Bhavani Ashtakam

न तातो न माता न बन्धुर्न दाता न पुत्रो न पुत्री न भृत्यो न भर्ता ।

Na Tato Na Mata Na Bandhur Na Data Na Putro Na Putri Na Bhrityo Na Bharta

na tāto na mātā na bandhurna dātā na putro na putrī na bhṛtyo na bhartā

No father, no mother, no relative, no benefactor, no son, no daughter, no servant, no husband,

न जाया न विद्या न वृत्तिर्ममैव गतिस्त्वं गतिस्त्वं त्वमेका भवानि ॥ १ ॥

Na Jaya Na Vidya Na Vrittir Mamaiva Gatistvam Gatistvam Tvameka Bhavani

na jāyā na vidyā na vṛttirmamaiva gatistvaṃ gatistvaṃ tvamekā bhavāni

no wife, no learning, no livelihood is truly mine — you are my refuge, you are my refuge, you alone, O Bhavani.

भवाब्धावपारे महादुःखभीरु पपात प्रकामी प्रलोभी प्रमत्तः ।

Bhavabdhav Apare Maha Duhkha Bhiru Papata Prakami Pralobhi Pramattah

bhavābdhāvapāre mahāduḥkhabhīru papāta prakāmī pralobhī pramattaḥ

In the shoreless ocean of worldly life I have fallen — terrified of great sorrow, full of desire, greed and carelessness,

कुसंसारपाशप्रबद्धः सदाहं गतिस्त्वं गतिस्त्वं त्वमेका भवानि ॥ २ ॥

Kusamsara Pasha Prabaddhah Sadaham Gatistvam Gatistvam Tvameka Bhavani

kusaṃsārapāśaprabaddhaḥ sadāhaṃ gatistvaṃ gatistvaṃ tvamekā bhavāni

always bound in the noose of a troubled existence — you are my refuge, you alone, O Bhavani.

न जानामि दानं न च ध्यानयोगं न जानामि तन्त्रं न च स्तोत्रमन्त्रम् ।

Na Janami Danam Na Cha Dhyana Yogam Na Janami Tantram Na Cha Stotra Mantram

na jānāmi dānaṃ na ca dhyānayogaṃ na jānāmi tantraṃ na ca stotramantram

I know nothing of charity, nothing of meditation; I know no tantra, no hymn and no mantra;

न जानामि पूजां न च न्यासयोगं गतिस्त्वं गतिस्त्वं त्वमेका भवानि ॥ ३ ॥

Na Janami Pujam Na Cha Nyasa Yogam Gatistvam Gatistvam Tvameka Bhavani

na jānāmi pūjāṃ na ca nyāsayogaṃ gatistvaṃ gatistvaṃ tvamekā bhavāni

I know no worship and no sacred rites — you are my refuge, you alone, O Bhavani.

न जानामि पुण्यं न जानामि तीर्थं न जानामि मुक्तिं लयं वा कदाचित् ।

Na Janami Punyam Na Janami Tirtham Na Janami Muktim Layam Va Kadachit

na jānāmi puṇyaṃ na jānāmi tīrthaṃ na jānāmi muktiṃ layaṃ vā kadācit

I know no merit, I know no pilgrimage, I have never known liberation or absorption in the Divine;

न जानामि भक्तिं व्रतं वापि मातर्गतिस्त्वं गतिस्त्वं त्वमेका भवानि ॥ ४ ॥

Na Janami Bhaktim Vratam Vapi Matar Gatistvam Gatistvam Tvameka Bhavani

na jānāmi bhaktiṃ vrataṃ vāpi mātargatistvaṃ gatistvaṃ tvamekā bhavāni

I know neither devotion nor vows, O Mother — you are my refuge, you alone, O Bhavani.

कुकर्मी कुसङ्गी कुबुद्धिः कुदासः कुलाचारहीनः कदाचारलीनः ।

Kukarmi Kusangi Kubuddhih Kudasah Kulachara Hinah Kadachara Linah

kukarmī kusaṅgī kubuddhiḥ kudāsaḥ kulācārahīnaḥ kadācāralīnaḥ

I do wrong, keep bad company, think badly and serve badly; I have lost the good ways of my family and sunk into bad habits;

कुदृष्टिः कुवाक्यप्रबन्धः सदाहं गतिस्त्वं गतिस्त्वं त्वमेका भवानि ॥ ५ ॥

Kudrishtih Kuvakya Prabandhah Sadaham Gatistvam Gatistvam Tvameka Bhavani

kudṛṣṭiḥ kuvākyaprabandhaḥ sadāhaṃ gatistvaṃ gatistvaṃ tvamekā bhavāni

my sight is impure and my words are harsh — still you are my refuge, you alone, O Bhavani.

प्रजेशं रमेशं महेशं सुरेशं दिनेशं निशीथेश्वरं वा कदाचित् ।

Prajesham Ramesham Mahesham Suresham Dinesham Nishitheshvaram Va Kadachit

prajeśaṃ rameśaṃ maheśaṃ sureśaṃ dineśaṃ niśītheśvaraṃ vā kadācit

Brahma the lord of creatures, Vishnu the lord of Lakshmi, Shiva, Indra lord of the gods, the Sun, or the Moon, lord of the night —

न जानामि चान्यत् सदाहं शरण्ये गतिस्त्वं गतिस्त्वं त्वमेका भवानि ॥ ६ ॥

Na Janami Chanyat Sadaham Sharanye Gatistvam Gatistvam Tvameka Bhavani

na jānāmi cānyat sadāhaṃ śaraṇye gatistvaṃ gatistvaṃ tvamekā bhavāni

I know none of them, nor any other, O giver of refuge — you are my refuge, you alone, O Bhavani.

विवादे विषादे प्रमादे प्रवासे जले चानले पर्वते शत्रुमध्ये ।

Vivade Vishade Pramade Pravase Jale Chanale Parvate Shatrumadhye

vivāde viṣāde pramāde pravāse jale cānale parvate śatrumadhye

In quarrels, in despair, in danger, in a foreign land, in water, in fire, on mountains and among enemies,

अरण्ये शरण्ये सदा मां प्रपाहि गतिस्त्वं गतिस्त्वं त्वमेका भवानि ॥ ७ ॥

Aranye Sharanye Sada Mam Prapahi Gatistvam Gatistvam Tvameka Bhavani

araṇye śaraṇye sadā māṃ prapāhi gatistvaṃ gatistvaṃ tvamekā bhavāni

and in the wilderness — O refuge, always protect me; you are my refuge, you alone, O Bhavani.

अनाथो दरिद्रो जरारोगयुक्तो महाक्षीणदीनः सदा जाड्यवक्त्रः ।

Anatho Daridro Jara Roga Yukto Maha Kshina Dinah Sada Jadya Vaktrah

anātho daridro jarārogayukto mahākṣīṇadīnaḥ sadā jāḍyavaktraḥ

Without a protector, poor, burdened by old age and illness, utterly weak and miserable, always slow of speech,

विपत्तौ प्रविष्टः प्रणष्टः सदाहं गतिस्त्वं गतिस्त्वं त्वमेका भवानि ॥ ८ ॥

Vipattau Pravishtah Pranashtah Sadaham Gatistvam Gatistvam Tvameka Bhavani

vipattau praviṣṭaḥ praṇaṣṭaḥ sadāhaṃ gatistvaṃ gatistvaṃ tvamekā bhavāni

sunk in misfortune, utterly lost — you are my refuge, you are my refuge, you alone, O Bhavani.