Manidweepa Varnanam (Telugu)
Manidweepa Varnanam (Telugu)
Manidweepa Varnanam (Telugu)
maṇidvīpa varṇanam (tèlugu)
mahāśakti maṇidvīpa nivāsinī
mullokālaku mūlaprakāśinī |
maṇidvīpamulo mantrarūpiṇī
mana manasulalo kòluvaiyundi || 1 ||
sugandha puṣpālènno velu
ananta sundara suvarṇa pūlu |
acañcalambagu mano sukhālu
maṇidvīpāniki mahānidhulu || 2 ||
lakṣala lakṣala lāvaṇyālu
akṣara lakṣala vāksampadalu |
lakṣala lakṣala lakṣmīpatulu
maṇidvīpāniki mahānidhulu || 3 ||
pārijātavana saugandhālu
sūrādhinādhula satsaṅgālu |
gandharvādula gānasvarālu
maṇidvīpāniki mahānidhulu || 4 ||
bhuvaneśvari saṅkalpame janiyiñce maṇidvīpamu |
devadevula nivāsamu adiye manaku kaivalyamu ||
padmarāgamulu suvarṇamaṇulu
padi āmaḍala pòḍavuna galavu |
madhura madhuramagu candanasudhalu
maṇidvīpāniki mahānidhulu || 5 ||
aruvadi nālugu kalāmatallulu
varālanòsage padāru śaktulu |
parivāramuto pañcabrahmalu
maṇidvīpāniki mahānidhulu || 6 ||
aṣṭasiddhulu navanavanidhulu
aṣṭadikkulu dikpālakulu |
sṛṣṭikartalu suralokālu
maṇidvīpāniki mahānidhulu || 7 ||
koṭisūryula pracaṇḍa kāntulu
koṭicandrula callani vèlugulu |
koṭitārakala vèlugu jilugulu
maṇidvīpāniki mahānidhulu || 8 ||
bhuvaneśvari saṅkalpame janiyiñce maṇidvīpamu |
devadevula nivāsamu adiye manaku kaivalyamu ||
kañcu goḍala prākārālu
rāgi goḍala caturasrālu |
eḍāmaḍala ratnarāśulu
maṇidvīpāniki mahānidhulu || 9 ||
pañcāmṛtamaya sarovarālu
pañcalohamaya prākārālu |
prapañcamele prajādhipatulu
maṇidvīpāniki mahānidhulu || 10 ||
indranīlamaṇi ābharaṇālu
vajrapukoṭalu vaiḍhūryālu |
puṣyarāgamaṇi prākārālu
maṇidvīpāniki mahānidhulu || 11 ||
saptakoṭighana mantravidyalu
sarvaśubhaprada icchāśaktulu |
śrī gāyatrī jñānaśaktulu
maṇidvīpāniki mahānidhulu || 12 ||
bhuvaneśvari saṅkalpame janiyiñce maṇidvīpamu |
devadevula nivāsamu adiye manaku kaivalyamu ||
milamilalāḍe mutyapu rāśulu
talatalalāḍe candrakāntamulu |
vidyullatalu marakatamaṇulu
maṇidvīpāniki mahānidhulu || 13 ||
kubera indra varuṇa devulu
śubhāla nòsage agnivāyuvulu |
bhūmi gaṇapati parivāramulu
maṇidvīpāniki mahānidhulu || 14 ||
bhakti jñāna vairāgya siddhulu
pañcabhūtamulu pañcaśaktulu |
saptṛṣulu navagrahālu
maṇidvīpāniki mahānidhulu || 15 ||
kastūri mallika kundavanālu
sūryakānti śila mahāgrahālu |
āru ṛtuvulu caturvedālu
maṇidvīpāniki mahānidhulu || 16 ||
bhuvaneśvari saṅkalpame janiyiñce maṇidvīpamu |
devadevula nivāsamu adiye manaku kaivalyamu ||
mantriṇi daṇḍini śaktisenalu
kāli karālī senāpatulu |
muppadirèṇḍu mahāśaktulu
maṇidvīpāniki mahānidhulu || 17 ||
suvarṇa rajita sundaragirulu
anaṅgadevi paricārikalu |
gomedhikamaṇi nirmitaguhalu
maṇidvīpāniki mahānidhulu || 18 ||
saptasamudramulananta nidhulu
yakṣa kinnèra kimpuruṣādulu |
nānājagamulu nadīnadamulu
maṇidvīpāniki mahānidhulu || 19 ||
mānava mādhava devagaṇamulu
kāmadhenuvu kalpataruvulu |
sṛṣṭi sthiti laya kāraṇamūrtulu
maṇidvīpāniki mahānidhulu || 20 ||
bhuvaneśvari saṅkalpame janiyiñce maṇidvīpamu |
devadevula nivāsamu adiye manaku kaivalyamu ||
koṭi prakṛtula saundaryālu
sakala vedamulu upaniṣattulu |
padārurekula padmaśaktulu
maṇidvīpāniki mahānidhulu || 21 ||
divyaphalamulu divyāstramulu
divyapuruṣulu dhīramātalu |
divyajagamulu divyaśaktulu
maṇidvīpāniki mahānidhulu || 22 ||
śrī vighneśvara kumārasvāmulu
jñānamukti ekānta bhavanamulu |
maṇinirmitamagu maṇḍapālu
maṇidvīpāniki mahānidhulu || 23 ||
pañcabhūtamulu yājamānyālu
pravālasālaṃ aneka śaktulu |
santānavṛkṣa samudāyālu
maṇidvīpāniki mahānidhulu || 24 ||
bhuvaneśvari saṅkalpame janiyiñce maṇidvīpamu |
devadevula nivāsamu adiye manaku kaivalyamu ||
cintāmaṇulu navaratnālu
nūrāmaḍala vajrapurāśulu |
vasantavanamulu garuḍapaccalu
maṇidvīpāniki mahānidhulu || 25 ||
duḥkhamu tèliyani devīsenalu
naṭanāṭyālu saṅgītālu |
dhanakanakālu puruṣārdhālu
maṇidvīpāniki mahānidhulu || 26 ||
padunālugu lokālanniṭi paina
sarvalokamanu lokamu kaladu |
sarvalokame ī maṇidvīpamu
sarveśvarikadi śāśvata sthānam || 27 ||
cintāmaṇula mandiramandu
pañcabrahmala mañcamupaina |
mahādevuḍu bhuvaneśvarito
nivasistāḍu maṇidvīpamulo || 28 ||
bhuvaneśvari saṅkalpame janiyiñce maṇidvīpamu |
devadevula nivāsamu adiye manaku kaivalyamu ||
maṇigaṇakhacita ābharaṇālu
cintāmaṇi parameśvaridālci |
saundaryāniki saundaryamugā
agupaḍutundi maṇidvīpamulo || 29 ||
paradevatanu nityamukòlaci
manasarpiñci arciñcinaco |
apāradhanamu sampadalicci
maṇidvīpeśvari dīvistundi || 30 ||
nūtana gṛhamulu kaṭṭinavāru
maṇidvīpavarṇana tòmmidisārlu |
cadivina cālu antā śubhame
aṣṭasampadala tulatūgeru || 31 ||
śivakaviteśvari śrīcakreśvari
maṇidvīpa varṇana cadivina coṭa |
tiṣṭavesukuni kūrcònunaṇṭa
koṭiśubhālanu samakūrcuṭakai || 32 ||
bhuvaneśvari saṅkalpame janiyiñce maṇidvīpamu |
devadevula nivāsamu adiye manaku kaivalyamu ||
About This Stotram
Overview
Manidweepa Varnanam (Telugu) is a 32-verse text describing Manidweepa, the transcendent abode of the Supreme Goddess (Mahashakti) in the Shakta and Tantric traditions. This Telugu version presents the description of the divine realm in a form distinct from the longer Sanskrit Devi Bhagavatam account, and belongs to the regional Telugu devotional literary tradition. The text is used for meditative visualization and devotional recitation.
What are the benefits of chanting Manidweepa Varnanam?
- Supports meditation on the transcendent nature of the Goddess
- Purifies the mind through contemplation of the divine abode
- Cultivates devotion to the Supreme Shakti
- Provides a structured focus for daily Devi worship
When is the best time to recite this?
Morning and evening recitation are standard. Navaratri and other occasions dedicated to the Goddess are especially appropriate times to engage with this text.
What is the historical and traditional background?
The concept of Manidweepa as the ultimate abode of Lalita Tripura Sundari is elaborated in Tantric literature, including commentaries on the Lalita Sahasranama and the Devi Bhagavatam. This Telugu version represents a regional adaptation of the theme, typical of how Shakta devotional literature was transmitted and localized across South India. The specific authorship and date of this text are unknown. It reflects the tradition of composing regional-language devotional texts inspired by Sanskrit Puranic and Tantric sources.
Available scripts
This text is available in 14 scripts: devanagari, tamil, telugu, kannada, malayalam, gujarati, bengali, iast, gurmukhi, oriya, assamese, sinhala, itrans, hk. Use the script selector above to switch between them.
Related Texts
- Manidweepa Varnana — the Sanskrit Devi Bhagavatam version of the same subject, providing the primary Puranic account
- Lalita Sahasranama — the thousand names of Lalita, the presiding deity of Manidweepa