Brahamaramba
Ashtakam
By
Adhi sankaracharya
Translated by
P.R.Ramachander
(This is a prayer
addressed to the Goddess Brahmarambika of the
temple at Sri Sailam in Kurnool district
of Andhra Pradesh. “ There are
several legends associated with Bhramaramba Devi and one of the most popular
one is she releasing thousands of bees to annihilate a demon.
Legend has it that a demon named Arunasura after strict
austerities and penance pleased God Brahma and gained the boon that he will not
be killed by any living being with two or four legs.
After acquiring the boon, he started troubling devas, saints
and humans. Due to the boon, Devas were unable to defeat him. Finally, all
living beings approached Goddess Durga and requested to save them from
Arunasura. Goddess Durga then released thousands of bees, which had six legs,
from her body. They stung the Asura to death. Goddess Durga remained in the
form of Bramarambika at Srisailam.
At Srisailam Temple, Bhramaramba Devi is depicted
as having eight arms and is adorned with silk sari. Married women perform
different pujas for a happy and prosperous family life.” (Reference:- http://www.hindu-blog.com/2010/10/goddess-bramarambika-story-of.html
The stotra in Sanskrit,
Malayalam , tamil and Telugu is available in http://stotram.co.in/bhramaramba-ashtakam/#
)
1.Chanchalya aruna lochanaanchitha krupaa chadrarka
choodamanim,
Charu smera mukham
charachara jagat samrakshineem
thath padhaam,
Chanchampaka
nasikagra vilsad muktha mani ranchithaam,
Sri Saila sthala vasineem
Bhagwathim Sri Matharam Bhavaye.
1.I meditate on
the Goddess who lives in Sri
Saila who is my mother ,
Who has mercy on her
red vacillating eyes, who
wears moon as her brooch,
Who has pretty
smiling face, Who is engaged in
protecting earth with moving and non
moving objects,
Who is greatly pretty with moving Chapaka flowers and drop made of
pearls.
2.Kasthuri thila
kanchithndu vilasad prodh basi phala
sthalim,
Karpoora dhrava mikshaa choorna khadhi ramosalladveetikaam,
LOlaa panga
tharangithai radhi krupaa
saarairnathanandhaneem,
Sri Saila sthala vasineem
Bhagwathim Sri Matharam Bhavaye.
2.I meditate on
the Goddess who lives in Sri
Saila who is my mother ,
Who has a shining
forehead like moon decorated by a
musk thilaka,
Who is seen enjoying the thamboola with the scent of pure
camphor and clove,
And who with great mercy and looks with moving eyes makes happy those who salute her.
3.Rajan matha maraala mandha gamanaam rajeeva pathrekshanaam,
Rajeeva prabhavadhi
deva makutai rajath padamboruham,
Rajeevayatha mandha
manditha kuchaam , rajadhi rajeswarim,
Sri Saila sthala vasineem
Bhagwathim Sri Matharam Bhavaye.
3.I meditate on
the Goddess who lives in Sri
Saila who is my mother ,
Who walks slowly like
a buxom shining lady swan, who
has eyes like petals of lotus flowers,
Who has lotus like feet which snhines in the luster of the crows of Brahma and other Gods,
Who has her
breasts decorated by the garland of lotus buds and who is the goddess of emperors.
4.Shad thaaraam
gana dheepikaam shiva
satheem shad vairi vargaapahaam,
Shad chakranthara
samsthithaam vara sudhaam
shad yoginee veshtithaam,
Shad chakranchitha
padhu kanchitha padaam , shad bhavagaam
shodaseem,
Sri Saila sthala vasineem
Bhagwathim Sri Matharam Bhavaye.
4.I meditate on
the Goddess who lives in Sri
Saila who is my mother ,
Who shines like a
lamp within the six stars, who is
consort of Lord shiva, who destroys
the six enemies like anger passion etc,
Who is in the middle
of six chakras, , who is like blessed nectar, who is surrounded by six
yoginees,
Who keeps her feet
touching the six wheels and who can
be known by shodasee manthraa.
5.Sri naadhaa drutha palithaa tribhuvanaam sri chakra
sancharineem,
Ganasaktha manoja
youvana lasad gandharwa kanyaa
druthaam,
Dheenanaam athi
vela bhagya jananim , divyambralankruthaam,
Sri Saila sthala vasineem
Bhagwathim Sri Matharam Bhavaye.
5.I meditate on
the Goddess who lives in Sri
Saila who is my mother ,
Who protects the three
worlds ruled by Lord Vishnu, who
moves inside three chakra,
Who is appreciated by the pretty Gandharva maidens
who are
interested in music,
Who great luck to the
down trodden, and who wears divine silk apparel.
6.Lavanyaadhika
bhooshithanga lathikaam , laaksaala sad
ragineem,
Sevaayaatha samastha
deva vanithaam , seemantha
bhooshanvithaan,
Bavollasa vaseekrutha
priya thamaam , bandasura chedhineem,
Sri Saila sthala vasineem
Bhagwathim Sri Matharam Bhavaye.
6.I meditate on
the Goddess who lives in Sri
Saila who is my mother ,
Who looks like a very pretty climbing plant well
decorated, who shines red withapplication
of red cotton fluid,
Who is being served
by all deva ladies, who decorates
the seemantha line in her head,
Who is a darling wife who has attracted her husband by
her behavior and who killed Bandasura.
7.Dhanyaam soma vibhavana charithaam dharadhara
shyamalam,
Munya aaradha medineem,
sumavathaam mukthi
pradhaavruthaam,
Kanyaa poojana suprasanna hrudayaam , kanchi lasad madhyamaam.
Sri Saila sthala vasineem
Bhagwathim Sri Matharam Bhavaye.
7.I meditate on
the Goddess who lives in Sri
Saila who is my mother ,
Who is blessed , who has a story praised by Lord Shiva, who is blue black like rich
cloud,
Who gets job
by being worshipped by sages,
who grants salvation to
those who worship her,
Whose mind gets joy if maids are worshipped, who has a
shining waist due to belt she wears.
8.Karpoora garu
kumkumangitha kuchaam ,
karpoora varna sthithaam,
Kashtoth uthkrushta sukrushta karma dahanaam kaameswareem
kamineem,
Kamakshim karuna
rasardhra hrudhayaam kalpanthara sthayineem,
Sri Saila sthala vasineem
Bhagwathim Sri Matharam Bhavaye.
8.I meditate on
the Goddess who lives in Sri
Saila who is my mother ,
Who has breasts
applied with powdered camphor and saffron
, Who lives with Shiva who is camphor
coloured,
Who burns earned saved and future karmas, who is one who fulfills desires, who is attractive ,
Who is kamakshi, who has
a heart drenched with mercy and who lives even after
end of kalpas.
9.Gayathrim garuda dwajaam , gaganagaam
Gandharwa gana priyaam,
Gambheeraam , gaja
gaminim , giri suthaam, gandakshalankruthaam,
Ganga
gauthama garga sannutha padhaam
gaam gauthamim gomathim,
Sri Saila sthala vasineem
Bhagwathim Sri Matharam Bhavaye.
9.I meditate on
the Goddess who lives in Sri
Saila who is my mother ,
Who is Gayathri, who is like Lord Vishnu, who
travels on the sky, who likes the song of Gandharwas,
Who is serious, who walks like an elephant, who is daughter of the mountain, who is decorated by
sandal and holy rice,
Who has feet praised by Ganga, sage gauthama and sage
Garga, who is earth , and who is Gauthami and Gomathi.
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