Devi Aparadha Kshamapana Stotram

na mantraṃ nō yantraṃ tadapi cha na jānē stutimahō na chāhvānaṃ dhyānaṃ tadapi cha na jānē stutikathāḥ । na jānē mudrāstē tadapi cha na jānē vilapanaṃ paraṃ jānē mātastvadanusaraṇaṃ klēśaharaṇam ॥ 1 ॥ vidhērajñānēna draviṇavirahēṇālasatayā vidhēyāśakyatvāttava charaṇayōryā chyutirabhūt । tadētat kṣantavyaṃ janani sakalōddhāriṇi śivē kuputrō jāyēta kvachidapi kumātā na bhavati ॥ 2 ॥ pṛthivyāṃ putrāstē janani bahavaḥ santi saralāḥ paraṃ tēṣāṃ madhyē viralataralō'haṃ tava sutaḥ । madīyō'yaṃ tyāgaḥ samuchitamidaṃ nō tava śivē kuputrō jāyēta kvachidapi kumātā na bhavati ॥ 3 ॥ jaganmātarmātastava charaṇasēvā na rachitā na vā dattaṃ dēvi draviṇamapi bhūyastava mayā । tathāpi tvaṃ snēhaṃ mayi nirupamaṃ yatprakuruṣē kuputrō jāyēta kvachidapi kumātā na bhavati ॥ 4 ॥ parityaktā dēvānvividhavidhisēvākulatayā mayā pañchāśītēradhikamapanītē tu vayasi । idānīṃ chēnmātastava yadi kṛpā nāpi bhavitā nirālambō lambōdarajanani kaṃ yāmi śaraṇam ॥ 5 ॥ śvapākō jalpākō bhavati madhupākōpamagirā nirātaṅkō raṅkō viharati chiraṃ kōṭikanakaiḥ । tavāparṇē karṇē viśati manuvarṇē phalamidaṃ janaḥ kō jānītē janani japanīyaṃ japavidhau ॥ 6 ॥ chitābhasmālēpō garaḻamaśanaṃ dikpaṭadharō jaṭādhārī kaṇṭhē bhujagapatihārī paśupatiḥ । kapālī bhūtēśō bhajati jagadīśaikapadavīṃ bhavānī tvatpāṇigrahaṇaparipāṭī phalamidam ॥ 7 ॥ na mōkṣasyākāṅkṣā na cha vibhavavāñChāpi cha na mē na vijñānāpēkṣā śaśimukhi sukhēchChāpi na punaḥ । atastvāṃ saṃyāchē janani jananaṃ yātu mama vai mṛḍānī rudrāṇī śiva śiva bhavānīti japataḥ ॥ 8 ॥ nārādhitāsi vidhinā vividhōpachāraiḥ kiṃ rūkṣachintanaparairna kṛtaṃ vachōbhiḥ । śyāmē tvamēva yadi kiñchana mayyanāthē dhatsē kṛpāmuchitamamba paraṃ tavaiva ॥ 9 ॥ āpatsu magnaḥ smaraṇaṃ tvadīyaṃ karōmi durgē karuṇārṇavē śivē । naitachChaṭhatvaṃ mama bhāvayēthāḥ kṣudhātṛṣārtāḥ jananīṃ smaranti ॥ 10 ॥ jagadamba vichitramatra kiṃ paripūrṇā karuṇāsti chēnmayi । aparādhaparamparāvṛtaṃ na hi mātā samupēkṣatē sutam ॥ 11 ॥ matsamaḥ pātakī nāsti pāpaghnī tvatsamā na hi । ēvaṃ jñātvā mahādēvī yathā yōgyaṃ tathā kuru ॥ 12 ॥ iti śrīmachChaṅkarāchārya virachitaṃ dēvyaparādhakṣamāpaṇa stōtram ।

Recite with devotion and pure heart

Regular practice brings spiritual benefits

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