Who is Padmavati according to this text?

Padmavati is described as the consort of Vishnu, the mother of the three worlds, and is worthy of praise from Brahma, Indra and others.

What are some qualities of Padmavati described in the verses?

Padmavati is depicted as radiant, beautiful, and compassionate, possessing qualities like dispelling poverty and fulfilling desires of devotees.

What does the author seek from Padmavati?

The author seeks refuge in Padmavati's lotus feet, hoping for her grace to alleviate suffering and bring prosperity.

Where does Padmavati reside, according to the text?

Padmavati is said to reside in the hearts of the wise, lotus ponds, and Suka town, and on a great lion throne adorned with gold lotuses.

What is the 'Padmavati Navaratnamalika'?

It is a garland of nine jewels (verses) composed by Sri Sesha Sharma and offered with devotion as an ornament to Padmavati.

śrī padmāvatī navaratnamālikā stutiḥ

1275
Laxmi Stotra

śrīmān yasyāḥ priyassan sakalamapi jagajjaṅgamasthāvarādyaṁ
svarbhūpātālabhēdaṁ vividhavidhamahāśilpasāmarthyasiddham |
rañjan brahmāmarēndraistribhuvanajanakaḥ stūyatē bhūriśō yaḥ
sā viṣṇōrēkapatnī tribhuvanajananī pātu padmāvatī naḥ || 1 ||

śrīśr̥ṅgāraikadēvīṁ vidhimukhasumanaḥkōṭikōṭīrajāgra-
-dratnajyōtsnāprasāraprakaṭitacaraṇāmbhōjanīrājitārcām |
gīrvāṇastraiṇavāṇīpariphaṇitamahākīrtisaubhāgyabhāgyāṁ
hēlānirdagdhadainyaśramaviṣamamahāraṇyagaṇyāṁ namāmi || 2 ||

vidyutkōṭiprakāśāṁ vividhamaṇigaṇōnnidrasusnigdhaśōbhā-
sampatsampūrṇahārādyabhinavavibhavālaṅkriyōllāsikaṇṭhām |
ādyāṁ vidyōtamānasmitaruciracitānalpacandraprakāśāṁ
padmāṁ padmāyatākṣīṁ padanalinanamatpadmasadmāṁ namāmi || 3 ||

śaśvattasyāḥ śrayē:’haṁ caraṇasarasijaṁ śārṅgapāṇēḥ purandhryāḥ
stōkaṁ yasyāḥ prasādaḥ prasarati manujē krūradāridryadagdhē |
sō:’yaṁ sadyō:’navadyasthiratararuciraśrēṣṭhabhūyiṣṭhanavya-
-stavyaprāsādapaṅktiprasitabahuvidhaprābhavō bōbhavīti || 4 ||

saundaryōdvēlahēmāmbujamahitamahāsiṁhapīṭhāśrayāḍhyāṁ
puṣyannīlāravindapratimavarakr̥pāpūrasampūrṇanētrām |
jyōtsnāpīyūṣadhārāvahanavasuṣamakṣaumadhāmōjjvalāṅgīṁ
vandē siddhēśacētassarasijanilayāṁ cakrisaubhāgyar̥ddhim || 5 ||

saṁsāraklēśahantrīṁ smitaruciramukhīṁ sāraśr̥ṅgāraśōbhāṁ
sarvaiśvaryapradātrīṁ sarasijanayanāṁ saṁstutāṁ sādhubr̥ndaiḥ |
saṁsiddhasnigdhabhāvāṁ surahitacaritāṁ sindhurājātmabhūtāṁ
sēvē sambhāvanīyānupamitamahimāṁ saccidānandarūpām || 6 ||

siddhasvarṇōpamānadyutilasitatanuṁ snigdhasampūrṇacandra-
-vrīḍāsampādivaktrāṁ tilasumavijayōdyōganirnidranāsām |
tādātvōtphullanīlāmbujahasanacaṇātmīyacakṣuḥ prakāśāṁ
bālaśrīlapravālapriyasakhacaraṇadvandvaramyāṁ bhajē:’ham || 7 ||

yāṁ dēvīṁ maunivaryāḥ śrayadamaravadhūmaulimālyārcintāṅghriṁ
saṁsārāsāravārānnidhitarataraṇē sarvadā bhāvayantē |
śrīkārōttuṅgaratnapracuritakanakasnigdhaśuddhāntalīlāṁ
tāṁ śaśvatpādapadmaśrayadakhilahr̥dāhlādinīṁ hlādayē:’ham || 8 ||

ākāśādhīśaputrīṁ śritajananivahādhīnacētaḥpravr̥ttiṁ
vandē śrīvēṅkaṭēśaprabhuvaramahiṣīṁ dīnacittapratōṣām |
puṣyatpādāravindaprasr̥marasumahaśśāmitasvāśritānta-
-stāmisrāṁ tattvarūpāṁ śukapuranilayāṁ sarvasaubhāgyadātrīm || 9 ||

śrīśēṣaśarmābhinavōpakluptā
priyēṇa bhaktyā ca samarpitēyam |
padmāvatīmaṅgalakaṇṭhabhūṣā
virājatāṁ śrīnavaratnamālā || 10 ||

iti śrī padmāvatī navaratnamālikā stutiḥ |

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