About this stotra
Bhavani Bhujanga Stotra is composed by Shri Adi Shankaracharya. He praises the glorious beauty of Bhavani (Goddess Parvati) from head to toe. Bhavānī means the deity who always helps devotees gain mukti. Adi Shankara said, "A Person who recites the name Bhavani with true devotion thrice every day will not acquire sorrow, sin, illness and unexpected death."
Bhavani Bhujangam lyrics and meaning
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Verse 1
षडाधारपङ्केरुहान्तर्विराजत्
सुषुम्नान्तरालेऽतितेजोल्लसन्तीम् ।
सुधामण्डलं द्रावयन्तीं पिबन्तीं
सुधामूर्तिमीडेऽचिदानन्दरूपाम् ॥ १॥
ṣaḍādhārapaṅkeruhāntarvirājat
suṣumnāntarāle'titejollasantīm .
sudhāmaṇḍalaṃ drāvayantīṃ pibantīṃ
sudhāmūrtimīḍe'cidānandarūpām .. 1..
I bow to that embodiment of ambrosia which is Consciousness and Bliss incarnate. It melts the orb of the moon and drinks (the moon-light). It shines with its profuse lustre inside the sushumná located in the lotus of shadádhára.
Sushumná : a vein of the body supposed to be one of the passages for the breath.
Shadádhára : one of the mystical circles in the body.
Word by word
- षडाधारपङ्केरुहान्तर्विराजत् (ṣaḍādhārapaṅkeruhāntarvirājat)
- shining inside the lotus (ṣaḍādhāra:six supports | paṅkeruha:lotus | antar:inside | virājat:shining)
- सुषुम्नान्तराले (suṣumnāntarāle)
- inside the sushumnā (suṣumnā:sushumnā | antarāle:inside)
- अतितेजोल्लसन्तीम् (atitejollasantīm)
- shining with great brilliance (ati:great | tejas:brilliance | ullasantīm:shining)
- सुधामण्डलं (sudhāmaṇḍalaṃ)
- orb of nectar (sudhā:nectar | maṇḍalaṃ:orb)
- द्रावयन्तीं (drāvayantīṃ)
- melting
- पिबन्तीं (pibantīṃ)
- drinking
- सुधामूर्तिम् (sudhāmūrtim)
- embodiment of nectar (sudhā:nectar | mūrtim:embodiment)
- ईडे (īḍe)
- I bow
- अचिदानन्दरूपाम् (acidānandarūpām)
- form of consciousness and bliss (acit:consciousness | ānanda:bliss | rūpām:form)
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Verse 2
ज्वलत्कोटिबालार्कभासारुणाङ्गीं
सुलावण्यशृङ्गारशोभाभिरामाम् ।
महापद्मकिञ्जल्कमध्ये विराजत्
त्रिकोणे निषण्णां ं भजे श्रीभवानीम् ॥२॥
jvalatkoṭibālārkabhāsāruṇāṅgīṃ
sulāvaṇyaśṛṅgāraśobhābhirāmām .
mahāpadmakiñjalkamadhye virājat
trikoṇe niṣaṇṇāṃ ṃ bhaje śrībhavānīm ..2..
I worship that Goddess Bhavánè who is seated on the triangle which shines in the midst of the filaments of the white lotus. She is extremely beautiful with lovely and charming grace. She has a shining red body similar to that of innumerable rising suns.
Word by word
- ज्वलत्कोटिबालार्कभासारुणाङ्गीं (jvalatkoṭibālārkabhāsāruṇāṅgīm)
- with a body like rising suns (jvalat:shining | koṭi:crore | bāla:young | arka:sun | bhāsā:with the light | aruṇa:red | aṅgīm:body)
- सुलावण्यशृङ्गारशोभाभिरामाम् (sulāvaṇyaśṛṅgāraśobhābhirāmām)
- charming with beauty and grace (su:good | lāvaṇya:beauty | śṛṅgāra:grace | śobhā:splendor | abhirāmām:charming)
- महापद्मकिञ्जल्कमध्ये (mahāpadmakiñjalkamadhye)
- in the midst of lotus filaments (mahā:great | padma:lotus | kiñjalka:filament | madhye:in the midst)
- विराजत् (virājat)
- shining
- त्रिकोणे (trikoṇe)
- in the triangle
- निषण्णां (niṣaṇṇām)
- seated
- भजे (bhaje)
- I worship
- श्रीभवानीम् (śrībhavānīm)
- Goddess Bhavānī (śrī:holy | bhavānīm:Bhavānī)
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Verse 3
क्वणत्किङ्किणीनूपुरोद्भासिरत्न
प्रभालीढलाक्षार्द्रपादाब्जयुग्मम् ।
अजेशाच्युताद्यैः सुरैः सेव्यमानं
महादेवि मन्मूर्ध्नि ते भावयामि ॥ ३॥
kvaṇatkiṅkiṇīnūpurodbhāsiratna
prabhālīḍhalākṣārdrapādābjayugmam .
ajeśācyutādyaiḥ suraiḥ sevyamānaṃ
mahādevi manmūrdhni te bhāvayāmi .. 3..
Oh! Great Goddess! I contemplate your lotus feet on my head as being served by the celestials such as Brahmá, Achyuta (Vishnu) and others. These feet are wet due to red dye and dazzling with the gems of the anklets jingling with bells.
Word by word
- क्वणत्किङ्किणीनूपुरोद्भासिरत्न (kvaṇatkiṅkiṇīnūpurodbhāsiratna)
- shining with jingling anklets (kvaṇat:jingling | kiṅkiṇī:small bells | nūpura:anklets | udbhāsi:shining | ratna:gems)
- प्रभालीढलाक्षार्द्रपादाब्जयुग्मम् (prabhālīḍhalākṣārdrapādābjayugmam)
- pair of lotus feet wet with red dye (prabhā:radiance | līḍha:smeared | lākṣā:red dye | ardra:wet | pāda:feet | abja:lotus | yugma:pair)
- अजेशाच्युताद्यैः (ajeśācyutādyaiḥ)
- by Brahmá, Achyuta and others (aja:Brahmá | īśa:lord | acyuta:Achyuta (Vishnu) | ādyaiḥ:and others)
- सुरैः (suraiḥ)
- by the celestials
- सेव्यमानं (sevyamānaṃ)
- being served
- महादेवि (mahādevi)
- Oh! Great Goddess (mahā:great | devi:goddess)
- मन्मूर्ध्नि (manmūrdhni)
- on my head (mat:my | mūrdhni:head)
- ते (te)
- your
- भावयामि (bhāvayāmi)
- I contemplate
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Verse 4
सुषोणाम्बराबद्धनीवीविराजन्
महारत्नकाञ्चीकलापं नितम्बम् ।
स्फुरद्दक्षिणावर्तनाभिं च तिस्रो
वली रम्यते रोमराजिं भजेऽहम् ॥ ४॥
suṣoṇāmbarābaddhanīvīvirājan
mahāratnakāñcīkalāpaṃ nitambam .
sphuraddakṣiṇāvartanābhiṃ ca tisro
valī ramyate romarājiṃ bhaje'ham .. 4..
Oh! Mother! I worship your streak of hair on the three folds on the belly, as also the shining naval circling to the right. (I also worship your) hip having the red garment tied around the waist, adorned by the girdle studded with gems and tinkling.
Word by word
- सुषोणाम्बराबद्धनीवीविराजन् (suṣoṇāmbarābaddhanīvīvirājan)
- shining with red garment (suṣoṇa:red | ambara:garment | ābaddha:tied | nīvī:waist | virājan:shining)
- महारत्नकाञ्चीकलापं (mahāratnakāñcīkalāpaṃ)
- girdle with great gems (mahā:great | ratna:gems | kāñcī:girdle | kalāpaṃ:adorned with)
- नितम्बम् (nitambam)
- hip
- स्फुरद्दक्षिणावर्तनाभिं (sphuraddakṣiṇāvartanābhiṃ)
- shining right-circling navel (sphurat:shining | dakṣiṇa:right | āvarta:circling | nābhiṃ:navel)
- च (ca)
- and
- तिस्रो (tisro)
- three
- वली (valī)
- folds
- रम्यते (ramyate)
- is adorned
- रोमराजिं (romarājiṃ)
- streak of hair (roma:hair | rājiṃ:streak)
- भजेऽहम् (bhaje'ham)
- I worship (bhaje:worship | aham:I)
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Verse 5
लसद्वृत्तमुत्तुङ्गमाणिक्यकुम्भो-
पमश्रीस्तनद्वन्द्वमम्बांबुजाक्षीम् ।
भजे दुग्ध पूर्णाभिरामं तवेदं
महाहारदीप्तं सदा प्रस्नुतास्यम् ॥ ५॥
lasadvṛttamuttuṅgamāṇikyakumbho-
pamaśrīstanadvandvamambāmbujākṣīm .
bhaje dugdha pūrṇābhirāmaṃ tavedaṃ
mahāhāradīptaṃ sadā prasnutāsyam .. 5..
Oh! Lotus-eyed Mother! I worship your two radiant breasts, round in shape comparable to lofty gem-studded pitchers. They are beautiful and are full with milk. Shining with a breast-lace and oozing at the top, they are beautiful and are full of milk.
Word by word
- लसद्वृत्तम् (lasadvṛttam)
- shining and round (lasat:shining | vṛttam:round)
- उत्तुङ्गम् (uttuṅgam)
- lofty
- माणिक्यकुम्भोपम (māṇikyakumbhopama)
- like gem-studded pitchers (māṇikya:gem-studded | kumbha:pitcher | upama:like)
- श्रीस्तनद्वन्द्वम् (śrīstanadvandvam)
- pair of beautiful breasts (śrī:beautiful | stana:breast | dvandvam:pair)
- अम्बाम्बुजाक्षीम् (ambāmbujākṣīm)
- lotus-eyed mother (ambā:mother | ambuja:lotus | akṣīm:eyed)
- भजे (bhaje)
- I worship
- दुग्धपूर्णाभिरामम् (dugdha pūrṇābhirāmam)
- full of milk, charming (dugdha:milk | pūrṇa:full | abhirāmam:charming)
- तव (tava)
- your
- इदं (idaṃ)
- this
- महाहारदीप्तम् (mahāhāradīptam)
- shining with a breast-lace (mahā:great | hāra:lace | dīptam:shining)
- सदा (sadā)
- always
- प्रस्नुतास्यम् (prasnutāsyam)
- oozing at the top (prasnutā:oozing | asyam:top)
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Verse 6
शिरीषप्रसूनोल्लसद्बाहुदण्डैर्-
ज्वलद्बाणकोदण्डपाशाङ्कुशैश्च ।
चलत्कङ्कणोदारकेयूरभूषा
ज्वलद्भिः लसन्तीं भजे श्रीभवानीम् ॥ ६॥
śirīṣaprasūnollasadbāhudaṇḍair-
jvaladbāṇakodaṇḍapāśāṅkuśaiśca .
calatkaṅkaṇodārakeyūrabhūṣā
jvaladbhiḥ lasantīṃ bhaje śrībhavānīm .. 6..
I worship Goddess Bhavánè who glitters with (four) arms delicate like the Sirisha flowers, and which carry arrow, bow, noose and goad and which shine with bangles and bracelets.
Word by word
- शिरीषप्रसूनोल्लसद्बाहुदण्डैः (śirīṣaprasūnollasadbāhudaṇḍaiḥ)
- with arms like Sirisha flowers (śirīṣaprasūna:Sirisha flowers | ullasad:shining | bāhudaṇḍaiḥ:with arms)
- ज्वलद्बाणकोदण्डपाशाङ्कुशैः (jvaladbāṇakodaṇḍapāśāṅkuśaiḥ)
- with arrow, bow, noose, goad (jvalad:shining | bāṇa:arrow | kodaṇḍa:bow | pāśa:noose | aṅkuśaiḥ:with goad)
- चलत्कङ्कणोदारकेयूरभूषा (calatkaṅkaṇodārakeyūrabhūṣā)
- adorned with bangles and bracelets (calat:moving | kaṅkaṇa:bangles | udāra:splendid | keyūra:bracelets | bhūṣā:adorned)
- ज्वलद्भिः (jvaladbhiḥ)
- shining
- लसन्तीं (lasantīm)
- glittering
- भजे (bhaje)
- I worship
- श्रीभवानीम् (śrībhavānīm)
- Goddess Bhavani (śrī:Goddess | bhavānīm:Bhavani)
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Verse 7
शरत्पूर्णचन्द्रप्रभापूर्णबिम्बा
धरस्मेरवक्त्रारविन्दं सुशंताम्।
सुरत्नावलीहारताटङ्कशोभा
महा सुप्रसन्नां भजे श्रीभवानीम् ॥ ७॥
śaratpūrṇacandraprabhāpūrṇabimbā
dharasmeravaktrāravindaṃ suśantām.
suratnāvalīhāratāṭaṅkaśobhā
mahā suprasannāṃ bhaje śrībhavānīm .. 7..
I worship Goddess Bhavani who is extremely graceful and tranquil, who has her lotus-face shining like the autumnal full-moon smiling with red bimbha-like lips. She is lustrous with ear-ornaments studded with gems.
Word by word
- शरत्पूर्णचन्द्रप्रभापूर्णबिम्बा (śaratpūrṇacandraprabhāpūrṇabimbā)
- full moon's radiance filled form (śarat:autumn | pūrṇa:full | candra:moon | prabhā:radiance | pūrṇa:filled | bimbā:form)
- धरस्मेरवक्त्रारविन्दं (dharasmeravaktrāravindaṃ)
- gently smiling lotus-face (dhara:gently | smera:smiling | vaktra:face | aravindaṃ:lotus)
- सुशंताम् (suśantām)
- very tranquil
- सुरत्नावलीहारताटङ्कशोभा (suratnāvalīhārataṭaṅkaśobhā)
- ornaments with gem-studded beauty (su:good | ratna:gem | āvalī:row | hāra:necklace | taṭaṅka:ear-ornament | śobhā:beauty)
- महा (mahā)
- great
- सुप्रसन्नां (suprasannāṃ)
- very gracious
- भजे (bhaje)
- I worship
- श्रीभवानीम् (śrībhavānīm)
- Goddess Bhavani (śrī:holy | bhavānīm:Bhavani)
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Verse 8
सुनासापुटं पद्मपत्रायताक्षं
यजन्तः श्रियं दानदक्षं कटाक्षम् ।
ललाटोल्लसद्गन्धकस्तूरिभूषो- ज्ज्वलद्भिः
स्फुरन्तीं भजे श्रीभवानीम् ॥ ८॥
sunāsāpuṭaṃ padmapatrāyatākṣaṃ
yajantaḥ śriyaṃ dānadakṣaṃ kaṭākṣam .
lalāṭollasadgandhakastūribhūṣo- jjvaladbhiḥ
sphurantīṃ bhaje śrībhavānīm .. 8..
Oh Mother! I praise your lotus-face which bears musk on the cheeks and forehead, and the nostrils, the beautiful eye-brows and forehead, the lips and the graceful side-glance capable of conferring rewards.
Word by word
- सुनासापुटं (sunāsāpuṭam)
- with beautiful nose (su:beautiful | nāsāpuṭam:nose)
- पद्मपत्रायताक्षं (padmapatrāyatākṣam)
- lotus-leaf-like eyes (padma:lotus | patra:leaf | āyata:like | akṣam:eyes)
- यजन्तः (yajantaḥ)
- worshipping
- श्रियम् (śriyam)
- prosperity
- दानदक्षं (dānadakṣam)
- skilled in giving (dāna:giving | dakṣam:skilled)
- कटाक्षम् (kaṭākṣam)
- side-glance
- ललाटोल्लसद्गन्धकस्तूरिभूषो- (lalāṭollasadgandhakastūribhūṣo-)
- forehead adorned with musk (lalāṭa:forehead | ullasad:shining | gandha:fragrance | kastūri:musk | bhūṣa:adorned)
- ज्ज्वलद्भिः (jvaladbhiḥ)
- shining
- स्फुरन्तीं (sphurantīm)
- vibrant
- भजे (bhaje)
- I praise
- श्रीभवानीम् (śrībhavānīm)
- Goddess Bhavani (śrī:Goddess | bhavānīm:Bhavani)
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Verse 9
चलत्कुण्डलां ते भ्रमद्भृङ्गवृन्दां
घनस्निग्धधम्मिल्लभूषोज्ज्वलन्तीम् ।
स्फुरन्मौलिमाणिक्यमध्येन्दुरेखा
विलासोल्लसद्दिव्यमूर्धानमीडे ॥ ९॥
calatkuṇḍalāṃ te bhramadbhṛṅgavṛndāṃ
ghanasnigdhadhammillabhūṣojjvalantīm .
sphuranmaulimāṇikyamadhyendurekhā
vilāsollasaddivyamūrdhānamīḍe .. 9..
I praise your head which is radiant with the crest-jewel and the digit of the moon. It has the swarms of bees swinging inside the moving braids and is shining with the densely set white jasmine flowers.
Word by word
- चलत्कुण्डलाम् (calatkuṇḍalām)
- with swinging earrings (calat:swinging | kuṇḍalām:earrings)
- ते (te)
- your
- भ्रमद्भृङ्गवृन्दाम् (bhramadbhṛṅgavṛndām)
- with swarms of bees (bhramad:swinging | bhṛṅga:bees | vṛndām:swarms)
- घनस्निग्धधम्मिल्लभूषोज्ज्वलन्तीम् (ghanasnigdhadhammillabhūṣojjvalantīm)
- shining with dense hair ornaments (ghana:dense | snigdha:smooth | dhammilla:hair | bhūṣa:ornaments | ujjvalantīm:shining)
- स्फुरन्मौलिमाणिक्यमध्येन्दुरेखा (sphuranmaulimāṇikyamadhyendurekhā)
- with crest-jewel and moon digit (sphuran:shining | mauli:crest | māṇikya:jewel | madhya:middle | indu:moon | rekhā:digit)
- विलासोल्लसद्दिव्यमूर्धानम् (vilāsollasaddivyamūrdhānam)
- shining divine head (vilāsa:playful | ullasad:shining | divya:divine | mūrdhānam:head)
- ईडे (īḍe)
- I praise
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Verse 10
स्फुरत्वम्ब बिम्बस्य मे हृत्सरोजे
सदा वाङ्मयं सर्वतेजोमयं च ।
इति श्रीभवानिस्वरूपं तदेवं
प्रपञ्चात्परं चातिसूक्ष्मं प्रसन्नम् ॥ १०॥
sphuratvamba bimbasya me hṛtsaroje
sadā vāṅmayaṃ sarvatejomayaṃ ca .
iti śrībhavānisvarūpaṃ tadevaṃ
prapañcātparaṃ cātisūkṣmaṃ prasannam .. 10..
May this smiling form of yours, Oh! Bhaváni! which is beyond the Universe, very subtle and peaceful shine forth the lotus heart of mine, your child! May the literature in the form of all effulgence also dawn upon me!
Word by word
- स्फुरतु (sphuratu)
- may shine forth
- अम्ब (amba)
- Oh! Mother
- बिम्बस्य (bimbasya)
- of the form
- मे (me)
- my
- हृत्सरोजे (hṛtsaroje)
- in the lotus heart (hṛt:heart | saroje:in the lotus)
- सदा (sadā)
- always
- वाङ्मयं (vāṅmayaṃ)
- in the form of speech (vāṅ:speech | mayaṃ:in the form of)
- सर्वतेजोमयं (sarvatejomayaṃ)
- all effulgence (sarva:all | tejo:effulgence | mayaṃ:in the form of)
- च (ca)
- and
- इति (iti)
- thus
- श्रीभवानिस्वरूपं (śrībhavānisvarūpaṃ)
- form of Śrī Bhavāni (śrī:Śrī | bhavāni:Bhavāni | svarūpaṃ:form)
- तदेवं (tadevaṃ)
- that thus
- प्रपञ्चात् (prapañcāt)
- beyond the universe
- परं (paraṃ)
- beyond
- च (ca)
- and
- अतिसूक्ष्मं (atisūkṣmaṃ)
- very subtle
- प्रसन्नम् (prasannam)
- peaceful
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Verse 11
गणेशाणिमाद्याखिलैः शक्तिवृन्दै-
र्स्फुरच्छ्रीमहाचक्रराजोल्लसन्तीम् ।
परां राजराजेश्वरीं त्वा भवानीं
शिवाङ्कोपरिस्थां शिवां भावयेऽहम् ॥ ११॥
gaṇeśāṇimādyākhilaiḥ śaktivṛndai-
rsphuracchrīmahācakrarājollasantīm .
parāṃ rājarājeśvarīṃ tvā bhavānīṃ
śivāṅkoparisthāṃ śivāṃ bhāvaye'ham .. 11..
I contemplate on you Oh! Rajarajeshwari! Traipurè, who are seated on the lap of Lord shiva. You are the highest, are shining in the radiant cakra and are surrounded by all groups of shaktis led by Lord Ganeshá.
Word by word
- गणेशाणिमाद्याखिलैः (gaṇeśāṇimādyākhilaiḥ)
- by Ganesha and others (gaṇeśa:Ganesha | aṇimādi:beginning with Anima | akhilaiḥ:by all)
- शक्तिवृन्दैः (śaktivṛndaiḥ)
- by groups of shaktis (śakti:shakti | vṛndaiḥ:by groups)
- स्फुरच्छ्रीमहाचक्रराजोल्लसन्तीम् (sphuracchrīmahācakrarājollasantīm)
- shining in the great cakra (sphurat:shining | śrī:radiant | mahā:great | cakra:cakra | rāja:king | ullasantīm:shining)
- परां (parām)
- highest
- राजराजेश्वरीं (rājarājeśvarīm)
- Rajarajeshwari (rāja:king | rāja:king | īśvarī:goddess)
- त्वा (tvā)
- you
- भवानीं (bhavānīm)
- Bhavani
- शिवाङ्कोपरिस्थां (śivāṅkoparisthāṃ)
- seated on Shiva's lap (śiva:Shiva | aṅka:lap | uparisthāṃ:seated on)
- शिवां (śivāṃ)
- auspicious
- भावयेऽहम् (bhāvaye'ham)
- I contemplate (bhāvaye:contemplate | aham:I)
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Verse 12
त्वमर्कस्त्वमग्निस्त्वमिन्दुस्त्वमाप-
स्त्वमाकाशभूर्वायवस्त्वं चिदात्मा ।
त्वदन्यो न कश्चित्प्रकाशोऽस्ति सर्वं
सदानन्दसंवित्स्वरूपं तवेदम् ॥ १२॥
tvamarkastvamagnistvamindustvamāpa-
stvamākāśabhūrvāyavastvaṃ cidātmā .
tvadanyo na kaścitprakāśo'sti sarvaṃ
sadānandasaṃvitsvarūpaṃ tavedam .. 12..
I worship you. You are of the form of blissful knowledge. There is none else in the universe superior to you. You are the sun, the moon, the fire, the water, the sky, the earth, the wind and the mahat.
Here the Goddess is conceived as aúûamürti-eight forms as the lord of the principles.
Word by word
- त्वम् (tvam)
- you
- अर्कः (arkaḥ)
- sun
- त्वम् (tvam)
- you
- अग्निः (agniḥ)
- fire
- त्वम् (tvam)
- you
- इन्दुः (induḥ)
- moon
- त्वम् (tvam)
- you
- आपः (āpaḥ)
- water
- त्वम् (tvam)
- you
- आकाशभूः (ākāśabhūḥ)
- sky and earth (ākāśa:sky | bhūḥ:earth)
- वायवः (vāyavaḥ)
- wind
- त्वम् (tvam)
- you
- चित् (cit)
- consciousness
- आत्मा (ātmā)
- soul
- त्वत् (tvad)
- than you
- अन्यः (anyaḥ)
- other
- न (na)
- not
- कश्चित् (kaścit)
- anyone
- प्रकाशः (prakāśaḥ)
- light
- अस्ति (asti)
- is
- सर्वम् (sarvam)
- all
- सदानन्दसंवित्स्वरूपम् (sadānandasaṃvitsvarūpam)
- form of eternal blissful knowledge (sadā:eternal | ānanda:bliss | saṃvit:knowledge | svarūpam:form)
- तव (tava)
- your
- इदम् (idam)
- this
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Verse 13
गुरुस्त्वं शिवस्त्वं च शक्तिस्त्वमेव
त्वमेवासि माता पिताऽसि त्वमेव ।
त्वमेवासि विद्या त्वमेवासि बुद्धि-
र्गतिर्मे मतिर्देवि सर्वं त्वमेव ॥ १३॥
gurustvaṃ śivastvaṃ ca śaktistvameva
tvamevāsi mātā pitā'si tvameva .
tvamevāsi vidyā tvamevāsi buddhi-
rgatirme matirdevi sarvaṃ tvameva .. 13..
Oh! Goddess! You are my preceptor. You are Lord shiva. You are the shakti. You are my mother and father. You are the knowledge. You are my kith and kin. You are my only refuge, thinking and indeed all in all.
Word by word
- गुरुः (guruḥ)
- preceptor
- त्वं (tvaṃ)
- you
- शिवः (śivaḥ)
- Lord Shiva
- त्वं (tvaṃ)
- you
- च (ca)
- and
- शक्तिः (śaktiḥ)
- shakti
- त्वम् (tvam)
- you
- एव (eva)
- indeed
- त्वम् (tvam)
- you
- एव (eva)
- indeed
- असि (asi)
- are
- माता (mātā)
- mother
- पिता (pitā)
- father
- असि (asi)
- are
- त्वम् (tvam)
- you
- एव (eva)
- indeed
- असि (asi)
- are
- विद्या (vidyā)
- knowledge
- त्वम् (tvam)
- you
- एव (eva)
- indeed
- असि (asi)
- are
- बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ)
- intelligence
- गतिः (gatiḥ)
- refuge
- मे (me)
- my
- मतिः (matiḥ)
- thought
- देवि (devi)
- goddess
- सर्वम् (sarvam)
- all
- त्वम् (tvam)
- you
- एव (eva)
- indeed
॥ १४ ॥♪ CHANTING NOW
Verse 14
श्रुतीनामगम्यं सुवेदागमाद्यैर्-
महिम्नो न जानाति पारं तवेदम् ।
स्तुतिं कर्तुमिच्छामि ते त्वं भवानि
क्षमस्वेदमम्ब प्रमुग्धः किलाहम् ॥ १४॥
śrutīnāmagamyaṃ suvedāgamādyair-
mahimno na jānāti pāraṃ tavedam .
stutiṃ kartumicchāmi te tvaṃ bhavāni
kṣamasvedamamba pramugdhaḥ kilāham .. 14..
Oh! Mother Bhavánè! I wish to praise you; Oh! Knower of the Vedas and Ágamas! You are unattainable through scriptures. (People) do not know the extent of your greatness. You please forgive this act of mine! I am indeed foolish.
Word by word
- श्रुतीनामगम्यं (śrutīnāmagamyam)
- unattainable by the Vedas (śrutīnām:of the Vedas | agamyam:unattainable)
- सुवेदागमाद्यैः (suvedāgamādyaiḥ)
- by the knower of Vedas and Āgamas (su:good | veda:Vedas | āgama:Āgamas | ādyaiḥ:by the knowers)
- महिम्नः (mahimnaḥ)
- of greatness
- न (na)
- not
- जानाति (jānāti)
- knows
- पारं (pāram)
- extent
- तव (tava)
- your
- इदम् (idam)
- this
- स्तुतिं (stutim)
- praise
- कर्तुम् (kartum)
- to do
- इच्छामि (icchāmi)
- I wish
- ते (te)
- your
- त्वं (tvaṃ)
- you
- भवानि (bhavāni)
- O Bhavani
- क्षमस्व (kṣamasva)
- forgive
- इदम् (idam)
- this
- अम्ब (amba)
- mother
- प्रमुग्धः (pramugdhaḥ)
- foolish
- किल (kila)
- indeed
- अहम् (aham)
- I
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Verse 15
शरण्ये वरेण्ये सुकारुण्यपूर्णे
हिरण्योदराद्यैरगम्येऽतिपुण्ये ।
भवारण्यभीतं च मां पाहि भद्रे
नमस्ते नमस्ते नमस्ते भवानि ॥ १५॥
śaraṇye vareṇye sukāruṇyapūrṇe
hiraṇyodarādyairagamye'tipuṇye .
bhavāraṇyabhītaṃ ca māṃ pāhi bhadre
namaste namaste namaste bhavāni .. 15..
Oh! Bhaváni! Salutations to you again and again. Oh! Auspicious one! Oh! my refuge! Oh! Meritorious one! oh! Compassion-incarnate! One who cannot be understood by Brahmá and others! Protect me from the fear of the forest of mundane existence.
Word by word
- शरण्ये (śaraṇye)
- Oh refuge
- वरेण्ये (vareṇye)
- Oh auspicious one
- सुकारुण्यपूर्णे (sukāruṇyapūrṇe)
- full of compassion (su:good | kāruṇya:compassion | pūrṇe:full of)
- हिरण्योदराद्यैः (hiraṇyodarādyaiḥ)
- by Brahmá and others (hiraṇya:Brahmá | udara:belly | ādyaiḥ:and others)
- अगम्ये (agamye)
- incomprehensible
- अतिपुण्ये (atipuṇye)
- extremely meritorious (ati:extremely | puṇye:meritorious)
- भवारण्यभीतं (bhavāraṇyabhītam)
- fearful of mundane existence (bhava:mundane existence | araṇya:forest | bhītam:fearful)
- च (ca)
- and
- मां (māṃ)
- me
- पाहि (pāhi)
- protect
- भद्रे (bhadre)
- Oh auspicious one
- नमस्ते (namaste)
- salutations to you
- नमस्ते (namaste)
- salutations to you
- नमस्ते (namaste)
- salutations to you
- भवानि (bhavāni)
- Oh Bhaváni
॥ १६ ॥♪ CHANTING NOW
Verse 16
इमामन्वहं श्रीभवानीभुजङ्ग-
स्तुतिर्यः पठेच्छ्रोतुमिच्छेत तस्मै ।
स्वकीयं पदं शाश्वतं चैव सारं
श्रियं चाष्टसिद्धिं भवानी ददाति ॥ १६॥
imāmanvahaṃ śrībhavānībhujaṅga-
stutiryaḥ paṭhecchrotumiccheta tasmai .
svakīyaṃ padaṃ śāśvataṃ caiva sāraṃ
śriyaṃ cāṣṭasiddhiṃ bhavānī dadāti .. 16..
Whoever reads this meritorious hymn on Bhavánè set in bhujañga-prayáta metre with devotion, Goddess Bhaváni confers on him the eight perfections (siddis), prosperity and her own external abode which is the essence of the Vedas.
Word by word
- इमाम् (imām)
- this
- अन्वहम् (anvaham)
- daily
- श्रीभवानीभुजङ्ग-स्तुतिः (śrībhavānībhujaṅga-stutiḥ)
- hymn to Bhavānī in bhujaṅga metre (śrī:glorious | bhavānī:Goddess Bhavānī | bhujaṅga:snake-like | stutiḥ:hymn)
- यः (yaḥ)
- who
- पठेत् (paṭhet)
- reads
- श्रोतुम् (śrotum)
- to hear
- इच्छेत् (icchet)
- desires
- तस्मै (tasmai)
- to him
- स्वकीयम् (svakīyam)
- own
- पदम् (padam)
- abode
- शाश्वतम् (śāśvatam)
- eternal
- च (ca)
- and
- एव (eva)
- indeed
- सारम् (sāram)
- essence
- श्रियम् (śriyam)
- prosperity
- च (ca)
- and
- अष्टसिद्धिम् (aṣṭasiddhim)
- eight perfections (aṣṭa:eight | siddhim:perfections)
- भवानी (bhavānī)
- Goddess Bhavānī
- ददाति (dadāti)
- gives
॥ १७ ॥♪ CHANTING NOW
Verse 17
भवानी भवानी भवानी त्रिवारम्- उदारम् मुदा सर्वदा ये जपन्ति । न शोकम् न मोहम् न पापं न भीतिः कदाचित्कथंचित्कुतश्चज्जनानाम् ॥ १७॥
bhavānī bhavānī bhavānī trivāram- udāram mudā sarvadā ye japanti . na śokam na moham na pāpaṃ na bhītiḥ kadācitkathañcitkutaścajjanānām .. 17..
Whoever joyfully repeats the name 'Bhaváni' thrice will have no grief, no confusion, no sin, no fear anytime or anyway or from any quarter.
Word by word
- भवानी (bhavānī)
- Bhavani
- भवानी (bhavānī)
- Bhavani
- भवानी (bhavānī)
- Bhavani
- त्रिवारम् (trivāram)
- thrice
- उदारम् (udāram)
- noble
- मुदा (mudā)
- joyfully
- सर्वदा (sarvadā)
- always
- ये (ye)
- who
- जपन्ति (japanti)
- repeat
- न (na)
- no
- शोकम् (śokam)
- grief
- न (na)
- no
- मोहम् (moham)
- confusion
- न (na)
- no
- पापं (pāpaṃ)
- sin
- न (na)
- no
- भीतिः (bhītiḥ)
- fear
- कदाचित् (kadācit)
- anytime
- कथंचित् (kathañcit)
- anyway
- कुतश्चित् (kutaścit)
- from any quarter (kutaḥ:from where | cit:any)
- जनानाम् (janānām)
- of people
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Verse 18
इति श्रीमच्छङ्कराचार्यविरचितं भवानीभुजङ्गप्रयातस्तोत्रं सम्पूर्णम् ॥
iti śrīmacchaṅkarācāryaviracitaṃ bhavānībhujaṅgaprayātastotraṃ sampūrṇam ..
Thus is completed the Bhavānī Bhujaṅgaprayāta Stotram composed by the venerable Śrī Śaṅkarācārya.
Word by word
- इति (iti)
- thus
- श्रीमच्छङ्कराचार्यविरचितं (śrīmacchaṅkarācāryaviracitam)
- composed by Śrī Śaṅkarācārya (श्रीमद्:revered | शङ्कराचार्य:Śaṅkarācārya | विरचितं:composed)
- भवानीभुजङ्गप्रयातस्तोत्रं (bhavānībhujaṅgaprayātastotraṁ)
- Bhavānī Bhujanga Prayāta Stotra (भवानी:Bhavānī | भुजङ्ग:snake | प्रयात:meter | स्तोत्रं:hymn)
- सम्पूर्णम् (sampūrṇam)
- complete
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