𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍀 𑌅𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌧 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌮𑌾𑌪𑌨 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍍
Devi Aparadha Kshamapana Stotram in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥
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Origin & Story
Ascribed to Adi Shankaracharya · Adi Shankaracharya · Classical
The Devi Aparadha Kshamapana Stotram is traditionally ascribed to Adi Shankaracharya. Adi Shankaracharya’s tender hymn begging the Divine Mother’s forgiveness — "I know no mantra, no yantra, no praise of You… yet whatever I have done amiss, O Mother, forgive, for there is no bad child though there be bad mothers never."
✦ As told in scripture
It is said that to recite the Devi Aparadha Kshamapana Stotram with a sincere and devoted heart is to draw near to the grace of the Lord, who never forsakes those who lovingly call upon Him.
The Mantra
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𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌗𑌣𑍇𑌶𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌮𑌃 । 𑍐 𑌕𑌞𑍍𑌜𑌮𑌨𑍋𑌹𑌰 𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌚𑌲𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌣𑌿 𑌨𑍂𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌹𑌂𑌸 𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌿𑌤𑍇 𑌕𑌞𑍍𑌜𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌦𑌿 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑍗𑌘𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍁𑌤 𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌵𑌿𑌸𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌰 𑌵𑍈𑌭𑌵𑍇 । 𑌮𑌞𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌳𑌵𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌮𑌯 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌕𑍀𑌰 𑌕𑍁𑌲𑍇𑌚𑌲𑌰𑌾𑌜 𑌸𑍁𑌕𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍇 𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌯 𑌹𑍇 𑌲𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌪𑌰𑌮𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌿 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌨𑌮𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌿𑌕𑍇 ॥ ௧॥ 𑌏𑌣𑌧𑌰𑍋𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌲 𑌫𑌾𑌲𑌤𑌲𑍋𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌸 𑌦𑍈𑌣𑌮𑌦𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌕 𑌸𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍇 𑌶𑍋𑌣𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌗 𑌵𑌿𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌤 𑌕𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍁𑌕 𑌸𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰𑌸𑍁𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌨 𑌶𑍋𑌭𑌿𑌤𑍇 । 𑌨𑍀𑌲𑌪𑌯𑍋𑌧𑌰 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌸𑍁𑌕𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌲 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌭𑍃𑌙𑍍𑌗 𑌕𑌦𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌕𑍇 𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌯 𑌹𑍇 𑌲𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌪𑌰𑌮𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌿 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌨𑌮𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌿𑌕𑍇 ॥ ௨॥ 𑌈𑌤𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌿𑌨𑌿 𑌭𑍀𑌤𑌿 𑌨𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌿 𑌦𑌾𑌨𑌵𑌹𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿 𑌦𑌯𑌾𑌪𑌰𑍇 𑌶𑍀𑌤𑌕𑌰𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌿𑌤 𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌨𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍂𑌷𑌿𑌤 𑌹𑍇𑌮𑌕𑌿𑌰𑍀𑌟 𑌸𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍇 । 𑌦𑍀𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌤𑌰𑌾𑌯𑍁𑌧 𑌭𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌰 𑌗𑌰𑍍𑌵 𑌨𑌿𑌹𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌿𑌕𑍇 𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌯 𑌹𑍇 𑌲𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌪𑌰𑌮𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌿 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌨𑌮𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌿𑌕𑍇 ॥ ௩॥ 𑌲𑌬𑍍𑌧𑌵𑌰𑍇𑌣 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌮𑍋𑌹𑌨 𑌦𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌲𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤 𑌮𑌹𑍇𑌷𑍁𑌣𑌾 𑌲𑌬𑍍𑌧𑌮𑌨𑍋𑌹𑌰 𑌸𑌾𑌲𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌣𑍍𑌣 𑌸𑍁𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌾𑌪𑌰𑌿 𑌪𑍂𑌜𑌿𑌤𑍇 । 𑌲𑌙𑍍𑌘𑌿𑌤𑌶𑌾𑌸𑌨 𑌦𑌾𑌨𑌵 𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌨 𑌦𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌯𑍁𑌧 𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌿𑌤𑍇 𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌯 𑌹𑍇 𑌲𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌪𑌰𑌮𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌿 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌨𑌮𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌿𑌕𑍇 ॥ ௪॥ 𑌹𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑍍𑌪𑌦 𑌭𑍂𑌷𑌿𑌤 𑌪𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌦𑌶𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰 𑌷𑍋𑌡𑌶𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌣 𑌸𑍁𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌤𑍇 𑌹𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑌤𑌿𑌹𑌾𑌦𑌿 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌮𑌨𑍁𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌿𑌰 𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌨𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌤 𑌦𑍀𑌪𑌿𑌕𑍇 । 𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌨𑌨 𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌶𑌿𑌤𑌯𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌦𑌰 𑌸𑌾𑌹𑌸𑌤𑍋𑌷𑌿𑌤𑍇 𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌯 𑌹𑍇 𑌲𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌪𑌰𑌮𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌿 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌨𑌮𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌿𑌕𑍇 ॥ ௫॥ 𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌲𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌵 𑌪𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌪𑌸𑌰𑍇𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁 𑌶𑌰𑌾𑌸𑌨 𑌪𑌾𑌶𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌕𑍁𑌶𑍇 𑌹𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌜𑌶𑌮𑍍𑌭𑍁 𑌮𑌹𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰 𑌪𑌾𑌦 𑌚𑌤𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌯 𑌮𑌞𑍍𑌚 𑌨𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌨𑌿 । 𑌹𑌂𑌸𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥 𑌮𑌹𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌿 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌿 𑌸𑌮𑍂𑌹𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌦𑍃𑌤 𑌵𑍈𑌭𑌵𑍇 𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌯 𑌹𑍇 𑌲𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌪𑌰𑌮𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌿 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌨𑌮𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌿𑌕𑍇 ॥ ௬॥ 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍍𑌕𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌵𑌨 𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌨 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿 𑌕𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌿 𑌮𑌨𑍋𑌹𑌰𑍇 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌮𑍃𑌣𑌾𑌲 𑌮𑌰𑌾𑌲𑌤𑍁𑌷𑌾𑌰 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌸𑍁𑌹𑌾𑌰 𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍂𑌷𑌿𑌤𑍇 । 𑌸𑌜𑍍𑌜𑌨𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤 𑌵𑌿𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌿 𑌶𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌰𑌿 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌨 𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌨 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌰𑍇 𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌯 𑌹𑍇 𑌲𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌪𑌰𑌮𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌿 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌨𑌮𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌿𑌕𑍇 ॥ ௭॥ 𑌕𑌞𑍍𑌜𑌦𑌳𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌞𑍍𑌜𑌨𑌿 𑌕𑍁𑌞𑍍𑌜𑌰 𑌗𑌾𑌮𑌿𑌨𑌿 𑌮𑌞𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌳 𑌭𑌾𑌷𑌿𑌤𑍇 𑌕𑍁𑌙𑍍𑌕𑍁𑌮𑌪𑌙𑍍𑌕 𑌵𑌿𑌲𑍇𑌪𑌨 𑌶𑍋𑌭𑌿𑌤 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌲𑌤𑍇 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌿 । 𑌦𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌤𑌙𑍍𑌗 𑌸𑍁𑌤𑌾𑌧𑍃𑌤𑌰𑌾𑌜𑍍𑌯 𑌭𑌰𑍇 𑌕𑌰𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌰𑌸 𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌧𑍇 𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌯 𑌹𑍇 𑌲𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌪𑌰𑌮𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌿 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌨𑌮𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌿𑌕𑍇 ॥ ௮॥ 𑌹𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌕𑌚𑌮𑍍𑌪𑌕 𑌪𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌜𑌕𑍇𑌤𑌕 𑌪𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌪𑌸𑍁𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌤 𑌕𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌲𑍇 𑌹𑌾𑌟𑌕 𑌭𑍂𑌧𑌰 𑌶𑍃𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌤 𑌸𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌿𑌰𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌨𑌿 । 𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬 𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌹𑌮𑍁𑌖𑍀𑌧𑍃𑌤 𑌸𑍈𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌭𑌰𑍇 𑌗𑌿𑌰𑌿𑌕𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍇 𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌯 𑌹𑍇 𑌲𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌪𑌰𑌮𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌿 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌨𑌮𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌿𑌕𑍇 ॥ ௯॥ 𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑌣𑌸𑍋𑌦𑌰 𑌸𑌾𑌦𑌰 𑌪𑍂𑌜𑌿𑌤 𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌯𑍁𑌗𑍇 𑌵𑌰𑌦𑍇𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍇 𑌲𑍋𑌹𑌮𑌯𑌾𑌦𑌿 𑌬𑌹𑍂𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌤 𑌸𑌾𑌲 𑌨𑌿𑌷𑌣𑍍𑌣 𑌬𑍁𑌧𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰 𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌤𑍇 । 𑌲𑍋𑌲𑌮𑌦𑌾𑌲𑌸 𑌲𑍋𑌚𑌨 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌿𑌤 𑌨𑍀𑌲𑌸𑌰𑍋𑌜 𑌸𑍁𑌮𑌾𑌲𑌿𑌕𑍇 𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌯 𑌹𑍇 𑌲𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌪𑌰𑌮𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌿 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌨𑌮𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌿𑌕𑍇 ॥ ௧௦॥ 𑌹𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑌿𑌤𑌿𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌜𑌪 𑌸𑍁𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌰 𑌸𑌾𑌧𑌕𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌸 𑌹𑌂𑌸𑌿𑌕𑍇 𑌹𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑍍𑌪𑌦 𑌶𑍀𑌤𑌕𑌰𑌾𑌨𑌨 𑌶𑍋𑌭𑌿𑌤 𑌹𑍇𑌮𑌲𑌤𑍇 𑌵𑌸𑍁𑌭𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍇 । 𑌹𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌦𑌤𑌮𑍋𑌗𑍁𑌣 𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌿𑌨𑌿 𑌪𑌾𑌶 𑌵𑌿𑌮𑍋𑌚𑌨𑌿 𑌮𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍇 𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌯 𑌹𑍇 𑌲𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌪𑌰𑌮𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌿 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌨𑌮𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌿𑌕𑍇 ॥ ௧௧॥ 𑌸𑌚𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌦𑌭𑍇𑌦 𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌾𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌣𑌿 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌸𑍀𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑌦𑌾𑌦𑍃𑌤𑍇 𑌸𑌦𑍍𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌶𑌾𑌲𑌿𑌨𑌿 𑌸𑌾𑌧𑍁𑌸𑌮𑌰𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌤 𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌯𑍁𑌗𑍇 𑌪𑌰𑌶𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌵𑌿 । 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍍 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌨 𑌦𑍀𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌤 𑌬𑌾𑌹𑍁𑌲𑌤𑌾𑌯𑍁𑌗 𑌶𑍋𑌭𑌿𑌤𑍇 𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌯 𑌹𑍇 𑌲𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌪𑌰𑌮𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌿 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌨𑌮𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌿𑌕𑍇 ॥ ௧௨॥ 𑌕𑌮𑍍𑌬𑍁𑌗𑌳𑍇 𑌵𑌰 𑌕𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰𑌦𑍇 𑌰𑌸 𑌰𑌞𑍍𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌪𑌾𑌦 𑌸𑌰𑍋𑌰𑍁𑌹𑍇 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌮𑌹𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌿𑌨𑌿 𑌕𑍋𑌮𑌲 𑌕𑍋𑌕𑌿𑌲 𑌭𑌾𑌷𑌿𑌣𑌿 𑌭𑍈𑌰𑌵𑌿 । 𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌤𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵 𑌮𑌨𑍋𑌹𑌰 𑌪𑍂𑌰𑌣 𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌲𑌤𑍇 𑌕𑌰𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌵𑍇 𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌯 𑌹𑍇 𑌲𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌪𑌰𑌮𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌿 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌨𑌮𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌿𑌕𑍇 ॥ ௧௩॥ 𑌲𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌕𑌶𑍋𑌭𑌿 𑌕𑌰𑍋𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌲 𑌕𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌣𑌕𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑍁𑌦𑍀𑌪𑌿𑌤 𑌦𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌮𑍁𑌖𑍇 𑌶𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌤𑌰 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌦𑌶𑌾𑌲𑌯 𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌦𑍃𑌤 𑌦𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌨𑍁𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌲𑍇 । 𑌕𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌤𑍁𑌰𑍋𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌿 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌿𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍇𑌶𑌿 𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌤𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌵𑌨𑍇 𑌭𑌵𑍇𑌤𑍍 𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌯 𑌹𑍇 𑌲𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌪𑌰𑌮𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌿 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌨𑌮𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌿𑌕𑍇 ॥ ௧௪॥ 𑌹𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑍍𑌪𑌦𑌲𑌾𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌤 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌯𑍋𑌦𑌧𑌿 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌥𑌨𑌜𑌾𑌤 𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌮𑍃𑌤𑍇 𑌹𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌹𑌾𑌨𑌿𑌲 𑌭𑍂𑌯𑌜𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌕 𑌖𑍇𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍁 𑌦𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌕𑌰𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌿𑌣𑌿 । 𑌹𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌜𑌰𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌰 𑌮𑌹𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰 𑌸𑌂𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌤 𑌵𑍈𑌭𑌵𑌶𑌾𑌲𑌿𑌨𑌿 𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌦𑍇 𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌯 𑌹𑍇 𑌲𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌪𑌰𑌮𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌿 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌨𑌮𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌿𑌕𑍇 ॥ ௧௫॥ 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌨𑌿 𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌲𑌸𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌰 𑌚𑌾𑌮𑌰𑌵𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌕𑌮𑌲𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌤𑍇 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌗𑍁𑌹𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌵 𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌿𑌤 𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌫𑌲𑍇 𑌭𑌵𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌵𑌿𑌲𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌨𑌿 । 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌵𑌶𑌿𑌨𑍀 𑌵𑌿𑌮𑌲𑌾𑌦𑌿 𑌸𑌦𑌾𑌨𑌤 𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌚𑌲𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌣𑌿 𑌨𑍂𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍇 𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌯 𑌹𑍇 𑌲𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌪𑌰𑌮𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌿 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌨𑌮𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌿𑌕𑍇 ॥ ௧௬॥ ॥ 𑌇𑌤𑌿 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌲𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌸𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰𑍀 𑌅𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌮𑌾𑌪𑌣𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌮𑍍 ॥
śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ | oṃ kañjamanohara pādacalanmaṇi nūpurahaṃsa virājite kañjabhavādi suraughapariṣṭuta lokavisṛtvara vaibhave | mañjul̤avāṅmaya nirjitakīra kulecalarāja sukanyake pālaya he lalitāparameśvari māmaparādhinamambike || 1|| eṇadharojvala phālatalollasa daiṇamadāṅka samanvite śoṇaparāga vicitrita kanduka sundarasustana śobhite | nīlapayodhara kālasukuntala nirjitabhṛṅga kadambake pālaya he lalitāparameśvari māmaparādhinamambike || 2|| ītivināśini bhīti nivāriṇi dānavahantri dayāpare śītakarāṅkita ratnavibhūṣita hemakirīṭa samanvite | dīptatarāyudha bhaṇḍamahāsura garva nihantri purāmbike pālaya he lalitāparameśvari māmaparādhinamambike || 3|| labdhavareṇa jagatrayamohana dakṣalatānta maheṣuṇā labdhamanohara sālaviṣaṇṇa sudehabhuvāpari pūjite | laṅghitaśāsana dānava nāśana dakṣamahāyudha rājite pālaya he lalitāparameśvari māmaparādhinamambike || 4|| hrīmpada bhūṣita pañcadaśākṣara ṣoḍaśavarṇa sudevate hrīmatihādi mahāmanumandira ratnavinirmita dīpike | hastivarānana darśitayuddha samādara sāhasatoṣite pālaya he lalitāparameśvari māmaparādhinamambike || 5|| hastalasannava puṣpasarekṣu śarāsana pāśamahāṅkuśe haryajaśambhu maheśvara pāda catuṣṭaya mañca nivāsini | haṃsapadārtha maheśvari yogi samūhasamādṛta vaibhave pālaya he lalitāparameśvari māmaparādhinamambike || 6|| sarvajagatkaraṇāvana nāśana kartri kapāli manohare svacchamṛṇāla marālatuṣāra samānasuhāra vibhūṣite | sajjanacitta vihāriṇi śaṅkari durjana nāśana tatpare pālaya he lalitāparameśvari māmaparādhinamambike || 7|| kañjadal̤ākṣi nirañjani kuñjara gāmini mañjul̤a bhāṣite kuṅkumapaṅka vilepana śobhita dehalate tripureśvari | divyamataṅga sutādhṛtarājya bhare karuṇārasa vāridhe pālaya he lalitāparameśvari māmaparādhinamambike || 8|| hallakacampaka paṅkajaketaka puṣpasugandhita kuntale hāṭaka bhūdhara śṛṅgavinirmita sundara mandiravāsini | hastimukhāmba varāhamukhīdhṛta sainyabhare girikanyake pālaya he lalitāparameśvari māmaparādhinamambike || 9|| lakṣmaṇasodara sādara pūjita pādayuge varadeśive lohamayādi bahūnnata sāla niṣaṇṇa budheśvara samyute | lolamadālasa locana nirjita nīlasaroja sumālike pālaya he lalitāparameśvari māmaparādhinamambike || 10|| hrīmitimantra mahājapa susthira sādhakamānasa haṃsike hrīmpada śītakarānana śobhita hemalate vasubhāsvare | hārdatamoguṇa nāśini pāśa vimocani mokṣasukhaprade pālaya he lalitāparameśvari māmaparādhinamambike || 11|| saccidabheda sukhāmṛtavarṣiṇi tattvamasīti sadādṛte sadguṇaśālini sādhusamarcita pādayuge paraśāmbavi | sarvajagat paripālana dīkṣita bāhulatāyuga śobhite pālaya he lalitāparameśvari māmaparādhinamambike || 12|| kambugal̤e vara kundarade rasa rañjitapāda saroruhe kāmamaheśvara kāmini komala kokila bhāṣiṇi bhairavi | cintitasarva manohara pūraṇa kalpalate karuṇārṇave pālaya he lalitāparameśvari māmaparādhinamambike || 13|| lastakaśobhi karojvala kaṅkaṇakānti sudīpita diṅmukhe śastatara tridaśālaya kārya samādṛta divyatanujvale | kaścaturobhuvi devipureśi bhavāni tavastavane bhavet pālaya he lalitāparameśvari māmaparādhinamambike || 14|| hrīmpadalāñcita mantrapayodadhi manthanajāta parāmṛte havyavahānila bhūyajamānaka khendu divākararūpiṇi | haryajarudra maheśvara saṃstuta vaibhavaśālini siddhide pālaya he lalitāparameśvari māmaparādhinamambike || 15|| śrīpuravāsini hastalasadvara cāmaravākkamalānute śrīguhapūrva bhavārjita puṇyaphale bhavamattavilāsini | śrīvaśinī vimalādi sadānata pādacalanmaṇi nūpure pālaya he lalitāparameśvari māmaparādhinamambike || 16|| || iti śrīlalitātripurasundarī aparādhakṣamāpaṇastotraṃ sampūrṇam ||
Meaning:Adi Shankaracharya’s tender hymn begging the Divine Mother’s forgiveness — "I know no mantra, no yantra, no praise of You… yet whatever I have done amiss, O Mother, forgive, for there is no bad child though there be bad mothers never."
Benefits of Chanting Devi Aparadha Kshamapana Stotram
Recitation of the Devi Aparadha Kshamapana Stotram is held to bring the grace, blessings and protection of the Divine Mother.
Cultivates devotion, calms the mind and steadies the heart in the Lord’s remembrance.
Most auspicious on Fridays, and during Navaratri and Fridays.
A short, melodious hymn that anyone can learn and recite daily with faith.
How to Chant Devi Aparadha Kshamapana Stotram
Bathe and sit facing east or north before an image of the deity. Light a lamp and recite the Devi Aparadha Kshamapana Stotram slowly and with devotion. It may be chanted daily, or especially during Navaratri and Fridays. Conclude with a prayer for grace and protection.
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