śāradā bhujaṅga prayāta aṣṭakam

(Salutations to mother Sharada) whose beautiful bosom is filled with the pitcher of nectar,... inside which rests abundant grace (prasada) and auspiciousness (prapunya), whose face always reflect the beauty of moon, over which her lips always shine like (reddish) bimba fruits, I worship mother Sharada, who is my eternal mother.

(Salutations to mother Sharada) whose glance is moist with compassion, and whose hand shows the gyana mudra (gesture of knowledge), who is (ever) wakeful by her arts (which she showers), and who looks (ever) auspicious by her ornaments (which she is adorned with), who is the ever awake mother goddess of the town (of sringeri), the blessed town (by the bank of) river tunga which is ever auspicious (by her presence), I worship mother Sharada, who is my eternal mother.

(Salutations to mother Sharada) whose forehead is decorated with a beautiful curved mark, and who is moved by beautiful song and music (sung by the devotees), who is the one refuge of her devotees, to whom she bestows glory and prosperity which radiates from the two cheeks (of her face), who holds the beads of rosary in her hand, whose gentle movement moves the tradition (and ushers a new generation), I worship mother Sharada, who is my eternal mother.

(Salutations to mother Sharada) whose hair is beautifully parted and braided, and whose eyes have surpassed the doe in beauty, (this is accompanied by) her delightful voice like a parrot, before which the one with vajra in hand (i.e. Indra deva) bows down, she stirs up a play of nectar (of bliss) which should be meditated upon as a stream of joy (within the heart), I worship mother Sharada, who is my eternal mother.

(Salutations to mother Sharada) who is very calm with a beautiful form; and her hair extends (endlessly) till the end of sight (outer as well as inner), (Similarly) her shining form like a creeper is endless and inconceivable, (her divine form) is contemplated upon by the ascetics (within their hearts); that form which existed prior to creation, I worship mother Sharada, who is my eternal mother.

(Salutations to mother Sharada) who rides on a deer (kuranga), who rides on a horse (turanga), who rides on the king of animals (lion) (mrigendra), who rides on the king of birds (eagle) (khagendra),... who rides on a swan (marala), who rides on an intoxicated elephant (mada iva), and who rides on a large bull (mahoksha), worshipped on the great Navamī (the ninth night of Navarātri), she is always of tranquil form, I worship mother Sharada, who is my eternal mother.

(Salutations to mother Sharada) whose form shines with the beauty of a blazing fire (jwalat kanti vahnim), which enchants the whole world (jagan mohana angim), I worship (meditate) within the lotus of my mind (heart) that wondrous form which wanders like a bee (wandering over a lotus),... [that form] which shines with the glory of her own stotra set to the melody of music and dance, I worship mother Sharada, who is my eternal mother.

(Salutations to mother Sharada) who is ceaselessly worshipped by Brahmā (aja) of lotus-eyes — the very creator who bows to the goddess of wisdom, whose shining face is marked by a gentle smile (playing over it), whose ears are adorned with beautiful ear-rings, moving (with the movement of her beautiful face), I worship mother Sharada, who is my eternal mother.