Kamakshi Duhkha Nivarana Ashtakam (tamil) — Gurmukhi Script

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Summary — English

The Kamakshi Duhkha Nivarana Ashtakam is a Tamil hymn addressed to the goddess Kamakshi, praising her as auspicious, compassionate, and the remover of sorrow. It describes her form and attributes, including her sugarcane bow, parrot, conch, and discus, and calls upon her to come swiftly to devotees who invoke her with melting hearts. The verses repeatedly celebrate her as Shankari, Gauri, and the ocean of compassion, asking her to dispel delusion, remove old karma, and grant bliss. The hymn also recalls her presence on the battlefield praised by the four-faced one and her grace to Agastya and Kannappa. It concludes with victory invocations to Bala Chamundeshwari, Shri Devi, Durga, and Jayanti Mangala Kali.

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The English meaning of each verse is shown below the verse.

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Summary — Sanskrit (simple prose explanation)

कामाक्षि दुःखनिवारणाष्टकम् इति स्तोत्रे कामाक्षी देवी नाना नामभिः स्तूयते। भक्तानां दुःखबन्धनानि अपनयितुं सा शीघ्रम् आगच्छतीति कथ्यते। सा कङ्कणं कीरं च धारयन्ती कल्पवृक्ष इव इच्छापूरिका भवति। स्तोत्रे तस्याः रूपं सिंहवाहनं च वर्ण्यते, तथा च तणतण पणपण इति शब्दैः सह मन्दिरे आगमनं प्रार्थ्यते। अन्ते कामाक्षी कृपया सर्वदुःखहरस्य मधुरामृतस्य स्वादं दास्यति इति प्रतिज्ञायते।

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The Sanskrit (simple prose explanation) meaning of each verse is shown below the verse.

Meaning —

ਮਙ੍ਕਲ ਰੂਪਿਣਿ ਮਤਿ ਅਣਿ ਚੂਲਿਣਿ ਮਨ੍ਮਤ ਪਾਣਿਯਲੇ

maṅkala rūpiṇi mati aṇi cūliṇi manmata pāṇiyale

O Goddess whose form is auspicious, who is the ornament of the intellect, who wears a braid of hair, and who holds the sugarcane bow of Manmatha. ^AI

हे मङ्गलस्वरूपिणि, हे मतिभूषणे, हे वेणीधारिणि, हे मन्मथस्य पाणियले (मन्मथहस्ते)॥ ^AI

ਚਙ੍ਕਟਂ ਨੀਙ੍ਕਿਟਚ੍ ਚਟੁਤਿਯਿਲ੍ ਵਨ੍ਤਿਟੁਂ ਚਙ੍ਕਰਿ ਚੌਨ੍ਤਰਿਯੇ

caṅkaṭaṃ nīṅkiṭac caṭutiyil vantiṭuṃ caṅkari cauntariye

O Shankari, who removes the bonds of sorrow and comes swiftly to those who call upon you with devotion. ^AI

हे शङ्करि, हे चौन्तरिये, या भक्त्या आह्वयतां जनानां दुःखबन्धनानि अपनयसि तथा च शीघ्रं तेषां समीपम् आगच्छसि। ^AI

ਕਙ੍ਕਣ ਪਾਣਿਯਨ੍ ਕਲਿਮੁਕਂ ਕॊਣ੍ਟਨਲ੍ ਕਰ਼੍ਪਕਕ੍ ਕਾਮਿਨਿਯੇ

kaṅkaṇa pāṇiyan kalimukaṃ kòṇṭanal kaṟpakak kāminiye

O beloved one who holds a parrot in her hand, who has a conch and discus, and who is like a wish-fulfilling tree. ^AI

हे कामिनिये, या हस्ते कङ्कणं धारयसि, कलिमुकं (कीरं) च, कल्पवृक्ष इव इच्छापूरिका असि। ^AI

ਜॆਯ ਜॆਯ ਚਙ੍ਕਰਿ ਕੌਰਿ ਕਿਰੁਪਾਕਰਿ ਤੁਕ੍ਕ ਨਿਵਾਰਣਿ ਕਾਮਾषਿ.

jèya jèya caṅkari kauri kirupākari tukka nivāraṇi kāmāṣi.

Victory, victory to Shankari, Gauri, the compassionate one, who removes all suffering, O Kamakshi. ^AI

जय जय हे शङ्करि, हे गौरि, हे कृपाकरि, हे दुःखनिवारिणि, हे कामाक्षि। ^AI

ਕਾਨ੍ ਉऋਮਲਰ੍ ऎਨ ਕਤਿਰ੍ ऒਲਿਕਾਟ੍ਟਿਕ੍ ਕਾਤ੍ਤਿਟ ਵਨ੍ਤਿਟੁਵਾਲ੍

kān uṛmalar èna katir òlikāṭṭik kāttiṭa vantiṭuvāl

She will come to protect those who, like a bee seeking honey, call upon her with a melting heart. ^AI

या भ्रमरवत् मधु अन्विषन्तः द्रवीभूतहृदया ये त्वां स्मरन्ति, तान् रक्षितुं सा आगमिष्यति। ^AI

ਤਾਨ੍ ਉऋ ਤਵॊਲਿ ਤਾਰॊਲਿ ਮਤਿऒਲਿ ਤਾਙ੍ਕਿਯੇ ਵੀਚਿਟੁਵਾਲ੍

tān uṛ tavòli tāròli matiòli tāṅkiye vīciṭuvāl

She will come to remove the darkness of delusion, she who is the light of the moon, she who is the embodiment of compassion. ^AI

या मोहान्धकारं निवारयितुं शशिलेखेव प्रकाशते, करुणास्वरूपिणी सा आगमिष्यति। ^AI

ਮਾਨ੍ ਊऋ ਵਿਲ਼਼ਿਯਾਲ੍ ਮਾਤਵਰ੍ ਮॊਲ਼਼ਿਯਾਲ੍ ਮਾਲੈਕਲ੍ ਚੂਟਿਟੁਵਾਲ੍

mān ūṛ viḻiyāl mātavar mòḻiyāl mālaikal cūṭiṭuvāl

She who has eyes like a doe, who is the mother of the Vedas, who wears garlands and ornaments. ^AI

या मृगीव विशालाक्षी, वेदानां जननी, मालाः भूषणानि च धारयति। ^AI

ਜॆਯ ਜॆਯ ਚਙ੍ਕਰਿ ਕੌਰਿ ਕਿਰੁਪਾਕਰਿ ਤੁਕ੍ਕ ਨਿਵਾਰਣਿ ਕਾਮਾषਿ.

jèya jèya caṅkari kauri kirupākari tukka nivāraṇi kāmāṣi.

Victory, victory to Shankari, Gauri, the compassionate one, who removes all suffering, O Kamakshi. ^AI

जय जय हे शङ्करि, हे गौरि, हे कृपाकरि, हे दुःखनिवारिणि, हे कामाक्षि। ^AI

ਚਙ੍ਕਰਿ ਚੌਨ੍ਤਰਿ ਚਤੁਰ੍ਮੁਕਨ੍ ਪੋਰ੍ਰਿਟਚ੍ ਚਪੈਯਿਲ੍ ਵਨ੍ਤਵਲੇ

caṅkari cauntari caturmukan porriṭac capaiyil vantavale

O Shankari, O beautiful one, you came to the battlefield where the four-faced one praised you. ^AI

हे शङ्करि, हे सुन्दरि, यत्र चतुर्वक्त्रः (ब्रह्मा) त्वां स्तुतवान् तस्मिन् रणभूमौ त्वम् आगतवती। ^AI

ਪॊਙ੍ਕਰਿ ਮਾਵਿਨਿਲ੍ ਪॊਨ੍ਨਡਿ ਵੈਤ੍ਤੁਪ੍ ਪॊਰੁਨ੍ਤਿਟ ਵਨ੍ਤਵਲੇ

pòṅkari māvinil pònnaḍi vaittup pòruntiṭa vantavale

You came to be present, placing your golden foot on the lion's back. ^AI

हे सिंहवाहिनि, सिंहस्य पृष्ठे स्वर्णमयं चरणं निधाय उपस्थिता भवितुं त्वम् आगतवती। ^AI

ऎਮ੍ਕੁਲਂ ਤਲ਼਼ੈਤ੍ਤਿਟ ऎਲ਼਼ਿਲ੍ਵਟਿਵੁਟਨੇ ऎਲ਼਼ੁਨ੍ਤਨਲ੍ ਤੁਰ੍ਕ੍ਕੈਯਲੇ

èmkulaṃ taḻaittiṭa èḻilvaṭivuṭane èḻuntanal turkkaiyale

When our clan was withering, you arose with your beautiful form, O lady of the southern direction. ^AI

यदा अस्माकं कुलं म्लानिं गतवत् तदा हे दक्षिणदिगीश्वरि, स्वस्य सुन्दररूपेण सह त्वम् उदितवती। ^AI

ਜॆਯ ਜॆਯ ਚਙ੍ਕਰਿ ਕੌਰਿ ਕਿਰੁਪਾਕਰਿ ਤੁਕ੍ਕ ਨਿਵਾਰਣਿ ਕਾਮਾषਿ.

jèya jèya caṅkari kauri kirupākari tukka nivāraṇi kāmāṣi.

Victory, victory, O Shankari, O Gauri, O ocean of compassion, O remover of suffering, O Kamakshi. ^AI

जय जय हे शङ्करि, हे गौरि, हे कृपाकरि, हे दुःखनिवारिणि, हे कामाक्षि। ^AI

ਤਣਤਣ ਤਨ੍ਤਣ ਤਵਿਲ੍ ऒਲਿ ਮੁਲ਼਼ਙ੍ਕਿਟਤ੍ ਤਣ੍ਮਣਿ ਨੀ ਵਰੁਵਾਯ੍

taṇataṇa tantaṇa tavil òli muḻaṅkiṭat taṇmaṇi nī varuvāy

With the sound 'tana tana tantaṇa' resounding, O lady of the cool moon, come to me. ^AI

तणतण तन्तण इति शब्देन सह तव मन्दिरे प्रकाशः प्रतिध्वनितः भवतु; हे शीतलचन्द्रवदने, त्वम् आगच्छ। ^AI

ਕਣਕਣ ਕਙ੍ਕਣ ਕਤਿਰॊਲਿ ਵੀਚਿਟਕ੍ ਕਣ੍ਮਣਿ ਨੀ ਵਰੁਵਾਯ੍

kaṇakaṇa kaṅkaṇa katiròli vīciṭak kaṇmaṇi nī varuvāy

With the radiance of golden bangles spreading in waves, O lady with eyes like gems, come to me. ^AI

स्वर्णकङ्कणानां किरणानां तरङ्गाः प्रसरन्तु; हे रत्नसदृशनेत्रे, त्वम् आगच्छ। ^AI

ਪਣਪਣ ਪਮ੍ਪਣ ਪਰ਼ੈਯॊਲਿ ਕੂਵਿਟਪ੍ ਪਣ੍ਮਣਿ ਨੀ ਵਰੁਵਾਯ੍

paṇapaṇa pampaṇa paṟaiyòli kūviṭap paṇmaṇi nī varuvāy

With the sound of the drum beating 'paṇa paṇa pampaṇa', O lady of the paddy fields, come to me. ^AI

पणपण पम्पण इति मर्दलध्वनिः श्रूयताम्; हे धान्यक्षेत्रसम्पन्ने, त्वम् आगच्छ। ^AI

ਜॆਯ ਜॆਯ ਚਙ੍ਕਰਿ ਕੌਰਿ ਕਿਰੁਪਾਕਰਿ ਤੁਕ੍ਕ ਨਿਵਾਰਣਿ ਕਾਮਾषਿ.

jèya jèya caṅkari kauri kirupākari tukka nivāraṇi kāmāṣi.

Victory, victory, O Shankari, O Gauri, O ocean of compassion, O remover of suffering, O Kamakshi. ^AI

जय जय हे शङ्करि, हे गौरि, हे कृपाकरि, हे दुःखनिवारिणि, हे कामाक्षि। ^AI

ਪਞ੍ਚਮਿ ਪੈਰਵਿ ਪਰ੍ਵਤ ਪੁਤ੍ਤਿਰਿ ਪਞ੍ਚਨਲ੍ ਪਾਣਿਯਲੇ

pañcami pairavi parvata puttiri pañcanal pāṇiyale

O daughter of the mountain, who is the fifth, who is Parvati, with five flames in your hand. ^AI

हे पर्वतपुत्रि, हे पञ्चमि, हे पार्वति, पञ्चाग्नियुक्तहस्ते, नमस्ते। ^AI

ਕॊਞ੍ਚਿਟੁਂ ਕੁਮਰਨੈਕ੍ ਕੁਣਮ੍ਮਿਕੁ ਵੇਲ਼਼ਨੈਕ੍ ਕॊਟੁਤ੍ਤ ਨਲ੍ਕੁਮਰਿਯਲੇ

kòñciṭuṃ kumaranaik kuṇammiku veḻanaik kòṭutta nalkumariyale

O good Kumari, who gave to the pot-born one (Agastya) and to the hunter (Kannappa) the good boons. ^AI

हे साध्वि कुमारि, कुम्भसम्भवाय (अगस्त्याय) व्याधाय (कण्णप्पाय) च शुभवरान् दत्तवति, नमस्ते। ^AI

ਚਙ੍ਕਟਂ ਤੀਰ੍ਤ੍ਤਿਟਚ੍ ਚਮਰ੍ ਅਤੁ ਚॆਯ੍ਤਨਲ੍ ਚਕ੍ਤਿ ऎਨੁਂ ਮਾਯੇ

caṅkaṭaṃ tīrttiṭac camar atu cèytanal cakti ènuṃ māye

O Maya, who is the Shakti, who removed the doubt and made the battle (with the demons) happen. ^AI

हे माये, शक्तिरूपे, संशयं दूरीकृत्य संग्रामं कारितवति, नमस्ते। ^AI

ਜॆਯ ਜॆਯ ਚਙ੍ਕਰਿ ਕੌਰਿ ਕਿਰੁਪਾਕਰਿ ਤੁਕ੍ਕ ਨਿਵਾਰਣਿ ਕਾਮਾषਿ.

jèya jèya caṅkari kauri kirupākari tukka nivāraṇi kāmāṣi.

Victory, victory, O Shankari, O Gauri, O ocean of compassion, O remover of sorrow, O Kamakshi. ^AI

जय जय हे शङ्करि, हे गौरि, हे कृपाकरि, हे दुःखनिवारिणि, हे कामाक्षि। ^AI

ऎਣ੍ਣਿਯਪਟਿ ਨੀ ਅਰੁਲਿਟ ਵਰੁਵਾਯ੍ ऎਮ੍ਕੁਲ ਤੇਵਿਯਲੇ

èṇṇiyapaṭi nī aruliṭa varuvāy èmkula teviyale

O goddess of our family, come as you have thought and granted your grace. ^AI

हे अस्मत्कुलदेवि, यथा चिन्तितं तथा वरं दत्त्वा आगच्छ, कृपां कुरु। ^AI

ਪਣ੍ਣਿਯ ਚॆਯਲਿਨ੍ ਪਲਨਤੁ ਨਲਮਾਯ੍ਪ੍ ਪਲ੍ਕਿਟ ਅਰੁਲਿਟੁਵਾਯ੍

paṇṇiya cèyalin palanatu nalamāyp palkiṭa aruliṭuvāy

You will grant many good fruits of the actions done, as goodness. ^AI

कृतानां कर्मणां शुभफलानि शोभनरूपेण वद, कृपां कुरु। ^AI

ਕਣ੍ਣॊਲਿ ਅਤਨਾਲ੍ ਕਰੁਣੈਯੇ ਕਾਟ੍ਟਿਕ੍ ਕਵਲੈਕਲ੍ ਤੀਰ੍ਪ੍ਪਵਲੇ

kaṇṇòli atanāl karuṇaiye kāṭṭik kavalaikal tīrppavale

O one who shows compassion through the light of your eyes and removes all worries. ^AI

हे नेत्रप्रकाशेन करुणां दर्शयन्ति, चिन्ताः सर्वाः दूरीकुर्वन्ति, नमस्ते। ^AI

ਜॆਯ ਜॆਯ ਚਙ੍ਕਰਿ ਕੌਰਿ ਕਿਰੁਪਾਕਰਿ ਤੁਕ੍ਕ ਨਿਵਾਰਣਿ ਕਾਮਾषਿ.

jèya jèya caṅkari kauri kirupākari tukka nivāraṇi kāmāṣi.

Victory, victory, O Shankari, O Gauri, O ocean of compassion, O remover of sorrow, O Kamakshi. ^AI

जय जय हे शङ्करि, हे गौरि, हे कृपाकरि, हे दुःखनिवारिणि, हे कामाक्षि। ^AI

ਇਟਰ੍ਤਰੁ ਤॊਲ੍ਲੈ ਇਨਿਮੇਲ੍ ਇਲ੍ਲੈ ऎਨृ ਨੀ ਚॊਲ੍ਲਿਟੁਵਾਯ੍

iṭartaru tòllai inimel illai ènṛ nī còlliṭuvāy

You will graciously say, 'There is no other sweetness equal to this.' ^AI

त्वं करुणया 'अस्य समं माधुर्यम् अन्यत् न विद्यते' इति वदिष्यसि। ^AI

ਚੁਟਰ੍ਤਰੁ ਅਮੁਤੇ ਚੁਰੁਤਿਕਲ੍ ਕੂਰ਼ਿਚ੍ ਚੁਕਮਤੁ ਤਨ੍ਤਿਟੁਵਾਯ੍

cuṭartaru amute curutikal kūṟic cukamatu tantiṭuvāy

You will grant the bliss of the sweet nectar that removes all sorrow. ^AI

सर्वदुःखहरस्य मधुरामृतस्य स्वादं मह्यं दास्यसि। ^AI

ਪਟਰ੍ਤਰੁ ਇਰੁਲਿਲ੍ ਪਰਿਤਿਯਾਯ੍ ਵਨ੍ਤੁ ਪਲ਼਼ਵਿਨੈ ਓਟ੍ਟਿਟੁਵਾਯ੍

paṭartaru irulil paritiyāy vantu paḻavinai oṭṭiṭuvāy

You will come as the sun in the thick darkness and drive away my old karma. ^AI

घनान्धकारे सूर्यवत् आगत्य मम पुरातनं कर्म अपनेष्यसि। ^AI

ਜॆਯ ਜॆਯ ਚਙ੍ਕਰਿ ਕੌਰਿ ਕਿਰੁਪਾਕਰਿ ਤੁਕ੍ਕ ਨਿਵਾਰਣਿ ਕਾਮਾषਿ.

jèya jèya caṅkari kauri kirupākari tukka nivāraṇi kāmāṣi.

Victory, victory to Shankari, Gauri, the ocean of compassion, remover of sorrow, Kamakshi. ^AI

शङ्करि, गौरि, कृपाकरि, दुःखनिवारिणि, कामाक्षि, जय जय। ^AI

ਜॆਯ ਜॆਯ ਪਾਲਾ ਚਾਮੁਣ੍ਟੇਸ੍ਵਰਿ ਜॆਯ ਜॆਯ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਤੇਵਿ

jèya jèya pālā cāmuṇṭesvari jèya jèya srī tevi

Victory, victory to Bala Chamundeshwari; victory, victory to Shri Devi. ^AI

बालाचामुण्डेश्वरि, जय जय; श्रीदेवि, जय जय। ^AI

ਜॆਯ ਜॆਯ ਤੁਰ੍ਕ੍ਕਾ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਪਰਮੇਸ੍ਵਰਿ ਜॆਯ ਜॆਯ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਤੇਵਿ

jèya jèya turkkā srī paramesvari jèya jèya srī tevi

Victory, victory to Durga, Shri Parameshwari; victory, victory to Shri Devi. ^AI

दुर्गे, श्रीपरमेश्वरि, जय जय; श्रीदेवि, जय जय। ^AI

ਜॆਯ ਜॆਯ ਜॆਯਨ੍ਤਿ ਮਙ੍ਕਲ ਕਾਲਿ ਜॆਯ ਜॆਯ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਤੇਵਿ

jèya jèya jèyanti maṅkala kāli jèya jèya srī tevi

Victory, victory, victory to Jayanti Mangala Kali; victory, victory to Shri Devi. ^AI

जयन्ति, मङ्गला, कालि, जय जय जय; श्रीदेवि, जय जय। ^AI

ਜॆਯ ਜॆਯ ਚਙ੍ਕਰਿ ਕੌਰਿ ਕਿਰੁਪਾਕਰਿ ਤੁਕ੍ਕ ਨਿਵਾਰਣਿ ਕਾਮਾषਿ.

jèya jèya caṅkari kauri kirupākari tukka nivāraṇi kāmāṣi.

Victory, victory to Shankari, Gauri, the ocean of compassion, remover of sorrow, Kamakshi. ^AI

शङ्करि, गौरि, कृपाकरि, दुःखनिवारिणि, कामाक्षि, जय जय। ^AI

ਤੁਕ੍ਕ ਨਿਵਾਰਣ ਅष੍ਟਕਂ ਮੁਰ੍ਰਿਰ੍ਰੁ!

tukka nivāraṇa aṣṭakaṃ murrirru!

The Duhkha Nivarana Ashtakam is complete! ^AI

दुःखनिवारणाष्टकं सम्पूर्णम्। ^AI

Sanskrit — Devanagari (original)

मङ्कल रूपिणि मति अणि चूलिणि मन्मत पाणियले

चङ्कटं नीङ्किटच् चटुतियिल् वन्तिटुं चङ्करि चौन्तरिये

कङ्कण पाणियन् कलिमुकं कॊण्टनल् कऱ्पकक् कामिनिये