About this stotra
The Gauri Dasakam is a ten-verse hymn attributed to Ādi Śaṅkarācārya in praise of Goddess Gauri, the radiant golden-hued form of Parvati. Each verse concludes with the beautiful refrain gaurīm ambām amburuhākṣīm aham īḍe — "I praise Gauri, the Mother with lotus eyes" — creating a meditative rhythm throughout the composition.
The hymn presents the Goddess in her transcendent and immanent aspects: she who playfully creates, sustains, and dissolves the cosmos, yet is sought within by yogis absorbed in pratyahara, dhyana, and samadhi. She is described as the embodiment of satya-jñāna-ānanda (truth, knowledge, and bliss), adorned by the crescent moon of Lord Shiva, and worshipped even by Indra and the celestials. The verses weave together her cosmic power, her tender maternal nature, and her identity as the supreme reality itself.
PhalashrutiMastery over speech (vāchāṃ siddhi)Excellent prosperity and wealthUnwavering devotion to Lord Shiva
Gauri Dasakam lyrics and meaning
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Verse 1
लीलालब्धस्थापितलुप्ताखिललोकां
लोकातीतैर्योगिभिरन्तश्चिरमृग्याम् ।
बालादित्यश्रेणिसमानद्युतिपुञ्जां
गौरीमम्बामम्बुरुहाक्षीमहमीडे ॥ १ ॥
līlālabdhasthāpitaluptākhilalōkāṃ
lōkātītairyōgibhirantaśchiramṛgyām ।
bālādityaśrēṇisamānadyutipuñjāṃ
gaurīmambāmamburuhākṣīmahamīḍē ॥ 1 ॥
She who has established, by divine sport (līlā), all the worlds that had been dissolved, and who is sought inwardly for a long time by yogīs who have transcended the world — blazing with the radiance of a line of young suns — may that Golden One (Gaurī) protect us.
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Verse 2
प्रत्याहारध्यानसमाधिस्थितिभाजां
नित्यं चित्ते निर्वृतिकाष्ठां कलयन्तीम् ।
सत्यज्ञानानन्दमयीं तां तनुरूपां
गौरीमम्बामम्बुरुहाक्षीमहमीडे ॥ २ ॥
pratyāhāradhyānasamādhisthitibhājāṃ
nityaṃ chittē nirvṛtikāṣṭhāṃ kalayantīm ।
satyajñānānandamayīṃ tāṃ tanurūpāṃ
gaurīmambāmamburuhākṣīmahamīḍē ॥ 2 ॥
She who eternally brings the highest spiritual attainment (nirvṛti-kāṣṭhā) into the minds of those absorbed in pratyāhāra, dhyāna, and samādhi — who is of the nature of truth, consciousness, and bliss — embodying the sound-Brahman (śabda-brahman) — may she protect us on the shore [of liberation].
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Verse 3
चन्द्रापीडानन्दितमन्दस्मितवक्त्रां
चन्द्रापीडालङ्कृतनीलालकभाराम् ।
इन्द्रोपेन्द्राद्यर्चितपादाम्बुजयुग्मां
गौरीमम्बामम्बुरुहाक्षीमहमीडे ॥ ३ ॥
chandrāpīḍānanditamandasmitavaktrāṃ
chandrāpīḍālaṅkṛtanīlālakabhārām ।
indrōpēndrādyarchitapādāmbujayugmāṃ
gaurīmambāmamburuhākṣīmahamīḍē ॥ 3 ॥
She whose face glows with a gentle smile delighted by Candrapīḍa (Śiva) — whose mass of dark locks is adorned by Candrapīḍa's moon — whose feet are worshipped by Indra, Upendra (Viṣṇu), and others — may that Gaurī, born on the mountain, protect us.
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Verse 4
आदिक्षान्तामक्षरमूर्त्या विलसन्तीं
भूते भूते भूतकदम्बप्रसवित्रीम् ।
शब्दब्रह्मानन्दमयीं तां तटिदाभां
गौरीमम्बामम्बुरुहाक्षीमहमीडे ॥ ४ ॥
ādikṣāntāmakṣaramūrtyā vilasantīṃ
bhūtē bhūtē bhūtakadambaprasavitrīm ।
śabdabrahmānandamayīṃ tāṃ taṭidābhāṃ
gaurīmambāmamburuhākṣīmahamīḍē ॥ 4 ॥
She who shines in the form of all letters (akṣara-mūrti) from 'a' to 'kṣa' — who generates multitudes of beings within each being — who is of the nature of the bliss of śabda-Brahman — that Gaurī who stands on the riverbank — may she protect us.
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Verse 5
मूलाधारादुत्थितवीथ्या विधिरन्ध्रं
सौरं चान्द्रं व्याप्य विहारज्वलिताङ्गीम् ।
येयं सूक्ष्मात्सूक्ष्मतनुस्तां सुखरूपां
गौरीमम्बामम्बुरुहाक्षीमहमीडे ॥ ५ ॥
mūlādhārādutthitavīthyā vidhirandhraṃ
sauraṃ chāndraṃ vyāpya vihārajvalitāṅgīm ।
yēyaṃ sūkṣmātsūkṣmatanustāṃ sukharūpāṃ
gaurīmambāmamburuhākṣīmahamīḍē ॥ 5 ॥
She who, rising from the mūlādhāra through the path of the suṣumnā, pervades the solar and lunar channels and blazes throughout her body in divine sport — she who is subtler than the subtle — may that Gaurī, the Kuṇḍalinī-Śakti, protect us.
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Verse 6
नित्यः शुद्धो निष्कल एको जगदीशः
साक्षी यस्याः सर्गविधौ संहरणे च ।
विश्वत्राणक्रीडनलोलां शिवपत्नीं
गौरीमम्बामम्बुरुहाक्षीमहमीडे ॥ ६ ॥
nityaḥ śuddhō niṣkala ēkō jagadīśaḥ
sākṣī yasyāḥ sargavidhau saṃharaṇē cha ।
viśvatrāṇakrīḍanalōlāṃ śivapatnīṃ
gaurīmambāmamburuhākṣīmahamīḍē ॥ 6 ॥
She whose witness — in her acts of creation and dissolution — is the eternal, pure, partless, singular lord of the world; who is playfully intent on the sport of protecting the universe — may that consort of Śiva (Śiva-patnī) protect us.
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Verse 7
यस्याः कुक्षौ लीनमखण्डं जगदण्डं
भूयो भूयः प्रादुरभूदुत्थितमेव ।
पत्या सार्धं तां रजताद्रौ विहरन्तीं
गौरीमम्बामम्बुरुहाक्षीमहमीडे ॥ ७ ॥
yasyāḥ kukṣau līnamakhaṇḍaṃ jagadaṇḍaṃ
bhūyō bhūyaḥ prādurabhūdutthitamēva ।
patyā sārdhaṃ tāṃ rajatādrau viharantīṃ
gaurīmambāmamburuhākṣīmahamīḍē ॥ 7 ॥
In whose womb the entire undivided cosmic egg dissolved and has again and again appeared and been manifest — may we see that one who sports with her husband on the silver mountain (Kailāsa).
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Verse 8
यस्यामोतं प्रोतमशेषं मणिमाला-
-सूत्रे यद्वत्कापि चरं चाप्यचरं च ।
तामध्यात्मज्ञानपदव्या गमनीयां
गौरीमम्बामम्बुरुहाक्षीमहमीडे ॥ ८ ॥
yasyāmōtaṃ prōtamaśēṣaṃ maṇimālā-
-sūtrē yadvatkāpi charaṃ chāpyacharaṃ cha ।
tāmadhyātmajñānapadavyā gamanīyāṃ
gaurīmambāmamburuhākṣīmahamīḍē ॥ 8 ॥
In whom everything — moving and unmoving — is woven and threaded like a garland of gems on a string — may that Gaurī, reachable through the path of self-knowledge (adhyātma-jñāna), protect us.
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Verse 9
नानाकारैः शक्तिकदम्बैर्भुवनानि
व्याप्य स्वैरं क्रीडति येयं स्वयमेका ।
कल्याणीं तां कल्पलतामानतिभाजां
गौरीमम्बामम्बुरुहाक्षीमहमीडे ॥ ९ ॥
nānākāraiḥ śaktikadambairbhuvanāni
vyāpya svairaṃ krīḍati yēyaṃ svayamēkā ।
kalyāṇīṃ tāṃ kalpalatāmānatibhājāṃ
gaurīmambāmamburuhākṣīmahamīḍē ॥ 9 ॥
She who, remaining one (eka) by herself, plays freely through multitudes of powers in various forms, pervading the worlds — may that auspicious Gaurī, the wish-fulfilling tree (kalpa-latā), cause those who bow to her to cross over [saṃsāra].
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Verse 10
आशापाशक्लेशविनाशं विदधानां
पादाम्भोजध्यानपराणां पुरुषाणाम् ।
ईशामीशार्धाङ्गहरां तामभिरामां
गौरीमम्बामम्बुरुहाक्षीमहमीडे ॥ १० ॥
āśāpāśaklēśavināśaṃ vidadhānāṃ
pādāmbhōjadhyānaparāṇāṃ puruṣāṇām ।
īśāmīśārdhāṅgaharāṃ tāmabhirāmāṃ
gaurīmambāmamburuhākṣīmahamīḍē ॥ 10 ॥
She who, for men devoted to meditation on her lotus-feet, brings about the destruction of the bonds of hope and the afflictions [of saṃsāra] — the sovereign Goddess (Īśā), who occupies half of the lord's body (Ardhanārīśvara) — may that beautiful Gaurī protect us always.
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Verse 11
प्रातःकाले भावविशुद्धः प्रणिधाना-
-द्भक्त्या नित्यं जल्पति गौरीदशकं यः ।
वाचां सिद्धिं सम्पदमग्र्यां शिवभक्तिं
तस्यावश्यं पर्वतपुत्री विदधाति ॥ ११ ॥
prātaḥkālē bhāvaviśuddhaḥ praṇidhānā-
-dbhaktyā nityaṃ jalpati gaurīdaśakaṃ yaḥ ।
vāchāṃ siddhiṃ sampadamagryāṃ śivabhaktiṃ
tasyāvaśyaṃ parvataputrī vidadhāti ॥ 11 ॥
Whoever recites with devotion and with focused concentration, every morning, these Ten Verses on Gaurī — attains perfection of speech, prosperity without bound, auspicious qualities, and liberation in the end.
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Verse 12
इति श्रीमत्परमहंसपरिव्राजकाचार्यस्य श्रीगोविन्दभगवत्पूज्यपादशिष्यस्य श्रीमच्छङ्करभगवतः कृतौ गौरी दशकम् ।
iti śrīmatparamahaṃsaparivrājakāchāryasya śrīgōvindabhagavatpūjyapādaśiṣyasya śrīmachChaṅkarabhagavataḥ kṛtau gaurī daśakam ।
Thus [ends] the Gaurī Daśakam — composed by the revered Śrī Śaṅkara Bhagavān, disciple of the venerable Śrī Govinda Bhagavatpāda, a teacher of the order of supreme renunciates (paramahaṃsa parivrājakācārya).
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