Devi Aswadhati (Amba Stuti)
Devi Aswadhati (Amba Stuti)
Devi Aswadhati (Amba Stuti)
devI ashvadhATI (ambA stuti)
(kAlidAsa kRRitam)
cheTI bhavannikhila kheTI kadambavana vATIShu nAki paTalI
koTIra chArutara koTI maNIkiraNa koTI karambita padA |
pATIragandhi kuchashATI kavitva paripATImagAdhipa sutA
ghoTIkhurAdadhika dhATImudAra mukha vITIrasena tanutAm || 1 || shA ||
dvaipAyana prabhRRiti shApAyudha tridiva sopAna dhUli charaNA
pApApaha svamanu jApAnulIna jana tApApanoda nipuNA |
nIpAlayA surabhi dhUpAlakA duritakUpAdudanchayatumAm
rUpAdhikA shikhari bhUpAla vaMshamaNi dIpAyitA bhagavatI || 2 || shA ||
yAlIbhi rAtmatanutAlInakRRitpriyaka pAlIShu khelati bhavA
vyAlI nakulyasita chUlI bharA charaNa dhUlI lasanmaNigaNA |
yAlI bhRRiti shravasi tAlI dalaM vahati yAlIka shobhi tilakA
sAlI karotu mama kAlI manaH svapada nAlIka sevana vidhau || 3 || shA ||
bAlAmRRitAMshu nibha phAlAmanA garuNa chelA nitamba phalake
kolAhala kShapita kAlAmarAkushala kIlAla shoShaNa raviH |
sthUlAkuche jalada nIlAkache kalita vIlA kadamba vipine
shUlAyudha praNati shIlA dadhAtu hRRidi shailAdhi rAja tanayA || 4 || shA ||
kambAvatIva saviDambA galena nava tumbAbha vINa savidhA
bimbAdharA vinata shambAyudhAdi nikurumbA kadamba vipine |
ambA kura~Nga madajambAla rochi riha lambAlakA dishatu me
shaM bAhuleya shashi bimbAbhi rAma mukha sambAdhitA stana bharA || 5 || shA ||
dAsAyamAna sumahAsA kadambavana vAsA kusumbha sumano
vAsA vipa~nchi kRRita rAsA vidhUta madhu mAsAravinda madhurA |
kAsAra sUna tati bhAsAbhirAma tanu rAsAra shIta karuNA
nAsA maNi pravara bhAsA shivA timira mAsAye duparatim || 6 || shA ||
nyaNkAkare vapuShi kaNkAla rakta puShi ka~NkAdi pakShi viShaye
tvaM kAmanA mayasi kiM kAraNaM hRRidaya pa~NkAri me hi girijAm |
shaNkAshilA nishita TaNkAyamAna pada sa~NkAshamAna sumano
jhaNkAri bhRRiNgatati maNkAnupeta shashi saNkAsha vaktra kamalAm || 7 || shA ||
jambhAri kumbhi pRRithu kumbhApahAsi kucha sambhAvya hAra latikA
rambhA karIndra kara dambhApahorugati DimbhAnura~njita padA |
shambhA udAra parirambhA~Nkurat pulaka dambhAnurAga pishunA
shaM bhAsurAbharaNa gumbhA sadA dishatu shumbhAsura praharaNA || 8 || shA ||
dAkShAyaNI danuja shikShA vidhau vikRRita dIkShA manohara guNA
bhikShAshino naTana vIkShA vinoda mukhi dakShAdhvara praharaNA |
vIkShAM vidhehi mayi dakShA svakIya jana pakShA vipakSha vimukhI
yakShesha sevita nirAkShepa shakti jaya lakShAvadhAna kalanA || 9 || shA ||
vandAru loka vara sandhAyinI vimala kundAvadAta radanA
bRRindAru bRRinda maNi bRRindAravinda makarandAbhiShikta charaNA |
mandAnilA kalita mandAra dAmabhiramandAbhirAma makuTA
mandAkinI javana bhindAna vAchamaravindAnanA dishatu me || 10 || shA ||
yatrAshayo lagati tatrAgajA bhavatu kutrApi nistula shukA
sutrAma kAla mukha satrAsakaprakara sutrANa kAri charaNA |
ChatrAnilAtiraya pattrAbhibhirAma guNa mitrAmarI sama vadhUH
ku trAsahIna maNi chitrAkRRiti sphurita putrAdi dAna nipuNA || 11 || shA ||
kUlAtigAmi bhaya tUlAvalijvalanakIlA nijastuti vidhA
kolAhalakShapita kAlAmarI kushala kIlAla poShaNa ratA |
sthUlAkuche jalada nIlAkache kalita lIlA kadamba vipine
shUlAyudha praNati shIlA vibhAtu hRRidi shailAdhirAja tanayA || 12 || shA ||
indhAna kIra maNibandhA bhave hRRidayabandhA vatIva rasikA
sandhAvatI bhuvana sandhAraNe pyamRRita sindhAvudAra nilayA |
gandhAnubhAva muhurandhAli pIta kacha bandhA samarpayatu me
shaM dhAma bhAnumapi rundhAna mAshu pada sandhAna mapyanugatA || 13 || shA ||
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.