॥ śrīkamalāṣṭottaraśatanāmastotram ॥ ( श्रीकमलाष्टोत्तरशतनामस्तोत्रम् )

Prologue:- The Divine Mother Śrī Kamalā Devi is the last of the ten cosmic super powers called “Daśa Mahāvidyās,” and is none other than Śrī Lakṣmī. She is called the tantric Lakṣmī, and can also be considered a form of Kāli, the first of the ten cosmic powers. Śrī Kamalā Devi is highly regarded and venerated, for Her generosity to grant both material and spiritual wealth and prosperity.

This hymn praises Her 108 attributes, which are also documented as Śrī Kamalā Aṣṭottara Śatanāmāvali and are derived from this stotram. It is very important to study and contemplate on the attributes while reciting the stotram, in order to gain the benefits.

śrīśiva uvāca (श्रीशिव उवाच) :-

śatam-aṣṭottaraṃ nāmnāṃ kamalāyā varānane ।

pravakṣyāmy-ati-guhyaṃ hi na kadāpi prakāśayet ॥ 1 ॥

शतमष्टोत्तरं नाम्नां कमलाया वरानने ।

प्रवक्ष्याम्यतिगुह्यं हि न कदापि प्रकाशयेत् ॥ १ ॥

Lord Śiva spoke, Oh Dear Devi, Please listen attentively and I shall reveal the most secretive and illuminating one hundred and eight (108) names and attributes of Śrī Kamalā Devi that are effective at all times and can be recited to obtain unlimited wealth and prosperity.

The verses (ślokas) 2 to 17 below are described in the Śrī Kamalā aṣṭottara śatanāmāvali, which is derived from this stotram (hymn).

Mahā-māyā mahā-lakṣmīr-mahāvāṇī maheśvarī ।

mahādevī mahā-rātrir-mahiṣāsura-mardinī ॥ 2 ॥

महामाया महालक्ष्मीर्महावाणी महेश्वरी ।

महादेवी महारात्रिर्महिषासुरमर्दिनी ॥ २ ॥

Kāla-rātriḥ kuhūḥ pūrṇā nandā''dyā bhadrikā niśā ।

jayā riktā mahā-śaktir-deva-mātā kṛśodarī ॥ 3 ॥

कालरात्रिः कुहूः पूर्णा नन्दाऽऽद्या भद्रिका निशा ।

जया रिक्ता महाशक्तिर्देवमाता कृशोदरी ॥ ३ ॥

śacīndrāṇī śakranutā śaṅkara-priya-vallabhā ।

mahā-varāha-jananī madanonmathinī mahī ॥ 4 ॥

शचीन्द्राणी शक्रनुता शङ्करप्रियवल्लभा ।

महावराहजननी मदनोन्मथिनी मही ॥ ४ ॥

vaikuṇṭha-nātha-ramaṇī viṣṇu-vakṣaḥ-sthala-sthitā ।

viśveśvarī viśvamātā varadā'bhayadā śivā ॥ 5 ॥

वैकुण्ठनाथरमणी विष्णुवक्षःस्थलस्थिता ।

विश्वेश्वरी विश्वमाता वरदाऽभयदा शिवा ॥ ५ ॥

śūlinī cakriṇī mā ca pāśinī śaṅkhadhāriṇī ।

gadinī muṇḍamālā ca kamalā karuṇālayā ॥ 6 ॥

शूलिनी चक्रिणी मा च पाशिनी शङ्खधारिणी ।

गदिनी मुण्डमाला च कमला करुणालया ॥ ६ ॥

padmākṣa-dhāriṇī hyambā mahā-viṣṇu-priyaṅkarī ।

golokanātha-ramaṇī golokeśvara-pūjitā ॥ 7 ॥

पद्माक्षधारिणी ह्यम्बा महाविष्णुप्रियङ्करी ।

गोलोकनाथरमणी गोलोकेश्वरपूजिता ॥ ७ ॥

gayā gaṅgā ca yamunā gomatī garuḍāsanā ।

gaṇḍakī sarayūs-tāpī revā caiva payasvinī ॥ 8 ॥

गया गङ्गा च यमुना गोमती गरुडासना ।

गण्डकी सरयूस्तापी रेवा चैव पयस्विनी ॥ ८ ॥

narmadā caiva kāverī kedāra-sthala-vāsinī ।

kiśorī keśavanutā mahendra-pari-vanditā ॥ 9 ॥

नर्मदा चैव कावेरी केदारस्थलवासिनी ।

किशोरी केशवनुता महेन्द्रपरिवन्दिता ॥ ९ ॥

Brahmādi-deva-nirmāṇa-kāriṇī veda-pūjitā ।

koṭi-brahmāṇḍa-madhyasthā koṭi-brahmāṇḍa-kāriṇī ॥ 10 ॥

ब्रह्मादिदेवनिर्माणकारिणी वेदपूजिता ।

कोटिब्रह्माण्डमध्यस्था कोटिब्रह्माण्डकारिणी ॥ १० ॥

śruti-rūpā śrutikarī śruti-smṛti-parāyaṇā ।

indirā sindhu-tanayā mātaṅgī loka-mātṛkā ॥ 11 ॥

श्रुतिरूपा श्रुतिकरी श्रुतिस्मृतिपरायणा ।

इन्दिरा सिन्धुतनया मातङ्गी लोकमातृका ॥ ११ ॥

triloka-jananī tantrā tantra-mantra-svarūpiṇī ।

taruṇī ca tamohantrī maṅgalā maṅgalāyanā ॥ 12 ॥

त्रिलोकजननी तन्त्रा तन्त्रमन्त्रस्वरूपिणी ।

तरुणी च तमोहन्त्री मङ्गला मङ्गलायना ॥ १२ ॥

madhu-kaiṭabha-mathanī śumbh-āsura-vināśinī ।

niśumbhādi harā mātā hari-śaṅkara-pūjitā ॥ 13 ॥

मधुकैटभमथनी शुम्भासुरविनाशिनी ।

निशुम्भादि हरा माता हरिशङ्करपूजिता ॥ १३ ॥

sarva-deva-mayī sarvā śaraṇāgata-pālinī ।

śaraṇyā śambhu-vanitā sindhu-tīra-nivāsinī ॥ 14 ॥

सर्वदेवमयी सर्वा शरणागतपालिनी ।

शरण्या शम्भुवनिता सिन्धुतीरनिवासिनी ॥ १४ ॥

gandharva-gāna-rasikā gītā govinda-vallabhā ।

trailokya-pālinī tattva-rūpā tāruṇya-pūritā ॥ 15 ॥

गन्धर्वगानरसिका गीता गोविन्दवल्लभा ।

त्रैलोक्यपालिनी तत्त्वरूपा तारुण्यपूरिता ॥ १५ ॥

candrāvalī candra-mukhī candrikā candra-pūjitā ।

candrā śaśāṅka-bhaginī gīta-vādya-parāyaṇā ॥ 16 ॥

चन्द्रावली चन्द्रमुखी चन्द्रिका चन्द्रपूजिता ।

चन्द्रा शशाङ्कभगिनी गीतवाद्यपरायणा ॥ १६ ॥

 

sṛṣṭi-rūpā sṛṣṭi-karī sṛṣṭi-saṃhāra-kāriṇī ।

iti te kathitaṃ devi ramā-nāma-śat-āṣṭakam ॥ 17 ॥

सृष्टिरूपा सृष्टिकरी सृष्टिसंहारकारिणी ।

इति ते कथितं देवि रमानामशताष्टकम् ॥ १७ ॥

This is the illustration of the 108 names and attributes of the Divine Mother Ramā.

tri-sandhyaṃ prayato bhūtvā paṭhed-etat-samāhitaḥ ।

yaṃ yaṃ kāmayate kāmaṃ taṃ taṃ prāpnoty-asaṃśayam ॥ 18 ॥

त्रिसन्ध्यं प्रयतो भूत्वा पठेदेतत्समाहितः ।

यं यं कामयते कामं तं तं प्राप्नोत्यसंशयम् ॥ १८ ॥

This stotram should be recited at dawn, noon and dusk to become effective and manifest its full benefits. All that one wishes and desires will soon take form and get accomplished. Have no doubts about it and be assured of its efficacy.

imaṃ stavaṃ yaḥ paṭhatīha martyo vaikuṇṭha-patnyāḥ paras-ādareṇa ।

dhanādhipādyaiḥ pari-vanditaḥ syāt prayāsyati śrī-padam-antakāle ॥ 19 ॥

इमं स्तवं यः पठतीह मर्त्यो वैकुण्ठपत्न्याः परसादरेण ।

धनाधिपाद्यैः परिवन्दितः स्यात् प्रयास्यति श्रीपदमन्तकाले ॥ १९ ॥

One who continues to recite the stotram will become enormously rich and famous, attains praise and adoration from everyone effortlessly, by the grace of uttering the names of Śrī Kamalā. The devotee ultimately gains salvation after death and continues to receive the care of Śrī Kamalā (Lakṣmī) for eternity.

iti śrīkamalāṣṭottaraśatanāmastotraṃ sampūrṇam ॥

इति श्रीकमलाष्टोत्तरशतनामस्तोत्रं सम्पूर्णम् ॥

(Thus ends the Śrī Kamalā aṣṭottara śatanāma stotraṃ)

 

This article is written by Krishna Vallapareddy.