Devi Mahatmyam Chamundeswari Mangalam
Devi Mahatmyam Chamundeswari Mangalam
Devi Mahatmyam Chamundeswari Mangalam
devī māhātmyaṃ cāmuṇḍeśvarī maṅgalam
śrī śailarāja tanaye caṇḍa muṇḍa niṣūdinī
mṛgendra vāhane tubhyaṃ cāmuṇḍāyai sumaṅgalaṃ|1|
pañca viṃśati sālāḍya śrī cakrapura nivāsinī
bindupīṭha sthitè tubhyaṃ cāmuṇḍāyai sumaṅgalaṃ||2||
rāja rājeśvarī śrīmad kāmeśvara kuṭumbinīṃ
yuga nādha tate tubhyaṃ cāmuṇḍāyai sumaṅgalaṃ||3||
mahākālī mahālakṣmī mahāvāṇī manonmaṇī
yoganidrātmake tubhyaṃ cāmūṇḍāyai sumaṅgalaṃ||4||
matrinī daṇḍinī mukhya yoginī gaṇa sevite|
bhaṇḍa daitya hare tubhyaṃ cāmūṇḍāyai sumaṅgalaṃ||5||
niśumbha mahiṣā śumbhe raktabījādi mardinī
mahāmāye śivetubhyaṃ cāmūṇḍāyai sumaṅgalaṃ||
kāla rātri mahādurge nārāyaṇa sahodarī
vindhya vāsinī tubhyaṃ cāmūṇḍāyai sumaṅgalaṃ||
candra lekhā lasatpāle śrī madsiṃhāsaneśvarī
kāmeśvarī namastubhyaṃ cāmūṇḍāyai sumaṅgalaṃ||
prapañca sṛṣṭi rakṣādi pañca kārya dhrandhare
pañcapretāsane tubhyaṃ cāmūṇḍāyai sumaṅgalaṃ||
madhukaiṭabha saṃhatrīṃ kadambavana vāsinī
mahendra varade tubhyaṃ cāmūṇḍāyai sumaṅgalaṃ||
nigamāgama saṃvedye śrī devī lalitāmbike
oḍyāṇa pīṭhagade tubhyaṃ cāmūṇḍāyai sumaṅgalaṃ||12||
puṇdeṣu khaṇḍa daṇḍa puṣpa kaṇṭha lasatkare
sadāśiva kale tubhyaṃ cāmūṇḍāyai sumaṅgalaṃ||12||
kāmeśa bhakta māṅgalya śrīmad tripura sundarī|
sūryāgnindu trilocanī tubhyaṃ cāmūṇḍāyai sumaṅgalaṃ||13||
cidagni kuṇḍa sambhūte mūla prakṛti svarūpiṇī
kandarpa dīpake tubhyaṃ cāmūṇḍāyai sumaṅgalaṃ||14||
mahā padmāṭavī madhye sadānanda dvihāriṇī
pāsāṅkuśa dhare tubhyaṃ cāmūṇḍāyai sumaṅgalaṃ||15||
sarvamantrātmike prājñe sarva yantra svarūpiṇī
sarvatantrātmike tubhyaṃ cāmūṇḍāyai sumaṅgalaṃ||16||
sarva prāṇi sute vāse sarva śakti svarūpiṇī
sarvā bhiṣṭa prade tubhyaṃ cāmūṇḍāyai sumaṅgalaṃ||17||
vedamāta mahārājñī lakṣmī vāṇī vaśapriye
trailokya vandite tubhyaṃ cāmūṇḍāyai sumaṅgalaṃ||18||
brahmopendra surendrādi sampūjita padāmbuje
sarvāyudha kare tubhyaṃ cāmūṇḍāyai sumaṅgalaṃ||19||
mahāvidhyā sampradāyai savidhyenija vaibahve|
sarva mudrā kare tubhyaṃ cāmūṇḍāyai sumaṅgalaṃ||20||
eka pañcāśate pīṭhe nivāsātma vilāsinī
apāra mahime tubhyaṃ cāmūṇḍāyai sumaṅgalaṃ||21||
tejo mayīdayāpūrṇe saccidānanda rūpiṇī
sarva varṇātmike tubhyaṃ cāmūṇḍāyai sumaṅgalaṃ||22||
haṃsārūḍhe catuvaktre brāhmī rūpa samanvite
dhūmrākṣas hantrike tubhyaṃ cāmūṇḍāyai sumaṅgalaṃ||23||
māhesvarī svarūpayai pañcāsyai vṛṣabhavāhane|
sugrīva pañcike tubhyaṃ cāmūṇḍāyai sumaṅgalaṃ||24||
mayūra vāhe ṣṭ vaktre ka'umarī rūpa śobhite
śakti yukta kare tubhyaṃ cāmūṇḍāyai sumaṅgalaṃ||
pakṣirāja samārūḍhe śaṅkha cakra lasatkare|
vaiṣnavī sañjñike tubhyaṃ cāmūṇḍāyai sumaṅgalaṃ||
vārāhī mahiṣārūḍhe ghora rūpa samanvite
daṃṣtrāyudha dharè tubhyaṃ cāmūṇḍāyai sumaṅgalaṃ||
gajendra vāhanā ruḍhe indrāṇī rūpa vāsure
vajrāyudha karè tubhyaṃ cāmūṇḍāyai sumaṅgalaṃ||
caturbhujè siṃha vāhe jatā maṇḍila maṇḍite
caṇḍikè śubhage tubhyaṃ cāmūṇḍāyai sumaṅgalaṃ||
daṃśṭrā karāla vadane siṃha vaktrè caturbhuje
nārasiṃhī sadā tubhyaṃ cāmūṇḍāyai sumaṅgalaṃ||
jvala jihvā karālāsye caṇḍakopa samanvite
jvālā mālinī tubhyaṃ cāmūṇḍāyai sumaṅgalaṃ||
bhṛgiṇe darśitātmīya prabhāve paramesvarī
nana rūpa dhare tubhya cāmūṇḍāyai sumaṅgalaṃ||
gaṇeśa skanda jananī mātaṅgī bhuvaneśvarī
bhadrakālī sadā tubyaṃ cāmūṇḍāyai sumaṅgalaṃ||
agastyāya hayagrīva prakaṭī kṛta vaibhave
anantākhya sute tubhyaṃ cāmūṇḍāyai sumaṅgalaṃ||
||iti śrī cāmuṇḍeśvarī maṅgalaṃ sampūrṇaṃ||
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
This text is available in 14 scripts: devanagari, tamil, telugu, kannada, malayalam, gujarati, bengali, iast, gurmukhi, oriya, assamese, sinhala, itrans, hk. Use the script selector above to switch between them.
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.