Devi Mahatmyam Durga Saptasati Chapter 1

devI mAhAtmyaM durgA saptashati prathamo.adhyAyaH

shloka 1

|| devI mAhAtmyam ||

|| shrIdurgAyai namaH ||

|| atha shrIdurgAsaptashatI ||

|| madhukaiTabhavadho nAma prathamo.adhyAyaH ||

asya shrI pradhama charitrasya brahmA RRiShiH | mahAkAlI devatA | gAyatrI ChandaH | nandA shaktiH | rakta dantikA bIjam | agnistatvam | RRigvedaH svarUpam | shrI mahAkAlI prItyardhe pradhama charitra jape viniyogaH |

dhyAnaM

khaDgaM chakra gadeShuchApa parighA shUlaM bhushuNDIM shiraH

shaMNkhaM sandadhatIM karaistrinayanAM sarvAMNgabhUShAvRRitAm |

yAM hantuM madhukaibhau jalajabhUstuShTAva supte harau

nIlAshmadyuti mAsyapAdadashakAM seve mahAkAlikAM||

OM namashchaNDikAyai

OM aiM mArkaNDeya uvAcha||1||

sAvarNiH sUryatanayo yomanuH kathyate.aShTamaH|

nishAmaya tadutpattiM vistarAdgadato mama ||2||

mahAmAyAnubhAvena yathA manvantarAdhipaH

sa babhUva mahAbhAgaH sAvarNistanayo raveH ||3||

svArochiShe.antare pUrvaM chaitravaMshasamudbhavaH|

suratho nAma rAjA.abhUt samaste kShitimaNDale ||4||

tasya pAlayataH samyak prajAH putrAnivaurasAn|

babhUvuH shatravo bhUpAH kolAvidhvaMsinastadA ||5||

tasya tairabhavadyuddhaM atiprabaladaNDinaH|

nyUnairapi sa tairyuddhe kolAvidhvaMsibhirjitaH ||6||

tataH svapuramAyAto nijadeshAdhipo.abhavat|

AkrAntaH sa mahAbhAgastaistadA prabalAribhiH ||7||

amAtyairbalibhirduShTai rdurbalasya durAtmabhiH|

kosho balaM chApahRRitaM tatrApi svapure tataH ||8||

tato mRRigayAvyAjena hRRitasvAmyaH sa bhUpatiH|

ekAkI hayamAruhya jagAma gahanaM vanam ||9||

satatrAshramamadrAkShI ddvijavaryasya medhasaH|

prashAntashvApadAkIrNa munishiShyopashobhitam ||10||

tasthau ka~nchitsa kAlaM cha muninA tena satkRRitaH|

itashchetashcha vicharaMstasmin munivarAshrame||11||

so.achintayattadA tatra mamatvAkRRiShTachetanaH| ||12||

matpUrvaiH pAlitaM pUrvaM mayAhInaM puraM hi tat

madbhRRityaistairasadvRRittaiH rdharmataH pAlyate na vA ||13||

na jAne sa pradhAno me shUra hastIsadAmadaH

mama vairivashaM yAtaH kAnbhogAnupalapsyate ||14||

ye mamAnugatA nityaM prasAdadhanabhojanaiH

anuvRRittiM dhruvaM te.adya kurvantyanyamahIbhRRitAM ||15||

asamyagvyayashIlaistaiH kurvadbhiH satataM vyayaM

sa~nchitaH so.atiduHkhena kShayaM kosho gamiShyati ||16||

etachchAnyachcha satataM chintayAmAsa pArthivaH

tatra viprAshramAbhyAshe vaishyamekaM dadarsha saH ||17||

sa pRRiShTastena kastvaM bho hetushcha Agamane.atra kaH

sashoka iva kasmAtvaM durmanA iva lakShyase| ||18||

ityAkarNya vachastasya bhUpateH praNAyoditam

pratyuvAcha sa taM vaishyaH prashrayAvanato nRRipam||19||

vaishya uvAcha ||20||

samAdhirnAma vaishyo.ahamutpanno dhaninAM kule

putradArairnirastashcha dhanalobhAd asAdhubhiH||21||

vihInashcha dhanaidAraiH putrairAdAya me dhanam|

vanamabhyAgato duHkhI nirastashchAptabandhubhiH||22||

so.ahaM na vedmi putrANAM kushalAkushalAtmikAm|

pravRRittiM svajanAnAM cha dArANAM chAtra saMsthitaH||23||

kiM nu teShAM gRRihe kShemaM akShemaM kinnu sAmprataM

kathaM tekinnusadvRRittA durvRRittA kinnumesutAH||24||

rAjovAcha||25||

yairnirasto bhavA.NllubdhaiH putradArAdibhirdhanaiH||26||

teShu kiM bhavataH sneha manubadhnAti mAnasam||27||

vaishya uvAcha ||28||

evametadyathA prAha bhavAnasmadgataM vachaH

kiM karomi na badhnAti mama niShTuratAM manaH||29||

aiH santyajya pitRRisnehaM dhana lubdhairnirAkRRitaH

patiHsvajanahArdaM cha hArditeShveva me manaH| ||30||

kimetannAbhijAnAmi jAnannapi mahAmate

yatprema pravaNaM chittaM viguNeShvapi bandhuShu||31||

teShAM kRRite me niHshvAso daurmanasyaM chajAyate||32||

aromi kiM yanna manasteShvaprItiShu niShThuram ||33||

mArkaNDeya uvAcha ||34||

tatastau sahitau vipra tammuniM samupasthitau||35||

samAdhirnAma vaishyo.asau sa cha pArdhiva sattamaH||36||

kRRitvA tu tau yathAnyAyyaM yathArhaM tena saMvidam|

upaviShTau kathAH kAshchit​chchakraturvaishyapArdhivau||37||

rAjovAcha ||38||

bhagavaMstvAmahaM praShTumichChAmyekaM vadasvatat ||39||

duHkhAya yanme manasaH svachittAyattatAM vinA||40||

mamatvaM gatarAjyasya rAjyA~NgeShvakhileShvapi |

jAnato.api yathAj~nasya kimetanmunisattama || 41 ||

ayaM cha ikRRitaH putraiH dArairbhRRityaistathojghitaH

svajanena cha santyaktaH steShu hArdI tathApyati ||42||

eva meSha tathAhaM cha dvAvaptyantaduHkhitau|

dRRiShTadoShe.api viShaye mamatvAkRRiShTamAnasau ||43||

tatkenaitanmahAbhAga yanmohò j~nAninorapi

mamAsya cha bhavatyeShA vivekAndhasya mUDhatA ||44||

RRiShiruvAcha||45||

j~nAna masti samastasya jantorvShaya gochare|

viShayashcha mahAbhAga yAnti chaivaM pRRithakpRRithak||46||

kechiddivA tathA rAtrau prANinaH stulyadRRiShTayaH ||47||

j~nAnino manujAH satyaM kiM tu te na hi kevalam|

yato hi j~nAninaH sarve pashupakShimRRigAdayaH||48||

j~nAnaM cha tanmanuShyANAM yatteShAM mRRigapakShiNAM

manuShyANAM cha yatteShAM tulyamanyattathobhayoH||49||

jnAne.api sati pashyaitAn patagAnChAbacha~nchuShu|

kaNamokShAdRRitAn mohAtpIDyamAnAnapi kShudhA||50||

mAnuShA manujavyAghra sAbhilAShAH sutAn prati

lobhAt pratyupakArAya nanvetAn kiM na pashyasi||51||

tathApi mamatAvarte mohagarte nipAtitAH

mahAmAyA prabhAveNa saMsArasthitikAriNA||52||

tannAtra vismayaH kAryo yoganidrA jagatpateH|

mahAmAyA hareshchaiShA tayA sammohyate jagat||53||

j~NAninAmapi chetAMsi devI bhagavatI hi sA

balAdAkRShyamohAya mahAmAyA prayachChati ||54||

tayA visRRijyate vishvaM jagadetachcharAcharam |

saiShA prasannA varadA nRRiNAM bhavati muktaye ||55||

sA vidyA paramA mukterhetubhUtA sanAtanI

saMsArabandhahetushcha saiva sarveshvareshvarI||56||

rAjovAcha||57||

bhagavan kAhi sA devI mAmAyeti yAM bhavAn |

bravIti kthamutpannA sA karmAsyAshcha kiM dvija||58||

yatprabhAvA cha sA devI yatsvarUpA yadudbhavA|

tatsarvaM shrotumichChAmi tvatto brahmavidAM vara||59||

RRiShiruvAcha ||60||

nityaiva sA jaganmUrtistayA sarvamidaM tatam||61||

tathApi tatsamutpattirbahudhA shrUyatAM mamaH||62||

devAnAM kAryasiddhyarthaM Avirbhavati sA yadA|

utpanneti tadA loke sA nityApyabhidhIyate ||63||

yoganidrAM yadA viShNurjagatyekArNavIkRRite|

AstIrya sheShamabhajat kalpAnte bhagavAn prabhuH||64||

tadA dvAvasurau ghorau vikhyAtau madhukaiTabhau|

viShNukarNamalodbhUtau hantuM brahmANamudyatau||65||

sa nAbhi kamale viShNoH sthito brahmA prajApatiH

dRRiShTvA tAvasurau chograu prasuptaM cha janArdanam||66||

tuShTAva yoganidrAM tAmekAgrahRRidayaH sthitaH

vibodhanArdhAya harerharinetrakRRitAlayAm ||67||

vishveshvarIM jagaddhAtrIM sthitisaMhArakAriNIm|

nidrAM bhagavatIM viShNoratulAM tejasaH prabhuH ||68||

brahmovAcha ||69||

tvaM svAhA tvaM svadhA tvaMhi vaShaTkAraH svarAtmikA|

sudhA tvamakShare nitye tridhA mAtrAtmikA sthitA||70||

ardhamAtrA sthitA nityA yAnuchchAryAvisheShataH

tvameva sA tvaM sAvitrI tvaM deva jananI parA ||71||

tvayaitaddhAryate vishvaM tvayaitat sRRijyate jagat|

tvayaitat pAlyate devi tvamatsyante cha sarvadA||72||

visRRiShTau sRRiShTirUpAtvaM sthiti rUpA cha pAlane|

tathA saMhRRitirUpAnte jagato.asya jaganmaye ||73||

mahAvidyA mahAmAyA mahAmedhA mahAsmRRitiH|

mahAmohA cha bhavatI mahAdevI mahAsurI ||74||

prakRRitistvaM cha sarvasya guNatraya vibhAvinI|

kAlarAtrirmahArAtrirmoharAtrishcha dAruNA||75||

tvaM shrIstvamIshvarI tvaM hrIstvaM buddhirbhodhalakShaNA|

lajjApuShTistathA tuShTistvaM shAntiH kShAnti reva cha||76||

khaDginI shUlinI ghorA gadinI chakriNI tathA|

sha~NkhiNI chApinI bANAbhushuNDIparighAyudhA||77||

saumyA saumyatarAsheShasaumyebhyastvatisundarI

parAparANAM paramA tvameva parameshvarI||78||

yachcha ki~nchitkvachidvastu sadasadvAkhilAtmike|

tasya sarvasya yA shaktiH sA tvaM kiM stUyasemayA||79||

yayA tvayA jagat sraShTA jagatpAtAtti yo jagat|

so.api nidrAvashaM nItaH kastvAM stotumiheshvaraH||80||

viShNuH sharIragrahaNaM ahamIshAna eva cha

kAritAste yato.atastvAM kaH stotuM shaktimAn bhavet||81||

sA tvamitthaM prabhAvaiH svairudArairdevi saMstutA|

mohayaitau durAdharShAvasurau madhukaiTabhau ||82||

prabodhaM cha jagatsvAmI nIyatAmachyutA laghu ||83||

bodhashcha kriyatAmasya hantumetau mahAsurau ||83||

RRiShiruvAcha ||84||

evaM stutA tadA devI tAmasI tatra vedhasA

viShNoH prabhodhanArdhAya nihantuM madhukaiTabhau ||85||

netrAsyanAsikAbAhuhRRidayebhyastathorasaH|

nirgamya darshane tasthau brahmaNo avyaktajanmanaH ||86||

uttasthau cha jagannAthaH stayA mukto janArdanaH|

ekArNave ahishayanAttataH sa dadRRishe cha tau ||87||

madhukaiTabhau durAtmAnA vativIryaparAkramau

krodharaktekShaNAvattuM brahmaNAM janitodyamau ||88||

samutthAya tatastAbhyAM yuyudhe bhagavAn hariH

pa~nchavarShasahastrANi bAhupraharaNo vibhuH ||89||

tAvapyatibalonmattau mahAmAyAvimohitau ||90||

uktavantau varo.asmatto vriyatAmiti keshavam ||91||

shrI bhagavAnuvAcha ||92||

bhavetAmadya me tuShTau mama vadhyAvubhAvapi ||93||

kimanyena vareNAtra etAvRRiddi vRRitaM mama ||94||

RRiShiruvAcha ||95||

va~nchitAbhyAmiti tadA sarvamApomayaM jagat|

vilokya tAbhyAM gadito bhagavAn kamalekShaNaH ||96||

AvAM jahi na yatrorvI salilena pariplutA| ||97||

RRiShiruvAcha ||98||

tathetyuktvA bhagavatA sha~NkhachakragadAbhRRitA|

kRRitvA chakreNa vai Chinne jaghane shirasI tayoH ||99||

evameShA samutpannA brahmaNA saMstutA svayam|

prabhAvamasyA devyAstu bhUyaH shRRiNu vadAmi te ||100||

|| jaya jaya shrI svasti shrImArkaNDeyapurANe sAvarNike manvantare devImahAtmye madhukaiTabhavadho nAma pradhamo.adhyAyaH ||

Ahuti

OM eM sA~NgAyai sAyudhAyai sashaktikAyai saparivArAyai savAhanAyai eM bIjAdhiShTAyai mahA kAlikAyai mahA ahutiM samarpayAmi namaH svAhA ||