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Shakta / Bhakti Yoga
जय अम्बे जगदम्बे माता भवानी जय अम्बे
Jaya Ambe Jagadambe
Jaya Ambe Jagadambe Mata Bhavani Jaya Ambe
"Victory to the Mother, Mother of the Universe"
Chords — Key of C · Relaxed swaying groove (~90 bpm); can double-time for a peak
Call
CJaya Ambe, Jagadambe
CMata Bhavani, Jaya Ambe
Response
FJaya Ambe, JagaFmdambe
CMata Bhavani, Jaya Ambe
Word by Word
- Jaya
- victory, hail — an exclamation of praise
- Ambe
- O Amba — Mother, an ancient name of the Goddess
- Jagadambe
- O Jagadamba — Mother of the universe (jagat = world, amba = mother)
- Mata
- mother
- Bhavani
- giver of life and existence — a name of Parvati / Durga
Full Translation
This beloved Devi chant calls to the Divine Mother by her most tender and most cosmic names at once: Amba, simply "Mother"; Jagadamba, "Mother of the whole universe"; and Bhavani, the giver of life and existence. Singing "jaya" — victory, hail — to her is both celebration and surrender, greeting the power that births, protects, and transforms all things.
Pronunciation Tips
JAH-yah AHM-bay jah-gah-DAHM-bay MAH-tah bah-VAH-nee — the "e" endings sound like "ay"; sung with a swinging, wave-like rhythm