Devi Mahatmyam Durga Saptasati Chapter 12

devI mAhAtmyaM durgA saptashati dvAdasho.adhyAyaH

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phalashrutirnAma dvAdasho.adhyAyaH ||

dhyAnaM

vidhyuddhAma samaprabhAM mRRigapati skandha sthitAM bhIShaNAM|

kanyAbhiH karavAla kheTa vilasaddastAbhi rAsevitAM

hastaishchakra gadhAsi kheTa vishikhAM guNaM tarjanIM

vibhrANa manalAtmikAM shishidharAM durgAM trinetrAM bhaje

devyuvAcha||1||

ebhiH stavaishcha mA nityaM stoShyate yaH samAhitaH|

tasyAhaM sakalAM bAdhAM nAshayiShyAmya saMshayam ||2||

madhukaiTabhanAshaM cha mahiShAsuraghAtanam|

kIrtiyiShyanti ye ta dvadvadhaM shumbhanishumbhayoH ||3||

aShTamyAM cha chaturdhashyAM navamyAM chaikachetasaH|

shroShyanti chaiva ye bhaktyA mama mAhAtmyamuttamam ||4||

na teShAM duShkRRitaM ki~nchid duShkRRitotthA na chApadaH|

bhaviShyati na dAridryaM na chai veShTaviyojanam ||5||

shatrubhyo na bhayaM tasya dasyuto vA na rAjataH|

na shastrAnalato yaughAt kadAchit sambhaviShyati ||6||

tasmAnmamaitanmAhatmyaM paThitavyaM samAhitaiH|

shrotavyaM cha sadA bhaktyA paraM svastyayanaM hi tat ||7||

upa sargAna sheShAMstu mahAmArI samudbhavAn|

tathA trividha mutpAtaM mAhAtmyaM shamayenmama ||8||

yatraita tpaThyate samya~NnityamAyatane mama|

sadA na tadvimokShyAmi sAnnidhyaM tatra mesthitam ||9||

bali pradAne pUjAyAmagni kArye mahotsave|

sarvaM mamaitanmAhAtmyaM uchchAryaM shrAvyamevacha ||10||

jAnatAjAnatA vApi bali pUjAM tathA kRRitAm|

pratIkShiShyAmyahaM prItyA vahni homaM tathA kRRitam ||11||

sharatkAle mahApUjA kriyate yAcha vArShikI|

tasyAM mamaitanmAhAtmyaM shrutvA bhaktisamanvitaH ||12||

sarvabAdhAvinirmukto dhanadhAnyasamanvitaH|

manuShyo matprasAdena bhaviShyati na saMshayaH||13||

shrutvA mamaitanmAhAtmyaM tathA chotpattayaH shubhAH|

parAkramaM cha yuddheShu jAyate nirbhayaH pumAn||14||

ripavaH sa~NkShayaM yAnti kalyANAM chopapadhyate|

nandate cha kulaM puMsAM mahAtmyaM mamashRRiNvatAm||15||

shAntikarmANi sarvatra tathA duHsvapnadarshane|

grahapIDAsu chogrAsu mahAtmyaM shRRiNuyAnmama||16||

upasargAH shamaM yAnti grahapIDAshcha dAruNAH

duHsvapnaM cha nRRibhirdRRiShTaM susvapnamupajAyate||17||

bAlagrahAbhibhUtAnaM bAlAnAM shAntikArakam|

sa~NghAtabhede cha nRRiNAM maitrIkaraNamuttamam||18||

durvRRittAnAmasheShANAM balahAnikaraM param|

rakShobhUtapishAchAnAM paThanAdeva nAshanam||19||

sarvaM mamaitanmAhAtmyaM mama sannidhikArakam|

pashupuShpArghyadhUpaishcha gandhadIpaistathottamaiH||20||

viprANAM bhojanairhomaiH pròkShaNIyairaharnisham|

anyaishcha vividhairbhogaiH pradAnairvatsareNa yA||21||

prItirme kriyate sAsmin sakRRiduchcharite shrute|

shrutaM harati pApAni tathArogyaM prayachChati||22||

rakShAM karoti bhUtebhyo janmanAM kIrtinaM mama|

yuddeShu charitaM yanme duShTa daitya nibarhaNam||23||

tasmi~nChRRite vairikRRitaM bhayaM puMsAM na jAyate|

yuShmAbhiH stutayo yAshcha yAshcha brahmarShibhiH kRRitAH||24||

brahmaNA cha kRRitAstAstu prayachChantu shubhAM matim|

araNye prAntare vApi dAvAgni parivAritaH||25||

dasyubhirvA vRRitaH shUnye gRRihIto vApi shatRRibhiH|

siMhavyAghrAnuyAto vA vanevA vana hastibhiH||26||

rAjnA kruddena chAjnapto vadhyo banda gato.apivA|

AghUrNito vA vAtena sthitaH pote mahArNave||27||

patatsu chApi shastreShu sa~NgrAme bhRRishadAruNe|

sarvAbAdhAshu ghorAsu vedanAbhyardito.apivA||28||

smaran mamaitachcharitaM naro muchyeta sa~NkaTAt|

mama prabhAvAtsiMhAdyA dasyavo vairiNa stathA||29||

dUrAdeva palAyante smaratashcharitaM mama||30||

RRiShiruvAcha||31||

ityuktvA sA bhagavatI chaNDikA chaNDavikramA|

pashyatAM sarva devAnAM tatraivAntaradhIyata||32||

te.api devA nirAta~NkAH svAdhikArAnyathA purA|

yaj~nabhAgabhujaH sarve chakrurvi nihatArayaH||33||

daityAshcha devyA nihate shumbhe devaripa.au yudhi

jagadvidhvaMsake tasmin mahogre.atula vikrame||34||

nishumbhe cha mahAvIrye sheShAH pAtAlamAyayuH||35||

evaM bhagavatI devI sA nityApi punaH punaH|

sambhUya kurute bhUpa jagataH paripAlanam||36||

tayaitanmohyate vishvaM saiva vishvaM prasUyate|

sAyAchitA cha vij~nAnaM tuShTA RRiddhiM prayachChati||37||

vyAptaM tayaitatsakalaM brahmANDaM manujeshvara|

mahAdevyA mahAkAlI mahAmArI svarUpayA||38||

saiva kAle mahAmArI saiva sRRiShtirbhavatyajA|

sthitiM karoti bhUtAnAM saiva kAle sanAtanI||39||

bhavakAle nRRiNAM saiva lakShmIrvRRiddhipradA gRRihe|

saivAbhAve tathA lakShmI rvinAshAyopajAyate||40||

stutA sampUjitA puShpairgandhadhUpAdibhistathA|

dadAti vittaM putrAMshcha matiM dharme gatiM shubhAM||41||

|| iti shrI mArkaNDeya purANe sAvarnike manvantare devI mahatmye phalashrutirnAma dvAdasho.adhyAya samAptam ||

Ahuti

OM klIM jayantI sA~NgAyai sashaktikAyai saparivArAyai savAhanAyai varapradhAyai vaiShNavI devyai ahAhutiM samarpayAmi namaH svAhA ||