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. .
