ਧੂਮਾਵਤੀ ਸ੍ਤੋਤ੍ਰਮ੍ (ਧੂਮਾਵਤ੍ਯਸ਼੍ਟਕਮ੍)
Dhumavati Stotram (Dhumavatyashtakam) in Punjabi (Gurmukhi) · ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
ਆਪਣੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ/ਲਿਪੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਪੜ੍ਹੋ
ਉਤਪਤੀ ਅਤੇ ਕਥਾ
Tantric Shakta tradition; preserved in the Shaktapramoda and Mantramaharnava compilations · Traditional (anonymous); transmitted in the Mahavidya / Dhumavati tantras · Medieval Tantric period
Dhumavati arose, according to one well-known account, when Sati, unable to bear hunger, swallowed Shiva himself; when he asked to be released, she emerged from the smoke as the widow-goddess, ever hungry and inauspicious in worldly terms yet supremely wise. As the seventh Mahavidya she embodies the great void that remains when all forms dissolve. The Dhumavatyashtakam is the principal hymn used in her worship, invoking her fierce, smoky form to drive away every danger.
✦ ਸ਼ਾਸਤਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਦੱਸੇ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ
Devotees and tantric texts hold that sincere recitation of the Dhumavatyashtakam during times of crisis can dispel seemingly hopeless misfortune — turning away enemies, lawsuits, disease and poverty — for the hymn itself promises that gods, demons and even wild beasts flee at its mere remembrance, leaving the devotee in peace.
ਅਰਥ ਸਹਿਤ ਪੂਰਾ ਪਾਠ
ਕਿਸੇ ਵੀ ਪੰਗਤੀ ਜਾਂ ▶ ਬਟਨ ਨੂੰ ਛੂਹ ਕੇ ਸੁਣੋ
ਪ੍ਰਾਤਰ੍ਯਾਸ੍ਯਾਤ੍ ਕੁਮਾਰੀ ਕੁਸੁਮਕਲਿਕਯਾ ਜਾਪਮਾਲਾਂ ਜਪਨ੍ਤੀ ਮਧ੍ਯਾਹ੍ਨੇ ਪ੍ਰੌਢਰੂਪਾ ਵਿਕਸਿਤਵਦਨਾ ਚਾਰੁਨੇਤ੍ਰਾ ਨਿਸ਼ਾਯਾਮ੍। ਸਨ੍ਧ੍ਯਾਯਾਂ ਵ੍ਰਿਦ੍ਧਰੂਪਾ ਗਲਿਤਕੁਚਯੁਗਾ ਮੁਣ੍ਡਮਾਲਾਂ ਵਹਨ੍ਤੀ ਸਾ ਦੇਵੀ ਦੇਵਦੇਵੀ ਤ੍ਰਿਭੁਵਨਜਨਨੀ ਕਾਲਿਕਾਪਾਤੁ ਯੁਸ਼੍ਮਾਨ੍॥੧॥
Prātar yāsyāt kumārī kusumakalikayā jāpamālāṁ japantī madhyāhne prauḍharūpā vikasitavadanā cārunetrā niśāyām। sandhyāyāṁ vṛddharūpā galitakucayugā muṇḍamālāṁ vahantī sā devī devadevī tribhuvanajananī kālikā pātu yuṣmān॥1॥
ਅਰਥ:At dawn she is a young maiden turning her rosary; at midday she is full-grown with a radiant face and lovely eyes; at dusk she is aged, with sagging breasts, wearing a garland of skulls — may that Goddess of gods, Mother of the three worlds, Kalika (Dhumavati), protect you all.
ਬਦ੍ਧ੍ਵਾ ਖਟ੍ਵਾਙ੍ਗਕੋਟੌ ਕਪਿਲਵਰਜਟਾਮਣ੍ਡਲਂ ਪਦ੍ਮਯੋਨੇਃ ਕ੍ਰਿਤ੍ਵਾ ਦੈਤ੍ਯੋਤ੍ਤਮਾਙ੍ਗੈਃ ਸ੍ਰਜਮੁਰਸਿ ਸ਼ਿਰਸ਼੍ਸ਼ੇਖਰਂ ਤਾਰ੍ਕ੍ਸ਼੍ਯਪਕ੍ਸ਼ੈਃ। ਪੂਰ੍ਣਂ ਰਕ੍ਤੈਃ ਸੁਰਾਣਾਂ ਯਮਮਹਿਸ਼ਮਹਾਸ਼੍ਰਿਙ੍ਗਮਾਦਾਯ ਪਾਣੌ ਪਾਯਾਦ੍ਵੋ ਵਨ੍ਦ੍ਯਮਾਨਃ ਪ੍ਰਲਯਮੁਦਿਤਯਾ ਭੈਰਵਃ ਕਾਲਰਾਤ੍ਰ੍ਯਾਮ੍॥੨॥
Baddhvā khaṭvāṅgakoṭau kapilavarajaṭāmaṇḍalaṁ padmayoneḥ kṛtvā daityottamāṅgaiḥ srajam urasi śiraśśekharaṁ tārkṣyapakṣaiḥ। pūrṇaṁ raktaiḥ surāṇāṁ yamamahiṣamahāśṛṅgam ādāya pāṇau pāyādvo vandyamānaḥ pralayamuditayā bhairavaḥ kālarātryām॥2॥
ਅਰਥ:With the matted locks of Brahma bound atop his khatvanga staff, wearing a garland of demons' heads upon his chest and a crest of Garuda's feathers, holding in his hand the great horn of Yama's buffalo brimming with the blood of the gods — may the fierce Bhairava, worshipped and delighted at the time of dissolution, protect you on the night of Kalaratri.
ਚਰ੍ਵਨ੍ਤੀਮਸ੍ਥਿਖਣ੍ਡਂ ਪ੍ਰਕਟਕਟਕਟਾਸ਼ਬ੍ਦਸਙ੍ਘਾਤਮੁਗ੍ਰਂ ਕੁਰ੍ਵਾਣਿ ਪ੍ਰੇਤਮਧ੍ਯੇ ਕਹਹਕਹਕਹਾਹਾਸ੍ਯਮੁਗ੍ਰਂ ਕ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਾਙ੍ਗੀ। ਨਿਤ੍ਯਂ ਨਿਤ੍ਯਪ੍ਰਸਕ੍ਤਾਂ ਡਮਰੁਡਿਮਡਿਮਾਂ ਸ੍ਫਾਰਯਨ੍ਤੀਂ ਮੁਖਾਬ੍ਜਂ ਪਾਯਾਨ੍ਨਸ਼੍ਚਣ੍ਡਿਕੇਯਂ ਝਝਮਝਮਝਮਾ ਜਲ੍ਪਮਾਨਾ ਭ੍ਰਮਨ੍ਤੀ॥੩॥
Carvantīm asthikhaṇḍaṁ prakaṭakaṭakaṭāśabdasaṅghātam ugraṁ kurvāṇi pretamadhye kahahakahakahāhāsyam ugraṁ kṛśāṅgī। nityaṁ nityaprasaktāṁ ḍamaruḍimaḍimāṁ sphārayantīṁ mukhābjaṁ pāyānnaś caṇḍikeyaṁ jhajhamajhamajhamā jalpamānā bhramantī॥3॥
ਅਰਥ:Thin-bodied, crunching pieces of bone with a loud crackling sound, laughing terribly 'kahaha-kahakaha' amid the ghosts, ever absorbed, sounding her damaru with a 'dima-dima' beat and opening wide her lotus-face, wandering and muttering 'jhama-jhama' — may this Chandika protect us.
ਵਾਮੇ ਕਰ੍ਣੇ ਮ੍ਰਿਗਾਙ੍ਕਂ ਪ੍ਰਲਯਪਰਿਗਤਂ ਦਕ੍ਸ਼ਿਣੇ ਸੂਰ੍ਯਬਿਮ੍ਬਂ ਕਣ੍ਠੇ ਨਕ੍ਸ਼ਤ੍ਰਹਾਰਂ ਵਰਵਿਕਟਜਟਾਜੂਟਕੇ ਮੁਣ੍ਡਮਾਲਾਮ੍। ਸ੍ਕਨ੍ਧੇ ਕ੍ਰਿਤ੍ਵੋਰਗੇਨ੍ਦ੍ਰਧ੍ਵਜਨਿਕਰਯੁਤਂ ਬ੍ਰਹ੍ਮਕਙ੍ਕਾਲਭਾਰਂ ਸਂਹਾਰੇ ਧਾਰਯਨ੍ਤੀ ਮਮ ਹਰਤੁ ਭਯਂ ਭਦ੍ਰਦਾ ਭਦ੍ਰਕਾਲੀ॥੪॥
Vāme karṇe mṛgāṅkaṁ pralayaparigataṁ dakṣiṇe sūryabimbaṁ kaṇṭhe nakṣatrahāraṁ varavikaṭajaṭājūṭake muṇḍamālām। skandhe kṛtvoragendradhvajanikarayutaṁ brahmakaṅkālabhāraṁ saṁhāre dhārayantī mama haratu bhayaṁ bhadradā bhadrakālī॥4॥
ਅਰਥ:With the moon at her left ear and the dissolution-bound sun at her right, a necklace of stars at her throat, a garland of skulls upon her fearsome matted crown, bearing upon her shoulders the great serpent-banner and the skeletal weight of Brahma — may the welfare-giving Bhadrakali, who upholds all in dissolution, take away my fear.
ਧੂਮਾਵਤ੍ਯਸ਼੍ਟਕਂ ਪੁਣ੍ਯਂ ਸਰ੍ਵਾਪਦ੍ਵਿਨਿਵਾਰਕਮ੍। ਯਃ ਪਠੇਤ੍ ਸਾਧਕੋ ਭਕ੍ਤ੍ਯਾ ਸਿਦ੍ਧਿਂ ਵਿਨ੍ਦਤਿ ਵਾਞ੍ਛਿਤਾਮ੍॥੫॥
Dhūmāvatyaṣṭakaṁ puṇyaṁ sarvāpadvinivārakam। yaḥ paṭhet sādhako bhaktyā siddhiṁ vindati vāñchitām॥5॥
ਅਰਥ:This sacred Dhumavati Ashtakam wards off every calamity; the devotee who recites it with devotion obtains his cherished accomplishment. In great danger, great terror, great disease and great battle; in driving away enemies, in subjugation and bewildering of beings — whoever recites this hymn, O Goddess, gains success everywhere. Gods, demons, gandharvas, yakshas, rakshasas, serpents, lions, tigers and all such — merely by the remembrance of this hymn — flee far, far away; how much more then ordinary men and creatures. By this hymn, O Lord of gods, what cannot be accomplished on earth? Complete peace results, and in the end one attains liberation.
ਮਹਾਪਦਿ ਮਹਾਘੋਰੇ ਮਹਾਰੋਗੇ ਮਹਾਰਣੇ। ਸ਼ਤ੍ਰੂਚ੍ਚਾਟੇ ਮਾਰਣਾਦੌ ਜਨ੍ਤੂਨਾਂ ਮੋਹਨੇ ਤਥਾ॥੬॥
Mahāpadi mahāghore mahāroge mahāraṇe। śatrūccāṭe māraṇādau jantūnāṁ mohane tathā॥6॥
ਪਠੇਤ੍ ਸ੍ਤੋਤ੍ਰਮਿਦਂ ਦੇਵਿ ਸਰ੍ਵਤ੍ਰ ਸਿਦ੍ਧਿਭਾਗ੍ਭਵੇਤ੍। ਦੇਵਦਾਨਵਗਨ੍ਧਰ੍ਵਾ ਯਕ੍ਸ਼ਰਾਕ੍ਸ਼ਸਪਨ੍ਨਗਾਃ॥੭॥
Paṭhet stotram idaṁ devi sarvatra siddhibhāg bhavet। devadānavagandharvā yakṣarākṣasapannagāḥ॥7॥
ਸਿਂਹਵ੍ਯਾਘ੍ਰਾਦਿਕਾਸ੍ਸਰ੍ਵੇ ਸ੍ਤੋਤ੍ਰਸ੍ਮਰਣਮਾਤ੍ਰਤਃ। ਦੂਰਾਦ੍ਦੂਰਤਰਂ ਯਾਨ੍ਤਿ ਕਿਂ ਪੁਨਰ੍ਮਾਨੁਸ਼ਾਦਯਃ॥੮॥
Siṁhavyāghrādikāssarve stotrasmaraṇamātrataḥ। dūrāddūrataraṁ yānti kiṁ punar mānuṣādayaḥ॥8॥
ਸ੍ਤੋਤ੍ਰੇਣਾਨੇਨ ਦੇਵੇਸ਼ਿ ਕਿਂ ਨ ਸਿਦ੍ਧ੍ਯਤਿ ਭੂਤਲੇ। ਸਰ੍ਵਸ਼ਾਨ੍ਤਿਰ੍ਭਵੇਦ੍ਦੇਵਿ ਹ੍ਯਨ੍ਤੇ ਨਿਰ੍ਵਾਣਤਾਂ ਵ੍ਰਜੇਤ੍॥੯॥
Stotreṇānena deveśi kiṁ na siddhyati bhūtale। sarvaśāntir bhaved devi hyante nirvāṇatāṁ vrajet॥9॥
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਸ਼ਬਦ ਅਰਥ
ਉਚਾਰਨ ਸੁਣਨ ਲਈ ਕਿਸੇ ਵੀ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਉੱਤੇ ਕਲਿੱਕ ਕਰੋ
Dhumavati Stotram (Dhumavatyashtakam) ਪਾਠ ਦੇ ਲਾਭ
Wards off all calamities, accidents and great dangers (sarva-apad-nivaraka), as the hymn itself declares
Drives away enemies, evil spirits, ghosts and negative forces by mere remembrance
Grants protection in lawsuits, debts, disease, poverty and times of crisis — Dhumavati is the remover of misfortune
Fulfils the sincere devotee's cherished desires and grants tantric siddhis
Bestows deep detachment (vairagya) and freedom from worldly craving
Brings ultimate peace of mind and, in the end, liberation (nirvana)
Dhumavati Stotram (Dhumavatyashtakam) ਪਾਠ ਵਿਧੀ
Dhumavati is a fierce Mahavidya traditionally worshipped outside the home, at night, or in cremation grounds, and often for nivritti (cessation of trouble) rather than worldly gain. Bathe and sit facing a chosen direction with a simple offering (she is the 'widow' goddess and is offered plain or pungent items rather than sweets or flowers of luxury). Light a lamp, invoke her with reverence, and recite the eight verses with concentration, followed by the phala-shruti. It is best learned and practised under the guidance of a qualified guru. Householders seeking only auspiciousness may simply recite it with devotion for protection and removal of obstacles.
ਅਕਸਰ ਪੁੱਛੇ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਸਵਾਲ
ਇਹ ਵੀ ਪੜ੍ਹੋ
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ਪੂਰਾ Dhumavati Stotram (Dhumavatyashtakam) ਸ਼ਲੋਕ-ਦਰ-ਸ਼ਲੋਕ ਅਰਥ ਸਹਿਤ ਪੜ੍ਹੋ, ਜਾਂ ਹੋਰ ਪਵਿੱਤਰ ਪਾਠ ਵੇਖੋ