Murta Maheshvara Stotramby Sharat Chandra Chakrabarty

Sanskrit

मूर्त-महेश्वरमुज्ज्वल-भास्करमिष्टममर-नर-वन्द्यम्‌। वन्दे वेद-तनुमुज्झित-गर्हित-काञ्चन-कामिनी-बन्धम्‌॥१ कोटि-भानुकर-दीप्त-सिंहमहो कटि-तट-कौपिनवन्तम्‌। अभीरभीर्हुङ्कार-नादित-दिङ्मुख-प्रचण्ड-ताण्डव-नृत्यम्‌॥२ भुक्ति-मुक्ति-कृपा-कटाक्ष-प्रेक्षणमघ-दल-विदलन-दक्षम्‌। बाल-चन्द्र-धरमिन्दु-वन्द्यमिह नौमि गुरु-विवेकानन्दम्‌॥३

English

Translation

This thrilling Sanskrit hymn to Swami Vivekananda, also known as Sri Vivekananda Giti Stotram, was composed by his disciple Sharat Chandra Chakrabarty. The author refers to himself in the hymn as “Indu”. Note how the words break: mūrta-maheśvaram ujjvala-bhāskaram iṣṭam amara-nara-vandyam.