vadodara saundaryalahari a rare and revered manuscript will be released in the form of a book on monday by m s universitys oriental institute it is the only institute in the world to house the rare manuscript in which pure gold and natural colours from vegetables and flowers have been used it will be published through the gold powder process saundaryalahari which translates as waves of beauty is a unique poetic composition with 104 verses in praise of the mother goddess described as the supreme female power it is believed the sanskrit book was written after 1000 ad it is not only for the first time that the original and unique manuscript of saundaryalahari of shankaracharya is being reproduced but it is also for the first time in the history of sanskrit literature that such a unique publication is being released by the university director of the institute professor m l wadekar said to give readers a better understanding the deeper meanings of the sanskrit stotras are being published along with a lucid translation in four languages english hindi marathi and gujarati saundaryalahari is a very important text of great philosophical spiritual esoteric devotional aesthetic and poetic value the text is written in shikharini metre describing the glory of mother goddess each part of the body is vividly depicted with minute details in poetic language wadekar added the translations have been prepared by harish zaveri and professors radhavallabh tripathi saroja bhate and r i nanavati