Lord Rama

bhramarāmbikā aṣṭakam

(Bhramarambika Ashtakam in English (IAST))

Traditional

The Bhramarambika Ashtakam is a powerful devotional hymn dedicated to Goddess Bhramarambika, the presiding deity of the sacred Srisailam temple. Written in Telugu, the verses poetically describe the Goddess as the crest jewel of devotees and a wish-fulfilling tree in the Kali Yuga. Chanting this stotra is believed to invoke the divine grace of the Goddess, granting spiritual prosperity and the eight forms of wealth. It serves as an emotional plea for her protection and benevolence, highlighting her radiant form and her significance as the consort of Lord Mallikarjuna, bestowing peace upon those who seek her refuge.

ravisudhākara vahnilocana ratnakuṇḍala bhūṣiṇī
pravimalambuga mammunelina bhaktajana cintāmaṇī |
avani janulaku kòṅgubaṅgāraina daivaśikhāmaṇī
śivuni paṭṭapurāṇi guṇamaṇi śrīgiri bhramarāmbikā || 1 ||
kaliyugambuna mānavulakunu kalpataruvai yuṇḍavā
vèlayagunu śrī śikharamanduna vibhavamai vilasillavā |
ālasimpaka bhaktavarulaku aṣṭasampada līyavā
jilugu kuṅkuma kāntirekhala śrīgiri bhramarāmbikā || 2 ||
aṅga vaṅga kaliṅga kāśmīrāndhra deśamulandunan
pòṅgucunu varahāla kòṅkaṇa puṇyabhūmula yandunan |
raṅgugā karṇāṭa rāṭa marāṭa deśamulandunan
śṛṅginī deśamula vèlasina śrīgiri bhramarāmbikā || 3 ||
akṣayambuga kāśilopala annapūrṇa bhavānivai
sākṣigaṇapati kanna tallivi sadguṇāvati śāmbhavī |
mokṣamosagèḍu kanakadurgavu mūlakāraṇa śaktivi
śikṣajetuvu ghorabhavamula śrīgiri bhramarāmbikā || 4 ||
ugralocana varavadhūmaṇi kòppugalgina bhāminī
vigrahambula kèlla ghanamai vèlayu śobhanakāriṇī |
agrapīṭhamunandu vèlasina āgamārtha vicāriṇī
śīghramekani varamulittuvu śrīgiri bhramarāmbikā || 5 ||
nigamagocara nīlakuṇḍali nirmalāṅgi nirañjanī
migula cakkani puṣpakomali mīnanetra dayānidhī |
jagatilona prasiddhikèkkina candramukhi sīmantinī
ciguruṭākulavaṇṭi pèdavula śrīgiri bhramarāmbikā || 6 ||
somaśekhara pallavādhari sundarīmaṇī dhīmaṇī
komalāṅgi kṛpāpayonidhi kuṭilakuntala yoginī |
nā manambuna pāyakuṇḍama nagakuleśuni nandinī
sīmalona prasiddhikèkkina śrīgiri bhramarāmbikā || 7 ||
bhūtanāthuni vāmabhāgamu pòndugā cekònduvā
khyātiganu śrīśailamuna vikhyātigā nèlakòṇṭivā |
pātakambula pāradrolucu bhaktulanu cekòṇṭivā
śvetagiripai nuṇḍi vèlasina śrīgiri bhramarāmbikā || 8 ||
èllavèlasina nīdu bhāvamu viṣṇulokamu nanduna
pallaviñcunu nī prabhāvamu brahmalokamu nanduna |
tèllamuga kailāsamanduna mūḍulokamu landuna
cèllunamma trilokavāsini śrīgiri bhramarāmbikā || 9 ||
taruṇi śrīgiri mallikārjuna daivarāyala bhāminī
karuṇato mammelu yèppuḍu kalpavṛkṣamu bhaṅginī |
varusato nī yaṣṭakambunu vrāsi cadivina vāriki
sirulaniccèda vèlla kālamu śrīgiri bhramarāmbikā || 10 ||

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