About this stotra
Composed by Sri Adi Shankaracharya. Bhavani Ashtakam is a popular hymn on Goddess Bhavani, who is known for her protection and merciful nature. The Lyrics of this hymn have an in-depth meaning that which explains, I don’t have anyone or anything other than you, the divine mother Bhavani to protect in all difficult situations. Tuljapur is a famous pilgrimage of Devi Bhavani (popularly called as Tulja Bhavani).
Bhavani Ashtakam lyrics and meaning
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Verse 1
न तातो न माता न बन्धुर्न दाता
न पुत्रो न पुत्री न भृत्यो न भर्ता ।
न जाया न विद्या न वृत्तिर्ममैव
गतिस्त्वं गतिस्त्वं त्वमेका भवानि ॥१॥
na tāto na mātā na bandhurna dātā
na putro na putrī na bhṛtyo na bhartā .
na jāyā na vidyā na vṛttirmamaiva
gatistvaṃ gatistvaṃ tvamekā bhavāni ..1..
Neither the mother nor the father,
Neither the relation nor the friend,
Neither the son nor the daughter,
Neither the servant nor the husband,
Neither the wife nor the knowledge,
And neither my sole occupation,
Are my refuges that I can depend, Oh, Bhavani.
So you are my refuge and my only refuge, Bhavani.
Word by word
- न (na)
- neither
- तातः (tātaḥ)
- father
- न (na)
- nor
- माता (mātā)
- mother
- न (na)
- nor
- बन्धुः (bandhuḥ)
- relation
- न (na)
- nor
- दाता (dātā)
- friend
- न (na)
- neither
- पुत्रः (putraḥ)
- son
- न (na)
- nor
- पुत्री (putrī)
- daughter
- न (na)
- nor
- भृत्यः (bhṛtyaḥ)
- servant
- न (na)
- nor
- भर्ता (bhartā)
- husband
- न (na)
- neither
- जाया (jāyā)
- wife
- न (na)
- nor
- विद्या (vidyā)
- knowledge
- न (na)
- nor
- वृत्तिः (vṛttiḥ)
- occupation
- मम (mama)
- my
- एव (eva)
- indeed
- गतिः (gatiḥ)
- refuge
- त्वं (tvaṃ)
- you
- गतिः (gatiḥ)
- refuge
- त्वं (tvaṃ)
- you
- त्वम् (tvam)
- you
- एका (ekā)
- only
- भवानि (bhavāni)
- O Bhavani
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Verse 2
भवाब्धावपारे महादुःखभीरु
पपात प्रकामी प्रलोभी प्रमत्तः ।
कुसंसारपाशप्रबद्धः सदाहं
गतिस्त्वं गतिस्त्वं त्वमेका भवानि ॥२॥
bhavābdhāvapāre mahāduḥkhabhīru
papāta prakāmī pralobhī pramattaḥ .
kusaṃsārapāśaprabaddhaḥ sadāhaṃ
gatistvaṃ gatistvaṃ tvamekā bhavāni ..2..
I am in this ocean of birth and death,
I am a coward, who dare not face sorrow,
I am filled with lust and sin,
I am filled with greed and desire,
And tied I am, by the this useless life that I lead,
So you are my refuge and my only refuge, Bhavani.
Word by word
- भवाब्धौ (bhavābdhau)
- in the ocean of existence (bhava:existence | abdhau:in the ocean)
- अपारे (apāre)
- boundless
- महादुःखभीरु (mahāduḥkhabhīru)
- afraid of great sorrow (mahā:great | duḥkha:sorrow | bhīru:afraid)
- पपात (papāta)
- fell
- प्रकामी (prakāmī)
- filled with lust
- प्रलोभी (pralobhī)
- filled with greed
- प्रमत्तः (pramattaḥ)
- intoxicated
- कुसंसारपाशप्रबद्धः (kusaṃsārapāśaprabaddhaḥ)
- bound by worldly ties (ku:bad | saṃsāra:worldly life | pāśa:ties | prabaddhaḥ:bound)
- सदा (sadā)
- always
- अहम् (aham)
- I
- गतिः (gatiḥ)
- refuge
- त्वं (tvaṃ)
- you
- गतिः (gatiḥ)
- refuge
- त्वं (tvaṃ)
- you
- त्वम् (tvam)
- you
- एका (ekā)
- only
- भवानि (bhavāni)
- O Bhavani
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Verse 3
न जानामि दानं न च ध्यानयोगं
न जानामि तन्त्रं न च स्तोत्रमन्त्रम् ।
न जानामि पूजां न च न्यासयोगं
गतिस्त्वं गतिस्त्वं त्वमेका भवानि ॥३॥
na jānāmi dānaṃ na ca dhyānayogaṃ
na jānāmi tantraṃ na ca stotramantram .
na jānāmi pūjāṃ na ca nyāsayogaṃ
gatistvaṃ gatistvaṃ tvamekā bhavāni ..3..
Neither do I know how to give,
Nor do I know how to meditate,
Neither do I know thanthra,
Nor do I know stanzas of prayer,
Neither do I know how to worship,
Nor do I know the art of yoga,
So you are my refuge and my only refuge, Bhavani.
Word by word
- न (na)
- not
- जानामि (jānāmi)
- I know
- दानं (dānaṃ)
- charity
- न (na)
- not
- च (ca)
- and
- ध्यानयोगं (dhyānayogaṃ)
- meditation practice (dhyāna:meditation | yogaṃ:practice)
- न (na)
- not
- जानामि (jānāmi)
- I know
- तन्त्रं (tantraṃ)
- ritual
- न (na)
- not
- च (ca)
- and
- स्तोत्रमन्त्रम् (stotramantram)
- hymn and mantra (stotra:hymn | mantram:mantra)
- न (na)
- not
- जानामि (jānāmi)
- I know
- पूजां (pūjāṃ)
- worship
- न (na)
- not
- च (ca)
- and
- न्यासयोगं (nyāsayogaṃ)
- art of yoga (nyāsa:art | yogaṃ:yoga)
- गतिस्त्वं (gatistvaṃ)
- you are refuge (gatiḥ:refuge | tvam:you)
- गतिस्त्वं (gatistvaṃ)
- you are refuge (gatiḥ:refuge | tvam:you)
- त्वमेका (tvamekā)
- you alone (tvam:you | ekā:alone)
- भवानि (bhavāni)
- O Bhavani
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Verse 4
न जानामि पुण्यं न जानामि तीर्थ
न जानामि मुक्तिं लयं वा कदाचित् ।
न जानामि भक्तिं व्रतं वापि मात
र्गतिस्त्वं गतिस्त्वं त्वमेका भवानि ॥४॥
na jānāmi puṇyaṃ na jānāmi tīrtha
na jānāmi muktiṃ layaṃ vā kadācit .
na jānāmi bhaktiṃ vrataṃ vāpi māta
rgatistvaṃ gatistvaṃ tvamekā bhavāni ..4..
Know I not how to be righteous,
Know I not the way to the places sacred,
Know I not methods of salvation,
Know I not how to merge my mind with God,
Know I not the art of devotion,
Know I not how to practice austerities, Oh, mother,
So you are my refuge and my only refuge, Bhavani.
Word by word
- न (na)
- not
- जानामि (jānāmi)
- I know
- पुण्यम् (puṇyam)
- virtue
- न (na)
- not
- जानामि (jānāmi)
- I know
- तीर्थ (tīrtha)
- sacred place
- न (na)
- not
- जानामि (jānāmi)
- I know
- मुक्तिम् (muktim)
- liberation
- लयम् (layam)
- merging
- वा (vā)
- or
- कदाचित् (kadācit)
- ever
- न (na)
- not
- जानामि (jānāmi)
- I know
- भक्तिम् (bhaktim)
- devotion
- व्रतम् (vratam)
- vow
- वा (vā)
- or
- अपि (api)
- also
- मातः (mātaḥ)
- O mother
- गतिः (gatiḥ)
- refuge
- त्वम् (tvam)
- you
- गतिः (gatiḥ)
- refuge
- त्वम् (tvam)
- you
- त्वम् (tvam)
- you
- एका (ekā)
- only
- भवानी (bhavānī)
- Bhavani
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Verse 5
कुकर्मी कुसङ्गी कुबुद्धिः कुदासः
कुलाचारहीनः कदाचारलीनः ।
कुदृष्टिः कुवाक्यप्रबन्धः सदाहं
गतिस्त्वं गतिस्त्वं त्वमेका भवानि ॥५॥
kukarmī kusaṅgī kubuddhiḥ kudāsaḥ
kulācārahīnaḥ kadācāralīnaḥ .
kudṛṣṭiḥ kuvākyaprabandhaḥ sadāhaṃ
gatistvaṃ gatistvaṃ tvamekā bhavāni ..5..
Perform I bad actions,
Keep I company of bad ones,
Think I bad and sinful thoughts,
Serve I bad masters,
Belong I to a bad family,
Immersed I am in sinful acts,
See I with bad intentions,
Write I collection of bad words,
Always and always,
So you are my refuge and my only refuge, Bhavani.
Word by word
- कुकर्मी (kukarmī)
- performer of bad actions (ku:bad | karmī:performer of actions)
- कुसङ्गी (kusaṅgī)
- companion of bad ones (ku:bad | saṅgī:companion)
- कुबुद्धिः (kubuddhiḥ)
- having bad intellect (ku:bad | buddhiḥ:intellect)
- कुदासः (kudāsaḥ)
- servant of bad masters (ku:bad | dāsaḥ:servant)
- कुलाचारहीनः (kulācārahīnaḥ)
- devoid of good conduct (kula:family | ācāra:conduct | hīnaḥ:devoid of)
- कदाचारलीनः (kadācāralīnaḥ)
- immersed in bad conduct (kada:bad | ācāra:conduct | līnaḥ:immersed in)
- कुदृष्टिः (kudṛṣṭiḥ)
- having bad vision (ku:bad | dṛṣṭiḥ:vision)
- कुवाक्यप्रबन्धः (kuvākyaprabandhaḥ)
- collection of bad words (ku:bad | vākya:words | prabandhaḥ:collection)
- सदा (sadā)
- always
- अहम् (aham)
- I
- गतिः (gatiḥ)
- refuge
- त्वं (tvaṃ)
- you
- गतिः (gatiḥ)
- refuge
- त्वं (tvaṃ)
- you
- त्वम् (tvam)
- you
- एका (ekā)
- only
- भवानि (bhavāni)
- O Bhavani
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Verse 6
प्रजेशं रमेशं महेशं सुरेशं
दिनेशं निशीथेश्वरं वा कदाचित् ।
न जानामि चान्यत् सदाहं शरण्ये
गतिस्त्वं गतिस्त्वं त्वमेका भवानि ॥६॥
prajeśaṃ rameśaṃ maheśaṃ sureśaṃ
dineśaṃ niśītheśvaraṃ vā kadācit .
na jānāmi cānyat sadāhaṃ śaraṇye
gatistvaṃ gatistvaṃ tvamekā bhavāni ..6..
Neither do I know the creator,
Nor the lord of Lakshmi,
Neither do I know the lord of all,
Nor do I know the lord of devas,
Neither do I know the god who makes the day,
Nor the god who rules at night,
Neither do I know any other gods,
Oh, goddess to whom I bow always,
So you are my refuge and my only refuge, Bhavani.
Word by word
- प्रजेशं (prajeśam)
- lord of creatures (praja:creatures | īśam:lord)
- रमेशं (rameśam)
- lord of Lakshmi (rama:Lakshmi | īśam:lord)
- महेशं (maheśam)
- great lord (maha:great | īśam:lord)
- सुरेशं (sureśam)
- lord of devas (sura:devas | īśam:lord)
- दिनेशं (dineśam)
- god who makes the day (dina:day | īśam:god)
- निशीथेश्वरं (niśītheśvaram)
- god who rules at night (niśītha:night | īśvaram:god)
- वा (vā)
- or
- कदाचित् (kadācit)
- at any time
- न (na)
- not
- जानामि (jānāmi)
- I know
- च (ca)
- and
- अन्यत् (anyat)
- other
- सदा (sadā)
- always
- अहम् (aham)
- I
- शरण्ये (śaraṇye)
- O refuge
- गतिः (gatiḥ)
- refuge
- त्वं (tvaṃ)
- you
- गतिः (gatiḥ)
- refuge
- त्वं (tvaṃ)
- you
- एक (ekā)
- only
- भवानि (bhavāni)
- Bhavani
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Verse 7
विवादे विषादे प्रमादे प्रवासे
जले चानले पर्वते शत्रुमध्ये ।
अरण्ये शरण्ये सदा मां प्रपाहि
गतिस्त्वं गतिस्त्वं त्वमेका भवानि ॥७॥
vivāde viṣāde pramāde pravāse
jale cānale parvate śatrumadhye .
araṇye śaraṇye sadā māṃ prapāhi
gatistvaṃ gatistvaṃ tvamekā bhavāni ..7..
While I am in a heated argument,
While I am immersed in sorrow,
While I am suffering an accident,
While I am traveling far off,
While I am in water or fire,
While I am on the top of a mountain,
While I am surrounded by enemies,
And while I am in a deep forest,
Oh goddess, I always bow before thee,
So you are my refuge and my only refuge, Bhavani.
Word by word
- विवादे (vivāde)
- in argument
- विषादे (viṣāde)
- in sorrow
- प्रमादे (pramāde)
- in accident
- प्रवासे (pravāse)
- in travel
- जले (jale)
- in water
- च (ca)
- and
- अनले (anale)
- in fire
- पर्वते (parvate)
- on mountain
- शत्रुमध्ये (śatrumadhye)
- among enemies (śatru:enemy | madhye:among)
- अरण्ये (araṇye)
- in forest
- शरण्ये (śaraṇye)
- O refuge
- सदा (sadā)
- always
- मां (māṃ)
- me
- प्रपाहि (prapāhi)
- protect
- गतिः (gatiḥ)
- refuge
- त्वं (tvaṃ)
- you
- गतिः (gatiḥ)
- refuge
- त्वं (tvaṃ)
- you
- त्वम् (tvam)
- you
- एका (ekā)
- only
- भवानि (bhavāni)
- O Bhavani
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Verse 8
अनाथो दरिद्रो जरारोगयुक्तो
महाक्षीणदीनः सदा जाड्यवक्त्रः ।
विपत्तौ प्रविष्टः प्रनष्टः सदाहं
गतिस्त्वं गतिस्त्वं त्वमेका भवानि ॥८॥
anātho daridro jarārogayukto
mahākṣīṇadīnaḥ sadā jāḍyavaktraḥ .
vipattau praviṣṭaḥ pranaṣṭaḥ sadāhaṃ
gatistvaṃ gatistvaṃ tvamekā bhavāni ..8..
While being an orphan,
While being extremely poor,
While affected by disease of old age,
While I am terribly tired,
While I am in a pitiable state,
While I am being swallowed by problems,
And while I suffer serious dangers,
I always bow before thee,
So you are my refuge and only refuge, Bhavani.
Word by word
- अनाथः (anāthaḥ)
- orphan
- दरिद्रः (daridraḥ)
- poor
- जरारोगयुक्तः (jarārogayuktaḥ)
- afflicted by old age disease (jarā:old age | roga:disease | yuktaḥ:afflicted by)
- महाक्षीणदीनः (mahākṣīṇadīnaḥ)
- terribly tired and pitiable (mahā:greatly | kṣīṇa:tired | dīnaḥ:pitiable)
- सदा (sadā)
- always
- जाड्यवक्त्रः (jāḍyavaktraḥ)
- with dull face (jāḍya:dullness | vaktraḥ:face)
- विपत्तौ (vipattau)
- in danger
- प्रविष्टः (praviṣṭaḥ)
- entered
- प्रनष्टः (pranaṣṭaḥ)
- lost
- सदा (sadā)
- always
- अहम् (aham)
- I
- गतिः (gatiḥ)
- refuge
- त्वम् (tvam)
- you
- गतिः (gatiḥ)
- refuge
- त्वम् (tvam)
- you
- एक (ekā)
- only
- भवानि (bhavāni)
- O Bhavani
ॐ
