Complete · Gauri praise · ~7 min · ~7 min chant
Gauri Dashakam
गौरी दशकम्
Gaurī Daśakam
Ten verses praising Gauri as cosmic Shakti, inner bliss, and the refuge of contemplatives.
10 verses · About 7 min · Shri Devi
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Gauri Dashakam is a ten-verse hymn to Goddess Gauri, the fair, lotus-eyed form of the Divine Mother, traditionally attributed to Sri Adi Shankaracharya. Each verse closes with the refrain *gaurīm ambām amburuhākṣīm aham īḍe* ("I praise Mother Gauri of lotus eyes"), weaving a portrait of Shakti as both cosmic queen and intimate presence in meditation.
More about this stotra
The hymn ranges from world-creation and dissolution to the subtle yogic body, the companionship of Shiva, and the thread on which all beings are strung. Its Advaita-friendly tone does not reduce Gauri to a distant image: she is truth, knowledge, and bliss (*satyam jñānam ānandamayī*) discovered in disciplined inwardness.
At a glance
- Deity
- Shri Devi
- Verses
- 10 verses
- Chant time
- About 7 minutes (Gauri praise · ~7 min)
- Attribution
- Traditionally attributed to Adi Shankaracharya
- Sanskrit source
- sanskritdocuments.org · All sources
Verse overview
- 1
Creation and dissolution are her playful sport, yet she is the inner secret yogis seek beyond all worlds. In Advaita, Shakti and Brahman are not two: the…
- 2
For the disciplined mind, Gauri is the highest joy and the very form of sat-chit-ananda. The deity contemplated in meditation is ultimately the non-dual Self…
- 3
The union of Shiva and Shakti in her smiling form points to the unity of consciousness and power. Gods bow at her feet because the Lord of all is inseparable…
- 4
She is the unbroken vibration of sacred sound from which every being springs. In Advaita, Sabda-Brahman and the supreme Self are one: the primordial word and…
- 5
She animates the subtle yogic channels from the root to the crown. The Kundalini path is not other than the awakening of the blissful Self that dwells as the…
- 6
Shiva witnesses creation and destruction through Shakti without himself changing. Ishvara and his power are one reality: the changeless Self appears as the…
- 7
The cosmic egg dissolves and re-emerges in her, yet she delights on Kailasa with her Lord. Macrocosm and microcosm cycle in Maya's womb while the witnessing…
- 8
All existence is strung on her like beads on a thread. The path of adhyatma-jnana reveals that the one consciousness threads through every moving and unmoving…
- 9
One alone becomes many through her Shaktis and playfully pervades every world. To the humble devotee she is the kalpataru granting what is truly good:…
- 10
Meditation on her lotus feet cuts the fetters of desire and grief. Ardhanarishvara images the truth that the highest Lord and his power are one undivided…
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Common questions
- When do people recite Gauri Dashakam?
- Devi hymns are widely recited on Fridays, during Navaratri, and as morning Mother-worship. This edition is labeled for practice as "Gauri praise · ~7 min" and takes about 7 minutes to chant.
- What is the opening focus of Gauri Dashakam?
- Creation and dissolution are her playful sport, yet she is the inner secret yogis seek beyond all worlds. In Advaita, Shakti and Brahman are not two: the luminous power that projects the universe is the same Self known in the heart. Read verse 1 in Study mode for the full editorial note beside the Sanskrit.
- Which hymns pair well with Gauri Dashakam?
- On this site, related reading includes Annapurna Stutih, Soundarya Lahari, and Kanakadhara Stotram. Open those hubs for their own Sanskrit, English meaning, and study notes.