Devi Mahatmyam Chamundeswari Mangalam
Devi Mahatmyam Chamundeswari Mangalam
devI mAhAtmyaM cAmuNDezvarI maGgalam
zrI zailarAja tanaye caNDa muNDa niSUdinI
mRgendra vAhane tubhyaM cAmuNDAyai sumaGgalaM|1|
paJca viMzati sAlADya zrI cakrapura nivAsinI
bindupITha sthitè tubhyaM cAmuNDAyai sumaGgalaM||2||
rAja rAjezvarI zrImad kAmezvara kuTumbinIM
yuga nAdha tate tubhyaM cAmuNDAyai sumaGgalaM||3||
mahAkAlI mahAlakSmI mahAvANI manonmaNI
yoganidrAtmake tubhyaM cAmUNDAyai sumaGgalaM||4||
matrinI daNDinI mukhya yoginI gaNa sevite|
bhaNDa daitya hare tubhyaM cAmUNDAyai sumaGgalaM||5||
nizumbha mahiSA zumbhe raktabIjAdi mardinI
mahAmAye zivetubhyaM cAmUNDAyai sumaGgalaM||
kAla rAtri mahAdurge nArAyaNa sahodarI
vindhya vAsinI tubhyaM cAmUNDAyai sumaGgalaM||
candra lekhA lasatpAle zrI madsiMhAsanezvarI
kAmezvarI namastubhyaM cAmUNDAyai sumaGgalaM||
prapaJca sRSTi rakSAdi paJca kArya dhrandhare
paJcapretAsane tubhyaM cAmUNDAyai sumaGgalaM||
madhukaiTabha saMhatrIM kadambavana vAsinI
mahendra varade tubhyaM cAmUNDAyai sumaGgalaM||
nigamAgama saMvedye zrI devI lalitAmbike
oDyANa pIThagade tubhyaM cAmUNDAyai sumaGgalaM||12||
puNdeSu khaNDa daNDa puSpa kaNTha lasatkare
sadAziva kale tubhyaM cAmUNDAyai sumaGgalaM||12||
kAmeza bhakta mAGgalya zrImad tripura sundarI|
sUryAgnindu trilocanI tubhyaM cAmUNDAyai sumaGgalaM||13||
cidagni kuNDa sambhUte mUla prakRti svarUpiNI
kandarpa dIpake tubhyaM cAmUNDAyai sumaGgalaM||14||
mahA padmATavI madhye sadAnanda dvihAriNI
pAsAGkuza dhare tubhyaM cAmUNDAyai sumaGgalaM||15||
sarvamantrAtmike prAjJe sarva yantra svarUpiNI
sarvatantrAtmike tubhyaM cAmUNDAyai sumaGgalaM||16||
sarva prANi sute vAse sarva zakti svarUpiNI
sarvA bhiSTa prade tubhyaM cAmUNDAyai sumaGgalaM||17||
vedamAta mahArAjJI lakSmI vANI vazapriye
trailokya vandite tubhyaM cAmUNDAyai sumaGgalaM||18||
brahmopendra surendrAdi sampUjita padAmbuje
sarvAyudha kare tubhyaM cAmUNDAyai sumaGgalaM||19||
mahAvidhyA sampradAyai savidhyenija vaibahve|
sarva mudrA kare tubhyaM cAmUNDAyai sumaGgalaM||20||
eka paJcAzate pIThe nivAsAtma vilAsinI
apAra mahime tubhyaM cAmUNDAyai sumaGgalaM||21||
tejo mayIdayApUrNe saccidAnanda rUpiNI
sarva varNAtmike tubhyaM cAmUNDAyai sumaGgalaM||22||
haMsArUDhe catuvaktre brAhmI rUpa samanvite
dhUmrAkSas hantrike tubhyaM cAmUNDAyai sumaGgalaM||23||
mAhesvarI svarUpayai paJcAsyai vRSabhavAhane|
sugrIva paJcike tubhyaM cAmUNDAyai sumaGgalaM||24||
mayUra vAhe ST vaktre ka'umarI rUpa zobhite
zakti yukta kare tubhyaM cAmUNDAyai sumaGgalaM||
pakSirAja samArUDhe zaGkha cakra lasatkare|
vaiSnavI saJjJike tubhyaM cAmUNDAyai sumaGgalaM||
vArAhI mahiSArUDhe ghora rUpa samanvite
daMStrAyudha dharè tubhyaM cAmUNDAyai sumaGgalaM||
gajendra vAhanA ruDhe indrANI rUpa vAsure
vajrAyudha karè tubhyaM cAmUNDAyai sumaGgalaM||
caturbhujè siMha vAhe jatA maNDila maNDite
caNDikè zubhage tubhyaM cAmUNDAyai sumaGgalaM||
daMzTrA karAla vadane siMha vaktrè caturbhuje
nArasiMhI sadA tubhyaM cAmUNDAyai sumaGgalaM||
jvala jihvA karAlAsye caNDakopa samanvite
jvAlA mAlinI tubhyaM cAmUNDAyai sumaGgalaM||
bhRgiNe darzitAtmIya prabhAve paramesvarI
nana rUpa dhare tubhya cAmUNDAyai sumaGgalaM||
gaNeza skanda jananI mAtaGgI bhuvanezvarI
bhadrakAlI sadA tubyaM cAmUNDAyai sumaGgalaM||
agastyAya hayagrIva prakaTI kRta vaibhave
anantAkhya sute tubhyaM cAmUNDAyai sumaGgalaM||
||iti zrI cAmuNDezvarI maGgalaM sampUrNaM||
About This Stotram
Overview
The Chamundeswari Mangalam is an 18-verse Sanskrit hymn that invokes auspiciousness (mangalam) through praise of Goddess Chamundeswari, the deity who slew the demons Chanda and Munda. The text includes references to Sri Chakra worship (Srichakrapura nivasini, Bindupitha sthite), indicating connections to Sri Vidya and Tantric traditions. Chamundeswari is particularly associated with the Mysore region of Karnataka.
What are the benefits of chanting Chamundeswari Mangalam?
- The mangalam format specifically invokes auspiciousness, making it appropriate for beginnings and transitions.
- Recitation is associated with protection from negative forces through the goddess's fierce, victorious nature.
- The text is used in the Chamundeswari temple tradition at Mysore and related regional worship.
- Chanting invokes the goddess's presence as described in Sri Chakra cosmology.
- Recitation during Navaratri, Durga Puja, and auspicious occasions is standard practice.
When is the best time to recite this?
Morning recitations and the start of important events are the most common occasions for a mangalam hymn. Navaratri is the primary festival context. The hymn is also associated with the Chamundeswari temple at Chamundi Hills in Mysore, where it is recited during temple worship.
What is the historical and traditional background?
The Chamundeswari Mangalam is not an excerpt from the Markandeya Purana's Devi Mahatmyam despite sharing the "Devi Mahatmyam" label in its title; it is a standalone mangala stotram. The text's references to Sri Chakra and Bindupitha connect it to Sri Vidya, a Shakta Tantric tradition. Goddess Chamundeswari's principal shrine at Chamundi Hills in Mysore has been a significant center of Devi worship for centuries. The authorship and date of this stotram are unknown.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Devi Mahatmyam Durga Saptasati — the primary Puranic text narrating the goddess's battles, including the slaying of Chanda and Munda that defines Chamundeswari's identity.
- Lalita Sahasranama — the thousand-name hymn of the Shakta Sri Vidya tradition, sharing the Sri Chakra cosmological framework referenced in this text.
- Chamundeswari Ashtakam — an eight-verse hymn to the same goddess, used in parallel regional devotional contexts.