About this stotra
The Vishvambhari Stuti is a devotional hymn in Gujarati addressing the Divine Mother as Viśvambharī, the sustainer of the entire universe. Composed in the Swaminarayan tradition, this prayer appeals to the Goddess as the cosmic mother who nurtures all creation, bestows wisdom, and removes ignorance. Each verse concludes with the heartfelt refrain māma pāhi oṃ bhagavatī bhava duḥkha kāpō — "Protect me, O Bhagavatī, and cut away the sorrows of worldly existence."
The hymn gives voice to the soul lost in the forest of saṃsāra, wandering without direction, yet trusting that the Divine Mother will hear her child's cries and offer refuge. The devotee acknowledges having no other shelter and surrenders completely, taking comfort in the guru's guidance while calling upon Bhagavatī day and night. This combination of maternal devotion and philosophical surrender makes the stuti particularly moving for those seeking solace from life's afflictions.
Regular recitation is said to dispel mental distress, grant clarity of understanding, and uproot the sorrows that arise from attachment to the world.
Vishvambhari Stuti lyrics and meaning
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Verse 1
विश्वम्भरी अखिल विश्व तनी जनेता
विद्या धरी वदनमा वसजो विधाता
दुर्बुद्धिने दूर करी सदबुद्धि आपो
माम पाहि ॐ भगवती भव दुःख कापो ॥ १ ॥
viśvambharī akhila viśva tanī janētā
vidyā dharī vadanamā vasajō vidhātā
durbuddhinē dūra karī sadabuddhi āpō
māma pāhi ōṃ bhagavatī bhava duḥkha kāpō ॥ 1 ॥
O Viśvambharī — sustainer of the entire universe, creator of all beings, bearer of wisdom — O creator seated as knowledge on the face of Brahmā — drive away foolish understanding and grant good understanding. O mother, protect [us].
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Verse 2
भूलो पडयी भवरने भटकू भवानी
सूझे नहीं लगिर कोई दिशा जवानी
भासे भयङ्कर वाली मन ना उतापो
माम पाहि ॐ भगवती भव दुःख कापो ॥ २ ॥
bhūlō paḍayī bhavaranē bhaṭakū bhavānī
sūjhē nahīṃ lagira kōī diśā javānī
bhāsē bhayaṅkara vālī mana nā utāpō
māma pāhi ōṃ bhagavatī bhava duḥkha kāpō ॥ 2 ॥
O Bhavānī — I have fallen into the whirlpool of worldly existence and am wandering lost. I can see no direction at this age. The frightening veil of māyā covers the mind's fire. O Jananī (mother), seeing my pain, take me across.
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Verse 3
आ रङ्कने उगरावा नथी कोई आरो
जन्माण्ड छू जननी हु ग्रही बाल तारो
ना शु सुनो भगवती शिशु ना विलापो
माम पाहि ॐ भगवती भव दुःख कापो ॥ ३ ॥
ā raṅkanē ugarāvā nathī kōī ārō
janmāṇḍa Chū jananī hu grahī bāla tārō
nā śu sunō bhagavatī śiśu nā vilāpō
māma pāhi ōṃ bhagavatī bhava duḥkha kāpō ॥ 3 ॥
There is no one to uplift this destitute one — O Jananī, I have taken birth from you; I am your child. Will you not hear, O Bhagavatī, the weeping of your child? O mother, you who are the giver of milk, do not let go of my hand.
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Verse 4
मा कर्म जन्मा कथनी करता विचारू
आ स्रुष्टिमा तुज विना नथी कोई मारू
कोने कहू कथन योग तनो बलापो
माम पाहि ॐ भगवती भव दुःख कापो ॥ ४ ॥
mā karma janmā kathanī karatā vichārū
ā sruṣṭimā tuja vinā nathī kōī mārū
kōnē kahū kathana yōga tanō balāpō
māma pāhi ōṃ bhagavatī bhava duḥkha kāpō ॥ 4 ॥
I think about what my karma and birth should say — in this creation, without you there is no one who is mine. To whom shall I tell the story of my yoga's path? O mother, only you know my inner secrets.
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Verse 5
हूवो काम क्रोध मद मोह थकी छकेलो
आदम्बरे अति घनो मदथी बकेलो
दोषों थकी दूषित ना करी माफ़ पापो
माम पाहि ॐ भगवती भव दुःख कापो ॥ ५ ॥
hūvō kāma krōdha mada mōha thakī Chakēlō
ādambarē ati ghanō madathī bakēlō
dōṣōṃ thakī dūṣita nā karī māpha pāpō
māma pāhi ōṃ bhagavatī bhava duḥkha kāpō ॥ 5 ॥
I became intoxicated by kāma, krodha (anger), mad (pride), and moha (delusion) — was extremely intoxicated with the noise of empty display. Faults having made me impure — do not cause [me to] be forgiven without purifying [me]. O mother, I am your servant.
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Verse 6
ना शाश्त्रना श्रवण नु पयपान किधू
ना मन्त्र के स्तुति कथा नथी काई किधू
श्रद्धा धरी नथी करा तव नाम जापो
माम पाहि ॐ भगवती भव दुःख कापो ॥ ६ ॥
nā śāśtranā śravaṇa nu payapāna kidhū
nā mantra kē stuti kathā nathī kāī kidhū
śraddhā dharī nathī karā tava nāma jāpō
māma pāhi ōṃ bhagavatī bhava duḥkha kāpō ॥ 6 ॥
I have not drunk the milk of hearing the scriptures. I have done nothing — no mantra, no prayer, no story. I have not kept faith and have not surrendered. O mother, accept the one who has come with only devotion.
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Verse 7
रे रे भवानी बहु भूल थी छे मारी
आ जवोइन्दगी थी मने अतिशे अकारि
दोषों प्रजाली सगला तवा छाप छापो
माम पाहि ॐ भगवती भव दुःख कापो ॥ ७ ॥
rē rē bhavānī bahu bhūla thī Chē mārī
ā javōindagī thī manē atiśē akāri
dōṣōṃ prajālī sagalā tavā Chāpa Chāpō
māma pāhi ōṃ bhagavatī bhava duḥkha kāpō ॥ 7 ॥
O Bhavānī — many, many are my mistakes. This life has become greatly burdensome to me. Having burned all faults — O great lamp of your [light] — see: in this whirlpool I am drowning.
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Verse 8
खाली न कोई स्थल छे विण आप धारो
ब्रह्माण्डमा अणु अणु महि वास तारो
शक्तिन माप गणवा अगणीत मापों
माम पाहि ॐ भगवती भव दुःख कापो ॥ ८ ॥
khālī na kōī sthala Chē viṇa āpa dhārō
brahmāṇḍamā aṇu aṇu mahi vāsa tārō
śaktina māpa gaṇavā agaṇīta māpōṃ
māma pāhi ōṃ bhagavatī bhava duḥkha kāpō ॥ 8 ॥
There is no place empty of your presence — in every atom (aṇu) of the cosmos your dwelling (vāsa) is. To measure the extent of [your] power is beyond counting, O mother — in the sky, in the water, in the earth, you dwell.
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Verse 9
पापे प्रपञ्च करवा बधी वाते पुरो
खोटो खरो भगवती पण हूँ तमारो
जद्यान्धकार दूर सदबुध्ही आपो
माम पाहि ॐ भगवती भव दुःख कापो ॥ ९ ॥
pāpē prapañcha karavā badhī vātē purō
khōṭō kharō bhagavatī paṇa hūm̐ tamārō
jadyāndhakāra dūra sadabudhhī āpō
māma pāhi ōṃ bhagavatī bhava duḥkha kāpō ॥ 9 ॥
I am ready in all ways to commit more sins — O Bhagavatī, wrong or right, I am yours. Remove the darkness of ignorance, grant good wisdom, and look — I am here, your servant, at your feet.
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Verse 10
शीखे सुने रसिक चन्दज एक चित्ते
तेना थकी विविधः ताप तलेक चिते
वाधे विशेष वली अम्बा तना प्रतापो
माम पाहि ॐ भगवती भव दुःख कापो ॥ १० ॥
śīkhē sunē rasika chandaja ēka chittē
tēnā thakī vividhaḥ tāpa taḻēka chitē
vādhē viśēṣa valī ambā tanā pratāpō
māma pāhi ōṃ bhagavatī bhava duḥkha kāpō ॥ 10 ॥
Rasika Canda — listening and learning with one mind — from that [practice], various types of afflictions (tāpa) are extinguished in the heart. Mother Ambā's name grows and spreads — through that, liberation is attained, O mind, recite!
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Verse 11
श्री सदगुरु शरणमा रहीने भजु छू
रात्री दिने भगवती तुजने भजु छू
सदभक्त सेवक तना परिताप छापो
माम पाहि ॐ भगवती भव दुःख कापो ॥ ११ ॥
śrī sadaguru śaraṇamā rahīnē bhaju Chū
rātrī dinē bhagavatī tujanē bhaju Chū
sadabhakta sēvaka tanā paritāpa Chāpō
māma pāhi ōṃ bhagavatī bhava duḥkha kāpō ॥ 11 ॥
Remaining in the shelter of the true Guru, I worship — day and night, O Bhagavatī, I worship you. The sorrows of the true devotee-servant are extinguished — O mother, having come to your feet, my mind has found rest.
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Verse 12
अन्तर विशे अधिक उर्मी तता भवानी
ग्AUवो स्तुति तव बले नमिने मृगानी
संसारना सकल रोग समूल कापो
माम पाहि ॐ भगवती भव दुःख कापो ॥ १२ ॥
antara viśē adhika urmī tatā bhavānī
gāūvō stuti tava balē naminē mṛgānī
saṃsāranā sakaḻa rōga samūḻa kāpō
māma pāhi ōṃ bhagavatī bhava duḥkha kāpō ॥ 12 ॥
In the heart, the inner longing grows, O Bhavānī — through the force of praising [you], I bow and sing, O Mṛgāṇī (the doe-eyed goddess). May all the ailments of worldly existence be completely uprooted — may the mother's name resound in every heart.
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