Narmada Ashtak Lyrics

Want to know Narmada Ashtak lyrics? Well you have landed on the right article. Narmada Ashtakam talks about the Narmada river. Narmada river is often misunderstood to be just a river but it signifies a lot more.

It also refers to faith and is the main source of water for the people who belong to the region where this river flows. This makes it essential to maintain cleanliness and ensure that there is an uninterrupted water supply in those regions.

Narmada Ashtak lyrics

(Salutations to devi Narmada) your river-body illumined with sacred drops of water, flows with mischievous playfulness, bending with waves,

your sacred water has the divine power to transform those who are prone to hatred, the hatred born of sins,
you put an end to the fear of the messenger of death by giving your protective armour (of refuge),


O devi Narmada, I bow down to your lotus feet, please give me your refuge.

(Salutations to devi Narmada) you confer your divine touch to the lowly fish merged in your holy waters,


you take away the weight of the sins in this age of Kali; and you are the foremost among all tirthas (Pilgrimage),
you confer happiness to the many fish, tortoises, crocodiles, geese and chakra birds dwelling in your water,


O devi Narmada, I bow down to your lotus feet, please give me your refuge.

(Salutations to devi Narmada) your river-body is deep and overflowing, the waters of which remove the sins of the Earth, …


and it flows with great force making a loud reverberating sound, splitting asunder mountains of distresses, the distresses which bring our downfall,


In the heat of this world, you provide the Place of rest and assure great fearlessness; you who gave the place of refuge at your banks to the son of rishi Mrikandu (rishi Markandeya was the son of rishi Mrikandu),


O devi Narmada, I bow down to your lotus feet, please give me your refuge.

(Salutations to devi Narmada) O devi, after I have seen your divine water, my attachment to the worldly life has indeed vanished, …


Your water, which is revered by the son of rishi Mrikandu, rishi Shaunaka, and the enemies of the asuras (i.e. devas),
Your water which is a protective shield against the sorrows of the ocean of worldly Existence, caused by repeated births in this ocean of samsara (worldly existence),


O devi Narmada, I bow down to your lotus feet, please give me your refuge.

(Salutations to devi Narmada) you are worshipped by lakhs of invisible celestial beings like Kinnaras (celestial musicians), amaras (devas), and also asuras and others,


your river-body with auspicious waters, as well as your river-banks which are calm and composed, are filled with the sweet sounds of lakhs of cooing birds,
you confer happiness to great sages like Vashistha, Sista, Pippala, Kardama and others,


O devi Narmada, I bow down to your lotus feet, please give me your refuge.

(Salutations to devi Narmada) by rishis Sanatkumara, Nachiketa, Kashyapa and others who are like the six-feeted (bee) (since they seek the honey of divine communion), …


Is held (your lotus feet) in their heart; and also by bee-like sages Narada and others (is held your lotus feet in their heart),
you confer happiness to Ravi (Sun), Indu (Moon), Ranti deva and Devaraja (Indra) by making their works successful,
O devi Narmada, I bow down to your lotus feet, please give me your refuge.

(Salutations to devi Narmada) you cleanse lakhs of invisible and visible sins with your river-body, the banks of which are beautifully decorated with lakhs of Sarasas(cranes or swans),


In that holy place (i.e. in your river banks), you give both bhukti (worldly prosperity) as well as Mukti (liberation) to the series of living beings including animals (who take your shelter),


The presence of Brahma, Vishnu and Shankara in your holy dhama (i.e. river body) provides a protective shield (of blessings to the devotees),


O devi Narmada, I bow down to your lotus feet, please give me your refuge.

(Salutations to devi Narmada) O, I only hear the sound of immortality, flowing down as your river-body, originating from the matted hairs of Shankara, and filling Your river banks,


On your river banks, everyone Kirata (mountain-tribe), Suta (charioteer), Vaddava (brahmin), Pandita (learned and wise) or Shattha (deceitful) gets purified by your flowing waters,


By vigourously removing Papa (sins) and Tapa (heat of the miseries of life) of all animals (including man), you confer that happiness (born of purification),


O Devi Narmada, I bow down to your lotus feet, please give me refuge.

(Salutations to devi Narmada) This Narmadashtakam, those who recite thrice a day …


They do not ever undergo misfortune,
It becomes easy to obtain the great privilege of going to the abode of Mahesha, which is very difficult for an embodied being to attain,


And those persons do not have to see the fearful world again (by taking birth).

श्री नर्मदा अष्टकम

सबिंदु सिन्धु सुस्खल तरंग भंग रंजितम
द्विषत्सु पाप जात जात कारि वारि संयुतम
कृतान्त दूत काल भुत भीति हारि वर्मदे
त्वदीय पाद पंकजम नमामि देवी नर्मदे ॥1॥
त्वदम्बु लीन दीन मीन दिव्य सम्प्रदायकम
कलौ मलौघ भारहारि सर्वतीर्थ नायकं
सुमस्त्य कच्छ नक्र चक्र चक्रवाक् शर्मदे
त्वदीय पाद पंकजम नमामि देवी नर्मदे ॥2॥

महागभीर नीर पुर पापधुत भूतलं
ध्वनत समस्त पातकारि दरितापदाचलम
जगल्ल्ये महाभये मृकुंडूसूनु हर्म्यदे
त्वदीय पाद पंकजम नमामि देवी नर्मदे ॥3॥

गतं तदैव में भयं त्वदम्बु वीक्षितम यदा
मृकुंडूसूनु शौनका सुरारी सेवी सर्वदा
पुनर्भवाब्धि जन्मजं भवाब्धि दुःख वर्मदे
त्वदीय पाद पंकजम नमामि देवी नर्मदे ॥4॥

अलक्षलक्ष किन्न रामरासुरादी पूजितं
सुलक्ष नीर तीर धीर पक्षीलक्ष कुजितम
वशिष्ठशिष्ट पिप्पलाद कर्दमादि शर्मदे
त्वदीय पाद पंकजम नमामि देवी नर्मदे ॥5॥

सनत्कुमार नाचिकेत कश्यपात्रि षटपदै
धृतम स्वकीय मानषेशु नारदादि षटपदै:
रविन्दु रन्ति देवदेव राजकर्म शर्मदे
त्वदीय पाद पंकजम नमामि देवी नर्मदे ॥6॥

अलक्षलक्ष लक्षपाप लक्ष सार सायुधं
ततस्तु जीवजंतु तंतु भुक्तिमुक्ति दायकं
विरन्ची विष्णु शंकरं स्वकीयधाम वर्मदे
त्वदीय पाद पंकजम नमामि देवी नर्मदे ॥7॥

अहोमृतम श्रुवन श्रुतम महेषकेश जातटे
किरात सूत वाड़वेषु पण्डिते शठे नटे
दुरंत पाप ताप हारि सर्वजंतु शर्मदे
त्वदीय पाद पंकजम नमामि देवी नर्मदे ॥8॥

इदन्तु नर्मदाष्टकम त्रिकलामेव ये सदा
पठन्ति ते निरंतरम न यान्ति दुर्गतिम कदा
सुलभ्य देव दुर्लभं महेशधाम गौरवम
पुनर्भवा नरा न वै त्रिलोकयंती रौरवम ॥9॥

त्वदीय पाद पंकजम नमामि देवी नर्मदे
नमामि देवी नर्मदे, नमामि देवी नर्मदे
त्वदीय पाद पंकजम नमामि देवी नर्मदे

Significance of Narmada Ashtak

The song or the bhajan talks about how the water of the Narmada river is revered by Rishi Shaunaka and the Devas.

The verses also talk about how the water acts as a protective shield against the sorrows of otherworldly creatures. While chanting this bhajan, you seek refuge from Narmada Devi.

Some of the verses also talk about the power of each droplet in the flowing river. Each droplet has the power to transform those who are consumed with hatred into individuals who are moving toward one another.

You also praise the Narmada river by mentioning that the river provides happiness to all the water creatures like tortoises, fishes, and crocodiles and in this happiness, you seek refuge from Narmada Devi.

Benefits of Narmada Ashtak

A lot of people seek different things in life. Some people believe that if they chant this bhajan or song diligently, whatever they have been wishing for will come true. Here are the benefits listed out below:

1. People who chant this mantra or bhajan 3 times a day will be able to attain the results they have been hoping to get.
2.But apart from materialistic gain, chanting this mantra regularly can also help you avoid misfortune.
3.Through this mantra, you will also notice that you are grateful for everything that you have and it is why you confer in refuge from Narmada Devi.