Abhirami Stotram

Abhirami Stotram

Abhirami (the goddess who is pretty every moment) along with her consort Amrutha Ghateswarar (the god who is the pot of nectar) is the presiding deity of Thirukadyur in Tamil Nadu. It is believed that the pot of nectar which arose at the churning of the ocean of milk floated and reached Thirukadyur. Here the pot itself became God Shiva. It is also believed that it is here that sage Markandeya prayed to God shiva and to save himself from the clutches of death, Lord Shiva killed Yama, the God of death and saved the great sage. 

Subramaniya Iyer was born to Amirthalinga Iyer in the village of Thirukadaiyur. Thirukkadaiyur has one of elegant Brahmin quarters near the temple called as agraharams established by the Maratha ruler Serfoji I, a great admirer of Brahmin poets and bards, in the early part of the 18th century. The village was famous for its Shiva temple, called Amritaghateswarar-Abirami Temple, Thirukkadaiyur. Right from his childhood, Subramaniya Iyer was drawn to the temple and the Goddess.

One day, the King visited the temple to pay homage to Lord Shiva. On noticing the peculiar behavior of Subramaniya Iyer who was a temple priest, he inquired the other priests about the individual. One of them remarked that he was a madman while another rejected this categorization explaining to the king that Subramaniya Iyer was only an ardent devotee of Goddess Abhirami. Seeking to know the truth himself, Serfoji approached the priest and asked him what day of the month it was i.e. whether it was a full-moon day or a new-moon day. Subramaniya Iyer who could see nothing else but the shining luminant form of the Goddess before him wrongly answered that it was a full-moon day while it was, in fact, a new-moon day. The king rode off informing the former that he would have his head cut off if the moon did not appear on the sky by six in the night.

Immediately realizing his mistake, Subramaniya Iyer supposedly lit a huge fire and erected a platform over it supported by a hundred ropes. He sat upon the platform and prayed to the Goddess Abhirami to save him. He cut off one rope after another in succession on completion of each verse of his prayer. These hymns form the Abhirami Anthadhi. On completion of the 79th hymn, the Goddess Abhirami manifested herself before him and threw her earring over the sky such that it shone with bright light upon the horizon. The area around the temple sparkled with bright light. Overcome with ecstasy, Subramaniya Iyer composed 21 more verses in praise of the Goddess.

The king repented his mistake and immediately canceled the punishment he had awarded Subramaniya Iyer. He also bestowed upon the latter the title of Abirami Pattar or "priest of Goddess Abhirami"
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𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐞❟ 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐢 𝐬𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐝 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐢❟
𝐁𝐡𝐚𝐤𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐦 𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞❟ 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐬𝐫𝐢 𝐀𝐛𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐢 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞. 𝟏

Salutations to mother Abhirami, Salutations to Lalitha,
Who sits on the throne of lions and who is dear to her devotees.

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐦 𝐤𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢❟ 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐢❟
𝐀𝐲𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐡𝐢 𝐣𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐚❟ 𝐒𝐫𝐢 𝐀𝐛𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐢 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞. 𝟐

Salutations to Abhirami, who is the great goddess,
Who made the moon to rise through her ear studs,
With a prayer to her to give long life and health. 

𝐒𝐮𝐝𝐡𝐚 𝐤𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐫𝐢 𝐊𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐞❟ 𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐚 𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐞❟
𝐀𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐲𝐚𝐦 𝐝𝐞𝐡𝐢 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐲𝐚𝐦❟ 𝐒𝐫𝐢 𝐀𝐛𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐢 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞. 𝟑

Salutations to Abhirami, who is the consort,
Of the god of the nectar pot with a prayer,
Please give me health daily to me and bless me.

𝐊𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐢 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐦 𝐝𝐞𝐡𝐢❟ 𝐣𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐚 𝐤𝐚𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐢❟
𝐀𝐢𝐬𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐲𝐚𝐦 𝐝𝐞𝐡𝐢 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐲𝐚𝐦❟ 𝐒𝐫𝐢 𝐀𝐛𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐢 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞. 𝟒

Salutations to Abhirami, who is a doer of good,
And doer of all that is good to the entire universe,
Please give me wealth daily to and bless me.

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐡𝐲𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐡𝐞❟ 𝐦𝐚𝐡𝐚 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐚 𝐬𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐢❟
𝐒𝐫𝐢 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐤𝐫𝐚 𝐫𝐚𝐣𝐚 𝐧𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞❟ 𝐒𝐫𝐢 𝐀𝐛𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐢 𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞. 𝟓

Salutations to Abhirami, who is in the middle of the moon,
Who is the greatest beauty of the three worlds,
And who stays in the middle of Sri Chakra and rules.

𝐑𝐚𝐣𝐞𝐞𝐯𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞❟ 𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐚 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚 𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐡𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐢❟
𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐡𝐚𝐠𝐲𝐚𝐦 𝐝𝐞𝐡𝐢 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐲𝐚𝐦❟ 𝐒𝐫𝐢 𝐀𝐛𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐢 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞. 𝟔

Salutations to Abhirami, who has lotus like eyes,
Who is complete and who shines like the full moon,
Please give me immense good luck daily and bless me.

𝐆𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐚 𝐬𝐤𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐣𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐢❟ 𝐯𝐞𝐝𝐚 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐝𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐢❟
𝐊𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐯𝐫𝐮𝐝𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐜𝐡𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐡𝐢❟ 𝐒𝐫𝐢 𝐀𝐛𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐢 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞. 𝟕
Salutations to Abhirami, who is the mother of Ganesa and Subrahamanya,
Who is the form of Vedas and who is the goddess of wealth,
Please give me fame and improvement always and bless me.

𝐒𝐮𝐯𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐢* 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐲𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐚 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐚 𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐢❟
𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐚𝐦 𝐝𝐞𝐡𝐢 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐲𝐚𝐦❟ 𝐒𝐫𝐢 𝐀𝐛𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐢 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞. 𝟖

*literally sweet-scented woman but denotes marries women.

Salutations to Abhirami, who is the mother who likes married women,
Please give me a happy married life daily and bless me.

𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐲𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐡𝐚 𝐛𝐡𝐚𝐤𝐭𝐡𝐚 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐡𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐚 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐣𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐞❟
𝐒𝐫𝐢 𝐫𝐚𝐣𝐚 𝐫𝐚𝐣𝐞𝐬𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐢 𝐭𝐡𝐰𝐚𝐦 𝐡𝐢❟ 𝐒𝐫𝐢 𝐀𝐛𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐢 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞. 𝟗

Salutations to Abhirami, who was worshipped by Markandeya,
And the great devotee Subramanya*, you are Raja Rajeswari.
Salutations of Abhirama Bhattar..

𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐝𝐡𝐲𝐚𝐦 𝐤𝐮𝐫𝐮 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐲𝐚𝐦❟ 𝐦𝐚𝐦𝐚 𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐣𝐚 𝐠𝐫𝐮𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐮𝐛𝐡𝐚❟
𝐁𝐢𝐦𝐛𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐞❟ 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐝𝐚 𝐩𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐩𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐡𝐫𝐚 𝐤𝐮𝐧𝐤𝐮𝐦𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐦𝐚. 𝟏𝟎

Please shower your innate power daily in my holy prayer room
Idols there, a lamp there, flowers there and the saffron powder there.

𝐒𝐫𝐢 𝐀𝐛𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐲𝐚 𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐦 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐲𝐚𝐡 𝐩𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐤𝐭𝐡𝐢 𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐝𝐡𝐨𝐮❟
𝐀𝐲𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐦 𝐲𝐚𝐬𝐨 𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐨 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐦 𝐜𝐡𝐚 𝐛𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐮𝐤𝐡𝐚𝐦. 𝟏𝟏

If one reads this prayer to Abhirami in front of the holy goddess,
He would be blessed with long life, strength, fame wealth and good luck.