Goddess Lakshmi

śrī kamalā aṣṭottara śata nāmā stotraṃ

(Shri Kamala Ashtottara Sata Nama Stotram in English (IAST))

From Markandeya Purana

This sacred hymn invokes the one hundred and eight names of Goddess Kamala, a manifestation of the divine Mother Lakshmi. Sourced from the Markandeya Purana, the text emphasizes the esoteric nature of these names, intended for sincere devotees seeking spiritual refinement. Chanting this stotra is believed to bestow prosperity, abundance, and inner peace. By meditating upon the various attributes of the Goddess, practitioners aim to dissolve obstacles, attract auspiciousness, and foster a deep, harmonious connection with the eternal feminine energy that sustains the universe, ultimately leading to both material and spiritual fulfillment.

śrī śiva uvāca

śatamaṣṭottaraṃ nāmnāṃ kamalāyā varānane |
pravakṣyāmyatiguhyaṃ hi na kadāpi prakāśayet || 1 ||
oṃ mahāmāyā mahālakṣmīrmahāvāṇī maheśvarī |
mahādevī mahārātrirmahiṣāsuramardinī || 2 ||
kālarātriḥ kuhūḥ pūrṇānandādyā bhadrikā niśā |
jayā riktā mahāśaktirdevamātā kṛśodarī || 3 ||
śacīndrāṇī śakranutā śaṅkarapriyavallabhā |
mahāvarāhajananī madanonmathinī mahī || 4 ||
vaikuṇṭhanātharamaṇī viṣṇuvakṣaḥsthalasthitā |
viśveśvarī viśvamātā varadā'bhayadā śivā || 5 ||
śūlinī cakriṇī mā ca pāśinī śaṅkhadhāriṇī |
gadinī muṇḍamālā ca kamalā karuṇālayā || 6 ||
padmākṣadhāriṇī hyambā mahāviṣṇupriyaṅkarī |
golokanātharamaṇī golokeśvarapūjitā || 7 ||
gayā gaṅgā ca yamunā gomatī garuḍāsanā |
gaṇḍakī sarayūstāpī revā caiva payasvinī || 8 ||
narmadā caiva kāverī kedārasthalavāsinī |
kiśorī keśavanutā mahendraparivanditā || 9 ||
brahmādidevanirmāṇakāriṇī vedapūjitā |
koṭibrahmāṇḍamadhyasthā koṭibrahmāṇḍakāriṇī || 10 ||
śrutirūpā śrutikarī śrutismṛtiparāyaṇā |
indirā sindhutanayā mātaṅgī lokamātṛkā || 11 ||
trilokajananī tantrā tantramantrasvarūpiṇī |
taruṇī ca tamohantrī maṅgalā maṅgalāyanā || 12 ||
madhukaiṭabhamathanī śumbhāsuravināśinī |
niśumbhādiharā mātā hariśaṅkarapūjitā || 13 ||
sarvadevamayī sarvā śaraṇāgatapālinī |
śaraṇyā śambhuvanitā sindhutīranivāsinī || 14 ||
gandharvagānarasikā gītā govindavallabhā |
trailokyapālinī tattvarūpā tāruṇyapūritā || 15 ||
candrāvalī candramukhī candrikā candrapūjitā |
candrā śaśāṅkabhaginī gītavādyaparāyaṇā || 16 ||
sṛṣṭirūpā sṛṣṭikarī sṛṣṭisaṃhārakāriṇī |
iti te kathitaṃ devi ramānāmaśatāṣṭakam || 17 ||
trisandhyaṃ prayato bhūtvā paṭhedetatsamāhitaḥ |
yaṃ yaṃ kāmayate kāmaṃ taṃ taṃ prāpnotyasaṃśayam || 18 ||
imaṃ stavaṃ yaḥ paṭhatīha martyo
vaikuṇṭhapatnyāḥ paramādareṇa |
dhanādhipādyaiḥ parivanditaḥ syāt
prayāsyati śrīpadamantakāle || 19 ||
iti śrī kamalāṣṭottaraśatanāmastotram |

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