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Bhavani Ashtakam

భవాన్యష్టకమ్

Bhavani Ashtakam is a traditional Devi devotional reading. This page presents the full text of the linked Wikisource edition, with Telugu and IAST transliterations.

తెలుగు देवनागरी English (IAST)

na tāto na mātā na bandhurna dātā na putro na putrī na bhṛtyo na bhartā| na jāyā na vidyā na vṛttirmamaiva gatistvaṃ gatistvaṃ tvamekā bhavāni ||1|| bhavābdhāvapāre mahāduḥkhabhīru papāta prakāmī pralobhī pramattaḥ| kusaṃsārapāśaprabaddhaḥ sadāhaṃ gatistvaṃ gatistvaṃ tvamekā bhavāni ||2|| na jānāmi dānaṃ na ca dhyānayogaṃ na jānāmi tantraṃ na ca stotramantram| na jānāmi pūjāṃ na ca nyāsayogam gatistvaṃ gatistvaṃ tvamekā bhavāni ||3|| na jānāmi puṇyaṃ na jānāmi tīrthaṃ na jānāmi muktiṃ layaṃ vā kadācit| na jānāmi bhaktiṃ vrataṃ vāpi mātargatistvaṃ gatistvaṃ tvamekā bhavāni ||4|| kukarmī kusaṅgī kubuddhiḥ kudāsaḥ kulācārahīnaḥ kadācāralīnaḥ| kudṛṣṭiḥ kuvākyaprabandhaḥ sadāham gatistvaṃ gatistvaṃ tvamekā bhavāni ||5|| prajeśaṃ rameśaṃ maheśaṃ sureśaṃ dineśaṃ niśītheśvaraṃ vā kadācit| na jānāmi cānyat sadāhaṃ śaraṇye gatistvaṃ gatistvaṃ tvamekā bhavāni ||6|| vivāde viṣāde pramāde pravāse jale cānale parvate śatrumadhye| araṇye śaraṇye sadā māṃ prapāhi gatistvaṃ gatistvaṃ tvamekā bhavāni ||7|| anātho daridro jarārogayukto mahākṣīṇadīnaḥ sadā jāḍyavaktraḥ| vipattau praviṣṭaḥ pranaṣṭaḥ sadāham gatistvaṃ gatistvaṃ tvamekā bhavāni ||8|| iti śrīmacchaḍa़karācāryakṛtaṃ bhavānyaṣṭakaṃ sampūrṇam|

Reading & reflection

This hymn addresses Devi through devotional names and imagery. Begin with a quiet breath, read one verse at a time, and leave a short pause between stanzas.

Text edition & attribution

Complete text of भवान्यष्टकम् on Sanskrit Wikisource, revision 35918, contributed by Wikisource editors. Text and generated transliterations are shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Changes: interface material removed, spacing normalized, and Telugu and IAST transliterations generated. The source may contain transcription variants; automated transliterations have not been independently proofread. No source verses have been intentionally shortened.