Kavyakantha Sri Ganapati Muni's
Indrani Saptasati
caturtho nārācikā stabakaḥ
This Nārācikā Stabaka completes the third Ānuṣṭubha Śatakam of Indrāṇī Saptasatī. In this powerful hymn, Śrī Gaṇapati Muni invokes Śacī Devī, Indrāṇī, as the supreme divine force who removes inner darkness, strengthens prāṇa, protects Bhārata, and guides the world through dharma, yajña, and righteous action.
The Stabaka begins with a prayer that the gentle smile of the queen of the Devas may shake off the darkness within and expand the strength of prāṇa. The poet then prays that She may increase the merit of Bhārata, crush the accumulated burden of sin, and become the source of prosperity for the nation.
Śacī is praised as the playful companion of Indra in the celestial gardens, radiant like nectar, beautiful in form, and fierce in the destruction of hostile powers. She stands beside Indra as the divine force that gives joy to the Devas, fear to the wicked, and protection to the noble. For the distressed devotee who sees the fall of his country, the division of his people, and the decline of collective strength, Śacī alone becomes the refuge and path.
The philosophical core of this Stabaka presents Śacī as the presiding deity of Consciousness. The highest sound, the supreme svara, is under Her command. She pervades even the subtlest, shines in all objects, measures and contains the vast sky, governs all worlds, protects all spheres, and moves all bodies. She creates the three worlds, sustains them in play, and receives them back into dissolution.
The Stabaka also shows Her role in dharma. When righteousness declines, She enters pure beings and manifests for its protection. Through the truthful mantra and the path of ṛta, She removes obstacles for the noble. It is by Her that yajña is guided, and even battle, when required for dharma, is directed.
The later verses turn into a beautiful worship of Śacī’s lotus feet. Her feet are more beautiful than mandāra leaves, brighter than the finest rubies, and purer than all purifying forces. Their radiant nails remove darkness, shine with the reflected jewels of the Devas’ crowns, and dwell in the heart-caves of great yogins. The Stabaka concludes with a prayer that Indra’s beloved may make Vāsiṣṭha powerful enough to protect his own nation.
Highlights:
• Prayer for removal of inner darkness and strengthening of prāṇa
• Invocation for Bhārata’s merit, purification, and prosperity
• Śacī as Indra’s divine power in protection and victory
• Śacī as refuge during national decline, division, and sorrow
• Revelation of Her as the presiding deity of Consciousness
• Her command over supreme sound, movement, worlds, and bodies
• Śacī as creator, sustainer, and dissolver of the three worlds
• Her manifestation through pure beings when dharma declines
• Guidance of yajña, dharmic action, and righteous struggle
• Worship of Her lotus feet as beauty, light, purity, and liberation
• Prayer to empower Vāsiṣṭha for the protection of Bhārata
Indro Viśvasya Rājati
॥ caturtho nārācikā stabakaḥ ॥
antarvidhunvatā tamaḥ prāṇasya tanvatā balam ।
mandasmitena devatārājñī karotu me śivam ।।
utthāpya puṇyasañcayaṃ sammardya pāpasaṃhatim
sā bhāratasya sampade bhūyādbalāribhāminī ।।
līlāsakhī biḍaujasaḥ svarvāṭikāsu khelane ।
pīyuṣabhānujinmukhī devī śacī virājate ।।
pakṣaḥ paro marutvato rakṣaḥ pravīramardane ।
bhāmāli bhāsurānanā devī śacī virājate ।।
bhītiṃ niśāṭasaṃhateḥ prītiṃ suparvaṇāṃ tateḥ ।
jyāṭaṅkṛtairvitanvatī devī śacī virājate ।।
devendraśaktidhāriṇī śatruprasaktivāriṇī ।
maunīndramuktikāriṇī devī śacī gatirmama ।।
sannasvadeśadarśanādbhinnasvajātivīkṣaṇāt ।
khinnasya saṃśritāvanī devī śacī gatirmama ।।
saṅghe sahasradhākṛte deśe nikṛṣṭatāṃ gate ।
śokākulasya lokabhṛddevī śacī gatirmama ।।
sā saṃvidoऽdhidevatā tasyāssvaraḥ paro vaśe ।
sarvaṃ vidhīyate tayā tasmātparā matā śacī ।।
sā yāti sūkṣmamapyalaṃ sā bhāti sarvavastuṣu ।
sā māti khaṃ ca nistulaṃ tasmātparā matā śacī ।।
sā sarvalokanāyikā sā sarvagolapālikā ।
sā sarvadehacālikā tasmātparā matā śacī ।।
yasyāḥ kṛtirjagattrayaṃ yā tadbibharti līlayā ।
yasyāṃ prayāti tallayaṃ sā viśvanāyikā śacī ।।
dharme parikṣayaṃ gate yāऽviśya nirmalaṃ janam ।
tadrakṣaṇāya jāyate sā viśvanāyikā śacī ।।
vedhā ṛtasya yoditā mantreṇa satyavādinā ।
bādhānivāriṇī satāṃ sā viśvanāyikā śacī ।।
yajño yayā vinīyate yuddhaṃ tathā pṛthagvidham ।
tāṃ devarājamohinīṃ nārīṃ numaḥ purātanīm ।।
yasyāssuto vṛṣākapirdevoऽsatāṃ praśāsitā ।
tāṃ sarvadā suvāsinīṃ nārīṃ numaḥ purātanīm ।।
yasyāssamā nitambinī kācinna viṣṭapatraye ।
tāṃ nityacāru yauvanāṃ nārīṃ numaḥ purātanīm ।।
yaccārutā na dṛśyate mandārapallaveṣvapi ।
tatsundarāccasundaraṃ śacyāḥ padāmbujaṃ śraye ।।
yasya prabhā na vidyate māṇikyatallajeṣvapi ।
tadbhāsurāccabhāsuraṃ śacyāḥ padāmbujaṃ śraye ।।
na syādaghaistiraskṛto yaccintako naraḥ kṛtī ।
tatpāvanācca pāvanaṃ śacyāḥ padāmbujaṃ śraye ।।
rājannakhendubhānubhissarvaṃ tamo vidhunvate ।
bṛndārakendrasundarīpādāmbujāya maṅgalam ।।
gīrvāṇamauliratnabhā saṅkṣālitāya dīpyate ।
svargādhināthabhāminipādāmbujāya maṅgalam ।।
bālārkabimbarociṣe yogīndra hṛdguhājuṣe ।
pākārijīviteśvarīpādāmbujāya maṅgalam ।।
ātmīyadeśarakṣaṇe śaktaṃ karotu sarvathā ।
pāpadviṣāṃ priyaṅkarī vāsiṣṭhamindrasundarī ।।
vāsiṣṭhavākpradīptibhirnārācikābhirīśvarī ।
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॥ iti śrībhagavanmaharṣiramaṇāntevāsino vāsiṣṭhasya narasiṃhasūnoḥ gaṇapateḥ kṛtā indrāṇī saptaśatī tṛtīyamanuṣṭubhaṃ śatakaṃ sampūrṇam ॥ ॥ indro viśvasya rājati ॥