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Kamakshi Stotram in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

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Traditional Shakta hymn of the Sri Vidya / Kanchi tradition · Traditional (attributed within the Kanchi Kamakoti tradition) · Classical / Medieval

Kamakshi is the presiding Goddess of Kanchipuram, one of the foremost Shakti Peethas of India and a great centre of Sri Vidya worship. Legend holds that Devi performed penance here upon a sand-linga to win Lord Shiva (Ekamranatha) as Her lord, and that the fierce energy of the Goddess was gathered and pacified into the gentle, meditative Kamakshi who blesses devotees with grace. This stotram, in the lineage of hymns sung to Her, adores Her as the supreme Tripura Sundari seated in Kanchi, the Mother of speech and the bestower of all that is good.

✦ As told in scripture

It is traditionally said that the great teacher Adi Shankaracharya established the Sri Chakra before Kamakshi at Kanchi to calm the intensity of Her power into a benevolent grace, and that devotees who sing Her praises with a pure heart find their afflictions of the Kali age dissolved and their prayers for wisdom and refuge fulfilled.

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Verse 1

𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌾𑌨𑍋𑌕𑌹-𑌪𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌪-𑌜𑌾𑌲-𑌵𑌿𑌲𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑍀𑌲𑌾𑌲𑌕𑌾𑌂 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍃𑌕𑌾𑌂 𑌕𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌕𑌞𑍍𑌜-𑌦𑌲𑍇𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌣𑌾𑌂 𑌕𑌲𑌿-𑌮𑌲-𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌂𑌸𑌿𑌨𑍀𑌂 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌮𑍍 । 𑌕𑌾𑌞𑍍𑌚𑍀-𑌨𑍂𑌪𑍁𑌰-𑌹𑌾𑌰-𑌦𑌾𑌮-𑌸𑍁𑌭𑌗𑌾𑌂 𑌕𑌾𑌞𑍍𑌚𑍀-𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍀-𑌨𑌾𑌯𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌂 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍀𑌂 𑌕𑌰𑌿-𑌕𑍁𑌮𑍍𑌭-𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌭-𑌕𑍁𑌚𑌾𑌂 𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍇 𑌮𑌹𑍇𑌶-𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௧॥

kalpānokaha-puṣpa-jāla-vilasannīlālakāṃ mātṛkāṃ kāntāṃ kañja-dalekṣaṇāṃ kali-mala-pradhvaṃsinīṃ kālikām | kāñcī-nūpura-hāra-dāma-subhagāṃ kāñcī-purī-nāyikāṃ kāmākṣīṃ kari-kumbha-sannibha-kucāṃ vande maheśa-priyām || 1||

Meaning:I worship Kamakshi, the beloved of Lord Mahesha (Shiva): the Divine Mother whose dark tresses shine adorned with flowers of the celestial wish-tree, the gentle beauty with lotus-petal eyes, the dark Kalika who destroys the impurities of the Kali age, lovely with girdle, anklets and necklaces, the presiding Goddess of Kanchipuri, whose breasts are full like the temples of an elephant.

Verse 2

𑌕𑌾𑌶𑌾𑌭𑌾𑌂𑌶𑍁𑌕-𑌭𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌲𑌸𑌤𑍍-𑌕𑍋𑌶𑌾𑌤𑌕𑍀-𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌭𑌾𑌂 𑌚𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌕𑌾𑌨𑌲-𑌲𑍋𑌚𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌚𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌲𑌂𑌕𑌾𑌰-𑌭𑍂𑌷𑍋𑌜𑍍𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌲𑌾𑌮𑍍 । 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮-𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌪𑌤𑌿-𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌵𑌾𑌦𑌿-𑌮𑍁𑌨𑌿𑌭𑌿𑌃 𑌸𑌂𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌘𑍍𑌰𑌿-𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍀𑌂 𑌗𑌜-𑌰𑌾𑌜-𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌦-𑌗𑌮𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍇 𑌮𑌹𑍇𑌶-𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௨॥

kāśābhāṃśuka-bhāsurāṃ pravilasat-kośātakī-sannibhāṃ candrārkānala-locanāṃ surucirālaṃkāra-bhūṣojjvalām | brahma-śrīpati-vāsavādi-munibhiḥ saṃsevitāṅghri-dvayāṃ kāmākṣīṃ gaja-rāja-manda-gamanāṃ vande maheśa-priyām || 2||

Meaning:I worship Kamakshi, beloved of Mahesha: radiant in garments bright as kasha-blossoms, shining like the luminous moon-flower, with the moon, the sun and fire for Her three eyes, blazing with exquisite ornaments; Her two feet are served by Brahma, Vishnu (the Lord of Shri), Indra and the sages, and She moves with the slow majestic gait of the king of elephants.

Verse 3

𑌐𑌂-𑌕𑍍𑌲𑍀𑌂-𑌸𑍗𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌿 𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌵𑌦𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌮𑍁𑌨𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥-𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌮𑍍 𑌵𑌾𑌚𑌾𑌂 𑌯𑌾 𑌜𑌨𑌨𑍀 𑌸𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤-𑌜𑌗𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑌾 𑌚 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀 । 𑌪𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌂𑌕𑌜-𑌲𑍋𑌚𑌨𑌾 𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌤𑍀 𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑌾𑌹𑌿 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍀𑌂 𑌹𑌰𑌿-𑌨𑍀𑌲𑌮𑌣𑌿-𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌤𑌿-𑌨𑌿𑌭𑌾𑌂 𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍇 𑌮𑌹𑍇𑌶-𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௩॥

aiṃ-klīṃ-sauriti yāṃ vadanti munayastattvārtha-rūpāṃ parām vācāṃ yā jananī samasta-jagatāṃ mātā ca bhūteśvarī | pāyātpaṃkaja-locanā bhagavatī māṃ pāhi kāmeśvarī kāmākṣīṃ hari-nīlamaṇi-dyuti-nibhāṃ vande maheśa-priyām || 3||

Meaning:I worship Kamakshi, beloved of Mahesha, whose lustre is like a sapphire: She whom the sages invoke with the seeds 'Aim, Klim, Sauh' as the supreme essence of Truth, the Mother of all speech, the Mother of all the worlds, the sovereign of all beings. May the lotus-eyed Goddess Kameshwari protect me; O Kameshwari, guard me.

Verse 4

𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍀𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌜-𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤-𑌪𑌂𑌕𑌜-𑌗𑍃𑌹𑍇 𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌵𑌸𑌾𑌨𑍇 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌚𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌕-𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌨-𑌕𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌲-𑌧𑌰𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌫𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌤𑍍𑌕𑌿𑌰𑍀𑌟𑍋𑌜𑍍𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌲𑌾𑌮𑍍 । 𑌐𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌖𑌿𑌲𑌂 𑌦𑌦𑌾𑌤𑌿 𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌗𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌸𑌮𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑍇 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍀𑌂 𑌹𑌸𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌲𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍇 𑌮𑌹𑍇𑌶-𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௪॥

yogīndrairnija-citta-paṃkaja-gṛhe dhyānāvasāne sthitāṃ candrārka-pratimāna-kuṇḍala-dharāṃ sphūrjatkirīṭojjvalām | aiśvaryaṃ nikhilaṃ dadāti śaraṇāgatyā samabhyarthite kāmākṣīṃ hasitānanāṃ sulalitāṃ vande maheśa-priyām || 4||

Meaning:I worship Kamakshi, beloved of Mahesha, the gracious-faced and ever-charming: She who abides in the lotus of the hearts of the foremost yogis at the culmination of their meditation, who wears earrings bright as the moon and sun and a glittering crown, and who, when entreated through surrender, bestows the whole of divine sovereignty and prosperity.

Verse 5

𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑌤𑍍-𑌕𑍁𑌂𑌕𑍁𑌮-𑌪𑌂𑌕-𑌪𑌂𑌕𑌿𑌲-𑌕𑍁𑌚𑌾𑌂 𑌶𑍋𑌣𑌾𑌧𑌰𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌭𑍋𑌰𑍁𑌹𑌾𑌂 𑌵𑌾𑌣𑍀-𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮-𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌦𑌿-𑌦𑍇𑌵-𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍁𑌟𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌘𑍍𑌰𑌿-𑌪𑍀𑌠𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑍁𑌜𑌾𑌮𑍍 । 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑌟𑌲𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌿-𑌨𑌿𑌵𑌹𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯-𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌂𑌨𑌿𑌧𑌿𑌂 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍀𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌧𑍃𑌤𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷-𑌸𑍂𑌤𑍍𑌰-𑌵𑌲𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍇 𑌮𑌹𑍇𑌶-𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௫॥

śrīmat-kuṃkuma-paṃka-paṃkila-kucāṃ śoṇādharāmbhoruhāṃ vāṇī-padma-bhavādi-deva-mukuṭairnyastāṅghri-pīṭhāmbujām | bhaktānāṃ paṭale vibhūti-nivahān kāruṇya-vārāṃnidhiṃ kāmākṣīṃ vidhṛtākṣa-sūtra-valayāṃ vande maheśa-priyām || 5||

Meaning:I worship Kamakshi, beloved of Mahesha, who holds the rosary and bracelet: Her breasts are smeared with auspicious saffron paste, Her lips are red as a lotus, and the gods Saraswati, Brahma and the rest lay their crowns at Her lotus feet; an ocean of compassion, She showers abundance upon Her devotees.

Verse 6

𑌏𑌕𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌶-𑌕𑍁𑌟𑍁𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌿𑌨𑍀𑌂 𑌕𑌲𑌿-𑌹𑌰𑌾𑌂 𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥-𑌮𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌷-𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌂 𑌵𑍀𑌣𑌾-𑌵𑌾𑌦𑌨-𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌂 𑌜𑌪-𑌪𑌟𑍀𑌂 𑌵𑍇𑌦-𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌮𑍍 । 𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍀𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑌰-𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑌾𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌕𑍁𑌶𑌾𑌲𑌂𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍀𑌂 𑌕𑌲𑌿-𑌦𑍋𑌷-𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌨-𑌕𑌰𑍀𑌂 𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍇 𑌮𑌹𑍇𑌶-𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௬॥

ekāmreśa-kuṭumbinīṃ kali-harāṃ dharmārtha-mokṣa-pradāṃ vīṇā-vādana-tatparāṃ japa-paṭīṃ veda-svarūpāṃ parām | padmākṣīṃ paradevatāṃ para-śivāṃ pāśāṃkuśālaṃkṛtāṃ kāmākṣīṃ kali-doṣa-nāśana-karīṃ vande maheśa-priyām || 6||

Meaning:I worship Kamakshi, beloved of Mahesha, the remover of the faults of Kali: the consort of Ekamranatha, who grants righteousness, wealth and liberation, ever intent on playing the veena, devoted to japa, the supreme One whose form is the Veda, the lotus-eyed Supreme Deity, the transcendent Shiva-Shakti, adorned with noose and goad.

Verse 7

𑌧𑍀𑌰𑌾𑌂 𑌶𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧-𑌤𑌰𑌂𑌗𑌿𑌣𑍀𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌰-𑌨𑌦𑍀𑌂 𑌧𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌯-𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌂 𑌧𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌂 𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌣𑍀𑌂 𑌕𑌮𑌲𑌾𑌪𑌤𑍇𑌃 𑌸𑌹𑌚𑌰𑍀𑌂 𑌕𑍈𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌯-𑌦𑌾𑌨𑍋𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍 । 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯-𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍁𑌪𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌲𑌾𑌂 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍀𑌂 𑌕𑌲𑌿-𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌮𑌷-𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌯-𑌕𑌰𑍀𑌂 𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍇 𑌮𑌹𑍇𑌶-𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௭॥

dhīrāṃ śuddha-taraṃgiṇīṃ sura-nadīṃ dhairya-pradāṃ dhārmikāṃ kalyāṇīṃ kamalāpateḥ sahacarīṃ kaivalya-dānodyatām | nityāṃ nitya-sukhapradāṃ nirupamāṃ nityoditāṃ nirmalāṃ kāmākṣīṃ kali-kalmaṣa-kṣaya-karīṃ vande maheśa-priyām || 7||

Meaning:I worship Kamakshi, beloved of Mahesha, who wears away the sins of the Kali age: the steadfast One, a pure flowing stream, the celestial river, the giver of courage, the righteous and auspicious One, the companion of the Lord of Lakshmi, ever ready to grant liberation, eternal, the giver of everlasting bliss, peerless, ever-resplendent and immaculate.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌾𑌨𑍋𑌕𑌹-𑌪𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌪🔊kalpānokaha-puṣpathe flowers of the wish-fulfilling Kalpaka tree

𑌵𑌿𑌲𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑍀𑌲𑌾𑌲𑌕𑌾𑌂🔊vilasannīlālakāṃShe whose dark locks shine beautifully (adorned with those flowers)

𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍃𑌕𑌾𑌂🔊mātṛkāṃthe Divine Mother, source of the alphabet (matrika sounds)

𑌕𑌞𑍍𑌜-𑌦𑌲𑍇𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌣𑌾𑌂🔊kañja-dalekṣaṇāṃShe whose eyes are like lotus petals

𑌕𑌲𑌿-𑌮𑌲-𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌂𑌸𑌿𑌨𑍀𑌂🔊kali-mala-pradhvaṃsinīṃthe destroyer of the impurities of the Kali age

𑌕𑌾𑌞𑍍𑌚𑍀-𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍀-𑌨𑌾𑌯𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌂🔊kāñcī-purī-nāyikāṃthe presiding Goddess of the city of Kanchi

𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍀𑌂🔊kāmākṣīṃKamakshi — She of loving (kama) eyes (akshi); She who fulfills desires through Her glance

𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍇 𑌮𑌹𑍇𑌶-𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌮𑍍🔊vande maheśa-priyāmI bow to Her, the beloved of Mahesha (Lord Shiva)

𑌚𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌕𑌾𑌨𑌲-𑌲𑍋𑌚𑌨𑌾𑌂🔊candrārkānala-locanāṃShe whose three eyes are the moon, the sun and fire

𑌗𑌜-𑌰𑌾𑌜-𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌦-𑌗𑌮𑌨𑌾𑌂🔊gaja-rāja-manda-gamanāṃShe who walks with the slow, graceful gait of the king of elephants

𑌐𑌂-𑌕𑍍𑌲𑍀𑌂-𑌸𑍗𑌃🔊aiṃ-klīṃ-sauḥthe three seed (bija) syllables by which the sages invoke Her as the supreme Reality

𑌵𑌾𑌚𑌾𑌂 𑌜𑌨𑌨𑍀🔊vācāṃ jananīthe mother of all speech and language

𑌭𑍂𑌤𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀🔊bhūteśvarīthe sovereign ruler of all beings and elements

𑌕𑌾𑌮𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀🔊kāmeśvarīthe supreme Goddess Kameshwari, consort of Kameshwara

𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍀𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌜-𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤-𑌪𑌂𑌕𑌜-𑌗𑍃𑌹𑍇🔊yogīndrairnija-citta-paṃkaja-gṛhein the lotus-house of the hearts of the foremost yogis (where She is realized at the end of meditation)

𑌐𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌖𑌿𑌲𑌂 𑌦𑌦𑌾𑌤𑌿🔊aiśvaryaṃ nikhilaṃ dadātiShe bestows all prosperity and divine power

𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌗𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾🔊śaraṇāgatyāto one who takes refuge in Her

𑌏𑌕𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌶-𑌕𑍁𑌟𑍁𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌿𑌨𑍀𑌂🔊ekāmreśa-kuṭumbinīṃthe consort of Ekamranatha (Shiva of the Kanchi Ekambareshwara temple)

𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥-𑌮𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌷-𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌂🔊dharmārtha-mokṣa-pradāṃthe giver of righteousness, prosperity and liberation

𑌵𑍇𑌦-𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌮𑍍🔊veda-svarūpāṃ parāmthe supreme One whose very form is the Vedas

𑌪𑌾𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌕𑍁𑌶𑌾𑌲𑌂𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌾𑌂🔊pāśāṃkuśālaṃkṛtāṃShe who is adorned with the noose (pasha) and the goad (ankusha)

𑌸𑍁𑌰-𑌨𑌦𑍀𑌂🔊sura-nadīṃthe celestial river (the pure, sacred Ganga among goddesses)

𑌕𑍈𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌯-𑌦𑌾𑌨𑍋𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍🔊kaivalya-dānodyatāmever ready to grant final liberation (kaivalya)

𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌲𑌾𑌂🔊nityāṃ nirmalāṃthe eternal, ever-pure One

𑌕𑌲𑌿-𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌮𑌷-𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌯-𑌕𑌰𑍀𑌂🔊kali-kalmaṣa-kṣaya-karīṃShe who wears away the sins and afflictions of the Kali age

Benefits of Chanting Kamakshi Stotram

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Invokes the grace of Devi Kamakshi of Kanchi, regarded as a direct seat of Tripura Sundari and the awakened Shakti

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Each verse is a complete meditation on the Mother's form, beauty and cosmic powers

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Said to grant dharma, wealth, knowledge and ultimately liberation (kaivalya) to sincere devotees

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Believed to wash away the sins and impurities (kali-mala) of the present age

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Bestows eloquence and mastery of speech, as Kamakshi is hailed as the Mother of all language

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Cultivates devotion, courage and steadiness of mind through Her remembrance

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Especially powerful when recited during Navaratri and on Fridays before the Mother

How to Chant Kamakshi Stotram

Repetitions9times

Best TimeFriday mornings and during Navaratri; daily at dawn or dusk

After bathing, sit facing east before an image of Devi Kamakshi with a lamp, kumkum and red flowers. Recite the seven verses slowly and with devotion, bowing inwardly at each refrain of 'vande mahesha-priyam'. It may be chanted daily, but is especially auspicious on Fridays and through the nine nights of Navaratri. Conclude with a prayer for grace, wisdom and protection.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Kamakshi Stotram 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.

Kamakshi is the supreme Divine Mother enshrined at Kanchipuram (Kanchi) in Tamil Nadu, one of the most important Shakti Peethas. Her name means 'She of loving eyes' (kama + akshi), and She is worshipped as a form of Tripura Sundari and the consort of Lord Shiva (Ekamranatha). It is said the Goddess holds Her energy here in a meditative, benevolent form.

It is a Sanskrit hymn of seven verses praising Devi Kamakshi's beauty, ornaments, seed-mantras and cosmic powers. Each verse ends with 'vande mahesha-priyam' — 'I bow to the beloved of Mahesha (Shiva)'.

Tradition holds that it bestows the Mother's grace, eloquence and wisdom, grants dharma, prosperity and liberation, and removes the sins and impurities of the Kali age. It cultivates devotion and inner steadiness.

It may be chanted daily at dawn or dusk, and is especially auspicious on Fridays and during Navaratri, the great festival of the Goddess.