Sri Kamakshi Stotram
Sri Kamakshi Stotram
Sri Kamakshi Stotram
shrI kAmAkShI stotram
kalpAnokahapuShpajAlavilasannIlAlakAM mAtRRikAM
kAntAM ka~njadalekShaNAM kalimalapradhvaMsinIM kAlikAm |
kAnchInUpurahAradAmasubhagAM kAnchIpurInAyikAM
kAmAkShIM karikumbhasannibhakuchAM vande maheshapriyAm || 1 ||
kAshAbhAM shukabhAsurAM pravilasatkoshAtakI sannibhAM
chandrArkAnalalochanAM suruchirAla~NkArabhUShojjvalAm |
brahmashrIpativAsavAdimunibhiH saMsevitA~NghridvayAM
kAmAkShIM gajarAjamandagamanAM vande maheshapriyAm || 2 ||
aiM klIM sauriti yAM vadanti munayastattvArtharUpAM parAM
vAchAmAdimakAraNaM hRRidi sadA dhyAyanti yAM yoginaH |
bAlAM phAlavilochanAM navajapAvarNAM suShumnAshritAM
kAmAkShIM kalitAvataMsasubhagAM vande maheshapriyAm || 3 ||
yatpAdAmbujareNuleshamanishaM labdhvA vidhatte vidhi-
-rvishvaM tatparipAti viShNurakhilaM yasyAH prasAdAchchiram |
rudraH saMharati kShaNAttadakhilaM yanmAyayA mohitaH
kAmAkShImatichitrachArucharitAM vande maheshapriyAm || 4 ||
sUkShmAtsUkShmatarAM sulakShitatanuM kShAntAkSharairlakShitAM
vIkShAshikShitarAkShasAM tribhuvanakShema~NkarImakShayAm |
sAkShAllakShaNalakShitAkSharamayIM dAkShAyaNIM sAkShiNIM
kAmAkShIM shubhalakShaNaiH sulalitAM vande maheshapriyAm || 5 ||
oNkArANgaNadIpikAmupaniShatprAsAdapArAvatIM
AmnAyAmbudhichandrikAmaghatamaHpradhvaMsahaMsaprabhAm |
kAnchIpaTTaNapanjarAntarashukIM kAruNyakallolinIM
kAmAkShIM shivakAmarAjamahiShIM vande maheshapriyAm || 6 ||
hrI~NkArAtmakavarNamAtrapaThanAdaindrIM shriyaM tanvatIM
chinmAtrAM bhuvaneshvarImanudinaM bhikShApradAnakShamAm |
vishvAghaughanivAriNIM vimalinIM vishvambharAM mAtRRikAM
kAmAkShIM paripUrNachandravadanAM vande maheshapriyAm || 7 ||
vAgdevIti cha yAM vadanti munayaH kShIrAbdhikanyeti cha
kShoNIbhRRittanayeti cha shrutigiro yAM Amananti sphuTam |
ekAnekaphalapradAM bahuvidhA.a.akArAstanUstanvatIM
kAmAkShIM sakalArtibha~njanaparAM vande maheshapriyAm || 8 ||
mAyAmAdimakAraNaM trijagatAmArAdhitA~NghridvayAM
AnandAmRRitavArirAshinilayAM vidyAM vipashchiddhiyAm |
mAyAmAnuSharUpiNIM maNilasanmadhyAM mahAmAtRRikAM
kAmAkShIM karirAjamandagamanAM vande maheshapriyAm || 9 ||
kAntA kAmadughA karIndragamanA kAmArivAmA~NkagA
kalyANI kalitAvatArasubhagA kastUrikAcharchitA
kampAtIrarasAlamUlanilayA kAruNyakallolinI
kalyANAni karotu me bhagavatI kA~nchIpurIdevatA || 10 ||
iti shrI kAmAkShI 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.