by: Author Unknown
Among the stotras addressed to the mother Goddess Durga, the greatest is perhaps the Devi Mahatmya which is also known as Chandi. This book recounts the story of Durga in her several incarnations. First she came to kill the Asuras Madhu and Kaidabha at the request of Brahma, then she came to kill the terrible Mahishasura as a result of prayers of all devas and again came to Kill the Rakshasas Shumbha and Nishumbha along with their armies. Since reading Devi mahatmya daily needs a lot of time, this stotra summarizes the stories recounted in Devi Mahatmya in the form of an octet. It is believed reading this stotra daily will give the devotee the same effect as reading Devi Mahatmya.
lakshmeese yoga nidhram prabhajathi bhujagadeesa thalpe sadad padvuthpannaou dhanavou thachra vana mala mayangaoumadhum kaidabham chadrustwa bheethasya dhathu stuthibira binuthammasu thou nasayantheemdurgam deveem prabadye sarana maha masesha apadun unmulanaya
In times of yore,When the Lord of Lakshmi.Was immersed in the sleep of yoga,On the awesome bed of the serpent,And the primeval giants Madhu and Kaidabha,Came out of his ear wax,And made Brahma the creator of all tremble ,Oh Durga, thou heard his prayers,And killed them both,And so I am falling at your feet,For solving all my problems great
yudhe nirjithya daithya stribhuvanamakilamyastha deeyeshu dishnyaishwasthapya swan vidheyan swayamagama abhasousakratham vikramenatham saamapthyaptha mithram mahisha mapi nihathyasya moordhathi roodamdurgam devim prapadhye sarana maha masesha apadan unmoolanya When the great Giant Mahisha,Who defeated in war Indra the Lord of all Devas,And By his prowess made all the three worlds, his slave,And appointed his servants to rule over them,You Durga, killed him along with his army, ministers and friends,And so I am falling at your feet,For solving all my problems great.
viswothpathi pranasa sthithi vihruthi paredevi gora mararithrasath thratham kulam na punarapi cha maha sankadeshwi diseshuavirbhooya purasthadithi chararana namathsarva geervana vargamdurgam deveem prapadye sarana maha masesha apadan unmoolnaya
Hey Goddess Durga, Who is engrossed in,Creation, upkeep and destruction of the universe,Hey Goddess, who is personification of light,The Gods and Devas appealed to you,“You have saved us mother, from the danger posed,By Great Rakshasas now by this war,And we pray that you should save Our progenies in future same as now”And thou acceded to their request,And so I am falling at your feet,For solving all my problems great.
hanthum shumbham nishumbam tridasa gana nuthamhemadolam himadriaarudaam vyuda darpan yudhi nihatha vathimdhoomra drik chanda mundanechamundakhyamdhadanam upasamitha maharaktha beejopasargamdurgam devim prapadye saranamahamasesha apadan unmulanaya
Acceding to the prayer of Gods,Thou came to the snowy mountains,In a golden swing,And killed the proud Asuras of Shumbha and Nishumba,After killing Dhoomraksha , Chanda and Munda, Thou were called and praised as Chamunda,And thou also killed the great scourge called Raktha Bheeja,And so I am falling at your feet,For solving all my problems great.
brahmesa skanda narayana kitinarasimhendra shakthi swa bruthyakruthwa hathwa nisumbam jitha vibutha ganamtrasitha sesha lokameki bhooyada shumbham rana sirasi nihatyasithamatha gadgaamdurgam devim prapadye sarana maha maseshapadan moolanaya
Killed Thou Shumbha,Who ruled over all devas,Making the Shakthi of Brahma,Skanda, Narayana, Narasimha,Varaha and Indra as thine assistants,And then merged all of them within you,And killed Nishumbha in an awesome war,And so I am falling at your feet,For solving all my problems great.
uthpanna nandajethi swayam avani thaleshumbamanyam nishumbhambramaryakya arunakhyam punarapi jananidurgamakhyam nihanthumbheema sakambareethi truti tharipu gataraktha danthethi jaa thaamdurgam devim prapadye saranamahamaseshapadan moolanaya
You were born as daughter to King Nanda,In this holy earth,To kill the Rakshasas of Shumbha and Nishumba,And also born as a bee to kill the Asura called Aruna,And again born as the Holy Durga ,To kill the asura called Durgama,You were famous as Bheema when you ate away asuras in fury,You were Known as Sakabhari when you grew food from your body ,To the starving millions during a great famine,And also known as Raktha dantha,Because you ate the asuras Vipra Chitha,And so I am falling at your feet,For solving all my problems great.
tri giunyaanam gunaanaam anusarana kalakeeli naanavatharaitri lokya trana seelaam dhanuja kula vaneevahnee leela saleelaamdeveem sachinma mayeem tham vitharitha vinamathsathree vargaaapavargaamdurgam devim prapadye sarana maha masesha apath unmoolanaya
You are all the three Gunaas rolled in to one,You play thine divine game in several forms,You take care of all the three worlds,As a child’s play thou decimate the asuras,Like the fury of cyclone in the forest,You are the personification of all that is good,To those who bow at your feet in humility,Thou grantest all that they want here in and after,And so I am falling at your feet,For solving all my problems great.
simharoodam trinethraam kara thala vilasathsankha chakrasi ramyambakthabeeshta pradathreem ripu madana kareemsarva lokaika vandhyamnana alankara yuktham sasi yutha makutamsyamalangeem krusangeemdurgam devim prapadhye saranamaha asesha apath unmoolanya
She who rides on a lion,She who has three eyes,She who carries the conch and the wheel in pretty grace,She who fulfills requests of her devotees,She who kills her enemies,She who is venerated by all the worlds,She who is dressed in perfection,She who keeps the moon on her crown,She who is black in colour,And She who is tiny, I am falling at your feet,For solving all my problems great.
trayaswa swamin ithi tri bhuvana jananiprarthana twayya parthaplyanth abhyarthanayam bhagawathi sisavaknnvananya jananyatthubhyam syannamasyethya vanatha vibhdhaaladhi veeksha visargamdrgam devim prapadhye saranamaha asesha apath unmoolanya
“There is no need to request thee Oh Durga,To protect and save us,For does the mother on whom they solely depend,Ever need such a request,And So our salutations to thee”So pray the Gods to thee,And so I am falling at your feet,For solving all my problems great.
etham santha padanthu sthavam akhila vipajjala thoolana labhamhrinmoha dwantha bhanu prathima makhilamsankalpa kalpa dru kalpamdowrgam dowargathya goratha pathu hina karapakhya mam ho gajendrasoni panchasya desyam vpula bhayadhakalahitha tharkshya prabhavam
Let this prayer to the Goddess Durga,Which is like a wind for cotton bundle of sins,Like a sun for pitch dark mind,Like the divine tree granting all wishes,Like the cool moon for the sweltering heat of poverty,Like a lion before the elephant herd of sins,And like the fearsome eagle before the king cobra,Save us from all dangers ,And let all the devoted chant it always.
lakshmeese yoga nidhram prabhajathi bhujagadeesa thalpe sadad padvuthpannaou dhanavou thachra vana mala mayangaoumadhum kaidabham chadrustwa bheethasya dhathu stuthibira binuthammasu thou nasayantheemdurgam deveem prabadye sarana maha masesha apadun unmulanaya
In times of yore,When the Lord of Lakshmi.Was immersed in the sleep of yoga,On the awesome bed of the serpent,And the primeval giants Madhu and Kaidabha,Came out of his ear wax,And made Brahma the creator of all tremble ,Oh Durga, thou heard his prayers,And killed them both,And so I am falling at your feet,For solving all my problems great
yudhe nirjithya daithya stribhuvanamakilamyastha deeyeshu dishnyaishwasthapya swan vidheyan swayamagama abhasousakratham vikramenatham saamapthyaptha mithram mahisha mapi nihathyasya moordhathi roodamdurgam devim prapadhye sarana maha masesha apadan unmoolanya When the great Giant Mahisha,Who defeated in war Indra the Lord of all Devas,And By his prowess made all the three worlds, his slave,And appointed his servants to rule over them,You Durga, killed him along with his army, ministers and friends,And so I am falling at your feet,For solving all my problems great.
viswothpathi pranasa sthithi vihruthi paredevi gora mararithrasath thratham kulam na punarapi cha maha sankadeshwi diseshuavirbhooya purasthadithi chararana namathsarva geervana vargamdurgam deveem prapadye sarana maha masesha apadan unmoolnaya
Hey Goddess Durga, Who is engrossed in,Creation, upkeep and destruction of the universe,Hey Goddess, who is personification of light,The Gods and Devas appealed to you,“You have saved us mother, from the danger posed,By Great Rakshasas now by this war,And we pray that you should save Our progenies in future same as now”And thou acceded to their request,And so I am falling at your feet,For solving all my problems great.
hanthum shumbham nishumbam tridasa gana nuthamhemadolam himadriaarudaam vyuda darpan yudhi nihatha vathimdhoomra drik chanda mundanechamundakhyamdhadanam upasamitha maharaktha beejopasargamdurgam devim prapadye saranamahamasesha apadan unmulanaya
Acceding to the prayer of Gods,Thou came to the snowy mountains,In a golden swing,And killed the proud Asuras of Shumbha and Nishumba,After killing Dhoomraksha , Chanda and Munda, Thou were called and praised as Chamunda,And thou also killed the great scourge called Raktha Bheeja,And so I am falling at your feet,For solving all my problems great.
brahmesa skanda narayana kitinarasimhendra shakthi swa bruthyakruthwa hathwa nisumbam jitha vibutha ganamtrasitha sesha lokameki bhooyada shumbham rana sirasi nihatyasithamatha gadgaamdurgam devim prapadye sarana maha maseshapadan moolanaya
Killed Thou Shumbha,Who ruled over all devas,Making the Shakthi of Brahma,Skanda, Narayana, Narasimha,Varaha and Indra as thine assistants,And then merged all of them within you,And killed Nishumbha in an awesome war,And so I am falling at your feet,For solving all my problems great.
uthpanna nandajethi swayam avani thaleshumbamanyam nishumbhambramaryakya arunakhyam punarapi jananidurgamakhyam nihanthumbheema sakambareethi truti tharipu gataraktha danthethi jaa thaamdurgam devim prapadye saranamahamaseshapadan moolanaya
You were born as daughter to King Nanda,In this holy earth,To kill the Rakshasas of Shumbha and Nishumba,And also born as a bee to kill the Asura called Aruna,And again born as the Holy Durga ,To kill the asura called Durgama,You were famous as Bheema when you ate away asuras in fury,You were Known as Sakabhari when you grew food from your body ,To the starving millions during a great famine,And also known as Raktha dantha,Because you ate the asuras Vipra Chitha,And so I am falling at your feet,For solving all my problems great.
tri giunyaanam gunaanaam anusarana kalakeeli naanavatharaitri lokya trana seelaam dhanuja kula vaneevahnee leela saleelaamdeveem sachinma mayeem tham vitharitha vinamathsathree vargaaapavargaamdurgam devim prapadye sarana maha masesha apath unmoolanaya
You are all the three Gunaas rolled in to one,You play thine divine game in several forms,You take care of all the three worlds,As a child’s play thou decimate the asuras,Like the fury of cyclone in the forest,You are the personification of all that is good,To those who bow at your feet in humility,Thou grantest all that they want here in and after,And so I am falling at your feet,For solving all my problems great.
simharoodam trinethraam kara thala vilasathsankha chakrasi ramyambakthabeeshta pradathreem ripu madana kareemsarva lokaika vandhyamnana alankara yuktham sasi yutha makutamsyamalangeem krusangeemdurgam devim prapadhye saranamaha asesha apath unmoolanya
She who rides on a lion,She who has three eyes,She who carries the conch and the wheel in pretty grace,She who fulfills requests of her devotees,She who kills her enemies,She who is venerated by all the worlds,She who is dressed in perfection,She who keeps the moon on her crown,She who is black in colour,And She who is tiny, I am falling at your feet,For solving all my problems great.
trayaswa swamin ithi tri bhuvana jananiprarthana twayya parthaplyanth abhyarthanayam bhagawathi sisavaknnvananya jananyatthubhyam syannamasyethya vanatha vibhdhaaladhi veeksha visargamdrgam devim prapadhye saranamaha asesha apath unmoolanya
“There is no need to request thee Oh Durga,To protect and save us,For does the mother on whom they solely depend,Ever need such a request,And So our salutations to thee”So pray the Gods to thee,And so I am falling at your feet,For solving all my problems great.
etham santha padanthu sthavam akhila vipajjala thoolana labhamhrinmoha dwantha bhanu prathima makhilamsankalpa kalpa dru kalpamdowrgam dowargathya goratha pathu hina karapakhya mam ho gajendrasoni panchasya desyam vpula bhayadhakalahitha tharkshya prabhavam
Let this prayer to the Goddess Durga,Which is like a wind for cotton bundle of sins,Like a sun for pitch dark mind,Like the divine tree granting all wishes,Like the cool moon for the sweltering heat of poverty,Like a lion before the elephant herd of sins,And like the fearsome eagle before the king cobra,Save us from all dangers ,And let all the devoted chant it always.
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