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devee mahaatmyam durgaa saptashati chaturtho.adhyaayaH

shakraadistutirnaama caturdho.adhyaayaH ‖

dhyaanaM
kaalaabhraabhaaM kaTaakshhair ari kula bhayadaaM m.ouLi baddheMdu rekhaaM
shaMkha chakra kRRipaaNaM trishikha mapi karair udvahanteeM trinRtraaM |
siMha skaMdaadhirooDhaaM tribhuvana makhilaM tejasaa poorayaMteeM
dhyaayed durgaaM jayaakhyaaM tridasha parivRRitaaM sevitaaM siddhi kaamaiH ‖

RRishhiruvaaca ‖1‖

shakraadayaH suragaNaa nihate.ativeerye
tasminduraatmani suraaribale ca devyaa |
taaM tushhTuvuH praNatinamrashirodharaaMsaa
vaagbhiH praharshhapulakodgamacaarudehaaH ‖ 2 ‖

devyaa yayaa tatamidaM jagadaatmashaktyaa
niHsheshhadevagaNashaktisamoohamoortyaa |
taamambikaamakhiladevamaharshhipoojyaaM
bhaktyaa nataaH sma vidadhaatushubhaani saa naH ‖3‖

yasyaaH prabhaavamatulaM bhagavaanananto
brahmaa harashca nahi vaktumalaM balaM ca |
saa caNDikaa.akhila jagatparipaalanaaya
naashaaya caashubhabhayasya matiM karotu ‖4‖

yaa shreeH svayaM sukRRitinaaM bhavaneshhvalakshhmeeH
paapaatmanaaM kRRitadhiyaaM hRRidayeshhu buddhiH |
shradthaa sataaM kulajanaprabhavasya lajjaa
taaM tvaaM nataaH sma paripaalaya devi vishvam ‖5‖

kiM varNayaama tavaroopa macintyametat
kincaativeeryamasurakshhayakaari bhoori |
kiM caahaveshhu caritaani tavaatbhutaani
sarveshhu devyasuradevagaNaadikeshhu | ‖6‖

hetuH samastajagataaM triguNaapi doshhaiH
na gnyaayase hariharaadibhiravyapaaraa |
sarvaashrayaakhilamidaM jagadaMshabhootaM
avyaakRRitaa hi paramaa prakRRitistvamaadyaa ‖6‖

yasyaaH samastasurataa samudeeraNena
tRRiptiM prayaati sakaleshhu makheshhu devi |
svaahaasi vai pitRRi gaNasya ca tRRipti hetu
ruccaaryase tvamata eva janaiH svadhaaca ‖8‖

yaa muktiheturavicintya mahaavrataa tvaM
abhyasyase suniyatendriyatatvasaaraiH |
mokshhaarthibhirmunibhirastasamastadoshhai
rvidyaa.asi saa bhagavatee paramaa hi devi ‖9‖

shabdaatmikaa suvimalargyajushhaaM nidhaanaM
mudgeetharamyapadapaaThavataaM ca saamnaam |
devee trayee bhagavatee bhavabhaavanaaya
vaartaasi sarva jagataaM paramaartihantree ‖10‖

medhaasi devi viditaakhilashaastrasaaraa
durgaa.asi durgabhavasaagarasanaurasangaa |
shreeH kaiTa bhaarihRRidayaikakRRitaadhivaasaa
gauree tvameva shashimauLikRRita pratishhThaa ‖11‖

eeshhatsahaasamamalaM paripoorNa candra
bimbaanukaari kanakottamakaantikaantam |
atyadbhutaM prahRRitamaattarushhaa tathaapi
vaktraM vilokya sahasaa mahishhaasureNa ‖12‖

dRRishhTvaatu devi kupitaM bhrukuTeekaraaLa
mudyacChashaankasadRRishacChavi yanna sadyaH |
praaNaan mumoca mahishhastadateeva citraM
kairjeevyate hi kupitaantakadarshanena | ‖13‖

devipraseeda paramaa bhavatee bhavaaya
sadyo vinaashayasi kopavatee kulaani |
vignyaatametadadhunaiva yadastametat
nneetaM balaM suvipulaM mahishhaasurasya ‖14‖

te sammataa janapadeshhu dhanaani teshhaaM
teshhaaM yashaaMsi na cha seedati dharmavargaH |
dhanyaasta^^eva nibhRRitaatmajabhRRityadaaraa
yeshhaaM sadaabhyudayadaa bhavatee prasannaa‖15‖

dharmyaaNi devi sakalaani sadaiva karmaani
NyatyaadRRitaH pratidinaM sukRRitee karoti |
svargaM prayaati ca tato bhavatee prasaadaa
llokatraye.api phaladaa nanu devi tena ‖16‖

durge smRRitaa harasi bheeti mashesha jantoH
svasthaiH smRRitaa matimateeva shubhaaM dadaasi |
daaridryaduHkhabhayahaariNi kaa tvadanyaa
sarvopakaarakaraNaaya sadaardracittaa ‖17‖

ebhirhatairjagadupaiti sukhaM tathaite
kurvantu naama narakaaya ciraaya paapam |
saMgraamamRRityumadhigamya divaMprayaantu
matveti noonamahitaanvinihaMsi devi ‖18‖

dRRishhTvaiva kiM na bhavatee prakaroti bhasma
sarvaasuraanarishhu yatprahiNoshhi shastram |
lokaanprayaantu ripavo.api hi shastrapootaa
itthaM matirbhavati teshhvahi te.ashhusaadhvee ‖19‖

khaDga prabhaanikaravisphuraNaistadhograiH
shoolaagrakaantinivahena dRRisho.asuraaNaam |
yannaagataa vilayamaMshumadiMdukhaNDa
yogyaananaM tava viloka yataaM tadetat ‖20‖

durvRRitta vRRitta shamanaM tava devi sheelaM
roopaM tathaitadavicintyamatulyamanyaiH |
veeryaM ca hantRRi hRRitadevaparaakramaaNaaM
vairishhvapi prakaTitaiva dayaa tvayettham ‖21‖

kenopamaa bhavatu te.asya paraakramasya
roopaM ca shatRRibhaya kaaryatihaari kutra |
cittekRRipaa samaranishhTurataa ca dRRishhTaa
tvayyeva devi varade bhuvanatraye.api ‖22‖

trailokyametadakhilaM ripunaashanena
traataM tvayaa samaramoordhani te.api hatvaa |
neetaa divaM ripugaNaa bhayamapyapaastaM
asmaakamunmadasuraaribhavaM namaste ‖23‖

shoolena paahi no devi paahi khaDgena caambhike |
ghaNTaasvanena naH paahi caapajyaanisvanena ca ‖24‖

praacyaaM rakshha prateecyaaM ca caNDike rakshha dakshhiNe |
bhraamaNenaatmashoolasya uttarasyaaM tatheshvaree‖25‖

saumyaani yaani roopaaNi trailokye vicarantite |
yaani caatyanta ghoraaNi tairakshhaasmaaMstathaabhuvam ‖26‖

khaDgashoolagadaadeeni yaani caastraaNi te.ambike |
karapallavasangeeni tairasmaanrakshha sarvataH ‖27‖

RRishhiruvaaca ‖28‖

evaM stutaa surairdivyaiH kusumairnandanodbhavaiH |
arcitaa jagataaM dhaatree tathaa gandhaanu lepanaiH ‖29‖

bhaktyaa samastaisri shairdivyairdhoopaiH sudhoopitaa |
praaha prasaadasumukhee samastaan praNataan suraan| ‖30‖

devyuvaaca ‖31‖

vriyataaM tridashaaH sarve yadasmatto.abhivaanChitam ‖32‖

devaa oocu ‖33‖

bhagavatyaa kRRitaM sarvaM na kincidavashishhyate |
yadayaM nihataH shatru rasmaakaM mahishhaasuraH ‖34‖

yadicaapi varo deya stvayaa.asmaakaM maheshvari |
saMsmRRitaa saMsmRRitaa tvaM no hiM sethaaHparamaapadaH‖35‖

yashca martyaH stavairebhistvaaM stoshhyatyamalaanane |
tasya vittarddhivibhavairdhanadaaraadi sampadaam ‖36‖

vRRiddaye.a smatprasannaa tvaM bhavethaaH sarvadaambhike ‖37‖

RRishhiruvaaca ‖38‖

iti prasaaditaa devairjagato.arthe tathaatmanaH |
tathetyuktvaa bhadrakaaLee babhoovaantarhitaa nRRipa ‖39‖

ityetatkathitaM bhoopa sambhootaa saa yathaapuraa |
devee devashareerebhyo jagatprayahitaishhiNee ‖40‖

punashca gauree dehaatsaa samudbhootaa yathaabhavat |
vadhaaya dushhTa daityaanaaM tathaa shumbhanishumbhayoH ‖41‖

rakshhaNaaya ca lokaanaaM devaanaamupakaariNee |
tacChRRi Nushhva mayaakhyaataM yathaavatkathayaamite
hreeM oM ‖42‖

‖ jaya jaya shree maarkaNDeya puraaNe saavarnike manvantare devi mahatmye shakraadistutirnaama caturdho.adhyaayaH samaaptaM ‖

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