Who are some of the names associated with Amba in this text?

Some names are Shambhavi, Chandramauli, Abala, Aparna, Uma, Parvati, Kali, Haimavati, Shiva, Trinayani, Katyayani, Bhairavi, Savitri, and Samrajyalakshmiprada.

What are some attributes of Amba described in the verses?

She is described as Mohini, a deity in the three worlds, a giver of joy, skilled with the Veena, destroyer of demons, radiant, and the protector of devotees.

What weapons or objects is Amba depicted as holding?

Amba is depicted holding a trident (shula), bow (dhanu), kusha, and ankusha, and adorning the crescent moon.

What are some of Amba's roles according to the verses?

She is the creator, destroyer, and preserver, embodies the essence of Gayatri and the Omkara, and removes great demons. She's also the ultimate reality (cidrūpī paradēvatā).

What benefits are promised to those who recite the Ambashtakam?

Those who recite the Ambashtakam are said to receive unwavering prosperity (aishwaryam avyāhatam) through Amba's gracious glance and are granted liberation (moksha) at the end of their lives.

śrī rājarājēśvaryaṣṭakam (ambāṣṭakam)

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ambā śāmbhavi candramaulirabalā:’parṇā umā pārvatī
kālī haimavatī śivā trinayanī kātyāyanī bhairavī |
sāvitrī navayauvanā śubhakarī sāmrājyalakṣmīpradā
cidrūpī paradēvatā bhagavatī śrīrājarājēśvarī || 1 ||

ambā mōhini dēvatā tribhuvanī ānandasandāyinī
vāṇī pallavapāṇi vēṇumuralīgānapriyālōlinī |
kalyāṇī uḍurājabimbavadanā dhūmrākṣasaṁhāriṇī
cidrūpī paradēvatā bhagavatī śrīrājarājēśvarī || 2 ||

ambā nūpuraratnakaṅkaṇadharī kēyūrahārāvalī
jātīcampakavaijayantilaharī graivēyakairājitā |
vīṇāvēṇuvinōdamaṇḍitakarā vīrāsanē saṁsthitā
cidrūpī paradēvatā bhagavatī śrīrājarājēśvarī || 3 ||

ambā raudriṇi bhadrakāli bagalā jvālāmukhī vaiṣṇavī
brahmāṇī tripurāntakī suranutā dēdīpyamānōjjvalā |
cāmuṇḍāśritarakṣapōṣajananī dākṣāyaṇī vallavī
cidrūpī paradēvatā bhagavatī śrīrājarājēśvarī || 4 ||

ambā śūla dhanuḥ kuśāṅkuśadharī ardhēndubimbādharī
vārāhī madhukaiṭabhapraśamanī vāṇīramāsēvitā |
malladyāsuramūkadaityamathanī māhēśvarī ambikā
cidrūpī paradēvatā bhagavatī śrīrājarājēśvarī || 5 ||

ambā sr̥ṣṭivināśapālanakarī āryā visaṁśōbhitā
gāyatrī praṇavākṣarāmr̥tarasaḥ pūrṇānusandhīkr̥tā |
ōṅkārī vinutāsutārcitapadā uddaṇḍadaityāpahā
cidrūpī paradēvatā bhagavatī śrīrājarājēśvarī || 6 ||

ambā śāśvata āgamādivinutā āryā mahādēvatā
yā brahmādi pipīlikāntajananī yā vai jaganmōhinī |
yā pañcapraṇavādirēphajananī yā citkalāmālinī
cidrūpī paradēvatā bhagavatī śrīrājarājēśvarī || 7 ||

ambāpālitabhaktarājadaniśaṁ ambāṣṭakaṁ yaḥ paṭhēt
ambā lōkakaṭākṣavīkṣalalitaṁ caiśvaryamavyāhatam |
ambā pāvana mantrarājapaṭhanādantē ca mōkṣapradā
cidrūpī paradēvatā bhagavatī śrīrājarājēśvarī || 8 ||

iti śrīrājarājēśvaryaṣṭakam |

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