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श्रीः
साहित्यकण्टकोद्धार:
 
संसारमरुसंचारतृषितानां शरीरिणाम् ।
सुधाकादम्बिनीभूतं[^1] तन्महः समुपास्महे ॥

ध्यात्वा यं मुनयो मनःसरसिजे संसारपाथोनिधेः
पारं यान्ति '[^2]जनुःसुखादिकमहानक्राहिभीमस्थितेः[^3]
तं क्षीराब्धिशयानमम्बुजदृशं लक्ष्मीसमेतं विना

कं देवं शिरसा नमामि सततं विघ्नौघविच्छित्तये ॥
 
उमावामकायं हृताशेषमायं खलानामपायं श्रितानामुपेयम् ।
असन्नामधेयं महासामगेयं सुरेशं गिरीशं महेशं[^4] तमीडे ॥ ३

मूर्ध्नि स्थितां हिमकरस्य कलां ग्रहीतुम्

'
[^5]इच्छावतीं सरभसं '[^6]स्पृशतीं भ्रमेण ।
दृष्ट्वा हिमालयसुतां प्रहसन् महेशः

श्वश्श्रेयसं स वितनोतु निरन्तरं नः ॥
 
[^1]. Only MS. B reads: sudhākādambinim vāņim vinīṃ vāṇīṃ vīṇāpānim upāsmahe.

All other Mss. read what is given in the text. See the Introduction
on the date of the author.

janma.
 
[^2]. MS. D clearly reads : janus sukhādika-etc., of which januh stands for
janma. Amara notes: janur jananajanmāni-etc.

MSS. A, C, & E read : janās sukhādhika-etc.

Ms. F reads : janah sukhānaka-etc.

In MSS. B and G verses from 2 to 13 are missing.

cari
[^3]. MS. C seems to read: bhīrusthiteḥ.
MSS. D & F read : bhīmasya te.
Others read : bhīmasthiteḥ.
[^4]. MSS. C & F read the beginning of the verse as umādāma
karitu.
 
3
āyam.
Others read : umāvāmakāyam.
[^5]
. MSS A & E read : sarabhasaṃ pṛṣatībhrameṇa, and
... ca vitanotu.
MSS
. C seems to read: bhirusthiteh.
 
MSS. D
& F read : bhimasya te.
 
Others read : bhimasthiteh.
 
4.
 
MSS. C & F read the beginning of the verse as umādāmakāyam.
Others read : umāvāmakāyam.
 
5.
 
MSS A & E read : sarabhasam
icchāvatīṃ saratnaprsatibhramena, and
 
... ca vitanotu.
MSS. C & F read icchāvatim saratnaprsams
ṛsaṃṣat (?) bhramena, and
 
vitanotu.
... ca
vitanotu.

MS. D reads: icchavatimāvatīṃ ca vararatnam iti bhramena, and śvaśśreuasīṃ
carīkarītu.
Perhaps the reading intended was:
icchāvatiṃ sarabhasaṃ spṛ
śatīṃ bhrameṇa,
and ...ś
vaśśreuasim
 
Perhaps the reading intended wa
yasaṃ sa vitanotu etc.
Amara note
s:
icchavatim sarabhasam sprśatim bhramena,
 
and ...s
vaśśreyasam sa vitanotu etc.
 
Amara notes:
 
..ca
 
śvaśśreyasam śivamivaṃ bhadram kalyanam manāṇaṃ maṅgalam śubham.

[^6]. Both the forms sprśatimīṃ and sprśantimīṃ are correct according to the rule

7.1.80.