by Damodara Rao Dasu

P	Sree kAmAkshi mAm pAhi ||	Oh Goddess Kamakshi, please protect me.
A.P.	EkAmrEsvari bhuvanESvari vA geeSvari sEvitE para dEvatE ||	You are consort of Ekamresa. You are the empress of all "Lokas". Sarasvati the Goddess for speech adores you. You are transcendental.
C	vitara janani tava pAda yuga druDha bhaktim ajNAna vipina vishaya vyAghra bheetaya mE pAlita pAvani bhakta pAlini paramESvari suta sEnAni pASAnkuSa chApa bANa dhAriNi Srinagara vAsini suvAsini ||	Oh Mother, please bestow me unflinching faith in your sacred feet. I am scared of tiger-like worldly afflictions. You are succor for me. You redeem the fallen. Your son Subrahmanya is the Commander in chief of army. You wield noose, goad, bow and arrows. You dewell in Srichakra (Srinagara) auspiciously.