Devi Mahatmyam Chamundeswari Mangalam
Devi Mahatmyam Chamundeswari Mangalam
Devi Mahatmyam Chamundeswari Mangalam
devI mAhAtmyaM chAmuNDeshvarI ma~Ngalam
shrI shailarAja tanaye chaNDa muNDa niShUdinI
mRRigendra vAhane tubhyaM chAmuNDAyai suma~NgalaM|1|
pa~ncha viMshati sAlADya shrI chakrapura nivAsinI
bindupITha sthitè tubhyaM chAmuNDAyai suma~NgalaM||2||
rAja rAjeshvarI shrImad kAmeshvara kuTumbinIM
yuga nAdha tate tubhyaM chAmuNDAyai suma~NgalaM||3||
mahAkAlI mahAlakShmI mahAvANI manonmaNI
yoganidrAtmake tubhyaM chAmUNDAyai suma~NgalaM||4||
matrinI daNDinI mukhya yoginI gaNa sevite|
bhaNDa daitya hare tubhyaM chAmUNDAyai suma~NgalaM||5||
nishumbha mahiShA shumbhe raktabIjAdi mardinI
mahAmAye shivetubhyaM chAmUNDAyai suma~NgalaM||
kAla rAtri mahAdurge nArAyaNa sahodarI
vindhya vAsinI tubhyaM chAmUNDAyai suma~NgalaM||
chandra lekhA lasatpAle shrI madsiMhAsaneshvarI
kAmeshvarI namastubhyaM chAmUNDAyai suma~NgalaM||
prapancha sRRiShTi rakShAdi pancha kArya dhrandhare
panchapretAsane tubhyaM chAmUNDAyai sumaNgalaM||
madhukaiTabha saMhatrIM kadambavana vAsinI
mahendra varade tubhyaM chAmUNDAyai suma~NgalaM||
nigamAgama saMvedye shrI devI lalitAmbike
oDyANa pIThagade tubhyaM chAmUNDAyai suma~NgalaM||12||
puNdeShu khaNDa daNDa puShpa kaNTha lasatkare
sadAshiva kale tubhyaM chAmUNDAyai suma~NgalaM||12||
kAmesha bhakta mA~Ngalya shrImad tripura sundarI|
sUryAgnindu trilochanI tubhyaM chAmUNDAyai suma~NgalaM||13||
chidagni kuNDa sambhUte mUla prakRRiti svarUpiNI
kandarpa dIpake tubhyaM chAmUNDAyai suma~NgalaM||14||
mahA padmATavI madhye sadAnanda dvihAriNI
pAsANkusha dhare tubhyaM chAmUNDAyai sumaNgalaM||15||
sarvamantrAtmike prAj~ne sarva yantra svarUpiNI
sarvatantrAtmike tubhyaM chAmUNDAyai suma~NgalaM||16||
sarva prANi sute vAse sarva shakti svarUpiNI
sarvA bhiShTa prade tubhyaM chAmUNDAyai suma~NgalaM||17||
vedamAta mahArAj~nI lakShmI vANI vashapriye
trailokya vandite tubhyaM chAmUNDAyai suma~NgalaM||18||
brahmopendra surendrAdi sampUjita padAmbuje
sarvAyudha kare tubhyaM chAmUNDAyai suma~NgalaM||19||
mahAvidhyA sampradAyai savidhyenija vaibahve|
sarva mudrA kare tubhyaM chAmUNDAyai suma~NgalaM||20||
eka pa~nchAshate pIThe nivAsAtma vilAsinI
apAra mahime tubhyaM chAmUNDAyai suma~NgalaM||21||
tejo mayIdayApUrNe sachchidAnanda rUpiNI
sarva varNAtmike tubhyaM chAmUNDAyai suma~NgalaM||22||
haMsArUDhe chatuvaktre brAhmI rUpa samanvite
dhUmrAkShas hantrike tubhyaM chAmUNDAyai suma~NgalaM||23||
mAhesvarI svarUpayai pa~nchAsyai vRRiShabhavAhane|
sugrIva panchike tubhyaM chAmUNDAyai sumaNgalaM||24||
mayUra vAhe ShT vaktre ka.aumarI rUpa shobhite
shakti yukta kare tubhyaM chAmUNDAyai suma~NgalaM||
pakShirAja samArUDhe sha~Nkha chakra lasatkare|
vaiShnavI sanjnike tubhyaM chAmUNDAyai suma~NgalaM||
vArAhI mahiShArUDhe ghora rUpa samanvite
daMShtrAyudha dharè tubhyaM chAmUNDAyai suma~NgalaM||
gajendra vAhanA ruDhe indrANI rUpa vAsure
vajrAyudha karè tubhyaM chAmUNDAyai suma~NgalaM||
chaturbhujè siMha vAhe jatA maNDila maNDite
chaNDikè shubhage tubhyaM chAmUNDAyai suma~NgalaM||
daMshTrA karAla vadane siMha vaktrè chaturbhuje
nArasiMhI sadA tubhyaM chAmUNDAyai suma~NgalaM||
jvala jihvA karAlAsye chaNDakopa samanvite
jvAlA mAlinI tubhyaM chAmUNDAyai suma~NgalaM||
bhRRigiNe darshitAtmIya prabhAve paramesvarI
nana rUpa dhare tubhya chAmUNDAyai suma~NgalaM||
gaNesha skanda jananI mAta~NgI bhuvaneshvarI
bhadrakAlI sadA tubyaM chAmUNDAyai suma~NgalaM||
agastyAya hayagrIva prakaTI kRRita vaibhave
anantAkhya sute tubhyaM chAmUNDAyai suma~NgalaM||
||iti shrI chAmuNDeshvarI ma~NgalaM 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
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.