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Narmadashtakam(NarmadaAshtakam)
insanskritwithmeaningStotraonDevi
Narmada
composedbySriAdiShankaracharya

Narmadashtakam:SaBinduSindhuSuskhalatTaranga
BhangaRanjitam

YamunotriOriginof
riverYamuna
RiverYamunaoriginates
nearYamunotri.The
riveractuallyflowsfrom
KalindiParvatinthe
BandarPoonchrange.
ThetempleofDevi
Yamunaissituated
here.Onehastotrek
fromHanumanChattito
Yamunotri,adistanceof
13kmalongtheright
bankoftheriver.
PreserveNature,
AndNaturewill
preserveUs,
SimplifyLife,
AndmaketheNature
thrive,
PlantTrees,
Andmakeourplanet
Green.
Next>>

DeviNarmada
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SaBinduSindhuSuskhalatTaranggaBhanggaRan.jitam
DvissatsuPaapaJaataJaataKaariVaariSamyutam|
KrtaantaDuutaKaalaBhuutaBhiitiHaariVarmaDe
TvadiiyaPaadaPangkajamNamaamiDeviNarmade||1||
Meaning:
1.1:(SalutationstoDeviNarmada)YourRiverbodyillumined
withSacreddropsofWater,flowswithmischievous
playfulness,bendingwithWaves,
1.2:YourSacredWaterhasthedivinepowertotransform
thosewhoarepronetoHatred,theHatredbornofSins,
1.3:YouputanendtothefearofthemessengerofDeathby
givingYourprotectiveArmour(ofRefuge),
1.4:ODeviNarmada,IBowdowntoYourLotusFeet,Please
givemeYourRefuge.

TvadAmbuLiinaDiinaMiinaDivyaSampradaayakam
KalauMalau[aO]ghaBhaaraHaariSarvaTiirthaNaayakam|
SumacchaKacchaNakraCakraCakravaakaSharmade
TvadiiyaPaadaPangkajamNamaamiDeviNarmade||2||
Meaning:
2.1:(SalutationstoDeviNarmada)YouconferYourDivine
touchtotheLowlyFishmergedinYourHolyWaters,
2.2:YoutakeawaytheweightoftheSinsinthisageofKali
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andYouaretheforemostamongallTirthas(Pilgrimage),
2.3:YouconferHappinesstothemanyFishes,Tortoises,
Crocodiles,GeeseandChakraBirdsdwellinginYourWater,
2.4:ODeviNarmada,IBowdowntoYourLotusFeet,Please
givemeYourRefuge.

MahaaGabhiiraNiiraPuuraPaapaDhuutaBhuutalam
DhvanatSamastaPaataKaariDaariTaapaDaa[A]calam|
JagalLayeMahaaBhayeMrkannddaSuunuHarmyaDe
TvadiiyaPaadaPangkajamNamaamiDeviNarmade||3||
Meaning:
3.1:(SalutationstoDeviNarmada)YourRiverbodyisDeep
andOverflowing,theWatersofwhichremovetheSinsofthe
Earth,...
3.2:...anditflowswithgreatforcemakingaloud
reverberatingSound,splittingasunderMountainsofDistresses,
thedistresseswhichbringourdownfall,
3.3:IntheHeatofthisWorld,YouprovidethePlaceofRest
andassuregreatFearlessnessYouWhogavetheplaceof
refugeatYourBankstothesonofRishiMrikandu(Rishi
MarkandeyawasthesonofRishiMrikandu),
3.4:ODeviNarmada,IBowdowntoYourLotusFeet,Please
givemeYourRefuge.

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GatamTadai[aaE]vaMeBhavamTvadAmbuViikssitam
Yadaa
MrkannddaSuunuShaunakaAsuraAriSeviSarvadaa|
PunarBhavaAbdhiJanmaJamBhavaAbdhiDuhkhaVarmade
TvadiiyaPaadaPangkajamNamaamiDeviNarmade||4||
Meaning:
4.1:(SalutationstoDeviNarmada)ODevi,afterIhaveseen
YourDivineWater,myattachmenttotheWorldlyLifehas
indeedvanished,...
4.2:...YourWater,whichisreveredbythesonofRishi
Mrikandu(ThesonofRishiMrikanduwasRishiMarkandeya),
RishiShaunaka,andtheenemiesoftheAsuras(i.e.Devas),
4.3:...YourWaterwhichisaProtectiveShieldagainstthe
SorrowsoftheOceanofWorldlyExistence,causedby
repeatedBirthsinthisOceanofSamsara(WorldlyExistence),
4.4:ODeviNarmada,IBowdowntoYourLotusFeet,Please
givemeYourRefuge.

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AlakssaLakssaKinnaraAmaraAsura[A]adiPuujitam
SulakssaNiiraTiiraDhiiraPakssiLakssaKuujitam|
VasisstthaSissttaPippala[A]adiKardama[A]adiSharmade
TvadiiyaPaadaPangkajamNamaamiDeviNarmade||5||
Meaning:
5.1:(SalutationstoDeviNarmada)Youareworshippedby
lakhsof(i.e.innumerable)invisiblecelestialbeingslike
Kinnaras(CelestialMusicians),Amaras(Devas),andalso
Asurasandothers,
5.2:YourRiverbodywithAuspiciousWaters,aswellasYour
RiverbankswhichareCalmandComposed,arefilledwiththe
sweetSoundsoflakhsof(i.e.innumerable)cooingBirds,
5.3:YouconferHappinesstogreatsageslikeVashistha,Sista,
Pippala,Kardamaandothers,
5.4:ODeviNarmada,IBowdowntoYourLotusFeet,Please
givemeYourRefuge.

SanatkumaaraNaaciketaKashyapa[A]adiSsattPadaih_
DhrtamSvakiiyaMaanasessuNaarada[A]adiSsattPadaih|
RaviInduRantidevaDevaraajaKarmaSharmade
TvadiiyaPaadaPangkajamNamaamiDeviNarmade||6||
Meaning:
6.1:(SalutationstoDeviNarmada)ByRishisSanatkumara,
Nachiketa,Kashyapaandotherswhoarelikethesixfeeted
(Bee)(sincetheyseekthehoneyofdivinecommunion),...
6.2:...isheld(YourLotusFeet)intheirHeartandalsoby
BeelikesagesNaradaandothers(isheldYourLotusFeetin
theirHeart),
6.3:YouconferHappinesstoRavi(Sun),Indu(Moon),Ranti
DevaandDevaraja(Indra)bymakingtheirworkssuccessful,
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6.4:ODeviNarmada,IBowdowntoYourLotusFeet,Please
givemeYourRefuge.

AlakssaLakssaLakssaPaapaLakssaSaarasa[A]ayudham
TatasTuJiivaJantuTantuBhuktiMuktiDaayakam|
Viran.ciVissnnuShangkaraSvakiiyaDhaamaVarmade
TvadiiyaPaadaPangkajamNamaamiDeviNarmade||7||
Meaning:
7.1:(SalutationstoDeviNarmada)Youcleanselakhsof(i.e.
innumerable)InvisibleandVisibleSinswithYourRiverbody,
theBanksofwhicharebeautifullydecoratedwithlakhsof(i.e.
innumerable)Sarasas(CranesorSwans),
7.2:InthatHolyPlace(i.e.inYourRiverBanks),Yougive
bothBhukti(WorldlyProsperity)aswellasMukti(Liberation)
totheseriesofLivingBeingsincludingAnimals(whotakeYour
Shelter),
7.3:ThepresenceofBrahma,VishnuandShankarainYour
HolyDhama(i.e.Riverbody)providesaProtectiveShield(of
BlessingstotheDevotees),
7.4:ODeviNarmada,IBowdowntoYourLotusFeet,Please
givemeYourRefuge.

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Aho[A]mrtamSvanamShrutamMaheshaKeshaJaaTatte
KiraataSuutaVaaddavessuPanndditeShattheNatte|
DurantaPaapaTaapaHaariSarvaJantuSharmade
TvadiiyaPaadaPangkajamNamaamiDeviNarmade||8||
Meaning:
8.1:(SalutationstoDeviNarmada)O,IonlyHeartheSound
ofImmortality,flowingdownasYourRiverbody,originating
fromtheMattedHairsofShankara,andfillingYourRiver
Banks,
8.2:There(i.e.inYourRiverbanks),everyone,whetherKirata
(MountainTribe),Suta(Charioteer),Vaddava(Brahmin),
Pandita(LearnedandWise)orShattha(Deceitful)getspurified
withintheDanceofYourWaters,
8.3:ByvigourouslyremovingPapa(Sins)andTapa(Heatof
themiseriesofLife)ofallAnimals(IncludingMan),Youconfer
thatHappiness(bornofPurification),
8.4:ODeviNarmada,IBowdowntoYourLotusFeet,Please
givemeYourRefuge.

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IdamTuNarmadaassttakamTriKaalamEvaYeSadaa
PatthantiTeNirantaramNaYaantiDurgatimKadaa|
SulabhyaDehaDurlabhamMaheshaDhaamaGauravam
PunarBhavaaNaraaNaVaiVilokayantiRauravam||9||
Meaning:
9.1:(SalutationstoDeviNarmada)ThisNarmadashtakam,
thosewhoalwaysduringThreetimesoftheday...
9.2:...Reciteconstantly,theydonoteverundergo
Misfortune,
9.3:Itbecomeseasytoobtainthegreatprivilegeofgoingto
theabodeofMahesha,whichisverydifficultforanembodied
beingtoattain,
9.4:AndthosepersonsdonothavetoseethefearfulWorld
again(bytakingbirth).

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Amarkantak:
SourceofriverNarmada:
AmarkantakissituatedintheMaikal
mountainswhichlinkstheVindhyaand
Satpuramountainranges.Amarkantak
isthesourceofriverNarmadaaswell
asriversSoneandJohila.
ShaktiPeetha:Amarkantakhasone
ofthe51ShaktiPeethasknownas
NarmadaShaktiPeetha.
(RefertothelistofShaktiPeethasReferto
ShaktiPeethaStotram)

NarmadaMandirandKund:Atthe
sourceofriverNarmadaliestheholy
Narmadakund.Aroundthiskundare
severaltempleslikeNarmadaMandir,
Shivatemple,Annapoornatemple,
Durgatemple,Ramatemple,Radha
Krishnatemple,Suryanarayantemple
etc.
Sonemuda:Sonemudaistheplaceof
originoftheSoneriver.Itisaround1.5
kmfromtheNarmadakund.
MaikiBagiya:TheMaikiBagiyaorthegardenofthe
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motherliesaround1kmfromNarmada
kund,withinadenselyforestedarea.It
isbelievedthatDeviNarmadausedto
pluckflowersinthisgarden.
Kapildhara:Atadistanceofaround8
kmfromtheoriginofriverNarmada,
theriverfallsataheightof100feet
creatingawaterfallknownas
Kapildhara.ItisbelievedthatRishi
Kapilausedtomeditatehere.
JwaleshwarMahadevTemple:
Around8kmfromAmarkantakisthe
originofriverJohila(orJohilla).There
isaShivatempledeepwithintheforest
knownasJwaleshwarMahadevTemple.
KabirChabutra:Atthemeetingpoint
ofthreedistrictsAnuppurofMadhya
Pradesh,DindoriofMadhyaPradeshand
BilaspurofChhattisgarhisaplace
knownasKabirChabutra(Platform).It
isbelievedthatSantKabirusedto
meditatehere.Thereisawaterfall
nearbknownasKabirwaterfall.
Bhrigukamandal:Around3kmfrom
Amarkantakisaplacewithinaforest
knownasBhrigukamandal.Itisbelieved
thatRishiBhriguusedtomeditatehere.
Dudhdhara:Around1kmfrom
Amarkantakisawaterfallonriver
NarmadaknownasDudhdhara.
ShambudharaandDurgadhara:
DeepwithintheforestnearAmarkantak
aretwowaterfallsknownasShambhudharaand
Durgadhara.
MarkandeyaAshram:
AmarkantakislocatedintheAnuppurdistrictofMadhya
Pradesh.

StotrasbySriAdiShankaracharyainthissite:
01.Achyutashtakam
02.AnnapoornaStotram
03.BhavaniAshtakam
04.DeviAparadhaKshamapanaStotram
05.DakshinamurthyStotram
06.GaneshaPancharatnam
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07.GangaStotram
08.KalabhairavaAshtakam
09.KalikaAshtakam
10.KamakshiStotram
11.KanakadharaStotram
12.LakshmiNrisimhaKaravalambam
13.LalitaPanchakam
14.MeenakshiPancharatnam
15.Narmadashtakam
16.NirvanaShatakam
17.PratahSmarami
18.ShivaManasaPuja
19.ShivaPanchaksharaStotram
20.ShivaPratahSmaranStotram
21.Shivashtakam
22.SubramanyaBhujangam
23.Vishwanathashtakam
24.Yamunashtakam

StotrasrelatedtoDivinity&Nature:
AdityaHridayam(ValmikiRamayana)
ApahSuktam(RV10.9)
BhumiSuktaExcerpts(AV12.1)
BrahmaMurariTripurantakari(VmP14)
GangeCaYamuneCaiva(Snanasloka)
GangaStotram(ofAdiShankaracharya)
GangadescentfromSrimadBhagavatam(SB5.17)
GangadescriptionfromRamayana(VR2.5)
Krishna&VrindavanaForest(SB10.15)
KshetrapatiSuktam(RV4.57)
Narmadashtakam(ofAdiShankaracharya)
RevaMahatmyaVarnanam(fromSkandaPuranaReva
KhandaCh2)
SamudraVasaneDevi(KshamaPrarthanasloka)
Shakambari(Shatakshi)Mahatmyam(DB7.28)
ShubhamKarotiKalyanam(DeepaJyotisloka)
Suryashtakam(StotraonSuryadeva)
TulasiStotram(StotraonDeviTulasi)
Yamunashtakam(ofAdiShankaracharya)

BharatavarshaTheLandofGodsandSages:
1.StotrasbyDeity:
Initial:VedasGayatriGurudevaGaneshaHanuman
Tridevas:Brahma(VishnuNarasimhaRamaKrishna)
Shiva
Tridevis:SaraswatiLakshmiParvati
Others:MuruganSuryaBhumiGangaYamunaNarmada
TulasiOthers
Final:Brahman
2.VedicCivilization:VedicCivilization
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3.Hermitages:Hermitages
4.Penances:Penances
5.PuranicEvents:RamaKrishna
6.SacredGeography:ForestsLakesMountainsRivers
RiverSangamsConsolidated
7.Pilgrimages:
GaneshaDeviVishnuNarasimhaRamaKrishnaShiva
Murugan
ParikramasByStatesByDistrictsHaridwartoKedarnath
TemplesofChennai
8.Saints:Saints
9.Festivals:Festivals
10.Others:PoemsofTagore

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