Sri Kamakshi Stotram
shree kaamaakshee stotram'
kalpaanokahapushpajaalavilasanneelaalakaam' maatri'kaam'
kaantaam' kanjadal'ekshanaam' kalimalapradhvam'sineem' kaal'ikaam |
kaancheenoopurahaaradaamasubhagaam' kaancheepureenaayikaam'
kaamaaksheem' karikumbhasannibhakuchaam' vande maheshapriyaam || 1 ||
kaashaabhaam' shukabhaasuraam' pravilasatkoshaatakee sannibhaam'
chandraarkaanalalochanaam' suruchiraalankaarabhooshojjvalaam |
brahmashreepativaasavaadimunibhih' sam'sevitaanghridvayaam'
kaamaaksheem' gajaraajamandagamanaam' vande maheshapriyaam || 2 ||
aim' kleem' sauriti yaam' vadanti munayastattvaartharoopaam' paraam'
vaachaamaadimakaaranam' hri'di sadaa dhyaayanti yaam' yoginah' |
baalaam' phaalavilochanaam' navajapaavarnaam' sushumnaashritaam'
kaamaaksheem' kalitaavatam'sasubhagaam' vande maheshapriyaam || 3 ||
yatpaadaambujarenuleshamanisham' labdhvaa vidhatte vidhi-
-rvishvam' tatparipaati vishnurakhilam' yasyaah' prasaadaachchiram |
rudrah' sam'harati kshanaattadakhilam' yanmaayayaa mohitah'
kaamaaksheematichitrachaarucharitaam' vande maheshapriyaam || 4 ||
sookshmaatsookshmataraam' sulakshitatanum' kshaantaaksharairlakshitaam'
veekshaashikshitaraakshasaam' tribhuvanakshemankareemakshayaam |
saakshaallakshanalakshitaaksharamayeem' daakshaayaneem' saakshineem'
kaamaaksheem' shubhalakshanaih' sulalitaam' vande maheshapriyaam || 5 ||
omkaaraanganadeepikaamupanishatpraasaadapaaraavateem'
aamnaayaambudhichandrikaamaghatamah'pradhvam'saham'saprabhaam |
kaancheepat't'anapanjaraantarashukeem' kaarunyakallolineem'
kaamaaksheem' shivakaamaraajamahisheem' vande maheshapriyaam || 6 ||
hreenkaaraatmakavarnamaatrapat'hanaadaindreem' shriyam' tanvateem'
chinmaatraam' bhuvaneshvareemanudinam' bhikshaapradaanakshamaam |
vishvaaghaughanivaarineem' vimalineem' vishvambharaam' maatri'kaam'
kaamaaksheem' paripoornachandravadanaam' vande maheshapriyaam || 7 ||
vaagdeveeti cha yaam' vadanti munayah' ksheeraabdhikanyeti cha
kshoneebhri'ttanayeti cha shrutigiro yaam' aamananti sphut'am |
ekaanekaphalapradaam' bahuvidhaa''kaaraastanoostanvateem'
kaamaaksheem' sakalaartibhanjanaparaam' vande maheshapriyaam || 8 ||
maayaamaadimakaaranam' trijagataamaaraadhitaanghridvayaam'
aanandaamri'tavaariraashinilayaam' vidyaam' vipashchiddhiyaam |
maayaamaanusharoopineem' manilasanmadhyaam' mahaamaatri'kaam'
kaamaaksheem' kariraajamandagamanaam' vande maheshapriyaam || 9 ||
kaantaa kaamadughaa kareendragamanaa kaamaarivaamaankagaa
kalyaanee kalitaavataarasubhagaa kastoorikaacharchitaa
kampaateerarasaalamoolanilayaa kaarunyakallolinee
kalyaanaani karotu me bhagavatee kaancheepureedevataa || 10 ||
iti shree kaamaakshee stotram |
Meaning
1. Divine Beauty:
I bow to Goddess Kamakshi, adorned with blue-black tresses, eyes like lotus petals, the destroyer of sin and sorrow. She resides in Kanchipuram, graceful and radiant, beloved consort of Lord Mahesha.
2. Radiance and Splendor:
Her form glows like golden light, her eyes shine like the sun, moon, and fire. She is worshipped by Brahma, Vishnu, and Indra, her feet granting peace to the gods and sages alike.
3. Embodiment of Knowledge:
She is the essence of the seed syllables Aim, Klim, Souh — the origin of all speech and wisdom. Yogis meditate upon her as the youthful Goddess, seated within the subtle channel of consciousness.
4. Creator, Preserver, and Destroyer:
By the dust of her feet, Brahma creates; by her grace, Vishnu preserves; and through her illusion, Rudra dissolves the universe. She is the cause and the witness of all existence.
5. Subtle and Eternal:
Kamakshi is subtler than the subtlest, beyond comprehension, and the embodiment of compassion. She protects the three worlds and stands as the witnessing consciousness itself.
6. Vedic and Upanishadic Light:
She is the flame of Om, the moonlight of sacred knowledge, the destroyer of ignorance, the gentle parrot in the cage of Kanchi, and the queen of Kameshwara — radiant with divine compassion.
7. Chinmaya Shakti:
The Hreem-based power, embodiment of pure consciousness, Bhubaneswari herself — granting knowledge, prosperity, and purity to her devotees.
8. Goddess of Speech:
The Vedas praise her as Saraswati, the daughter of the ocean of milk, and the Earth’s beloved child. She grants countless boons and removes all afflictions of the faithful.
9. Beyond Maya:
She is the source of Maya, worshipped by all three worlds. Dwelling in the ocean of blissful nectar, she shines as the supreme Mother and embodiment of sacred wisdom.
10. The Goddess of Kanchipuram:
Seated on the banks of River Kampā, she is Kamadhenu-like in granting desires, radiant with compassion and grace. She blesses her devotees with auspiciousness, joy, and liberation.
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Summary:
The Sri Kamakshi Stotram glorifies the Goddess of Kanchipuram — Kamakshi, an incarnation of Lalita Tripurasundari. The verses reveal her as beauty, wisdom, compassion, and divine power embodied. She is the source of creation, speech, and consciousness itself. Reciting this hymn brings peace, prosperity, clarity of mind, and the grace of the Mother who fulfills all righteous desires and guides souls toward liberation.
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