Sharada Bhujanga Prayatha Stothram Composed by Adi Sankara

Sharada Bhujanga Prayatha Stothram

Adi Sankara has composed a number of slokas using Bhujanga Prayatha Meter.

Bhujanga means snake. Bhujanga Prayatha is meter used in Sanskrit verses resembling the movement of a snake. It has fixed rhythm with three syllables short, long and long to form a word. When four such words are packed in a line then it is known as Bhujanga Prayatha. So Bhujanga Prayatha follows the pattern  "L-H-H", called ya-gana, where  "light" syllable (L) is called laghu and  "heavy" syllable (H), called guru.  Bhujanga Prayaata is formed with 4 ya-gana.

Adi Sankara has composed  Bhujanga Prayatha Stotram on Devi Shrada of Shringeri on Tungabadra Reiver bank.  .