% Text title            : Mahamaya Ashtakam
% File name             : mahAmAyA8.itx
% Category              : aShTaka, devii, otherforms, devI
% Location              : doc\_devii
% Author                : paiNganADu gaNapatishAstri
% Transliterated by     : Sridhar  Seshagiri sridhar.seshagiri at gmail.com
% Proofread by          : Sridhar  Seshagiri sridhar.seshagiri at gmail.com
% Description-comments  : Hymn of 8 verses in praise of Devi as Mahamaya
% Latest update         : February 2, 2002
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   || (pai~NganADu) gaNapatishAstrikR^itam ||
satsvanyeShvapi daivateShu bahuShu prAyo janA bhUtale
     yAmekAM jananIti santatamamI jalpanti tAdR^igvidhA |
bhaktastomabhayapraNAshanachaNA bhavyAya dIvyatvasau
     devI sphoTavipATanaikachaturA mAtA mahAmAyikA || 1||
mAtetyAhvaya eva jalpati mahad vAtsalyamasmAsu te
     kAruNye tava shItaleti yadidaM nAmaiva sAkShIyate |
itthaM vatsalatAdayAnidhiriti khyAtA tvamasmAnimAn
     mAtaH kAtaratAM nirvAya nitarAmAnanditAnAtanu || 2||
pratyakShetaravaibhavaiH kimitarairdevavrajaistAdR^ishaiH
     nindAyAmapi cha stutAvapi phalaM ki~nchinna ye tanvate |
yA nindAstavayoH phalaM bhagavatI datse.anurUpaM kShaNAn
     nUnaM tAdR^ishavaibhavA vijayase devi tvamekA bhuvi || 3||
vR^ittAntaM vividhaprakAramayi te jalpanti loke janAH
     tattvaM nopalabhe tathaiva na vidhiM jAne tvadArAdhane |
tasmAdamba kathaM punaH kalayituM shaktAsmi te pUjanaM
     nUnaM vachmi dayAnidhe.avatu jaDAnasmAn bhavatyAdarAt || 4||
roda.nrodamudIrNabAShpalaharIklinnAnane te shishA\-
     vasmin tapyati ki~nchidatra karuNAdR^iShTiM vidhatse na chet |
pAtuM sphoTagadAt paTutvamiva te kasyAsti mAtarvada
     kkAyaM gachChatu kasya pashyatu mukhaM kA vA gatirlabhyatAm || 5||
dharmyAnuchcharatAM pathaH kalayatAM doShA.nstathA chAtmanaH
     svairaM nindanamAtanotu satataM dveShye.apathe tiShThatu |
etAvatyapi vatsake kila shuchaM yAte manAk tatkShaNaM
     tattrANe jananI prayAsyati hi tanmAtastvamasmAnava || 6||
AbAlasthaviraM prasiddhamayi te mAteti yannAma tad
     goptuM naiva hi shakyamamba tadasau tAdR^igvidhA tvaM yadi |
asmin khidyati vatsake na tanuShe mAturguNaM chettadA
     nUnaM syAdapavAdapAtramayi tanmAtastvamasmAnava || 7||
muktAhAramanoharadyutiyutAM mUrtiM narAstAvakIM
     ye dhyAyanti mR^iNAlatantusadR^ishIM nAbhIhR^idorantare |
te ghorajvarabhArajAtaviShamasphoTasphuTadduHsaha\-
     kledodyatkaTupUtigandhamayi no jAnantyamI jAtvapi || 8||
kAruNyAmbudhishItalApadapayojAtadvayIbhAvanA\-
     jAtasphItahR^idambujAmitasudhAniryAsarUpAmimAm |
ye martyA stutimAdarAd gaNapatervaktrAmbujAnniHsR^itAM
     vishvAsena paThanti te na dadhate sphoTavyathAM jAtuchit || 9||

iti pai~NganADu gaNapatishAstrikR^itaM shrImahAmAyAShTakaM sampUrNam |

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