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)

[@singermanishkhullar]

Divine rendition 🙏🌺🙏

[@sidsahai]

Soulful and meditative 🙏🏼💐

[@user-mu6ul5sw2k]

Divine and meditative words and raag deep powerfull voice

[@ShilpaShankerNarainDhrupad]

Thank you again for your kind words 🙏🏽

[@tanyakumar6740]

Very Very beautiful ❤️ Instills Devi's presence within 🙏

[@ShilpaShankerNarainDhrupad]

🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@kirtisingh9435]

Beautiful and Soulful voice.

[@ShilpaShankerNarainDhrupad]

Thank you 🙏🏽 💐

[@NS-kf4gl]

So divine 🎉

[@ShilpaShankerNarainDhrupad]

Thank you 🙏🏽

[@nishumathur1345]

Excellent Shilpa. ❤️ beautiful.

[@ShilpaShankerNarainDhrupad]

Thank you 🙏🏽😊❤️

[@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 🙏🏽

[@prashantkumarpanda4321]

Beautiful and very peaceful 🙏🙏

[@ShilpaShankerNarainDhrupad]

Thanks for listening 🙏🏽

[@ruchimathur9392]

As always absolutely divine...Bravo Shilpa!!

[@ShilpaShankerNarainDhrupad]

Thank you 🙏🏽

[@malvikadayal2577]

Beautiful , soulful rendition !

[@ShilpaShankerNarainDhrupad]

Thank you 🙏🏽

[@Travelwithanushita]

Beautiful ❤

[@ShilpaShankerNarainDhrupad]

Thank you 🙏🏽

[@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.