Devi Mahatmyam Durga Saptasati Chapter 4
Devi Mahatmyam Durga Saptasati Chapter 4
Devi Mahatmyam Durga Saptasati Chapter 4
devī māhātmyaṃ durgā saptaśati caturtho'dhyāyaḥ
śakrādistutirnāma caturdho'dhyāyaḥ ||
dhyānaṃ
kālābhrābhāṃ kaṭākṣair ari kula bhayadāṃ mauli baddhendu rekhāṃ
śaṅkha-cakraṃ kṛpāṇaṃ triśikhamapi karai-rudvahantīṃ trineṟtram |
siṃha skandādhirūḍhāṃ tribhuvana-makhilaṃ tejasā pūrayantīṃ
dhyāye-ddurgāṃ jayākhyāṃ tridaśa-parivṛtāṃ sevitāṃ siddhi kāmaiḥ ||
ṛṣiruvāca ||1||
śakrādayaḥ suragaṇā nihate'tivīrye
tasmindurātmani surāribale ca devyā |
tāṃ tuṣṭuvuḥ praṇatinamraśirodharāṃsā
vāgbhiḥ praharṣapulakodgamacārudehāḥ || 2 ||
devyā yayā tatamidaṃ jagadātmaśaktyā
niḥśeṣadevagaṇaśaktisamūhamūrtyā |
tāmambikāmakhiladevamaharṣipūjyāṃ
bhaktyā natāḥ sma vidadhātuśubhāni sā naḥ ||3||
yasyāḥ prabhāvamatulaṃ bhagavānananto
brahmā haraśca nahi vaktumalaṃ balaṃ ca |
sā caṇḍikā'khila jagatparipālanāya
nāśāya cāśubhabhayasya matiṃ karotu ||4||
yā śrīḥ svayaṃ sukṛtināṃ bhavaneṣvalakṣmīḥ
pāpātmanāṃ kṛtadhiyāṃ hṛdayeṣu buddhiḥ |
śradthā satāṃ kulajanaprabhavasya lajjā
tāṃ tvāṃ natāḥ sma paripālaya devi viśvam ||5||
kiṃ varṇayāma tavarūpa macintyametat
kiñcātivīryamasurakṣayakāri bhūri |
kiṃ cāhaveṣu caritāni tavātbhutāni
sarveṣu devyasuradevagaṇādikeṣu | ||6||
hetuḥ samastajagatāṃ triguṇāpi doṣaiḥ
na jñāyase hariharādibhiravyapārā |
sarvāśrayākhilamidaṃ jagadaṃśabhūtaṃ
avyākṛtā hi paramā prakṛtistvamādyā ||6||
yasyāḥ samastasuratā samudīraṇena
tṛptiṃ prayāti sakaleṣu makheṣu devi |
svāhāsi vai pitṛ gaṇasya ca tṛpti hetu
ruccāryase tvamata eva janaiḥ svadhāca ||8||
yā muktiheturavicintya mahāvratā tvaṃ
abhyasyase suniyatendriyatatvasāraiḥ |
mokṣārthibhirmunibhirastasamastadoṣai
rvidyā'si sā bhagavatī paramā hi devi ||9||
śabdātmikā suvimalargyajuṣāṃ nidhānaṃ
mudgītharamyapadapāṭhavatāṃ ca sāmnām |
devī trayī bhagavatī bhavabhāvanāya
vārtāsi sarva jagatāṃ paramārtihantrī ||10||
medhāsi devi viditākhilaśāstrasārā
durgā'si durgabhavasāgarasanaurasaṅgā |
śrīḥ kaiṭa bhārihṛdayaikakṛtādhivāsā
gaurī tvameva śaśimaulikṛta pratiṣṭhā ||11||
īṣatsahāsamamalaṃ paripūrṇa candra
bimbānukāri kanakottamakāntikāntam |
atyadbhutaṃ prahṛtamāttaruṣā tathāpi
vaktraṃ vilokya sahasā mahiṣāsureṇa ||12||
dṛṣṭvātu devi kupitaṃ bhrukuṭīkarāla
mudyacchaśāṅkasadṛśacchavi yanna sadyaḥ |
prāṇān mumoca mahiṣastadatīva citraṃ
kairjīvyate hi kupitāntakadarśanena | ||13||
deviprasīda paramā bhavatī bhavāya
sadyo vināśayasi kopavatī kulāni |
vijñātametadadhunaiva yadastametat
nnītaṃ balaṃ suvipulaṃ mahiṣāsurasya ||14||
te sammatā janapadeṣu dhanāni teṣāṃ
teṣāṃ yaśāṃsi na ca sīdati dharmavargaḥ |
dhanyāstaeva nibhṛtātmajabhṛtyadārā
yeṣāṃ sadābhyudayadā bhavatī prasannā||15||
dharmyāṇi devi sakalāni sadaiva karmāni
ṇyatyādṛtaḥ pratidinaṃ sukṛtī karoti |
svargaṃ prayāti ca tato bhavatī prasādā
llokatraye'pi phaladā nanu devi tena ||16||
durge smṛtā harasi bhīti maśeśa jantoḥ
svasthaiḥ smṛtā matimatīva śubhāṃ dadāsi |
dāridryaduḥkhabhayahāriṇi kā tvadanyā
sarvopakārakaraṇāya sadārdracittā ||17||
ebhirhatairjagadupaiti sukhaṃ tathaite
kurvantu nāma narakāya cirāya pāpam |
saṅgrāmamṛtyumadhigamya divamprayāntu
matveti nūnamahitānvinihaṃsi devi ||18||
dṛṣṭvaiva kiṃ na bhavatī prakaroti bhasma
sarvāsurānariṣu yatprahiṇoṣi śastram |
lokānprayāntu ripavo'pi hi śastrapūtā
itthaṃ matirbhavati teṣvahi te'ṣusādhvī ||19||
khaḍga prabhānikaravisphuraṇaistadhograiḥ
śūlāgrakāntinivahena dṛśo'surāṇām |
yannāgatā vilayamaṃśumadindukhaṇḍa
yogyānanaṃ tava viloka yatāṃ tadetat ||20||
durvṛtta vṛtta śamanaṃ tava devi śīlaṃ
rūpaṃ tathaitadavicintyamatulyamanyaiḥ |
vīryaṃ ca hantṛ hṛtadevaparākramāṇāṃ
vairiṣvapi prakaṭitaiva dayā tvayettham ||21||
kenopamā bhavatu te'sya parākramasya
rūpaṃ ca śatṛbhaya kāryatihāri kutra |
cittekṛpā samaraniṣṭuratā ca dṛṣṭā
tvayyeva devi varade bhuvanatraye'pi ||22||
trailokyametadakhilaṃ ripunāśanena
trātaṃ tvayā samaramūrdhani te'pi hatvā |
nītā divaṃ ripugaṇā bhayamapyapāstaṃ
asmākamunmadasurāribhavaṃ namaste ||23||
śūlena pāhi no devi pāhi khaḍgena cāmbhike |
ghaṇṭāsvanena naḥ pāhi cāpajyānisvanena ca ||24||
prācyāṃ rakṣa pratīcyāṃ ca caṇḍike rakṣa dakṣiṇe |
bhrāmaṇenātmaśūlasya uttarasyāṃ tatheśvarī||25||
saumyāni yāni rūpāṇi trailokye vicarantite |
yāni cātyanta ghorāṇi tairakṣāsmāṃstathābhuvam ||26||
khaḍgaśūlagadādīni yāni cāstrāṇi te'mbike |
karapallavasaṅgīni tairasmānrakṣa sarvataḥ ||27||
ṛṣiruvāca ||28||
evaṃ stutā surairdivyaiḥ kusumairnandanodbhavaiḥ |
arcitā jagatāṃ dhātrī tathā gandhānu lepanaiḥ ||29||
bhaktyā samastaisri śairdivyairdhūpaiḥ sudhūpitā |
prāha prasādasumukhī samastān praṇatān surān| ||30||
devyuvāca ||31||
vriyatāṃ tridaśāḥ sarve yadasmatto'bhivāñchitam ||32||
devā ūcu ||33||
bhagavatyā kṛtaṃ sarvaṃ na kiñcidavaśiṣyate |
yadayaṃ nihataḥ śatru rasmākaṃ mahiṣāsuraḥ ||34||
yadicāpi varo deya stvayā'smākaṃ maheśvari |
saṃsmṛtā saṃsmṛtā tvaṃ no hiṃ sethāḥparamāpadaḥ||35||
yaśca martyaḥ stavairebhistvāṃ stoṣyatyamalānane |
tasya vittarddhivibhavairdhanadārādi sampadām ||36||
vṛddaye' smatprasannā tvaṃ bhavethāḥ sarvadāmbhike ||37||
ṛṣiruvāca ||38||
iti prasāditā devairjagato'rthe tathātmanaḥ |
tathetyuktvā bhadrakālī babhūvāntarhitā nṛpa ||39||
ityetatkathitaṃ bhūpa sambhūtā sā yathāpurā |
devī devaśarīrebhyo jagatprayahitaiṣiṇī ||40||
punaśca gaurī dehātsā samudbhūtā yathābhavat |
vadhāya duṣṭa daityānāṃ tathā śumbhaniśumbhayoḥ ||41||
rakṣaṇāya ca lokānāṃ devānāmupakāriṇī |
tacchṛ ṇuṣva mayākhyātaṃ yathāvatkathayāmite
hrīṃ oṃ ||42||
|| jaya jaya śrī mārkaṇḍeya purāṇe sāvarnike manvantare devi mahatmye śakrādistutirnāma caturdho'dhyāyaḥ samāptam ||
āhuti
hrīṃ jayantī sāṅgāyai sāyudhāyai saśaktikāyai saparivārāyai savāhanāyai śrī mahālakṣmyai lakṣmī bījādiṣṭāyai mahāhutiṃ samarpayāmi namaḥ svāhā ||
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About This Stotram
Overview
Devi Mahatmyam Durga Saptasati Chapter 4, known as the Shakradi Stuti, is the fourth chapter of the Devi Mahatmyam, a section of the Markandeya Purana central to the Shakta tradition. It contains the hymns sung by Indra and other celestial beings to Goddess Durga after her victory over the demon Mahishasura. The chapter consists of 42 verses in Sanskrit and is one of thirteen chapters that make up the Devi Mahatmyam.
What are the benefits of chanting Shakradi Stuti?
- Protection from enemies and negative forces
- Attainment of victory and success in difficult situations
- Removal of obstacles and fears
- Spiritual purification and inner strength
When is the best time to recite this?
This chapter is recited during Navaratri and Durga Puja as part of the complete Saptasati cycle. Morning and evening recitations are also common, particularly when one seeks courage or protection.
What is the historical and traditional background?
The Devi Mahatmyam is a foundational text within Shaktism, the tradition that venerates the Divine Feminine as the supreme being. It forms part of the Markandeya Purana, generally dated between the 4th and 6th centuries CE. Chapter 4 holds a specific place in the text's structure: it concludes the first episode (charitra) dealing with the defeat of Mahishasura and transitions into the middle section of the larger narrative. The author of the Devi Mahatmyam is unknown; the text is attributed to the sage Markandeya by tradition.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Devi Mahatmyam Keelaka Stotram — a preparatory hymn recited before the Devi Mahatmyam to unlock its full recitation benefits
- Devi Mahatmyam Durga Saptasati Chapter 5 — the following chapter, continuing the narrative of the battle against Shumbha and Nishumbha