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कावेर्यष्टोत्तरशतनामस्तोत्रम् Kāverī Aṣṭottara Śata Nāmastotram
The Hymn of the One Hundred and Eight Names of Kaveri
**Agastya said:**
I offer my praise to Kaveri, whose form is ever pleasing, who readily grants the fruit of all desired objects. She is Kāmakṣī, the maiden, the very destroyer of the sins of the Kali age (v.1). I venerate her as Prakṛti and Vikṛti, the pleased one, the remover of all transgressions. She is Pārvatī, the pure, the bestower of bounties, adorned with lotuses (v.2).
I bow to Sarasvatī, who is born from the Sahya mountains, full of essence, tranquil, and the bestower of all auspiciousness. She is rich with Sarasa birds, her very form embodying the essence of existence (v.3). I praise Lakṣmī, the graceful and charming woman, whose face is lovely, who delights in playful sport, whose waves are tremulous, a beautiful creeper endowed with exquisite charm (v.4).
She is golden, like a deer, adorned with golden ornaments. She is green, the color of turmeric, and the bestower of devotion to Hari (v.5). Anointed with turmeric and kumkuma, served by herds of deer, she is dear to Hari and worshipped even by Hara (Śiva), the remover of all sins (v.6).
She is the Gopī, the protector of cows, Gauri, endowed with all virtues, the beloved of Govinda. She is both hidden and the revealer of hidden truths (v.7). She makes crops flourish, providing food for all, sporting in the fields, and bestowing joy upon farmers (v.8). Associated with groves of Ketakī flowers, she nourishes banana plantations and abides at the root of the Aśvattha tree. She is stainless, the destroyer of all impurity (v.9).
She is the infallible, the sinless, the primordial, the endless, the unerring one. With a gracefully languid gait, she is intoxicated with divine bliss, yet she is also the destroyer of intoxication and laziness (v.10). She is Gaṅgā, indeed greater than Gaṅgā, ever accessible, served by the bearer of Gaṅgā [Śiva]. She is auspicious, sweet, and Māyā [divine illusion], sporting in the sacred domain of Raṅga [Śrīraṅgam] (v.11).
She is delightful and charming, enhancing playful dalliances. She is Rādhā, Ramā [a charming woman], the beautiful one, Ramā [Lakṣmī], the very cause of delight (v.12). She is the wandering one, yet unwavering, a lovely woman, fortunate, and the increaser of good fortune. Strewn with coral and pearls, she is a youthful woman, dear to Brāhmaṇas (v.13). I praise Brāhmī, the auspicious, the divine, the beautiful, dear to devotees. She is the young girl, the bestower of strength, who brings joy to children (v.14).
Majestic yet devoid of arrogance, she nourishes Darbha grass. She is satisfied, the bestower of satisfaction, ever pleased, and I praise her as the one who increases love (v.15). She is the remover of suffering, the destroyer of all sins, and the vanquisher of all diseases. I praise her, the best of all rivers, the bestower of all auspiciousness (v.16).
Her eyes are like fish, her back like a tortoise. Adorned with gems and pearls, her girdle is formed by the waves, and her breasts are like lotus buds (v.17). Her navel is a whirlpool, her charm captivating, her smile a circle of foam. She wears a garland of waves, lovely and enchanting, her gentle sound a delight to the ears (v.18).
Agastya has thus declared these one hundred and eight names. He who recites them daily at the time of bathing will find Kaveri exceedingly pleased with him (v.19). Indeed, the well-pleased Kaveri, who embodies all deities, bestows beauty, health, and sovereignty upon her devotees. Of this, there is no doubt (v.20).
Thus, the twentieth chapter, named "The Hymn of the One Hundred and Eight Names of Kaveri," in the Fourth Part of the Divyadeśavaibhavam, composed by Śrī Kṛṣṇapremi Mahāprabhu.
