Kavyakantha Sri Ganapati Muni's
Indrani Saptasati
dvitīyo manoramā stabakaḥ
This Stabaka presents Śacī Devī, Indrāṇī, as the vast cosmic Mother whose body is the limitless expanse of space. Her smile is invoked as the destroyer of aggressive sins and as the giver of abundant auspiciousness. With compassion, She is prayed to make Bhāratabhūmi prosperous, radiant, and imperishable in glory.
The central vision of this Stabaka is the viśvarūpa of the Divine Mother. The poet declares that She has no separate house or dwelling, because all worlds and all temples exist within Her own body. Her body is called puṣkara, the vast luminous expanse, in which countless suns, moons, planets, and worlds are contained. No ordinary mind can measure Her power, and no one without the supreme inward vision can truly behold Her, though She dwells very near as the very space around us.
Śrī Gaṇapati Muni then explains that what people call “the universe” is truly Her immeasurable body, because all that becomes the object of vision arises from Her. This vast sky filled with stars is one part of Her manifestation. The sages call this great expanse maho-jagat, the world of luminous vastness.
The Stabaka also presents a subtle Vedāntic and Upaniṣadic vision. The supportless support of all visible existence is called Satyaloka and Paramapuruṣa. The ancient Ṛṣis called this cosmic expanse āpah, and the Śruti also names Her Virāṭ. Whether She is spoken of as the bride of Virāṭ or as Puruṣa through another mode of expression, both names properly indicate Her supreme cosmic reality.
A significant teaching appears regarding gender. The inner reality of beings is neither woman nor man. Gender belongs to embodied forms. Since the sky holds the power of the Lord and bears the seeds of all worlds, it may be described both as feminine and masculine. Thus, Śacī transcends ordinary gender, while also appearing as the beautiful cosmic queen.
The Stabaka ends with a moving prayer: may the Mother’s rays enter the cave of the body and make Gaṇapati Muni radiant and powerful in his mission to protect Bhāratabhūmi.
Highlights:
• Śacī’s smile destroys sin and grants auspiciousness
• Prayer for imperishable prosperity of Bhāratabhūmi
• Indrāṇī as the cosmic body containing all worlds and temples
• Her body as puṣkara — the vast luminous expanse
• Countless suns, moons, planets, and worlds contained in Her
• The universe as Her immeasurable visible form
• Identification with Virāṭ, Satyaloka, and the supreme cosmic principle
• Teaching that the inner reality is beyond male and female
• Prayer for Her rays to empower Gaṇapati Muni for Bhārata’s protection
Indro Viśvasya Rājati
॥ dvitīyo manoramā stabakaḥ ॥
hasitamātatāyipātaka pramathanaprasiddhavikramam ।
amarabhūmipālayoṣito
mama karotu bhūrimaṅgalam ।। 426 ।।
karuṇayā pracoditā kriyād bharatabhūmimakṣayaśriyam ।
caraṇakañjarājadindirā
suranareśvarasya sundarī ।। 427 ।।
na bhavanaṃ na vā jagat pṛthak
nivasanāya te surārcite ।
yadakhilāni viṣṭapāni te
vapuṣi sarvamandirāṇi ca ।। 428 ।।
matidaviṣṭhasīmabhāsuraṃ
tava śarīrameva puṣkaram ।
paramapūruṣasya vallabhe
bhuvanamekamucyate budhaiḥ ।। 429 ।।
taraṇayassudhāṃśavastathā
saha bhuvā grahāḥ sahasraśaḥ ।
ayi jaganti vistṛtāni te
vapuṣi puṣkare jagatyaje ।। 430 ।।
bahubhiruṣṇabhānubhirhṛtāt bahubhirindubhirvaśīkṛtāt ।
viyati lokajāladhātri te
śataguṇaṃ balaṃ praśiṣyate ।। 431 ।।
na vibhurekakasya bhāsvato
vibhavameva nā prabhāṣitum ।
kimuta te dadhāsi yodare
dyutimatāṃ śatāni tādṛśām ।। 432 ।।
iha vihāyasā śarīriṇīm
atisamīpavāsinīmapi ।
na khalu koऽpi lokituṃ prabhur
bhagavatīṃ parāmayuktadhīḥ ।। 433 ।।
tadidamucyate jano jagad
vapurameyamādidevi te ।
janayate yatoऽkhilaṃ dṛśor
viṣayabhūtametadātatam ।। 434 ।।
bahulatārakāgaṇairyutaṃ
kimapi khaṃ taveha varṣmaṇi ।
śaci vibhajya bhāṣayaikayā
sukavayo mahojagadviduḥ ।। 435 ।।
idaminendubhūvilakṣaṇaiḥ dinakaraissudhākarairgrahaiḥ ।
bahujagadbhiranvitaṃ maho
jagadaśeṣadhātri naikakam ।। 436 ।।
ajaramavyayaṃ sanātanaṃ munijanaikavedyavaibhavam ।
na bhavatīṃ vinā tapojagat
pṛthagaśeṣanāthanāyike ।। 437 ।।
sakaladṛśyamūlakāraṇaṃ
tava ca saṃśrayo nirāśrayaḥ ।
janani satyaloka saṃjñayā
paramapūruṣoऽbhidhīyate ।। 438 ।।
ayi purātanarṣibhāṣayā
gaganametadāpa īritāḥ ।
atha yadāsuvīryamujjhitaṃ
bhagavatastvameva tatpare ।। 439 ।।
śaci virāḍbhavatyabhāṣata
śrutirapīdameva nāma te ।
vitata viśvavigrahātmani
prathitametadāhvayaṃ param ।। 440 ।।
upaniṣadgirā virāḍvadhūḥ
puruṣa eṣa bhāṣayānyayā ।
ubhayathāpi sādhu tatpadaṃ
bhavati te na saṃśayāspadam ।। 441 ।।
na vanitā na vā pumān bhave
jjagati yo’ntaraśśarīriṇām ।
tanuṣu liṅgabhedadarśanāt
tanumataśca liṅgamucyate ।। 442 ।।
akhilanāthavīryadhāraṇād
gaganabhūmiraṅganāmatā ।
sakalalokabījabhṛttvato
gaganadeśa eṣa pūruṣaḥ ।। 443 ।।
sphuṭavibhaktagātralakṣmaṇāṃ niyatavādināmadarśanāt ।
na puruṣo viyadyathā vayaṃ
na vanitā viyadyathaiva naḥ ।। 444 ।।
abhivimānatoऽtha vā śacī
vibudharājayorvilakṣaṇāt ।
varavilāsinī viyattanuḥ
sadavikāramuttamaḥ pumān ।। 445 ।।
hṛdayamalpamapyado jana
nyanavamaṃ viśālapuṣkarāt ।
vimaladehadurgamadhyagaṃ
sakalarājñi saudhamastu te ।। 446 ।।
vikasitaṃ nijāṃśuvīcibhir
hṛdayamālayaṃ viśāmba me ।
vikacamuṣṇabhānubhānubhir
daśaśatacchadaṃ yathā ramā ।। 447 ।।
hṛdayasādhusaudhaśāyinīṃ nayanaramyaharmyacāriṇīm ।
bhuvanarājacittamohinīṃ
namata tāṃ parāṃ vilāsinīm ।। 448 ।।
tava pare marīcivīcaya
stanuguhāṃ praviśya viśrute ।
bharatabhūmirakṣaṇodyataṃ
gaṇapatiṃ kriyāsurujjvalam ।। 449 ।।
gaṇapatermanoramā imāḥ
suguṇavedināṃ manoramāḥ ।
avahitā śṛṇotu sādaraṃ
suramahīpatermanoramāḥ ।। 450 ।।
॥ iti dvitīyaḥ stabakaḥ ॥