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Sri Kamakshi Stotram

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  • verse 1
    कल्पानोकहपुष्पजालविलसन्नीलालकां मातृकांकान्तां कञ्जदलेक्षणां कलिमलप्रध्वंसिनीं कालिकाम् ।काञ्चीनूपुरहारदामसुभगां काञ्चीपुरीनायिकांकामाक्षीं करिकुम्भसन्निभकुचां वन्दे महेशप्रियाम् ॥ 1 ॥
    kalpānōkahapuṣpajālavilasannīlālakāṃ mātṛkāṃkāntāṃ kañjadaḻēkṣaṇāṃ kalimalapradhvaṃsinīṃ kāḻikām ।kāñchīnūpurahāradāmasubhagāṃ kāñchīpurīnāyikāṃkāmākṣīṃ karikumbhasannibhakuchāṃ vandē mahēśapriyām ॥ 1 ॥
    meaning

    (I Reverentially Bow down to Devi Kamakshi) Who is like the Flowers of the Wish-Fulfilling Tree (Kalpataru) Shining Brightly, with Dark locks of Hair, and seated as the Great Mother · Who is Beautiful with Eyes like the Lotus Petals, and at the same time terrible in the form of Devi Kalika, the Destroyer of the Sins of Kali-Yuga · Who is beautifully Adorned with Girdles, Anklets, Garlands and Wreath, and brings Good Fortune to All as the Goddess of Kanchi Puri · Whose Bosom is beautiful like the Forehead of an Elephant and is filled with Compassion; We Extol Devi Kamakshi, the Beloved of Sri Mahesha

  • verse 2
    काशाभां शुकभासुरां प्रविलसत्कोशातकी सन्निभांचन्द्रार्कानललोचनां सुरुचिरालङ्कारभूषोज्ज्वलाम् ।ब्रह्मश्रीपतिवासवादिमुनिभिः संसेविताङ्घ्रिद्वयांकामाक्षीं गजराजमन्दगमनां वन्दे महेशप्रियाम् ॥ 2 ॥
    kāśābhāṃ śukabhāsurāṃ pravilasatkōśātakī sannibhāṃchandrārkānalalōchanāṃ suruchirālaṅkārabhūṣōjjvalām ।brahmaśrīpativāsavādimunibhiḥ saṃsēvitāṅghridvayāṃkāmākṣīṃ gajarājamandagamanāṃ vandē mahēśapriyām ॥ 2 ॥
    meaning

    (I Reverentially Bow down to Devi Kamakshi) Who has a Green Parrot which Shines like the Colour of the Kasha Grass, She Herself Shining Brightly like a Moonlit Night · Whose three Eyes are the Sun, Moon and the Fire; and Who Adorned with Radiant Ornaments is Blazing Luminous · Whose Holy Pair of Feet is Served by Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu, Indra and other Devas, as well as the Great Sages · Whose Movement is Gentle like the King of Elephants; We Extol Devi Kamakshi, the Beloved of Sri Mahesha

  • verse 3
    ऐं क्लीं सौरिति यां वदन्ति मुनयस्तत्त्वार्थरूपां परांवाचामादिमकारणं हृदि सदा ध्यायन्ति यां योगिनः ।बालां फालविलोचनां नवजपावर्णां सुषुम्नाश्रितांकामाक्षीं कलितावतंससुभगां वन्दे महेशप्रियाम् ॥ 3 ॥
    aiṃ klīṃ sauriti yāṃ vadanti munayastattvārtharūpāṃ parāṃvāchāmādimakāraṇaṃ hṛdi sadā dhyāyanti yāṃ yōginaḥ ।bālāṃ phālavilōchanāṃ navajapāvarṇāṃ suṣumnāśritāṃkāmākṣīṃ kalitāvataṃsasubhagāṃ vandē mahēśapriyām ॥ 3 ॥
    meaning

    (I Reverentially Bow down to Devi Kamakshi) Whose Transcendental Absolute Form is Expressed by the great Sages with the Beeja Mantras "Aim Klim Sauh" · Who is the Primordial Cause of the Speech itself, and Who is Meditated upon by the Yogis in the Cave of their Hearts · Who is Worshipped in the Form of Bala Tripurasundari (form of a small girl) Who is having an Eye on Her Forehead and having the Colour of Fresh Hibiscus Flower; She Dwells in the Sushumna · Who is Adorned with Garlands and brings Good Fortune to All; We Extol Devi Kamakshi, the Beloved of Sri Mahesha

  • verse 4
    यत्पादाम्बुजरेणुलेशमनिशं लब्ध्वा विधत्ते विधि--र्विश्वं तत्परिपाति विष्णुरखिलं यस्याः प्रसादाच्चिरम् ।रुद्रः संहरति क्षणात्तदखिलं यन्मायया मोहितःकामाक्षीमतिचित्रचारुचरितां वन्दे महेशप्रियाम् ॥ 4 ॥
    yatpādāmbujarēṇulēśamaniśaṃ labdhvā vidhattē vidhi--rviśvaṃ tatparipāti viṣṇurakhilaṃ yasyāḥ prasādāchchiram ।rudraḥ saṃharati kṣaṇāttadakhilaṃ yanmāyayā mōhitaḥkāmākṣīmatichitrachārucharitāṃ vandē mahēśapriyām ॥ 4 ॥
    meaning

    (I Reverentially Bow down to Devi Kamakshi) By Always Taking the Dust of Whose Lotus Feet, Sri Brahma Creates the World · By Whose Perennial Grace, Sri Vishnu Protects the Entire World · (And) Rudra destroys in a moment that Whole (Creation) which is deluded by the power of Maya · Whose Deeds are Diverse and Lovely; We Extol Devi Kamakshi, the Beloved of Sri Mahesha

  • verse 5
    सूक्ष्मात्सूक्ष्मतरां सुलक्षिततनुं क्षान्ताक्षरैर्लक्षितांवीक्षाशिक्षितराक्षसां त्रिभुवनक्षेमङ्करीमक्षयाम् ।साक्षाल्लक्षणलक्षिताक्षरमयीं दाक्षायणीं साक्षिणींकामाक्षीं शुभलक्षणैः सुललितां वन्दे महेशप्रियाम् ॥ 5 ॥
    sūkṣmātsūkṣmatarāṃ sulakṣitatanuṃ kṣāntākṣarairlakṣitāṃvīkṣāśikṣitarākṣasāṃ tribhuvanakṣēmaṅkarīmakṣayām ।sākṣāllakṣaṇalakṣitākṣaramayīṃ dākṣāyaṇīṃ sākṣiṇīṃkāmākṣīṃ śubhalakṣaṇaiḥ sulalitāṃ vandē mahēśapriyām ॥ 5 ॥
    meaning

    (I Reverentially Bow down to Devi Kamakshi) Whose Essence is Subtler than the Subtlest, and Whose Form is Well-Marked with Auspiciousness and Imperishable Patience · The Knowledge of Whose Essence Refines the Rakshasas (Demons within signifying Evil Tendencies) and Gives Undecaying Rest within the Three Worlds · Whose Imperishable Essence can be Directly Experienced in Meditation; Who is Dakshayani (born as the daughter of Daksha) and the underlying Witness of Everything · Who is Marked with Auspicious Attributes and is ever Playful; We Extol Devi Kamakshi, the Beloved of Sri Mahesha

  • verse 6
    ओङ्काराङ्गणदीपिकामुपनिषत्प्रासादपारावतींआम्नायाम्बुधिचन्द्रिकामघतमःप्रध्वंसहंसप्रभाम् ।काञ्चीपट्टणपञ्जरान्तरशुकीं कारुण्यकल्लोलिनींकामाक्षीं शिवकामराजमहिषीं वन्दे महेशप्रियाम् ॥ 6 ॥
    ōṅkārāṅgaṇadīpikāmupaniṣatprāsādapārāvatīṃāmnāyāmbudhichandrikāmaghatamaḥpradhvaṃsahaṃsaprabhām ।kāñchīpaṭṭaṇapañjarāntaraśukīṃ kāruṇyakallōlinīṃkāmākṣīṃ śivakāmarājamahiṣīṃ vandē mahēśapriyām ॥ 6 ॥
    meaning

    (I Reverentially Bow down to Devi Kamakshi) Who is like a Lamp of Omkara in the Courtyard of the Palace of the Upanishads situated on the Mountains (alluding to Devi Parvati incarnating on the mountains in the palace of Himavan) · Who is the Illumination behind the Four Sacred Texts (Four Vedas) Destroying even the Most Evil Sins and Revealing the Light of the Hamsa (the Universal Soul) within · Who is like a Parrot Caged within the City of Kanchi from Whom is Surging out the Waves of Compassion · Who is the Queen of Sri Shiva; that Shiva Who is the Master of Kama (Desire); We Extol Devi Kamakshi, the Beloved of Sri Mahesha

  • verse 7
    ह्रीङ्कारात्मकवर्णमात्रपठनादैन्द्रीं श्रियं तन्वतींचिन्मात्रां भुवनेश्वरीमनुदिनं भिक्षाप्रदानक्षमाम् ।विश्वाघौघनिवारिणीं विमलिनीं विश्वम्भरां मातृकांकामाक्षीं परिपूर्णचन्द्रवदनां वन्दे महेशप्रियाम् ॥ 7 ॥
    hrīṅkārātmakavarṇamātrapaṭhanādaindrīṃ śriyaṃ tanvatīṃchinmātrāṃ bhuvanēśvarīmanudinaṃ bhikṣāpradānakṣamām ।viśvāghaughanivāriṇīṃ vimalinīṃ viśvambharāṃ mātṛkāṃkāmākṣīṃ paripūrṇachandravadanāṃ vandē mahēśapriyām ॥ 7 ॥
    meaning

    (I Reverentially Bow down to Devi Kamakshi) Whose Nature is Expressed by the Syllable Hrim by Reciting which the Powers of Aindri and Sri spreads forth · Who as Devi Bhuvaneswari, the embodiment of Pure Consciousness is Always Showering Boons and Forgiving Sins · Who as the All-Bearing Mother of the World, Stainless and Pure, Keeps off the Sins of the World (from the hearts of the devotees) · Whose Face Shines like the Full Moon; We Extol Devi Kamakshi, the Beloved of Sri Mahesha

  • verse 8
    वाग्देवीति च यां वदन्ति मुनयः क्षीराब्धिकन्येति चक्षोणीभृत्तनयेति च श्रुतिगिरो यां आमनन्ति स्फुटम् ।एकानेकफलप्रदां बहुविधाऽऽकारास्तनूस्तन्वतींकामाक्षीं सकलार्तिभञ्जनपरां वन्दे महेशप्रियाम् ॥ 8 ॥
    vāgdēvīti cha yāṃ vadanti munayaḥ kṣīrābdhikanyēti chakṣōṇībhṛttanayēti cha śrutigirō yāṃ āmananti sphuṭam ।ēkānēkaphalapradāṃ bahuvidhā''kārāstanūstanvatīṃkāmākṣīṃ sakalārtibhañjanaparāṃ vandē mahēśapriyām ॥ 8 ॥
    meaning

    (I Reverentially Bow down to Devi Kamakshi) Who is Called as "Goddess of Speech" (Devi Saraswati) and "Daughter of the Milky Ocean" (Devi Lakshmi) and · the "Earth Born Daughter" (Devi Sita) and Who is the Voice behind the Shrutis (Upanishads) Manifesting out of Her Own Will · Who is the One Bestowing Many Fruits and Manifesting in Various Forms · Who is the Destroyer of All Sufferings and Transcendental in Essence; We Extol Devi Kamakshi, the Beloved of Sri Mahesha

  • verse 9
    मायामादिमकारणं त्रिजगतामाराधिताङ्घ्रिद्वयांआनन्दामृतवारिराशिनिलयां विद्यां विपश्चिद्धियाम् ।मायामानुषरूपिणीं मणिलसन्मध्यां महामातृकांकामाक्षीं करिराजमन्दगमनां वन्दे महेशप्रियाम् ॥ 9 ॥
    māyāmādimakāraṇaṃ trijagatāmārādhitāṅghridvayāṃānandāmṛtavārirāśinilayāṃ vidyāṃ vipaśchiddhiyām ।māyāmānuṣarūpiṇīṃ maṇilasanmadhyāṃ mahāmātṛkāṃkāmākṣīṃ karirājamandagamanāṃ vandē mahēśapriyām ॥ 9 ॥
    meaning

    (I Reverentially Bow down to Devi Kamakshi) Who is the Primordial Cause of Maya and Whose Pair of Feet is Worshipped in All the Three Worlds · Who is the Abode of the Nectar of Bliss Within, the Supreme Knowledge of Pure Consciousness on Whom the Learned Meditates · Who is the Great Mother appearing as Human Being by Her Power of Maya, though always Shining as Pure Consciousness like the Radiance within a Gem · Whose Movement is Gentle like the King of Elephants; We Extol Devi Kamakshi, the Beloved of Sri Mahesha

  • verse 10
    कान्ता कामदुघा करीन्द्रगमना कामारिवामाङ्कगाकल्याणी कलितावतारसुभगा कस्तूरिकाचर्चिताकम्पातीररसालमूलनिलया कारुण्यकल्लोलिनीकल्याणानि करोतु मे भगवती काञ्चीपुरीदेवता ॥ 10 ॥
    kāntā kāmadughā karīndragamanā kāmārivāmāṅkagākalyāṇī kalitāvatārasubhagā kastūrikācharchitākampātīrarasālamūlanilayā kāruṇyakallōlinīkalyāṇāni karōtu mē bhagavatī kāñchīpurīdēvatā ॥ 10 ॥
    meaning

    (I Reverentially Bow down to Devi Kamakshi) Who is the Beloved of the Devotees and like a Milch-Cow Fulfills their Wishes; Whose Movement is like the King of Elephants, and Who Share the Left Half of the Body of Sri Shiva · Who is the Bestower of Auspiciousness, Incarnated in a Divine Auspicious Body Smeared with the Perfume of Kasturi · Who Abiding in the Banks of the Kampa River under a Mango Tree (Aamra), Surges forth Her Compassion,(Devi Parvati meditated on Sri Shiva on the banks of the Kampa river at Kanchipuram) · Please Make My Life Happy and Prosperous, O Divine Goddess of Kanchipuram

  • verse 11
    इति श्री कामाक्षी स्तोत्रम् ।
    iti śrī kāmākṣī stōtram ।
    meaning

    Colophon: Thus ends the Sri Kamakshi Stotram — the hymn to Goddess Kamakshi (the love-eyed one, a form of Parvati worshipped especially at Kanchipuram).

Primary text from vignanam.org