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𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍀𑌭𑍁𑌜𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌮𑍍

Bhavani Bhujangam in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 17× repetitions·🕐 Fridays, during Navratri, on Purnima, or daily after a bath in the morning·📜 Devotional hymn attributed to Adi Shankaracharya (Sri Vidya / Shakta tradition)

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Origin & Story

Devotional hymn attributed to Adi Shankaracharya (Sri Vidya / Shakta tradition) · Adi Shankaracharya · c. 8th century CE (traditional attribution)

The Bhavani Bhujangam belongs to Adi Shankaracharya's celebrated 'Bhujangam' hymns, composed in the serpentine Bhujanga-prayata metre. Like the Soundarya Lahari, it fuses tender devotion with the esoteric science of Sri Vidya and Kundalini yoga: the poet traces the Goddess's presence from the root chakra up the Sushumna to the crown, praising her at once as the beautiful Mother and as the Para-Shakti beyond mind and speech. It closes with one of the most moving surrenders in Shakta literature.

✦ As told in scripture

The hymn itself declares its fruit: one who recites it daily with a settled, devoted mind 'conquers death, attains wisdom and prosperity, and in another body wins liberation.' Devotees cherish the seventeenth verse as a lifeline — calling Bhavani the only boat across the ocean of existence — and recount finding refuge and rescue in her grace through its constant repetition.

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Verse 1

𑌷𑌡𑌾𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌪𑌙𑍍𑌕𑍇𑌰𑍁𑌹𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌤𑍍 𑌸𑍁𑌷𑍁𑌮𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌰𑌾𑌲𑍇𑌽𑌤𑌿𑌤𑍇𑌜𑍋𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍀𑌮𑍍 । 𑌸𑍁𑌧𑌾𑌮𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌲𑌂 𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌵𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍀𑌂 𑌪𑌿𑌬𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍀𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌧𑌾𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍀𑌡𑍇 𑌚𑌿𑌦𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌾𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௧॥

ṣaḍādhārapaṅkeruhāntarvirājat suṣumnāntarāle'titejollasantīm | sudhāmaṇḍalaṃ drāvayantīṃ pibantīṃ sudhāmūrtimīḍe cidānandarūpām || 1||

Meaning:1. I praise her whose form is nectar, the very nature of Consciousness and Bliss — who shines within the lotuses of the six chakras, blazing with surpassing radiance in the channel of the Sushumna, melting and drinking the orb of immortal nectar.

Verse 2

𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌲𑌤𑍍𑌕𑍋𑌟𑌿𑌬𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌕𑌭𑌾𑌸𑌾𑌰𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌗𑍀𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌲𑌾𑌵𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌶𑍃𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌰𑌶𑍋𑌭𑌾𑌭𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍍 । 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌕𑌿𑌞𑍍𑌜𑌲𑍍𑌕𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌤𑍍- 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌕𑍋𑌣𑍇 𑌨𑌿𑌷𑌣𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌂 𑌭𑌜𑍇 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍀𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௨॥

jvalatkoṭibālārkabhāsāruṇāṅgīṃ sulāvaṇyaśṛṅgāraśobhābhirāmām | mahāpadmakiñjalkamadhye virājat- trikoṇe niṣaṇṇāṃ bhaje śrībhavānīm || 2||

Meaning:2. I worship Sri Bhavani, whose limbs are crimson like the light of a crore of rising young suns, charming with the beauty of perfect grace and loveliness, seated upon the triangle that shines in the heart of the great lotus's filaments.

Verse 3

𑌕𑍍𑌵𑌣𑌤𑍍𑌕𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌿𑌣𑍀𑌨𑍂𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍋𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌨- 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑌾𑌲𑍀𑌢𑌲𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌬𑍍𑌜𑌯𑍁𑌗𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍍 । 𑌅𑌜𑍇𑌶𑌾𑌚𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌤𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍈𑌃 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑍈𑌃 𑌸𑍇𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌂 𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌿 ॥ ௩॥

kvaṇatkiṅkiṇīnūpurodbhāsiratna- prabhālīḍhalākṣārdrapādābjayugmām | ajeśācyutādyaiḥ suraiḥ sevyamānāṃ mahātripurāṃ śrīśivāṃ bhāvayāmi || 3||

Meaning:3. I meditate on Maha Tripura, the auspicious Shiva-Shakti, whose pair of lotus feet — moist with red lac and lit by the gleam of gems on her jingling, belled anklets — are served by Brahma, Shiva, Vishnu and the other gods.

Verse 4

𑌸𑍁𑌶𑍋𑌣𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌰𑌾𑌬𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌨𑍀𑌵𑍀𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌨𑍍- 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌨𑌕𑌾𑌞𑍍𑌚𑍀𑌕𑌲𑌾𑌪𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌮𑍍 । 𑌸𑍍𑌫𑍁𑌰𑌦𑍍𑌦𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌣𑌾𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌨𑌾𑌭𑌿𑌂 𑌚 𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌭𑌜𑍇 𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌰𑍀𑌵𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌶𑌾𑌲𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌲𑍀𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௪॥

suśoṇāmbarābaddhanīvīvirājan- mahāratnakāñcīkalāpaṃ nitambam | sphuraddakṣiṇāvartanābhiṃ ca tasyā bhaje vallarīvadviśālaṃ trivallīm || 4||

Meaning:4. I worship her hips, radiant with a knot of fine red silk and a girdle of great gems, her navel curling to the right, and her three folds of the waist, broad and graceful as a flowering creeper.

Verse 5

𑌲𑌸𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌗𑌮𑍍𑌭𑍀𑌰𑌨𑌾𑌭𑍀𑌸𑌰𑍋𑌜𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌜𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌗𑍋𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌥𑍂𑌲𑌰𑍋𑌮𑌾𑌵𑌲𑍀𑌭𑌿𑌃 । 𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌰𑌾𑌡𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌰𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰𑌾𑌖𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌭𑌜𑍇 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌟𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌕𑍋𑌟𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌃 ॥ ௫॥

lasadvṛttagambhīranābhīsarojaṃ nijāṅgodbhavasthūlaromāvalībhiḥ | bhramadbhramarāḍambaraṃ sundarākhyaṃ bhaje tattaṭitkoṭikāntaṃ bhavānyāḥ || 5||

Meaning:5. I worship that navel-lotus of Bhavani — round, deep and beautiful, surrounded by the fine line of hair rising from her body like a swarm of humming bees — lovely as a crore of lightnings.

Verse 6

𑌕𑍁𑌚𑍗 𑌕𑍁𑌙𑍍𑌕𑍁𑌮𑌾𑌗𑌾𑌰𑌗𑌰𑍍𑌭𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌾𑌲𑍗 𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌭𑍀𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌕𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌪𑌕𑌣𑍍𑌠𑍗 । 𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌿𑌰𑍗 𑌚𑌾𑌮𑌰𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌤𑌿𑌕𑍁𑌮𑍍𑌭𑍗 𑌭𑌜𑍇 𑌚𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌨𑌾𑌲𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌕𑍗 𑌭𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍗 ॥ ௬॥

kucau kuṅkumāgāragarbhapravālau parābhītimudrākarasyopakaṇṭhau | ramāmandirau cāmarārātikumbhau bhaje candanāliptakau bhavyarūpau || 6||

Meaning:6. I worship her two breasts, coral-red like a chamber stored with saffron, near her hand that shows the gestures of boon-giving and fearlessness — the temples of Lakshmi, like the frontal globes of an elephant, beautiful in form and anointed with sandal.

Verse 7

𑌲𑌲𑌾𑌟𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌂 𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌭𑍈𑌕𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌂 𑌭𑍁𑌜𑌾𑌮𑍂𑌲𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌚𑍂𑌤𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍋𑌟𑌿𑌮𑍍 । 𑌕𑌲𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌂 𑌹𑌸𑌚𑍍𑌚𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌬𑌿𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑍇 𑌨𑍗𑌮𑌿 𑌕𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍂𑌰𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌤𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௭॥

lalāṭaśriyaṃ vallabhaikānubhāvāṃ bhujāmūlavinyastacūtāgrakoṭim | kalaṅkādhivāsaṃ hasaccandrabimbaṃ śriye naumi kastūrikātiprasannam || 7||

Meaning:7. For prosperity I bow to the glory of her forehead — its single splendour beloved (of Shiva), with the tip of a mango-leaf placed at the root of her arm, the smiling orb of the moon that is the dwelling-place of its mark (the crescent), made most pleasing by musk.

Verse 8

𑌭𑌜𑍇 𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌬𑍍𑌜𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑌾𑌜𑌾𑌲𑌲𑍋𑌲𑌂 𑌲𑌸𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌜𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍀𑌯𑍁𑌗𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌮𑍍 । 𑌲𑌲𑌾𑌟𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌰𑌾𑌲𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌣𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌯𑌭𑍂𑌷𑌂 𑌵𑌹𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍀𑌂 𑌚𑌲𑌤𑍍𑌕𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌲𑍋𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤𑌗𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௮॥

bhaje vaktramabjaprabhājālalolaṃ lasadvārijākṣīyugaṃ vibhramākṣam | lalāṭāntarālambimāṇikyabhūṣaṃ vahantīṃ calatkuṇḍalodyotagaṇḍam || 8||

Meaning:8. I worship her face, restless with the radiant net of lotus-light, bearing a pair of bright lotus-eyes full of playful glances, adorned with a ruby pendant hanging at the forehead, her cheeks lit by swinging earrings.

Verse 9

𑌸𑍁𑌫𑍁𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌾𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌾𑌯𑌤𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍀𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍋- 𑌰𑍁𑌹𑌾𑌂 𑌚𑌾𑌰𑍁𑌹𑌾𑌸𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌵𑌤𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌮𑍍 । 𑌸𑍁𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌨𑍀𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌭𑌜𑍇 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑌹𑍇𑌶𑍀𑌂 𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍀𑌂 𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍀𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௯॥

suphullāravindāyatākṣīṃ suvakṣo- ruhāṃ cāruhāsāṃ sukarṇāvataṃsām | sumadhyāṃ suvṛttastanīṃ susmitāsyāṃ bhaje śrīmaheśīṃ bhavānīṃ bhavānīm || 9||

Meaning:9. I worship Sri Maheshi, Bhavani, Bhavani — with eyes long as full-blown lotuses, a fair bosom, a lovely smile, beautiful ear-ornaments, a slender waist, well-rounded breasts and a sweetly smiling face.

Verse 10

𑌸𑍁𑌨𑌾𑌸𑌾𑌪𑍁𑌟𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰𑌭𑍍𑌰𑍂𑌲𑌲𑌾𑌟𑌂 𑌤𑌰𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌯𑌤𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌧𑌾𑌧𑍗𑌤𑌗𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌮𑍍 । 𑌸𑍁𑌬𑌿𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌾𑌧𑌰𑌂 𑌕𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌦𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑌾𑌢𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌭𑌜𑍇 𑌚𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌚𑍂𑌡𑌾𑌲𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌕𑍇𑌶𑌪𑌾𑌶𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௧௦॥

sunāsāpuṭaṃ sundarabhrūlalāṭaṃ taraṅgāyatākṣaṃ sudhādhautagaṇḍam | subimbādharaṃ kundadantaprabhāḍhyaṃ bhaje candracūḍālasatkeśapāśam || 10||

Meaning:10. I worship her with shapely nostrils, lovely brows and forehead, eyes long as waves, cheeks washed as if with nectar, lips red as the bimba fruit, teeth bright as jasmine — and a mass of hair shining with the crescent moon as its crest.

Verse 11

𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌶𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌜𑍍𑌞𑍀𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌂 𑌭𑍋𑌗𑌮𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌂 𑌶𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌭𑌵𑍀𑌂 𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍 । 𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌕𑌾𑌮𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀𑌂 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌕𑍋𑌟𑌿𑌂 𑌭𑌜𑍇 𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌾𑌂 𑌜𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌤𑌰𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௧௧॥

parāśaktirājñīsamākrāntaviśvāṃ parāṃ bhogamokṣapradāṃ śāmbhavīṃ tām | parākārakāmeśvarīṃ kāmakoṭiṃ bhaje citsvarūpāṃ jaganmātaraṃ śrīm || 11||

Meaning:11. I worship Shri, the Mother of the universe, whose form is pure Consciousness — the supreme Para-Shakti, the sovereign Queen who pervades all the worlds, the auspicious Shambhavi who grants both enjoyment and liberation, the transcendent Kameshwari, the Goddess of Kamakoti.

Verse 12

𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌤𑍀𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌮𑍁𑌹𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌭𑍂𑌷𑌣𑌂 𑌤𑌰𑍍𑌕𑌗𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌮𑌨𑍋𑌵𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌪𑌥𑌾𑌤𑍀𑌤𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌦𑍂𑌰𑌮𑍍 । 𑌨𑌿𑌜𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌬𑍀𑌜𑌂 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌨𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌮𑍋𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌗𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌭𑌜𑍇𑌽𑌹𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௧௨॥

śrutīnāṃ muhurbhūṣaṇaṃ tarkagamyaṃ manovākpathātītamatyantadūram | nijānandabījaṃ sadā buddhiniṣṭhaṃ nirākāramoṅkāragamyaṃ bhaje'ham || 12||

Meaning:12. I worship that which is ever the ornament of the Vedas, attainable through right reasoning yet beyond the path of mind and speech and utterly far, the seed of one's own bliss, ever-established in the awakened intellect, formless, to be reached through Om.

Verse 13

𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌪𑍀𑌠𑍇 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍇 𑌨𑌿𑌷𑌣𑍍𑌣𑌂 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌨𑌾𑌪𑌿 𑌸𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌵𑌹𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍀𑌮𑍍 । 𑌸𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌰𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑍇 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌂 𑌚𑌿𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌰𑍀𑌰𑌾𑌂 𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍀𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௧௩॥

mahāyogapīṭhe paribhrājamāne niṣaṇṇaṃ śivenāpi sāmyaṃ vahantīm | sahasrārapadme sadā bhāvayāmi prabuddhāṃ parāṃ cicchharīrāṃ bhavānīm || 13||

Meaning:13. I ever meditate, in the thousand-petalled lotus blazing as the great seat of yoga, upon Bhavani — the awakened Supreme One whose very body is Consciousness, seated there bearing equality even with Shiva.

Verse 14

𑌇𑌦𑌂 𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌧𑌾𑌯 𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌪𑌠𑍇𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍋 𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍀𑌭𑍁𑌜𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌮𑍍 । 𑌸 𑌮𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌜𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌪𑌿 𑌮𑍇𑌧𑌾𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌂 𑌚 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌸𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌯 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌰𑍇 𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍇𑌤𑌿 ॥ ௧௪॥

idaṃ yastu nityaṃ samādhāya cittaṃ paṭhedbhaktiyukto bhavānībhujaṅgam | sa mṛtyuṃ vijityāpi medhāṃ śriyaṃ ca samāsādya dehāntare muktimeti || 14||

Meaning:14. Whoever, with a composed and devoted mind, daily recites this Bhavani Bhujangam, conquers even death, attains wisdom and prosperity, and in another body wins liberation.

Verse 15

𑌕𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌚 𑌵𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍇𑌧𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌕𑌂 𑌚 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌾 𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍀 𑌦𑌦𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌵 𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑍈 । 𑌇𑌦𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌂 𑌪𑌠𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌂 𑌨𑌰𑌾 𑌯𑍇 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑍀𑌦𑍇𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌹𑍇𑌶𑍀 ॥ ௧௫॥

kavitvaṃ ca vāgmitvamedhādikaṃ ca prasannā bhavānī dadātyeva tasmai | idaṃ stotrarājaṃ paṭhanti prakāmaṃ narā ye nitāntaṃ prasīdenmaheśī || 15||

Meaning:15. Pleased, Bhavani indeed grants him poetic gift, eloquence, intelligence and the rest. May the great Goddess Maheshi be ever wholly gracious to those who recite this king of hymns to their heart's content.

Verse 16

𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌦𑍀𑌯𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌘𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌜𑌨𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌪𑌾𑌹𑌿 𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣𑍈𑌃 𑌕𑌟𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍈𑌃 । 𑌜𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌤𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌦𑍃𑌶𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑌾𑌮𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌂 𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌾 𑌨𑍈𑌵 𑌲𑍋𑌕𑍇 𑌮𑌦𑌮𑍍𑌬 ॥ ௧௬॥

bhavāni tvadīyāṅghrisevānuraktān janānpāhi kāruṇyapūrṇaiḥ kaṭākṣaiḥ | jaganmātarasmādṛśāṃ pāmarāṇāṃ gatistvaṃ vinā naiva loke madamba || 16||

Meaning:16. O Bhavani, protect with your compassion-filled side-glances the people devoted to the service of your feet. O Mother of the universe, for lowly ones like us there is no other refuge in the world but you, O my Mother.

Verse 17

𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌦𑍀𑌯𑌂 𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌭𑍋𑌜𑌪𑍋𑌤𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌯 𑌯𑌾𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌮𑍍𑌭𑌵𑍇 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑌃 । 𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌭𑍋𑌧𑌿𑌮𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌮𑍀𑌶𑍇 𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌾 𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍇 𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌿 ॥ ௧௭॥

bhavāni tvadīyaṃ padāmbhojapotaṃ prapannāya yācchambhave dehi mātaḥ | bhavāmbhodhimagnaṃ samuddhartumīśe bhavāni tvamekā gatirme bhavāni || 17||

Meaning:17. O Bhavani, to me who have taken refuge, grant the boat of your lotus feet, O Mother, that leads to Shiva. You are able to lift up one drowning in the ocean of worldly existence. O Bhavani, you alone are my refuge, O Bhavani.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌷𑌡𑌾𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌪𑌙𑍍𑌕𑍇𑌰𑍁𑌹𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌤𑍍🔊ṣaḍ-ādhāra-paṅkeruha-antar-virājatshining within the lotuses of the six support-centres (the six chakras)

𑌸𑍁𑌷𑍁𑌮𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌰𑌾𑌲𑍇🔊suṣumnā-antarālein the interior of the Sushumna (central channel)

𑌸𑍁𑌧𑌾𑌮𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌲𑌂 𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌵𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍀𑌂 𑌪𑌿𑌬𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍀𑌮𑍍🔊sudhā-maṇḍalaṃ drāvayantīṃ pibantīmshe who melts and drinks the orb of nectar (the moon/amrita)

𑌸𑍁𑌧𑌾𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍍 𑌈𑌡𑍇 𑌚𑌿𑌦𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌾𑌮𑍍🔊sudhā-mūrtim īḍe cidānanda-rūpāmI praise her, the embodiment of nectar, whose form is Consciousness-Bliss

𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌲𑌤𑍍𑌕𑍋𑌟𑌿𑌬𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌕𑌭𑌾𑌸𑌾𑌰𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌗𑍀𑌮𑍍🔊jvalat-koṭi-bālārka-bhāsā-aruṇa-aṅgīmwhose body glows red like the splendour of a crore of rising young suns

𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌕𑍋𑌣𑍇 𑌨𑌿𑌷𑌣𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌂 𑌭𑌜𑍇 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍀𑌮𑍍🔊trikoṇe niṣaṇṇāṃ bhaje śrī-bhavānīmI worship Sri Bhavani, seated in the triangle (at the heart of the great lotus)

𑌕𑍍𑌵𑌣𑌤𑍍𑌕𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌿𑌣𑍀𑌨𑍂𑌪𑍁𑌰🔊kvaṇat-kiṅkiṇī-nūpurawith tinkling anklets set with little bells

𑌅𑌜𑍇𑌶𑌾𑌚𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌤𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍈𑌃 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑍈𑌃 𑌸𑍇𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌮𑍍🔊aja-īśa-acyuta-ādyaiḥ suraiḥ sevyamānāmserved by Brahma, Shiva, Vishnu and the other gods

𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌂 𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌿🔊mahā-tripurāṃ śrī-śivāṃ bhāvayāmiI meditate on Maha Tripura, the auspicious Shiva (Shakti)

𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌨𑌕𑌾𑌞𑍍𑌚𑍀𑌕𑌲𑌾𑌪𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌮𑍍🔊mahā-ratna-kāñcī-kalāpaṃ nitambamher hips girded with a girdle (kanchi) of great gems

𑌕𑍁𑌚𑍗 𑌕𑍁𑌙𑍍𑌕𑍁𑌮𑌾𑌗𑌾𑌰𑌗𑌰𑍍𑌭𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌾𑌲𑍗🔊kucau kuṅkuma-āgāra-garbha-pravālauher bosom, red as coral, like a treasury filled with saffron

𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌿𑌰𑍗🔊ramā-mandirauthe very abode of Lakshmi (prosperity)

𑌹𑌸𑌚𑍍𑌚𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌬𑌿𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌮𑍍🔊hasat-candra-bimbam(her forehead) like the smiling orb of the moon

𑌕𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍂𑌰𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌤𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌮𑍍🔊kastūrikā-ati-prasannamvery pleasing with a mark of musk (kasturi tilaka)

𑌸𑍁𑌫𑍁𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌾𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌾𑌯𑌤𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍀𑌮𑍍🔊suphulla-aravinda-āyata-akṣīmwith long eyes like fully-blossomed lotuses

𑌭𑌜𑍇 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑌹𑍇𑌶𑍀𑌂 𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍀𑌂 𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍀𑌮𑍍🔊bhaje śrī-maheśīṃ bhavānīṃ bhavānīmI worship Bhavani, Bhavani, the great sovereign Goddess Maheshi

𑌚𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌚𑍂𑌡𑌾𑌲𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌕𑍇𑌶𑌪𑌾𑌶𑌮𑍍🔊candra-cūḍā-lasat-keśa-pāśamwhose mass of hair shines with the crescent moon as its crest

𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌂 𑌭𑍋𑌗𑌮𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌂 𑌶𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌭𑌵𑍀𑌮𑍍🔊parāṃ bhoga-mokṣa-pradāṃ śāmbhavīmthe supreme Shambhavi, granter of both enjoyment (bhoga) and liberation (moksha)

𑌮𑌨𑍋𑌵𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌪𑌥𑌾𑌤𑍀𑌤𑌮𑍍 𑌅𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌦𑍂𑌰𑌮𑍍🔊mano-vāk-patha-atītam atyanta-dūrambeyond the path of mind and speech, utterly far (transcendent)

𑌸𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌰𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑍇 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌿🔊sahasrāra-padme sadā bhāvayāmiI ever meditate upon her in the thousand-petalled lotus (Sahasrara)

𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌾 𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍇 𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌿🔊bhavāni tvam-ekā gatir-me bhavāniO Bhavani, you alone are my refuge, O Bhavani

Benefits of Chanting Bhavani Bhujangam

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Promises victory over the fear of death and the attainment of liberation (verse 14)

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Bestows poetic genius (kavitva), eloquence (vagmitva) and sharp intellect (medha) (verse 15)

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Grants both worldly enjoyment (bhoga) and final liberation (moksha), as Bhavani is Bhoga-Moksha-prada

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A complete head-to-foot (or foot-to-head) meditation on the Goddess, ideal for visualisation

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Aids the inner ascent of awareness from the Muladhara through the chakras to the Sahasrara

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Cultivates deep devotion and the spirit of total surrender (sharanagati) to the Divine Mother

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Brings prosperity (Shri) and the protective grace of the Goddess's compassionate side-glances

How to Chant Bhavani Bhujangam

Repetitions17times

Best TimeFridays, during Navratri, on Purnima, or daily after a bath in the morning

Sit before an image or Sri Chakra of the Goddess after bathing. Recite the seventeen verses slowly with a composed, devoted mind (the hymn itself says it should be read 'samadhaya chittam' — with a settled mind). Follow the description from her feet upward through the chakras, visualising each form, and end in the spirit of surrender of the closing verses. It is traditionally recited daily; concluding with the final 'Bhavani tvam eka gatir me Bhavani' as a heartfelt prayer.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Bhavani Bhujangam written in the Grantha 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.

'Bhujanga' means serpent, and 'Bhujanga-prayata' ('the gliding of a serpent') is the name of the Sanskrit metre in which the hymn is composed — a flowing four-foot metre. So 'Bhavani Bhujangam' means the hymn to Bhavani set in the Bhujanga-prayata metre, the same metre used in Shankaracharya's Subramanya Bhujangam.

It is traditionally attributed to Adi Shankaracharya, who composed several 'Bhujangam' hymns. It praises Goddess Bhavani (Parvati) with intricate Sri Vidya and Kundalini imagery, describing her presence in the chakras.

The Bhavani Bhujangam follows the rise of the Goddess as Kundalini-Shakti — beginning in the six chakras and the Sushumna and culminating in the thousand-petalled Sahasrara lotus, where she is one with Shiva. It blends a head-to-foot devotional description with deep yogic and Sri Vidya symbolism.

The last verse ends with 'Bhavani tvam eka gatir me Bhavani' — 'O Bhavani, you alone are my refuge, O Bhavani' — one of the best-loved expressions of total surrender to the Divine Mother.