वाराह्यनुग्रहाष्टकम्

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वाराह्यनुग्रहाष्टकम् 

ईश्वर उवाच
मातर्जगद्रचननाटकसूत्रधार-
स्त्वद्रूपमाकलयितुं परमार्थतोऽयम् ।
ईशोऽप्यनीश्वरपदं समुपैति तादृक्-
कोऽन्यः स्तवं किमिव तावकमादधातु ॥ १॥

नामानि किन्तु गृणतस्तव लोकतुण्डे
नाडम्बरं स्पृशति दण्डधरस्य दण्डः ।
यल्लेशलम्बितभवाम्बुनिधिर्यतो यत्-
त्वन्नामसंसृतिरियं ननु न स्तुतिस्ते ॥ २॥

त्वच्चिन्तनादरसमुल्लसदप्रमेया-
ऽऽनन्दोदयात्समुदितः स्फुटरोमहर्षः ।
मातर्नमामि सुदिनानि सदेत्यमुं त्वा-
मभ्यर्थयेऽर्थमिति पूरयताद्दयालो ॥ ३॥

इन्द्रेन्दुमौलिविधिकेशवमौलिरत्न-
रोचिश्चयोज्ज्वलितपादसरोजयुग्मे ।
चेतो मतौ मम सदा प्रतिबिम्बिता त्वं
भूया भवानि विदधातु सदोरुहारे ॥ ४ ॥

लीलोद्धृतक्षितितलस्य वराहमूर्ते-
र्वाराहमूर्तिरखिलार्थकरी त्वमेव ।
प्रालेयरश्मिसुकलोल्लसितावतंसा
त्वं देवि वामतनुभागहरा रहस्य ॥ ५॥

त्वामम्ब तप्तकनकोज्ज्वलकान्तिमन्त-
र्ये चिन्तयन्ति युवतीतनुमागलान्ताम् ।
चक्रायुधत्रिनयनाम्बरपोतृवक्त्रां
तेषां पदाम्बुजयुगं प्रणमन्ति देवाः ॥ ६॥

त्वत्सेवनस्खलित पापचयस्य मात-
र्मोक्षोऽपि यत्र न सतां गणनामुपैति ।
देवासुरोरगनृपालनमस्य पाद-
स्तत्र श्रियः पटुगिरः कियदेवमस्तु ॥ ७॥

किं दुष्करं त्वयि मनोविषयं गतायां
किं दुर्लभं त्वयि विधानवदर्चितायाम् ।
किं दुष्करं त्वयि सकृत्स्मृतिमागतायां
किं दुर्जयं त्वयि कृतस्तुतिवादपुंसाम् ॥ ८॥

॥ इति श्री वाराह्यनुग्रहाष्टकं सम्पूर्णम् ॥

Here is a clear **verse-by-verse meaning** of the **Śrī Vārāhy-anugrahāṣṭakam**, aligned with the Sanskrit text and traditional commentaries.

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## Verse 1  

**Sanskrit:**  

मातर्जगद्रचननाटकसूत्रधार-  

स्त्वद्रूपमाकलयितुं परमार्थतोऽयम् ।  

ईशोऽप्यमीश्वरपदं समुपैति तादृक्  

कोऽन्यः स्तवं किमिव तावकमादधातु ॥ १ ॥

**Meaning:**  

O Mother, You are the true “string-puller” (director) behind the drama of creation. Even Īśa (Śiva) attains the status of “non-lord” (amīśvara) in comparison to Your supreme reality. If even He bows to You, who else is there, and what other prayer could possibly equal a hymn to You?

**Essence:** Establishes Varāhī as the supreme Śakti behind even Śiva’s lordship; the hymn itself is presented as uniquely powerful.

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## Verse 2  

**Sanskrit:**  

नामानि किन्तु गृणतस्तव लोकतुण्डे  

नाडम्बरं स्पृशति दण्डधरस्य दण्डः ।  

यल्लेशलम्बितभवाम्बुनिधिर्यतोऽयत्  

त्वन्नामसंस्मृतिरियं न नुनः स्तुतिस्ते ॥ २ ॥

**Meaning:**  

For one who chants Your names, O Goddess, the staff of Dharma’s lord (Yama, or the cosmic order) merely touches the “drum” of the world (i.e., has no real power to harm). The ocean of worldly existence shrinks to a mere drop before You. Hence this remembrance of Your name is not mere praise—it is itself a means of liberation.

**Essence:** Emphasizes **nāma-saṁsmṛti** (remembrance of the name) as more than stotra; it is a direct sādhanā that nullifies karmic punishment and saṁsāra.

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## Verse 3  

**Sanskrit:**  

त्वच्चिन्तनादरसमुल्लसदप्रमेया-  

ऽऽनन्दोदयात्समुदितः स्फुटरोमहर्षः ।  

मातर्नमामि सुदिनानि सदेत्यमुं त्वा-  

मभ्यर्थयेऽर्थमिति पूरयताद्दयालो ॥ ३ ॥

**Meaning:**  

From the delight of contemplating You arises an immeasurable bliss, from which a clear thrill (romaharṣa) rises in the body. O Mother, I bow to You; may there always be auspicious days. I pray to You, O compassionate one: “May You fulfill all my righteous desires.”

**Essence:** Describes the **anubhava** of Varāhī-dhyāna: bliss, horripilation, and the confidence that all arthas (dharmic aims) will be fulfilled.

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## Verse 4  

**Sanskrit:**  

इन्द्रेन्दुमौलि-विधि-केशवमौलिरत्न-  

रोचिश्चयोज्ज्वलितपादसरोजयुग्मे ।  

चेतो नतौ मम सदा प्रतिबिम्बिता त्वं  

भूया भवानी भवनाशिनि भावये त्वाम् ॥ ४ ॥

**Meaning:**  

Your lotus-feet are illumined by the clusters of gems from the crowns of Indra, Śiva (moon-crested), Brahmā, and Viṣṇu. In my mind, bowed in devotion, You are ever reflected. O Bhavānī, destroyer of worldly bondage (bhava-nāśinī), may I ever meditate on You.

**Essence:** Positions Varāhī as the deity worshipped even by the Trimūrti and Indra; the devotee seeks constant **manas-pūjā** and reflection in the heart.

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## Verse 5  

**Sanskrit:**  

लीलोद्धृतक्षिति-तलस्य वराहमूर्ते-  

र्वाराहमूर्तिरखिलार्थकरी त्वमेव ।  

प्रालेयरश्मिसुकलोल्लसितावतंसा  

त्वं देवि वामतनुभागहरा हरस्य ॥ ५ ॥

**Meaning:**  

As the Varāha-mūrti playfully lifted the earth, so You, as Vārāhī-mūrti, are the fulfiller of all aims (akhila-artha-karī). O Goddess, Your earrings shine like the delicate rays of the moon; You are the left-half (vāma-tanu-bhāga-harā) of Śiva—his Śakti.

**Essence:** Links Varāhī to **Varāha’s** earth-lifting līlā and declares Her as the active power (Śakti) who grants all four puruṣārthas.

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## Verse 6  

**Sanskrit:**  

त्वामम्ब तप्तकनकोज्ज्वलकान्तिमन्त-  

र्ये चिन्तयन्ति युवतीतनुमागलान्तम् ।  

चक्रायुधां त्रिनयनां वरपोतृवक्त्रां  

तेषां पदाम्बुजयुगं प्रणमन्ति देवाः ॥ ६ ॥

**Meaning:**  

O Mother, those who meditate on You as a youthful form, radiant like molten gold, holding the discus, three-eyed, with the face of a noble boar—for them, even the gods bow at Your pair of lotus-feet.

**Essence:** Gives the **dhyāna-ākāra**: golden youthful body, three eyes, boar-face, chakra in hand. Such upāsakas gain reverence even from devas.

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## Verse 7  

**Sanskrit:**  

त्वत्सेवनस्खलितपापचयस्य मातर्-  

मोक्षोऽपि यस्म न सतो गणनामुपैति ।  

देवासुरोरगनृपूजितपादपीठः  

कस्याः श्रियः स खलु भाजनतां न धत्ते ॥ ७ ॥

**Meaning:**  

O Mother, for one whose heap of sins is destroyed by serving You, even liberation (mokṣa) is not counted as a great achievement (it comes easily). Whose feet are worshipped by devas, asuras, nāgas, and kings—what prosperity would *not* find a vessel in such a person?

**Essence:** Stresses **sevā** and **pāpa-kṣaya**; for such a devotee, mokṣa is trivial, and all śrī (wealth, glory) naturally dwells in them.

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## Verse 8  

**Sanskrit:**  

किं दुष्करं त्वयि मनोविषयं गतायां  

किं दुर्लभं त्वयि विधानुवदर्चितायाम् ।  

किं दुर्भरं त्वयि सकृत्स्मृतिमागतायां  

किं दुर्जयं त्वयि

कृतस्तुतिवादपुंसाम्

॥ ८ ॥

**Meaning:**  

When You have entered the mind, what is difficult?  

When You are worshipped according to the vidhi (scriptural method), what is unattainable?  

When You are remembered even once, what is unbearable (i.e., what suffering remains)?  

For those who have offered praise to You, what is unconquerable?

**Essence:** The famous “four kim” (what?) rhetorical climax: with Varāhī’s grace, nothing is **duṣkara, durlabha, durbhara, or durjaya**.

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## Phala-śruti (implied)  

Though not always separately stated, the aṣṭakam itself implies:  

- Destruction of enemies and evil forces  

- Fulfillment of all desires (artha, kāma, dharma)  

- Easy mokṣa for the sincere devotee  

- Protection from karmic punishment and saṁsāra’s ocean.