Bhavani Ashtakam

Na tato, na mata, na bandu na data, Na putro, na putri , na brutyo , na barta, Na jayaa na Vidhya, na Vrutir mamaiva, Gatisthwam, Gatisthwam Tvam ekaa Bhavani. Neither the mother nor the father, Neither the relation nor the friend, Neither the son nor the daughter, Neither the servant nor the husband, Neither the wife nor the knowledge, And neither my sole occupation, Are my refuges that I can depend, Oh, Bhavani, So you are my refuge and my only refuge, Bhavani. Bhavabdhava pare , Maha dhukha Bheeru, Papaatha prakami , pralobhi pramatha, Kusamsara pasa prabadha sadaham, Gathisthwam, Gathisthwam thwam ekaa Bhavani. I am in this ocean of birth and death, I am a coward, who dare not face sorrow, I am filled with lust and sin, I am filled with greed and desire, And tied I am, by the this useless life that I lead, So you are my refuge and my only refuge, Bhavani. Na anaami !hanam, Na "ha dhyana yo#am, Na janami thanthram, na "ha sthothra manthram, Na janami poojam, na "ha nyasa yo#am, Gatisthwam, Gatisthwam thwam ekaa Bhavani Neither do I know how to give, Nor do I know how to meditate, Neither do I know hanthra!, Nor do I know stan"as of prayer, Neither do I know how to worship, Nor do I know the art of yoga, So you are my refuge and my only refuge, Bhavani Na janami Punyam, Na janami theertham, Na janami muktim, layam vaa kada"hit, Na janami bhaktim, vrutam vaapi maata, Gatistwam, Gatistwam, tvam ekaa Bhavani. #now I #now I #now I #now I #now I #now I So you not how to be righteous, not the way to the places sacred, not methods of salvation, not how to merge my mind with $od, not the art of devotion, not how to practice austerities, Oh, mother, are my refuge and my only refuge, Bhavani

%erform I bad actions, #eep I company of bad ones, hink I bad and sinful thoughts, Serve I Bad masters, Belong I to a bad family, Immersed I am in sinful acts, See I with bad intentions, &rite I collection of bad words, Always and always, So you are my refuge and my only refuge, Bhavani. Prajesam, $amesam, Mahesam, %uresam, !hinesam, Nisidheswaram vaa kada"hit, Na janami "hanyath sadaham saranye, Gatistwam, Gatistwam tvam ekaa Bhavani Neither 'o I know the creator, Nor the (ord of (akshmi, Neither do I know the lord of all, Nor do I know the lord of devas, Neither do I know the $od who makes the day, Nor the $od who rules at night, Neither do I know any other $ods, Oh, $oddess to whom I bow always, So you are my refuge and my only refuge, Bhavani Vivadhe, Vishadhe, pramadhe, pravase, ale "ha anale parvathe shatru madhye, &ranye, saranye sada maam prapahi, Gatistwam, Gatistwam tvam ekaa Bhavani. &hile I am in a heated argument, &hile I am immersed in sorrow, &hile I am suffering an accident, &hile I am travelling far off, &hile I am in water or fire, &hile I am on the top of a mountain, &hile I am surrounded by enemies, And while I am in a deep forest, Oh $oddess, I always bow before thee, So you are my refuge and my only refuge, Bhavani &nadho, dharidro, jara ro#a yukto, Maha Ksheena dheena, sada jaadya vaktra, Vipatou pravishta, pranshata sadhaham, Gatistwam, Gatistwam tvam ekaa Bhavani. &hile being an orphan, &hile being e)tremely poor, &hile affected by disease of old age, &hile I am terribly tired, &hile I am in a pitiable state, &hile I am being swallowed by problems, And &hile I suffer serious dangers, I always bow before thee, So you are my refuge and only refuge, Bhavani

Kukarmi, kusan#i, kubudhi, kudhasa, Kula"haara heena, kadha"haara leena, Kudrushti, kuvakya prabandha, sadaham, Gathisthwam, Gathisthwam, thwam ekaa Bhavani.