Sri Kamakshi Stotram
Sri Kamakshi Stotram
zrI kAmAkSI stotram
kalpAnokahapuSpajAlavilasannIlAlakAM mAtRkAM
kAntAM kaJjadalekSaNAM kalimalapradhvaMsinIM kAlikAm |
kAJcInUpurahAradAmasubhagAM kAJcIpurInAyikAM
kAmAkSIM karikumbhasannibhakucAM vande mahezapriyAm || 1 ||
kAzAbhAM zukabhAsurAM pravilasatkozAtakI sannibhAM
candrArkAnalalocanAM surucirAlaGkArabhUSojjvalAm |
brahmazrIpativAsavAdimunibhiH saMsevitAGghridvayAM
kAmAkSIM gajarAjamandagamanAM vande mahezapriyAm || 2 ||
aiM klIM sauriti yAM vadanti munayastattvArtharUpAM parAM
vAcAmAdimakAraNaM hRdi sadA dhyAyanti yAM yoginaH |
bAlAM phAlavilocanAM navajapAvarNAM suSumnAzritAM
kAmAkSIM kalitAvataMsasubhagAM vande mahezapriyAm || 3 ||
yatpAdAmbujareNulezamanizaM labdhvA vidhatte vidhi-
-rvizvaM tatparipAti viSNurakhilaM yasyAH prasAdAcciram |
rudraH saMharati kSaNAttadakhilaM yanmAyayA mohitaH
kAmAkSImaticitracArucaritAM vande mahezapriyAm || 4 ||
sUkSmAtsUkSmatarAM sulakSitatanuM kSAntAkSarairlakSitAM
vIkSAzikSitarAkSasAM tribhuvanakSemaGkarImakSayAm |
sAkSAllakSaNalakSitAkSaramayIM dAkSAyaNIM sAkSiNIM
kAmAkSIM zubhalakSaNaiH sulalitAM vande mahezapriyAm || 5 ||
oGkArAGgaNadIpikAmupaniSatprAsAdapArAvatIM
AmnAyAmbudhicandrikAmaghatamaHpradhvaMsahaMsaprabhAm |
kAJcIpaTTaNapaJjarAntarazukIM kAruNyakallolinIM
kAmAkSIM zivakAmarAjamahiSIM vande mahezapriyAm || 6 ||
hrIGkArAtmakavarNamAtrapaThanAdaindrIM zriyaM tanvatIM
cinmAtrAM bhuvanezvarImanudinaM bhikSApradAnakSamAm |
vizvAghaughanivAriNIM vimalinIM vizvambharAM mAtRkAM
kAmAkSIM paripUrNacandravadanAM vande mahezapriyAm || 7 ||
vAgdevIti ca yAM vadanti munayaH kSIrAbdhikanyeti ca
kSoNIbhRttanayeti ca zrutigiro yAM Amananti sphuTam |
ekAnekaphalapradAM bahuvidhA''kArAstanUstanvatIM
kAmAkSIM sakalArtibhaJjanaparAM vande mahezapriyAm || 8 ||
mAyAmAdimakAraNaM trijagatAmArAdhitAGghridvayAM
AnandAmRtavArirAzinilayAM vidyAM vipazciddhiyAm |
mAyAmAnuSarUpiNIM maNilasanmadhyAM mahAmAtRkAM
kAmAkSIM karirAjamandagamanAM vande mahezapriyAm || 9 ||
kAntA kAmadughA karIndragamanA kAmArivAmAGkagA
kalyANI kalitAvatArasubhagA kastUrikAcarcitA
kampAtIrarasAlamUlanilayA kAruNyakallolinI
kalyANAni karotu me bhagavatI kAJcIpurIdevatA || 10 ||
iti zrI kAmAkSI stotram |
About This Stotram
Overview
Sri Kamakshi Stotram is a Sanskrit hymn in 10 verses dedicated to Goddess Kamakshi, the principal deity of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu. It praises her as the consort of Lord Shiva and invokes her as the destroyer of sins, bestower of boons, and the embodiment of divine compassion. The text belongs to the Shakta devotional tradition.
What are the benefits of chanting Sri Kamakshi Stotram?
- Recitation is said to remove obstacles and accumulated sins.
- Devotees chant it to seek fulfillment of wishes and desires.
- It is used to invoke the Goddess's protective grace.
- Regular chanting is associated with spiritual purification.
- It is recited for inner peace and removal of suffering.
When is the best time to recite this?
Sri Kamakshi Stotram is recited during daily morning and evening puja. It is especially popular during Navaratri, Fridays, and at the Kanchi Kamakoti temple during festival seasons.
Historical and traditional background
The stotram belongs to the Shakta tradition centered on the worship of Kamakshi, one of the three principal forms of Adi Shakti alongside Meenakshi and Visalakshi. The Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham is one of the oldest Shakti Peethas in India. The authorship of this particular stotram is not documented; such short devotional hymns often circulated anonymously within temple traditions. Its ten verses follow the style of later Sanskrit devotional poetry.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Sri Lalita Sahasranama — the most widely recited thousand-name hymn of the Goddess in the Shakta tradition, closely related in devotional practice.
- Sri Meenakshi Stotram — another hymn to a form of the Goddess enshrined in a major South Indian temple, Madurai.