śaṅkarāya te loka-śaṅkarāya te |
vandanāni me deva vāsudevasya (pallavī)
Salutations to thee, Śaṅkara, who gives happiness to this world, Oh God! Salutations of Vāsudeva, Myself, are here to Your feet. (Chorus)
phālalocanaṁ tava hi me sudarśanam |
śūlameva te tilaka-mūrdhvapuṇḍrakam ||
nīlakaṇṭha! te bhāti kaṇṭha-nīlima |
vistarānmaho mama hi deha-nīlima ||1||
Fire eye on Your forehead is My Sudarśana wheel rotating on the finger of My hand, Triśūla weapon in Your hand is mark of three vertical lines shining on My forehead. Oh blue-throated Lord! a little of the intensive blue colour of Your beautiful throat is The vast blue colour pervading all over My body, which shines as My distinct blue colour.
phālacakṣuṣā dagdha-padmasāyakam |
sādarākṣiṇā dṛṣṭapadmasambhavam |
prema-vīkṣaṇā-lola-padmalocanam |
tvāṁ trilocanaṁ deva saṁsmarāmyaham ||2||
You burnt the lotus arrowed cupid by opening the third eye burning on Your forehead, By Your right eye, You see the lotus-seated Lord Brahmā with respect for His knowledge, By Your left eye, You are looking lotus-eyed Lord Viṣṇu with love for His Mohinī-beauty, I remember You always as God with the three eyes, each being specific with its own action.
naṭana paṇḍita! sphurati ramyatāṇḍavam |
citramaṇḍalaṁ bhramaṇa-lola-kuṇḍalam |
uragamaṇḍana! skhalita-dharmadaṇḍanam |
danuja-khaṇḍanaṁ vijita-bhāratībhaṇḍanam ||3||
Oh scholar of dance! Your amazing dance became world famous as source of any dance, Which draws wonderful circles on floor as Your ear-rings shake constantly in the rotations, Oh God ornamented by serpents! You punished even God of justice, Yama, for his slip, You destroy cruel demons, You won even Goddess Saraswatī in debate at Māhiṣmatī.