#sanskrit
hariH AUM
devii dashashlokI stutiH - kaalidaasa kR^itaM
#endsanskrit
Though this is said to contain 10 verses, it has three more in some recensions, and they too are included. The metre used for these verses is called ## ashva dhaaTii ## the cadence of hooves of a horse, meaning that Mother Nature's gait is not slow placed, nor hurrying, but rythmic and rational. So the chanters are requested to know each word, hence they are painfully cleaved, blend it with the other and then rythmically chant. Then only you can listen to its beauty.
- D.H.Rao.
Available in English (ITRANS) transliteration
and in Devanagari script
You can listen to a beautiful musical rendition of this stuti at the following website: http://surasa.net/music/madugula/devi/
The meanings of these poems are discussed in detail in the sanskrit mailing list during June-September 2005.

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cheTii bhavan.h nikhila kheTii kadaMbavana-vaaTiiShu naakipaTalii
koTiira chaarutara-koTii maNiikiraNa-koTii karaMbita padaa |
paaTiira gandhi kuchashaaTii kavitva paripaaTiim.h-agaadhipa sutaa
ghoTii khuraadadhika dhaaTiim.h udaara mukha viiTii rasena tanutaam.h || 1

    cheTii bhavan.h nikhila kheTii ## = being served by all the worlds 
                (and their inhabitants; also sky-dwellers i.e., devas) ##
    karaMbita padaa = ## having feet adorned by ##
    maNiikiraNa-koTii = ## millions of dazzling gems ##
    koTiira chaarutara-koTii = ## on millions of beautiful crowns ##
    naaki-paTalii ## = on the heads of a huge multitude of Gods ##
    paaTiira-gandhi ## = sandalwood-smelling ##
    kucha-shaaTii ## = breast-cloth (portion of saree covering the breasts) ##
    ghoTii-khuraat.h adhika dhaaTiim.h ## = A swifter gait than that of horse hooves ##
    mukha-viiTii rasena tanutaam.h ## = may she bestow with the betel juice in her mouth ##

dvaipaayana prabhR^iti shaapaayudha tridiva sopaana dhuuli charaNaa
paapaapaha svamanu-jaapaanuliina-jana taapaapanoda nipuNaa |
niipaalayaa surabhi dhuupaalakaa duritakuupaad.h-uda.ncayatu maam.h
ruupaadhikaa shikhari bhuupaala vaMsha maNidiipaayitaa bhagavatii || 2

    dhuuLi charaNaa ## = the dust of whose feet is ##
    tridiva sopaana ## = stairs to heaven ##
    dvaipaayana-prabhR^iti shaapaayudha ## = for Sage vyaasa and other curse-weapon-wielders (ascetics) ##
    paapaapahasva ## = destroy my sins ##
    taapa apanoda nipuNaa ## = O mother who are highly skilled in removing the sorrow of ##
    manu-jaapa-anuliina jana ## = people who are engrossed in your meditation and worship ##
    niipaalayaa ## = O dweller of the kadamba forest! ##
    surabhi dhuupa alakaa ## = having fragrant frontal hair curls ##
    durita-kuupaat uda.ncayatu maam ## = pull me out of the abyss/well of 
                                        past bad karma ##
    ruupaadhikaa ## = O lovely one! ##
    shikhari-bhuupaala vamshamaNi-diipaayitaa ## = who brought light (by being 
                        born) into the clan of the Mountain-King (Himalaya) ##

aaLiibhir.h-aapta tanuraaLI lasat.h kriya kapoLiiShu khelati bhava
vyaaLii nakulyasita cuuLii bharaa caraNa dhuuLii lasan.h-munigaNaa |
aaLii-bhR^ita shravasi taaLii-dalam.h vahati yaaLiika shobhi tilakaa 
saaLii karotu mama kaaLii manaH svapada naaLiika sevana vidhau || 3

    aaLii ## = bee ##
    bhava-vyaaLii nakulii ## = She who is mongoose to the Serpent-like birth-death
    cycle ##
    asita cuuLii bharaa ## = having profuse thick black hairdo ##
    caraNa dhuuLii lasan-munigaNaa ## = the dust from whose feet irradiates the
    ascetics gathered near them ##
    aaLii-bhR^ita shravasi ## = in her honey-pot-like ears ##
    taaLii-daLam vahati taa ## = who wears a folded leaf as her ear-ornament ##
    alIka shobhi tilakaa ## = and a bright red tilaka shining on her forehead ##
    saa kaaLii aaLii karotu mama manaH = ## May that KaaLii turn my manas into a
    black bee ##
    sva-pada naaLiika sevana vidhau = ## ever hovering around her black-lotus feet

    Alternately, ##
    kaaLii mama manaH shaalii karotu ## = May Kalii make my mind adept at ##
    svapada-naaliika-sevana-vidhau ## = the art of worshipping her lotus feet ##

baalaamR^itaaMshu-nibha-phaalaa manaag.h-aruNa celaa nitaMba phalake 
kolaahala kShapita kaalaamaraakushala kiilaala shoShaNa raviH |
sthuulaa kuce jalada niilaa kace kalita viilaa kadaMba vipine 
shuulaayudha praNata shiilaa vidhaatu hR^idi shailaadhi-raaja-tanayaa || 4

kaMbaavatiiva sa viDaMbaa galena nava tuMbaaga viiNa savidhaa 
biMbaadharaa vinata shaMbaayudhaadi nikuruMbaa kadaMba vipine |
aMbaa kura~nga mada jantaaLa rociriha laMbaalakaa dishatu me 
sham baahuleya shashi biMba abhiraama mukha saMbaadhita stana bharaa || 5

daasaayamaana sumahaasaa kadaMbavana vaasaa kusuMbha sumano 
vaasaa vipaJNci kR^ita raasaa vidhuuta madhu maasaaravi.nda madhuraa |
kaasaara suuna tati bhaasa abhiraama tanur aasaara shiita karuNaa 
naasaa maNi pravara bhaasaa shivaa timiramaasaayed.h-uparatim.h || 6

pa~NkAkare vapuShi ka~Nkaala rakta puShi ka~Nkaadi pakshi viShaye
tvaM kaamanaam.h-ayasi kim.h kaaraNam.h hR^idaya paMkaari me hi girijaam.h |
shaMkaa shilaa nishita Ta~Nkaayamaana pada saMkaashamaana sumano 
jha.nkaari bhR^i.nga tatim.h-a~Nkaanupeta shashi saMkaasha vaktra kamalaam.h || 7

jaMbhaari kuMbhi pR^ithu kuMbhaapahaasi kuca saMbhaavya haara tilakaa 
raMbhaa karii.ndra kara daMbhaapahoru gati DiMbhaa anura.njita padaa |
shaMbhaa udaara pariraMbhaa~Nkuraat.h pulaka daMbhaanuraaga pishunaa 
sham bhaasura aabharaNa guMphaa sadaa dishatu shuMbhaasura praharaNaa || 8

daakshaayaNii danuja shikshaa vidhau vitata diikshaa manohara guNaa 
bhikshaashino naTana viikshaa vinoda mukha dakshaadhvara praharaNaa |
viikshaam.h vidhehi mayi dakshaa svakiiya jana pakshaa vipaksha vimukhii 
yakshesha sevita niraakshepa shakti jaya lakshyaavadhaana kalanaa || 9

    daakshaayaNii ## = the daughter of dakSha prajaapati ##
    vitata diikshaa ## = seriously involved ##
    danuja-shikshaa-vidhau ## = in keeping our demoniac tendencies under check ##
    manohara guNaa ## = has charming qualities ##
    viikShaa vinoda mukha ## = whose face betrays her immense amusement in watching ##
    bhikshaa+ashinaH naTana ## = the dance of the alms-eater, Siva ##
    dakshaa viikshaam.h vidhehi mayi ## = May the intelligent one shower her look on me ##
    svakiiya-jana-pakshaa ## = she who is on the side of those who consider
    themselves to belong to her ##
    vipaksha vimukhii ## = and indifferent to those who pit themselves against her ##
    niraakshepa shakti ## = unchallenged power ##
    yakshesha sevita ## = served by kubera, the king of yakshas, and lord of wealth ##
    jaya lakshya avadhaana kalanaa ## = who brings about attainment and 
                            retention of one's cherished objectives ##

va.ndaaru loka vara saMdhaayinii vimala ku.ndaavadaata radanaa 
bR^i.ndaaru-bR^i.nda maNi-bR^i.ndaaravi.nda makara.ndaabhiShikta charaNaa |
ma.ndaanilaa kalita ma.ndaara daamabhir.h-ama.ndaabhiraama makuTaa 
ma.ndaakinii javana bhi.ndaana vaacam.h-aravi.ndaananaa dishatu me || 10

yatraashayo galati tatraagajA bhavatu kutraapi nistula shukaa 
sutraama kaala mukha satraasana prakara sutraaNa kaari caraNaa |
chhatraanilaapi raya patraabhiraama guNa mitraamarii sama vadhuuH
ku traasa hiina maNi citraakR^iti sphurita putraadi daana nipuNaa || 11

kuulaati gaami bhaya tuulaa vali jvalana kiilaa nija stuti vidhaa 
kolaa hala kshapita kaalaa amarii kushala kiilaala poShaNa rataa |
sthuulaa kuce jalada niilaa kace kalita liilaa kadaMba vipine 
shuulaayudha praNati shiilaa vibhaatu hR^idi shailaadhiraaja-tanayaa || 12

i.ndhaana kiira maNiba.ndhaa bhave hR^idaya-ba.ndhaavatiiva rasikaa 
sa.ndhaavatii bhuvana saMdhaaraNe.apyamR^ita si.ndhaavudaara nilayaa |
ga.ndhaanubhaava muhura.ndhaali piita kaca ba.ndhaa samarpayatu me
sham.h dhaama bhaanumapi ru.ndhaanamaashu pada sa.ndhaanamapyanugataa || 13  
- etaavat.h giiyate kathyate -
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