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% Text title            : mahAmAyAShTakam
% Author                : (paiN^ganADu) gaNapatishAstri
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% Language              : Sanskrit
% Subject               : hinduism/religion
% Description/comments  : Hymn of 8 verses in praise of Devi as Mahamaya
% Transliterated by     : Sridhar  Seshagiri seshagir@egr.msu.edu
% Proofread by          : Sridhar  Seshagiri seshagir@egr.msu.edu
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   .. (paiN^ganADu) gaNapatishAstrikR^itam ..

satsvanyeShvapi daivateShu bahuShu prAyo janA bhUtale
yAmekA.n jananIti santatamamI jalpanti tAdR^igvidhA .
bhaktastomabhayapraNAshanachaNA bhavyAya dIvyatvasau
devI sphoTavipATanaikachaturA mAtA mahAmAyikA .. 1 ..

mAtetyAhvaya eva jalpati mahad vAtsalyamasmAsu te
kAruNye tava shItaleti yadida.n nAmaiva sAkShIyate .
ittha.n vatsalatAdayAnidhiriti khyAtA tvamasmAnimAn 
mAtaH kAtaratA.n nirvAya nitarAmAnanditAnAtanu .. 2 ..

pratyakShetaravaibhavaiH kimitarairdevavrajaistAdR^ishaiH
nindAyAmapi cha stutAvapi phala.n ki.nchinna ye tanvate .
yA nindAstavayoH phala.n bhagavatI datse.anurUpa.n kShaNAn
nUna.n tAdR^ishavaibhavA vijayase devi tvamekA bhuvi .. 3 ..

vR^ittAnta.n vividhaprakAramayi te jalpanti loke janAH
tattva.n nopalabhe tathaiva na vidhi.n jAne tvadArAdhane .
tasmAdamba katha.n punaH kalayitu.n shaktAsmi te pUjana.n
nUna.n vachmi dayAnidhe.avatu jaDAnasmAn bhavatyAdarAt .. 4 ..

roda.nrodamudIrNabAShpalaharIklinnAnane te shishA\-
vasmin tapyati ki.nchidatra karuNAdR^iShTi.n vidhatse na chet .
pAtu.n sphoTagadAt paTutvamiva te kasyAsti mAtarvada
kkAya.n gachchhatu kasya pashyatu mukha.n kA vA gatirlabhyatAm .. 5 ..

dharmyAnuchcharatA.n pathaH kalayatA.n doShA.nstathA chAtmanaH
svaira.n nindanamAtanotu satata.n dveShye.apathe tiShThatu .
etAvatyapi vatsake kila shucha.n yAte manAk tatkShaNa.n
tattrANe jananI prayAsyati hi tanmAtastvamasmAnava .. 6 ..

AbAlasthavira.n prasiddhamayi te mAteti yannAma tad
goptu.n naiva hi shakyamamba tadasau tAdR^igvidhA tva.n yadi .
asmin khidyati vatsake na tanuShe mAturguNa.n chettadA 
nUna.n syAdapavAdapAtramayi tanmAtastvamasmAnava .. 7 ..

muktAhAramanoharadyutiyutA.n mUrti.n narAstAvakI.n
ye dhyAyanti mR^iNAlatantusadR^ishI.n nAbhIhR^idorantare .
te ghorajvarabhArajAtaviShamasphoTasphuTadduHsaha\-
kledodyatkaTupUtigandhamayi no jAnantyamI jAtvapi .. 8 ..

kAruNyAmbudhishItalApadapayojAtadvayIbhAvanA\-
jAtasphItahR^idambujAmitasudhAniryAsarUpAmimAm .
ye martyA stutimAdarAd gaNapatervaktrAmbujAnniHsR^itA.n
vishvAsena paThanti te na dadhate sphoTavyathA.n jAtuchit .. 9 ..

iti shrImahAmAyAShTaka.n sa.npUrNam
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