भवान्यष्टकम् || भवानी अष्टकम || Bhavani Ashtakam ( Na Tato Na Mata )

न तातो न माता न बन्धुर्न दाता, न पुत्रो न पुत्री न भृत्यो न भर्ता।

न जाया न विद्या न वृत्तिर्ममैव, गतिस्त्वं गतिस्त्वं त्वमेका भवानि।।1।।

भवाब्धावपारे महादु:खभीरु:, पपात प्रकामी प्रलोभी प्रमत्त:।

कुसंसार-पाश-प्रबद्ध: सदाSहं, गतिस्त्वं गतिस्त्वं त्वमेका भवानि।।2।।

न जानामि दानं न च ध्यान-योगं, न जानामि तन्त्रं न च स्तोत्र-मन्त्रम्।

न जानामि पूजां न च न्यासयोगम्, गतिस्त्वं गतिस्त्वं त्वमेका भवानि।।3।।

न जानामि पुण्य़ं न जानामि तीर्थं, न जानामि मुक्तिं लयं वा कदाचित्।

न जानामि भक्तिं व्रतं वाSपि मातर्गतिस्त्वं गतिस्त्वं त्वमेका भवानि।।4।।

कुकुर्मी कुसंगी कुबुद्धि कुदास:, कुलाचारहीन: कदाचारलीन:।

कुदृष्टि: कुवाक्यप्रबन्ध: सदाSहं, गतिस्त्वं गतिस्त्वं त्वमेका भवानि।।5।।

प्रजेशं रमेशं महेशं सुरेशं, दिनेशं निशीथेश्वरं वा कदाचित्।

न जानामि चाSन्यत् सदाSहं शरण्ये, गतिस्त्वं गतिस्त्वं त्वमेका भवानि।।6।।

विवादे विषादे प्रमादे प्रवासे, जले चाSनले पर्वते शत्रुमध्ये।

अरण्ये शरण्ये सदा मां प्रपाहि, गतिस्त्वं गतिस्त्वं त्वमेका भवानि।।7।।

अनाथो दरिद्रो जरा-रोगयुक्तो, महाक्षीणदीन: सदा जाड्यवक्त्र:।

विपत्तौ प्रविष्ट: प्रणष्ट: सदाSहं, गतिस्त्वं गतिस्त्वं त्वमेका भवानि।।8।।

इति श्रीमच्छंकराचार्यकृतं भवान्यष्टकं सम्पूर्णम्।।

BHAVANI ASHTAKAM MEANING IN ENGLISH:

Neither mother, nor father, neither relation, nor friend,

Neither son, nor daughter, neither servant nor husband,

Neither wife, nor knowledge

And neither my occupation,

Are refuges that I can depend, Oh, Bhavani,

So you are my refuge and my only refuge, Bhavani. ||1||

I am in this ocean of birth and death,

I am a coward, who dare not face sorrow,

I am filled with lust and sin,

I am filled with greed and desire,

And tied I am, by the this useless life that I lead,

So you are my refuge and my only refuge, Bhavani ||2||

I do not know how to give, nor do I know how to meditate,

I do not know tantra, nor do I know stanzas of prayer,

I do not know how to worship, nor do I know the art of yoga,

So you are my refuge and my only refuge, Bhavani ||3||

I do not know how to be righteous,

I do not know the way to the sacred places,

I do not know methods of salvation,

I do not know how to merge my mind with God,

I do not know the art of devotion,

I do not know how to practice austerities, Oh, mother,

So you are my refuge and my only refuge, Bhavani ||4||

I perform bad actions, I keep bad company,

I think bad and sinful thoughts, I serve bad masters,

I belong to a bad family, I am immersed in sinful acts,

I see with bad intentions, I write bad words,

Always and always, you are my refuge and my only refuge, Bhavani. ||5||

Neither Do I know the creator,

Nor the Lord of Lakshmi,

Neither do I know the lord of all,

Nor do I know the lord of devas,

Neither do I know the God who makes the day,

Nor the God who rules at night,

Neither do I know any other Gods,

Oh, Goddess to whom I bow always,

So you are my refuge and my only refuge, Bhavani ||6||

While I am in a heated argument,

While I am immersed in sorrow,

While I am suffering an accident,

While I am travelling far off,

While I am in water or fire,

While I am on the top of a mountain,

While I am surrounded by enemies,

And while I am in a deep forest,

Oh Goddess, I always bow before thee,

So you are my refuge and my only refuge, Bhavani ||7||

While being an orphan,

While being extremely poor,

While affected by disease of old age,

While I am terribly tired,

While I am in a pitiable state,

While I am being swallowed by problems,

And While I suffer serious dangers,

I always bow before thee,

So you are my refuge and only refuge, Bhavani ||8||