Bhavani ashtakam

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AdiSankaracharya's
Bhavani 
Ashtakam

Goddess Ma Bhavani 

 
This great Stotra by Adhi Sankaracharya would move any 
one who reads it to tears. If a great soul like Him, had to describe 
himself, thus, Imagine the state of an ignoramus ones like us. 

 
Na thatho, na matha, na bandur na datha,
Na puthro, na 
puthri , na bruthyo , na bartha, 
Na jayaa na Vidhya, na Vruthir 
mamaiva,
Gathisthwam, Gathisthwam Thwam ekaa Bhavani.

Neither 
the mother nor the father,
Neither the relation nor the 
friend,
Neither the son nor the daughter,
Neither the servant nor 
the husband, 
Neither the wife nor the knowledge,
And neither my 
sole occupation,
Are my refuges that I can depend, Oh, Bhavani,
So 
you are my refuge and my only refuge, Bhavani.

Bhavabdhava pare , 
Maha dhukha Bheeru, 
Papaatha prakami , pralobhi pramatha,
Kam 
samsara pasa prabadha sadaham,
Gathisthwam, Gathisthwam thwam ekaa 
Bhavani.

I am in this ocean of birth and death,
I am a coward, 
who dare not face sorrow,
I am filled with lust and sin,
I am 
filled with greed and desire,
And tied I am, by the this useless life 
that I lead, 
So you are my refuge and my only refuge, 
Bhavani.

Na Janaami Dhanam, Na cha dhyana yogam, 
Na janami 
thathram, na cha sthothra manthram,
Na janami poojam, na cha nyasa 
yogam,
Gathisthwam, Gathisthwam thwam ekaa Bhavani

Neither do 
I know how to give,
Nor do I know how to meditate,
Neither do I 
know Thanthra*, 
Nor do I know stanzas of prayer,
Neither do I 
know how to worship,
Nor do I know the art of yoga,
So you are my 
refuge and my only refuge, Bhavani

Na janami Punyam, Na janami 
theertham,
Na janami mukthim, layam vaa kadachit, 
Na janami 
bhakthim, vrutham vaapi maatha,
Gathisthwam, Gathisthwam, thwam ekaa 
Bhavani.

Know I not how to be righteous,
Know I not the way to 
the places sacred,
Know I not methods of salvation,
Know I not how 
to merge my mind with God, 
Know I not the art of devotion,
Know I 
not how to practice austerities, Oh, mother,
So you are my refuge and 
my only refuge, Bhavani

Kukarmi, kusangi, kubudhi, 
kudhasa,
Kulachara heena, kadhachara leena, 
Kudrushti, kuvakya 
prabandha, sadaham,
Gathisthwam, Gathisthwam, thwam ekaa 
Bhavani.

Perform I bad actions,
Keep I company of bad 
ones,
Think I bad and sinful thoughts,
Serve I Bad 
masters,
Belong I to a bad family, 
Immersed I am in sinful 
acts,
See I with bad intentions,
Write I collection of bad 
words,
Always and always,
So you are my refuge and my only refuge, 
Bhavani.

Prajesam, Ramesam, Mahesam, Suresam,
Dhinesam, 
Nisidheswaram vaa kadachit,
Na janami chanyath sadaham 
saranye,
Gathisthwam, Gathisthwam thwam ekaa Bhavani

Neither 
Do I know the creator,
Nor the Lord of Lakshmi,
Neither do I know 
the lord of all, 
Nor do I know the lord of devas,
Neither do I 
know the God who makes the day,
Nor the God who rules at 
night,
Neither do I know any other Gods,
Oh, Goddess to whom I bow 
always,
So you are my refuge and my only refuge, Bhavani 


Vivadhe, Vishadhe, pramadhe, pravase, 
Jale cha anale 
parvathe shatru madhye,
Aranye, saranye sada maam 
prapahi,
Gathisthwam, Gathisthwam, thwam ekaa Bhavani.

While I 
am in a heated argument,
While I am immersed in sorrow, 
While I 
am suffering an accident,
While I am travelling far off,
While I 
am in water or fire,
While I am on the top of a mountain,
While I 
am surrounded by enemies,
And while I am in a deep forest,
Oh 
Goddess, I always bow before thee, 
So you are my refuge and my only 
refuge, Bhavani

Anadho, dharidro, jara roga yuktho,
Maha 
Ksheena dheena, sada jaadya vakthra,
Vipathou pravishta, pranshata 
sadhaham,
Gathisthwam, Gathisthwam, thwam ekaa Bhavani. 

While 
being an orphan,
While being extremely poor,
While affected by 
disease of old age,
While I am terribly tired,
While I am in a 
pitiable state,
While I am being swallowed by problems,
And While 
I suffer serious dangers, 
I always bow before thee,
So you are my 
refuge and only refuge, 
Bhavani