Krishna no-watermark
SRI SANKARANATHAM
Shri Chandrashekarendra Saraswati Swamigal used to daily perform Sri Chandramouleeswara Puja at the Kanchipuram Mutt, and during that time, he used to sing some precious songs in praise of Lord Shiva, and the collective form of those songs are called as “SRI SANKARANATHAM”, and some of the excerpts from those wonderful songs are as follows:-
I praise and praise you, Oh Lord Chandramouleeswara, let your devotees always be in a happy state of mind, let your hands always touch their heads, let you remove the negativity of your devotees, and let you show the proper path to them.
I praise and praise you, Oh Lord Chandramouleeswara, let the pains and sufferings of your devotees comes to an end, let your crescent moon give coolness to the sufferers, and let the planetary positions of your devotees always do good to your devotees, and let you dwell on the souls of your devotees.
I praise and praise you, Oh Lord Chandramouleeswara, let you pierce the bad habits of your devotees through your holy trident, let you turn into Guru Dakshinamoorthy and deliver silent teachings to your devotees.
I praise and praise you, Oh Lord Chandramouleeswara, Let you reduce the severity of this Kali Yuga, let you safeguard your devotees from fire burns and from accidents, let your devotees lead a normal death, let your devotees be good at all times, let you give your unlimited blessings to your devotees, and let you give us the boon of reciting your Mantra, “OM NAMAH SHIVAYA”.
I praise and praise you, Oh Lord Chandramouleeswara, you have given eyes to us only for having your darshan. Hands are gifted to us to bow at you, legs are meant for marching towards your temples, our soul must be filled up with your image only, our heart beat must chant only your names, our mouth is given only for reciting your Mantras and singing songs in praise of you, our nose is given for smelling the fragrance of the sacred ash, our neck is gifted by you for wearing the holy Rudrasha Mala, and our entire body is dedicated to you alone.
I praise and praise you, Oh Lord Chandramouleeswara, you are the Lord of Kashi, and hence you are called as “KASHIVISWANATHAR”, you are the Lord of Somnath, and hence you are called as “SOMNATH MAHARAJ”, you are the Lord of Srisaialam, and hence you are called as “SRISAILANATHAR”. You are the affectionate husband of Ma Uma Devi, and hence you are called as Sri Umamaheswara. You are very attached to your devotees, and hence you are called as “BAKTHALINGESWARA”. Since you have been worshipped in the temples in the form of several millions and millions of Lingams, you have been called as “SRI KOTILINGESWARA”.
I praise and praise you, Oh Lord Chandramouleeswara, I am performing puja to you, please accept it whole heartily and render your blessings, I am adorning you with fragrant flowers, please accept it, I am offering you the Holy Prasad items, please have it, I am reciting your Mantras, please be satisfied with that, I am doing meditation on you, please be satisfied, I am doing my divine service at my level best, and still if you find any fault on my side, kindly pardon me like my father, and please accept me as your son.
I praise and praise you, Oh Lord Chandramouleeswara, large number of devotees approaches me and tells their problems. Kindly look into it, and remove their troubles and turmoil.
I praise and praise you, Oh Lord Chandramouleeswara, since you have given your half part of body to Ma Shakti Devi, you are called as “UMAPATI”, “SIVAGAMI SUNDARA”, “RAJARAJESWARA”, “KAMAKSHINATHA”, “DURGAPATI”,”DURGESHWAR”, “SHAKTEESWARA”.
I praise and praise you, Oh Lord Chandramouleeswara, though I am a saint, yet, I want to learn more and more from you, “OM SRI CHANDRAMOULEESWARA”, please stay with me on my soul, and teach me more and more divine subjects, in order to get more and more spiritual knowledge.
I praise and praise you, Oh Lord Chandramouleeswara, please give me enough strength and powers, in order to perform your puja excellently until my last breathe.