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Shakambhari Stotram

Shakambhari Stotram in English · English

🕉️ hindu·📿 9× repetitions·🕐 Shakambhari Navaratri and Shakambhari Purnima (Pausha full moon); also Fridays and during Navaratri·📜 Shakta tradition; the Shakambhari manifestation described in the Devi Mahatmya (Markandeya Purana) and Devi Bhagavata Purana

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✦ Meaning

Shakambhari ('the bearer of greens') is the nourishing form of Goddess Durga who, as told in the Devi Mahatmya and Devi Bhagavata, manifested during a great drought to feed all beings with vegetables, fruits and herbs grown from her own body, and who slew the demon Durgama. This stotram salutes her as the hundred-eyed (Shatakshi) Mother who removes hunger, fear and want and bestows nourishment and auspiciousness. She is widely revered as Banashankari in the Deccan.

Origin & Story

Shakta tradition; the Shakambhari manifestation described in the Devi Mahatmya (Markandeya Purana) and Devi Bhagavata Purana · Traditional · Classical / Puranic

The Devi Mahatmya foretells that the Goddess will incarnate as Shakambhari: 'Then I shall nourish the whole world with the life-sustaining vegetables born from my own body, until the rains come; I shall be famed on earth as Shakambhari.' When a hundred-year drought struck and beings perished of hunger, the Mother, moved to tears (becoming Shatakshi), appeared and produced fruits, roots and herbs to feed all, and slew the tormenting demon Durgama. This stotram celebrates that compassionate, nourishing form of Durga.

✦ As told in scripture

It is told that during the great drought, the very moment the Goddess manifested as Shakambhari, the parched earth grew green with vegetables, fruits and grain springing from her body, ending the famine and restoring life — a grace devotees still invoke for sustenance and plenty.

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Complete Text with Meaning

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Verse 1

Shakambhari Shiva Dhatri Durga Rakshana-Karini। Namami Tvam Jagad-Dhatrim Sharanyam Bhakta-Vatsalam॥1॥

Meaning:O Shakambhari, auspicious one, sustainer, Durga, protectress — I bow to You, sustainer of the world, refuge of all, tender toward your devotees.

Verse 2

Ya Devi Sarva-Bhutanam Kshudham Shantim Karoti Cha। Phala-Mula-Ashanair-Nityam Tam-Ambke Pranamamy-Aham॥2॥

Meaning:To that Goddess who quells the hunger of all beings, ever nourishing them with fruits and roots — to You, O Mother, I bow.

Verse 3

Nilotpala-Dala-Shyamam Padma-Patra-Nibhekshanam। Shatakshim Varadam Shantam Shakambharim Namamy-Aham॥3॥

Meaning:Dark-hued like the petal of the blue lotus, with eyes like lotus leaves, the hundred-eyed (Shatakshi) bestower of boons, the serene one — to Shakambhari I bow.

Verse 4

Tri-Netram Chandra-Vadanam Shula-Hastam Vara-Pradam। Shakambharim Jagan-Matam Vande Durgam Bhayapaham॥4॥

Meaning:The three-eyed, moon-faced one, trident in hand, granter of boons — Shakambhari, Mother of the universe, the dispeller of fear, the Durga, I worship.

Verse 5

Durgamasura-Samhantrim Bhaktanam-Abhaya-Pradam। Loka-Matam Namasyami Shakambharim Shubha-Pradam॥5॥

Meaning:The slayer of the demon Durgama, giver of fearlessness to her devotees — to the Mother of the worlds, Shakambhari, bestower of all good, I offer my salutations.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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Shakambhari🔊She who bears (nourishes the world with) vegetables, fruits and herbs — a form of Durga

Shiva🔊The auspicious one

Dhatri🔊The sustainer and nourisher of all

Durga🔊The remover of difficulties, the unassailable Goddess

Rakshana-Karini🔊The one who protects

Jagad-Dhatrim🔊Sustainer of the world

Sharanyam🔊The refuge of all

Bhakta-Vatsalam🔊Affectionate and tender toward her devotees

Kshudham Shantim Karoti🔊She who quells hunger (and gives peace)

Phala-Mula-Ashanaih🔊By means of fruits and roots as food (which she provides)

Nilotpala-Dala-Shyamam🔊Dark-hued like the petal of the blue lotus

Padma-Patra-Nibhekshanam🔊With eyes resembling lotus petals

Shatakshim🔊The hundred-eyed one (Shatakshi, an epithet of Shakambhari)

Varadam🔊The bestower of boons

Shantam🔊The serene, peaceful one

Tri-Netram🔊The three-eyed one

Shula-Hastam🔊Holding the trident in her hand

Durgamasura-Samhantrim🔊The slayer of the demon Durgama (Durgamasura)

Abhaya-Pradam🔊The giver of fearlessness

Loka-Matam🔊The Mother of all the worlds

Shubha-Pradam🔊The bestower of auspiciousness

Benefits of Chanting Shakambhari Stotram

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Invokes Shakambhari Devi, the nourishing form of Durga, for sustenance and relief from want

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Traditionally chanted for abundance of food, good harvests and freedom from hunger and poverty

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Believed to bestow health and bodily nourishment, as she feeds all beings

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Grants fearlessness and protection, as the slayer of the demon Durgama

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Especially recited during Shakambhari Navaratri and on Shakambhari Purnima

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Deepens gratitude and devotion toward the Mother who nourishes all life

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Revered as Banashankari, invoked by farmers and households for prosperity

How to Chant Shakambhari Stotram

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Best TimeShakambhari Navaratri and Shakambhari Purnima (Pausha full moon); also Fridays and during Navaratri

Sit before an image of the Goddess, ideally offering fruits, vegetables and greens, and recite the verses with devotion. It is especially auspicious to chant during the eight days of Shakambhari Navaratri culminating in Shakambhari Purnima. Offering food to the needy after the recitation is a cherished part of her worship, reflecting her nature as the nourisher of all.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Shakambhari 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.

Shakambhari is a nourishing form of Goddess Durga. According to the Devi Mahatmya and Devi Bhagavata, when a terrible drought afflicted the earth, the Goddess appeared and brought forth vegetables, fruits and herbs from her own body to feed all beings, and she destroyed the demon Durgama. She is also called Shatakshi, 'the hundred-eyed'.

When she beheld the suffering of the world during the drought, she wept for nine nights, and from her hundred eyes flowed tears and compassion. Hence she is praised as Shatakshi, the hundred-eyed Mother, before she manifested as Shakambhari to nourish creation.

She is worshipped during Shakambhari Navaratri, culminating on Shakambhari Purnima (the full moon of the month of Pausha). In South India and the Deccan she is widely revered as Banashankari.

Shakambhari is one of the manifestations of Durga / Mahadevi. The Devi Mahatmya itself names this incarnation, in which the same Goddess who slays demons also sustains all life through her nourishing form.