Tripura Sundari-Ashtakam
Tripura Sundari-Ashtakam
Text in Roman script
Devotional text
ipurasudarī aṭakaṃ
{|| ipurasudarī aṭakaṃ ||}
ipurasudarī aṭaka
o
ipurasudarīaṭaka
kadabavanacāiraṇa muinakadabakādabana
inatabijata bhūdharāṃ surinatabanīseivatā |
navābuhalocanāmibhanavābudayāmalāṃ
ilocanakuṭubana ipurasudarīmāye || 1||
kadabavanavāisana kanakavalakīdhāiraṇa
mahāha|maiṇahāiraṇa mukhasamulasaāṇī |
dayāivabhavakāiraṇa ivaśadalocana cāiraṇa
ilocanakuṭubana ipurasudarīmāye || 2||
kadabavanaśālayā kucabharolasamālayā
kucopimataśailayā gukṛpālasaelayā |
madāṇakapolayā madhuragītavācālayā
kayā'ipa ghananīlayā kavicatā vayaṃ līlayā || 3||
kadabavanamayagāṃ kanakamaḍalopathatāṃ
ṣaḍabuhavāisana satatisasaudāimanī |
ivaḍabatajapāca ivakacacaṃcūḍāmaṇa
ilocanakuṭubana ipurasudarīmāye || 4||
kucāicativapicakāṃ kuiṭalakutalālaṃkṛtāṃ
kuśeśayinavāisana kuiṭalicaivaeiṣaṇī |
madāṇivalocanāṃ manisajāirasaṃmoihana
matagamuinakayakāṃ madhurabhāiṣaṇīmāye || 5||
marathamapupaṇa idharibadunīlābarāṃ
gṛhītamadhupāikāṃ madivaghūṇa|naācalāṃ |
ghanatanabharonatāṃ gilatacūilakāṃ yāmalāṃ
ilocanakuṭuṃibana ipurasudarīmāye || 6||
sakukumivalepanāmalakacuṃibakatūirakāṃ
samadahisateṇāṃ saśaracāpapāśākuśā |
aśeṣajanamoihanīmaṇamāya bhūṣābarāṃ
japākusumabhāsurāṃ japivadhau marāyabakā || 7||
puraṃdarapuraṃikāṃ icakurabadhasairaṃikāṃ
ipatāmahapitatāṃ paṭapaṭīracacā|ratā |
mukudaramaṇīmaṇīlasadalaṃiyākāiraṇa
bhajāima bhuvanāṃibakāṃ suravadhūiṭakāceiṭakā || 8||
|| iita īma śaṃkarācāyaivaricataṃ
ipurasudarīaṭakaṃ samātaṃ ||About this ashtakam — Devi
Devotional recitation is one of the simplest and most powerful practices in the Hindu tradition. Regular chanting calms the mind, purifies the atmosphere of the home, and deepens one’s connection with the deity. These sacred compositions have been sung by devotees for generations and are suitable for daily practice, during morning or evening puja, or on special festival days.
How to chant
Sit comfortably facing your home altar or a clean, quiet space. Light a lamp or incense if you wish. Begin with a short prayer to Ganesha, then recite the text slowly and clearly, focusing on the meaning rather than speed. Consistency matters more than duration — even five minutes of daily chanting brings visible peace of mind.