[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Epic, Poetry, Drama & Narrative](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit) › [Poetry (mahākāvya, lyric, messenger poems, stotra, Prakrit kāvya)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya) › [Hymns as court poetry](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.stotra) › Courtly hymns to the Goddess # Courtly hymns to the Goddess (Śākta- and Devīstotrakāvya) Classical śatakas, daṇḍakas, pañcastavīs, and laharīs in praise of Caṇḍī, Devī, Pārvatī, and Śyāmalā, beginning with Bāṇa's Caṇḍīśataka and Ānandavardhana's Devīśataka. - **Contents:** 32 works, 4 readable - **Words:** 19,883 ## Main works - [Devishataka (Devīśataka)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.stotra.sakta.devisataka) — Sanskrit; 870 CE - [Candishataka (Caṇḍīśataka)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.stotra.sakta.candisataka) — Sanskrit; 640 CE - [Carcastuti (Carcāstuti)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.stotra.sakta.carcastuti) — Sanskrit; 350–450 CE - [Shyamaladandaka (Śyāmalādaṇḍaka)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.stotra.sakta.syamaladandaka) — Sanskrit; 1350 CE ## Contents (32) - [Candishataka (Caṇḍīśataka)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.stotra.sakta.candisataka) — Sanskrit; 640 CE; Bāṇabhaṭṭa - [Devishataka (Devīśataka)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.stotra.sakta.devisataka) — Sanskrit; 870 CE; Ānandavardhana - [Shyamaladandaka (Śyāmalādaṇḍaka)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.stotra.sakta.syamaladandaka) — Sanskrit; 1350 CE; Kālidāsa - [Parvatistotra (Pārvatīstotra)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.stotra.sakta.parvatistotra) — Sanskrit; 1835–1865 CE; Vīrarāghava; catalogued, text not yet digitised - [Akhilandanayakidandaka (Akhilāndanāyakīdaṇḍaka)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.stotra.sakta.akhilandanayakidandaka) — Sanskrit; Bhāskarādhvarin; catalogued, text not yet digitised - [Anandavallistotra (Ānandavallīstotra)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.stotra.sakta.anandavallistotra) — Sanskrit; Anantanārāyaṇa; catalogued, text not yet digitised - [Ashvadhati (Aśvadhāṭī)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.stotra.sakta.asvadhati-2) — Sanskrit; 1590–1670 CE; Jagannātha Paṇḍitarāja; catalogued, text not yet digitised - [Carcastuti (Carcāstuti)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.stotra.sakta.carcastuti) — Sanskrit; 350–450 CE; Kālidāsa - [Kalyanastava (Kalyāṇastava)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.stotra.sakta.kalyanastava) — Sanskrit; 350–450 CE; Kālidāsa; catalogued, text not yet digitised - [Mahapadmashatka (Mahāpadmaṣaṭka)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.stotra.sakta.mahapadmasatka) — Sanskrit; 350–450 CE; Kālidāsa; catalogued, text not yet digitised - [Makarandastava](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.stotra.sakta.makarandastava) — Sanskrit; 350–450 CE; Kālidāsa; catalogued, text not yet digitised - [Vrittaratnavali (Rajacudamani) (Vṛttaratnāvalī (Rājacūḍāmaṇi))](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.stotra.sakta.vrttaratnavali) — Sanskrit; 1636 CE; Rājacūḍāmaṇi; catalogued, text not yet digitised - [Samullasa (Samullāsa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.stotra.sakta.samullasa) — Sanskrit; Śrīkṛṣṇa; catalogued, text not yet digitised - [Alamkarodaharanasamnibaddhadevistotra (Alaṃkārodāharaṇasaṃnibaddhadevīstotra)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.stotra.sakta.alamkarodaharanasamnibaddhadevistotra) — Sanskrit; Yaśaskara; catalogued, text not yet digitised - [Ashvadhati (Aśvadhāṭī)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.stotra.sakta.asvadhati) — Sanskrit; 700–750 CE; Śaṅkara; catalogued, text not yet digitised - [Candicandikasati (Caṇḍīcaṇḍikāsati)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.stotra.sakta.candicandikasati) — Sanskrit; Bāṇa; catalogued, text not yet digitised - [Candisaptati (Caṇḍīsaptati)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.stotra.sakta.candisaptati) — Sanskrit; Bāṇa; catalogued, text not yet digitised - [Candralakshmistotrashataka (Candralakṣmīstotraśataka)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.stotra.sakta.candralaksmistotrasataka) — Sanskrit; Narahari; catalogued, text not yet digitised - [Devyaprasadashataka (Devyāprāsādaśataka)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.stotra.sakta.devyaprasadasataka) — Sanskrit; Rāmasvāmi Śāstrin of Ilattūr; catalogued, text not yet digitised - [Dhiratoshini (Dhīratoṣiṇī)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.stotra.sakta.dhiratosini) — Sanskrit; Govindarāma Siddhāntavāgīśa; catalogued, text not yet digitised - [Durgatiprashamika (Durgatipraśamikā)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.stotra.sakta.durgatiprasamika) — Sanskrit; Vṛttamaṇi Śrīnivāsācārya; catalogued, text not yet digitised - [Ghatastava (Ghaṭastava)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.stotra.sakta.ghatastava) — Sanskrit; Kālidāsa; catalogued, text not yet digitised - [Kavyasamdipa (Kāvyasaṃdīpa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.stotra.sakta.kavyasamdipa) — Sanskrit; Rāma Tarkavāgīśa; catalogued, text not yet digitised - [Mangalastotra (Maṅgalastotra)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.stotra.sakta.mangalastotra) — Sanskrit; Kālidāsa; catalogued, text not yet digitised - [Manjubhashini (Krishnasharman or Krishnacarya) (Mañjubhāṣiṇī (Kṛṣṇaśarman or Kṛṣṇācārya))](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.stotra.sakta.manjubhasini) — Sanskrit; Kṛṣṇaśarman or Kṛṣṇācārya; catalogued, text not yet digitised - [Manorama (Manoramā)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.stotra.sakta.manorama) — Sanskrit; Rāmabhadra; catalogued, text not yet digitised - [Matangidandaka (Mātaṅgīdaṇḍaka)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.stotra.sakta.matangidandaka) — Sanskrit; Kālidāsa; catalogued, text not yet digitised - [Rasavatishata (Rasavatīśata)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.stotra.sakta.rasavatisata) — Sanskrit; Dharaṇīdhara; catalogued, text not yet digitised - [Sadhviprashastyashtaka (Sādhvīpraśastyaṣṭaka)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.stotra.sakta.sadhviprasastyastaka) — Sanskrit; Lakṣmīnārāyaṇa Kavi; catalogued, text not yet digitised - [Shripadasaptaka (Śrīpādasaptaka)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.stotra.sakta.sripadasaptaka) — Sanskrit; 1800–1851 CE; Godavarman Nṛpati; catalogued, text not yet digitised - [Vidyaksharamala (Vidyākṣaramālā)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.stotra.sakta.vidyaksaramala) — Sanskrit; Rāma Vāriyar of Kaikkulaṅṅara; catalogued, text not yet digitised - [Samula (Samūlā)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.stotra.sakta.samula) — Sanskrit; Jagannātha Cakravartin; catalogued, text not yet digitised --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.stotra.sakta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.stotra.sakta) · Pramāṇa