Valli Bhuvaneshwari-Ashtakam
Valli Bhuvaneshwari-Ashtakam
Text in Roman script
Devotional text
īvalībhuvanevayaṭaka
{|| īvalībhuvanevayaṭaka ||}
īicaāpuravāisana varabhavānīśakaravadāṃ
otaotiśavāivatāṃ gumaya gābhīyasatoṣadhā |
uākurakapataṃ gumataṃ otāyate tāṃ sudhāṃ
īvala bhuvanevara iśavamayīmaivayadāṃ tāṃ bhaje || 1||
icamuāikatadiṇāyinihatāṃ ībhāyakāriyaṃ
tāṃ hatāmalakabodhanakara ee thatāṃ mātṛkā |
īvayuvapupagadhalahara sāravataāiyakāṃ
īvala bhuvanevara iśavamayīmaivayadāṃ tāṃ bhaje || 2||
īivaoidatakaumudīrasabharāṃ kāyapāmakāṃ
mūtabhūya sadā thatāṃ gupiraānāmāvāsanā |
sāinayāgaṇiśayaraṇakara vāsayasārāpadāṃ
īvala bhuvanevara iśavamayīmaivayadāṃ tāṃ bhaje || 3||
tava ratanavākavaṇasaśa khaḍedusamaḍatāṃ
pīnougakucaya kuiṭakaṭa yaāṃ sadā sumatā |
pāśābhīitavaraivarākuśadharāṃ īpaṇapādāṃ parāṃ
īvala bhuvanevara iśavamayīmaivayadāṃ tāṃ bhaje || 4||
īmachakarasaugaṇapitavatāmajaḥ epaḥ
āsāde ivalasita bhūira sadaye inayathate miya |
yumanehakaṭāsauyikaraṇā raita doīkulaṃ
īvala bhuvanevara iśavamayīmaivayadāṃ tāṃ bhaje || 5||
go vasasuriṇa maṭhagṛhe bhatajākaṣaṇa
yāāidayakara ivamaśakalayā tāṃ sādhake saṃthatā |
āyacajapāidakamakinatāṃ ānevarīmabakāṃ
īvala bhuvanevara iśavamayīmaivayadāṃ tāṃ bhaje || 6||
īsāravatageyapeyajanana ānāidivaādāṃ
loke bhatasugutatāraṇakara kāpayadoṣāpahā |
āyavaivakāsalāsanakara paivaubhāṃ
īvala bhuvanevara iśavamayīmaivayadāṃ tāṃ bhaje || 7||
uā me bhuvanevira tuitakathā ka vā mukhe te mataṃ
yā'isa vaṃ padavaṇavāyajananī vaṇaḥ kathaṃ vayatā |
vāsate mama mānase gukṛpe inaya bhave pāvina
nāyā me bhuvanevira śimakā nāyā gitamiya || 8||About this ashtakam
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.