Devi Mahatmyam Durga Saptasati Chapter 1
Devi Mahatmyam Durga Saptasati Chapter 1
devI mAhAtmyaM durgA saptazati prathamo'dhyAyaH
|| devI mAhAtmyam ||
|| zrIdurgAyai namaH ||
|| atha zrIdurgAsaptazatI ||
|| madhukaiTabhavadho nAma prathamo'dhyAyaH ||
asya zrI pradhama caritrasya brahmA RSiH | mahAkAlI devatA | gAyatrI chandaH | nandA zaktiH | rakta dantikA bIjam | agnistatvam | RgvedaH svarUpam | zrI mahAkAlI prItyardhe pradhama caritra jape viniyogaH |
dhyAnaM
khaDgaM cakra gadeSucApa parighA zUlaM bhuzuNDIM ziraH
zaMGkhaM sandadhatIM karaistrinayanAM sarvAMGgabhUSAvRtAm |
yAM hantuM madhukaibhau jalajabhUstuSTAva supte harau
nIlAzmadyuti mAsyapAdadazakAM seve mahAkAlikAM||
OM namazcaNDikAyai
OM aiM mArkaNDeya uvAca||1||
sAvarNiH sUryatanayo yomanuH kathyate'STamaH|
nizAmaya tadutpattiM vistarAdgadato mama ||2||
mahAmAyAnubhAvena yathA manvantarAdhipaH
sa babhUva mahAbhAgaH sAvarNistanayo raveH ||3||
svArociSe'ntare pUrvaM caitravaMzasamudbhavaH|
suratho nAma rAjA'bhUt samaste kSitimaNDale ||4||
tasya pAlayataH samyak prajAH putrAnivaurasAn|
babhUvuH zatravo bhUpAH kolAvidhvaMsinastadA ||5||
tasya tairabhavadyuddhaM atiprabaladaNDinaH|
nyUnairapi sa tairyuddhe kolAvidhvaMsibhirjitaH ||6||
tataH svapuramAyAto nijadezAdhipo'bhavat|
AkrAntaH sa mahAbhAgastaistadA prabalAribhiH ||7||
amAtyairbalibhirduSTai rdurbalasya durAtmabhiH|
kozo balaM cApahRtaM tatrApi svapure tataH ||8||
tato mRgayAvyAjena hRtasvAmyaH sa bhUpatiH|
ekAkI hayamAruhya jagAma gahanaM vanam ||9||
satatrAzramamadrAkSI ddvijavaryasya medhasaH|
prazAntazvApadAkIrNa muniziSyopazobhitam ||10||
tasthau kaJcitsa kAlaM ca muninA tena satkRtaH|
itazcetazca vicaraMstasmin munivarAzrame||11||
so'cintayattadA tatra mamatvAkRSTacetanaH| ||12||
matpUrvaiH pAlitaM pUrvaM mayAhInaM puraM hi tat
madbhRtyaistairasadvRttaiH rdharmataH pAlyate na vA ||13||
na jAne sa pradhAno me zUra hastIsadAmadaH
mama vairivazaM yAtaH kAnbhogAnupalapsyate ||14||
ye mamAnugatA nityaM prasAdadhanabhojanaiH
anuvRttiM dhruvaM te'dya kurvantyanyamahIbhRtAM ||15||
asamyagvyayazIlaistaiH kurvadbhiH satataM vyayaM
saJcitaH so'tiduHkhena kSayaM kozo gamiSyati ||16||
etaccAnyacca satataM cintayAmAsa pArthivaH
tatra viprAzramAbhyAze vaizyamekaM dadarza saH ||17||
sa pRSTastena kastvaM bho hetuzca Agamane'tra kaH
sazoka iva kasmAtvaM durmanA iva lakSyase| ||18||
ityAkarNya vacastasya bhUpateH praNAyoditam
pratyuvAca sa taM vaizyaH prazrayAvanato nRpam||19||
vaizya uvAca ||20||
samAdhirnAma vaizyo'hamutpanno dhaninAM kule
putradArairnirastazca dhanalobhAd asAdhubhiH||21||
vihInazca dhanaidAraiH putrairAdAya me dhanam|
vanamabhyAgato duHkhI nirastazcAptabandhubhiH||22||
so'haM na vedmi putrANAM kuzalAkuzalAtmikAm|
pravRttiM svajanAnAM ca dArANAM cAtra saMsthitaH||23||
kiM nu teSAM gRhe kSemaM akSemaM kinnu sAmprataM
kathaM tekinnusadvRttA durvRttA kinnumesutAH||24||
rAjovAca||25||
yairnirasto bhavA~llubdhaiH putradArAdibhirdhanaiH||26||
teSu kiM bhavataH sneha manubadhnAti mAnasam||27||
vaizya uvAca ||28||
evametadyathA prAha bhavAnasmadgataM vacaH
kiM karomi na badhnAti mama niSTuratAM manaH||29||
aiH santyajya pitRsnehaM dhana lubdhairnirAkRtaH
patiHsvajanahArdaM ca hArditeSveva me manaH| ||30||
kimetannAbhijAnAmi jAnannapi mahAmate
yatprema pravaNaM cittaM viguNeSvapi bandhuSu||31||
teSAM kRte me niHzvAso daurmanasyaM cajAyate||32||
aromi kiM yanna manasteSvaprItiSu niSThuram ||33||
mArkaNDeya uvAca ||34||
tatastau sahitau vipra tammuniM samupasthitau||35||
samAdhirnAma vaizyo'sau sa ca pArdhiva sattamaH||36||
kRtvA tu tau yathAnyAyyaM yathArhaM tena saMvidam|
upaviSTau kathAH kAzcitccakraturvaizyapArdhivau||37||
rAjovAca ||38||
bhagavaMstvAmahaM praSTumicchAmyekaM vadasvatat ||39||
duHkhAya yanme manasaH svacittAyattatAM vinA||40||
mamatvaM gatarAjyasya rAjyAGgeSvakhileSvapi |
jAnato'pi yathAjJasya kimetanmunisattama || 41 ||
ayaM ca ikRtaH putraiH dArairbhRtyaistathojghitaH
svajanena ca santyaktaH steSu hArdI tathApyati ||42||
eva meSa tathAhaM ca dvAvaptyantaduHkhitau|
dRSTadoSe'pi viSaye mamatvAkRSTamAnasau ||43||
tatkenaitanmahAbhAga yanmohò jJAninorapi
mamAsya ca bhavatyeSA vivekAndhasya mUDhatA ||44||
RSiruvAca||45||
jJAna masti samastasya jantorvSaya gocare|
viSayazca mahAbhAga yAnti caivaM pRthakpRthak||46||
keciddivA tathA rAtrau prANinaH stulyadRSTayaH ||47||
jJAnino manujAH satyaM kiM tu te na hi kevalam|
yato hi jJAninaH sarve pazupakSimRgAdayaH||48||
jJAnaM ca tanmanuSyANAM yatteSAM mRgapakSiNAM
manuSyANAM ca yatteSAM tulyamanyattathobhayoH||49||
jJAne'pi sati pazyaitAn patagAJchAbacaJcuSu|
kaNamokSAdRtAn mohAtpIDyamAnAnapi kSudhA||50||
mAnuSA manujavyAghra sAbhilASAH sutAn prati
lobhAt pratyupakArAya nanvetAn kiM na pazyasi||51||
tathApi mamatAvarte mohagarte nipAtitAH
mahAmAyA prabhAveNa saMsArasthitikAriNA||52||
tannAtra vismayaH kAryo yoganidrA jagatpateH|
mahAmAyA harezcaiSA tayA sammohyate jagat||53||
jGAninAmapi cetAMsi devI bhagavatI hi sA
balAdAkr2SyamohAya mahAmAyA prayacchati ||54||
tayA visRjyate vizvaM jagadetaccarAcaram |
saiSA prasannA varadA nRNAM bhavati muktaye ||55||
sA vidyA paramA mukterhetubhUtA sanAtanI
saMsArabandhahetuzca saiva sarvezvarezvarI||56||
rAjovAca||57||
bhagavan kAhi sA devI mAmAyeti yAM bhavAn |
bravIti kthamutpannA sA karmAsyAzca kiM dvija||58||
yatprabhAvA ca sA devI yatsvarUpA yadudbhavA|
tatsarvaM zrotumicchAmi tvatto brahmavidAM vara||59||
RSiruvAca ||60||
nityaiva sA jaganmUrtistayA sarvamidaM tatam||61||
tathApi tatsamutpattirbahudhA zrUyatAM mamaH||62||
devAnAM kAryasiddhyarthaM Avirbhavati sA yadA|
utpanneti tadA loke sA nityApyabhidhIyate ||63||
yoganidrAM yadA viSNurjagatyekArNavIkRte|
AstIrya zeSamabhajat kalpAnte bhagavAn prabhuH||64||
tadA dvAvasurau ghorau vikhyAtau madhukaiTabhau|
viSNukarNamalodbhUtau hantuM brahmANamudyatau||65||
sa nAbhi kamale viSNoH sthito brahmA prajApatiH
dRSTvA tAvasurau cograu prasuptaM ca janArdanam||66||
tuSTAva yoganidrAM tAmekAgrahRdayaH sthitaH
vibodhanArdhAya harerharinetrakRtAlayAm ||67||
vizvezvarIM jagaddhAtrIM sthitisaMhArakAriNIm|
nidrAM bhagavatIM viSNoratulAM tejasaH prabhuH ||68||
brahmovAca ||69||
tvaM svAhA tvaM svadhA tvaMhi vaSaTkAraH svarAtmikA|
sudhA tvamakSare nitye tridhA mAtrAtmikA sthitA||70||
ardhamAtrA sthitA nityA yAnuccAryAvizeSataH
tvameva sA tvaM sAvitrI tvaM deva jananI parA ||71||
tvayaitaddhAryate vizvaM tvayaitat sRjyate jagat|
tvayaitat pAlyate devi tvamatsyante ca sarvadA||72||
visRSTau sRSTirUpAtvaM sthiti rUpA ca pAlane|
tathA saMhRtirUpAnte jagato'sya jaganmaye ||73||
mahAvidyA mahAmAyA mahAmedhA mahAsmRtiH|
mahAmohA ca bhavatI mahAdevI mahAsurI ||74||
prakRtistvaM ca sarvasya guNatraya vibhAvinI|
kAlarAtrirmahArAtrirmoharAtrizca dAruNA||75||
tvaM zrIstvamIzvarI tvaM hrIstvaM buddhirbhodhalakSaNA|
lajjApuSTistathA tuSTistvaM zAntiH kSAnti reva ca||76||
khaDginI zUlinI ghorA gadinI cakriNI tathA|
zaGkhiNI cApinI bANAbhuzuNDIparighAyudhA||77||
saumyA saumyatarAzeSasaumyebhyastvatisundarI
parAparANAM paramA tvameva paramezvarI||78||
yacca kiJcitkvacidvastu sadasadvAkhilAtmike|
tasya sarvasya yA zaktiH sA tvaM kiM stUyasemayA||79||
yayA tvayA jagat sraSTA jagatpAtAtti yo jagat|
so'pi nidrAvazaM nItaH kastvAM stotumihezvaraH||80||
viSNuH zarIragrahaNaM ahamIzAna eva ca
kAritAste yato'tastvAM kaH stotuM zaktimAn bhavet||81||
sA tvamitthaM prabhAvaiH svairudArairdevi saMstutA|
mohayaitau durAdharSAvasurau madhukaiTabhau ||82||
prabodhaM ca jagatsvAmI nIyatAmacyutA laghu ||83||
bodhazca kriyatAmasya hantumetau mahAsurau ||83||
RSiruvAca ||84||
evaM stutA tadA devI tAmasI tatra vedhasA
viSNoH prabhodhanArdhAya nihantuM madhukaiTabhau ||85||
netrAsyanAsikAbAhuhRdayebhyastathorasaH|
nirgamya darzane tasthau brahmaNo avyaktajanmanaH ||86||
uttasthau ca jagannAthaH stayA mukto janArdanaH|
ekArNave ahizayanAttataH sa dadRze ca tau ||87||
madhukaiTabhau durAtmAnA vativIryaparAkramau
krodharaktekSaNAvattuM brahmaNAM janitodyamau ||88||
samutthAya tatastAbhyAM yuyudhe bhagavAn hariH
paJcavarSasahastrANi bAhupraharaNo vibhuH ||89||
tAvapyatibalonmattau mahAmAyAvimohitau ||90||
uktavantau varo'smatto vriyatAmiti kezavam ||91||
zrI bhagavAnuvAca ||92||
bhavetAmadya me tuSTau mama vadhyAvubhAvapi ||93||
kimanyena vareNAtra etAvRddi vRtaM mama ||94||
RSiruvAca ||95||
vaJcitAbhyAmiti tadA sarvamApomayaM jagat|
vilokya tAbhyAM gadito bhagavAn kamalekSaNaH ||96||
AvAM jahi na yatrorvI salilena pariplutA| ||97||
RSiruvAca ||98||
tathetyuktvA bhagavatA zaGkhacakragadAbhRtA|
kRtvA cakreNa vai chinne jaghane zirasI tayoH ||99||
evameSA samutpannA brahmaNA saMstutA svayam|
prabhAvamasyA devyAstu bhUyaH zRNu vadAmi te ||100||
|| jaya jaya zrI svasti zrImArkaNDeyapurANe sAvarNike manvantare devImahAtmye madhukaiTabhavadho nAma pradhamo'dhyAyaH ||
Ahuti
OM eM sAGgAyai sAyudhAyai sazaktikAyai saparivArAyai savAhanAyai eM bIjAdhiSTAyai mahA kAlikAyai mahA ahutiM samarpayAmi namaH svAhA ||
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About This Stotram
Overview
Durga Saptasati Chapter 1 (Madhukaitabhavadha) is the first of thirteen chapters of the Devi Mahatmyam, which forms chapters 81-93 of the Markandeya Purana. This chapter narrates the story of Vishnu's cosmic sleep and the emergence of the goddess Yoganidra, who then helps him defeat the demons Madhu and Kaitabha. It contains 101 verses and establishes the foundational mythology of the goddess as the supreme power underlying creation.
What are the benefits of chanting Durga Saptasati Chapter 1?
- Recitation is held to invoke the goddess's protective presence at the start of the full Saptasati cycle.
- The chapter establishes the narrative framework for all subsequent chapters and is considered foundational.
- Chanting is associated with protection from enemies and the cultivation of courage.
- The text is recited as part of the full Chandipatha during Navaratri and Durga Puja.
- Meditating on the narrative of Madhu and Kaitabha's defeat is held to invoke the goddess's power over the forces of ego and delusion.
When is the best time to recite this?
Navaratri is the primary occasion, during which all thirteen chapters are typically recited over the nine days. Morning and evening recitations during this period are standard. Individual chapters may also be recited throughout the year as standalone devotional practice.
What is the historical and traditional background?
The Devi Mahatmyam is embedded in the Markandeya Purana and is generally dated between the 4th and 6th centuries CE, making it among the earlier Puranic texts. Chapter 1 is titled Madhukaitabhavadha (the slaying of Madhu and Kaitabha) and forms the Prathama Charitra (first episode) of the text. The authorship is attributed to the sage Markandeya in the Puranic narrative, though the text reflects the collective development of Shakta theology over a period of time. The Devi Mahatmyam as a whole is the foundational scripture of Shaktism.
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Related Texts
- Devi Mahatmyam Devi Kavacham — the protective armor hymn recited before this chapter in the full Chandipatha sequence.
- Devi Mahatmyam Argala Stotram — another preparatory text in the Chandipatha that precedes this chapter.
- Devi Mahatmyam Durga Saptasati Chapter 2 — the next chapter, which begins the narrative of Mahishasura's defeat.