষাদ্ব্যাসো নারাযণ স্বযম্ |
তযোর্ বিবাদে সংপ্রাপ্তে কিংকরঃ কিং করোম্যহম্ ||
Pleased with shankara’s bhAshya, sage vyAsa blessed him with
additional 16 years of life. One can read about this incident in
detail in madhaviya shankara digvijayam.
৯৫) ॐ ঋষ্যশৃঙ্গপুরেশ্বরায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who is the lord of R^iShyashR^i~Ngapuri (now
known as shR^i~Ngeri). shrI shankara established the first maTham at
shR^i~Ngeri and nominated shrI sureshvarAcharya as its head. It is
said that shrI shankara also stayed at shR^i~Ngeri for a very long
period(12 years).
৯৬) ॐ সৌন্দর্যলহরী মুখ্য বহুস্তোত্র বিধাযকায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who provided us with many stotram-s like
saundaryalaharI for worship. shrI shankara keeping in mind of many
sAdhaka-s who are not ready for study of vedAnta and Atmavichara,
composed many works promoting bhakti which will lead them to that
state.

VERSE 21
চতুষ্ষষ্টিকলাভিজ্ঞো ব্রহ্মরাক্ষসপোষকঃ |
শ্রীমন্মণ্ডনমিশ্রাখ্যস্বযংভূজযসন্নুতঃ || ২১||
৯৭) ॐ চতুষ্ষষ্টিকলাভিজ্ঞায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who is knows (and a master of) of all the 64
arts.
৯৮) ॐ ব্রহ্মরাক্ষসপোষকায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who freed a brahmarAkShasa from the curse.
৯৯) ॐ শ্রীমন্মণ্ডনমিশ্রাখ্যস্বযংভূজযসন্নুতায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who was hailed as svayaMbhU (One who has
descended onto the earth out of his own volition, aavatAra) by shrI
maNDana mishra and others.

VERSE 22
তোটকাচার্যসম্পূজ্য পদ্মপাদর্চিতাঙ্ঘ্রিকঃ |
হস্তামলযোগিন্দ্র ব্রহ্মজ্ঞানপ্রদাযকঃ || ২২||
১০০) ॐ তোটকাচার্যসম্পূজ্যায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who is worshipped by toTakAchArya.
১০১) ॐ পদ্মপাদর্চিতাঙ্ঘ্রিকায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara whose feet were worshipped by padmapAda.
১০২) ॐ হস্তামলযোগিন্দ্র ব্রহ্মজ্ঞানপ্রদাযকায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who bestowed the brahma j~naanaM to
hastAmalaka.

VERSE 23
সুরেশ্বরাখ্য সচ্ছিষ্য সন্যাসাশ্রম দাযকঃ |
নৃসিংহভক্তস্সদ্রত্নগর্ভহেরম্বপূজকঃ || ২৩||
১০৩) ॐ সুরেশ্বরাখ্য সচ্ছিষ্য সন্যাসাশ্রম দাযকায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who has ordained sureshvara and others into
the sannyAsAshrama (monkhood).
১০৪) ॐ নৃসিংহভক্তায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who is an ardent devotee of shrI
nR^isiMha. shrI shankara’s lakShmI nR^isiMha karAvalaMbana stotram.h
is well known.
১০৫) ॐ সদ্রত্নগর্ভহেরম্বপূজকায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who worshipped ratna garbha heramba gaNapati.
There is a temple for ratna garbha heramba gaNapati in shR^ingeri.

VERSE 24
ব্যাখ্যসিংহাসনাধীশো জগত্পূজ্যো জগদ্গুরুঃ |
ইতি শ্রীমচ্ছংকরাচার্যসর্বলোকগুরোঃ পরম্ || ২৪||
১০৬) ॐ ব্যাখ্যসিংহাসনাধীশায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who is considered as the lord of
vyAkhyAnam.h. His commentaries for prasthAna traya are well known and
considered the best.
১০৭) ॐ জগত্পূজ্যায নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who is worshipped by the jagat.h. The term
jagat.h here indicates the beings of all the worlds.
১০৮) ॐ জগদ্গুরবে নমঃ
I bow to shrI shankara who is the teacher of the world.
নাম্নামষ্টোত্তরশতং ভুক্তিমুক্তিফলপ্রদং |
ত্রিসন্ধ্যাং যঃ পঠেদ্ভক্ত্যা সর্বান্কামানবাপ্নুযাত্ ||
Chanting this aShTottarashatanAma stotram.h will bestow the devotee
with material comforts in this world and final liberation also. One
who chants this thrice a day (during the sandhyA kAla) with devotion
will realize all the desires.