Ashtaadasa Shaktipeetha Stotram

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• verse 1

  लङ्कायां शाङ्करीदेवी कामाक्षी काञ्चिकापुरे ।प्रद्युम्ने शृङ्खलादेवी चामुण्डी क्रौञ्चपट्टणे ॥ 1 ॥

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  laṅkāyāṃ śāṅkarīdēvī kāmākṣī kāñchikāpurē ।pradyumnē śṛṅkhaḻādēvī chāmuṇḍī krauñchapaṭṭaṇē ॥ 1 ॥

  meaning

  In Lanka dwells Shankari Devi, in Kanchipuram Kamakshi, in Pradyumna the Chain-Goddess, and in Krauncha-pattana Chamundi.

• verse 2

  अलम्पुरे जोगुलाम्बा श्रीशैले भ्रमराम्बिका ।कॊल्हापुरे महालक्ष्मी मुहुर्ये एकवीरा ॥ 2 ॥

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  alampurē jōguḻāmbā śrīśailē bhramarāmbikā ।kolhāpurē mahālakṣmī muhuryē ēkavīrā ॥ 2 ॥

  meaning

  At Alampur, Jogulamba; at Srishaila, Bhramarambi; at Kolhapur, Mahalakshmi; at Muhurya, Ekavira—these are the Devi's seats.

  word by word

  श्रीशैलेShriishaileAt Shrishaila

  महालक्ष्मीMahaalakssmiiDevi Mahalakshmi
• verse 3

  उज्जयिन्यां महाकाली पीठिकायां पुरुहूतिका ।ओढ्यायां गिरिजादेवी माणिक्या दक्षवाटिके ॥ 3 ॥

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  ujjayinyāṃ mahākāḻī pīṭhikāyāṃ puruhūtikā ।ōḍhyāyāṃ girijādēvī māṇikyā dakṣavāṭikē ॥ 3 ॥

  meaning

  In Ujjayini the great Kali at her seat called Puruhutika; in Odisha the mountain-born Devi as Manikyamba in Daksha's garden.

  word by word

  उज्जयिन्यांUjjayinyaamAt Ujjayini

  महाकालीMahaakaaliiDevi Mahakali

  माणिक्यMaannikyaMade of Gems, Jewels
• verse 4

  हरिक्षेत्रे कामरूपी प्रयागे माधवेश्वरी ।ज्वालायां वैष्णवीदेवी गया माङ्गल्यगौरिका ॥ 4 ॥

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  harikṣētrē kāmarūpī prayāgē mādhavēśvarī ।jvālāyāṃ vaiṣṇavīdēvī gayā māṅgaḻyagaurikā ॥ 4 ॥

  meaning

  In Harikṣetra, Kāmarūpī; in Prayāga, Mādhaveśvarī; in Jvālā, Vaiṣṇavī-devī; in Gayā, Maṅgalyagaurikā—thus the Devi manifests at these four sacred seats.

• verse 5

  वारणाश्यां विशालाक्षी काश्मीरेतु सरस्वती ।अष्टादश सुपीठानि योगिनामपि दुर्लभम् ॥ 5 ॥

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  vāraṇāśyāṃ viśālākṣī kāśmīrētu sarasvatī ।aṣṭādaśa supīṭhāni yōgināmapi durlabham ॥ 5 ॥

  meaning

  In Varanasi dwells Vishalakshi, in Kashmir Saraswati; these eighteen supreme seats are difficult to attain even for yoginis.

  word by word

  विशालाक्षीVishaalaakssiiVishalakshi

  सरस्वतीSarasvatiiRiver Saraswati

  दुर्लभम्DurlabhamRare, Difficult to Obtain

  वाराणस्यांVaaraannasyaamAt Varanasi

  सरस्वतिSarasvatiDevi Saraswati · O River Saraswati
• verse 6

  सायङ्काले पठेन्नित्यं सर्वशत्रुविनाशनम् ।सर्वरोगहरं दिव्यं सर्वसम्पत्करं शुभम् ॥ 6 ॥

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  sāyaṅkālē paṭhēnnityaṃ sarvaśatruvināśanam ।sarvarōgaharaṃ divyaṃ sarvasampatkaraṃ śubham ॥ 6 ॥

  meaning

  One who recites this daily at evening destroys all enemies, dispels all diseases through divine means, and brings forth all auspiciousness and prosperity.

  word by word

  पठेन्नित्यंPatthen-NityamRecites Daily

  सर्वशत्रुविनाशनम्Sarva-Shatru-Vinaashanam[Aditya Hridayam stotram is the] Destroyer of all Enemies

  दिव्यंDivyam[Kundala which is] Divine · Divine

  शुभम्Shubham[Lord Shiva invoked the Keelaka and pinned it; And having done that all this indeed became] Auspicious