Who is Jnanaprasunambika?

Jnanaprasunambika is a goddess whose abode is Kalahasti, as described in the Jnanaprasunambika Stotram.

What are some of the adornments of Jnanaprasunambika mentioned in the Stotram?

The stotram mentions she is adorned with jeweled ornaments, shining sapphire, garlands of Mandara flowers, and breasts like the frontal globes of a mighty elephant.

What are some qualities of Jnanaprasunambika's eyes described in the Stotram?

The Stotram describes her eyes as resembling lotus petals (rājīvapatrēkṣaṇāṁ) and her overall beauty as radiant as a moon.

What are some locations associated with Jnanaprasunambika mentioned in the Stotram?

The stotram mentions that she resides in Kalahasti (kālahastinilayāṁ) and also on Kalyana hill (Kalyanachala).

What does the Jnanaprasunambika Stotram describe about the goddess's complexion and hair?

The Stotram describes her complexion as শ্যামাং (śyāmāṁ), meaning dusky or dark, and her hair as beautiful and dark (nīlākārasukēśinī).

śrī jñānaprasūnāmbikā stōtram

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Devi Stotra

māṇikyāñcitabhūṣaṇāṁ maṇiravāṁ māhēndranīlōjjvalāṁ
mandāradrumamālyabhūṣitakucāṁ mattēbhakumbhastanīm |
maunistōmanutāṁ marālagamanāṁ mādhvīrasānandinīṁ
dhyāyē cētasi kālahastinilayāṁ jñānaprasūnāmbikām || 1 ||

śyāmāṁ rājanibhānanāṁ ratihitāṁ rājīvapatrēkṣaṇāṁ
rājatkāñcanaratnabhūṣaṇayutāṁ rājyapradānēśvarīm |
rakṣōgarvanivāraṇāṁ trijagatāṁ rakṣaikacintāmaṇiṁ
dhyāyē cētasi kālahastinilayāṁ jñānaprasūnāmbikām || 2 ||

kalyāṇīṁ karikumbhabhāsurakucāṁ kāmēśvarīṁ kāminīṁ
kalyāṇācalavāsinīṁ kalaravāṁ kandarpavidyākalām |
kañjākṣīṁ kalabindukalpalatikāṁ kāmāricittapriyāṁ
dhyāyē cētasi kālahastinilayāṁ jñānaprasūnāmbikām || 3 ||

bhāvātītamanaḥprabhāvabharitāṁ brahmāṇḍabhāṇḍōdarīṁ
bālāṁ bālakuraṅganētrayugalāṁ bhānuprabhābhāsitām |
bhāsvatkṣētrarucābhirāmanilayāṁ bhavyāṁ bhavānīṁ śivāṁ
dhyāyē cētasi kālahastinilayāṁ jñānaprasūnāmbikām || 4 ||

vīṇāgānavinōdinīṁ vijayinīṁ vētaṇḍakumbhastanīṁ
vidvadvanditapādapadmayugalāṁ vidyāpradāṁ śāṅkarīm |
vidvēṣiṇyabhirañjinīṁ stutivibhāṁ vēdāntavēdyāṁ śivāṁ
dhyāyē cētasi kālahastinilayāṁ jñānaprasūnāmbikām || 5 ||

nānābhūṣitabhūṣaṇādivimalāṁ lāvaṇyapāthōnidhiṁ
kāñcīcañcalaghaṇṭikākalaravāṁ kañjātapatrēkṣaṇām |
karpūrāgarukuṅkumāṅkitakucāṁ kailāsanāthapriyāṁ
dhyāyē cētasi kālahastinilayāṁ jñānaprasūnāmbikām || 6 ||

mañjīrāñcitapādapadmayugalāṁ māṇikyabhūṣānvitāṁ
mandāradrumamañjarīmadhujharīmādhuryakhēladgirām |
mātaṅgīṁ madhurālasāṁ karaśukāṁ nīlālakālaṅkr̥tāṁ
dhyāyē cētasi kālahastinilayāṁ jñānaprasūnāmbikām || 7 ||

karṇālambitahēmakuṇḍalayugāṁ kādambavēṇīmumāṁ
ambhōjāsanavāsavādivinutāmardhēndubhūṣōjjvalām |
kastūrītilakābhirāmaniṭilāṁ gānapriyāṁ śyāmalāṁ
dhyāyē cētasi kālahastinilayāṁ jñānaprasūnāmbikām || 8 ||

kaumārīṁ navapallavāṅghriyugalāṁ karpūrabhāsōjjvalāṁ
gaṅgāvartasamānanābhikuharāṁ gāṅgēyabhūṣānvitām |
candrārkānalakōṭikōṭisadr̥śāṁ candrārkabimbānanāṁ
dhyāyē cētasi kālahastinilayāṁ jñānaprasūnāmbikām || 9 ||

bālādityanibhānanāṁ trinayanāṁ bālēndunā bhūṣitāṁ
nīlākārasukēśinī vilasitāṁ nityānnadānapradām |
śaṅkhaṁ cakravarābhayaṁ ca dadhatīṁ sārasvatārthapradāṁ
dhyāyē cētasi kālahastinilayāṁ jñānaprasūnāmbikām || 10 ||

iti śrī jñānaprasūnāmbikā stōtram |

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