Devi · Traditional devotional text · Source: vignanam.org (Traditional devotional text (public-domain shlokas))
ōṃ namaśchaṇḍikāyai
nyāsaḥ asya śrī chaṇḍī kavachasya । brahmā ṛṣiḥ । anuṣṭup Chandaḥ । chāmuṇḍā dēvatā । aṅganyāsōkta mātarō bījam । navāvaraṇō mantraśaktiḥ । digbandha dēvatāḥ tatvam । śrī jagadambā prītyarthē saptaśatī pāṭhāṅgatvēna japē viniyōgaḥ ॥ ōṃ namaśchaṇḍikāyai
mārkaṇḍēya uvācha
ōṃ yadguhyaṃ paramaṃ lōkē sarvarakṣākaraṃ nṛṇām । yanna kasyachidākhyātaṃ tanmē brūhi pitāmaha ॥ 1
brahmōvācha । asti guhyatamaṃ vipra sarvabhūtōpakārakam । dēvyāstu kavachaṃ puṇyaṃ tachChṛṇuṣva mahāmunē ॥ 2 ॥
prathamaṃ śailaputrī cha dvitīyaṃ brahmachāriṇī । tṛtīyaṃ chandraghaṇṭēti kūṣmāṇḍēti chaturthakam ॥ 3 ॥
pañchamaṃ skandamātēti ṣaṣṭhaṃ kātyāyanīti cha । saptamaṃ kālarātrīti mahāgaurīti chāṣṭamam ॥ 4 ॥
navamaṃ siddhidātrī cha navadurgāḥ prakīrtitāḥ । uktānyētāni nāmāni brahmaṇaiva mahātmanā ॥ 5 ॥
agninā dahyamānastu śatrumadhyē gatō raṇē । viṣamē durgamē chaiva bhayārtāḥ śaraṇaṃ gatāḥ ॥ 6 ॥
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na tēṣāṃ jāyatē kiñchidaśubhaṃ raṇasaṅkaṭē । nāpadaṃ tasya paśyāmi śōkaduḥkhabhayaṃ na hi ॥ 7 ॥
yaistu bhaktyā smṛtā nūnaṃ tēṣāṃ vṛddhiḥ prajāyatē । yē tvāṃ smaranti dēvēśi rakṣasē tānnasaṃśayaḥ ॥ 8 ॥
prētasaṃsthā tu chāmuṇḍā vārāhī mahiṣāsanā । aindrī gajasamārūḍhā vaiṣṇavī garuḍāsanā ॥ 9 ॥
māhēśvarī vṛṣārūḍhā kaumārī śikhivāhanā । lakṣmīḥ padmāsanā dēvī padmahastā haripriyā ॥ 10 ॥
śvētarūpadharā dēvī īśvarī vṛṣavāhanā । brāhmī haṃsasamārūḍhā sarvābharaṇabhūṣitā ॥ 11 ॥
ityētā mātaraḥ sarvāḥ sarvayōgasamanvitāḥ । nānābharaṇāśōbhāḍhyā nānāratnōpaśōbhitāḥ ॥ 12 ॥
dṛśyantē rathamārūḍhā dēvyaḥ krōdhasamākulāḥ । śaṅkhaṃ chakraṃ gadāṃ śaktiṃ halaṃ cha musalāyudham ॥ 13 ॥
khēṭakaṃ tōmaraṃ chaiva paraśuṃ pāśamēva cha । kuntāyudhaṃ triśūlaṃ cha śārṅgamāyudhamuttamam ॥ 14 ॥
daityānāṃ dēhanāśāya bhaktānāmabhayāya cha । dhārayantyāyudhānītthaṃ dēvānāṃ cha hitāya vai ॥ 15 ॥
namastē'stu mahāraudrē mahāghōraparākramē । mahābalē mahōtsāhē mahābhayavināśini ॥ 16 ॥
trāhi māṃ dēvi duṣprēkṣyē śatrūṇāṃ bhayavardhini । prāchyāṃ rakṣatu māmaindrī āgnēyyāmagnidēvatā ॥ 17 ॥
dakṣiṇē'vatu vārāhī nairṛtyāṃ khaḍgadhāriṇī । pratīchyāṃ vāruṇī rakṣēdvāyavyāṃ mṛgavāhinī ॥ 18 ॥
udīchyāṃ pātu kaumārī aiśānyāṃ śūladhāriṇī । ūrdhvaṃ brahmāṇī mē rakṣēdadhastādvaiṣṇavī tathā ॥ 19 ॥
ēvaṃ daśa diśō rakṣēchchāmuṇḍā śavavāhanā । jayā mē chāgrataḥ pātu vijayā pātu pṛṣṭhataḥ ॥ 20 ॥
ajitā vāmapārśvē tu dakṣiṇē chāparājitā । śikhāmudyōtinī rakṣēdumā mūrdhni vyavasthitā ॥ 21 ॥
mālādharī lalāṭē cha bhruvau rakṣēdyaśasvinī । trinētrā cha bhruvōrmadhyē yamaghaṇṭā cha nāsikē ॥ 22 ॥
śaṅkhinī chakṣuṣōrmadhyē śrōtrayōrdvāravāsinī । kapōlau kālikā rakṣētkarṇamūlē tu śāṅkarī ॥ 23 ॥
nāsikāyāṃ sugandhā cha uttarōṣṭhē cha charchikā । adharē chāmṛtakalā jihvāyāṃ cha sarasvatī ॥ 24 ॥
dantān rakṣatu kaumārī kaṇṭhadēśē tu chaṇḍikā । ghaṇṭikāṃ chitraghaṇṭā cha mahāmāyā cha tālukē ॥ 25 ॥
kāmākṣī chibukaṃ rakṣēdvāchaṃ mē sarvamaṅgaḻā । grīvāyāṃ bhadrakāḻī cha pṛṣṭhavaṃśē dhanurdharī ॥ 26 ॥
nīlagrīvā bahiḥ kaṇṭhē nalikāṃ nalakūbarī । skandhayōḥ khaḍginī rakṣēdbāhū mē vajradhāriṇī ॥ 27 ॥
hastayōrdaṇḍinī rakṣēdambikā chāṅgulīṣu cha । nakhāñChūlēśvarī rakṣētkukṣau rakṣētkulēśvarī ॥ 28 ॥
stanau rakṣēnmahādēvī manaḥśōkavināśinī । hṛdayē lalitā dēvī udarē śūladhāriṇī ॥ 29 ॥
nābhau cha kāminī rakṣēdguhyaṃ guhyēśvarī tathā । pūtanā kāmikā mēḍhraṃ gudē mahiṣavāhinī ॥ 30 ॥
kaṭyāṃ bhagavatī rakṣējjānunī vindhyavāsinī । jaṅghē mahābalā rakṣētsarvakāmapradāyinī ॥ 31 ॥
gulphayōrnārasiṃhī cha pādapṛṣṭhē tu taijasī । pādāṅgulīṣu śrī rakṣētpādādhastalavāsinī ॥ 32 ॥
nakhān daṃṣṭrakarālī cha kēśāṃśchaivōrdhvakēśinī । rōmakūpēṣu kaumārī tvachaṃ vāgīśvarī tathā ॥ 33 ॥
raktamajjāvasāmāṃsānyasthimēdāṃsi pārvatī । antrāṇi kālarātriścha pittaṃ cha mukuṭēśvarī ॥ 34 ॥
padmāvatī padmakōśē kaphē chūḍāmaṇistathā । jvālāmukhī nakhajvālāmabhēdyā sarvasandhiṣu ॥ 35 ॥
śukraṃ brahmāṇi! mē rakṣēchChāyāṃ Chatrēśvarī tathā । ahaṅkāraṃ manō buddhiṃ rakṣēnmē dharmadhāriṇī ॥ 36 ॥
prāṇāpānau tathā vyānamudānaṃ cha samānakam । vajrahastā cha mē rakṣētprāṇaṃ kalyāṇaśōbhanā ॥ 37 ॥
rasē rūpē cha gandhē cha śabdē sparśē cha yōginī । sattvaṃ rajastamaśchaiva rakṣēnnārāyaṇī sadā ॥ 38 ॥
āyū rakṣatu vārāhī dharmaṃ rakṣatu vaiṣṇavī । yaśaḥ kīrtiṃ cha lakṣmīṃ cha dhanaṃ vidyāṃ cha chakriṇī ॥ 39 ॥
gōtramindrāṇi! mē rakṣētpaśūnmē rakṣa chaṇḍikē । putrān rakṣēnmahālakṣmīrbhāryāṃ rakṣatu bhairavī ॥ 40 ॥
panthānaṃ supathā rakṣēnmārgaṃ kṣēmakarī tathā । rājadvārē mahālakṣmīrvijayā sarvataḥ sthitā ॥ 41 ॥
rakṣāhīnaṃ tu yat-sthānaṃ varjitaṃ kavachēna tu । tatsarvaṃ rakṣa mē dēvi! jayantī pāpanāśinī ॥ 42 ॥
padamēkaṃ na gachChēttu yadīchChēchChubhamātmanaḥ । kavachēnāvṛtō nityaṃ yatra yatraiva gachChati ॥ 43 ॥
tatra tatrārthalābhaścha vijayaḥ sārvakāmikaḥ । yaṃ yaṃ chintayatē kāmaṃ taṃ taṃ prāpnōti niśchitam ॥ 44 ॥
paramaiśvaryamatulaṃ prāpsyatē bhūtalē pumān । nirbhayō jāyatē martyaḥ saṅgrāmēṣvaparājitaḥ ॥ 45 ॥
trailōkyē tu bhavētpūjyaḥ kavachēnāvṛtaḥ pumān । idaṃ tu dēvyāḥ kavachaṃ dēvānāmapi durlabham ॥ 46 ॥
yaḥ paṭhētprayatō nityaṃ trisandhyaṃ śraddhayānvitaḥ । daivīkalā bhavēttasya trailōkyēṣvaparājitaḥ । 47 ॥
jīvēdvarṣaśataṃ sāgramapamṛtyuvivarjitaḥ । naśyanti vyādhayaḥ sarvē lūtāvisphōṭakādayaḥ ॥ 48 ॥
sthāvaraṃ jaṅgamaṃ chaiva kṛtrimaṃ chaiva yadviṣam । abhichārāṇi sarvāṇi mantrayantrāṇi bhūtalē ॥ 49 ॥
bhūcharāḥ khēcharāśchaiva julajāśchōpadēśikāḥ । sahajā kulajā mālā ḍākinī śākinī tathā ॥ 50 ॥
antarikṣacharā ghōrā ḍākinyaścha mahābalāḥ । grahabhūtapiśāchāścha yakṣagandharvarākṣasāḥ ॥ 51 ॥
brahmarākṣasavētālāḥ kūṣmāṇḍā bhairavādayaḥ । naśyanti darśanāttasya kavachē hṛdi saṃsthitē ॥ 52 ॥
mānōnnatirbhavēdrājñastējōvṛddhikaraṃ param । yaśasā vardhatē sō'pi kīrtimaṇḍitabhūtalē ॥ 53 ॥
japētsaptaśatīṃ chaṇḍīṃ kṛtvā tu kavachaṃ purā । yāvadbhūmaṇḍalaṃ dhattē saśailavanakānanam ॥ 54 ॥
tāvattiṣṭhati mēdinyāṃ santatiḥ putrapautrikī । dēhāntē paramaṃ sthānaṃ yatsurairapi durlabham ॥ 55 ॥
prāpnōti puruṣō nityaṃ mahāmāyāprasādataḥ । labhatē paramaṃ rūpaṃ śivēna saha mōdatē ॥ 56 ॥
॥ iti vārāhapurāṇē hariharabrahma virachitaṃ dēvyāḥ kavachaṃ sampūrṇam ॥
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