Shyamala dandakam is a revered stotram composed on mother goddess Shyamala Devi praising her divine form and her bestowing nature on a devotee.
This Shyamala Dandakam was initially composed in Sanskrit by the great poet Kalidas in a literary style called Dandakam, where the stotram, although poetry, still resembles prose.
Goddess Shyamala devi is represented as three-eyed, with eight arms, a blue-coloured body, seated on a lotus, and carrying Veena, similar to Goddess Saraswati. This Goddess is also called by other names like Raja Shyamala and Matangi.
As described in the Lalitha Sahasranamam Lyrics, Shyamala Devi is represented as the Maha Mantrini or the Prime minister in the court of Sri Lalith Tripurasundari.
She is the Goddess of speech, music, dance, and other Arts. It is, thus, famous that children at a young age and knowledge seekers learn to recite Shyamal dandakam or atleast the first three stanzas, to improve their learning curve and experience the divine grace of Shyamala Devi.
The recitation of Shyamala dandakam lyrics, especially during Shyamala Navaratri’s, is known to have immense spiritual significance as these days are dedicated to Goddess Shyamala.
Shyamala Dandakam – Manikya Veena Mupalalayanthi Lyrics
Dhyanam
Manikya veenam upalaalayanteem
Madalasaam manjula vaagvilaasam
Mahendra-neela-dyuthi komalangeem
Matanga kanyam Manasaa smarami
Chaturbhuje chandrakalaavatamse
Kuchonnathe kumkuma ragasone
Pundrekshu paasamkusa pushpa bana hasthe
Namasthe jagadeka mataha
Viniyogaha
Mata marakatasyama Matangi Madhashalini
Kuryat kataksham Kalyani kadambavana vasini
Stuti
Jaya matanga tanaye Jaya neelothpaladyuthe
Jaya Sangeetha rasike Jaya leela sukhapriye
Dandakam
Jaya Janani Sudha samudrantha hrudyanmani dweepa
Samrudha bilvaatavi madya kalpadhruma kalpa kaadamba
Kantaara vasa priye kruthhivasa priye sarvaloka priye
Saadaraarabdha Sangeetha sambhavanaa sambramalola
Neepasraga baddhachuli sanaadhatrike sanumathputrike
Sekharibhutha seetamsurekha mayukhavali baddha
Susnigdha neelalakasreni srungarithe loka sambhavithe
Kamaleela dhanussanibha brulatha pushpa sandoha
Samdeha krullochane vaaksudhasechane charu
Gorochanaa pankakeli lalamabhi rame suraame rame
Prollasadwalikaa maukthika srenika Chandrika mandalodhbhasi
Lavanya gandasthalanyastha kasthurika patrarekha sambhutha
Saurabhya sambhratha brunganga nageetha sandhri
Bhavan mantra tantreshware susware bhasware
Vallaki Vadana prakriya lola tali dalabhaddaha tatanka Bhusha
Visheshanvithe siddha sammanithe divyahala
Madodwela helala sacchakshurandolana srisamaakshiptha
Karnaika neelotpale Nirmale syamale puritha seshalokhabhi vancha
Phale sriphale
Swedabindhulla sat phala lavanya
Nishyanda sandoha sandeha krunnasikaa maukthike
Sarva mantratrmike kalike mugda mandasmitho dhara
Vaktra spurathpuga tambula karpura khandothkare
Gnana mudrakare sarva sampathkare padma bhaswatkare srikare
Kunda pushpadyuthi snigdha dantavali nirmalalola kallola
Sammelanasmera sonadhare charu-veenadhare pakva bimbadhare
Sulalitha nava yavvanarambha chandrodayo dvela Lavanya
Dugdharna vavirbha vatkambu bimbhoktha brutkhandhare satkala
Mandire mandhare divyaratna prabha bhandhuracchanna haradi
Bhusha samudyotthamana navaadyam susobhe subhe
Ratna keyura rasmicchata pallava prolla saddorlatha rajithe
Yogibhihi pujithe viswa digmandala vyapta manikya
Tejaspurath kankanalankruthe vibramalankruthe
Sadhubhisaatkruthe vasararambha vela samujjrumbha
Maanaa ravinda pratidwandi panidwaye santhathodya dwaye Advaye
Divyaratnormika deedhithistoma sandyaya
Maananguli pallavodyanna khendu prabha mandale
Sannutha khandale chitprabha mandale prolla satkundhale
Taraka raajinikosa haaravali smera charu sthanabhoga
Bharanaman madya valli valiccheda veechi samullasa
Sandarsitaakara saundarya ratnakare vallaki bruthkare Kinkara srikare
Hema kumbha pamottunga vakshoja bharavanamre
Trilokavanamre lasadwatruttha gambheera nabhi sarastheera saivaala
Samkakara syamaromavali bhushane manju sambhashane
Charu shinjatkhathi sutra nirbharthisutananga leela dhanu-shinjini
Dambhare divyaratnambare padmaragolla sanmekhala
Bhaswara sroni shobhajitha Swarna bhubrutthale Chandrika seethale
Vikasitha navakimsuka taamra divyamsukachhanna charuru
Sobhaparabhutha sindhura shonaya manendra matanga
Hasthargale vaibhavaanargalae shyamale komala snigdha
Neelothphalotphadi taananga tuneera sankakaroddhara
Jhanghalathe charu leelagathe namra dikpala seemanthi
Nee kunthala snigdha neelaprabha punja sanjatha durwam
Kurasanka sarangi samyoga rinkhanna khendhujwale
Projwale nirmale prahva devesa lakshmisa bhuthesa thoyesa
Vaneesa keenasa daithyesa yakshesa vaageesa konesa vayvagni
Koteera manikya sanghrastha bala tapoddama lakshara
Sarunya tarunya Lakshmi gruheetamghri padme supadme Ume
suruchira navaratna peethasthithe susthire ratna padmasane
Ratna simhasane shankha padma dwayopasrithe vishruthe tatra
Vignesa durga vatu kshethra palairyuthe mattamatanga kanya
Samuhanvithe manjulaa menaka adyanga naamanithe
Bhairavai rastha bhirvesthithe devi vaamadhibhihi shakthi bhissevithe
Dhatri lakshmiyaadi shakthyaishtakaihi samyuthe matruka mandalair mandithe
Yaksha gandarva siddhangana mandalairch archithe pancha-banatmike
Panchabanena ratyacha sambhavithe preethibhaja vasanthena
Sadanandithe bhakthi bhajm param sreyashe kalpase yoginam
Manase dyothase chandasamoja saabrajase
Geetha vidya Vinodhathi trushnena krishnena sampujyase bhakthi macchethasa
Vedasastuyase viswahrudhyena vadyena vidyadharair geeyase
Sravana harana dakshina kvanaya vinaya kinnarair geeyase
Yaksha gandarva siddhangana mandalair archyase sarva saubhagya
Vanchavathi bhir vadhubhis suranam samaradjyase sarva
Vidya visheshatmakam chatugadha samuccharanam kantha
Malollasad varna rajitrayam komala syamalodhara
Pakshadwayam tunda sobhatidhuri bhavatkamsukam tamsukam
Lalayantee parikridase
panipadmadwaye nakshamalamapi
Spatikeem gnana saratmakam pustakam chaparen amkusam
Pasama bibhreethi yena sanchintyase chethasa tasya
Vakrantharad gadya padyatmika Bharathi nissaretha yenava
Yanava bhakruthir bhavyase tasya vasyaa bhavanthi striyah
Purushah yenavaa sathakumbha dyuthi bhavyase sopi
Lakshmi sahasryairihi parikredathe kim na siddhyedhdvapuhu syamalam
Komalam chandra chudanvitham taavakam dyayataha
Tasya leela sarovaridihi tasya kelivanam nandanam
Tasya bhadrasanam bhutalam tasya geerdevatha kinkari
Tasya chagnakari sriswayam
Sarva theerthatmike sarva mantrathmike
Sarva tantrathmike sarva yantratmike sarva peethathmike
Sarva tatvathmike sarva shakthyatmike sarva vidyatmike
Sarva yogatmike sarva nadatmike sarva shabdatmike
Sarva viswathmike sarva deekshatmike sarva chakrathmike
Sarva mudrathmike sarva teerthatmike sarva varnathmike
Sarvagey hey jaganmatruke
Pahimam pahimam pahimaam
Devi Tubyam nami devi tubyam namo devitubyam namaha
Ithi Sri Mahakavi Kalidasa virachitha Sri Shyamala Dandakam sampoornam
