aparādhasahasrāṇi kriyante'harniśaṃ mayā |
dāso'yamiti māṃ matvā kṣamasva parameśvari || 1 ||
O Supreme Goddess, thousands of offenses are committed by me day and night. Please forgive me, considering me to be your humble servant.
āvāhanaṃ na jānāmi na jānāmi visarjanam |
pūjāṃ caiva na jānāmi kṣamyatāṃ parameśvari || 2 ||
I do not know how to invoke you, nor do I know how to perform the ritual of farewell. I do not even know how to worship you properly; please forgive me, O Supreme Goddess.
mantrahīnaṃ kriyāhīnaṃ bhaktihīnaṃ sureśvari |
yatpūjitaṃ mayā devi paripūrṇaṃ tadastu me || 3 ||
O Goddess of the gods, whatever worship I have performed—devoid of proper mantras, rituals, and devotion—may it be rendered complete and perfect by your grace.
aparādhaśataṃ kṛtvā jagadambeti coccaret |
yāṃ gatiṃ samavāpnoti na tāṃ brahmādayaḥ surāḥ || 4 ||
Even after committing hundreds of sins, one who utters "Jagadamba" (Mother of the Universe) attains a state that is difficult even for Brahma and the other gods to achieve.
sāparādho'smi śaraṇaṃ prāptastvāṃ jagadambike |
idānīmanukampyo'haṃ yathecchasi tathā kuru || 5 ||
I am a sinner who has sought refuge in you, O Mother of the Universe. Now, please have compassion on me and do with me as you please.
ajñānādvismṛterbhrāntyā yannyūnamadhikaṃ kṛtam |
viparītaṃ ca tatsarvaṃ kṣamasva parameśvari || 6 ||
Whatever I have done with deficiency or excess due to ignorance, forgetfulness, or confusion, or whatever I have done incorrectly, please forgive it all, O Supreme Goddess.
kāmeśvari jaganmātaḥ saccidānandavigrahe |
gṛhāṇārcāmimāṃ prītyā prasīda parameśvari || 7 ||
O Goddess who fulfills all desires, Mother of the Universe, whose form is Truth, Consciousness, and Bliss, please accept this worship offered with love and be pleased with me, O Supreme Goddess.
yadakṣarapadabhraṣṭaṃ mātrāhīnaṃ ca yadbhavet |
tatsarvaṃ kṣamyatāṃ devi prasīda parameśvari || 8 ||
Whatever letters or words I have missed, and whatever shortcomings there are in the intonation or meter of my prayers, please forgive it all, O Goddess; be pleased with me, O Supreme Goddess.
guhyātiguhyagoptrī tvaṃ gṛhāṇāsmatkṛtaṃ japam |
siddhirbhavatu me devi tvatprasādānmaheśvari || 9 ||
You are the Protector of that which is the most secret of secrets. Please accept the prayers I have offered; by your grace, O Supreme Goddess, may I attain spiritual perfection.
sarvarūpamayī devī sarvaṃ devīmayaṃ jagat |
ato'haṃ viśvarūpāṃ tvāṃ namāmi parameśvarīm || 10 ||
The Goddess exists in all forms, and the entire universe is pervaded by the Goddess. Therefore, I bow to you, the Supreme Goddess who manifests as the entire universe.
iti aparādhakṣamāpaṇastotraṃ samāptam ||