tripurasundarilalitasri-vidyaadi-shankaracharya

𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌸𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌕𑌮𑍍

Tripura Sundari Ashtakam in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ English සිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

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

Among Adi Shankaracharya's many hymns to the Divine Mother, the Tripura Sundari Ashtakam stands out for its lyrical beauty and its grounding in Sri Vidya symbolism. The repeated image of the Kadamba forest evokes the Goddess's celestial garden, while references to the six lotuses and the golden orb point to her presence in the subtle body and the Sri Chakra. The hymn is cherished by Sri Vidya upasakas and is often recited as part of formal japa and Devi worship.

✦ As told in scripture

Practitioners hold that the third verse — which declares the devotee to be 'shielded as if by armour' (kavacita) by the play of the Goddess — makes this Ashtakam a living protective shield. Many Sri Vidya devotees recite it before japa, reporting that obstacles dissolve and the mind settles swiftly into the Mother's presence.

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Verse 1

𑌕𑌦𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌵𑌨𑌚𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍀𑌂 𑌮𑍁𑌨𑌿𑌕𑌦𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌕𑌾𑌦𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌿𑌨𑍀𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌭𑍂𑌧𑌰𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌨𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌿𑌨𑍀𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍 । 𑌨𑌵𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌹𑌲𑍋𑌚𑌨𑌾𑌮𑌭𑌿𑌨𑌵𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑍁𑌦𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌲𑌾𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌲𑍋𑌚𑌨𑌕𑍁𑌟𑍁𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌿𑌨𑍀𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌸𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰𑍀𑌮𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌯𑍇 ॥ ௧॥

kadambavanacāriṇīṃ munikadambakādambinīṃ nitambajitabhūdharāṃ suranitambinīsevitām | navāmburuhalocanāmabhinavāmbudaśyāmalāṃ trilocanakuṭumbinīṃ tripurasundarīmāśraye || 1||

Meaning:1. I take refuge in Tripurasundari, the beauty of the three worlds — who wanders in the Kadamba forest, who is a rain-cloud of grace to the assembly of sages, whose form surpasses the mountains, attended by celestial maidens, with eyes like fresh lotuses, dark as a new rain-cloud, the beloved consort of the three-eyed Shiva.

Verse 2

𑌕𑌦𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌵𑌨𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌨𑍀𑌂 𑌕𑌨𑌕𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌕𑍀𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍀𑌂 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌹𑌮𑌣𑌿𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍀𑌂 𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌸𑌮𑍁𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌸𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍁𑌣𑍀𑌮𑍍 । 𑌦𑌯𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌭𑌵𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍀𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑌦𑌲𑍋𑌚𑌨𑍀𑌂 𑌚𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍀𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌲𑍋𑌚𑌨𑌕𑍁𑌟𑍁𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌿𑌨𑍀𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌸𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰𑍀𑌮𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌯𑍇 ॥ ௨॥

kadambavanavāsinīṃ kanakavallakīdhāriṇīṃ mahārhamaṇihāriṇīṃ mukhasamullasadvāruṇīm | dayāvibhavakāriṇīṃ viśadalocanīṃ cāriṇīṃ trilocanakuṭumbinīṃ tripurasundarīmāśraye || 2||

Meaning:2. I take refuge in Tripurasundari — who dwells in the Kadamba forest, holding a golden veena, wearing a necklace of priceless gems, her face glowing as if with sweet wine, the bestower of the wealth of compassion, with wide clear eyes, the moving (ever-active) one, beloved of three-eyed Shiva.

Verse 3

𑌕𑌦𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌵𑌨𑌶𑌾𑌲𑌯𑌾 𑌕𑍁𑌚𑌭𑌰𑍋𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌲𑌯𑌾 𑌕𑍁𑌚𑍋𑌪𑌮𑌿𑌤𑌶𑍈𑌲𑌯𑌾 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌕𑍃𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌸𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌲𑌯𑌾 । 𑌮𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍁𑌣𑌕𑌪𑍋𑌲𑌯𑌾 𑌮𑌧𑍁𑌰𑌗𑍀𑌤𑌵𑌾𑌚𑌾𑌲𑌯𑌾 𑌕𑌯𑌾𑌪𑌿 𑌘𑌨𑌨𑍀𑌲𑌯𑌾 𑌕𑌵𑌚𑌿𑌤𑌾 𑌵𑌯𑌂 𑌲𑍀𑌲𑌯𑌾 ॥ ௩॥

kadambavanaśālayā kucabharollasanmālayā kucopamitaśailayā gurukṛpālasadvelayā | madāruṇakapolayā madhuragītavācālayā kayāpi ghananīlayā kavacitā vayaṃ līlayā || 3||

Meaning:3. By her who has the Kadamba forest as her abode, with a garland swaying on her bosom, with breasts like twin mountains, radiant with the swelling tide of a Guru's grace, with cheeks flushed as if with wine, ever murmuring sweet song, dark as a dense cloud — by that playful Goddess are we shielded as by armour.

Verse 4

𑌕𑌦𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌵𑌨𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌗𑌾𑌂 𑌕𑌨𑌕𑌮𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌲𑍋𑌪𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌷𑌡𑌮𑍍𑌬𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌹𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌨𑍀𑌂 𑌸𑌤𑌤𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌸𑍗𑌦𑌾𑌮𑌿𑌨𑍀𑌮𑍍 । 𑌵𑌿𑌡𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌿𑌤𑌜𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍁𑌚𑌿𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌚𑌚𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌚𑍂𑌡𑌾𑌮𑌣𑌿𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌲𑍋𑌚𑌨𑌕𑍁𑌟𑍁𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌿𑌨𑍀𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌸𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰𑍀𑌮𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌯𑍇 ॥ ௪॥

kadambavanamadhyagāṃ kanakamaṇḍalopasthitāṃ ṣaḍamburuhavāsinīṃ satatasiddhasaudāminīm | viḍambitajapāruciṃ vikacacandracūḍāmaṇiṃ trilocanakuṭumbinīṃ tripurasundarīmāśraye || 4||

Meaning:4. I take refuge in Tripurasundari — who abides in the midst of the Kadamba forest, seated within a golden disc, dwelling in the six lotuses (chakras), ever flashing like steady lightning, putting to shame the redness of the hibiscus, wearing the blossoming crescent moon as her crest-jewel, the consort of three-eyed Shiva.

Verse 5

𑌕𑍁𑌚𑌾𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌤𑌵𑌿𑌪𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌂 𑌕𑍁𑌟𑌿𑌲𑌕𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌲𑌾𑌲𑌙𑍍𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌕𑍁𑌶𑍇𑌶𑌯𑌨𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌨𑍀𑌂 𑌕𑍁𑌟𑌿𑌲𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌷𑌿𑌣𑍀𑌮𑍍 । 𑌮𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍁𑌣𑌵𑌿𑌲𑍋𑌚𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌮𑌨𑌸𑌿𑌜𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌮𑍋𑌹𑌿𑌨𑍀𑌂 𑌮𑌤𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌮𑍁𑌨𑌿𑌕𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌕𑌾𑌂 𑌮𑌧𑍁𑌰𑌭𑌾𑌷𑌿𑌣𑍀𑌮𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌯𑍇 ॥ ௫॥

kucāñcitavipañcikāṃ kuṭilakuntalālaṅkṛtāṃ kuśeśayanivāsinīṃ kuṭilacittavidveṣiṇīm | madāruṇavilocanāṃ manasijārisammohinīṃ mataṅgamunikanyakāṃ madhurabhāṣiṇīmāśraye || 5||

Meaning:5. I take refuge in her of sweet speech — who holds a veena to her bosom, adorned with curling tresses, dwelling in the lotus, hostile to the crooked of heart, with eyes red as if with wine, enchanting even Shiva (the foe of Kama), the daughter of the sage Matanga.

Verse 6

𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌥𑌮𑌪𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌪𑌿𑌣𑍀𑌂 𑌰𑍁𑌧𑌿𑌰𑌬𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍁𑌨𑍀𑌲𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌰𑌾𑌂 𑌗𑍃𑌹𑍀𑌤𑌮𑌧𑍁𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌂 𑌮𑌦𑌵𑌿𑌘𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌨𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌲𑌾𑌮𑍍 । 𑌘𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌨𑌭𑌰𑍋𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌗𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌚𑍂𑌲𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌲𑌾𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌲𑍋𑌚𑌨𑌕𑍁𑌟𑍁𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌿𑌨𑍀𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌸𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰𑍀𑌮𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌯𑍇 ॥ ௬॥

smaretprathamapuṣpiṇīṃ rudhirabindunīlāmbarāṃ gṛhītamadhupātrikāṃ madavighūrṇanetrāñcalām | ghanastanabharonnatāṃ galitacūlikāṃ śyāmalāṃ trilocanakuṭumbinīṃ tripurasundarīmāśraye || 6||

Meaning:6. I take refuge in Tripurasundari, consort of three-eyed Shiva — meditated upon as one in first bloom, clad in garments blue as a drop of blood, holding a goblet of honey-wine, the corners of her eyes rolling with intoxication, lofty with the weight of full breasts, her hair-knot loosened, dark of hue.

Verse 7

𑌸𑌕𑍁𑌙𑍍𑌕𑍁𑌮𑌵𑌿𑌲𑍇𑌪𑌨𑌾𑌮𑌲𑌿𑌕𑌚𑍁𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌿𑌕𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍂𑌰𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌹𑌸𑌿𑌤𑍇𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌣𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑌶𑌰𑌚𑌾𑌪𑌪𑌾𑌶𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌕𑍁𑌶𑌾𑌮𑍍 । 𑌅𑌶𑍇𑌷𑌜𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌹𑌿𑌨𑍀𑌮𑌰𑍁𑌣𑌮𑌾𑌲𑍍𑌯𑌭𑍂𑌷𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌰𑌾𑌂 𑌜𑌪𑌾𑌕𑍁𑌸𑍁𑌮𑌭𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌂 𑌜𑌪𑌵𑌿𑌧𑍗 𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௭॥

sakuṅkumavilepanāmalikacumbikastūrikāṃ samandahasitekṣaṇāṃ saśaracāpapāśāṅkuśām | aśeṣajanamohinīmaruṇamālyabhūṣāmbarāṃ japākusumabhāsurāṃ japavidhau smarāmyambikām || 7||

Meaning:7. In the rite of japa I meditate on Mother Ambika — anointed with saffron, her brow kissed by musk, with a faintly smiling glance, bearing arrow, bow, noose and goad, the enchantress of all beings, adorned with crimson garlands, ornaments and raiment, radiant as the hibiscus blossom.

Verse 8

𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌂 𑌚𑌿𑌕𑍁𑌰𑌬𑌨𑍍𑌧𑌸𑍈𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌮𑌹𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑌟𑍁𑌪𑌟𑍀𑌰𑌚𑌰𑍍𑌚𑌾𑌰𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍 । 𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰𑌮𑌣𑍀𑌮𑌣𑍀𑌲𑌸𑌦𑌲𑌙𑍍𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍀𑌂 𑌭𑌜𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌨𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌵𑌧𑍂𑌟𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌚𑍇𑌟𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௮॥

purandarapurandhrikāṃ cikurabandhasairandhrikāṃ pitāmahapativratāṃ paṭupaṭīracarcāratām | mukundaramaṇīmaṇīlasadalaṅkriyākāriṇīṃ bhajāmi bhuvanāmbikāṃ suravadhūṭikāceṭikām || 8||

Meaning:8. I worship Bhuvanambika, the Mother of the worlds — she who is the noble lady of Indra's city, the skilled hair-dresser, the devoted consort of Shiva (lord of the Grandsire Brahma), delighting in fragrant sandal-paste, adorned with gleaming jewels like Mukunda's beloved (Lakshmi), attended by the youthful women of the gods.

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𑌕𑌦𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌵𑌨𑌚𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍀𑌮𑍍🔊kadamba-vana-cāriṇīmshe who roams in the forest of Kadamba trees

𑌮𑍁𑌨𑌿𑌕𑌦𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌕𑌾𑌦𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌿𑌨𑍀𑌮𑍍🔊muni-kadamba-kādambinīmshe who is like a rain-cloud (of grace) to the multitude of sages

𑌨𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌭𑍂𑌧𑌰𑌾𑌮𑍍🔊nitamba-jita-bhūdharāmwhose hips surpass (are heavier/grander than) the mountains

𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌨𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌿𑌨𑍀𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍🔊sura-nitambinī-sevitāmserved by the beautiful women of the gods (celestial maidens)

𑌨𑌵𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌹𑌲𑍋𑌚𑌨𑌾𑌮𑍍🔊navāmburuha-locanāmwith eyes like fresh lotuses

𑌅𑌭𑌿𑌨𑌵𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑍁𑌦𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌲𑌾𑌮𑍍🔊abhinavāmbuda-śyāmalāmdark-hued like a fresh rain-cloud

𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌲𑍋𑌚𑌨𑌕𑍁𑌟𑍁𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌿𑌨𑍀𑌮𑍍🔊trilocana-kuṭumbinīmthe consort (household-partner) of the three-eyed Lord Shiva

𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌸𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰𑍀𑌮𑍍 𑌆𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌯𑍇🔊tripurasundarīm āśrayeI take refuge in Tripurasundari (the beauty of the three worlds)

𑌕𑌨𑌕𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌕𑍀𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍀𑌮𑍍🔊kanaka-vallakī-dhāriṇīmholding a golden veena (vallaki lute)

𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌹𑌮𑌣𑌿𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍀𑌮𑍍🔊mahārha-maṇi-hāriṇīmwearing a necklace of priceless gems

𑌦𑌯𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌭𑌵𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍀𑌮𑍍🔊dayā-vibhava-kāriṇīmthe bestower of the glory of compassion

𑌕𑍁𑌚𑌭𑌰𑍋𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌲𑌯𑌾🔊kucabhara-ullasan-mālayāwith a garland resting upon her full bosom

𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌕𑍃𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌸𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌲𑌯𑌾🔊guru-kṛpā-lasad-velayāshining with a tide of profound grace

𑌕𑌨𑌕𑌮𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌲𑍋𑌪𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍🔊kanaka-maṇḍala-upasthitāmseated within a golden orb/disc

𑌷𑌡𑌮𑍍𑌬𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌹𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌨𑍀𑌮𑍍🔊ṣaḍ-amburuha-vāsinīmdwelling in the six lotuses (the six chakras)

𑌸𑌤𑌤𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌸𑍗𑌦𑌾𑌮𑌿𑌨𑍀𑌮𑍍🔊satata-siddha-saudāminīmever like an established flash of lightning

𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌚𑌚𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌚𑍂𑌡𑌾𑌮𑌣𑌿𑌮𑍍🔊vikaca-candra-cūḍāmaṇimwearing the radiant crescent moon as a crest-jewel

𑌮𑌨𑌸𑌿𑌜𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌮𑍋𑌹𑌿𑌨𑍀𑌮𑍍🔊manasija-ari-sammohinīmshe who enchants even Shiva, the foe of Manmatha (the mind-born god of love)

𑌮𑌤𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌮𑍁𑌨𑌿𑌕𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌕𑌾𑌮𑍍🔊mataṅga-muni-kanyakāmthe daughter of the sage Matanga (Matangi / Shyamala aspect)

𑌸𑌶𑌰𑌚𑌾𑌪𑌪𑌾𑌶𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌕𑍁𑌶𑌾𑌮𑍍🔊sa-śara-cāpa-pāśa-aṅkuśāmbearing the arrows, bow, noose and goad

𑌜𑌪𑌾𑌕𑍁𑌸𑍁𑌮𑌭𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌮𑍍🔊japā-kusuma-bhāsurāmradiant like the red hibiscus flower

𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌨𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌮𑍍🔊bhuvana-ambikāmthe Mother of all the worlds

Benefits of Chanting Tripura Sundari Ashtakam

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Invokes Tripurasundari (Lalita), the supreme Goddess of the Sri Vidya tradition, in a concise eight-verse form

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Recited as a protective hymn — the third verse declares the devotee is 'shielded as by armour' by her grace

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Especially recommended during japa and Devi worship, as verse seven is offered 'in the rite of japa'

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Cultivates intense devotion and meditative visualisation of the Goddess

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Believed to bestow grace, beauty, eloquence and the wealth of compassion (daya-vibhava)

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Aids inner ascent through the six chakras, where the Goddess is described as dwelling

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Brings prosperity and auspiciousness, befitting Rajarajeshwari, the sovereign Mother of the worlds

How to Chant Tripura Sundari Ashtakam

Repetitions8times

Best TimeFridays, during Navratri, on full-moon (Purnima) days, and as part of daily Sri Vidya / Devi japa

Recite the eight verses seated before an image or Sri Chakra of the Goddess, ideally after lighting a lamp and offering kumkum and red flowers. Visualise each detail — the Kadamba forest, the golden orb, the weapons of sugarcane bow and flower-arrows — as you chant. The seventh verse is traditionally offered during japa. The hymn may be recited once, or 3, 9 or 11 times; conclude by bowing to Bhuvanambika, the Mother of the worlds.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Tripura Sundari Ashtakam 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.

Tripura Sundari, also called Lalita, Rajarajeshwari and Maha Tripurasundari, is the supreme Goddess of the Sri Vidya tradition — 'the beautiful one of the three worlds (or three cities)'. She is the same Devi worshipped through the Lalita Sahasranama and the Sri Chakra.

It is traditionally attributed to Adi Shankaracharya, who composed several hymns to the Divine Mother in the Sri Vidya tradition. Each verse paints the Goddess in vivid, melodious Sanskrit.

No. The other entry (Tripurasundari Stotram) is the 'Dvadasha Shloki', a different twelve-verse hymn focusing on the matrika letters. This Ashtakam — beginning 'Kadamba vana charinim' — is Shankaracharya's eight-verse hymn describing the Goddess's beauty and form.

Tripurasundari holds the sugarcane bow (representing the mind), five flower-arrows (the five senses/tanmatras), the noose (pasha, attachment/desire) and the goad (ankusha, repulsion/control) — symbols central to Sri Vidya.