% Text title            : ambAShTakam
% File name             : ambAShTakam.itx
% Category              : devii, shankarAchArya, pArvatI, devI, aShTaka
% Location              : doc\_devii
% Transliterated by     : Usha Rani Sanka usharani.sanka at gmail.coM, Sunder Hattangadi
% Proofread by          : Usha Rani Sanka, Sunder Hattangadi, PSA Easwaran
% Description/comments  : This is also attributed to Kalidasa or Vivekananda by some. It is difficult to prove the authorship.
% Latest update         : December 23, 2018
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\engtitle{.. ambAShTakam ..}##
\itxtitle{.. ambAShTakam athavA navaratnama~njarI ..}##\endtitles ##
cheTIbhavannikhilakheTIkadambataruvATIShu nAkapaTalI\- ## var ## vanavATIShu
koTIrachArutarakoTImaNIkiraNakoTIkarambitapadA |
pATIragandhikuchashATIkavitvaparipATImagAdhipasutA
ghoTIkulAdadhikadhATImudAramukhavITIrasena tanutAm || 1||
    kUlAtigAmibhayatUlAvalIjvalanakIlA nijastutividhau
    kolAhalakShapitakAlAmarIkushalakIlAlapoShaNanabhaH | ## var ## kalashakIlAla
    sthUlA kuche jaladanIlA kache kalitalIlA kadambavipine
    shUlAyudhapraNatishIlA vibhAtu hR^idi shailAdhirAjatanayA || 2||  ## var ## bhavatu
yatrAshayo lagati tannAgajA vasatu kutrApi nistulashukA ## var ## tatrAgajA
sutrAmakAlamukhasatrAshanaprakarasutrANakAricharaNA |
ChatrAnilAtirayapatrAbhirAmaguNamitrAmarIsamavadhUH
kutrAsahanmaNivichitrAkR^itiH sphuritaputrAdidAnanipuNA || 3||
    dvaipAyanaprabhR^itishApAyudhatridivasopAnadhUlicharaNA
    pApApahasvamanujApAnulInajanatApApanodanipuNA |
    nIpAlayA surabhidhUpAlikA duritakUpAduda~nchayatu mAM ## var ## surabhudhUpAlakA
    rUpAbhikA shikharibhUpAlavaMshamaNidIpAyitA bhagavatI || 4||
yA.a.alIbhirAtmatanutAlIsakR^itpriyakapAlIShu khelati bhava\- ## var ## bhaya\-
vyAlInakulyasitachUlIbharA charaNadhUlIlasanmunivarA |
bAlIbhR^iti shravasi tAlIdalaM vahati yAlIkashobhitilakA ## var ## yAlikA
sA.a.alIkarotu mama kAlI manaH svapadanAlIkasevanavidhau || 5||
    nya~NkAkare vapuShi ka~NkAlaraktapuShi ka~NkAdipakShiviShaye   ## var ## pakShaviShaye
    tvaM kAmanAmayasi kiM kAraNaM hR^idayapa~NkArimehi girijAm |
    sha~NkAshilAnishitaTa~NkAyamAnapadasa~NkAshamAnasumano\-
    jha~NkArimAnatatima~NkAnupetashashisa~NkAshivaktrakamalAm || 6||
kambAvatIsamaviDumbA galena navatumbAbhavINasavidhA
shaM bAhuleyashashibimbAbhirAmamukhasambAdhitastanabharA | ## var ## bimbAdharA
ambA kura~NgamadajambAlarochiriha lambAlakA dishatu me ## var ## raha
bimbAdharA vinatashambAyudhAdinikurumbA kadambavipine || 7||
    indhAnakIramaNibandhA bhave hR^idayabandhAvatIva rasikA
    sandhAvatI bhuvanasandhAraNe.apyamR^itasindhAvudAranilayA |
    gandhAnubhAnamuhurandhAlivItakachabandhA samarpayatu me
    shaM dhAma bhAnumapi sandhAnamAshu padasandhAnamapyagasutA || 8|| ## var ## bhAnumatisandhA

iti shrImachCha~NkarAchAryavirachitamambAShTakaM sampUrNam ||
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Encoded and proofread by Usha Rani Sanka usharani.sanka at gmail.coM
Independently entered and proofread by Sunder Hattangadi.

This stotra is also known by different names.  It is called
ashvadhATistutiH based on "the metre used for these verses
as translated as cadence of hooves of horses, meaning that
Mother Nature's gait is not slow placed, nor hurrying, but
rhythmic and rational. So the chanters are requested to know
each word, hence they are painfully cleaved, blend it with the
other and then rythmically chant. Then only you can listen to
its beauty." as commented by late Desiraju H. Rao.

It is called devI praNavashlokI stutiH or dashashlokI because
there are 10 verses in some of the versions.  In addition,
some add three more to it complicating the issue to the ire
of scholars!  The 13 verse text is available in a telugu
book Devi Ashwadhati Kalidasa Kruthi posted on archive.org
https://archive.org/details/deviashwadhatika019271mbp .
Those who read/understand Telugu should provide additional
information.

This is also referred to be composed by Kalidasa or
Shankaracharya.  Both were known to have simpler construction
in their compositions compared to this composition above.
Due to its reference as composed by Shankaracharya in some
places, the colophone includes the attribute.

The original text was entered by Santhi spasumarthi at yahoo.coM
which is given as devIpraNavashlokIstutI.  It will be removed
after additional confirmation.

The following verses were added and number 2 and 12 have
some commonality.

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dAsAyamAnasumahAsAkadambavanavAsAkusumbasumano
vAsAvipa~nchikR^itarAsAvidhUya madhumAsAravindamadhurA
kAsArasUnatatibhAShAbhirAmatanurAsArashItakaruNA\-
nAsAmaNipravaravAsAshivAtimiramAsAdayeduparatim ||
jambhArikumbhipR^ithukumbhApahAsikuchasambhAvyahAralatikA
rambhAkarIndrakaraDimbhApahorugatidimbAnura~njitapadA
shambhAvudAraparikumbhA~NkuratpuLakaDambhAnurAgapishunA
kambhAsurAbharaNagumbhAsadAdishatu shambhAsurapraharaNA ||
dAkShAyaNI danujashikShAvidhau vitatadIkShA manoharaguNA
bhikShALino naTanavIkShAvinodamukhi dakShAdhvarapraharaNA
vIkShAM videhi mayi dakShA svakIyajanapakShAvipakShavimukhI
yakSheshasevitanirAkShepashaktijayalakShmyAvadAnakalanA ||
vandArulokavarasandhAyanI vimalakundAvadAtaradanA
vR^indAravR^indamaNivR^indAravindamakarandAbhiShiktacharaNA
mandAnilAkalitamandAradAmabhiramandAradAmamakuTA
mandAkinIjavanabindAnavAjamaravindAsanA dishatu me ||
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