Bhawani Ashtakam | Adi Shankaracharya | Shilpa Shanker Narain | Ahir Bhairav |Sanskrit Devi Stotram

It is believed that nada (vibration) and Gyana (illumination) are two parallel manifestations of shakti. One leads to and awakens the other. Devi is the ever pervading undisturbed intelligence that gives birth to both nada and gyana.
Adi Shankaracharya's Bhawanyashtakam is a call to the divine shakti, to illuminate the path towards this intelligence; a cry to remain steadfast to this continuous path of seeking. Through the recurring motif - gatistvam gatistvam tvameka bhawani - Shankaracharya reminds us that we continue to walk the path towards devi residing beyond all samsara, she is Parashakti - untouched and undeterred by it all.
"In this ocean of birth and death,
I am a coward, who dare not face sorrow,
Filled with lust and sin, with greed and desire,
And tied I am, by the this useless life that I lead,
and through this, I seek you, my refuge who is beyond this stage too."
credits -
Original composition in Raga Ahir Bhairav by Shri Sanjeev Kumar Jha (Dhrupad Bandhu) Sanjeev bhai is also my dhrupad teacher 🙏🏽 and has created numerous beautiful & original compositions, some of which I have attempted over the years.
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Sung by - Shilpa Shanker Narain
‪@ShilpaShankerNarainDhrupad‬
Sound mastering and mixing - Anuj Jain (Sound Forte Studio, Noida)

[@bharatjoshi2799]

Jay ho mahadev...Jay ho Maa

[@ruchimathur9392]

As always absolutely divine...Bravo Shilpa!!

[@ShilpaShankerNarainDhrupad]

Thank you 🙏🏽

[@mruduljoshi6826]

it feels like therapy

[@GargMedia23]

🙏🏽🕉🙇‍♀️ - gatistvam gatistvam tvameka bhawani - such a beautiful prayer of surrender, Shilpa. Thank you for bringing it alive.

[@ShilpaShankerNarainDhrupad]

It is her wish to reveal it to us through our own little efforts 🙏🏽 thank you for listening 🙏🏽

[@MuraliKrishnaBhat-p3r]

Divine and meditative words and raag deep powerfull voice

[@ShilpaShankerNarainDhrupad]

Thank you again for your kind words 🙏🏽

[@Travelwithanushita]

Beautiful ❤

[@ShilpaShankerNarainDhrupad]

Thank you 🙏🏽

[@PooraPandi-cj4yt]

❤

[@reejuvideo456]

So beautiful sang , sweet and divine. It would help if translation in Hindi & English is written on screen, it can reach larger audiences and create bhav(due to translation).

[@ShilpaShankerNarainDhrupad]

Thank you 🙏🏽 also for your wonderful suggestion 💐 I can’t do the changes in the video now but can add the translation in the description for those who want to read for reference.

[@NS-kf4gl]

Saundarya lahari ke liye kitna intezaar karwaayenge 🙏🙏 Waiting for rendition in ur divine voice .. such a divine shaastra needs ur soulful voice ❤

[@ShilpaShankerNarainDhrupad]

Mujhe yaad hai aapka message 😊🙏🏽 I honestly feel I have to do a lot of work to be able to attempt something so powerful 🙏🏽 needs a lot of courage 😊🙌💐

[@NS-kf4gl]

@@ShilpaShankerNarainDhrupad Read the book .. Saundarya lahari by swami satyasangananda Saraswati 🙏.. padhne se hi urjaa miley

[@ShilpaShankerNarainDhrupad]

I will read it 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@bey0nd_infinity]

it is only her grace and devi maa herself singing this ....thank you fo this priceless blessings !

[@ShilpaShankerNarainDhrupad]

🙏🏽💐

[@swarnadipmitra1095]

Sanskrit pronunciation requires much more improvement. You need to understand the difference between short u and long ū know as hrasva उ and deergha ऊ . Words are putro, putree , not pootro pootree etc. Similarly it is gatistvam, not gateestvam. Short vowels have been needlessly stretched here leading to chhandobhanga. The entire ashtaka is written in Anushtup metre, which is a specific scheme where the lengths of the vowels being correct is extremely important.

[@ShilpaShankerNarainDhrupad]

Duly noted. 🙏🏽

[@singermanishkhullar]

Divine rendition 🙏🌺🙏

[@mudrarakshasa]

कृतम्*

[@siddeshwarprasad]

this rendition definitely has a calming effect.

[@nishumathur1345]

Excellent Shilpa. ❤️ beautiful.

[@ShilpaShankerNarainDhrupad]

Thank you 🙏🏽😊❤️

[@ramakrishnan241]

Play back speed 2x

[@tanyakumar6740]

Very Very beautiful ❤️ Instills Devi's presence within 🙏

[@ShilpaShankerNarainDhrupad]

🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@sidsahai]

Soulful and meditative 🙏🏼💐

[@poojapanda1303]

Beautiful and Blissful 😌❤✨

[@KrupaRaj-zu9mb]

OMG,NOWORDS,SOULFUL

[@malvikadayal2577]

Beautiful , soulful rendition !

[@ShilpaShankerNarainDhrupad]

Thank you 🙏🏽

[@gdnaik]

Jay Mahakali.

[@mprithu]

Heard it for the first time. It is so soothing and divine. Jai Ma Bhavani

[@ShilpaShankerNarainDhrupad]

Thanks for listening

[@dhanashreekshirsagar6385]

Jay bhavani ma namostute param pujya aachary shanksracharaya beautiful sang please share Nirvana shatak in your sweet voice dhanyavaad 🙏🙏🙏🙏🌹🌹

[@kirtisingh9435]

Beautiful and Soulful voice.

[@ShilpaShankerNarainDhrupad]

Thank you 🙏🏽 💐

[@vbharti54]

Ahobhagya!!!!

[@NS-kf4gl]

So divine 🎉

[@ShilpaShankerNarainDhrupad]

Thank you 🙏🏽

[@hemantabandyopadhyay6632]

Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namaha 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@ShilpaShankerNarainDhrupad]

🙏🏽

[@achyutrao6548]

Beautiful!

[@ShilpaShankerNarainDhrupad]

🙏🏽

[@hemakandpal4192]

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@ShilpaShankerNarainDhrupad]

🙏🏽

[@reddbando7995]

THANK YOU 😇😇

[@prashantkumarpanda4321]

Beautiful and very peaceful 🙏🙏

[@ShilpaShankerNarainDhrupad]

Thanks for listening 🙏🏽