What is the meaning of 'cāṁcalyāruṇalocanāṁcitakr̥pāṁ' in the context of the hymn?

It describes the goddess as having restless, reddish eyes filled with compassion.

Who is the composer of the Sri Bhramaramba Ashtakam?

The Sri Bhramaramba Ashtakam is composed by Sri Shankaracharya.

Where does the Bhagavati reside according to the hymn?

According to the hymn, the Bhagavati resides in Srisaila (Śrīśailasthalavāsinī).

What are some of the attributes of the goddess mentioned in the hymn?

The goddess is described with attributes like compassion, beautiful face, protector of the universe, adorned with a kasturi tilak, and more.

What does the hymn say about the goddess's relationship to the six chakras?

The hymn mentions the goddess as being situated in the rasa within the six chakras (ṣaṭcakrāṁtarasaṁsthitāṁ).

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Devi Stotra

cāṁcalyāruṇalocanāṁcitakr̥pāṁ caṁdrārkacūḍāmaṇiṁ
cārusmeramukhāṁ carācarajagatsaṁrakṣaṇīṁ tatpadām |
caṁcaccaṁpakanāsikāgravilasanmuktāmaṇīraṁjitāṁ
śrīśailasthalavāsinīṁ bhagavatīṁ śrīmātaraṁ bhāvaye || 1 ||

kastūrītilakāṁciteṁduvilasatprodbhāsiphālasthalīṁ
karpūradravamiśracūrṇakhadirāmodollasadvīṭikām |
lolāpāṁgataraṁgitairadhikr̥pāsārairnatānaṁdinīṁ
śrīśailasthalavāsinīṁ bhagavatīṁ śrīmātaraṁ bhāvaye || 2 ||

rājanmattamarālamaṁdagamanāṁ rājīvapatrekṣaṇāṁ
rājīvaprabhavādidevamakuṭai rājatpadāṁbhoruhām |
rājīvāyatamaṁdamaṁḍitakucāṁ rājādhirājeśvarīṁ [patra]
śrīśailasthalavāsinīṁ bhagavatīṁ śrīmātaraṁ bhāvaye || 3 ||

ṣaṭtārāṁ gaṇadīpikāṁ śivasatīṁ ṣaḍvairivargāpahāṁ
ṣaṭcakrāṁtarasaṁsthitāṁ varasudhāṁ ṣaḍyoginīveṣṭitām |
ṣaṭcakrāṁcitapādukāṁcitapadāṁ ṣaḍbhāvagāṁ ṣoḍaśīṁ
śrīśailasthalavāsinīṁ bhagavatīṁ śrīmātaraṁ bhāvaye || 4 ||

śrīnāthādr̥tapālitatribhuvanāṁ śrīcakrasaṁcāriṇīṁ
jñānāsaktamanojayauvanalasadgaṁdharvakanyādr̥tām | [gānā]
dīnānāmātivelabhāgyajananīṁ divyāṁbarālaṁkr̥tāṁ
śrīśailasthalavāsinīṁ bhagavatīṁ śrīmātaraṁ bhāvaye || 5 ||

lāvaṇyādhikabhūṣitāṁgalatikāṁ lākṣālasadrāgiṇīṁ
sevāyātasamastadevavanitāṁ sīmaṁtabhūṣānvitām |
bhāvollāsavaśīkr̥tapriyatamāṁ bhaṁḍāsuracchedinīṁ
śrīśailasthalavāsinīṁ bhagavatīṁ śrīmātaraṁ bhāvaye || 6 ||

dhanyāṁ somavibhāvanīyacaritāṁ dhārādharaśyāmalāṁ
munyārādhanamodinīṁ sumanasāṁ muktipradānavratām |
kanyāpūjanasuprasannahr̥dayāṁ kāṁcīlasanmadhyamāṁ
śrīśailasthalavāsinīṁ bhagavatīṁ śrīmātaraṁ bhāvaye || 7 ||

karpūrāgarukuṁkumāṁkitakucāṁ karpūravarṇasthitāṁ
kr̥ṣṭotkr̥ṣṭasukr̥ṣṭakarmadahanāṁ kāmeśvarīṁ kāminīm |
kāmākṣīṁ karuṇārasārdrahr̥dayāṁ kalpāṁtarasthāyinīṁ
śrīśailasthalavāsinīṁ bhagavatīṁ śrīmātaraṁ bhāvaye || 8 ||

gāyatrīṁ garuḍadhvajāṁ gaganagāṁ gāṁdharvagānapriyāṁ
gaṁbhīrāṁ gajagāminīṁ girisutāṁ gaṁdhākṣatālaṁkr̥tām |
gaṁgāgautamagargasannutapadāṁ gāṁ gautamīṁ gomatīṁ
śrīśailasthalavāsinīṁ bhagavatīṁ śrīmātaraṁ bhāvaye || 9 ||

iti śrīmatparamahaṁsaparivrājakācāryasya śrīgoviṁdabhagavatpūjyapādaśiṣyasya śrīmacchaṁkarabhagavataḥ kr̥tau śrī bhramarāṁbāṣṭakaṁ saṁpūrṇam |

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