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Ashta Dasha Shakti Peethas - Sanskrit Text with English Translation (Meaning)

- Adi Shankaracharya
अष्टादश शक्तिपीठ स्तोत्रम्
Ashta Dasha Shakti Peetha Stotram

Devi
Devi

लङ्कायां शाङ्करीदेवी कामाक्षी काञ्चिकापुरे ।
प्रद्युम्ने शृङ्खलादेवी चामुण्डी क्रौञ्चपट्‍टणे ॥ १ ॥
Langkaayaam Shaangkarii-Devii Kaamaakssii Kaan.cikaa-Pure |
Pradyumne Shrngkhalaa-Devii Caamunnddii Kraun.ca-Pattttanne || 1 ||

1.1: In Lanka abides Shankari Devi (Trincomalee), and Devi Kamakshi abides in Kanchika-Pura (Kanchipuram),
1.2: In Pradyumna abides Shrinkhala Devi (Pandua), and Devi Chamundi abides in Krauncha-Pattana (Chamundi Hill),

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Devi Durga
अलम्पुरे जोगुलाम्बा श्रीशैले भ्रमराम्बिका ।
कोल्हापुरे महालक्ष्मी मुहुर्ये एकवीरिका ॥ २ ॥
Alampure Jogulaambaa Shriishaile Bhramaraambikaa |
Kolhaapure Mahaalakssmii Muhurye Ekaviirikaa || 2 ||

2.1: In Alampura abides Devi Jogulamba (Alampur), and in Shrishaila abides Devi Bhramarambika (Shrishailam),
2.2 In Kolhapura abides Devi Mahalakshmi (Kolhapur), and in Muhur abides Devi Ekaviraka (Mahurgadh),

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Devi Durga
उज्जयिन्यां महाकाली पीठिकायां पुरुहूतिका ।
ओढ्यायां गिरिजादेवी माणिक्या दक्षवाटके ॥ ३ ॥
Ujjayinyaam Mahaakaalii Piitthikaayaam Puruhuutikaa |
Oddhyaayaam Girijaa-Devii Maannikyaa Dakssa-Vaattake || 3 ||

3.1: In Ujjayini abides Devi Mahakali (Ujjain (Avanti)), and in Pithika abides Devi Puruhutika (Pithapuram),
3.2: In Oddhya abides Girija Devi (Jajpur), and Devi Manikya abides in Daksha-Vataka (Draksharamam),

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Devi Durga
हरिक्षेत्रे कामरूपा प्रयागे माधवेश्वरी ।
ज्वालायां वैष्णवीदेवी गया माङ्गल्यगौरिका ॥ ४ ॥
Hari-Kssetre Kaamaruupaa Prayaage Maadhaveshvarii |
Jvaalaayaam Vaissnnavii-Devii Gayaa Maanggalya-Gaurikaa || 4 ||

4.1: In Hari Kshetra abides Devi Kamarupa (Kamrup), and in Prayaga abides Devi Madhaveshwari (Prayagraj),
4.2: In Jwala abides Devi Vaishnavi (Jwalamukhi), and in Gaya abides Devi Mangalya Gauri (Gaya),

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Devi Durga
वाराणस्यां विशालाक्षी काश्मीरेषु सरस्वती ।
अष्टादश सुपीठानि योगिनामपि दुर्लभम् ॥ ५ ॥
Vaaraannasyaam Vishaalaakssii Kaashmiiressu Sarasvatii |
Assttaadasha Supiitthaani Yoginaam-Api Durlabham || 5 ||

5.1: In Varanasi abides Devi Vishalakshi (Kashi), and in Kashmira abides Devi Saraswati (Kashmir Sharada Peeth),
5.2 These Eighteen excellent Peethas are difficult to attain even by Yogis,

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Devi Durga
सायङ्काले पठेन्नित्यं सर्वशत्रुविनाशनम् ।
सर्वरोगहरं दिव्यं सर्वसम्पत्करं शुभम् ॥ ६ ॥
Saayangkaale Patthen-Nityam Sarva-Shatru-Vinaashanam |
Sarva-Roga-Haram Divyam Sarva-Sampat-Karam Shubham || 6 ||

6.1: During Evening one should Recite this Stotra regularly which leads to destruction of all Enemies,
6.2 This Stotra is the remover of all Diseases and is Divine; This Stotra is the bestower of all Accomplishments and is Auspicious.

इति अष्टादश शक्तिपीठ स्तोत्रम् ।
Iti Assttaadasha Shaktipiittha Stotram |

Thus ends the Ashtadasha Shakti Peetha Stotram.


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Translated by greenmesg.org

Ashta Dasha Shakti Peethas:

Devi 1. Lanka - Shankari Devi (Trincomalee district, Sri Lanka)

2. Kanchikapura - Kamakshi (Kanchipuram) (Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu)

3. Pradyumna - Shrinkhala Devi (Hooghly district, West Bengal)

4. Kraunchapattana - Chamundi (Chamundi Hill) (Mysore district, Karnataka)

5. Alampur - Jogulamba (Alampur) (Jogulamba Gadwal district, Telangana)

6. Shrishaila - Bhramarambika (Shrishailam) (Nandyal district, Andhra Pradesh)

7. Kolhapura - Mahalakshmi (Kolhapur) (Kolhapur district, Maharashtra)

8. Mahur - Ekaveerika (Mahurgadh) (Nanded district, Maharashtra)

9. Ujjayini - Mahakali (Ujjain) (Ujjain district, Madhya Pradesh)

10. Pithiki - Puruhutika (Pithapuram) (Kakinada district, Andhra Pradesh)

11. Oddhya - Girija Devi (Jajpur) (Jajpur district, Odisha)

12. Dakshavataka - Manikya (Draksharamam) (Konaseema district, Andhra Pradesh)

13. Hari Kshetra - Kamarupa (Kamrup Kamakhya) (Kamrup district, Assam)

14. Prayaga - Madhaveshwari (Prayagraj) (Prayagraj district, Uttar Pradesh)

15. Jwala - Vaishnavi Devi (Jwalamukhi) (Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh)

16. Gaya - Mangalya Gaurika (Gaya) (Gaya district, Bihar)

17. Varanasi - Vishalakshi (Kashi) (Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh)

18. Kashmir - Saraswati (Kashmir Sharada Peeth) (PoK region, Jammu and Kashmir)




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