bhavani_bhujangam

Bhavani Bhujangam Stuti by Adi Shankara at Stutimandal

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Sample: I extol Bhavānī, Who is reclining at the end of a lotus-seat with six support pillars, Who is shining forth excellently inside the arteries of the living beings (as the life spirit), Who is extracting and consuming the divine-nectar, Who is like an idol of the divine-nectar, and Whose true nature is eternal bliss.[1]

lalita_sahasranama_dhyanam

Lalita Dhyanam from Lalita Sahasranama at Stutimandal

Sample: (One should) Meditate upon the Divine Mother, Who has a red-color smeared body, Who has three-eyes, Who has the leader of stars (the moon) on Her forehead which is shining with precious stones, Who has a gentle smile on the face, Who has breasts full of milk, Who has divine honey — full of bees — in Her hands, Who is bearing a red lotus, Who is serene, and Whose feet is immersed into a jewel pot full of red liquid.[1]

devyaparadhakshamastotram

Devi Apradh Kshama Stotram by Shankaracharya at Stutimandal

Sample: Oh! I don’t know the mantra, the yantra, or the eulogies. I don’t even know how to invoke You, how to meditate on You, and even the speech behind Your eulogies. I don’t know Your mudrā, and I don’t know how to wail. [But] O Mother! I know that following You absolves the biggest distresses.[1]

bhavani_ashtakam

Bhavani Ashtakam at Stutimandal

Sample: Neither father nor mother, neither relative nor donor, neither son nor daughter, neither servants nor husband, neither lineage nor knowledge, and not even my age-increment, but O Bhavānī! Indeed, only You are the course of souls in metempsychosis.[1]