SriJagadguruAbhinavaVidyathirthaMahaswamiAshtotharaSatanamavali

IalwayspraytoAbhinavaVidyaTirthaGuruendowedwithafindsenseofdiscrimination,
extremelyintelligentandverilyanembodimentoffortitude,generosityandmercy.

Salutationstohim.

AcognoscentioftheAdvaitalore.

Anoceanintowhichallriversofcompassionflow.

Whohadthecharacterofasuperman.

Whosespeechwasnectarine

Whofoundedanumberofmathas

Whoknewcrucialpointsinanumberofphilosophies.

WhoestablishedtheshrineofAnnapurnainVaranasi

WhoworshippedthelotusfeetofIsvara

Whohadnoegoandnoattachment.

WhowasadevoteeoftheConsortofthegreatmountain'sdaughter.

WhowasasavantintheAgamas.

Whoprotectedalltakingrefugeathisfeet.

Whocuttheknotofthebondageofhopeandcraving.

Whokilledthepainofthosewhofellathisfeet.

Whoseinnerheartwasdevoidofdesires.

Whowasaworshipperofelephantfacedgod.

Whousedtomeditateonthefeetofthemooncrestedgod.

Whohadnodesireforanythinginthisortheotherworld.

Whoknewthefinedemarcationbetweenkarmaandnonkarma.

Whowasresplendentwithcommendablevirtues.

Whobestoweddesiredfruits.

Whohadatenderinnerheart.

WhoadornedKalatiandotherplaces.

Whowasbereftofdesiresandanger.

Whoheldasacredstaffinhisloutslikehand.

Whohaddonnedochrecolouredrobes.

WhosemindwasalwayssetonthelotusfeetofhisGuru.

Whowasbrightwithrecountablequalities

Whorenderedthemindspotlesslyclean

Whohadnotatraceofworry

Whohadaplungeintheteertharaj(Prayaga).

Whorenderedthisearthintoateertha

Whosaunteredinthesnowymountains

WhowasevereagertohaveadipintheTunga

WhoalwaysmeditatedonDakshinamurti

WhowastheprotectoroftheseatknownasDakshinamnaya

Whoseheartwastheabodeofcompassion.

Whowaseversurroundedbysannyasins

Whoknewtherightandthewrong

Whowashedawaysinsthroughmeditation


WhowaseverdedicatedtothespreadofDharma

Whodenouncedallfalsephilosophicalviews

Whoemancipatedthosewhofellathisfeet

Whowaseveranxioustoobservetherules

Whoalwaysfollowedthepathofjustice

Whoknewwhatjusticewasandhowtogoaboutit

WhoknewthephilosophyoftheVedasandAgamas

Whohadamindwhichwaseversatisfied

Whoselifewasspotlesslyclean

Whonicelyexpoundedtheprinciplesofethics

Whowasdeepandfathomlessasanocean

WhowasanadeptinPranayama

WhocompletedpilgrimagestoPuriandotherholyplaces

WhoknewtheessenceofthePuranasandAgamas

Whoprotecteddevotees,clearingalltheirsins

WhoseyearofbirthwasPingala

Whohadalwaysalargenumberofdisciples

Whowaswellversedinanumberoflanguages

WhoalwaysdeeplyenquiredintotheBrahmatattva

WhoalwayspreachedBrahmaVidya

Whoalwaysremoveddarknessfromtheheartsofdevotees.

WhoassumedtheformofanidealBhikshu

Whoasalionrentasundertheelephantsofdualism

Whowasbestowerofenjoymentsandemancipation

Whohadanofearorsorrow

Whowardedoffthefearofrebirth

Whoknewhowtoappreciatethemahavakyas

Whowasradiantwithgreatglory

Whowasendowedwithgreatintelligence

Whowasdevoidofjealousyandotherbadqualities

Whowaswellversedinsoftandsweettalk


WhocouldvanquishBrihaspatiwithhisintelligence

Whowastheverysourceofdelighttodevotees

Whoalwaysobserveddecorum

Whoselotusfeetwereboweddownto,byyogis

Whowasanexpertinthewayofyoga

Whowasworshippedbykingsandsovereigns

Whowaswithoutattachmentandhatred

Whoseneckwasadornedbyarudrakshamala

WhowasfullyengrossedinworhsippingLordRudra.

Whohadmasteredhissenses

WhowasagreatdevoteeoftheGoddessofspeech

WhowasaswiseasVidyaranya

Whowasadornedbyeruditionandhumility

WhowastheprotectoroftheVedasandSastras

Whowaslikealionconfrontingelephantsinrut

Whoknewthemeaningofallsastras

Whowaspraisedbypersonsfullydetached

Whoadornedthethroneoftranscendentalwisdom

WhoknewtheessenceofVyasaSutras

WhowaseverengagedintheworshipofSharada

Whohadthebrillianceofthemooninautumn

WhohadafineunderstandingoftheessenceofSastras

WhowasthepontiffofSharadaPeetham

WhowasaconstantworshipperofAcharyaSankara

Wholikethunderboltstruckmountainsofdoubts

Whohadsubduedwrath

Whowasverilyandabodeofsamaandothergoodqualities

WhowaswellversedinthejapaofSriVidya

WhowasengrossedinworshippingSriChakra

WhomadenodistinctionbetweentheLordofLakshmiandLordofParvati

WhoworshippedthefeetofSriNarasimha


Whosanctifiedtheplaceswhichhevisited

Whowasthehelmsmaninthisoceanofsamsara

Whowaseverimmersedintheobservanceoflawsoftruth

Whowasmercifultoallcreatures

Whowasthesundispellingthedarknessofignorance

SalutationtoSriVidyaTirtha,theworldpreceptor

HailSriAbhinavaVidyaranyaguru,constantprotectoroftheworlds!Hewasborninthe
yearPingala.HewasordainedasasannyasinintheyearofPrajapati.Hewasordainedas
thepontiffofSringeriintheyearnamedJaya.Hisfamespreadinalldirections.Helefthis
mortalbodyintheyearSukla.