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भवान्यष्टकम् in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

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Origin & Story

Composed by Adi Shankaracharya · Adi Shankaracharya · 8th century CE

The Bhavani Ashtakam is Adi Shankaracharya's hymn of utter surrender to the Mother Goddess Bhavani. In eight verses he sets down every prop a person might lean on — father, mother, wealth, knowledge, ritual, merit, even the other gods — and declares that he has none of them and knows none of them; the Mother alone is his refuge. It is among the most loved Devi stotras for those who come to the Mother with empty hands and a surrendered heart.

✦ As told in scripture

It is said that this hymn was born of Shankaracharya's own surrender, and that whoever recites it in genuine helplessness — having no other refuge — finds the Mother's protection precisely there; the seventh verse, naming every danger from fire and flood to enemies and the wilderness, is recited as a shield in any peril.

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Verse 1

𑌨 𑌤𑌾𑌤𑍋 𑌨 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑌾 𑌨 𑌬𑌨𑍍𑌧𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌨 𑌦𑌾𑌤𑌾 𑌨 𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍋 𑌨 𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌨 𑌭𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌨 𑌭𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌾 । 𑌨 𑌜𑌾𑌯𑌾 𑌨 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌨 𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌮𑍈𑌵 𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌾 𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌿 ॥

Na tato na mata na bandhurna data na putro na putri na bhrityo na bharta Na jaya na vidya na vrittirmamaiva gatistvam gatistvam tvameka bhavani

Meaning:न पिता, न माता, न बन्धु, न दाता; न पुत्र, न पुत्री, न सेवक, न पति; न पत्नी, न विद्या, न जीविका मेरी है — तू ही मेरी गति है, तू ही मेरी गति है, केवल तू ही, हे भवानि।

Verse 2

𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌬𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌵𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍇 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑌭𑍀𑌰𑍁 𑌪𑌪𑌾𑌤 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑌾𑌮𑍀 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌲𑍋𑌭𑍀 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌃 । 𑌕𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌰𑌪𑌾𑌶𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌬𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌃 𑌸𑌦𑌾𑌹𑌂 𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌾 𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌿 ॥

Bhavabdhavapare mahaduhkhabhiru papata prakami pralobhi pramattah Kusamsarapashaprabaddhah sadaham gatistvam gatistvam tvameka bhavani

Meaning:संसार के अपार सागर में, उसके महान दुःख से भयभीत, मैं गिरा हुआ हूँ, कामनाओं से भरा, लोभी और प्रमत्त, सदा इस कुसंसार के पाश में बँधा हुआ — तू ही मेरी एकमात्र गति है, हे भवानि।

Verse 3

𑌨 𑌜𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌦𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌨 𑌚 𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌂 𑌨 𑌜𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌤𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌨 𑌚 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍍 । 𑌨 𑌜𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌪𑍂𑌜𑌾𑌂 𑌨 𑌚 𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌸𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌂 𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌾 𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌿 ॥

Na janami danam na cha dhyanayogam na janami tantram na cha stotramantram Na janami pujam na cha nyasayogam gatistvam gatistvam tvameka bhavani

Meaning:न मैं दान जानता हूँ, न ध्यानयोग; न मैं तन्त्र जानता हूँ, न स्तोत्र और मन्त्र; न मैं पूजा जानता हूँ, न न्यासयोग — तू ही मेरी एकमात्र गति है, हे भवानि।

Verse 4

𑌨 𑌜𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌨 𑌜𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌤𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌂 𑌨 𑌜𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌲𑌯𑌂 𑌵𑌾 𑌕𑌦𑌾𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍 । 𑌨 𑌜𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌂 𑌵𑌾𑌪𑌿 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌾 𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌿 ॥

Na janami punyam na janami tirtham na janami muktim layam va kadachit Na janami bhaktim vratam vapi matargatistvam gatistvam tvameka bhavani

Meaning:न मैं पुण्य जानता हूँ, न तीर्थ जानता हूँ; न मैं मुक्ति जानता हूँ, न कभी आत्मा में लय; न मैं भक्ति जानता हूँ, न कोई व्रत, हे माता — तू ही मेरी एकमात्र गति है, हे भवानि।

Verse 5

𑌕𑍁𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍀 𑌕𑍁𑌸𑌙𑍍𑌗𑍀 𑌕𑍁𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌃 𑌕𑍁𑌦𑌾𑌸𑌃 𑌕𑍁𑌲𑌾𑌚𑌾𑌰𑌹𑍀𑌨𑌃 𑌕𑌦𑌾𑌚𑌾𑌰𑌲𑍀𑌨𑌃 । 𑌕𑍁𑌦𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌿𑌃 𑌕𑍁𑌵𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌯𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌬𑌨𑍍𑌧𑌃 𑌸𑌦𑌾𑌹𑌂 𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌾 𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌿 ॥

Kukarmi kusangi kubuddhih kudasah kulacharahinah kadacharalinah Kudrishtih kuvakyaprabandhah sadaham gatistvam gatistvam tvameka bhavani

Meaning:कुकर्मी, कुसंगी, कुबुद्धि, कुदास; सदाचार से रहित, कदाचार में लीन; कुदृष्टि, कुवाक्यों में उलझा हुआ सदा हूँ मैं — तू ही मेरी एकमात्र गति है, हे भवानि।

Verse 6

𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌜𑍇𑌶𑌂 𑌰𑌮𑍇𑌶𑌂 𑌮𑌹𑍇𑌶𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑍇𑌶𑌂 𑌦𑌿𑌨𑍇𑌶𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌶𑍀𑌥𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌂 𑌵𑌾 𑌕𑌦𑌾𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍 । 𑌨 𑌜𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌚𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍍 𑌸𑌦𑌾𑌹𑌂 𑌶𑌰𑌣𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌾 𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌿 ॥

Prajesham ramesham mahesham suresham dinesham nishitheshvaram va kadachit Na janami chanyat sadaham sharanye gatistvam gatistvam tvameka bhavani

Meaning:ब्रह्मा, विष्णु, शिव, इन्द्र, सूर्य अथवा निशानाथ (चन्द्र) — किसी अन्य को मैंने कभी नहीं जाना, हे शरण देने वाली — तू ही मेरी एकमात्र गति है, हे भवानि।

Verse 7

𑌵𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌦𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌾𑌦𑍇 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌦𑍇 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌾𑌸𑍇 𑌜𑌲𑍇 𑌚𑌾𑌨𑌲𑍇 𑌪𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍇 𑌶𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑍇 । 𑌅𑌰𑌣𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌶𑌰𑌣𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌾𑌹𑌿 𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌾 𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌿 ॥

Vivade vishade pramade pravase jale chanale parvate shatrumadhye Aranye sharanye sada mam prapahi gatistvam gatistvam tvameka bhavani

Meaning:विवाद में, विषाद में, प्रमाद में, परदेश में; जल में और अग्नि में, पर्वत पर, शत्रुओं के बीच; निर्जन वन में — हे शरण्ये, सदा मेरी रक्षा कर — तू ही मेरी एकमात्र गति है, हे भवानि।

Verse 8

𑌅𑌨𑌾𑌥𑍋 𑌦𑌰𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍋 𑌜𑌰𑌾𑌰𑍋𑌗𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍋 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍀𑌣𑌦𑍀𑌨𑌃 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌜𑌾𑌡𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌃 । 𑌵𑌿𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍗 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌨𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌃 𑌸𑌦𑌾𑌹𑌂 𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌾 𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌿 ॥

Anatho daridro jararogayukto mahakshinadinah sada jadyavaktrah Vipattau pravishtah pranashtah sadaham gatistvam gatistvam tvameka bhavani

Meaning:अनाथ, दरिद्र, जरा और रोग से ग्रस्त, अत्यन्त क्षीण और दीन, सदा जड़मुख; विपत्ति में पड़ा और पूर्णतः नष्ट हूँ मैं — तू ही मेरी एकमात्र गति है, हे भवानि।

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌿🔊BhavaniThe Goddess, consort of Bhava (Shiva) — Parvati / Durga, addressed as the sole refuge

𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍍🔊Gatis-tvam'You are my refuge / recourse / goal' — the surrendering refrain of every verse

𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌾🔊Tvam-ekaYou alone — none other than you

𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌬𑍍𑌧𑍗🔊BhavabdhauIn the ocean (abdhi) of worldly existence (bhava)

𑌶𑌰𑌣𑍍𑌯𑍇🔊SharanyeO giver of refuge, the one worthy to be taken shelter in

Benefits of Chanting भवान्यष्टकम्

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Composed by Adi Shankaracharya, the Bhavani Ashtakam is a supreme prayer of total surrender (sharanagati) to the Mother Goddess Bhavani.

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In eight verses the devotee confesses that he has no other support and no spiritual merit of his own, and casts himself entirely upon the Mother — 'you alone are my refuge'.

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Recited for protection in every danger and difficulty (the seventh verse lists dispute, fire, water, enemies and the wilderness), and for inner peace through surrender.

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Believed to remove fear, helplessness and the sense of being alone, and to draw the Mother's grace upon the utterly dependent devotee.

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Chanted with the Durga Chalisa, Mahishasura Mardini Stotram and Durga Kavach in the worship of the Devi.

How to Chant भवान्यष्टकम्

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Best TimeDaily; during Navratri; in times of difficulty or fear

FaceEast or North; or facing the Devi

Sit before an image of the Mother (Bhavani / Durga), light a lamp, and recite the eight verses slowly with a feeling of complete surrender, letting the refrain 'Gatis-tvam Gatis-tvam Tvam Eka Bhavani' carry the heart to the Mother. It is especially recited in distress, when one feels there is no other refuge.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete भवान्यष्टकम् 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.

The Bhavani Ashtakam is an eight-verse hymn by Adi Shankaracharya in praise of the Mother Goddess Bhavani (Parvati/Durga). Each verse ends 'Gatis-tvam Gatis-tvam Tvam Eka Bhavani' — 'you alone are my refuge' — making it the supreme prayer of surrender to the Divine Mother.

It means 'You are my refuge, you are my refuge, you alone, O Bhavani.' It is the refrain of every verse, in which the devotee declares that the Mother is his only recourse, support and goal — he has no other.

It may be recited daily, and is especially powerful during Navratri and in times of difficulty, fear or helplessness — when one feels there is no other refuge. Its seventh verse is a prayer for protection in every kind of danger.

It was composed by Adi Shankaracharya (8th century CE), the great teacher of Advaita Vedanta, who also wrote the Nirvana Shatkam, Annapurna Stotram and many beloved hymns. It is one of his most moving prayers of surrender to the Mother.