gauriparvatiambikaadi-shankaracharya

ගෞරීදශකම්

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🕉️ hindu·📿 10× repetitions·🕐 Early morning (at dawn) after a bath, as the phala-shruti specifically prescribes 'pratahkale'; also on Fridays and during Navratri·📜 Devotional hymn attributed to Adi Shankaracharya (Shakta / Advaita tradition)

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Englishසිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

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

The Gauri Dashakam reflects Adi Shankaracharya's vision of the Goddess as Brahman itself in its dynamic, creative aspect (Shakti). While teaching the non-dual Absolute, Shankara composed many hymns to the Divine Mother; here he praises Gauri as the lotus-eyed Mother who is at once the transcendent Sat-Chit-Ananda sought by yogis and the gracious deity dwelling with Shiva on Kailasa. The hymn weaves together Advaitic metaphysics, Kundalini yoga and tender devotion.

✦ As told in scripture

Devotees and traditional commentators hold that, true to its phala-shruti, sincere daily recitation of the Gauri Dashakam at dawn confers vak-siddhi — the power of effective, truthful speech — so that the words of the reciter come to carry weight and bear fruit, along with prosperity and unwavering devotion to Shiva.

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Verse 1

ලීලාරබ්ධස්ථාපිතලුප්තාඛිලලෝකාං ලෝකාතීතෛර්යෝගිභිරන්තශ්චිරමෘග්යාම් . බාලාදිත්යශ්රේණිසමානද්යුතිපුඤ්ජාං ගෞරීමම්බාමම්බුරුහාක්ෂීමහමීඩේ .. 1..

līlārabdhasthāpitaluptākhilalokāṃ lokātītairyogibhirantaściramṛgyām | bālādityaśreṇisamānadyutipuñjāṃ gaurīmambāmamburuhākṣīmahamīḍe || 1||

Meaning:1. ಲೀಲಾಮಾತ್ರದಿಂದ ಸಮಸ್ತ ಲೋಕಗಳನ್ನು ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಸಿ, ಪಾಲಿಸಿ, ಲಯಗೊಳಿಸುವ; ಲೋಕಾತೀತ ಯೋಗಿಗಳಿಂದ ಅಂತಃಕರಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಚಿರಕಾಲ ಹುಡುಕಲ್ಪಡುವ; ಉದಯಿಸುವ ಸೂರ್ಯರ ಸಾಲಿನಂತಹ ತೇಜಃಪುಂಜವಾದ ಆ ಕಮಲನಯನ ಮಾತೆ ಗೌರಿಯನ್ನು ನಾನು ಸ್ತುತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ.

Verse 2

ප්රත්යාහාරධ්යානසමාධිස්ථිතිභාජාං නිත්යං චිත්තේ නිර්වෘතිකාෂ්ඨාං කලයන්තීම් . සත්යජ්ඤානානන්දමයීං තාං තනුරූපාං ගෞරීමම්බාමම්බුරුහාක්ෂීමහමීඩේ .. 2..

pratyāhāradhyānasamādhisthitibhājāṃ nityaṃ citte nirvṛtikāṣṭhāṃ kalayantīm | satyajñānānandamayīṃ tāṃ tanurūpāṃ gaurīmambāmamburuhākṣīmahamīḍe || 2||

Meaning:2. ಪ್ರತ್ಯಾಹಾರ-ಧ್ಯಾನ-ಸಮಾಧಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ನೆಲೆಸಿದ ಸಾಧಕರ ಚಿತ್ತದಲ್ಲಿ ನಿತ್ಯ ಪರಮ ನಿರ್ವೃತಿ (ಆನಂದ)ಯ ಕಾಷ್ಠೆಯಾದ; ಸತ್-ಚಿತ್-ಆನಂದಮಯಿಯಾಗಿದ್ದರೂ ಸುಂದರ ರೂಪವನ್ನು ಧರಿಸುವ ಆ ಕಮಲನಯನ ಮಾತೆ ಗೌರಿಯನ್ನು ನಾನು ಸ್ತುತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ.

Verse 3

චන්ද්රාපීඩානන්දිතමන්දස්මිතවක්ත්රාං චන්ද්රාපීඩාලඞ්කෘතනීලාලකභාරාම් . ඉන්ද්රෝපේන්ද්රාද්යර්චිතපාදාම්බුරුහාං තාං ගෞරීමම්බාමම්බුරුහාක්ෂීමහමීඩේ .. 3..

candrāpīḍānanditamandasmitavaktrāṃ candrāpīḍālaṅkṛtanīlālakabhārām | indropendrādyarcitapādāmburuhāṃ tāṃ gaurīmambāmamburuhākṣīmahamīḍe || 3||

Meaning:3. ಮಂದ ಮುಗುಳ್ನಗೆಯಿಂದ ಅರಳಿ ಚಂದ್ರನಿಂದ ಅಲಂಕೃತವಾದ ಮುಖವುಳ್ಳ; ನೀಲ ಕೇಶಪಾಶವನ್ನು ಚಂದ್ರಕಲೆ ಅಲಂಕರಿಸುವ; ಇಂದ್ರ-ಉಪೇಂದ್ರಾದಿ ದೇವತೆಗಳಿಂದ ಪೂಜಿತವಾದ ಚರಣಕಮಲಗಳುಳ್ಳ ಆ ಕಮಲನಯನ ಮಾತೆ ಗೌರಿಯನ್ನು ನಾನು ಸ್ತುತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ.

Verse 4

ආදික්ෂාන්තාමක්ෂරමූර්ත්යා විලසන්තීං භූතේ භූතේ භූතකදම්බප්රසවිත්රීම් . ශබ්දබ්රහ්මානන්දමයීං තාං තටිදාභාං ගෞරීමම්බාමම්බුරුහාක්ෂීමහමීඩේ .. 4..

ādikṣāntāmakṣaramūrtyā vilasantīṃ bhūte bhūte bhūtakadambaprasavitrīm | śabdabrahmānandamayīṃ tāṃ taṭidābhāṃ gaurīmambāmamburuhākṣīmahamīḍe || 4||

Meaning:4. 'ಅ'ಯಿಂದ 'ಕ್ಷ'ದವರೆಗೆ ಸಮಸ್ತ ಅಕ್ಷರಗಳ (ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತ ವರ್ಣಮಾಲೆಯ) ಸ್ವರೂಪದಲ್ಲಿ ವಿಲಸಿಸುವ; ಪ್ರತಿ ಭೂತದಲ್ಲಿ ಭೂತಸಮೂಹವನ್ನು ಪ್ರಸವಿಸುವ ಮಾತೆ; ಶಬ್ದಬ್ರಹ್ಮ-ಆನಂದಮಯಿ, ವಿದ್ಯುತ್ತಿನಂತಹ ಪ್ರಭೆಯುಳ್ಳ ಆ ಕಮಲನಯನ ಮಾತೆ ಗೌರಿಯನ್ನು ನಾನು ಸ್ತುತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ.

Verse 5

මූලාධාරාදුත්ථිතරූපාං ශශිනාඩී- මධ්යාකාශේ ශුද්ධමරීචිං ප්රකටන්තීම් . හස්තේ මුද්රාමක්ෂවලීං පුස්තකමම්බාං ගෞරීමම්බාමම්බුරුහාක්ෂීමහමීඩේ .. 5..

mūlādhārādutthitarūpāṃ śaśināḍī- madhyākāśe śuddhamarīciṃ prakaṭantīm | haste mudrāmakṣavalīṃ pustakamambāṃ gaurīmambāmamburuhākṣīmahamīḍe || 5||

Meaning:5. ಮೂಲಾಧಾರದಿಂದ ಊರ್ಧ್ವವಾಗಿ ಉತ್ಥಿತವಾಗುವ ರೂಪವುಳ್ಳ; ಶಶಿನಾಡಿ (ಸುಷುಮ್ನಾ)ಯ ಮಧ್ಯಾಕಾಶದಲ್ಲಿ ಶುದ್ಧ ಕಿರಣ ರೂಪದಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಕಟವಾಗುವ; ಕೈಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಮುದ್ರೆ, ಅಕ್ಷಮಾಲೆ, ಪುಸ್ತಕ ಧರಿಸುವ ಆ ಕಮಲನಯನ ಮಾತೆ ಗೌರಿಯನ್ನು ನಾನು ಸ್ತುತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ.

Verse 6

නිත්යඃ ශුද්ධෝ නිෂ්කල ඒකෝ ජගදීශඃ සාක්ෂී යස්යාඃ සර්ගවිධෞ සංහරණේ ච . විශ්වත්රාණක්රීඩනලෝලාං ශිවපත්නීං ගෞරීමම්බාමම්බුරුහාක්ෂීමහමීඩේ .. 6..

nityaḥ śuddho niṣkala eko jagadīśaḥ sākṣī yasyāḥ sargavidhau saṃharaṇe ca | viśvatrāṇakrīḍanalolāṃ śivapatnīṃ gaurīmambāmamburuhākṣīmahamīḍe || 6||

Meaning:6. ನಿತ್ಯ-ಶುದ್ಧ-ನಿಷ್ಕಲ-ಏಕ ಜಗದೀಶ್ವರನಾದ (ಶಿವನ) ಪತ್ನಿಯಾದ; ಆತನ ಸೃಷ್ಟಿ-ಸಂಹಾರ ಲೀಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕೇವಲ ಸಾಕ್ಷಿಯಾಗಿರುವ; ವಿಶ್ವ ಪರಿತ್ರಾಣ ಕ್ರೀಡೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸದಾ ಮಗ್ನಳಾದ ಆ ಕಮಲನಯನ ಮಾತೆ ಗೌರಿಯನ್ನು ನಾನು ಸ್ತುತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ.

Verse 7

යස්යාඃ කුක්ෂෞ ලීනමඛණ්ඩං ජගදණ්ඩං භූයෝ භූයඃ ප්රාදුරභූදුත්ථිතමේව . පත්යා සාර්ධං තාං රජතාද්රෞ නිවසන්තීං ගෞරීමම්බාමම්බුරුහාක්ෂීමහමීඩේ .. 7..

yasyāḥ kukṣau līnamakhaṇḍaṃ jagadaṇḍaṃ bhūyo bhūyaḥ prādurabhūdutthitameva | patyā sārdhaṃ tāṃ rajatādrau nivasantīṃ gaurīmambāmamburuhākṣīmahamīḍe || 7||

Meaning:7. ಯಾರ ಉದರದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಖಂಡ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾಂಡ ಲಯವಾಗಿ ಪುನಃ ಪುನಃ ಹೊಸದಾಗಿ ಪ್ರಕಟವಾಗುವುದೋ; ತನ್ನ ಪತಿಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ರಜತಾದ್ರಿ (ಕೈಲಾಸ)ದ ಮೇಲೆ ನೆಲೆಸುವ ಆ ಕಮಲನಯನ ಮಾತೆ ಗೌರಿಯನ್ನು ನಾನು ಸ್ತುತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ.

Verse 8

යස්යාමෝතං ප්රෝතමශේෂං මණිමාලා- සූත්රේ යද්වත්ක්වාපි චරං චාප්යචරං ච . තාං සර්වජ්ඤාං සර්වගතාං සත්යවිරූපාං ගෞරීමම්බාමම්බුරුහාක්ෂීමහමීඩේ .. 8..

yasyāmotaṃ protamaśeṣaṃ maṇimālā- sūtre yadvatkvāpi caraṃ cāpyacaraṃ ca | tāṃ sarvajñāṃ sarvagatāṃ satyavirūpāṃ gaurīmambāmamburuhākṣīmahamīḍe || 8||

Meaning:8. ಒಂದು ಸೂತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಣಿಮಾಲೆ ಪೋಣಿಸಿದಂತೆ, ಯಾರಲ್ಲಿ ಸಮಸ್ತ ಚರ-ಅಚರಗಳು ಓತಪ್ರೋತವಾಗಿವೆಯೋ; ಸರ್ವಜ್ಞೆ, ಸರ್ವವ್ಯಾಪಿನಿ, ಸತ್ಯಸ್ವರೂಪಿಣಿಯಾದ ಆ ಕಮಲನಯನ ಮಾತೆ ಗೌರಿಯನ್ನು ನಾನು ಸ್ತುತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ.

Verse 9

නානාකාරෛඃ ශක්තිකදම්බෛර්භුවනානි ව්යාප්ය ස්වෛරං ක්රීඩති යෛෂා ස්වයමේකා . කල්යාණීං තාං කල්පලතාමානතිභාජාං ගෞරීමම්බාමම්බුරුහාක්ෂීමහමීඩේ .. 9..

nānākāraiḥ śaktikadambairbhuvanāni vyāpya svairaṃ krīḍati yaiṣā svayamekā | kalyāṇīṃ tāṃ kalpalatāmānatibhājāṃ gaurīmambāmamburuhākṣīmahamīḍe || 9||

Meaning:9. ಏಕಾಂಗಿಯಾಗಿ, ಏಕಳಾಗಿದ್ದರೂ ವಿವಿಧ ಶಕ್ತಿಸಮೂಹಗಳಿಂದ ಸಮಸ್ತ ಭುವನಗಳನ್ನು ವ್ಯಾಪಿಸಿ ಸ್ವೇಚ್ಛೆಯಿಂದ ಕ್ರೀಡಿಸುವ; ಕಲ್ಯಾಣಿಯಾದ, ನಮಸ್ಕರಿಸುವವರಿಗೆ ಕಲ್ಪಲತೆಯಂತಹ ಆ ಕಮಲನಯನ ಮಾತೆ ಗೌರಿಯನ್ನು ನಾನು ಸ್ತುತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ.

Verse 10

ආශාපාශක්ලේශවිනාශං විදධානාං පාදාම්භෝජධ්යානපරාණාං පුරුෂාණාම් . ඊශාමීශාර්ධාඞ්ගහරාං තාමභිරාමාං ගෞරීමම්බාමම්බුරුහාක්ෂීමහමීඩේ .. 10..

āśāpāśakleśavināśaṃ vidadhānāṃ pādāmbhojadhyānaparāṇāṃ puruṣāṇām | īśāmīśārdhāṅgaharāṃ tāmabhirāmāṃ gaurīmambāmamburuhākṣīmahamīḍe || 10||

Meaning:10. ತನ್ನ ಚರಣಕಮಲದ ಧ್ಯಾನದಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಮಗ್ನರಾದ ಪುರುಷರ ಆಶಾ-ಪಾಶ ರೂಪ ಕ್ಲೇಶವನ್ನು ನಾಶಮಾಡುವ; ಈಶ್ವರಿಯಾದ, ಶಿವನ ಅರ್ಧಾಂಗವನ್ನು ಧರಿಸುವ (ಅರ್ಧನಾರೀಶ್ವರ ರೂಪ) ಆ ಸುಂದರ ಕಮಲನಯನ ಮಾತೆ ಗೌರಿಯನ್ನು ನಾನು ಸ್ತುತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ.

Verse 11

ප්රාතඃකාලේ භාවවිශුද්ධඃ ප්රණිධානාත් භක්ත්යා නිත්යං ජල්පති ගෞරීදශකං යඃ . වාචාං සිද්ධිං සම්පදමග්ර්යාං ශිවභක්තිං තස්ය ප්රයච්ඡත්යචිරාන්මාතෘසමේතා .. 11..

prātaḥkāle bhāvaviśuddhaḥ praṇidhānāt bhaktyā nityaṃ jalpati gaurīdaśakaṃ yaḥ | vācāṃ siddhiṃ sampadamagryāṃ śivabhaktiṃ tasya prayacchatyacirānmātṛsametā || 11||

Meaning:11. ಶುದ್ಧ ಭಾವದಿಂದ ಪ್ರಾತಃಕಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ ನಿತ್ಯ ಭಕ್ತಿ-ಪ್ರಣಿಧಾನದಿಂದ ಈ ಗೌರೀದಶಕವನ್ನು ಪಠಿಸುವವನಿಗೆ, ಮಾತೆ (ಸ್ವಾಮಿ ಸಹಿತ) ಶೀಘ್ರವಾಗಿ ವಾಕ್-ಸಿದ್ಧಿ, ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಸಂಪತ್ತು, ಶಿವಭಕ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಪ್ರಸಾದಿಸುತ್ತಾಳೆ.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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ලීලාරබ්ධස්ථාපිතලුප්තාඛිලලෝකාම්🔊līlā-rabdha-sthāpita-lupta-akhila-lokāmshe who, in play, creates, sustains and dissolves all the worlds

ලෝකාතීතෛඃ යෝගිභිඃ🔊lokātītaiḥ yogibhiḥby yogis who have transcended the worlds

අන්තඃ චිරම් මෘග්යාම්🔊antaḥ ciram mṛgyāmlong sought within (the heart)

බාලාදිත්යශ්රේණිසමානද්යුතිපුඤ්ජාම්🔊bālāditya-śreṇi-samāna-dyuti-puñjāma mass of radiance like a row of rising suns

ගෞරීම් අම්බාම්🔊gaurīm ambāmGauri, the Mother

අම්බුරුහාක්ෂීම්🔊amburuha-akṣīmthe lotus-eyed one

අහම් ඊඩේ🔊aham īḍeI praise / I adore

ප්රත්යාහාරධ්යානසමාධිස්ථිතිභාජාම්🔊pratyāhāra-dhyāna-samādhi-sthiti-bhājāmfor those established in pratyahara, dhyana and samadhi (stages of yoga)

සත්යජ්ඤානානන්දමයීම්🔊satya-jñāna-ānanda-mayīmshe who is of the nature of Truth, Knowledge and Bliss (Sat-Chit-Ananda)

චන්ද්රාපීඩානන්දිතමන්දස්මිතවක්ත්රාම්🔊candrāpīḍa-ānandita-mandasmita-vaktrāmwhose face, crowned with the moon, is gladdened by a gentle smile

ඉන්ද්රෝපේන්ද්රාද්යර්චිතපාදාම්බුරුහාම්🔊indra-upendra-ādya-arcita-pāda-amburuhāmwhose lotus feet are worshipped by Indra, Vishnu and the other gods

ආදික්ෂාන්තාම් අක්ෂරමූර්ත්යා🔊ādi-kṣāntām akṣara-mūrtyāshining as the embodiment of all letters, from 'a' to 'ksha' (the Sanskrit alphabet)

ශබ්දබ්රහ්මානන්දමයීම්🔊śabda-brahma-ānanda-mayīmshe who is the bliss of Shabda-Brahman (the sound-absolute)

මූලාධාරාත් උත්ථිතරූපාම්🔊mūlādhārāt utthita-rūpāmwhose form rises from the Muladhara (root chakra) — the Kundalini

හස්තේ මුද්රාම් අක්ෂවලීම් පුස්තකම්🔊haste mudrām akṣavalīm pustakamholding in her hands the mudra (gesture), the rosary and the book

නිත්යඃ ශුද්ධෝ නිෂ්කල ඒකෝ ජගදීශඃ🔊nityaḥ śuddho niṣkala eko jagadīśaḥthe eternal, pure, partless, one Lord of the universe (Shiva, who is her witness)

විශ්වත්රාණක්රීඩනලෝලාම් ශිවපත්නීම්🔊viśva-trāṇa-krīḍana-lolām śiva-patnīmthe consort of Shiva, ever delighting in the play of protecting the universe

යස්යාඃ කුක්ෂෞ ලීනම් අඛණ්ඩම් ජගදණ්ඩම්🔊yasyāḥ kukṣau līnam akhaṇḍam jagad-aṇḍamin whose womb the whole cosmic egg lies dissolved (between dissolutions)

රජතාද්රෞ නිවසන්තීම්🔊rajatādrau nivasantīmdwelling on the silver mountain (Kailasa) with her Lord

ආශාපාශක්ලේශවිනාශම් විදධානාම්🔊āśā-pāśa-kleśa-vināśam vidadhānāmshe who destroys the bondage and affliction of desire

ඊශාර්ධාඞ්ගහරාම්🔊īśa-ardhāṅga-harāmshe who takes (occupies) half the body of the Lord (Ardhanarishvara)

වාචාම් සිද්ධිම් සම්පදම් අග්ර්යාම් ශිවභක්තිම්🔊vācām siddhim sampadam agryām śiva-bhaktimmastery of speech, foremost prosperity, and devotion to Shiva (the rewards she grants)

Benefits of Chanting ಗೌರೀ ದಶಕಂ

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Grants mastery and power of speech (vacham siddhi), as promised in the phala-shruti verse

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Bestows foremost prosperity (sampadam agryam) and steadfast devotion to Shiva

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A deep philosophical hymn uniting Advaita (Sat-Chit-Ananda) with devotion to the Divine Mother

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Aids meditation and the inner ascent of Kundalini through the chakras (verse five)

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Cultivates a pure, concentrated mind when recited at dawn with devotion

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Invokes Gauri as both the transcendent Brahman-Shakti and the gracious, lotus-eyed Mother

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Removes the bondage and torment of worldly desire (asha-pasha) for sincere seekers

How to Chant ಗೌರೀ ದಶಕಂ

Repetitions10times

Best TimeEarly morning (at dawn) after a bath, as the phala-shruti specifically prescribes 'pratahkale'; also on Fridays and during Navratri

As stated in the closing verse, recite the Gauri Dashakam at dawn (pratahkale) with a purified heart (bhava-vishuddha) and one-pointed concentration (pranidhana). Sit facing east before an image of Gauri/Parvati, recite the ten verses slowly while contemplating their meaning, and finish with the eleventh phala-shruti verse. Daily recitation is the traditional practice for gaining its fruits of eloquence, prosperity and devotion.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete ಗೌರೀ ದಶಕಂ written in the Sinhala 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 Gauri Dashakam is traditionally attributed to Adi Shankaracharya, the great Advaita philosopher-saint, who composed numerous hymns to the Divine Mother. It is also known as the Gauri Stuti.

'Dashakam' means 'a set of ten' — the hymn consists of ten verses (with an additional eleventh verse describing the benefits of recitation). Each of the ten verses praises Goddess Gauri.

Every one of the ten main verses ends with 'Gaurim Ambam Amburuhakshim Aham Ide' — 'I adore Gauri, the lotus-eyed Mother.' This repeated refrain makes the hymn a sustained meditation on the Goddess.

The eleventh (phala-shruti) verse states that one who recites it at dawn with a pure, devoted, concentrated heart is swiftly granted, by the Mother along with the Lord, mastery of speech, foremost prosperity, and devotion to Shiva.