Who is Jogulamba and where does she reside according to the Jogulamba Ashtakam?

Jogulamba resides on the banks of the Tungabhadra River, always present in Sukshma Kashi, and seated on the left side of Yogibrahmeshvara.

How is Jogulamba described in terms of her appearance and beauty in the Jogulamba Ashtakam?

She is described with a radiant face like the autumn moon, adorned with jewels, a gentle smile, beautiful eyes, and a lustrous body.

What qualities and characteristics are attributed to Jogulamba in the Jogulamba Ashtakam?

Jogulamba is described as auspicious, compassionate, the divine boat to cross the ocean of existence, the primordial knowledge, and worshipped by gods and great yogis.

What benefits are mentioned for reciting the Jogulamba Ashtakam according to the text?

Reciting the Jogulamba Ashtakam with a pure heart in the morning or at midnight leads to worldly pleasures, prosperity, and liberation.

What are some of the relationships and forms associated with Jogulamba in the Jogulamba Ashtakam?

She is described as the sister of Hari (Vishnu), the embodiment of Havyavahana (Agni), and the supreme goddess worshipped for success and intelligence.

śrī jōgulāmbāṣṭakam

1279
Devi Stotra

mahāyōgipīṭhasthalē tuṅgabhadrā-
-taṭē sūkṣmakāśyāṁ sadāsaṁvasantīm |
mahāyōgibrahmēśavāmāṅkasaṁsthāṁ
śaraccandrabimbāṁ bhajē jōgulāmbām || 1 ||

jvaladratnavaiḍūryamuktāpravāla
pravīṇyasthagāṅgēyakōṭīraśōbhām |
sukāśmīrarēkhāprabhākhyāṁ svaphālē
śaraccandrabimbāṁ bhajē jōgulāmbām || 2 ||

svasaundaryamandasmitāṁ binduvaktrāṁ
rasatkajjalālipta padmābhanētrām |
parāṁ pārvatīṁ vidyudābhāsagātrīṁ
śaraccandrabimbāṁ bhajē jōgulāmbām || 3 ||

ghanaśyāmalāpādasaṁlōka vēṇīṁ
manaḥ śaṅkarārāmapīyūṣavāṇīm |
śukāśliṣṭasuślāghyapadmābhapāṇīṁ
śaraccandrabimbāṁ bhajē jōgulāmbām || 4 ||

sudhāpūrṇa gāṅgēyakumbhastanāḍhyāṁ
lasatpītakauśēyavastrāṁ svakaṭyām |
galēratnamuktāvalīpuṣpahārāṁ
śaraccandrabimbāṁ bhajē jōgulāmbām || 5 ||

śivāṁ śāṅkarīṁ sarvakalyāṇaśīlāṁ
bhavānīṁ bhavāmbhōnidhērdivyanaukām |
kumārīṁ kulōttāraṇīmādividyāṁ
śaraccandrabimbāṁ bhajē jōgulāmbām || 6 ||

calatkiṅkiṇīṁ nūpurāpādapadmāṁ
surēndrairmr̥gēndrairmahāyōgibr̥ndaiḥ |
sadā saṁstuvantīṁ paraṁ vēdavidbhiḥ
śaraccandrabimbāṁ bhajē jōgulāmbām || 7 ||

harēḥ sōdarīṁ havyavāhasvarūpāṁ
prasannāṁ prapannārtihantrīṁ prasiddhām |
mahāsiddhibuddhyādivandyāṁ parēśīṁ
śaraccandrabimbāṁ bhajē jōgulāmbām || 8 ||

idaṁ jōgulāmbāṣṭakaṁ yaḥ paṭhēdvā
prabhātē niśārdhē:’thavā cittaśuddhiḥ |
pr̥thivyāṁ paraṁ sarvabhōgāṁśca bhuktvā
śriyaṁ muktimāpnōti divyāṁ prasiddhaḥ || 9 ||

iti śrī jōgulāmbāṣṭakam |

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