Sri Kamala Ashtakam
nyaṃkāvarātibhayaśaṃkākule dhṛtadṛgaṃkāyatiḥ praṇamatāṃ
śaṃkākalaṃkayutapaṃkāyatāśmaśitaṭaṃkāyitasvacaritā |
tvaṃ kāladeśapadaśaṃkātipātipatisaṃkāśa vaibhavayutā
śaṃ kāmamātaraniśaṃ kāmanīyamiha saṃkāśayāśu kṛpayā ||1||
ācāṃtaraṃgadalimocāṃtaraṃgarucivācāṃ taraṃgagatibhiḥ
kācāṭanāya kaṭuvācāṭabhāvayutanīcāṭanaṃ na kalaye |
vācāmagocarasadācārasūrijanatācāturīvivṛtaye
prācāṃ gatiṃ kuśalavācāṃ jagajjanani yācāmi devi bhavatīṃ ||2||
ceṭīkṛtāmaravadhūṭīkarāgradhṛtapeṭīpuṭārghyasumano-
vīṭīdalakramukapāṭīrapaṃkanavaśāṭīkṛtāṃgaracanā |
kheṭīkamānaśatakoṭīkarābjajajaṭāṭīravaṃditapadā
yā ṭīkate'bjavanamāṭīkatāṃ hṛdayavāṭīmatīva kamalā ||3||
svāṃtāṃtarālakṛtakāṃtāgamāṃtaśataśāṃtāṃtarāghanikarāḥ
śāṃtārthakāṃtavakṛtāṃtā bhajaṃti hṛdi dāṃtā duraṃtatapasā |
yāṃ tānatāpabhavatāṃtātibhītajagatāṃ tāpanodanapaṭuṃ
māṃ tārayatvaśubhakāṃtārato'dya harikāṃtākaṭākṣalaharī ||4||
yāṃ bhāvukā manasi saṃbhāvayaṃti bhavasaṃbhāvanāpahṛtaye
tvaṃ bhāsi lakṣmi satataṃ bhāvyayadbhavanasaṃbhāvanādividhaye |
jaṃbhārisaṃpadupalaṃbhādikāraṇamahaṃ bhāvyamaṃghriyugalaṃ
saṃbhāvaye śrutiṣu saṃbhāṣitaṃ vacasi saṃbhāṣya tasya tava ca ||5||
dūrāvadhūtamadhudhārāgiroccakucabhārānatāṃgalatikā-
sārāṃgaliptaghanasārārdrakuṃkumarasā rājahaṃsagamanā |
vairākarasmaravikārāpasaṃsaraṇavārāśimagramanasaḥ
śrīrāvirastu dhuri tārāya me gurubhirāradhitā bhagavatī ||6||
śrīvāsadhūpakanadāvāsadīparucirāvāsabhūparisarā
śrīvāsadeśalasadāvāpakāśaradabhāvābhakeśanikarā |
śrīvāsudevaramaṇī vāmadevavidhidevādhipāvanaparā
śrīvāsavastunaradevāhatastutisabhāvā mude'stu sutarāṃ ||7||
bhāṣādidevakulayoṣāmaṇistavanaghoṣāṃcitasvasavidhā
doṣākule jagati poṣākulā sapadi śeṣāhi śāyidayitā |
doṣālayasya mama doṣānapohya gatadoṣābhinaṃdyamahimā
śeṣāśanāhiripuśeṣādisaṃpada viśeṣāṃ dadātu vibhavān ||8||
iti śrīkamalāṣṭakaṃ saṃpūrṇaṃ |
Meaning
1️⃣ O Goddess Kamala, you remove the fears and doubts of your devotees and bless them with peace. Your divine form shines with the brilliance of time itself.
2️⃣ Those whose words are pure and hearts serene receive your grace. You dwell beyond the reach of speech — may my thoughts and words become pure to worship you.
3️⃣ The Devas offer flowers and garlands at your feet; you dwell like a lotus garden in the hearts of the devoted.
4️⃣ The sages meditate on you within their hearts, finding peace and release from worldly pain through your divine glance.
5️⃣ You are contemplated by all wise men to overcome bondage and sorrow; even the Vedas praise your divine feet.
6️⃣ O Goddess of beauty and grace, your form is beyond description. Your mercy removes sorrow and grants all forms of prosperity.
7️⃣ You dwell in the heart of Lord Vishnu, purifying all beings and granting liberation to the devoted.
8️⃣ O Mother of the universe, destroy my sins and bless me with wealth, peace, and spiritual power.
Summary
The Sri Kamala Ashtakam is a hymn glorifying Goddess Mahalakshmi, the divine consort of Lord Vishnu. Reciting it with devotion removes suffering, brings peace and prosperity, and invokes the Goddess’s loving protection and abundance.
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