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VIVEKACUDAMANI
ratnagarbha gaṇeśana vighnadhvānta-vibhākara nirvighnam pūrayasvemām vyākhyām kāruṇyaśevadhe 11 candramaulisvara vibho brahmavidyāsamāśrita | svanubhutim prayacchaśu cinmudravilasatkara 11
I incessantly adore in my heart Śrī Dakṣiņāmurti, the ocean of mercy, Who destroys the deepest darkness (of avidya) and Who, to salvage men caught up in the ocean of samsara, descended down (to earth) in the form of Sri Sivanṛsimha Guru.
O! Goddess of Speech! the embodiment of wisdom and Who was worshipped by Śrī Bhagavatpada, be pleased to explain the Vivekacudamani through my lips.
O Sārada! May the import of the clear and majestic words of the best of teachers (Sri Sankara) shine in my mind through Your grace.
O! Ratnagarbha Gaṇeśa! the Sun Who dispels the darkness of obstacles! Thou mine of mercy! enable me to complete this task without any hindrance.
O! Candramauliśvara! Who is consorted by Brahamavidyā and Who displays the cinmudra! pray, endow me quickly with the realisation (of the Supreme Truth).
