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Tripura Sundaryashtakam
त्रिपुरसुन्दर्याष्टकम्
Tripurasundaryāṣṭakam
Chant
कदम्बवनवासिनीं कनकवल्लकीधारिणीं महार्हमणिहारिणीं मुखसमुल्लसद्वारुणीम् । दयाविभवकारिणीं विशदलोचनीं चारिणीं त्रिलोचनकुटुम्बिनीं त्रिपुरसुन्दरीमाश्रये ॥२॥
Study note
Word breakdown
- कदम्बवनवासिनीं कनकवल्लकीधारिणीं
- Dweller in the kadamba grove, bearer of a golden vina.
- महार्हमणिहारिणीं मुखसमुल्लसद्वारुणीम् ।
- Wearer of great jewelled necklaces, with face blooming like gracious wine.
- दयाविभवकारिणीं विशदलोचनीं चारिणीं
- Producer of the wealth of compassion, with clear eyes, graceful in movement.
- त्रिलोचनकुटुम्बिनीं त्रिपुरसुन्दरीमाश्रये ॥२॥
- Consort of the three-eyed one, I take refuge in Tripurasundari.
She dwells in the kadamba grove of the heart, bearing the music of consciousness. Refuge in Tripurasundari is refuge in the beauty that is the Self, consort of Shiva.
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