Sri Kamala Ashtottara Sata Namavali

Lakshmi

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  • verse 1
    महामायायै नमः महालक्ष्म्यै नमः महावाण्यै नमः महेश्वर्यै नमः महादेव्यै नमः महारात्र्यै नमः महिषासुरमर्दिन्यै नमः कालरात्र्यै नमः कुह्वै नमः पूर्णायै नमः10

    ōṃ mahāmāyāyai namaḥōṃ mahālakṣmyai namaḥōṃ mahāvāṇyai namaḥōṃ mahēśvaryai namaḥōṃ mahādēvyai namaḥōṃ mahārātryai namaḥōṃ mahiṣāsuramardinyai namaḥōṃ kālarātryai namaḥōṃ kuhvai namaḥōṃ pūrṇāyai namaḥ10
    meaning

    Salutations to Maha-Maya (the great illusion); Maha-Lakshmi; Maha-Vani (the great speech); Maheshvari; Maha-Devi; Maha-Ratri (the great night); Mahishasura-mardini (slayer of the buffalo demon); Kala-ratri (the dark night of time); Kuhve (the new moon); and the complete (Purna).

  • verse 2
    आनन्दायै नमः आद्यायै नमः भद्रिकायै नमः निशायै नमः जयायै नमः रिक्तायै नमः महाशक्त्यै नमः देवमात्रे नमः कृशोदर्यै नमः शच्यै नमः20

    ōṃ ānandāyai namaḥōṃ ādyāyai namaḥōṃ bhadrikāyai namaḥōṃ niśāyai namaḥōṃ jayāyai namaḥōṃ riktāyai namaḥōṃ mahāśaktyai namaḥōṃ dēvamātrē namaḥōṃ kṛśōdaryai namaḥōṃ śachyai namaḥ20
    meaning

    Salutations to Ananda (bliss); the primordial one; the auspicious; the night; victory; the empty (void); the great power; mother of the gods; Krishodari (slender-waisted); and Shachi (Indra's wife).

  • verse 3
    इन्द्राण्यै नमः शक्रनुतायै नमः शङ्करप्रियवल्लभायै नमः महावराहजनन्यै नमः मदनोन्मथिन्यै नमः मह्यै नमः वैकुण्ठनाथरमण्यै नमः विष्णुवक्षःस्थलस्थितायै नमः विश्वेश्वर्यै नमः विश्वमात्रे नमः30

    ōṃ indrāṇyai namaḥōṃ śakranutāyai namaḥōṃ śaṅkarapriyavallabhāyai namaḥōṃ mahāvarāhajananyai namaḥōṃ madanōnmathinyai namaḥōṃ mahyai namaḥōṃ vaikuṇṭhanātharamaṇyai namaḥōṃ viṣṇuvakṣaḥsthalasthitāyai namaḥōṃ viśvēśvaryai namaḥōṃ viśvamātrē namaḥ30
    meaning

    Salutations to Indrani (queen of heaven); praised by Indra; dearest to Shankara; mother of the great boar-form; who agitates desire; the earth; the beloved of Vaikuntha's lord (Vishnu); who abides on Vishnu's chest; the sovereign of the universe; and the mother of the universe.

  • verse 4
    वरदायै नमः अभयदायै नमः शिवायै नमः शूलिन्यै नमः चक्रिण्यै नमः मायै नमः पाशिन्यै नमः शङ्खधारिण्यै नमः गदिन्यै नमः मुण्डमालायै नमः40

    ōṃ varadāyai namaḥōṃ abhayadāyai namaḥōṃ śivāyai namaḥōṃ śūlinyai namaḥōṃ chakriṇyai namaḥōṃ māyai namaḥōṃ pāśinyai namaḥōṃ śaṅkhadhāriṇyai namaḥōṃ gadinyai namaḥōṃ muṇḍamālāyai namaḥ40
    meaning

    Salutations to the boon-granter; who gives freedom from fear; the auspicious; bearer of the trident; bearer of the discus; who embodies maya; bearer of the noose; bearer of the conch; bearer of the mace; and adorned with a garland of skulls.

  • verse 5
    कमलायै नमः करुणालयायै नमः पद्माक्षधारिण्यै नमः अम्बायै नमः महाविष्णुप्रियङ्कर्यै नमः गोलोकनाथरमण्यै नमः गोलोकेश्वरपूजितायै नमः गयायै नमः गङ्गायै नमः यमुनायै नमः50

    ōṃ kamalāyai namaḥōṃ karuṇālayāyai namaḥōṃ padmākṣadhāriṇyai namaḥōṃ ambāyai namaḥōṃ mahāviṣṇupriyaṅkaryai namaḥōṃ gōlōkanātharamaṇyai namaḥōṃ gōlōkēśvarapūjitāyai namaḥōṃ gayāyai namaḥōṃ gaṅgāyai namaḥōṃ yamunāyai namaḥ50
    meaning

    Salutations to Kamala (the lotus goddess); the abode of compassion; who holds the lotus in her eyes; Amba (the mother); who gives delight to Maha-Vishnu; beloved of Goloka's lord; worshiped by Goloka's sovereign; Gaya (the sacred city); Ganga; and Yamuna.

  • verse 6
    गोमत्यै नमः गरुडासनायै नमः गण्डक्यै नमः सरय्वै नमः ताप्यै नमः रेवायै नमः पयस्विन्यै नमः नर्मदायै नमः कावेर्यै नमः केदारस्थलवासिन्यै नमः60

    ōṃ gōmatyai namaḥōṃ garuḍāsanāyai namaḥōṃ gaṇḍakyai namaḥōṃ sarayvai namaḥōṃ tāpyai namaḥōṃ rēvāyai namaḥōṃ payasvinyai namaḥōṃ narmadāyai namaḥōṃ kāvēryai namaḥōṃ kēdārasthalavāsinyai namaḥ60
    meaning

    Salutations to the Gomati river; who rides Garuda; the Gandaki river; the Sarayu river; the Tapti river; the Reva river; the milk-giving river; the Narmada river; the Kaveri river; and who dwells in the sacred site of Kedara.

  • verse 7
    किशोर्यै नमः केशवनुतायै नमः महेन्द्रपरिवन्दितायै नमः ब्रह्मादिदेवनिर्माणकारिण्यै नमः वेदपूजितायै नमः कोटिब्रह्माण्डमध्यस्थायै नमः कोटिब्रह्माण्डकारिण्यै नमः श्रुतिरूपायै नमः श्रुतिकर्यै नमः श्रुतिस्मृतिपरायणायै नमः70

    ōṃ kiśōryai namaḥōṃ kēśavanutāyai namaḥōṃ mahēndraparivanditāyai namaḥōṃ brahmādidēvanirmāṇakāriṇyai namaḥōṃ vēdapūjitāyai namaḥōṃ kōṭibrahmāṇḍamadhyasthāyai namaḥōṃ kōṭibrahmāṇḍakāriṇyai namaḥōṃ śrutirūpāyai namaḥōṃ śrutikaryai namaḥōṃ śrutismṛtiparāyaṇāyai namaḥ70
    meaning

    Salutations to the young girl; praised by Keshava; saluted by Mahendra; who creates Brahma and other gods; worshiped by the Vedas; who abides in the center of billions of universes; who creates billions of universes; who embodies the Shruti texts; who acts in accordance with Shruti; and devoted to Shruti and Smriti.

  • verse 8
    इन्दिरायै नमः सिन्धुतनयायै नमः मातङ्ग्यै नमः लोकमातृकायै नमः त्रिलोकजनन्यै नमः तन्त्रायै नमः तन्त्रमन्त्रस्वरूपिण्यै नमः तरुण्यै नमः तमोहन्त्र्यै नमः मङ्गलायै नमः80

    ōṃ indirāyai namaḥōṃ sindhutanayāyai namaḥōṃ mātaṅgyai namaḥōṃ lōkamātṛkāyai namaḥōṃ trilōkajananyai namaḥōṃ tantrāyai namaḥōṃ tantramantrasvarūpiṇyai namaḥōṃ taruṇyai namaḥōṃ tamōhantryai namaḥōṃ maṅgaḻāyai namaḥ80
    meaning

    Salutations to Indira (resplendent one); daughter of the ocean; Matangi; mother of all the worlds; mother of the three worlds; the Tantra itself; who embodies tantra and mantra; the young; the destroyer of darkness; and the auspicious.

  • verse 9
    मङ्गलायनायै नमः मधुकैटभमथन्यै नमः शुम्भासुरविनाशिन्यै नमः निशुम्भादिहरायै नमः मात्रे नमः हरिशङ्करपूजितायै नमः सर्वदेवमय्यै नमः सर्वायै नमः शरणागतपालिन्यै नमः शरण्यायै नमः90

    ōṃ maṅgaḻāyanāyai namaḥōṃ madhukaiṭabhamathanyai namaḥōṃ śumbhāsuravināśinyai namaḥōṃ niśumbhādiharāyai namaḥōṃ mātrē namaḥōṃ hariśaṅkarapūjitāyai namaḥōṃ sarvadēvamayyai namaḥōṃ sarvāyai namaḥōṃ śaraṇāgatapālinyai namaḥōṃ śaraṇyāyai namaḥ90
    meaning

    Salutations to the auspicious path; who churned Madhu and Kaitabha; who destroys Shumbhasura; who destroys Nishumbha and others; the mother; worshiped by Hari and Shankara; who embodies all the gods; the all; who protects those who seek refuge; and the refuge.

  • verse 10
    शम्भुवनितायै नमः सिन्धुतीरनिवासिन्यै नमः गन्धार्वगानरसिकायै नमः गीतायै नमः गोविन्दवल्लभायै नमः त्रैलोक्यपालिन्यै नमः तत्त्वरूपायै नमः तारुण्यपूरितायै नमः चन्द्रावल्यै नमः चन्द्रमुख्यै नमः100

    ōṃ śambhuvanitāyai namaḥōṃ sindhutīranivāsinyai namaḥōṃ gandhārvagānarasikāyai namaḥōṃ gītāyai namaḥōṃ gōvindavallabhāyai namaḥōṃ trailōkyapālinyai namaḥōṃ tattvarūpāyai namaḥōṃ tāruṇyapūritāyai namaḥōṃ chandrāvalyai namaḥōṃ chandramukhyai namaḥ100
    meaning

    Salutations to the wife of Shambhu (Shiva); who dwells on the ocean shore; who delights in gandharva music; the embodiment of sacred song; dear to Govinda; who protects all three worlds; whose nature is the ultimate truth; filled with youthfulness; Chandravali (Radha's friend); and the moon-faced.

  • verse 11
    चन्द्रिकायै नमः चन्द्रपूजितायै नमः चन्द्रायै नमः शशाङ्कभगिन्यै नमः गीतवाद्यपरायणायै नमः सृष्टिरूपायै नमः सृष्टिकर्यै नमः सृष्टिसंहारकारिण्यै नमः108

    ōṃ chandrikāyai namaḥōṃ chandrapūjitāyai namaḥōṃ chandrāyai namaḥōṃ śaśāṅkabhaginyai namaḥōṃ gītavādyaparāyaṇāyai namaḥōṃ sṛṣṭirūpāyai namaḥōṃ sṛṣṭikaryai namaḥōṃ sṛṣṭisaṃhārakāriṇyai namaḥ108
    meaning

    Salutations to Chandrika (moonlight); worshiped by the moon; the moon herself; sister of the moon; devoted to music and song; who takes the form of creation; who performs creation; and who brings about creation and dissolution. These complete the 108 names of Kamala.

  • verse 12
    इति श्री कमलाष्टोत्तरशतनामावलिः

    iti śrī kamalāṣṭōttaraśatanāmāvaḻiḥ
    meaning

    Colophon: Thus concludes the Sri Kamala Ashtottara Shatanamaavali (108 names of Kamala/Lakshmi).

Primary text from vignanam.org