Ambika jagadambika Sarada jagadambika
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Ambika jagadambika Sarada jagadambika Mahishasura mardini Ambika jagadambika Chanda munda mardini Ambika jagadambika Shumbhasura mardini Ambika jagadambika Nishumbha samharini Ambika jagadambika Ishwari jagadishwari Ambika jagadambika Ishwari maheshwari Ambika jagadambika Ishwari parameshwari Ambika jagadambika Ishwari vishweshwari Ambika jagadambika Mahadevi parvati Ambika jagadambika Mahamaya mohini Ambika jagadambika Mahakali savitri Ambika jagadambika Mahadurga gayatri Ambika jagadambika Jayarambati vasini Ambika jagadambika Ramakrishna sangini Ambika jagadambika Narendra praharshini Ambika jagadambika Jaganmatri-rupini Ambika jagadambika
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This hymn glorifies the Divine Mother as Ambika, the universal Mother of the entire cosmos, and also reveres her as Sarada, the compassionate spiritual mother. The hymn praises her heroic and protective forms described in sacred traditions, such as Mahishasura Mardini, the slayer of the demon Mahishasura, and the destroyer of the demons Chanda, Munda, Shumbha, and Nishumbha. These forms symbolize the divine power that destroys evil, ignorance, and negative forces in the world and within the human heart. The hymn further celebrates the Goddess as the supreme ruler of the universe—Jagadishwari, Maheshwari, Parameshwari, and Vishweshwari—indicating that she is the ultimate divine authority governing all creation. She is also praised in many sacred manifestations such as Parvati, Mahamaya, Mohini, Mahakali, Savitri, Mahadurga, and Gayatri, emphasizing that all divine feminine energies and goddesses are expressions of the same universal Mother. In the final verse, the hymn connects the cosmic Divine Mother with her compassionate human manifestation as the holy mother residing in Jayarambati, the spiritual companion of Sri Ramakrishna. She is described as the one who brought joy to Narendra (later Swami Vivekananda) and who appears as the Mother of the universe to all devotees. The hymn inspires devotion, reverence, and surrender to the Divine Mother, who protects, guides, and liberates her children from suffering and spiritual ignorance.