Devi Mahatmyam Durga Saptasati Chapter 2
Devi Mahatmyam Durga Saptasati Chapter 2
Devi Mahatmyam Durga Saptasati Chapter 2
devī māhātmyaṃ durgā saptaśati dvitīyo'dhyāyaḥ
mahiṣāsura sainyavadho nāma dvitīyo'dhyāyaḥ ||
asya sapta satīmadhyama caritrasya viṣṇur ṛṣiḥ | uṣṇik chandaḥ | śrīmahālakṣmīdevatā| śākambharī śaktiḥ | durgā bījam | vāyustattvam | yajurvedaḥ svarūpam | śrī mahālakṣmīprītyarthe madhyama caritra jape viniyogaḥ ||
dhyānaṃ
oṃ akṣasrakparaśuṃ gadeṣukuliśaṃ padmaṃ dhanuḥ kuṇḍikāṃ
daṇḍaṃ śaktimasiṃ ca carma jalajaṃ ghaṇṭāṃ surābhājanam |
śūlaṃ pāśasudarśane ca dadhatīṃ hastaiḥ pravāla prabhāṃ
seve sairibhamardinīmiha mahalakṣmīṃ sarojasthitām ||
ṛṣiruvāca ||1||
devāsuramabhūdyuddhaṃ pūrṇamabdaśataṃ purā|
mahiṣe'surāṇāṃ adhipe devānāñca purandare
tatrāsurairmahāvīryirdevasainyaṃ parājitaṃ|
jitvā ca sakalān devān indro'bhūnmahiṣāsuraḥ ||3||
tataḥ parājitā devāḥ padmayoniṃ prajāpatim|
puraskṛtyagatāstatra yatreśa garuḍadhvajau ||4||
yathāvṛttaṃ tayostadvan mahiṣāsuraceṣṭitam|
tridaśāḥ kathayāmāsurdevābhibhavavistaram ||5||
sūryendrāgnyanilendūnāṃ yamasya varuṇasya ca
anyeṣāṃ cādhikārānsa svayamevādhitiṣṭati ||6||
svargānnirākṛtāḥ sarve tena deva gaṇā bhuviḥ|
vicaranti yathā martyā mahiṣeṇa durātmanā ||6||
etadvaḥ kathitaṃ sarvaṃ amarāriviceṣṭitam|
śaraṇaṃ vaḥ prapannāḥ smo vadhastasya vicintyatām ||8||
itthaṃ niśamya devānāṃ vacāṃsi madhusūdhanaḥ
cakāra kopaṃ śambhuśca bhrukuṭīkuṭilānanau ||9||
tato'tikopapūrṇasya cakriṇo vadanāttataḥ|
niścakrāma mahattejo brahmaṇaḥ śaṅkarasya ca ||10||
anyeṣāṃ caiva devānāṃ śakrādīnāṃ śarīrataḥ|
nirgataṃ sumahattejaḥ staccaikyaṃ samagacchata ||11||
atīva tejasaḥ kūṭaṃ jvalantamiva parvatam|
dadṛśuste surāstatra jvālāvyāptadigantaram ||12||
atulaṃ tatra tattejaḥ sarvadeva śarīrajam|
ekasthaṃ tadabhūnnārī vyāptalokatrayaṃ tviṣā ||13||
yadabhūcchāmbhavaṃ tejaḥ stenājāyata tanmukham|
yāmyena cābhavan keśā bāhavo viṣṇutejasā ||14||
saumyena stanayoryugmaṃ madhyaṃ caindreṇa cābhavat|
vāruṇena ca jaṅghorū nitambastejasā bhuvaḥ ||15||
brahmaṇastejasā pādau tadaṅgulyo'rka tejasā|
vasūnāṃ ca karāṅgulyaḥ kaubereṇa ca nāsikā ||16||
tasyāstu dantāḥ sambhūtā prājāpatyena tejasā
nayanatritayaṃ jajñe tathā pāvakatejasā ||17||
bhruvau ca sandhyayostejaḥ śravaṇāvanilasya ca
anyeṣāṃ caiva devānāṃ sambhavastejasāṃ śiva ||18||
tataḥ samasta devānāṃ tejorāśisamudbhavām|
tāṃ vilokya mudaṃ prāpuḥ amarā mahiṣārditāḥ ||19||
śūlaṃ śūlādviniṣkṛṣya dadau tasyai pinākadhṛk|
cakraṃ ca dattavān kṛṣṇaḥ samutpāṭya svacakrataḥ ||20||
śaṅkhaṃ ca varuṇaḥ śaktiṃ dadau tasyai hutāśanaḥ
māruto dattavāṃścāpaṃ bāṇapūrṇe tatheṣudhī ||21||
vajramindraḥ samutpāṭya kuliśādamarādhipaḥ|
dadau tasyai sahasrākṣo ghaṇṭāmairāvatādgajāt ||22||
kāladaṇḍādyamo daṇḍaṃ pāśaṃ cāmbupatirdadau|
prajāpatiścākṣamālāṃ dadau brahmā kamaṇḍalaṃ ||23||
samastaromakūpeṣu nija raśmīn divākaraḥ
kālaśca dattavān khaḍgaṃ tasyāḥ ścarma ca nirmalam ||24||
kṣīrodaścāmalaṃ hāraṃ ajare ca tathāmbare
cūḍāmaṇiṃ tathādivyaṃ kuṇḍale kaṭakānica ||25||
ardhacandraṃ tadhā śubhraṃ keyūrān sarva bāhuṣu
nūpurau vimalau tadva dgraiveyakamanuttamam ||26||
aṅgulīyakaratnāni samastāsvaṅgulīṣu ca
viśva karmā dadau tasyai paraśuṃ cāti nirmalaṃ ||27||
astrāṇyanekarūpāṇi tathā'bhedyaṃ ca daṃśanam|
amlāna paṅkajāṃ mālāṃ śirasyu rasi cāparām||28||
adadajjaladhistasyai paṅkajaṃ cātiśobhanam|
himavān vāhanaṃ siṃhaṃ ratnāni vividhānica||29||
dadāvaśūnyaṃ surayā pānapātraṃ danādhipaḥ|
śeṣaśca sarva nāgeśo mahāmaṇi vibhūṣitam ||30||
nāgahāraṃ dada'u tasyai dhatte yaḥ pṛthivīmimām|
anyairapi surairdevī bhūṣaṇaiḥ āyudhaistathāḥ ||31||
sammānitā nanādoccaiḥ sāṭṭahāsaṃ muhurmuhu|
tasyānādena ghoreṇa kṛtsna māpūritaṃ nabhaḥ ||32||
amāyatātimahatā pratiśabdo mahānabhūt|
cukṣubhuḥ sakalālokāḥ samudrāśca cakampire ||33||
cacāla vasudhā celuḥ sakalāśca mahīdharāḥ|
jayeti devāśca mudā tāmūcuḥ siṃhavāhinīm ||34||
tuṣṭuvurmunayaścaināṃ bhaktinamrātmamūrtayaḥ|
dṛṣṭvā samastaṃ saṅkṣubdhaṃ trailokyaṃ amarārayaḥ ||35||
sannaddhākhilasainyāste samuttasthurudāyudāḥ|
āḥ kimetaditi krodhādābhāṣya mahiṣāsuraḥ ||36||
abhyadhāvata taṃ śabdaṃ aśeṣairasurairvṛtaḥ|
sa dadarṣa tato devīṃ vyāptalokatrayāṃ tviṣā||37||
pādākrāntyā natabhuvaṃ kirīṭollikhitāmbarām|
kṣobhitāśeṣapātālāṃ dhanurjyāniḥsvanena tām ||38||
diśo bhujasahasreṇa samantādvyāpya saṃsthitām|
tataḥ pravavṛte yuddhaṃ tayā devyā suradviṣāṃ ||39||
śastrāstrairbhahudhā muktairādīpitadigantaram|
mahiṣāsurasenānīścikṣurākhyo mahāsuraḥ ||40||
yuyudhe camaraścānyaiścaturaṅgabalānvitaḥ|
rathānāmayutaiḥ ṣaḍbhiḥ rudagrākhyo mahāsuraḥ ||41||
ayudhyatāyutānāṃ ca sahasreṇa mahāhanuḥ|
pañcāśadbhiśca niyutairasilomā mahāsuraḥ ||42||
ayutānāṃ śataiḥ ṣaḍbhiḥrbhāṣkalo yuyudhe raṇe|
gajavāji sahasraughai ranekaiḥ parivāritaḥ ||43||
vṛto rathānāṃ koṭyā ca yuddhe tasminnayudhyata|
biḍālākhyo'yutānāṃ ca pañcāśadbhirathāyutaiḥ ||44||
yuyudhe saṃyuge tatra rathānāṃ parivāritaḥ|
anye ca tatrāyutaśo rathanāgahayairvṛtāḥ ||45||
yuyudhuḥ saṃyuge devyā saha tatra mahāsurāḥ|
koṭikoṭisahastraistu rathānāṃ dantināṃ tathā ||46||
hayānāṃ ca vṛto yuddhe tatrābhūnmahiṣāsuraḥ|
tomarairbhindhipālaiśca śaktibhirmusalaistathā ||47||
yuyudhuḥ saṃyuge devyā khaḍgaiḥ parasupaṭṭisaiḥ|
keciccha cikṣipuḥ śaktīḥ kecit pāśāṃstathāpare ||48||
devīṃ khaḍgaprahāraistu te tāṃ hantuṃ pracakramuḥ|
sāpi devī tatastāni śastrāṇyastrāṇi caṇḍikā ||49||
līla yaiva praciccheda nijaśastrāstravarṣiṇī|
anāyastānanā devī stūyamānā surarṣibhiḥ ||50||
mumocāsuradeheṣu śastrāṇyastrāṇi ceśvarī|
so'pi kruddho dhutasaṭo devyā vāhanakesarī ||51||
cacārāsura sainyeṣu vaneṣviva hutāśanaḥ|
niḥśvāsān mumuceyāṃśca yudhyamānāraṇe'mbikā||52||
ta eva sadhyasambhūtā gaṇāḥ śatasahasraśaḥ|
yuyudhuste paraśubhirbhindipālāsipaṭṭiśaiḥ ||53||
nāśayanto'asuragaṇān devīśaktyupabṛṃhitāḥ|
avādayantā paṭahān gaṇāḥ śaṅāṃ stathāpare||54||
mṛdaṅgāṃśca tathaivānye tasminyuddha mahotsave|
tatodevī triśūlena gadayā śaktivṛṣṭibhiḥ||55||
khaḍgādibhiśca śataśo nijaghāna mahāsurān|
pātayāmāsa caivānyān ghaṇṭāsvanavimohitān ||56||
asurān bhuvipāśena badhvācānyānakarṣayat|
kecid dvidhākṛtā stīkṣṇaiḥ khaḍgapātaistathāpare||57||
vipothitā nipātena gadayā bhuvi śerate|
vemuśca kecidrudhiraṃ musalena bhṛśaṃ hatāḥ ||58||
kecinnipatitā bhūmau bhinnāḥ śūlena vakṣasi|
nirantarāḥ śaraughena kṛtāḥ kecidraṇājire ||59||
śalyānukāriṇaḥ prāṇān mamucustridaśārdanāḥ|
keṣāñcidbāhavaścinnāścinnagrīvāstathāpare ||60||
śirāṃsi peturanyeṣāṃ anye madhye vidāritāḥ|
vicchinnajajghāsvapare petururvyāṃ mahāsurāḥ ||61||
ekabāhvakṣicaraṇāḥ keciddevyā dvidhākṛtāḥ|
chinnepi cānye śirasi patitāḥ punarutthitāḥ ||62||
kabandhā yuyudhurdevyā gṛhītaparamāyudhāḥ|
nanṛtuścāpare tatra yudde tūryalayāśritāḥ ||63||
kabandhāścinnaśirasaḥ khaḍgaśakytṛṣṭipāṇayaḥ|
tiṣṭha tiṣṭheti bhāṣanto devī manye mahāsurāḥ ||64||
pātitai rathanāgāśvaiḥ āsuraiśca vasundharā|
agamyā sābhavattatra yatrābhūt sa mahāraṇaḥ ||65||
śoṇitaughā mahānadyassadyastatra visusruvuḥ|
madhye cāsurasainyasya vāraṇāsuravājinām ||66||
kṣaṇena tanmahāsainyamasurāṇāṃ tathā'mbikā|
ninye kṣayaṃ yathā vahnistṛṇadāru mahācayam ||67||
saca siṃho mahānādamutsṛjan dhutakesaraḥ|
śarīrebhyo'marārīṇāmasūniva vicinvati ||68||
devyā gaṇaiśca taistatra kṛtaṃ yuddhaṃ tathāsuraiḥ|
yathaiṣāṃ tuṣṭuvurdevāḥ puṣpavṛṣṭimuco divi ||69||
jaya jaya śrī mārkaṇḍeya purāṇe sāvarnike manvantare devi mahatmye mahiṣāsurasainyavadho nāma dvitīyo'dhyāyaḥ||
āhuti
oṃ hrīṃ sāṅgāyai sāyudhāyai saśaktikāyai saparivārāyai savāhanāyai aṣṭāviṃśati varṇātmikāyai lakśmī bījādiṣṭāyai mahāhutiṃ samarpayāmi namaḥ svāhā |
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About This Stotram
Overview
Durga Saptasati Chapter 2 (Mahishasura Sainyavadha) is the second chapter of the Devi Mahatmyam in the Markandeya Purana, containing 68 verses. This chapter narrates the battle between Goddess Durga and the armies of the demon Mahishasura, opening the Madhyama Charitra (middle episode) of the text. It is part of the Shakta Puranic canon and belongs to the full Chandipatha recitation cycle.
What are the benefits of chanting Durga Saptasati Chapter 2?
- Recitation is associated with the invocation of the goddess's martial power and protection against adversaries.
- The chapter is held to grant courage and strength when confronting significant challenges.
- Chanting is part of the full Navaratri recitation cycle and contributes to the complete merit of the Chandipatha.
- The narrative of the goddess's battle against demonic forces is understood as an allegory for overcoming internal obstructions.
- The text supports devotion to Durga in her fiercer, war-goddess aspect.
When is the best time to recite this?
Navaratri is the primary occasion, when all chapters are recited in sequence. Chapter 2 falls on the first or second day of the recitation cycle, depending on the tradition followed. Morning and evening recitations during Navaratri are standard. Individual chapters may also be recited at other times.
What is the historical and traditional background?
Chapter 2 begins the Madhyama Charitra (middle episode) of the Devi Mahatmyam, which narrates the goddess's defeat of Mahishasura across chapters 2-4. The Devi Mahatmyam belongs to the Markandeya Purana (approximately 4th-6th centuries CE) and is the foundational scripture of Shaktism. Chapters 2-4 form a narrative unit; this chapter establishes the conflict by describing the goddess's battle with the demon's armies. The text's authorship is attributed in the Puranic tradition to the sage Markandeya.
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Related Texts
- Devi Mahatmyam Durga Saptasati Chapter 1 — the preceding chapter that introduces the text's narrative framework.
- Devi Mahatmyam Durga Saptasati Chapter 3 — the following chapter, which continues the Mahishasura narrative and leads to his defeat.
- Devi Mahatmyam Devi Kavacham — the protective hymn recited before the full Saptasati, invoking the same goddess.