Bhavani Ashtakam

bhavAnI aShTakam

shloka 1

na tAto na mAtA na bandhurna dAtA

na putro na putrI na bhRRityo na bhartA

na jAyA na vidyA na vRRittirmamaiva

gatistvaM gatistvaM tvamekA bhavAni || 1 ||

bhavAbdhAvapAre mahAduHkhabhIru

papAta prakAmI pralobhI pramattaH

kusaMsArapAshaprabaddhaH sadAhaM

gatistvaM gatistvaM tvamekA bhavAni || 2 ||

na jAnAmi dAnaM na cha dhyAnayogaM

na jAnAmi tantraM na cha stotramantram

na jAnAmi pUjAM na cha nyAsayogaM

gatistvaM gatistvaM tvamekA bhavAni || 3 ||

na jAnAmi puNyaM na jAnAmi tIrthaM

na jAnAmi muktiM layaM vA kadAchit

na jAnAmi bhaktiM vrataM vApi mAtaH

gatistvaM gatistvaM tvamekA bhavAni || 4 ||

kukarmI kusa~NgI kubuddhiH kudAsaH

kulAchArahInaH kadAchAralInaH

kudRRiShTiH kuvAkyaprabandhaH sadAhaM

gatistvaM gatistvaM tvamekA bhavAni || 5 ||

prajeshaM rameshaM maheshaM sureshaM

dineshaM nishItheshvaraM vA kadAchit

na jAnAmi chAnyat sadAhaM sharaNye

gatistvaM gatistvaM tvamekA bhavAni || 6 ||

vivAde viShAde pramAde pravAse

jale chAnale parvate shatrumadhye

araNye sharaNye sadA mAM prapAhi

gatistvaM gatistvaM tvamekA bhavAni || 7 ||

anAtho daridro jarArogayukto

mahAkShINadInaH sadA jADyavaktraH

vipattau praviShTaH pranaShTaH sadAhaM

gatistvaM gatistvaM tvamekA bhavAni || 8 ||

|| iti shrImadAdisha~NkarAchAryavirachitaM bhavAnyaShTakaM sampUrNam ||