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shree durgaa nakshhatra maalikaa stuti


viraaTanagaraM ramyaM gacChamaano yudhishhThiraH |
astuvanmanasaa deveeM durgaaM tribhuvaneshvareem ‖ 1 ‖

yashodaagarbhasaMbhootaaM naaraayaNavarapriyaam |
nandagopakulejaataaM maMgaLyaaM kulavardhaneem ‖ 2 ‖

kaMsavidraavaNakareeM asuraaNaaM kshhayaMkareem |
shilaataTavinikshhiptaaM aakaashaM pratigaamineem ‖ 3 ‖

vaasudevasya bhagineeM divyamaalya vibhooshhitaam |
divyaaMbaradharaaM deveeM khaDgakheTakadhaariNeem ‖ 4 ‖

bhaaraavataraNe puNye ye smaranti sadaashivaam |
taanvai taarayate paapaat paMkegaamiva durbalaam ‖ 5 ‖

stotuM pracakrame bhooyo vividhaiH stotrasaMbhavaiH |
aamantrya darshanaakaankshhee raajaa deveeM sahaanujaH ‖ 6 ‖

namo.astu varade kRRishhNe kumaari brahmacaariNi |
baalaarka sadRRishaakaare poorNacandranibhaanane ‖ 7 ‖

caturbhuje caturvaktre peenashroNipayodhare |
mayoorapiMChavalaye keyooraaMgadadhaariNi ‖ 8 ‖

bhaasi devi yadaa padmaa naaraayaNaparigrahaH |
svaroopaM brahmacaryaM ca vishadaM tava khecari ‖ 9 ‖

kRRishhNacChavisamaa kRRishhNaa saMkarshhaNasamaananaa |
bibhratee vipulau baahoo shakradhvajasamucChrayau ‖ 10 ‖

paatree ca paMkajee kaMThee stree vishuddhaa ca yaa bhuvi |
paashaM dhanurmahaacakraM vividhaanyaayudhaani ca ‖ 11 ‖

kuMDalaabhyaaM supoorNaabhyaaM karNaabhyaaM ca vibhooshhitaa |
candravispaardhinaa devi mukhena tvaM viraajase ‖ 12 ‖

mukuTena vicitreNa keshabandhena shobhinaa |
bhujaMgaa.abhogavaasena shroNisootreNa raajataa ‖ 13 ‖

bhraajase caavabaddhena bhogeneveha mandaraH |
dhvajena shikhipiMChaanaaM ucChritena viraajase ‖ 14 ‖

kaumaaraM vratamaasthaaya tridivaM paavitaM tvayaa |
tena tvaM stooyase devi tridashaiH poojyase.api ca ‖ 15 ‖

trailokya rakshhaNaarthaaya mahishhaasuranaashini |
prasannaa me surashreshhThe dayaaM kuru shivaa bhava ‖ 16 ‖

jayaa tvaM vijayaa caiva saMgraame ca jayapradaa |
mamaa.api vijayaM dehi varadaa tvaM ca saaMpratam ‖ 17 ‖

vindhye caiva nagashreshhTe tava sthaanaM hi shaashvatam |
kaaLi kaaLi mahaakaaLi seedhumaaMsa pashupriye ‖ 18 ‖

kRRitaanuyaatraa bhootaistvaM varadaa kaamacaariNi |
bhaaraavataare ye ca tvaaM saMsmarishhyanti maanavaaH ‖ 19 ‖

praNamanti ca ye tvaaM hi prabhaate tu naraa bhuvi |
na teshhaaM durlabhaM kiMcit putrato dhanato.api vaa ‖ 20 ‖

durgaattaarayase durge tatvaM durgaa smRRitaa janaiH |
kaantaareshhvavapannaanaaM magnaanaaM ca mahaarNave ‖ 21 ‖
(dasyubhirvaa niruddhaanaaM tvaM gatiH paramaa nRRiNaama)

jalaprataraNe caiva kaantaareshhvaTaveeshhu ca |
ye smaranti mahaadeveeM na ca seedanti te naraaH ‖ 22 ‖

tvaM keertiH shreerdhRRitiH siddhiH hreervidyaa santatirmatiH |
sandhyaa raatriH prabhaa nidraa jyotsnaa kaantiH kshhamaa dayaa ‖ 23 ‖

nRRiNaaM ca bandhanaM mohaM putranaashaM dhanakshhayam |
vyaadhiM mRRityuM bhayaM caiva poojitaa naashayishhyasi ‖ 24 ‖

so.ahaM raajyaatparibhrashhTaH sharaNaM tvaaM prapannavaan |
praNatashca yathaa moordhnaa tava devi sureshvari ‖ 25 ‖

traahi maaM padmapatraakshhi satye satyaa bhavasva naH |
sharaNaM bhava me durge sharaNye bhaktavatsale ‖ 26 ‖

evaM stutaa hi saa devee darshayaamaasa paaNDavam |
upagamya tu raajaanamidaM vacanamabraveet ‖ 27 ‖

shRRiNu raajan mahaabaaho madeeyaM vacanaM prabho |
bhavishhyatyaciraadeva saMgraame vijayastava ‖ 28 ‖

mama prasaadaannirjitya hatvaa kaurava vaahineem |
raajyaM nishhkaNTakaM kRRitvaa bhokshhyase medineeM punaH ‖ 29 ‖

bhraatRRibhiH sahito raajan preetiM praapsyasi pushhkalaam |
matprasaadaacca te saukhyaM aarogyaM ca bhavishhyati ‖ 30 ‖

ye ca saMkeertayishhyanti loke vigatakalmashhaaH |
teshhaaM tushhTaa pradaasyaami raajyamaayurvapussutam ‖ 31 ‖

pravaase nagare caapi saMgraame shatrusaMkaTe |
aTavyaaM durgakaantaare saagare gahane girau ‖ 32 ‖

ye smarishhyanti maaM raajan yathaahaM bhavataa smRRitaa |
na teshhaaM durlabhaM kiMcidasmin loke bhavishhyati ‖ 33 ‖

ya idaM paramastotraM bhaktyaa shRRiNuyaadvaa paTheta vaa |
tasya sarvaaNi kaaryaaNi sidhdhiM yaasyanti paaNDavaaH ‖ 34 ‖

matprasaadaacca vassarvaan viraaTanagare sthitaan |
na pragnyaasyanti kuravaH naraa vaa tannivaasinaH ‖ 35 ‖

ityuktvaa varadaa devee yudhishhThiramarindamam |
rakshhaaM kRRitvaa ca paaNDoonaaM tatraivaantaradheeyata ‖ 38 ‖