𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌖𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍍
Kamakhya Stotram in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥
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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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𑌜𑌯 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑍇𑌶𑌿 𑌚𑌾𑌮𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌡𑍇 𑌜𑌯 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌾𑌪𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌿। 𑌜𑌯 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌗𑌤𑍇 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌿 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌿 𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌤𑍇॥௧॥
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!
𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌶𑍁𑌭𑍇 𑌶𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌲𑍋𑌚𑌨𑍇। 𑌭𑍀𑌮𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍇 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌿 𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌤𑍇॥௨॥
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!
𑌮𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌜𑌯𑍇 𑌜𑌯𑍇 𑌜𑌮𑍍𑌭𑍇 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁𑌭𑌿𑌤𑍇𑌽𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌯𑍇। 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌯𑍇 𑌮𑌹𑍇𑌶𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌿 𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌤𑍇॥௩॥
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!
𑌭𑍀𑌮𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿 𑌭𑍀𑌷𑌣𑍇 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌿 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌭𑌯𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌰𑌿। 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌿 𑌚 𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌰𑌾𑌲𑌿 𑌚 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌿 𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌤𑍇॥௪॥
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!
𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌿 𑌕𑌰𑌾𑌲𑌵𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌿 𑌹𑌰𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑍇। 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌶𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌰𑌭𑍂𑌤𑍇 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌿 𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌤𑍇॥௫॥
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!
𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍀𑌪𑍇 𑌚 𑌨𑍀𑌲𑌕𑍂𑌟𑌨𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌨𑌿। 𑌨𑌿𑌶𑍁𑌮𑍍𑌭𑌶𑍁𑌮𑍍𑌭𑌮𑌥𑌨𑌿 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌿 𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌤𑍇॥௬॥
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!
𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌖𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌵𑌰𑌦𑍇 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌿 𑌨𑍀𑌲𑌪𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌨𑌿। 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌿 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑌾 𑌯𑍋𑌨𑌿𑌮𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌤𑍇॥
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!
𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌖𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌪𑌨𑍍𑌨𑍇 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌿 𑌹𑌰𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑍇। 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌮𑍇 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌿 𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌤𑍇॥
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!
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Benefits of Chanting Kamakhya Stotram
Invokes Kamakhya Devi, the Mother of the great Shakti Peetha of Assam
The concluding pranama mantra is chanted to seek the fulfilment of righteous desires (kamana)
Believed to grant fertility, family well-being and the blessings of the Mother's creative power
Removes negative influences, evil spirits and obstacles (bhutapaharini)
Hailed as the essence of all scriptures (sarva-shastra-sara-bhute) — a complete Devi worship
Especially powerful during the Ambubachi Mela and Navaratri
Bestows courage, protection and the inner strength of Shakti
How to Chant Kamakhya Stotram
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.
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