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𑌕𑌮𑌲𑌾 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍍 (𑌓𑌂𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌿𑌣𑍀 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌿)

कमला स्तोत्रम् (ओंकाररूपिणी देवि) in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 3× repetitions·🕐 Fridays, on Diwali and during Navaratri, and at the three sandhyas (dawn, midday, dusk); morning after bath is especially favoured for Lakshmi worship·📜 Vishnu Purana (Kamala Stotram / Lakshmi Stotram, 'Omkararupini Devi')

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Vishnu Purana (Kamala Stotram / Lakshmi Stotram, 'Omkararupini Devi') · Traditional (anonymous); preserved in Puranic and Tantric tradition · Puranic period

Kamala — 'she of the lotus' — is the radiant goddess of wealth and good fortune, identified with Lakshmi and, in the Tantric system, honoured as Kamalatmika, the tenth Mahavidya and the gentle culmination of the ten wisdom-goddesses. This stotra, traditionally traced to the Vishnu Purana, addresses her as Omkararupini and the very ground of creation, and is widely recited for prosperity, health and protection, its refrain pleading 'Prasanna bhava sundari' — be gracious, O beautiful Mother.

✦ As told in scripture

Devotees hold that sincere daily recitation of this Lakshmi-Kamala stotra removes the fear of disease and fever and lifts away sudden calamity; the hymn itself declares that one who recites it — even once — is freed from all sins and dangers, whether on earth, in heaven, or in the nether realms.

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Verse 1

𑌓𑌂𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌿𑌣𑍀 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌿 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌿𑌣𑍀। 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌜𑌨𑌨𑍀 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌹𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌾 𑌭𑌵 𑌸𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰𑌿॥

Oṁkārarūpiṇī devi viśuddhasattvarūpiṇī। devānāṁ jananī tvaṁ hi prasannā bhava sundari॥

Meaning:हे ओंकाररूपिणी देवि! हे विशुद्ध सत्त्व की स्वरूपिणी! आप ही देवताओं की जननी हैं — हे सुंदरी! आप मुझ पर प्रसन्न हों।

Verse 2

𑌤𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌚𑍈𑌵 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌤𑌵 𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌲𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌮𑍍। 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍇𑌵 𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌗𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌤𑍁 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌾 𑌭𑌵 𑌸𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰𑌿॥

Tanmātraṁ caiva bhūtāni tava vakṣasthalaṁ smṛtam। tvam eva vedagamyā tu prasannā bhava sundari॥

Meaning:पंचतन्मात्रा और पंचभूत आपके वक्षस्थल कहे गए हैं; केवल वेद द्वारा ही आप जानी जाती हैं — हे सुंदरी! आप प्रसन्न हों।

Verse 3

𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌦𑌾𑌨𑌵𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌸𑌕𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌰𑍈𑌃। 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍂𑌯𑌸𑍇 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌾 𑌭𑌵 𑌸𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰𑌿॥

Devadānavagandharvayakṣarākṣasakinnaraiḥ। stūyase tvaṁ sadā lakṣmi prasannā bhava sundari॥

Meaning:हे लक्ष्मि! देव, दानव, गंधर्व, यक्ष, राक्षस और किन्नर सदा आपकी स्तुति करते हैं — हे सुंदरी! आप प्रसन्न हों।

Verse 4

𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌾𑌤𑍀𑌤𑌾 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍈𑌤𑌾𑌤𑍀𑌤𑌾 𑌸𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌵𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌿𑌤𑌾। 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌜𑍍𑌜𑌨𑌕𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌤𑌾 𑌚 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌾 𑌭𑌵 𑌸𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰𑌿॥

Lokātītā dvaitātītā samastabhūtaveṣṭitā। vidvajjanakīrtitā ca prasannā bhava sundari॥

Meaning:लोक से परे, द्वैत से परे, समस्त भूतों से वेष्टित और विद्वानों से कीर्तित — हे सुंदरी! आप प्रसन्न हों।

Verse 5

𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌾 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑌿 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌤𑍁 𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌷𑍁। 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌚 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌾 𑌭𑌵 𑌸𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰𑌿॥

Paripūrṇā sadā lakṣmi trātrī tu śaraṇārthiṣu। viśvādyā viśvakartrī ca prasannā bhava sundari॥

Meaning:हे लक्ष्मि! आप सदा परिपूर्णा, शरणागतों की रक्षिका, विश्व की आदि और रचयित्री हैं — हे सुंदरी! आप प्रसन्न हों।

Verse 6

𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌾 𑌚 𑌸𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌦𑍍𑌦𑍀𑌪𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌭𑌾𑌸𑌤𑍇 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍍। 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌾 𑌵𑌰𑍇𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌚 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌾 𑌭𑌵 𑌸𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰𑌿॥

Brahmarūpā ca sāvitrī tvaddīptyā bhāsate jagat। viśvarūpā vareṇyā ca prasannā bhava sundari॥

Meaning:आप ब्रह्मरूपा और सावित्री हैं; आपकी दीप्ति से ही जगत् प्रकाशित होता है; आप विश्वरूपा और वरेण्या हैं — हे सुंदरी! आप प्रसन्न हों।

Verse 7

𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌪𑍍𑌤𑍇𑌜𑍋𑌮𑌰𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌮𑌪𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌿𑌣𑍀। 𑌬𑌨𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌦𑍇𑌃 𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌹𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌾 𑌭𑌵 𑌸𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰𑌿॥

Kṣityaptejomarudvyomapañcabhūtasvarūpiṇī। bandhādeḥ kāraṇaṁ tvaṁ hi prasannā bhava sundari॥

Meaning:आप पृथ्वी, जल, तेज, वायु और आकाश — इन पंचभूतों की स्वरूपिणी हैं; आप ही बंधन आदि का कारण हैं — हे सुंदरी! आप प्रसन्न हों।

Verse 8

𑌮𑌹𑍇𑌶𑍇 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌹𑍇𑌮𑌵𑌤𑍀 𑌕𑌮𑌲𑌾 𑌕𑍇𑌶𑌵𑍇𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌚। 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌣𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌯𑌸𑍀 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌹𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌾 𑌭𑌵 𑌸𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰𑌿॥

Maheśe tvaṁ hemavatī kamalā keśave'pi ca। brahmaṇaḥ preyasī tvaṁ hi prasannā bhava sundari॥

Meaning:महेश के लिए आप हेमवती (पार्वती), केशव के लिए कमला और ब्रह्मा की प्रेयसी हैं — हे सुंदरी! आप प्रसन्न हों।

Verse 9

𑌚𑌣𑍍𑌡𑍀 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌾 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌿𑌕𑌾 𑌚 𑌕𑍗𑌶𑌿𑌕𑍀 𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌿𑌣𑍀। 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌿𑌨𑍀 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌗𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌚 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌾 𑌭𑌵 𑌸𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰𑌿॥

Caṇḍī durgā kālikā ca kauśikī siddhirūpiṇī। yoginī yogagamyā ca prasannā bhava sundari॥

Meaning:आप चण्डी, दुर्गा, कालिका, कौशिकी और सिद्धिरूपिणी हैं; आप योगिनी और योग से प्राप्य हैं — हे सुंदरी! आप प्रसन्न हों।

Verse 10

𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌗𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌿 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍇𑌵 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌣𑌮𑍍। 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌨𑌿𑌧𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌾𑌚𑌾𑌰𑌾 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍇𑌵 𑌹𑌿॥

Tvam ādir jagatāṁ devi tvam eva sthitikāraṇam। tvam ante nidhanasthānaṁ svecchācārā tvam eva hi॥

Meaning:हे देवि! आप जगत् की आदि हैं, आप ही स्थिति की कारण हैं, अंत में आप ही निधन (लय) का स्थान हैं; आप ही स्वेच्छाचारिणी हैं।

Verse 11

𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌦𑌾𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌯𑌾 𑌤𑍁 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍇𑌶𑌿 𑌗𑌗𑌨𑍇 𑌸𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌲𑌮𑍍। 𑌚𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌤𑍇 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌾 𑌭𑌵 𑌸𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰𑌿॥

Tvadājñayā tu deveśi gagane sūryamaṇḍalam। candraś ca bhramate nityaṁ prasannā bhava sundari॥

Meaning:हे देवेशि! आपकी आज्ञा से ही आकाश में सूर्यमण्डल और चंद्रमा नित्य भ्रमण करते हैं — हे सुंदरी! आप प्रसन्न हों।

Verse 12

𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑍀𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌿𑌦𑌂 𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌯𑌃 𑌪𑌠𑍇𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌸𑌂𑌯𑍁𑌤𑌃। 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌭𑌯𑌂 𑌨𑌶𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌨𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌣𑌮𑍍॥

Lakṣmīstotram idaṁ puṇyaṁ yaḥ paṭhed bhaktisaṁyutaḥ। sarvajvarabhayaṁ naśyet sarvavyādhinivāraṇam॥

Meaning:जो भक्तियुक्त होकर इस पुण्य लक्ष्मीस्तोत्र का पाठ करता है, उसका समस्त ज्वर-भय नष्ट हो जाता है और सब रोग दूर हो जाते हैं। यह स्तोत्र महापुण्यमय और आपत्ति से उद्धार का कारण है; जो मनुष्य त्रिकाल अथवा एक बार भी इसका नियमित पाठ करता है, वह सब पापों और सब संकटों से मुक्त हो जाता है — इसमें संदेह नहीं, चाहे वह भूमि पर हो, स्वर्ग में या पाताल में।

Verse 13

𑌇𑌦𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌪𑌦𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌣𑌮𑍍। 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌵𑌾 𑌯𑌃 𑌪𑌠𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌤𑌤𑌂 𑌨𑌰𑌃॥

Idaṁ stotraṁ mahāpuṇyam āpaduddhārakāraṇam। trisandhyam ekasandhyaṁ vā yaḥ paṭhet satataṁ naraḥ॥

Verse 14

𑌮𑍁𑌚𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌪𑌾𑌪𑍇𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌥𑌾 𑌤𑍁 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌸𑌂𑌕𑌟𑌾𑌤𑍍। 𑌮𑍁𑌚𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌨𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍇𑌹𑍋 𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌿 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍇 𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌤𑌲𑍇॥

Mucyate sarvapāpebhyas tathā tu sarvasaṁkaṭāt। mucyate nātra sandeho bhuvi svarge rasātale॥

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌓𑌂𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌿𑌣𑍀🔊oṁkārarūpiṇīShe whose form is the sacred syllable Om

𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌿𑌣𑍀🔊viśuddhasattvarūpiṇīEmbodiment of pure sattva (the quality of purity and light)

𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌜𑌨𑌨𑍀🔊devānāṁ jananīMother of the gods

𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌾 𑌭𑌵 𑌸𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰𑌿🔊prasannā bhava sundariO beautiful one, be gracious / be pleased (refrain of the hymn)

𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌗𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌾🔊vedagamyāShe who is to be known/reached through the Vedas

𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍂𑌯𑌸𑍇 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑌿🔊stūyase tvaṁ sadā lakṣmiYou are ever praised, O Lakshmi (by gods, demons, gandharvas and all)

𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌾𑌤𑍀𑌤𑌾 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍈𑌤𑌾𑌤𑍀𑌤𑌾🔊lokātītā dvaitātītāBeyond the worlds and beyond duality

𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌷𑍁🔊trātrī śaraṇārthiṣuThe protector/saviour of those who seek refuge

𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀🔊viśvādyā viśvakartrīThe origin of the universe and its maker

𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌾 𑌚 𑌸𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀🔊brahmarūpā ca sāvitrīOf the form of Brahman, and Savitri

𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌦𑍍𑌦𑍀𑌪𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌭𑌾𑌸𑌤𑍇 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍍🔊tvaddīptyā bhāsate jagatBy your radiance the whole world shines

𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌤𑌿-𑌅𑌪𑍍-𑌤𑍇𑌜𑌃-𑌮𑌰𑍁𑌤𑍍-𑌵𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌮🔊kṣiti-ap-tejaḥ-marut-vyomaEarth, water, fire, wind and ether — the five elements

𑌮𑌹𑍇𑌶𑍇 𑌹𑍇𑌮𑌵𑌤𑍀🔊maheśe hemavatīTo Mahesha (Shiva) you are Hemavati (Parvati)

𑌕𑍇𑌶𑌵𑍇 𑌕𑌮𑌲𑌾🔊keśave kamalāTo Keshava (Vishnu) you are Kamala (Lakshmi)

𑌚𑌣𑍍𑌡𑍀 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌾 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌿𑌕𑌾🔊caṇḍī durgā kālikāYou are Chandi, Durga and Kalika

𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌿𑌨𑍀 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌗𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌾🔊yoginī yogagamyāThe Yogini, attainable only through yoga

𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌃 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑌾𑌂🔊tvam ādiḥ jagatāṁYou are the beginning of the worlds

𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌣𑌮𑍍🔊sthitikāraṇamThe cause of their sustenance/continuance

𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑍀𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌿𑌦𑌂 𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍🔊lakṣmīstotram idaṁ puṇyamThis meritorious hymn to Lakshmi

𑌆𑌪𑌦𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌣𑌮𑍍🔊āpaduddhārakāraṇamThe cause of rescue from all calamities

𑌮𑍁𑌚𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌪𑌾𑌪𑍇𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌃🔊mucyate sarvapāpebhyaḥ(The reciter) is freed from all sins

Benefits of Chanting कमला स्तोत्रम् (ओंकाररूपिणी देवि)

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Invokes Goddess Kamala (Lakshmi/Kamalatmika), the tenth Mahavidya, for wealth, abundance and auspiciousness

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Wards off all disease and the fear of fever, as the hymn explicitly declares

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Rescues the devotee from calamity and frees him from all sins and every danger

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Brings the grace and protection of the Divine Mother who saves all who take refuge in her

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Cultivates devotion by beholding the one Goddess as Lakshmi, Parvati, Durga and Kali together

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Bestows peace, prosperity and steadiness of fortune when recited at the three twilights

How to Chant कमला स्तोत्रम् (ओंकाररूपिणी देवि)

Repetitions3times

Best TimeFridays, on Diwali and during Navaratri, and at the three sandhyas (dawn, midday, dusk); morning after bath is especially favoured for Lakshmi worship

Bathe and sit in a clean place before an image of Goddess Lakshmi/Kamala, ideally with a lamp, lotus or red flowers. Recite the verses with devotion, letting the refrain 'Prasanna bhava sundari' carry your prayer for her grace. The phala-shruti states that reciting it at the three twilights, or even once, frees one from sin and danger; daily morning recitation is excellent for the blessings of wealth and wellbeing. Conclude by bowing and seeking the Mother's grace.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete कमला स्तोत्रम् (ओंकाररूपिणी देवि) 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.

Kamala, or Kamalatmika, is the tenth and final of the ten Mahavidyas and is regarded as the Tantric form of Mahalakshmi. Seated on a lotus and bathed by elephants, she is the goddess of wealth, beauty, fertility and auspiciousness, representing the fully manifest, benevolent grace of the Divine Mother in the world.

This hymn, beginning 'Omkararupini Devi', is traditionally drawn from the Vishnu Purana and is recited as a stotra to Lakshmi/Kamala. Each verse closes with the refrain 'Prasanna bhava sundari' — 'O beautiful one, be gracious to me'.

The verses declare that she is Parvati (Hemavati) to Shiva, Kamala to Vishnu, the beloved of Brahma, and also Chandi, Durga, Kalika and Kaushiki. This reflects the Shakta vision that all goddesses are forms of the one Supreme Power — Kamala is that single Mother seen in her gracious, wealth-bestowing aspect.

The closing verses promise that one who recites this holy hymn with devotion has all fear of fever and disease removed; and that whoever recites it constantly, at the three twilights or even once, is freed from all sins and every calamity — whether on earth, in heaven or in the nether world.