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Bhavani Stuti

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Devotional text

bhavānītuita
{|| bhavānītuita ||}
ānadamatharapuradaramutamāyaṃ maulau haṭhena inihataṃ mihaṣāsuraya |
pādābujaṃ bhavatu vo ivajayāya maṃju-maṃjīraśijatamanoharamabakāyāḥ || 1||
ādayo'ipa yadapāṃgataraṃgabhaṃyā sṛṭa thita-layakāraṇatāṃ jita |
lāvayavāirinidhavī icapiralutāyai tayai namo'tu satataṃ haravalabhāyai || 2||
paulayapīnabhujasapadudayamānakailāsasamivalolaśaḥ iyāyāḥ |
eyāṃisavoidaśatuinahanutakopicanamālaganopulakabhāisatimadumauleḥ || 3||
idayāmahāsuriśaraḥ sarasīsatāina khanakhāvilamayūkhamṛṇālanāla |
caḍayācalacaṭulanūpuracaṃcarīkajhāṃkārahāira caraṇābuhayaṃ vaḥ || 4||
|| iita bhavānī tuita sapūṇa ||

About this stotram — Durga

A Stotram is a Sanskrit hymn of praise composed by great sages and poet-saints such as Adi Shankaracharya. Stotrams describe the deity’s form, qualities and deeds in richly poetic language, and chanting them is said to purify the intellect and awaken devotion. Many stotrams carry a phala-shruti — a closing verse describing the benefits of recitation.

How to chant

Stotrams reward slow, attentive chanting. Read the meaning once before you begin so the verses resonate as you recite. Early morning (Brahma Muhurat) is ideal, but any quiet time works. If Sanskrit feels difficult, chant along with the transliteration and let the rhythm settle naturally over a few days of practice.

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