न तातो न माता न बंधुर्न दाता
न पुत्रो न पुत्री न भृत्यो न भर्ता
न जाया न विद्या न वृत्तिर्ममैव
गतिस्त्वं गतिस्त्वं त्वमेका भवानि ॥ 1 ॥
Neither the father nor the mother, neither the relatives nor the contributors
Neither the son nor the daughter, neither the servant nor the husband
Neither the wife nor the knowledge or not even my profession
You are my saviour, you are my only saviour, O Goddess Bhavani
भवाब्धावपारे महादुःखभीरु
पपात प्रकामी प्रलोभी प्रमत्तः
कुसंसारपाशप्रबद्धः सदाहं
गतिस्त्वं गतिस्त्वं त्वमेका भवानि ॥ 2 ॥
I am immersed in the ocean of worldly existence, which is filled with great sorrow, I fear to be in it
I am full of sins, I am lustful, greedy and intoxicated
Tied with the bondages in the cycle of the birth and death
You are my saviour, you are my only saviour, O Goddess Bhavani
न जानामि दानं न च ध्यानयोगं
न जानामि तंत्रं न च स्तोत्रमंत्रम्
न जानामि पूजां न च न्यासयोगं
गतिस्त्वं गतिस्त्वं त्वमेका भवानि ॥ 3 ॥
Neither I know the charity nor attaining the self by meditating
Neither I know worshipping by tantra nor the stotras or mantras (hymns)
Neither I know to worship by puja nor by the Nyasa yogam (special yogic acts performed to consecrate the body for pujas and japa’s)
You are my saviour, you are my only saviour, O Goddess Bhavani
न जानामि पुण्यं न जानामि तीर्थं
न जानामि मुक्तिं लयं वा कदाचित्
न जानामि भक्तिं व्रतं वापि मातः
गतिस्त्वं गतिस्त्वं त्वमेका भवानि ॥ 4 ॥
Neither I know doing Punya (virtue) nor pilgrimage
Neither I know how to attain salvation, merging in you with my efforts
Neither I know devotion nor doing Vratam (religious austerities) O Mother
You are my saviour, you are my only saviour, O Goddess Bhavani
कुकर्मी कुसंगी कुबुद्धिः कुदासः
कुलाचारहीनः कदाचारलीनः
कुदृष्टिः कुवाक्यप्रबंधः सदाहं
गतिस्त्वं गतिस्त्वं त्वमेका भवानि ॥ 5 ॥
I always performed bad actions, accompanied by the bad ones, I always have bad intentions, I was a bad servant to the payee
I don’t perform my traditional austerities and engaged in bad conduct
I always have bad thoughts, I always speak a collection of bad words
You are my saviour, you are my only saviour, O Goddess Bhavani
प्रजेशं रमेशं महेशं सुरेशं
दिनेशं निशीथेश्वरं वा कदाचित्
न जानामि चान्यत् सदाहं शरण्ये
गतिस्त्वं गतिस्त्वं त्वमेका भवानि ॥ 6 ॥
Very little I know about the lord of Creation (Brahma), Lord of Ramaa-Goddess Lakshmi (Vishnu), the Lord of all (Shiva), Lord of Suras (Indra)
The Lord of the day (Surya), the lord of the night (Chandra)
Neither I know about other gods, oh the goddess, I always bow
You are my saviour, you are my only saviour, O Goddess Bhavani
विवादे विषादे प्रमादे प्रवासे
जले चानले पर्वते शत्रुमध्ये
अरण्ये शरण्ये सदा मां प्रपाहि
गतिस्त्वं गतिस्त्वं त्वमेका भवानि ॥ 7 ॥
During the disputes, while in the sorrow, during the difficult situations, while in the distant lands
In the waters, fire, while on the hills or in the middle of my enemies
Even in the forests, please protect me everywhere O divine mother
You are my saviour, you are my only saviour, O Goddess Bhavani
अनाथो दरिद्रो जरारोगयुक्तो
महाक्षीणदीनः सदा जाड्यवक्त्रः
विपत्तौ प्रविष्टः प्रनष्टः सदाहं
गतिस्त्वं गतिस्त्वं त्वमेका भवानि ॥ 8 ॥
Being an orphan (to help myself to reach you), poor, afflicted by the old age and with diseases
Being very weal and miserable, always with apathy
Always Surrounded with the problems, lost in miseries, being ruined
You are my saviour, you are my only saviour, O Goddess Bhavani
॥ इति श्रीमदादिशंकराचार्यविरचितं भवान्यष्टकं संपूर्णम् ॥
Here ends the भवानी अष्टकम् composed by श्री शंकराचार्य.
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