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devee mahaatmyam durgaa saptashati navamo.adhyaayaH

nishumbhavadhonaama navamodhyaayaH ‖

dhyaanaM
oM baMdhooka kaaMcananibhaM ruciraakshhamaalaaM
paashaaMkushau ca varadaaM nijabaahudaMDaiH |
bibhraaNamiMdu shakalaabharaNaaM trinetraaM-
ardhaaMbikeshamanishaM vapuraashrayaami ‖

raajouvaaca‖1‖

vicitramidamaakhyaataM bhagavan bhavataa mama |
devyaashcaritamaahaatmyaM rakta beejavadhaashritam ‖ 2‖

bhooyashcecChaamyahaM shrotuM raktabeeje nipaatite |
cakaara shumbho yatkarma nishumbhashcaatikopanaH ‖3‖

RRishhiruvaaca ‖4‖

cakaara kopamatulaM raktabeeje nipaatite|
shumbhaasuro nishumbhashca hateshhvanyeshhu caahave ‖5‖

hanyamaanaM mahaasainyaM vilokyaamarshhamudvahan|
abhyadaavannishumbo.atha mukhyayaasura senayaa ‖6‖

tasyaagratastathaa pRRishhThe paarshvayoshca mahaasuraaH
sandashhTaushhThapuTaaH kruddhaa hantuM deveemupaayayuH ‖7‖

aajagaama mahaaveeryaH shumbho.api svabalairvRRitaH|
nihantuM caNDikaaM kopaatkRRitvaa yuddaM tu maatRRibhiH ‖8‖

tato yuddhamateevaaseeddevyaa shumbhanishumbhayoH|
sharavarshhamateevograM meghayoriva varshhatoH ‖9‖

cicChedaastaanCharaaMstaabhyaaM caNDikaa svasharotkaraiH|
taaDayaamaasa caangeshhu shastraughairasureshvarau ‖10‖

nishumbho nishitaM khaDgaM carma caadaaya suprabham|
ataaDayanmoordhni siMhaM devyaa vaahanamuttamam‖11‖

taaDite vaahane devee kshhura preNaasimuttamam|
shumbhasyaashu cicCheda carma caapyashhTa candrakam ‖12‖

Chinne carmaNi khaDge ca shaktiM cikshhepa so.asuraH|
taamapyasya dvidhaa cakre cakreNaabhimukhaagataam‖13‖

kopaadhmaato nishumbho.atha shoolaM jagraaha daanavaH|
aayaataM mushhThipaatena devee taccaapyacoorNayat‖14‖

aaviddhyaatha gadaaM so.api cikshhepa caNDikaaM prati|
saapi devyaas trishoolena bhinnaa bhasmatvamaagataa‖15‖

tataH parashuhastaM tamaayaantaM daityapungavaM|
aahatya devee baaNaughairapaatayata bhootale‖16‖

tasminni patite bhoomau nishumbhe bheemavikrame|
bhraataryateeva saMkruddhaH prayayau hantumambikaam‖17‖

sa rathasthastathaatyucChai rgRRiheetaparamaayudhaiH|
bhujairashhTaabhiratulai rvyaapyaa sheshhaM babhau nabhaH‖18‖

tamaayaantaM samaalokya devee shankhamavaadayat|
jyaashabdaM caapi dhanushha shcakaaraateeva duHsaham‖19‖

poorayaamaasa kakubho nijaghaNTaa svanena ca|
samastadaityasainyaanaaM tejovadhavidhaayinaa‖20‖

tataH siMho mahaanaadai styaajitebhamahaamadaiH|
purayaamaasa gaganaM gaaM tathaiva disho dasha‖21‖

tataH kaaLee samutpatya gaganaM kshhmaamataaDayat|
karaabhyaaM tanninaadena praaksvanaaste tirohitaaH‖22‖

aTTaaTTahaasamashivaM shivadootee cakaara ha|
vaiH shabdairasuraastresuH shumbhaH kopaM paraM yayau‖23‖

duraatmaM stishhTa tishhTheti vyaaja haaraambikaa yadaa|
tadaa jayetyabhihitaM devairaakaasha saMsthitaiH‖24‖

shumbhenaagatya yaa shaktirmuktaa jvaalaatibheeshhaNaa|
aayaantee vahnikooTaabhaa saa nirastaa maholkayaa‖25‖

siMhanaadena shumbhasya vyaaptaM lokatrayaantaram|
nirghaataniHsvano ghoro jitavaanavaneepate‖26‖

shumbhamuktaanCharaandevee shumbhastatprahitaanCharaan|
cicCheda svasharairugraiH shatasho.atha sahasrashaH‖27‖

tataH saa caNDikaa kruddhaa shoolenaabhijaghaana tam|
sa tadaabhi hato bhoomau moorChito nipapaata ha‖28‖

tato nishumbhaH sampraapya cetanaamaattakaarmukaH|
aajaghaana sharairdeveeM kaaLeeM kesariNaM tathaa‖29‖

punashca kRRitvaa baahunaamayutaM danujeshvaraH|
cakraayudhena ditijashcaadayaamaasa caNDikaam‖30‖

tato bhagavatee kruddhaa durgaadurgaarti naashinee|
cicCheda devee cakraaNi svasharaiH saayakaaMshca taan‖31‖

tato nishumbho vegena gadaamaadaaya caNDikaam|
abhyadhaavata vai hantuM daitya senaasamaavRRitaH‖32‖

tasyaapatata evaashu gadaaM cicCheda caNDikaa|
khaDgena shitadhaareNa sa ca shoolaM samaadade‖33‖

shoolahastaM samaayaantaM nishumbhamamaraardanam|
hRRidi vivyaadha shoolena vegaaviddhena caNDikaa‖34‖

khinnasya tasya shoolena hRRidayaanniHsRRito.aparaH|
mahaabalo mahaaveeryastishhTheti purushho vadan‖35‖

tasya nishhkraamato devee prahasya svanavattataH|
shirashcicCheda khaDgena tato.asaavapatadbhuvi‖36‖

tataH siMhashca khaadogra daMshhTraakshhuNNashirodharaan|
asuraaM staaMstathaa kaaLee shivadootee tathaaparaan‖37‖

kaumaaree shaktinirbhinnaaH kecinneshurmahaasuraaH
brahmaaNee mantrapootena toyenaanye niraakRRitaaH‖38‖

maaheshvaree trishoolena bhinnaaH petustathaapare|
vaaraaheetuNDaghaatena keciccoorNee kRRitaa bhuvi‖39‖

khaNDaM khaNDaM ca cakreNa vaishhNavyaa daanavaaH kRRitaaH|
vajreNa caindree hastaagra vimuktena tathaapare‖40‖

kecidvineshurasuraaH kecinnashhTaamahaahavaat|
bhakshhitaashcaapare kaaLeeshivadhootee mRRigaadhipaiH‖41‖

‖ svasti shree maarkaNDeya puraaNe saavarnike manvantare devi mahatmye nishumbhavadhonaama navamodhyaaya samaaptaM ‖

aahuti
oM kleeM jayaMtee saaMgaayai sashaktikaayai saparivaaraayai savaahanaayai mahaahutiM samarpayaami namaH svaahaa ‖