Tara Shlokas occupy a unique place in the worship of Goddess Tara, especially in bringing focus and deepening devotion to the Goddess.
They mainly describe the divine form, greatness, power, and the nature of Goddess Tara, the second of the Ten Mahavidyas. These Shlokas enable the devotee to contemplate on the form and the divine attributes.
Unlike the Tara Mantras, reciting the shlokas for worshipping Maa Tara is very simple, with no strict restrictions to adhere to.
The Tara Shlokas below describe the goddess’s form in great detail, evoking a complete visual and spiritual impression of the divine goddess.
They help devotees by providing protection, lifting them from difficult situations, destroying negativity, and liberating them to attain Moksha.
Tara Shlokas for Daily Worship
विश्वव्यापक वारिमध्य विलसच्छ्वेताम्बु जन्म स्थितां
कर्त्रीं खड्गकपाल नीलनलिनै राजत्करां नीलभाम् ।
काञ्ची कूण्डल हार कङ्कण लसत् केयूर मञ्जीरतां
माप्तैर्नागवरैर्विभूषित तनूमारक्त नेत्रत्रयाम् ॥
Viśvavyāpaka Vāri Madhya Vilasac Chvetāmbu Janma Sthitāṁ
Kartrīṁ Khaḍga Kapāla Nīlanalinai Rājatkarāṁ Nīlabhām ।
Kāñcī Kūṇḍala Hāra Kaṅkaṇa Lasat Keyūra Mañjīratām
Māptair Nāgavarair Vibhūṣita Tanūm Ārakta Netratrayām ॥
I meditate upon Goddess Tara
The one who abides in a radiant white lotus that arose in the midst of cosmic water pervading the universe
Holding a curved knife, sword, skull-cup, and a blue lotus in her glowing hands, which are in blue radiance
Who is beautifully adorned with a jewelled girdle around her waist, with earrings, necklace, and gleaming bracelets, along with armlets and anklets
The one whose body is adorned by the noble divine serpents, possessing three eyes that appear slightly reddish.
पिङ्गोग्रैकजटां लसत् सुरसनां दंष्ट्राकरालाननाम्
चर्मद्वैपि वरं कटौ विदधतीं श्वेतास्थि पट्टालिकाम् ।
अक्षोभ्येण विराजमान शिरसं स्मेराननां भोरुहाम्
तारां शावहृदासनां दृढकुचामम्बां त्रिलोक्याः स्मरेत् ॥
Piṅgogrāika-Jaṭāṁ Lasat Surasanāṁ Daṁṣṭrā-Karālānanām
Carmadvaipi Varaṁ Kaṭau Vidadhatīṁ Śvetāsthi Paṭṭālikām ।
Akṣobhyeṇa Virājamāna Śirasaṁ Smerānanām bhoruhām
Tārāṁ Śāva-Hṛd-Āsanāṁ Dṛḍha-Kucām Ambāṁ Trilokyāḥ Smaret ॥
I meditate upon the goddess Tara
Whose is with fierce and tawny hair, which formed into a single lock (Eka Jata), with an extended hanging tongue and whose face looks fierce with fangs
Wearing the finest Tiger skin as a garment around her waist and a girdle made of white bones
Whose head is resplendently adorned by an Akshobhya, present with a lotus-like smiling face
O Goddess Tara, the one seated upon the heart of a corpse as her seat, present with firm breasts indicating the nourishing nature, O the mother of the three worlds, I meditate on you.
