Kalpaka Ambika Suprabhatam
Kalpaka Ambika Suprabhatam
Text in Roman script
Devotional text
śrīkalpakāmbikāsuprabhātambhātam śrīkalpakāmbikāsuprabhātambhātam nṛttaṃcalāsyamakhilaṃlaṃpitṛtṛ-mātṛ-dattaṃ vittaṃvivardhayatikuñcitapādalīlaḥtapādalīlaḥ| yatsaṃsmṛterbhavativāgvibhavādilābhaḥ dadyātsanṛtyagaṇarāṇmamamasuprabhātambhātam||1|| nīrārṇavormiśiśirīkṛtakomalāṅgi nīlānujeśatamaghopalaramyavarṇe | śrīnīlakaṇṭhatanubhāginibhāgyamūleyamūle śrīkalpakāmbabhavatāttavasuprabhātambhātam||2|| oṅkārarūpakamayūragatāntaraṅge oṅkāravarṇanavidūragatipraṇāmeṇāme| oṅkāralolaharibhāgakṛtebhāgakṛtemayūri śrīkalpakāmbabhavatāttavasuprabhātambhātam||3|| marmāṇiśāstranigamaprabhavānikīra- bhāṣāhṛtāni kalayanmedhayā edhayāte| hastāgatāṃāgatāṃkīraśiśukāṃ śukāṃkalayanjñāṃāṃ śrīkalpakāmbabhavatāttavasuprabhātambhātam||4|| bālārkaraktanavabhūmitalābjacelecele bāleprasūnacapalaprathitātmabhāvebhāve| māyūranāgaramahājanabhāgyamūleyamūle śrīkalpakāmbabhavatāttavasuprabhātambhātam||5|| atrārpayantimanujāmanasāmahāntaḥ ḥ sarvaṃsvakarmaphalamudbhavanāśamūlamvanāśamūlam| tvatsundarasmitagatātmavibhāvanābhiḥ śrīkalpakāmbabhavatāttavasuprabhātambhātam||6|| śrīkalpakāmbikāsuprabhātambhātam pūrṇāni pūrṇaphaladānyatikomalāni jāyanta ityadhikamarthitacittamūlātmūlāt| tvadvīkṣaṇāḍhyakavivācihṛdispṛśāni śrīkalpakāmbabhavatāttavasuprabhātambhātam||7|| mattebhakumbhasamasustanamugdhakānte mandārakundakaravīrasumapriyāsi| sarvāśrayeyenigamapīṭhanivāsimānye śrīkalpakāmbabhavatāttavasuprabhātambhātam||8|| hrīṃhrīmitipratidinaṃnaṃtavamandire'sminn tvadbījamukhyamananātprabhavantisantaḥ| sabhyottamottamapatemapatesakalāṇḍamānye e śrīkalpakāmbabhavatāttavasuprabhātambhātam||9|| hrīṃhrīṃśiveveśubhatamebhavameprasannā saṃsāravārdhitaraṇe taraṇebhavamesahāyyā ā| ityarthibhiḥpratidinaṃnaṃkriyateyateninādaḥnādaḥ śrīkalpakāmbabhavatāttavasuprabhātambhātam||10|| novedmyahaṃhaṃśrutipadaṃpadaṃnikhilāṃścamantrānān tvāmevāmevavedmikaruṇāṃṇāṃjananīṃmadīyām| tasmātkuruṣvamayi putramatiṃtvadīyedīye śrīkalpakāmbabhavatāttavasuprabhātambhātam||11|| vāsantanāgaragatastavaśeṣaśāyī vādhūlarāmapadabhṛtdaśapadyapuṣpaiḥaiḥ| navyāṃāṃtanoti navarātrimahotsave'sminn tvatsuprabhātanutimambujanābhadāsaḥujanābhadāsaḥ||12|| iti vādhūlagotrodbhavena venaśrīveṅkaṭeśvarāryasya putreṇeṇaśrīśeṣaśāyīśarmākhyenenaviracitaṃtaṃ śrīkalpakāmbikāsuprabhātaṃbhātaṃsampūrṇamm| śrīkalpakāmbikāsuprabhātambhātam
About this suprabhatam — Durga
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.