ಶ್ರೀಬಾಲಾಮ್ಬಿಕಾಷ್ಟಕಮ್ 2 Lyrics in Kannada:
Devi Balambika is the consort of Lord Vaidyanatha at Vaideeswarankoil, Tamil Nadu.
ನತೋಽಸ್ಮಿ ತೇ ದೇವಿ ಸುಪಾದಪಂಕಜಂ ಮುರಾಸುರೇನ್ದ್ರೈರಭಿವನ್ದಿತಂ ಸದಾ ।
ಪರಾತ್ಪರಂ ಚಾರುತರಂ ಸುಮಂಗಲಂ ವೇದಾರ್ಥ-ವೇದ್ಯಂ ಮಮಕಾರ್ಯ-ಸಿದ್ಧಯೇ ॥ 1॥
Devi, for fulfilment of my desires, I bow at your lovely lotus feet, which are ever worshipped by the leaders of Devas and Asuras and are higher than the highest, most beautiful, supremely auspicious and known only to the subtle intent of Vedas. (1)
ವೇದೈಕವನ್ದ್ಯಂ ಭುವನಸ್ಯ ಮಾತರಂ ಸಮಸ್ತ-ಕಲ್ಯಾಣ-ಗುಣಾಭಿರಾಮಕಾಮ್ ।
ಭಕ್ತಾರ್ಥದಂ ಭಕ್ತಜನಾಭಿವನ್ದ್ಯಾಂ ಬಾಲಾಮ್ಬಿಕಾಂ ಬಾಲಕಲಾಂ ನತೋಽಸ್ಮಿ ॥ 2॥
I bow to Balambika, the youthful aspect of Devi, the unitary existence worshipped by Vedas, the mother of the universe, who delights all by her treasure of auspicious qualities, who is the bestower of all objects of desire of devotees and who is intensely worshipped by devotees. (2)
ಸೌವರ್ಣ-ಚಿತ್ರಾಭರಣಾಂಚ ಗೌರೀಂ ಪ್ರಫುಲ್ಲ ರಕ್ತೋತ್ಪಲ-ಭೂಷಿತಾಂಗೀಮ್ ।
ನೀಲಾಲಕಾಂ ನೀಲಗಲ-ಪ್ರಿಯಾಂಚ ಬಾಲಾಮ್ಬಿಕಾಂ ಬಾಲಕಲಾಂ ನತೋಽಸ್ಮಿ ॥ 3॥
I bow to Balambika, the youthful aspect of Devi, Gowri, who is wearing many wonderful ornaments of gold, who glows like the fully blossomed red coloured lotus, who has black hair on head and who is the beloved of Nilakantha blue-throated Shiva. (3)
ಸೌವರ್ಣ-ವರ್ಣಾಕೃತಿ-ದಿವ್ಯ-ವಸ್ತ್ರಾಂ ಸೌವರ್ಣ-ರತ್ನಾಂಚಿತ ದಿವ್ಯ-ಕಾಂಚೀಮ್ ।
ನಿಮ್ಬಾಟವೀ-ನಾಥ-ಮನಃಪ್ರಹೃಷ್ಟಾಂ ಬಾಲಾಮ್ಬಿಕಾಂ ಬಾಲಕಲಾಂ ನತೋಽಸ್ಮಿ ॥ 4॥
I bow to Balambika, the youthful aspect of Devi, who is wearing shining apparel of golden colour and brilliant golden gem-studded girdle and who delights the mind of the Lord of the Nimba forest Shiva. (4)
ಸ್ರಗ್-ಚನ್ದನಾಲಂಕೃತ-ದಿವ್ಯದೇಹಾಂ ಹಾರಿದ್ರಸಚ್ಚೂರ್ಣ ವಿರಾಜಿತಾಂಗೀಮ್ ।
ವೈಚಿತ್ರ-ಕೋಟೀರ ವಿಭೂಷಿತಾಂಗೀಂ ಬಾಲಾಮ್ಬಿಕಾಂ ಬಾಲಕಲಾಂ ನತೋಽಸ್ಮಿ ॥ 5॥
I bow to Balambika, the youthful aspect of Devi, who is decorated with garlands and sandal paste and who shines with turmeric paste and wonderful crown. (5)
ವೈಚಿತ್ರ-ಮುಕ್ತಾಮಣಿ ವಿದ್ರುಮಾಣಾಂ ಸ್ರಗ್ಭಿಸ್ಸದಾರಾಜಿತ ಗೌರವರ್ಣಾಮ್ ।
ಚತುರ್ಭುಜಾಂ ಚಾರು-ವಿಚಿತ್ರ-ರೂಪಾಂ ಬಾಲಾಮ್ಬಿಕಾಂ ಬಾಲಕಲಾಂ ನತೋಽಸ್ಮಿ ॥ 6॥
I bow to Balambika, the youthful aspect of Devi, who shines always with necklaces of wonderful pearls and corals, who is white complexioned and who has four arms and beautiful and wonderful form. (6)
ಕ್ವಣತ್-ಸುಮಂಜೀರ-ರವಾಭಿರಾಮಾಂ ಸಮಸ್ತ-ಹೃನ್ಮಂಡಲ-ಮಧ್ಯ-ಪೀಠಾಮ್ ।
ವೈದ್ಯೇಶ್ವರೀಂ ವೈದ್ಯಪತಿ-ಪ್ರಿಯಾಂಚ ಬಾಲಾಮ್ಬಿಕಾಂ ಬಾಲಕಲಾಂ ನತೋಽಸ್ಮಿ ॥ 7॥
I bow to Balambika, the youthful aspect of Devi, who delights with the pleasing sound of the jingling anklets, who is seated in the centre of heart area of all and who is the Healing Goddess, the beloved of Vaidyapati Vaidyanatha. (7)
The reference to Vaidya Healing in the names of Vaideeswara and Vaideeswari indicates healing of diseases of not just body and mind, but also of the greater malady of Samsara, the repeated, never-ending cycle of births and deaths.
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮೇನ್ದ್ರ-ವಿಷ್ಣ್ವರ್ಕ-ನಿಶೀಶ-ಪೂರ್ವ ಗೀರ್ವಾಣ-ವರ್ಯಾರ್ಚಿತ ದಿವ್ಯ-ದೇಹಾಮ್ ।
ಜ್ಯೋತಿರ್ಮಯಾಂ ಜ್ಞಾನದ-ದಿವ್ಯ-ರೂಪಾಂ ಬಾಲಾಮ್ಬಿಕಾಂ ಬಾಲಕಲಾಂ ನತೋಽಸ್ಮಿ ॥ 8॥
I bow to Balambika, the youthful aspect of Devi, who is worshipped by Brahma, Indra, Vishnu, Surya, Chandra and the best among Devas, and who is of the form of brilliant Light, bestowing Gnana Supreme Knowledge. (8)
ಬಾಲಾಮ್ಬಿಕಾ ಸ್ತೋತ್ರಮತೀವ ಪುಣ್ಯಂ ಭಕ್ತೇಷ್ಟದಂಚೇನ್-ಮನುಜಃ ಪ್ರಭಾತೇ ।
ಭಕ್ತ್ತ್ಯಾ ಪಠೇತ್ ಪ್ರಾಬಲಾರ್ಥ-ಸಿದ್ಧಂ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ನೋತಿ ಸದ್ಯಸ್ಸಕಲೇಷ್ಟಕಾಮಾನ್ ॥ 9॥
This Balambika Stotram is extremely meritorious, capable of bestowing on devotees all their objects of desire, and which is certain to bless fulfilment of all objectives, even very difficult of attainment. One, who reads this Stotram in the morning with devotion, will attain all desired objects immediately. (9)
॥ ಇತಿ ಶ್ರೀಬಾಲಾಮ್ಬಿಕಾಷ್ಟಕಸ್ತೋತ್ರಂ ಸಮ್ಪೂರ್ಣಮ್ ॥