Who is Kāmākṣī described as in the hymn?

Kāmākṣī is described as the mother adorned with beautiful dark locks, lotus-eyed, destroyer of sins, and beloved of Maheshwara (Shiva).

What are some of the attributes associated with Kāmākṣī?

Kāmākṣī is associated with auspicious qualities, compassion, being the source of speech, and granting desires, and is considered the queen of Kanchipuram.

Which deities are said to serve Kāmākṣī's feet?

Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva are mentioned as serving Kāmākṣī's feet, each performing their respective cosmic functions through her grace and power.

What is Kāmākṣī described as being the source of?

Kāmākṣī is described as being the source of Māyā (illusion), the root cause of the three worlds, and the reservoir of the nectar of bliss and wisdom.

Where does the hymn state that Kāmākṣī resides?

The hymn mentions that Kāmākṣī resides at the base of a mango tree on the banks of the Kampā River, also refers to her as the deity of Kanchipuram.

śrī kāmākṣī stōtram 1

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Devi Stotra

kalpānōkahapuṣpajālavilasannīlālakāṁ mātr̥kāṁ
kāntāṁ kañjadalēkṣaṇāṁ kalimalapradhvaṁsinīṁ kālikām |
kāñcīnūpurahāradāmasubhagāṁ kāñcīpurīnāyikāṁ
kāmākṣīṁ karikumbhasannibhakucāṁ vandē mahēśapriyām || 1 ||

kāśābhāṁ śukabhāsurāṁ pravilasatkōśātakī sannibhāṁ
candrārkānalalōcanāṁ surucirālaṅkārabhūṣōjjvalām |
brahmaśrīpativāsavādimunibhiḥ saṁsēvitāṅghridvayāṁ
kāmākṣīṁ gajarājamandagamanāṁ vandē mahēśapriyām || 2 ||

aiṁ klīṁ sauriti yāṁ vadanti munayastattvārtharūpāṁ parāṁ
vācāmādimakāraṇaṁ hr̥di sadā dhyāyanti yāṁ yōginaḥ |
bālāṁ phālavilōcanāṁ navajapāvarṇāṁ suṣumnāśritāṁ
kāmākṣīṁ kalitāvataṁsasubhagāṁ vandē mahēśapriyām || 3 ||

yatpādāmbujarēṇulēśamaniśaṁ labdhvā vidhattē vidhi-
-rviśvaṁ tatparipāti viṣṇurakhilaṁ yasyāḥ prasādācciram |
rudraḥ saṁharati kṣaṇāttadakhilaṁ yanmāyayā mōhitaḥ
kāmākṣīmaticitracārucaritāṁ vandē mahēśapriyām || 4 ||

sūkṣmātsūkṣmatarāṁ sulakṣitatanuṁ kṣāntākṣarairlakṣitāṁ
vīkṣāśikṣitarākṣasāṁ tribhuvanakṣēmaṅkarīmakṣayām |
sākṣāllakṣaṇalakṣitākṣaramayīṁ dākṣāyaṇīṁ sākṣiṇīṁ
kāmākṣīṁ śubhalakṣaṇaiḥ sulalitāṁ vandē mahēśapriyām || 5 ||

ōṅkārāṅgaṇadīpikāmupaniṣatprāsādapārāvatīṁ
āmnāyāmbudhicandrikāmaghatamaḥpradhvaṁsahaṁsaprabhām |
kāñcīpaṭ-ṭaṇapañjarāntaraśukīṁ kāruṇyakallōlinīṁ
kāmākṣīṁ śivakāmarājamahiṣīṁ vandē mahēśapriyām || 6 ||

hrīṅkārātmakavarṇamātrapaṭhanādaindrīṁ śriyaṁ tanvatīṁ
cinmātrāṁ bhuvanēśvarīmanudinaṁ bhikṣāpradānakṣamām |
viśvāghaughanivāriṇīṁ vimalinīṁ viśvambharāṁ mātr̥kāṁ
kāmākṣīṁ paripūrṇacandravadanāṁ vandē mahēśapriyām || 7 ||

vāgdēvīti ca yāṁ vadanti munayaḥ kṣīrābdhikanyēti ca
kṣōṇībhr̥ttanayēti ca śrutigirō yāṁ āmananti sphuṭam |
ēkānēkaphalapradāṁ bahuvidhā:’:’kārāstanūstanvatīṁ
kāmākṣīṁ sakalārtibhañjanaparāṁ vandē mahēśapriyām || 8 ||

māyāmādimakāraṇaṁ trijagatāmārādhitāṅghridvayāṁ
ānandāmr̥tavārirāśinilayāṁ vidyāṁ vipaściddhiyām |
māyāmānuṣarūpiṇīṁ maṇilasanmadhyāṁ mahāmātr̥kāṁ
kāmākṣīṁ karirājamandagamanāṁ vandē mahēśapriyām || 9 ||

kāntā kāmadughā karīndragamanā kāmārivāmāṅkagā
kalyāṇī kalitāvatārasubhagā kastūrikācarcitā
kampātīrarasālamūlanilayā kāruṇyakallōlinī
kalyāṇāni karōtu mē bhagavatī kāñcīpurīdēvatā || 10 ||

iti śrī kāmākṣī stōtram |

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