Devi Aswadhati (Amba Stuti)
Devi Aswadhati (Amba Stuti)
Devi Aswadhati (Amba Stuti)
devī aśvadhāṭī (ambā stuti)
(kālidāsa kṛtam)
ceṭī bhavannikhila kheṭī kadambavana vāṭīṣu nāki paṭalī
koṭīra cārutara koṭī maṇīkiraṇa koṭī karambita padā |
pāṭīragandhi kucaśāṭī kavitva paripāṭīmagādhipa sutā
ghoṭīkhurādadhika dhāṭīmudāra mukha vīṭīrasena tanutām || 1 || śā ||
dvaipāyana prabhṛti śāpāyudha tridiva sopāna dhūli caraṇā
pāpāpaha svamanu jāpānulīna jana tāpāpanoda nipuṇā |
nīpālayā surabhi dhūpālakā duritakūpādudancayatumām
rūpādhikā śikhari bhūpāla vaṃśamaṇi dīpāyitā bhagavatī || 2 || śā ||
yālībhi rātmatanutālīnakṛtpriyaka pālīṣu khelati bhavā
vyālī nakulyasita cūlī bharā caraṇa dhūlī lasanmaṇigaṇā |
yālī bhṛti śravasi tālī dalaṃ vahati yālīka śobhi tilakā
sālī karotu mama kālī manaḥ svapada nālīka sevana vidhau || 3 || śā ||
bālāmṛtāṃśu nibha phālāmanā garuṇa celā nitamba phalake
kolāhala kṣapita kālāmarākuśala kīlāla śoṣaṇa raviḥ |
sthūlākuce jalada nīlākace kalita vīlā kadamba vipine
śūlāyudha praṇati śīlā dadhātu hṛdi śailādhi rāja tanayā || 4 || śā ||
kambāvatīva saviḍambā galena nava tumbābha vīṇa savidhā
bimbādharā vinata śambāyudhādi nikurumbā kadamba vipine |
ambā kuraṅga madajambāla roci riha lambālakā diśatu me
śaṃ bāhuleya śaśi bimbābhi rāma mukha sambādhitā stana bharā || 5 || śā ||
dāsāyamāna sumahāsā kadambavana vāsā kusumbha sumano
vāsā vipañci kṛta rāsā vidhūta madhu māsāravinda madhurā |
kāsāra sūna tati bhāsābhirāma tanu rāsāra śīta karuṇā
nāsā maṇi pravara bhāsā śivā timira māsāye duparatim || 6 || śā ||
nyaṅkākare vapuṣi kaṅkāla rakta puṣi kaṅkādi pakṣi viṣaye
tvaṃ kāmanā mayasi kiṃ kāraṇaṃ hṛdaya paṅkāri me hi girijām |
śaṅkāśilā niśita ṭaṅkāyamāna pada saṅkāśamāna sumano
jhaṅkāri bhṛṅgatati maṅkānupeta śaśi saṅkāśa vaktra kamalām || 7 || śā ||
jambhāri kumbhi pṛthu kumbhāpahāsi kuca sambhāvya hāra latikā
rambhā karīndra kara dambhāpahorugati ḍimbhānurañjita padā |
śambhā udāra parirambhāṅkurat pulaka dambhānurāga piśunā
śaṃ bhāsurābharaṇa gumbhā sadā diśatu śumbhāsura praharaṇā || 8 || śā ||
dākṣāyaṇī danuja śikṣā vidhau vikṛta dīkṣā manohara guṇā
bhikṣāśino naṭana vīkṣā vinoda mukhi dakṣādhvara praharaṇā |
vīkṣāṃ vidhehi mayi dakṣā svakīya jana pakṣā vipakṣa vimukhī
yakṣeśa sevita nirākṣepa śakti jaya lakṣāvadhāna kalanā || 9 || śā ||
vandāru loka vara sandhāyinī vimala kundāvadāta radanā
bṛndāru bṛnda maṇi bṛndāravinda makarandābhiṣikta caraṇā |
mandānilā kalita mandāra dāmabhiramandābhirāma makuṭā
mandākinī javana bhindāna vācamaravindānanā diśatu me || 10 || śā ||
yatrāśayo lagati tatrāgajā bhavatu kutrāpi nistula śukā
sutrāma kāla mukha satrāsakaprakara sutrāṇa kāri caraṇā |
chatrānilātiraya pattrābhibhirāma guṇa mitrāmarī sama vadhūḥ
ku trāsahīna maṇi citrākṛti sphurita putrādi dāna nipuṇā || 11 || śā ||
kūlātigāmi bhaya tūlāvalijvalanakīlā nijastuti vidhā
kolāhalakṣapita kālāmarī kuśala kīlāla poṣaṇa ratā |
sthūlākuce jalada nīlākace kalita līlā kadamba vipine
śūlāyudha praṇati śīlā vibhātu hṛdi śailādhirāja tanayā || 12 || śā ||
indhāna kīra maṇibandhā bhave hṛdayabandhā vatīva rasikā
sandhāvatī bhuvana sandhāraṇe pyamṛta sindhāvudāra nilayā |
gandhānubhāva muhurandhāli pīta kaca bandhā samarpayatu me
śaṃ dhāma bhānumapi rundhāna māśu pada sandhāna mapyanugatā || 13 || śā ||
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
This text is available in 14 scripts: devanagari, tamil, telugu, kannada, malayalam, gujarati, bengali, iast, gurmukhi, oriya, assamese, sinhala, itrans, hk. Use the script selector above to switch between them.
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.