Ashtakam

भवान्यष्टकम्

Bhavanyashtakam

Eight verses of complete refuge in Bhavani, traditionally attributed to Shankaracharya.

समर्पितमाँ दुर्गा
Sacred textHinglish pronunciation

na taato na maataa na bandhurna daataa na putro na putree na bhrityo na bhartaa.na jaayaa na vidyaa na vrittirmamaiva gatistvn gatistvn tvamekaa bhavaani (1)

bhavaabdhaavapaare mahaaduhkhabheeru papaata prakaamee pralobhee pramatth.kusnsaarapaashaprabaddhh sadaahn gatistvn gatistvn tvamekaa bhavaani (2)

na jaanaami daann na cha dhyaanayogn na jaanaami tantrn na cha stotramantram.na jaanaami poojaan na cha nyaasayogn gatistvn gatistvn tvamekaa bhavaani (3)

na jaanaami punyn na jaanaami teerthn na jaanaami muktin layn vaa kadaachit.na jaanaami bhaktin vratn vaapi maatargatistvn gatistvn tvamekaa bhavaani (4)

kukarmee kusanggee kubuddhih kudaash kulaachaaraheenh kadaachaaraleenh.kudrishtih kuvaakyaprabandhh sadaahn gatistvn gatistvn tvamekaa bhavaani (5)

prajeshn rameshn maheshn sureshn dineshn nisheetheshvarn vaa kadaachit.na jaanaami chaanyat sadaahn sharanye gatistvn gatistvn tvamekaa bhavaani (6)

vivaade vishaade pramaade pravaase jale chaanale parvate shatrumadhye.aranye sharanye sadaa maan prapaahi gatistvn gatistvn tvamekaa bhavaani (7)

anaatho daridro jaraarogayukto mahaaksheenadeenh sadaa jaadyavaktrh.vipattau pravishth pranashth sadaahn gatistvn gatistvn tvamekaa bhavaani (8)

Text source

Sanskrit Wikisource — Bhavanyashtakam

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