Mantra Matruka Pushpa Mala Stava
Mantra Matruka Pushpa Mala Stava
Mantra Matruka Pushpa Mala Stava
mantra mAtRRikA puShpa mAlA stava
kallolollasitAmRRitAbdhilaharImadhye virAjanmaNi-
-dvIpe kalpakavATikAparivRRite kAdambavATyujjvale |
ratnastambhasahasranirmitasabhAmadhye vimAnottame
chintAratnavinirmitaM janani te siMhAsanaM bhAvaye || 1 ||
eNA~NkAnalabhAnumaNDalalasachChrIchakramadhye sthitAM
bAlArkadyutibhAsurAM karatalaiH pAshA~Nkushau bibhratIm |
chApaM bANamapi prasannavadanAM kausumbhavastrAnvitAM
tAM tvAM chandrakalAvataMsamakuTAM chArusmitAM bhAvaye || 2 ||
IshAnAdipadaM shivaikaphaladaM ratnAsanaM te shubhaM
pAdyaM ku~NkumachandanAdibharitairarghyaM saratnAkShataiH |
shuddhairAchamanIyakaM tava jalairbhaktyA mayA kalpitaM
kAruNyAmRRitavAridhe tadakhilaM santuShTaye kalpatAm || 3 ||
lakShye yogijanasya rakShitajagajjAle vishAlekShaNe
prAleyAmbupaTIraku~NkumalasatkarpUramishrodakaiH |
gokShIrairapi nArikelasalilaiH shuddhodakairmantritaiH
snAnaM devi dhiyA mayaitadakhilaM santuShTaye kalpatAm || 4 ||
hrIM{}kArANkitamantralakShitatano hemAchalAtsanchitaiH
ratnairujjvalamuttarIyasahitaM kausumbhavarNAMshukam |
muktAsantatiyaj~nasUtramamalaM sauvarNatantUdbhavaM
dattaM devi dhiyA mayaitadakhilaM santuShTaye kalpatAm || 5 ||
haMsairapyatilobhanIyagamane hArAvalImujjvalAM
hindoladyutihIrapUritatare hemANgade kaNkaNe |
ma~njIrau maNikuNDale makuTamapyardhenduchUDAmaNiM
nAsAmauktikamaNgulIyakaTakau kAnchImapi svIkuru || 6 ||
sarvANge ghanasArakuNkumaghanashrIgandhapaNkANkitaM
kastUrItilakaM cha phAlaphalake gorochanApatrakam |
gaNDAdarshanamaNDale nayanayordivyAnjanaM te.anchitaM
kaNThAbje mRRiganAbhipa~NkamamalaM tvatprItaye kalpatAm || 7 ||
kahlArotpalamallikAmaruvakaiH sauvarNapa~Nkeruhai-
-rjAtIchampakamAlatIvakulakairmandArakundAdibhiH |
ketakyA karavIrakairbahuvidhaiH kluptAH srajo mAlikAH
sa~Nkalpena samarpayAmi varade santuShTaye gRRihyatAm || 8 ||
hantAraM madanasya nandayasi yairaNgairanaNgojjvalai-
-ryairbhRRi~NgAvalinIlakuntalabharairbadhnAsi tasyAshayam |
tAnImAni tavAmba komalatarANyAmodalIlAgRRihA-
-NyAmodAya dashA~NgaguggulughRRitairdhUpairahaM dhUpaye || 9 ||
lakShmImujjvalayAmi ratnanivahodbhAsvattare mandire
mAlArUpavilambitairmaNimayastambheShu sambhAvitaiH |
chitrairhATakaputrikAkaradhRRitairgavyairghRRitairvardhitai-
-rdivyairdIpagaNairdhiyA girisute santuShTaye kalpatAm || 10 ||
hrIM{}kAreshvari taptahATakakRRitaiH sthAlIsahasrairbhRRitaM
divyAnnaM ghRRitasUpashAkabharitaM chitrAnnabhedaM tathA |
dugdhAnnaM madhusharkarAdadhiyutaM mANikyapAtre sthitaM
mAShApUpasahasramamba saphalaM naivedyamAvedaye || 11 ||
sachChAyairvaraketakIdalaruchA tAmbUlavallIdalaiH
pUgairbhUriguNaiH sugandhimadhuraiH karpUrakhaNDojjvalaiH |
muktAchUrNavirAjitairbahuvidhairvaktrAmbujAmodanaiH
pUrNA ratnakalAchikA tava mude nyastA purastAdume || 12 ||
kanyAbhiH kamanIyakAntibhirala~NkArAmalArArtikA
pAtre mauktikachitrapa~NktivilasatkarpUradIpAlibhiH |
tattattAlamRRida~NgagItasahitaM nRRityatpadAmbhoruhaM
mantrArAdhanapUrvakaM suvihitaM nIrAjanaM gRRihyatAm || 13 ||
lakShmIrmauktikalakShakalpitasitachChattraM tu dhatte rasA-
-dindrANI cha ratishcha chAmaravare dhatte svayaM bhAratI |
vINAmeNavilochanAH sumanasAM nRRityanti tadrAgava-
-dbhAvairA~NgikasAttvikaiH sphuTarasaM mAtastadAkarNyatAm || 14 ||
hrIM{}kAratrayasampuTena manunopAsye trayImaulibhi-
-rvAkyairlakShyatano tava stutividhau ko vA kShametAmbike |
sallApAH stutayaH pradakShiNashataM sa~nchAra evAstu te
saMvesho namasaH sahasramakhilaM tvatprItaye kalpatAm || 15 ||
shrImantrAkSharamAlayA girisutAM yaH pUjayechchetasA
sandhyAsu prativAsaraM suniyatastasyAmalaM syAnmanaH |
chittAmbhoruhamaNTape girisutA nRRittaM vidhatte rasA-
-dvANI vaktrasaroruhe jaladhijA gehe jaganma~NgalA || 16 ||
iti girivaraputrIpAdarAjIvabhUShA
bhuvanamamalayantI sUktisaurabhyasAraiH |
shivapadamakarandasyandinIyaM nibaddhA
madayatu kavibhRRi~NgAnmAtRRikApuShpamAlA || 17 ||
iti shrImatparamahaMsaparivrAjakAchAryasya shrIgovindabhagavatpUjyapAdashiShyasya shrImachCha~NkarabhagavataH kRRitau mantramAtRRikApuShpamAlA stavaH |
About This Stotram
Overview
The Mantra Matruka Pushpa Mala Stava is a 17-verse Sanskrit stava (hymn of praise) whose title translates as "a garland of flowers from the seed-syllables of mantras." The text invokes a supreme Goddess associated with a divine throne, drawing on the Tantric concept of the Matruka — the primordial Sanskrit syllables from which all mantras and creation emanate. It belongs to the Shakta Tantric tradition, where the Sanskrit alphabet itself is treated as a form of the divine feminine.
What are the benefits of chanting Mantra Matruka Pushpa Mala Stava?
- Invokes the divine energy associated with the Matruka syllables
- Supports mantra japa and meditative practice
- Purification through devotion to the source of sacred sound
- Deepens connection with the Shakta Tantric tradition
When is the best time to recite this?
Morning or evening during dedicated periods of prayer and mantra practice. It may also be used within specific pujas or rituals directed toward the Shakta deity invoked.
What is the historical and traditional background?
The Matruka system — the enumeration of the Sanskrit alphabet as a manifestation of Shakti — is central to Tantric traditions, particularly Kashmiri Shaivism and related Shakta schools. Compositions structured as garlands of mantra-syllables are a recognized genre within this framework. The author and date of composition of this specific stava are unknown. The text is not identified within the major Puranas and likely represents a specialized Tantric or scholarly devotional composition. Its 17-verse structure is not a standard format, which suggests it may be a standalone work rather than an excerpt.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Lalita Sahasranama — a Shakta text that also addresses the Goddess in relation to mantra and creation
- Soundarya Lahari — a Shakta hymn by Adi Shankaracharya that draws extensively on Tantric mantra theory