Goda Devi Ashtottara Sata Nama Stotram lyrics and meaning
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Verse 1
ध्यानम्
शतमखमणि नीला चारुकल्हारहस्ता
स्तनभरनमिताङ्गी सान्द्रवात्सल्यसिन्धुः ।
अलकविनिहिताभिः स्रग्भिराकृष्टनाथा
विलसतु हृदि गोदा विष्णुचित्तात्मजा नः ॥
dhyānam
śatamakhamaṇi nīlā chārukalhārahastā
stanabharanamitāṅgī sāndravātsalyasindhuḥ ।
alakavinihitābhiḥ sragbhirākṛṣṭanāthā
vilasatu hṛdi gōdā viṣṇuchittātmajā naḥ ॥
Meditation (Dhyānam): May Gōdā — daughter of Viṣṇuchitta — shine radiant in our hearts: she whose dark complexion rivals the sapphire gem among Indras (śatamakha-maṇi, Indra's jewel); who holds a beautiful cluster of blue water-lilies (kalhāra) in her hands; whose body gently bows under the fullness of her bosom; who is an ocean of overflowing maternal love (sāndra-vātsalya); and who draws her Lord close with the flower-garlands woven into her tresses.
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Verse 2
अथ स्तोत्रम् ।
श्रीरङ्गनायकी गोदा विष्णुचित्तात्मजा सती ।
गोपीवेषधरा देवी भूसुता भोगशालिनी ॥ 1 ॥
atha stōtram ।
śrīraṅganāyakī gōdā viṣṇuchittātmajā satī ।
gōpīvēṣadharā dēvī bhūsutā bhōgaśālinī ॥ 1 ॥
[Beginning of the Stotram — verse 1:] Śrīraṅganāyakī — the Queen of Śrīraṅgam; Gōdā — the gift of the earth; Viṣṇuchittātmajā — daughter of Viṣṇuchitta (Periyāḷvār); Satī — the true and chaste; Gōpīvēṣadharā — wearer of the Gopī's garb; Devī — the divine Goddess; Bhūsutā — daughter of Mother Earth; Bhōgaśālinī — endowed with divine splendour and enjoyment.
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Verse 3
तुलसीकाननोद्भूता श्रीधन्विपुरवासिनी ।
भट्टनाथप्रियकरी श्रीकृष्णहितभोगिनी ॥ 2 ॥
tulasīkānanōdbhūtā śrīdhanvipuravāsinī ।
bhaṭṭanāthapriyakarī śrīkṛṣṇahitabhōginī ॥ 2 ॥
[Verse 2:] Tulasīkānanōdbhūtā — she who arose from a tulasī grove; Śrīdhanvipuravāsinī — resident of Śrīvilliputtur; Bhaṭṭanāthapriyakarī — she who brings joy to Bhaṭṭanātha (Periyāḷvār); Śrīkṛṣṇahitabhōginī — she who enjoys whatever pleases Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
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Verse 4
आमुक्तमाल्यदा बाला रङ्गनाथप्रिया परा ।
विश्वम्भरा कलालापा यतिराजसहोदरी ॥ 3 ॥
āmuktamālyadā bālā raṅganāthapriyā parā ।
viśvambharā kalālāpā yatirājasahōdarī ॥ 3 ॥
[Verse 3:] Āmuktamālyadā — she who gave the garland she herself had worn; Bālā — the eternal maiden; Raṅganāthapriyā — beloved of Raṅganātha; Parā — the Supreme; Viśvambharā — sustainer of the universe; Kalālāpā — speaker of graceful arts; Yatirājasahōdarī — sister of Yatirāja (Rāmānuja).
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Verse 5
कृष्णानुरक्ता सुभगा सुलभश्रीः सुलक्षणा ।
लक्ष्मीप्रियसखी श्यामा दयाञ्चितदृगञ्चला ॥ 4 ॥
kṛṣṇānuraktā subhagā sulabhaśrīḥ sulakṣaṇā ।
lakṣmīpriyasakhī śyāmā dayāñchitadṛgañchalā ॥ 4 ॥
[Verse 4:] Kṛṣṇānuraktā — deeply devoted to Kṛṣṇa; Subhagā — the auspicious and fortunate; Sulabhaśrī — she in whom Śrī is easily attained; Sulakṣaṇā — bearer of all auspicious marks; Lakṣmīpriyasakhī — dear friend of Lakṣmī; Śyāmā — the dark beauty; Dayāñchitadṛgañchalā — whose glance-corners overflow with compassion.
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Verse 6
फल्गुन्याविर्भवा रम्या धनुर्मासकृतव्रता ।
चम्पकाशोकपुन्नागमालतीविलसत्कचा ॥ 5 ॥
phalgunyāvirbhavā ramyā dhanurmāsakṛtavratā ।
champakāśōkapunnāgamālatīvilasatkachā ॥ 5 ॥
[Verse 5:] Phalgunyāvirbhavā — she who appeared under the Phalgunī star; Ramyā — the lovely, delightful one; Dhanurmāsakṛtavratā — she who observed the sacred vow throughout Dhanurmāsa; Champakāśōkapunnāgamālatīvilasatkachā — she whose tresses are adorned with champaka, aśōka, punnāga, and mālatī blossoms.
Word by word
- phālgunī = Uttarāphalgunī nakṣatra (asterism) | āvirbhavā = she who appeared/manifested | ramyā = beautiful, delightful | dhanurmāsa = the Tamil month Mārgazhi (December
- January) when the Dhanus/Sagittarius sun rises | kṛtavratā = one who observed the vow | champaka = Magnolia champaca | aśōka = Saraca asoca | punnāga = Calophyllum inophyllum | mālatī = Jasminum grandiflorum | vilasat = shining, playing | kacha = tresses
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Verse 7
आकारत्रयसम्पन्ना नारायणपदाश्रिता ।
श्रीमदष्टाक्षरीमन्त्रराजस्थितमनोरथा ॥ 6 ॥
ākāratrayasampannā nārāyaṇapadāśritā ।
śrīmadaṣṭākṣarīmantrarājasthitamanōrathā ॥ 6 ॥
[Verse 6:] Ākāratrayasampannā — endowed with the three glorious forms; Nārāyaṇapadāśritā — she who has taken refuge at Nārāyaṇa's feet; Śrīmadaṣṭākṣarīmantrarājasthitamanōrathā — she whose heart's longing rests in the glorious eight-syllabled royal mantra (Oṃ Namō Nārāyaṇāya).
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Verse 8
मोक्षप्रदाननिपुणा मनुरत्नाधिदेवता ।
ब्रह्मण्या लोकजननी लीलामानुषरूपिणी ॥ 7 ॥
mōkṣapradānanipuṇā manuratnādhidēvatā ।
brahmaṇyā lōkajananī līlāmānuṣarūpiṇī ॥ 7 ॥
[Verse 7:] Mōkṣapradānanipuṇā — expert in bestowing liberation; Manuratnādhidēvatā — the presiding deity of the jewel-mantra; Brahmaṇyā — devoted to the Vedic path and Brahman; Lōkajananī — mother of all worlds; Līlāmānuṣarūpiṇī — she who assumed human form as a divine sport.
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Verse 9
ब्रह्मज्ञानप्रदा माया सच्चिदानन्दविग्रहा ।
महापतिव्रता विष्णुगुणकीर्तनलोलुपा ॥ 8 ॥
brahmajñānapradā māyā sachchidānandavigrahā ।
mahāpativratā viṣṇuguṇakīrtanalōlupā ॥ 8 ॥
[Verse 8:] Brahmajñānapradā — bestower of Brahman-knowledge; Māyā — the divine creative power; Sachchidānandavigrahā — she whose form is pure Being–Consciousness–Bliss; Mahāpativratā — the supreme devoted wife; Viṣṇuguṇakīrtanalōlupā — joyfully absorbed in singing the glories of Viṣṇu.
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Verse 10
प्रपन्नार्तिहरा नित्या वेदसौधविहारिणी ।
श्रीरङ्गनाथमाणिक्यमञ्जरी मञ्जुभाषिणी ॥ 9 ॥
prapannārtiharā nityā vēdasaudhavihāriṇī ।
śrīraṅganāthamāṇikyamañjarī mañjubhāṣiṇī ॥ 9 ॥
[Verse 9:] Prapannārtiharā — remover of suffering for those who surrender; Nityā — the eternal one; Vēdasaudhavihāriṇī — she who dwells in the mansion of the Vedas; Śrīraṅganāthamāṇikyamañjarī — the jewel-cluster of Śrīraṅganātha; Mañjubhāṣiṇī — the sweet-spoken one.
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Verse 11
पद्मप्रिया पद्महस्ता वेदान्तद्वयबोधिनी ।
सुप्रसन्ना भगवती श्रीजनार्दनदीपिका ॥ 10 ॥
padmapriyā padmahastā vēdāntadvayabōdhinī ।
suprasannā bhagavatī śrījanārdanadīpikā ॥ 10 ॥
[Verse 10:] Padmapriyā — she who loves the lotus; Padmahastā — she who holds the lotus in her hand; Vēdāntadvayabōdhinī — she who illumines the dual Vedānta (Viśiṣṭādvaita); Suprasannā — the supremely gracious one; Bhagavatī — the divine Goddess; Śrījanārdanadīpikā — the radiant lamp of Śrī Janārdana.
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Verse 12
सुगन्धावयवा चारुरङ्गमङ्गलदीपिका ।
ध्वजवज्राङ्कुशाब्जाङ्कमृदुपादलताञ्चिता ॥ 11 ॥
sugandhāvayavā chāruraṅgamaṅgaladīpikā ।
dhvajavajrāṅkuśābjāṅkamṛdupādalatāñchitā ॥ 11 ॥
[Verse 11:] Sugandhāvayavā — she whose limbs are naturally fragrant; Chāruraṅgamaṅgaladīpikā — the auspicious lamp of beautiful Raṅgam; Dhvajavajrāṅkuśābjāṅkamṛdupādalatāñchitā — she whose tender foot-creepers are marked with the four auspicious signs: the flag, thunderbolt, goad, and lotus.
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Verse 13
तारकाकारनखरा प्रवालमृदुलाङ्गुली ।
कूर्मोपमेयपादोर्ध्वभागा शोभनपार्ष्णिका ॥ 12 ॥
tārakākāranakharā pravālamṛdulāṅguḻī ।
kūrmōpamēyapādōrdhvabhāgā śōbhanapārṣṇikā ॥ 12 ॥
[Verse 12:] Tārakākāranakharā — whose toenails are shaped like shining stars; Pravālamṛdulāṅguḻī — whose toes are as tender and rosy as coral; Kūrmōpamēyapādōrdhvabhāgā — whose upper foot arches like a tortoise's back; Śōbhanapārṣṇikā — whose heels are beautiful.
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Verse 14
वेदार्थभावतत्त्वज्ञा लोकाराध्याङ्घ्रिपङ्कजा ।
आनन्दबुद्बुदाकारसुगुल्फा परमाणुका ॥ 13 ॥
vēdārthabhāvatattvajñā lōkārādhyāṅghripaṅkajā ।
ānandabudbudākārasugulphā paramāṇukā ॥ 13 ॥
[Verse 13:] Vēdārthabhāvatattvajñā — she who knows the inner essence and truth of the Vedas; Lōkārādhyāṅghripaṅkajā — whose lotus feet are worshipped by all worlds; Ānandabudbudākārasugulphā — whose graceful ankles are like bubbles of bliss; Paramāṇukā — of most delicate and subtle form.
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Verse 15
तेजःश्रियोज्ज्वलधृतपादाङ्गुलिसुभूषिता ।
मीनकेतनतूणीरचारुजङ्घाविराजिता ॥ 14 ॥
tējaḥśriyōjjvaladhṛtapādāṅguḻisubhūṣitā ।
mīnakētanatūṇīrachārujaṅghāvirājitā ॥ 14 ॥
[Verse 14:] Tējaḥśriyōjjvaladhṛtapādāṅguḻisubhūṣitā — beautifully adorned with lustrous toe-rings ablaze with radiant splendour; Mīnakētanatūṇīrachārujaṅghāvirājitā — whose graceful calves shine like the quiver of Kāmadēva, the fish-bannered god of love.
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Verse 16
ककुद्वज्जानुयुग्माढ्या स्वर्णरम्भाभसक्थिका ।
विशालजघना पीनसुश्रोणी मणिमेखला ॥ 15 ॥
kakudvajjānuyugmāḍhyā svarṇarambhābhasakthikā ।
viśālajaghanā pīnasuśrōṇī maṇimēkhalā ॥ 15 ॥
[Verse 15:] Kakudvajjānuyugmāḍhyā — whose paired knees are beautifully rounded like a bull's hump; Svarṇarambhābhasakthikā — whose thighs are like golden plantain trunks; Viśālajaghanā — of wide, beautiful hips; Pīnasuśrōṇī — of full, gracefully formed buttocks; Maṇimēkhalā — wearer of a jewelled girdle.
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Verse 17
आनन्दसागरावर्तगम्भीराम्भोजनाभिका ।
भास्वद्वलित्रिका चारुजगत्पूर्णमहोदरी ॥ 16 ॥
ānandasāgarāvartagambhīrāmbhōjanābhikā ।
bhāsvadvalitrikā chārujagatpūrṇamahōdarī ॥ 16 ॥
[Verse 16:] Ānandasāgarāvartagambhīrāmbhōjanābhikā — whose deep navel is like a lotus-whirlpool in the ocean of bliss; Bhāsvadvalitrikā — who bears three luminous folds on her abdomen; Chārujagatpūrṇamahōdaryai — whose beautiful great belly contains the entire universe.
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Verse 18
नववल्लीरोमराजी सुधाकुम्भायितस्तनी ।
कल्पमालानिभभुजा चन्द्रखण्डनखाञ्चिता ॥ 17 ॥
navavallīrōmarājī sudhākumbhāyitastanī ।
kalpamālānibhabhujā chandrakhaṇḍanakhāñchitā ॥ 17 ॥
[Verse 17:] Navavallīrōmarājī — whose fine line of abdominal hair is like a tender new creeper; Sudhākumbhāyitastanī — whose breasts are like pots brimming with nectar; Kalpamālānibhabhujā — whose arms resemble the divine wish-fulfilling garland; Chandrakhaṇḍanakhāñchitā — whose nails are as lovely as crescent moons.
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Verse 19
सुप्रवाशाङ्गुलीन्यस्तमहारत्नाङ्गुलीयका ।
नवारुणप्रवालाभपाणिदेशसमञ्चिता ॥ 18 ॥
supravāśāṅguḻīnyastamahāratnāṅgulīyakā ।
navāruṇapravālābhapāṇidēśasamañchitā ॥ 18 ॥
[Verse 18:] Supravāśāṅguḻīnyastamahāratnāṅgulīyakā — who wears great jewelled rings upon her well-shaped, beautiful fingers; Navāruṇapravālābhapāṇidēśasamañchitā — whose palm glows with the rosy colour of freshly-blossomed red coral illuminated by the new dawn.
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Verse 20
कम्बुकण्ठी सुचुबुका बिम्बोष्ठी कुन्ददन्तयुक् ।
कारुण्यरसनिष्यन्दनेत्रद्वयसुशोभिता ॥ 19 ॥
kambukaṇṭhī suchubukā bimbōṣṭhī kundadantayuk ।
kāruṇyarasaniṣyandanētradvayasuśōbhitā ॥ 19 ॥
[Verse 19:] Kambukaṇṭhī — of conch-shaped neck; Suchubukā — of beautiful chin; Bimbōṣṭhī — of lips red as the bimba fruit; Kundadantayuk — whose teeth are even and white as jasmine buds; Kāruṇyarasaniṣyandanētradvayasuśōbhitā — whose pair of eyes shines with compassion flowing like nectar.
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Verse 21
मुक्ताशुचिस्मिता चारुचाम्पेयनिभनासिका ।
दर्पणाकारविपुलकपोलद्वितयाञ्चिता ॥ 20 ॥
muktāśuchismitā chāruchāmpēyanibhanāsikā ।
darpaṇākāravipulakapōladvitayāñchitā ॥ 20 ॥
[Verse 20:] Muktāśuchismitā — whose smile is pure and bright as pearls; Chāruchāmpēyanibhanāsikā — whose beautiful nose resembles the champaka blossom; Darpaṇākāravipulakapōladvitayāñchitā — adorned with two broad cheeks, smooth and bright as mirrors.
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Verse 22
अनन्तार्कप्रकाशोद्यन्मणिताटङ्कशोभिता ।
कोटिसूर्याग्निसङ्काशनानाभूषणभूषिता ॥ 21 ॥
anantārkaprakāśōdyanmaṇitāṭaṅkaśōbhitā ।
kōṭisūryāgnisaṅkāśanānābhūṣaṇabhūṣitā ॥ 21 ॥
[Verse 21:] Anantārkaprakāśōdyanmaṇitāṭaṅkaśōbhitā — adorned with earrings blazing with the infinite radiance of innumerable suns; Kōṭisūryāgnisaṅkāśanānābhūṣaṇabhūṣitā — wearing many ornaments ablaze like ten million suns and fires.
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Verse 23
सुगन्धवदना सुभ्रू अर्धचन्द्रललाटिका ।
पूर्णचन्द्रानना नीलकुटिलालकशोभिता ॥ 22 ॥
sugandhavadanā subhrū ardhachandralalāṭikā ।
pūrṇachandrānanā nīlakuṭilālakaśōbhitā ॥ 22 ॥
[Verse 22:] Sugandhavadanā — of fragrant face; Subhrū — of beautiful brows; Ardhachandralalāṭikā — whose forehead bears a crescent-moon mark; Pūrṇachandrānanā — whose face is as radiant as the full moon; Nīlakuṭilālakaśōbhitā — adorned with wavy, dark, curling tresses.
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Verse 24
सौन्दर्यसीमा विलसत्कस्तूरीतिलकोज्ज्वला ।
धगद्धगायमानोद्यन्मणिसीमन्तभूषणा ॥ 23 ॥
saundaryasīmā vilasatkastūrītilakōjjvalā ।
dhagaddhagāyamānōdyanmaṇisīmantabhūṣaṇā ॥ 23 ॥
[Verse 23:] Saundaryasīmā — the very pinnacle and summit of beauty; Vilasatkastūrītilakōjjvalā — radiant with a gleaming, sparkling musk-mark on her brow; Dhagaddhagāyamānōdyanmaṇisīmantabhūṣaṇā — whose hair-parting ornament blazes with rising, flaming jewels.
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Verse 25
जाज्वल्यमानसद्रत्नदिव्यचूडावतंसका ।
सूर्यार्धचन्द्रविलसत् भूषणाञ्चितवेणिका ॥ 24 ॥
jājvalyamānasadratnadivyachūḍāvataṃsakā ।
sūryārdhachandravilasat bhūṣaṇāñchitavēṇikā ॥ 24 ॥
[Verse 24:] Jājvalyamānasadratnadivyachūḍāvataṃsakā — who wears a divine crown-ornament of ever-blazing true gems; Sūryārdhachandravilasat bhūṣaṇāñchitavēṇikā — whose braided hair is adorned with ornaments luminous as the sun and crescent moon together.
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Verse 26
अत्यर्कानलतेजोधिमणिकञ्चुकधारिणी ।
सद्रत्नाञ्चितविद्योतविद्युत्कुञ्जाभशाटिका ॥ 25 ॥
atyarkānalatējōdhimaṇikañchukadhāriṇī ।
sadratnāñchitavidyōtavidyutkuñjābhaśāṭikā ॥ 25 ॥
[Verse 25:] Atyarkānalatējōdhimaṇikañchukadhāriṇī — who wears a bodice adorned with gems of extraordinary solar and fiery brilliance; Sadratnāñchitavidyōtavidyutkuñjābhaśāṭikā — wearing a silk garment adorned with true gems, sparkling like a bower filled with lightning.
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Verse 27
नानामणिगणाकीर्णहेमाङ्गदसुभूषिता ।
कुङ्कुमागरुकस्तूरीदिव्यचन्दनचर्चिता ॥ 26 ॥
nānāmaṇigaṇākīrṇahēmāṅgadasubhūṣitā ।
kuṅkumāgarukastūrīdivyachandanacharchitā ॥ 26 ॥
[Verse 26:] Nānāmaṇigaṇākīrṇahēmāṅgadasubhūṣitā — beautifully adorned with golden armlets studded with clusters of many and varied gems; Kuṅkumāgarukastūrīdivyachandanacharchitā — anointed with divine sandalwood paste blended with saffron, agaru, and musk.
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Verse 28
स्वोचितौज्ज्वल्यविविधविचित्रमणिहारिणी ।
असङ्ख्येयसुखस्पर्शसर्वातिशयभूषणा ॥ 27 ॥
svōchitaujjvalyavividhavichitramaṇihāriṇī ।
asaṅkhyēyasukhasparśasarvātiśayabhūṣaṇā ॥ 27 ॥
[Verse 27:] Svōchitaujjvalyavividhavichitramaṇihāriṇī — wearing various and wonderful gem-necklaces whose lustre befits her own divine radiance; Asaṅkhyēyasukhasparśasarvātiśayabhūṣaṇā — adorned with countless ornaments of incomparably pleasant touch that surpass all other beauty.
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Verse 29
मल्लिकापारिजातादिदिव्यपुष्पस्रगञ्चिता ।
श्रीरङ्गनिलया पूज्या दिव्यदेशसुशोभिता ॥ 28 ॥
mallikāpārijātādidivyapuṣpasragañchitā ।
śrīraṅganilayā pūjyā divyadēśasuśōbhitā ॥ 28 ॥
[Verse 28 — final stotram verse:] Mallikāpārijātādidivyapuṣpasragañchitā — adorned with divine garlands of mallikā, pārijāta, and other heavenly flowers; Śrīraṅganilayā — she who abides in Śrīraṅgam; Pūjyā — the supremely worshipful one; Divyadēśasuśōbhitā — she who graces and beautifies all the holy divine shrines.
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Verse 30
इति श्रीगोदाष्टोत्तरशतनामस्तोत्रम् ।
iti śrīgōdāṣṭōttaraśatanāmastōtram ।
Thus concludes the Śrī Gōdā Aṣṭōttaraśata Nāma Stotram — the hymn of the 108 names of Śrī Gōdā Devī.
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