by Damodara Rao Dasu

1	kAmAkshi lOkasAkshiNi kAmAri manOhAriNee kamAkshee kanchi kAmAkshi pAhimAm pAhimAm bangAru ||	Oh Goddess Kamakshi, you are the supreme witness of all 'Lokas'. You are consort of Siva the destroyer of Manmadha. Oh Kamakshi, you are precious like gold. You are seated at Kamakoti peetham.
2	pankajadaLa lOchanE umE sankaTabhaya mOhanE SivE kunjara sama gamanE ramaNE manjulatama nayanE hariNee ||	Oh Mother Uma, your eyes are beautiful like lotus petals. You dispel our fears. Oh consort of Siva, your gait resembles elephant walk. You are very charming. Your eyes are beautiful like the eyes of a doe.
3	bhanDa daitya khanDana panDitE anDajahari gireeSa manDitE punDareeka mrudu padayugaLE manDala sthitE lalitE varadE ||	You skillfully destroyed demon Bhanda. Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesa adore you. Your feet are delicate like lotus. You preside over 'Sri Chakra'. You are Lalita the bestower of boons.
4	kAmakOTi peeTha vAsinee kAmitArdha Subha phala dAyikE sAmagAna Sruti sammOdine SyAmakrishNa pAlita jananee ||	You preside over Kanchi kamakoti seat of spiritualism. You fulfill desires. You revel in melliflous music of 'Sama Veda'. You are Syamakrishna's protecting mother.