Devi Aswadhati (Amba Stuti)
Devi Aswadhati (Amba Stuti)
devI azvadhATI (ambA stuti)
(kAlidAsa kRtam)
ceTI bhavannikhila kheTI kadambavana vATISu nAki paTalI
koTIra cArutara koTI maNIkiraNa koTI karambita padA |
pATIragandhi kucazATI kavitva paripATImagAdhipa sutA
ghoTIkhurAdadhika dhATImudAra mukha vITIrasena tanutAm || 1 || zA ||
dvaipAyana prabhRti zApAyudha tridiva sopAna dhUli caraNA
pApApaha svamanu jApAnulIna jana tApApanoda nipuNA |
nIpAlayA surabhi dhUpAlakA duritakUpAdudancayatumAm
rUpAdhikA zikhari bhUpAla vaMzamaNi dIpAyitA bhagavatI || 2 || zA ||
yAlIbhi rAtmatanutAlInakRtpriyaka pAlISu khelati bhavA
vyAlI nakulyasita cUlI bharA caraNa dhUlI lasanmaNigaNA |
yAlI bhRti zravasi tAlI dalaM vahati yAlIka zobhi tilakA
sAlI karotu mama kAlI manaH svapada nAlIka sevana vidhau || 3 || zA ||
bAlAmRtAMzu nibha phAlAmanA garuNa celA nitamba phalake
kolAhala kSapita kAlAmarAkuzala kIlAla zoSaNa raviH |
sthUlAkuce jalada nIlAkace kalita vIlA kadamba vipine
zUlAyudha praNati zIlA dadhAtu hRdi zailAdhi rAja tanayA || 4 || zA ||
kambAvatIva saviDambA galena nava tumbAbha vINa savidhA
bimbAdharA vinata zambAyudhAdi nikurumbA kadamba vipine |
ambA kuraGga madajambAla roci riha lambAlakA dizatu me
zaM bAhuleya zazi bimbAbhi rAma mukha sambAdhitA stana bharA || 5 || zA ||
dAsAyamAna sumahAsA kadambavana vAsA kusumbha sumano
vAsA vipaJci kRta rAsA vidhUta madhu mAsAravinda madhurA |
kAsAra sUna tati bhAsAbhirAma tanu rAsAra zIta karuNA
nAsA maNi pravara bhAsA zivA timira mAsAye duparatim || 6 || zA ||
nyaGkAkare vapuSi kaGkAla rakta puSi kaGkAdi pakSi viSaye
tvaM kAmanA mayasi kiM kAraNaM hRdaya paGkAri me hi girijAm |
zaGkAzilA nizita TaGkAyamAna pada saGkAzamAna sumano
jhaGkAri bhRGgatati maGkAnupeta zazi saGkAza vaktra kamalAm || 7 || zA ||
jambhAri kumbhi pRthu kumbhApahAsi kuca sambhAvya hAra latikA
rambhA karIndra kara dambhApahorugati DimbhAnuraJjita padA |
zambhA udAra parirambhAGkurat pulaka dambhAnurAga pizunA
zaM bhAsurAbharaNa gumbhA sadA dizatu zumbhAsura praharaNA || 8 || zA ||
dAkSAyaNI danuja zikSA vidhau vikRta dIkSA manohara guNA
bhikSAzino naTana vIkSA vinoda mukhi dakSAdhvara praharaNA |
vIkSAM vidhehi mayi dakSA svakIya jana pakSA vipakSa vimukhI
yakSeza sevita nirAkSepa zakti jaya lakSAvadhAna kalanA || 9 || zA ||
vandAru loka vara sandhAyinI vimala kundAvadAta radanA
bRndAru bRnda maNi bRndAravinda makarandAbhiSikta caraNA |
mandAnilA kalita mandAra dAmabhiramandAbhirAma makuTA
mandAkinI javana bhindAna vAcamaravindAnanA dizatu me || 10 || zA ||
yatrAzayo lagati tatrAgajA bhavatu kutrApi nistula zukA
sutrAma kAla mukha satrAsakaprakara sutrANa kAri caraNA |
chatrAnilAtiraya pattrAbhibhirAma guNa mitrAmarI sama vadhUH
ku trAsahIna maNi citrAkRti sphurita putrAdi dAna nipuNA || 11 || zA ||
kUlAtigAmi bhaya tUlAvalijvalanakIlA nijastuti vidhA
kolAhalakSapita kAlAmarI kuzala kIlAla poSaNa ratA |
sthUlAkuce jalada nIlAkace kalita lIlA kadamba vipine
zUlAyudha praNati zIlA vibhAtu hRdi zailAdhirAja tanayA || 12 || zA ||
indhAna kIra maNibandhA bhave hRdayabandhA vatIva rasikA
sandhAvatI bhuvana sandhAraNe pyamRta sindhAvudAra nilayA |
gandhAnubhAva muhurandhAli pIta kaca bandhA samarpayatu me
zaM dhAma bhAnumapi rundhAna mAzu pada sandhAna mapyanugatA || 13 || zA ||
About This Stotram
Overview
The Devi Aswadhati (Amba Stuti) is a 13-verse Sanskrit hymn dedicated to Goddess Amba, a form of the Divine Mother. The first verse carries an attribution to the classical Sanskrit poet Kalidasa, though this attribution is not widely established in traditional bibliographies. The text belongs to the Shakta devotional tradition.
What are the benefits of chanting Devi Aswadhati?
- Recitation invokes the goddess Amba's blessings for protection and well-being.
- The text is used as a general stuti (praise hymn) in Devi worship, particularly for beginning or closing a puja session.
- Chanting is associated with cultivating devotion to the Divine Mother in her auspicious form.
- The poetic language of the hymn supports focused meditation on the goddess's form and attributes.
- Recitation during Navaratri or Devi-related observances is considered meritorious.
When is the best time to recite this?
Morning and evening worship sessions are appropriate occasions. Navaratri and other Devi festivals provide the most common liturgical context. There are no specific additional prescriptions known for this stotram.
What is the historical and traditional background?
The attribution to Kalidasa in the opening verse is stated within the text itself, but Kalidasa is not traditionally credited with composing specific Devi stotrams, and this attribution has not been verified in mainstream Sanskrit scholarship. The actual author and date of composition are unknown. The hymn belongs to the Shakta tradition, in which the Divine Mother is addressed under names such as Amba (mother), a form used across multiple regional and pan-Indian goddess traditions. The text's presence in devotional collections suggests its continued use in practice.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Devi Aparadha Kshamapana Stotram — another Sanskrit Devi stotram in the same Shakta devotional tradition.
- Devi Aparajita Stotram — a 28-verse hymn to the invincible form of Devi, related by shared goddess-worship context.
- Soundarya Lahari — an extended hymn to Devi attributed to Shankaracharya, representing the major literary tradition of goddess praise poetry in Sanskrit.