Complete · ~5 min chant

Minakshi Stotram

मीनाक्षीस्तोत्रम्

Mīnākṣīstotram

Eight verses to the fish-eyed Goddess of Madurai, enthroned in Sri Vidya beside Lord Sundaresha.

8 verses · About 5 min · Shri Devi

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Minakshi Stotram is attributed to Sri Adi Shankaracharya and praises the Goddess as Meenakshi, the fish-eyed Devi who rules from the Sri Vidya seat at Madurai beside Shiva as Sundareshwara. Each verse closes with the refrain: protect me, O Meenakshi.

More about this stotra

The hymn gathers images of the Goddess at midday worship, as Garuda to poverty's serpent, with noose and goad, seated on the blue lotus, and finally as sound-Brahman, light-Brahman, and Shiva-nature itself. This edition presents the eight-verse recension with Devanagari, IAST, and editorial focus notes.

At a glance

Deity: Shri Devi
Verses: 8 verses
Chant time: About 5 minutes
Attribution: Traditionally attributed to Adi Shankaracharya
Sanskrit source: sanskritdocuments.org · All sources

Verse overview

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Meenakshi is praised as Sri Vidya enthroned with Sundaresha, the Guru's own glory. Protection sought at midday is protection sought in the radiant center where…
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The Goddess unmoving at the wheel's center rules the whole moving world yet grants fearlessness to the distressed. Her heart steeped in nectar is the fullness…
3
She who wears royal ornaments is also Garuda to the serpent of poverty. The Mother's grace destroys the lack that binds the soul to sense of want.
4
The child-faced Goddess beside Shiva's cremation seat holds the weapons of inner discipline. Worship through mudra turns the senses from outer objects toward…
5
Dark and radiant, she is worshipped by gods and sages through mantra. The fire of her splendour burns away impurity as wood is consumed, revealing the…
6
She is Nada, the sound beyond sound, and Kamakala united with Kameshvara. The devotee's own Vidya is the wish-fulfilling creeper rooted in the silence from…
7
Half-closed in vina-music, her face is the full moon of beauty. The bliss of aesthetic absorption images the mind's rest in the fullness that needs no outer…
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The final verse names her as everything: sound, light, bliss, consciousness, maya, and Sadashiva. The Goddess worshipped as all forms is the one reality the…

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Minakshi Pancharatnam Stotram

Common questions

When do people recite Minakshi Stotram?: Devi hymns are widely recited on Fridays, during Navaratri, and as morning Mother-worship. This edition presents 8 verses and takes about 5 minutes to chant.
What is the opening focus of Minakshi Stotram?: Meenakshi is praised as Sri Vidya enthroned with Sundaresha, the Guru's own glory. Protection sought at midday is protection sought in the radiant center where Shiva and Shakti are one. Read verse 1 in Study mode for the full editorial note beside the Sanskrit.
Which hymns pair well with Minakshi Stotram?: On this site, related reading includes Minakshi Pancharatnam Stotram. Open those hubs for their own Sanskrit, English meaning, and study notes.