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Kamakhya Stotram

Kamakhya Stotram in English · English

🕉️ hindu·📿 9× repetitions·🕐 During Navaratri, the Ambubachi Mela, on Tuesdays/Fridays, and at dawn·📜 Yogini Tantra (Kamakhya stotra literature)

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✦ Meaning

The Kamakhya Stotram is a devotional hymn to Goddess Kamakhya, the presiding deity of the Kamakhya Temple on the Nilachala Hill in Guwahati, Assam — one of the most revered Shakti Peethas and a great centre of Tantra. Each verse hails the Goddess as Kameshwari, the sovereign of desire and the all-pervading Mother, and closes with 'Kameshwari namo'stu te'. It concludes with the famous pranama mantras invoking her as the boon-giving Mother of all the worlds, dwelling on the Blue Mountain.

Origin & Story

Yogini Tantra (Kamakhya stotra literature) · Traditional — Tantric tradition · Tantric era

Kamakhya is the great Goddess of the Kamarupa region, enshrined on Nilachala (the Blue Hill) where, according to the Shakti Peetha tradition, the yoni of Sati fell when her body was scattered across the land. The temple has no image of the deity but a natural cleft in the rock worshipped as the Yoni — the creative womb of the cosmos — kept moist by an underground spring. Hymns such as this Kamakhya Stotram, drawn from the Yogini Tantra and allied Tantric texts, praise her as Kameshwari, the sovereign of desire, and as the all-pervading Mother of the worlds.

✦ As told in scripture

Each year during the Ambubachi Mela the spring at Kamakhya is said to turn red, taken by devotees as the sign of the Mother's life-giving power; pilgrims from across India gather to receive her grace, and those who recite her stotram and pranama mantra with faith are believed to be blessed with the fulfilment of long-held desires and the removal of barrenness and misfortune.

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Complete Text with Meaning

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Verse 1

jaya kameshi chamunde jaya bhutapaharini | jaya sarvagate devi kameshwari namo'stu te ||1||

Meaning:Hail Kameshi, hail Chamunda, hail remover of afflictions; hail all-pervading Goddess — O Kameshwari, salutations to you!

Verse 2

vishvamurte shubhe shuddhe virupakshi trilochane | bhima-rupe shive vidye kameshwari namo'stu te ||2||

Meaning:O one whose form is the universe, auspicious and pure, three-eyed with the uneven eye; fearsome in form, gracious, the embodiment of sacred knowledge — O Kameshwari, salutations to you!

Verse 3

malajaye jaye jambhe bhutakshi kshubhite'kshaye | maha-maye maheshani kameshwari namo'stu te ||3||

Meaning:O victorious one, conqueror of demons, of formidable eyes, ever-agitating the wicked yet imperishable; O great Maya, supreme sovereign — O Kameshwari, salutations to you!

Verse 4

bhimakshi bhishane devi sarva-bhuta-bhayankari | kali cha vikarali cha kameshwari namo'stu te ||4||

Meaning:O Goddess of terrible eyes and awesome form, who strikes fear into every malignant being, you who are Kali and Vikarali — O Kameshwari, salutations to you!

Verse 5

kali karala-vikrante kameshwari hara-priye | sarva-shastra-sara-bhute kameshwari namo'stu te ||5||

Meaning:O Kali of dreadful prowess, beloved of Hara, the very essence of all scriptures — O Kameshwari, salutations to you!

Verse 6

kama-rupa-pradipe cha nila-kuta-nivasini | nishumbha-shumbha-mathani kameshwari namo'stu te ||6||

Meaning:O lamp of Kamarupa, dweller on the Blue Hill, destroyer of Shumbha and Nishumbha — O Kameshwari, salutations to you!

Verse 7

kamakhye varade devi nila-parvata-vasini | tvam devi jagatam mata yoni-mudre namo'stu te ||

Meaning:O Kamakhya, granter of boons, dweller on the Blue Mountain; you, O Goddess, are the Mother of all the worlds, O Goddess of the creative Yoni-mudra, salutations to you!

Verse 8

kamakhye kama-sampanne kameshwari hara-priye | kamanam dehi me nityam kameshwari namo'stu te ||

Meaning:O Kamakhya, full of all that is desired, beloved of Hara, grant me always the fulfilment of my righteous desires — O Kameshwari, salutations to you!

Word-by-Word Meaning

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jaya🔊Victory to you / hail

kameshi🔊O Kameshi — mistress of desire and fulfilment

chamunde🔊O Chamunda — slayer of the demons Chanda and Munda

bhutapaharini🔊Remover of evil spirits and afflictions

sarvagate🔊O all-pervading one

kameshwari namo'stu te🔊O Kameshwari (sovereign goddess of desire), salutations to you — the refrain of the hymn

vishvamurte🔊O one whose form is the entire universe

virupakshi trilochane🔊O three-eyed one with the uneven (Shiva-like) eye

bhima-rupe shive vidye🔊O fearsome-formed, auspicious one, embodiment of sacred knowledge

maha-maye maheshani🔊O great cosmic power, supreme sovereign goddess

sarva-bhuta-bhayankari🔊Striking terror into all malignant beings (yet protecting devotees)

kali cha vikarali cha🔊You are Kali and Vikarali (the terrible one)

hara-priye🔊O beloved of Hara (Shiva)

sarva-shastra-sara-bhute🔊The very essence of all the scriptures

nila-kuta-nivasini🔊Dweller on the Nilachala (Blue Hill) of Kamarupa

nishumbha-shumbha-mathani🔊Destroyer of the demons Shumbha and Nishumbha

kamakhye🔊O Kamakhya — she who is named by Desire / fulfiller of desires

varade🔊O bestower of boons

nila-parvata-vasini🔊Resident of the Nila (Blue) Mountain in Assam

yoni-mudre🔊O Goddess of the Yoni-mudra — the creative womb of the universe

kamanam dehi me nityam🔊Grant me always (the fulfilment of) my righteous desires

Benefits of Chanting Kamakhya Stotram

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Invokes Kamakhya Devi, the Mother of the great Shakti Peetha of Assam

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The concluding pranama mantra is chanted to seek the fulfilment of righteous desires (kamana)

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Believed to grant fertility, family well-being and the blessings of the Mother's creative power

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Removes negative influences, evil spirits and obstacles (bhutapaharini)

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Hailed as the essence of all scriptures (sarva-shastra-sara-bhute) — a complete Devi worship

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Especially powerful during the Ambubachi Mela and Navaratri

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Bestows courage, protection and the inner strength of Shakti

How to Chant Kamakhya Stotram

Repetitions9times

Best TimeDuring Navaratri, the Ambubachi Mela, on Tuesdays/Fridays, and at dawn

Sit facing the Goddess or her yantra after a bath; light a lamp and offer red flowers, kumkum and (traditionally) red cloth. Recite the verses with attention to the refrain 'Kameshwari namo'stu te', and finish with the pranama mantra 'Kamakhye varade devi...'. As Kamakhya is a Tantric deity, recitation is done with purity and reverence; the mantra is often repeated 9, 27 or 108 times. Worship is held especially auspicious during Navaratri and the Ambubachi festival.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Kamakhya Stotram written in the English script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.

Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

Kamakhya is a powerful form of the Divine Mother (Shakti) worshipped at the Kamakhya Temple on Nilachala Hill in Guwahati, Assam. The temple is one of the most important Shakti Peethas and a foremost seat of Tantric worship, where the Goddess is revered as the creative source (Yoni) of the universe.

The best-known pranama mantra is 'Kamakhye varade devi nila-parvata-vasini, tvam devi jagatam mata yoni-mudre namo'stu te' — saluting her as the boon-giving Mother of all worlds who dwells on the Blue Mountain. It is included at the close of this stotram.

During the Ambubachi Mela (when the Mother's annual cycle is celebrated) and during Navaratri. Tuesdays and Fridays are also favoured for reciting her stotram and mantras.

It means 'Salutations to you, O Kameshwari' — Kameshwari being the sovereign goddess of desire and its fulfilment, an aspect identical with Lalita and Kamakhya, the Mother who grants every righteous wish.