This great Sthothra by Adhi Sankara would move anyone who reads it to tears. If a great soul like Him, had to describe himself, thus, Imagine the state of an ignoramus like any one of us.
Bhavanyastaka Lyrics in Oriya:
॥ ଭଵାନ୍ୟଷ୍ଟକଂ ॥
ନ ତାତୋ ନ ମାତା ନ ବନ୍ଧୁର୍ନ ଦାତା
ନ ପୁତ୍ରୋ ନ ପୁତ୍ରୀ ନ ଭୃତ୍ୟୋ ନ ଭର୍ତା ।
ନ ଜାୟା ନ ଵିଦ୍ୟା ନ ଵୃତ୍ତିର୍ମମୈଵ
ଗତିସ୍ତ୍ଵଂ ଗତିସ୍ତ୍ଵଂ ତ୍ଵମେକା ଭଵାନି ॥ ୧॥
ଭଵାବ୍ଧାଵପାରେ ମହାଦୁଃଖଭୀରୁ
ପ୍ରପାତ ପ୍ରକାମୀ ପ୍ରଲୋଭୀ ପ୍ରମତ୍ତଃ ।
କୁସଂସାରପାଶପ୍ରବଦ୍ଧଃ ସଦାହଂ
ଗତିସ୍ତ୍ଵଂ ଗତିସ୍ତ୍ଵଂ ତ୍ଵମେକା ଭଵାନି ॥ ୨॥
ନ ଜାନାମି ଦାନଂ ନ ଚ ଧ୍ୟାନୟୋଗଂ
ନ ଜାନାମି ତନ୍ତ୍ରଂ ନ ଚ ସ୍ତୋତ୍ରମନ୍ତ୍ରମ୍ ।
ନ ଜାନାମି ପୂଜାଂ ନ ଚ ନ୍ୟାସୟୋଗଂ
ଗତିସ୍ତ୍ଵଂ ଗତିସ୍ତ୍ଵଂ ତ୍ଵମେକା ଭଵାନି ॥ ୩॥
ନ ଜାନାମି ପୁଣ୍ୟଂ ନ ଜାନାମି ତୀର୍ଥଂ
ନ ଜାନାମି ମୁକ୍ତିଂ ଲୟଂ ଵା କଦାଚିତ୍ ।
ନ ଜାନାମି ଭକ୍ତିଂ ଵ୍ରତଂ ଵାପି ମାତର୍-
ଗତିସ୍ତ୍ଵଂ ଗତିସ୍ତ୍ଵଂ ତ୍ଵମେକା ଭଵାନି ॥ ୪॥
କୁକର୍ମୀ କୁସଙ୍ଗୀ କୁବୁଦ୍ଧିଃ କୁଦାସଃ
କୁଲାଚାରହୀନଃ କଦାଚାରଲୀନଃ ।
କୁଦୃଷ୍ଟିଃ କୁଵାକ୍ୟପ୍ରବନ୍ଧଃ ସଦାହଂ
ଗତିସ୍ତ୍ଵଂ ଗତିସ୍ତ୍ଵଂ ତ୍ଵମେକା ଭଵାନି ॥ ୫॥
ପ୍ରଜେଶଂ ରମେଶଂ ମହେଶଂ ସୁରେଶଂ
ଦିନେଶଂ ନିଶୀଥେଶ୍ଵରଂ ଵା କଦାଚିତ୍ ।
ନ ଜାନାମି ଚାନ୍ୟତ୍ ସଦାହଂ ଶରଣ୍ୟେ
ଗତିସ୍ତ୍ଵଂ ଗତିସ୍ତ୍ଵଂ ତ୍ଵମେକା ଭଵାନି ॥ ୬॥
ଵିଵାଦେ ଵିଷାଦେ ପ୍ରମାଦେ ପ୍ରଵାସେ
ଜଲେ ଚାନଲେ ପର୍ଵତେ ଶତ୍ରୁମଧ୍ୟେ ।
ଅରଣ୍ୟେ ଶରଣ୍ୟେ ସଦା ମାଂ ପ୍ରପାହି
ଗତିସ୍ତ୍ଵଂ ଗତିସ୍ତ୍ଵଂ ତ୍ଵମେକା ଭଵାନି ॥ ୭॥
ଅନାଥୋ ଦରିଦ୍ରୋ ଜରାରୋଗୟୁକ୍ତୋ ମହାକ୍ଷୀଣ-
ଦୀନଃ ସଦା ଜାଡ୍ୟଵକ୍ତ୍ରଃ ।
ଵିପତ୍ତୌ ପ୍ରଵିଷ୍ଟଃ ପ୍ରନଷ୍ଟଃ ସଦାହଂ
ଗତିସ୍ତ୍ଵଂ ଗତିସ୍ତ୍ଵଂ ତ୍ଵମେକା ଭଵାନି ॥ ୮॥
॥ ଇତି ଶ୍ରୀମଦାଦିଶଂକରାଚାର୍ୟଵିରଚିତଂ ଭଵାନ୍ୟଷ୍ଟକଂ ସମ୍ପୂର୍ଣମ୍ ॥
Bhavani Ashtakam – Bhavanyastaka Lyrics in English:
Neither the mother nor the father,
Neither the relation nor the friend,
Neither the son nor the daughter,
Neither the servant nor the husband,
Neither the wife nor the knowledge,
And neither my sole occupation,
Are my refuges that I can depend, Oh, Bhavani,
So you are my refuge and my only refuge, Bhavani.
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 this useless life that I lead,
So you are my refuge and my only refuge, Bhavani.
Neither do I know how to give,
Nor do I know how to meditate,
Neither do I know Thanthra*,
Nor do I know stanzas of prayer,
Neither do I know how to worship,
Nor do I know the art of yoga,
So you are my refuge and my only refuge, Bhavani
Know I not how to be righteous,
Know I not the way to the places sacred,
Know I not methods of salvation,
Know I not how to merge my mind with God,
Know I not the art of devotion,
Know I not how to practice austerities, Oh, mother,
So you are my refuge and my only refuge, Bhavani
Perform I bad actions,
Keep I company of bad ones,
Think I bad and sinful thoughts,
Serve I Bad masters,
Belong I to a bad family,
Immersed I am in sinful acts,
See I with bad intentions,
Write I collection of bad words,
Always and always,
So you are my refuge and my only refuge, Bhavani.
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
While I am in a heated argument,
While I am immersed in sorrow,
While I am suffering an accident,
While I am traveling 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
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
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