Who is worshiped in the Yogā Mīnākṣī Stōtram?

The Yogā Mīnākṣī Stōtram is a hymn dedicated to worshiping Pāṇḍyabālā, who is described as an embodiment of Śiva's knowledge and beyond description.

What are some of the attributes of Pāṇḍyabālā described in the Stotram?

Pāṇḍyabālā is depicted with a bow, arrow, noose, and goad in her hands, having the hue of the rising sun, adorned with a crescent moon, and considered the divine consort of Parabrahman.

Where is Pāṇḍyabālā said to reside according to the Stotram?

Pāṇḍyabālā is described as residing in the bindu chakra within the radiant wish-fulfilling tree in the jewel island in the ocean of nectar, upon a seat of great yoga, and a couch in the form of Śiva.

What are some of the symbolic locations mentioned in the Stotram where Pāṇḍyabālā moves?

She moves in the Sushumna canal, the thousand-petaled lotus, the circle of consciousness combined with the sun, moon, and fire, the nectar-filled region, and the seat of perfect liberation.

What salutations are offered in the concluding verse of the Yogā Mīnākṣī Stōtram?

The concluding verse offers salutations to the princess of the Pāṇḍya kingdom, the one who dwells on the lap of Sundareśa, and repeatedly to the divine Mīnākṣi.

śrī yōgamīnākṣī stōtram

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Devi Stotra

śivānandapīyūṣaratnākarasthāṁ
śivabrahmaviṣṇvāmarēśābhivandyām |
śivadhyānalagnāṁ śivajñānamūrtiṁ
śivākhyāmatītāṁ bhajē pāṇḍyabālām || 1 ||

śivādisphuratpañcamañcādhirūḍhāṁ
dhanurbāṇapāśāṅkuśōdbhāsihastām |
navīnārkavarṇāṁ navīnēnducūḍāṁ
parabrahmapatnīṁ bhajē pāṇḍyabālām || 2 ||

kirīṭāṅgadōdbhāsimāṅgalyasūtrāṁ
sphuranmēkhalāhāratāṭaṅkabhūṣām |
parāmantrakāṁ pāṇḍyasiṁhāsanasthāṁ
parandhāmarūpāṁ bhajē pāṇḍyabālām || 3 ||

lalāmāñcitasnigdhaphālēndubhāgāṁ
lasannīrajōtphullakalhārasaṁsthām |
lalāṭēkṣaṇārdhāṅgalagnōjjvalāṅgīṁ
parandhāmarūpāṁ bhajē pāṇḍyabālām || 4 ||

trikhaṇḍātmavidyāṁ tribindusvarūpāṁ
trikōṇē lasantīṁ trilōkāvanamrām |
tribījādhirūḍhāṁ trimūrtyātmavidyāṁ
parabrahmapatnīṁ bhajē pāṇḍyabālām || 5 ||

sadā bindumadhyōllasadvēṇiramyāṁ
samuttuṅgavakṣōjabhārāvanamrām |
kvaṇannūpurōpētalākṣārasārdra-
-sphuratpādapadmāṁ bhajē pāṇḍyabālām || 6 ||

yamādyaṣṭayōgāṅgarūpāmarūpā-
-makārātkṣakārāntavarṇāmavarṇām |
akhaṇḍāmananyāmacintyāmalakṣyā-
-mamēyātmavidyāṁ bhajē pāṇḍyabālām || 7 ||

sudhāsāgarāntē maṇidvīpamadhyē
lasatkalpavr̥kṣōjjvaladbinducakrē |
mahāyōgapīṭhē śivākāramañcē
sadā sanniṣaṇṇāṁ bhajē pāṇḍyabālām || 8 ||

suṣumnāntarandhrē sahasrārapadmē
ravīndvagnisamyuktaciccakramadhyē |
sudhāmaṇḍalasthē sunirvāṇapīṭhē
sadā sañcarantīṁ bhajē pāṇḍyabālām || 9 ||

ṣaḍantē navāntē lasaddvādaśāntē
mahābindumadhyē sunādāntarālē |
śivākhyē kalātītaniśśabdadēśē
sadā sañcarantīṁ bhajē pāṇḍyabālām || 10 ||

caturmārgamadhyē sukōṇāntaraṅgē
kharandhrē sudhākārakūpāntarālē |
nirālambapadmē kalāṣōḍaśāntē
sadā sañcarantīṁ bhajē pāṇḍyabālām || 11 ||

puṭadvandvanirmuktavāyupralīna-
-prakāśāntarālē dhruvōpētaramyē |
mahāṣōḍaśāntē manōnāśadēśē
sadā sañcarantīṁ bhajē pāṇḍyabālām || 12 ||

catuṣpatramadhyē sukōṇatrayāntē
trimūrtyādhivāsē trimārgāntarālē |
sahasrārapadmōcitāṁ citprakāśa-
-pravāhapralīnāṁ bhajē pāṇḍyabālām || 13 ||

lasaddvādaśāntēndupīyūṣadhārā-
-vr̥tāṁ mūrtimānandamagnāntaraṅgām |
parāṁ tristanīṁ tāṁ catuṣkūṭamadhyē
parandhāmarūpāṁ bhajē pāṇḍyabālām || 14 ||

sahasrārapadmē suṣumnāntamārgē
sphuraccandrapīyūṣadhārāṁ pibantīm |
sadā srāvayantīṁ sudhāmūrtimambāṁ
parañjyōtirūpāṁ bhajē pāṇḍyabālām || 15 ||

namastē sadā pāṇḍyarājēndrakanyē
namastē sadā sundarēśāṅkavāsē |
namastē namastē sumīnākṣi dēvi
namastē namastē punastē namō:’stu || 16 ||

iti agastya kr̥ta śrī yōgamīnākṣī stōtram |

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