About this stotra
Composed by Sri Adi Shankaracharya. Goddess Kamakshi is a form of Tripura Sundari or Parvati or the universal mother goddess. The word is derived from the heritage "Ka" meaning Goddess Saraswati (Goddess of Education), "Ma" meaning Goddess Lakshmi (Goddess of Wealth), "Akshi" meaning Eye. The main abode of Maa Kamakshi is the Kamakshi Amman temple at Kanchipuram. Goddess Kamakshi is considered to be the representation of Shri Vidya - Shri Lalita Maha Tripura sundari - she reigns supreme in Kanchi. The Goddess holds a sugarcane bow on her left upper arm representing the mind of a human being and Lotus, Parrot in her upper right arm- symbols of love.The Goddess also has divine chakras called Pasa (weapon that binds obstacles and ignorance) and Angusa (weapon that steers control and direction) in her arms. Devi Kamakshi Stotra should be read for happiness and prosperity in life.
Kamakshi Stotram lyrics and meaning
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Verse 1
कल्पानोकहपुष्पजालविलसन्नीलालकां मातृकां
कान्तां कञ्जदलेक्षणां कलिमलप्रध्वंसिनीं कालिकाम् ।
काञ्चीनूपुरहारदामसुभगां काञ्चीपुरीनायिकां
कामाक्षीं करिकुम्भसन्निभकुचां वन्दे महेशप्रियाम् ॥ १॥
kalpānokahapuṣpajālavilasannīlālakāṃ mātṛkāṃ
kāntāṃ kañjadalekṣaṇāṃ kalimalapradhvaṃsinīṃ kālikām .
kāñcīnūpurahāradāmasubhagāṃ kāñcīpurīnāyikāṃ
kāmākṣīṃ karikumbhasannibhakucāṃ vande maheśapriyām .. 1..
(Salutations to devi Kamakshi) who is like the flowers of the wish-fulfilling tree (Kalpataru) shining brightly, with dark locks of hair, and seated as the great mother,
who is beautiful with eyes like the lotus petals, and at the same time terrible in the form of devi Kalika, the destroyer of the sins of Kali-Yuga,
who is beautifully adorned with girdles, anklets, garlands and wreath, and brings good fortune to all as the goddess of Kanchi puri,
whose bosom is beautiful like the forehead of an elephant and is filled with compassion; we extol devi Kamakshi, the beloved of Sri Mahesha.
Word by word
- कल्पानोकहपुष्पजालविलसन्नीलालकां (kalpānokahapuṣpajālavilasannīlālakāṃ)
- with dark locks of hair (kalpa:wish-fulfilling tree | ānoka:like | puṣpa:flower | jāla:net | vilasan:shining | nīlālaka:dark locks of hair)
- मातृकां (mātṛkāṃ)
- great mother
- कान्तां (kāntāṃ)
- beautiful
- कञ्जदलेक्षणां (kañjadalekṣaṇāṃ)
- with lotus-petal eyes (kañja:lotus | dala:petal | īkṣaṇa:eyes)
- कलिमलप्रध्वंसिनीं (kalimalapradhvaṃsinīṃ)
- destroyer of Kali's sins (kali:Kali Yuga | mala:sins | pradhvaṃsinī:destroyer)
- कालिकाम् (kālikām)
- terrible goddess
- काञ्चीनूपुरहारदामसुभगां (kāñcīnūpurahāradāmasubhagāṃ)
- adorned with girdles and anklets (kāñcī:girdle | nūpura:anklet | hāra:garland | dāma:wreath | subhagā:beautiful)
- काञ्चीपुरीनायिकां (kāñcīpurīnāyikāṃ)
- goddess of Kanchi (kāñcī:Kanchi | purī:city | nāyikā:goddess)
- कामाक्षीं (kāmākṣīṃ)
- Kamakshi
- करिकुम्भसन्निभकुचां (karikumbhasannibhakucāṃ)
- bosom like elephant's forehead (kari:elephant | kumbha:forehead | sannibha:like | kucā:bosom)
- वन्दे (vande)
- I extol
- महेशप्रियाम् (maheśapriyām)
- beloved of Mahesha (maheśa:Mahesha | priyā:beloved)
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Verse 2
काशाभांशुकभासुरां प्रविलसत्कोशातकीसन्निभां
चन्द्रार्कानललोचनां सुरुचिरालङ्कारभूषोज्ज्वलाम् ।
ब्रह्मश्रीपतिवासवादिमुनिभिः संसेविताङ्घ्रिद्वयां
कामाक्षीं गजराजमन्दगमनां वन्दे महेशप्रियाम् ॥ २॥
kāśābhāṃśukabhāsurāṃ pravilasatkośātakīsannibhāṃ
candrārkānalalocanāṃ surucirālaṅkārabhūṣojjvalām .
brahmaśrīpativāsavādimunibhiḥ saṃsevitāṅghridvayāṃ
kāmākṣīṃ gajarājamandagamanāṃ vande maheśapriyām .. 2..
(Salutations to devi Kamakshi) who has a green parrot which shines like the colour of the Kasha grass, she herself shining brightly like a moonlit night,
whose three eyes are the sun, moon and the fire; and who adorned with radiant Ornaments is blazing luminous,
whose holy pair of feet is served by lord Brahma, lord Vishnu, Indra and other devas, as well as the great Sages,
whose movement is gentle like the king of elephants; we extol devi Kamakshi, the beloved of Sri Mahesha.
Word by word
- काशाभांशुकभासुराम् (kāśābhāṃśukabhāsurām)
- shining like Kasha grass (kāśa:Kasha grass | ābhāṃśuka:shining garment | bhāsurām:shining)
- प्रविलसत्कोशातकीसन्निभाम् (pravilasatkośātakīsannibhām)
- shining like Kośātakī (pravilasat:shining | kośātakī:Kośātakī plant | sannibhām:like)
- चन्द्रार्कानललोचनाम् (candrārkānalalocanām)
- moon, sun, fire-eyed (candra:moon | arka:sun | anala:fire | locanām:eyed)
- सुरुचिरालङ्कारभूषोज्ज्वलाम् (surucirālaṅkārabhūṣojjvalām)
- adorned with radiant ornaments (suruci:radiant | alaṅkāra:ornaments | bhūṣa:adorned | ujjvalām:shining)
- ब्रह्मश्रीपतिवासवादिमुनिभिः (brahmaśrīpativāsavādimunibhiḥ)
- by Brahma, Vishnu, Indra, sages (brahma:Brahma | śrīpati:Vishnu | vāsava:Indra | ādi:and others | munibhiḥ:by sages)
- संसेविताङ्घ्रिद्वयाम् (saṃsevitāṅghridvayām)
- served by holy feet (saṃsevita:served | aṅghri:feet | dvayām:pair)
- कामाक्षीम् (kāmākṣīm)
- Kamakshi
- गजराजमन्दगमनाम् (gajarājamandagamanām)
- gentle like king elephant (gaja:elephant | rāja:king | manda:gentle | gamanām:movement)
- वन्दे (vande)
- I extol
- महेशप्रियाम् (maheśapriyām)
- beloved of Mahesha (maheśa:Mahesha | priyām:beloved)
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Verse 3
ऐं क्लीं सौरिति यां वदन्ति मुनयस्तत्त्वार्थरूपां परां
वाचां आदिमकारणं हृदि सदा ध्यायन्ति यां योगिनः ।
बालां फालविलोचनां नवजपावर्णां सुषुम्नाश्रितां
कामाक्षीं कलितावतंससुभगां वन्दे महेशप्रियाम् ॥ ३॥
aiṃ klīṃ sauriti yāṃ vadanti munayastattvārtharūpāṃ parāṃ
vācāṃ ādimakāraṇaṃ hṛdi sadā dhyāyanti yāṃ yoginaḥ .
bālāṃ phālavilocanāṃ navajapāvarṇāṃ suṣumnāśritāṃ
kāmākṣīṃ kalitāvataṃsasubhagāṃ vande maheśapriyām .. 3..
(Salutations to devi Kamakshi) whose transcendental absolute form is expressed by the great Sages with the beeja mantras "aim Klim Sauh",
who is the primordial cause of the speech itself, and who is meditated upon by the Yogis in the cave of their hearts,
who is worshipped in the form of Bala Tripurasundari (form of a small girl) who is having an eye on her forehead and having the colour of fresh hibiscus flower; she dwells in the Sushumna,
who is adorned with garlands and brings good fortune to all; we extol devi Kamakshi, the beloved of Sri Mahesha.
Word by word
- ऐं (aiṃ)
- beeja mantra
- क्लीं (klīṃ)
- beeja mantra
- सौः (sauḥ)
- beeja mantra
- इति (iti)
- thus
- यां (yāṃ)
- whom
- वदन्ति (vadanti)
- speak
- मुनयः (munayaḥ)
- sages
- तत्त्वार्थरूपां (tattvārtharūpāṃ)
- essence form (tattva:essence | artha:meaning | rūpāṃ:form)
- परां (parāṃ)
- supreme
- वाचां (vācāṃ)
- speech
- आदिमकारणं (ādimakāraṇaṃ)
- primordial cause (ādi:primordial | kāraṇaṃ:cause)
- हृदि (hṛdi)
- in the heart
- सदा (sadā)
- always
- ध्यायन्ति (dhyāyanti)
- meditate
- यां (yāṃ)
- whom
- योगिनः (yoginaḥ)
- yogis
- बालां (bālāṃ)
- young girl
- फालविलोचनां (phālavilocanāṃ)
- forehead-eyed (phāla:forehead | vilocanāṃ:eyed)
- नवजपावर्णां (navajapāvarṇāṃ)
- fresh hibiscus color (nava:fresh | japā:hibiscus | varṇāṃ:color)
- सुषुम्नाश्रितां (suṣumnāśritāṃ)
- dwelling in Sushumna (suṣumnā:Sushumna | āśritāṃ:dwelling)
- कामाक्षीं (kāmākṣīṃ)
- Kamakshi
- कलितावतंससुभगां (kalitāvataṃsasubhagāṃ)
- adorned with garlands (kalita:adorned | āvataṃsa:garland | subhagāṃ:fortunate)
- वन्दे (vande)
- I extol
- महेशप्रियाम् (maheśapriyām)
- beloved of Mahesha (maheśa:Mahesha | priyām:beloved)
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Verse 4
यत्पादाम्बुजरेणुलेशं अनिशं लब्ध्वा विधत्ते विधिर्-
विश्वं तत् परिपाति विष्णुरखिलं यस्याः प्रसादाच्चिरम् ।
रुद्रः संहरति क्षणात् तद् अखिलं यन्मायया मोहितः
कामाक्षीं अतिचित्रचारुचरितां वन्दे महेशप्रियाम् ॥ ४॥
yatpādāmbujareṇuleśaṃ aniśaṃ labdhvā vidhatte vidhir-
viśvaṃ tat paripāti viṣṇurakhilaṃ yasyāḥ prasādācciram .
rudraḥ saṃharati kṣaṇāt tad akhilaṃ yanmāyayā mohitaḥ
kāmākṣīṃ aticitracārucaritāṃ vande maheśapriyām .. 4..
(Salutations to devi Kamakshi) by always taking the dust of whose lotus feet, Sri Brahma creates the world,
by whose perennial grace, Sri Vishnu protects the entire world,
(and) Rudra destroys in a moment that whole (creation) which is deluded by the power of Maya.
whose deeds are diverse and lovely; we extol devi Kamakshi, the beloved of Sri Mahesha.
Word by word
- यत् (yat)
- whose
- पादाम्बुजरेणुलेशं (pādāmbujareṇuleśaṃ)
- dust of lotus feet (pāda:feet | ambuja:lotus | reṇu:dust | leśaṃ:particle)
- अनिशं (aniśaṃ)
- always
- लब्ध्वा (labdhvā)
- having obtained
- विधत्ते (vidhatte)
- creates
- विधिः (vidhiḥ)
- Brahma
- विश्वं (viśvaṃ)
- world
- तत् (tat)
- that
- परिपाति (paripāti)
- protects
- विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ)
- Vishnu
- अखिलं (akhilaṃ)
- entire
- यस्याः (yasyāḥ)
- by whose
- प्रसादात् (prasādāt)
- grace
- चिरम् (ciram)
- long
- रुद्रः (rudraḥ)
- Rudra
- संहरति (saṃharati)
- destroys
- क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt)
- in a moment
- तत् (tat)
- that
- अखिलं (akhilaṃ)
- entire
- यन्मायया (yanmāyayā)
- by whose Maya (yat:whose | māyayā:by Maya)
- मोहितः (mohitaḥ)
- deluded
- कामाक्षीं (kāmākṣīṃ)
- Kamakshi
- अतिचित्रचारुचरितां (aticitracārucaritāṃ)
- diverse and lovely deeds (ati:very | citra:diverse | cāru:lovely | caritāṃ:deeds)
- वन्दे (vande)
- I extol
- महेशप्रियाम् (maheśapriyām)
- beloved of Mahesha (maheśa:Mahesha | priyām:beloved)
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Verse 5
सूक्ष्मात् सूक्ष्मतरां सुलक्षिततनुं क्षान्ताक्षरैर्लक्षितां
वीक्षाशिक्षितराक्षसां त्रिभुवनक्षेमङ्करीं अक्षयाम् ।
साक्षाल्लक्षणलक्षिताक्षरमयीं दाक्षायणीं सक्षिणीं
कामाक्षीं शुभलक्षणैः सुललितां वन्दे महेशप्रियाम् ॥ ५॥
sūkṣmāt sūkṣmatarāṃ sulakṣitatanuṃ kṣāntākṣarairlakṣitāṃ
vīkṣāśikṣitarākṣasāṃ tribhuvanakṣemaṅkarīṃ akṣayām .
sākṣāllakṣaṇalakṣitākṣaramayīṃ dākṣāyaṇīṃ sakṣiṇīṃ
kāmākṣīṃ śubhalakṣaṇaiḥ sulalitāṃ vande maheśapriyām .. 5..
(Salutations to devi Kamakshi) whose essence is subtler than the subtlest, and whose form is well-marked with auspiciousness and imperishable patience,
the Knowledge of whose essence refines the rakshasas (demons within signifying evil tendencies) and gives Undecaying rest within the three worlds,
whose imperishable essence can be directly experienced in meditation; who is Dakshayani (born as the daughter of Daksha) and the underlying witness of everything,
who is marked with auspicious attributes and is ever playful; we extol devi Kamakshi, the beloved of Sri Mahesha.
Word by word
- सूक्ष्मात् (sūkṣmāt)
- from the subtle
- सूक्ष्मतरां (sūkṣmatarāṃ)
- subtler
- सुलक्षिततनुं (sulakṣitatanuṃ)
- well-marked form (su:well | lakṣita:marked | tanuṃ:form)
- क्षान्ताक्षरैः (kṣāntākṣaraiḥ)
- with imperishable patience (kṣānta:patience | akṣaraiḥ:imperishable)
- लक्षितां (lakṣitāṃ)
- marked
- वीक्षाशिक्षितराक्षसां (vīkṣāśikṣitarākṣasāṃ)
- refines the rakshasas (vīkṣā:knowledge | śikṣita:refines | rākṣasāṃ:rakshasas)
- त्रिभुवनक्षेमङ्करीं (tribhuvanakṣemaṅkarīṃ)
- gives rest within three worlds (tri:three | bhuvana:worlds | kṣema:rest | ṅkarīṃ:gives)
- अक्षयाम् (akṣayām)
- imperishable
- साक्षाल्लक्षणलक्षिताक्षरमयीं (sākṣāllakṣaṇalakṣitākṣaramayīṃ)
- directly experienced in meditation (sākṣāt:directly | lakṣaṇa:meditation | lakṣita:experienced | akṣara:imperishable | mayīṃ:essence)
- दाक्षायणीं (dākṣāyaṇīṃ)
- Dakshayani
- सक्षिणीं (sakṣiṇīṃ)
- witness
- कामाक्षीं (kāmākṣīṃ)
- Kamakshi
- शुभलक्षणैः (śubhalakṣaṇaiḥ)
- with auspicious attributes (śubha:auspicious | lakṣaṇaiḥ:attributes)
- सुललितां (sulalitāṃ)
- ever playful
- वन्दे (vande)
- I extol
- महेशप्रियाम् (maheśapriyām)
- beloved of Mahesha (maheśa:Mahesha | priyām:beloved)
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Verse 6
ओङ्काराङ्गणदीपिकां उपनिषत्प्रासादपारावतीम्
आम्नायाम्बुधिचन्द्रिकां अधतमःप्रध्वंसहंसप्रभाम् ।
काञ्चीपट्टणपञ्जराऽऽन्तरशुकीं कारुण्यकल्लोलिनीं
कामाक्षीं शिवकामराजमहिषीं वन्दे महेशप्रियाम् ॥ ६॥
oṅkārāṅgaṇadīpikāṃ upaniṣatprāsādapārāvatīm
āmnāyāmbudhicandrikāṃ adhatamaḥpradhvaṃsahaṃsaprabhām .
kāñcīpaṭṭaṇapañjarā''ntaraśukīṃ kāruṇyakallolinīṃ
kāmākṣīṃ śivakāmarājamahiṣīṃ vande maheśapriyām .. 6..
(Salutations to devi Kamakshi) who is like a lamp of Omkara in the courtyard of the palace of the upanishads situated on the mountains (alluding to devi Parvati incarnating on the mountains in the palace of Himavan).
who is the illumination behind the four sacred texts (four Vedas) destroying even the most evil sins and revealing the light of the hamsa (the universal soul) within,
who is like a parrot caged within the city of Kanchi from whom is surging out the waves of compassion,
who is the queen of Sri Shiva; that Shiva who is the master of Kama (desire); we extol devi Kamakshi, the beloved of Sri Mahesha.
Word by word
- ओङ्काराङ्गणदीपिकां (oṅkārāṅgaṇadīpikāṃ)
- lamp of Omkara courtyard (oṅkāra:Omkara | aṅgaṇa:courtyard | dīpikāṃ:lamp)
- उपनिषत्प्रासादपारावतीम् (upaniṣatprāsādapārāvatīm)
- palace of upanishads (upaniṣat:upanishads | prāsāda:palace | pārāvatīm:situated on mountains)
- आम्नायाम्बुधिचन्द्रिकां (āmnāyāmbudhicandrikāṃ)
- moonlight of Vedic ocean (āmnāya:Vedic | ambudhi:ocean | candrikāṃ:moonlight)
- अधतमःप्रध्वंसहंसप्रभाम् (adhatamaḥpradhvaṃsahaṃsaprabhām)
- light destroying darkness (adhatamaḥ:darkness | pradhvaṃsa:destroying | haṃsa:swan | prabhām:light)
- काञ्चीपट्टणपञ्जराऽऽन्तरशुकीं (kāñcīpaṭṭaṇapañjarā''ntaraśukīṃ)
- parrot within Kanchi city (kāñcī:Kanchi | paṭṭaṇa:city | pañjara:cage | antara:within | śukīṃ:parrot)
- कारुण्यकल्लोलिनीं (kāruṇyakallolinīṃ)
- waves of compassion (kāruṇya:compassion | kallolinīṃ:waves)
- कामाक्षीं (kāmākṣīṃ)
- Kamakshi
- शिवकामराजमहिषीं (śivakāmarājamahiṣīṃ)
- queen of Shiva (śiva:Shiva | kāma:desire | rāja:king | mahiṣīṃ:queen)
- वन्दे (vande)
- I extol
- महेशप्रियाम् (maheśapriyām)
- beloved of Mahesha (maheśa:Mahesha | priyām:beloved)
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Verse 7
ह्रीङ्कारात्मकवर्णमात्रपठनाद् ऐन्द्रीं श्रियं तन्वतीं
चिन्मात्रां भुवनेश्वरीं अनुदिनं भिक्षाप्रदानक्षमाम् ।
विश्वाघौघनिवारिणीं विमलिनीं विश्वम्भरां मातृकां
कामाक्षीं परिपूर्णचन्द्रवदनां वन्दे महेशप्रियाम् ॥ ७॥
hrīṅkārātmakavarṇamātrapaṭhanād aindrīṃ śriyaṃ tanvatīṃ
cinmātrāṃ bhuvaneśvarīṃ anudinaṃ bhikṣāpradānakṣamām .
viśvāghaughanivāriṇīṃ vimalinīṃ viśvambharāṃ mātṛkāṃ
kāmākṣīṃ paripūrṇacandravadanāṃ vande maheśapriyām .. 7..
(Salutations to devi Kamakshi) whose nature is expressed by the Syllable hrim by reciting which the powers of aindri and Sri spreads forth,
who as devi Bhuvaneswari, the embodiment of pure consciousness is always Showering boons and forgiving sins,
who as the all-bearing mother of the world, stain free and pure, keeps off the sins of the world (from the hearts of the devotees),
whose face shines like the full moon; we extol devi Kamakshi, the beloved of Sri Mahesha.
Word by word
- ह्रीङ्कारात्मकवर्णमात्रपठनात् (hrīṅkārātmakavarṇamātrapaṭhanāt)
- by reciting hrīṃ syllable (hrīṅkāra:hrīṃ syllable | ātmaka:nature | varṇa:syllable | mātra:only | paṭhanāt:by reciting)
- ऐन्द्रीं (aindrīṃ)
- aindri power
- श्रियम् (śriyam)
- prosperity
- तन्वतीम् (tanvatīm)
- spreading
- चिन्मात्राम् (cinmātrām)
- pure consciousness (cit:consciousness | mātra:only)
- भुवनेश्वरीम् (bhuvaneśvarīm)
- Bhuvaneswari
- अनुदिनम् (anudinam)
- daily
- भिक्षाप्रदानक्षमाम् (bhikṣāpradānakṣamām)
- forgiving and giving alms (bhikṣā:alms | pradāna:giving | kṣamām:forgiving)
- विश्वाघौघनिवारिणीम् (viśvāghaughanivāriṇīm)
- remover of world's sins (viśva:world | aghaugha:mass of sins | nivāriṇīm:remover)
- विमलिनीम् (vimalinīm)
- pure
- विश्वम्भराम् (viśvambharām)
- all-bearing (viśva:world | bharām:bearing)
- मातृकाम् (mātṛkām)
- mother
- कामाक्षीम् (kāmākṣīm)
- Kamakshi
- परिपूर्णचन्द्रवदनाम् (paripūrṇacandravadanām)
- full moon-faced (paripūrṇa:full | candra:moon | vadanām:faced)
- वन्दे (vande)
- I extol
- महेशप्रियाम् (maheśapriyām)
- beloved of Mahesha (maheśa:Mahesha | priyām:beloved)
॥ ८ ॥♪ CHANTING NOW
Verse 8
वाग्देवीति च यां वदन्ति मुनयः क्षीराब्धिकन्येति च
क्षोणीभृत्तनयेति च श्रुतिगिरो यां आमनन्ति स्फुटम् ।
एकानेकफलप्रदां बहुविधाऽऽकारास्तनूस्तन्वतीं
कामाक्षीं सकलार्तिभञ्जनपरां वन्दे महेशप्रियाम् ॥ ८॥
vāgdevīti ca yāṃ vadanti munayaḥ kṣīrābdhikanyeti ca
kṣoṇībhṛttanayeti ca śrutigiro yāṃ āmananti sphuṭam .
ekānekaphalapradāṃ bahuvidhā''kārāstanūstanvatīṃ
kāmākṣīṃ sakalārtibhañjanaparāṃ vande maheśapriyām .. 8..
(Salutations to devi Kamakshi) who is called as "goddess of Speech" (devi Saraswati) and "daughter of the Milky Ocean" (devi Lakshmi) and ...
the "earth born daughter" (devi Sita) and who is the voice behind the shrutis (Upanishads) manifesting out of her own will,
who is the one bestowing many fruits and manifesting in various forms,
who is the destroyer of all Sufferings and transcendental in essence; we extol devi Kamakshi, the beloved of Sri Mahesha.
Word by word
- वाग्देवीति (vāgdevīti)
- as goddess of Speech (vāk:speech | devī:goddess | iti:as)
- च (ca)
- and
- यां (yāṃ)
- whom
- वदन्ति (vadanti)
- speak
- मुनयः (munayaḥ)
- sages
- क्षीराब्धिकन्येति (kṣīrābdhikanyeti)
- as daughter of the Milky Ocean (kṣīra:milky | abdhikanyā:daughter of the ocean | iti:as)
- च (ca)
- and
- क्षोणीभृत्तनयेति (kṣoṇībhṛttanayeti)
- as earth born daughter (kṣoṇībhṛt:earth bearer | tanayā:daughter | iti:as)
- च (ca)
- and
- श्रुतिगिरः (śrutigiraḥ)
- voice of the shrutis (śruti:shruti | giraḥ:voice)
- यां (yāṃ)
- whom
- आमनन्ति (āmananti)
- declare
- स्फुटम् (sphuṭam)
- clearly
- एकानेकफलप्रदां (ekānekaphalapradāṃ)
- bestowing many fruits (eka:one | aneka:many | phala:fruits | pradā:bestowing)
- बहुविधाऽऽकारास्तनूस्तन्वतीं (bahuvidhā''kārāstanūstanvatīṃ)
- manifesting in various forms (bahuvidha:various | ākāra:forms | tanū:bodies | tanvatīṃ:manifesting)
- कामाक्षीं (kāmākṣīṃ)
- Kamakshi
- सकलार्तिभञ्जनपरां (sakalārtibhañjanaparāṃ)
- destroyer of all sufferings (sakala:all | ārti:sufferings | bhañjana:destroyer | parāṃ:transcendental)
- वन्दे (vande)
- I extol
- महेशप्रियाम् (maheśapriyām)
- beloved of Mahesha (maheśa:Mahesha | priyām:beloved)
॥ ९ ॥♪ CHANTING NOW
Verse 9
मायामादिम्कारणं त्रिजगतां आराधिताङ्घ्रिद्वयाम्
आनन्दामृतवारिराशिनिलयां विद्यां विपश्चिद्धियाम् ।
मायामानुषरूपिणीं मणिलसन्मध्यां महामातृकां
कामाक्षीं करिराजमन्दगमनां वन्दे महेशप्रियाम् ॥ ९॥
māyāmādimkāraṇaṃ trijagatāṃ ārādhitāṅghridvayām
ānandāmṛtavārirāśinilayāṃ vidyāṃ vipaściddhiyām .
māyāmānuṣarūpiṇīṃ maṇilasanmadhyāṃ mahāmātṛkāṃ
kāmākṣīṃ karirājamandagamanāṃ vande maheśapriyām .. 9..
(Salutations to devi Kamakshi) who is the primordial cause of maya and whose pair of feet is worshipped in all the three worlds,
who is the abode of the nectar of bliss within, the supreme knowledge of pure consciousness on whom the learned meditates,
who is the great mother appearing as human being by her power of Maya, though always shining as pure consciousness like the radiance within a gem,
whose movement is gentle like the king of elephants; we extol devi Kamakshi, the beloved of Sri Mahesha.
Word by word
- मायाम् (māyām)
- illusion
- आदिम् (ādim)
- primordial
- कारणं (kāraṇam)
- cause
- त्रिजगतां (trijagatām)
- of the three worlds (tri:three | jagatām:of the worlds)
- आराधिताङ्घ्रिद्वयाम् (ārādhitāṅghridvayām)
- whose pair of feet is worshipped (ārādhita:worshipped | aṅghri:feet | dvayām:pair)
- आनन्दामृतवारिराशिनिलयां (ānandāmṛtavārirāśinilayām)
- abode of the nectar of bliss (ānanda:bliss | amṛta:nectar | vāri:water | rāśi:heap | nilayām:abode)
- विद्यां (vidyām)
- knowledge
- विपश्चिद्धियाम् (vipaściddhiyām)
- of the learned intellect (vipaścit:learned | dhiyām:intellect)
- मायामानुषरूपिणीं (māyāmānuṣarūpiṇīm)
- appearing as human by maya (māyā:illusion | mānuṣa:human | rūpiṇīm:appearing as)
- मणिलसन्मध्यां (maṇilasanmadhyām)
- shining like a gem (maṇi:gem | lasan:shining | madhyām:in the middle)
- महामातृकां (mahāmātṛkām)
- great mother (mahā:great | mātṛkām:mother)
- कामाक्षीं (kāmākṣīm)
- Kamakshi
- करिराजमन्दगमनां (karirājamandagamanām)
- gentle like king of elephants (kari:elephant | rāja:king | manda:gentle | gamanām:movement)
- वन्दे (vande)
- I extol
- महेशप्रियाम् (maheśapriyām)
- beloved of Mahesha (maheśa:Mahesha | priyām:beloved)
॥ १० ॥♪ CHANTING NOW
Verse 10
कान्ता कामदुघा करीन्द्रगमना कामारिवामाङ्कगा
कल्याणी कलितावतारसुभगा कस्तूरिकाचर्चिता
कम्पातीररसालमूलनिलया कारुण्यकल्लोलिनी
कल्याणानि करोतु मे भगवती काञ्चीपुरीदेवता ॥ १०॥
kāntā kāmadughā karīndragamanā kāmārivāmāṅkagā
kalyāṇī kalitāvatārasubhagā kastūrikācarcitā
kampātīrarasālamūlanilayā kāruṇyakallolinī
kalyāṇāni karotu me bhagavatī kāñcīpurīdevatā .. 10..
(Salutations to devi Kamakshi) who is the beloved of the devotees and like a milch-cow fulfills their wishes; whose movement is like the king of elephants, and who share the left half of the body of Sri Shiva,
who is the bestower of auspiciousness, incarnated in a divine auspicious body Smeared with the perfume of Kasturi,
who abiding in the banks of the Kampa river under a mango tree (aamra), surges forth her compassion,
(devi Parvati meditated on Sri Shiva on the banks of the Kampa river at Kanchipuram)
please make my life happy and prosperous, O divine goddess of Kanchipuram.
Word by word
- कान्ता (kāntā)
- beloved
- कामदुघा (kāmadughā)
- wish-fulfilling (kāma:wish | dughā:milking)
- करीन्द्रगमना (karīndragamanā)
- like an elephant's gait (karīndra:king of elephants | gamanā:movement)
- कामारिवामाङ्कगा (kāmārivāmāṅkagā)
- occupying Shiva's left side (kāmāri:Shiva | vāmāṅka:left side | gā:occupying)
- कल्याणी (kalyāṇī)
- auspicious
- कलितावतारसुभगा (kalitāvatārasubhagā)
- graceful in divine form (kalita:formed | avatāra:incarnation | subhagā:graceful)
- कस्तूरिकाचर्चिता (kastūrikācarcitā)
- smeared with musk (kastūrikā:musk | carcitā:smeared)
- कम्पातीररसालमूलनिलया (kampātīrarasālamūlanilayā)
- residing under mango tree (kampā:Kampa river | tīra:bank | rasāla:mango tree | mūla:root | nilayā:residing)
- कारुण्यकल्लोलिनी (kāruṇyakallolinī)
- surging with compassion (kāruṇya:compassion | kallolinī:surging)
- कल्याणानि (kalyāṇāni)
- auspicious things
- करोतु (karotu)
- may she do
- मे (me)
- for me
- भगवती (bhagavatī)
- divine goddess
- काञ्चीपुरीदेवता (kāñcīpurīdevatā)
- goddess of Kanchipuram (kāñcīpurī:Kanchipuram | devatā:goddess)
॥ ११ ॥♪ CHANTING NOW
Verse 11
इति श्रीमद् आदिशङ्कराचर्यविरचितं श्री कामाक्षीस्तोत्रं सम्पूर्णम् ।
iti śrīmad ādiśaṅkarācaryaviracitaṃ śrī kāmākṣīstotraṃ sampūrṇam .
Thus is completed the Śrī Kāmākṣī Stotram composed by the venerable Śrī Ādi Śaṅkarācārya.
Word by word
- इति (iti)
- thus
- श्रीमद् (śrīmad)
- glorious
- आदिशङ्कराचर्यविरचितं (ādiśaṅkarācāryaviracitaṁ)
- composed by Ādi Śaṅkarācārya (आदि:first | शङ्कराचार्य:Śaṅkarācārya | विरचितं:composed)
- श्री (śrī)
- holy
- कामाक्षीस्तोत्रं (kāmākṣīstotraṁ)
- hymn to Kāmākṣī (कामाक्षी:Kāmākṣī | स्तोत्रं:hymn)
- सम्पूर्णम् (sampūrṇam)
- complete
ॐ
