Devi Mahatmyam Durga Saptasati Chapter 4

devI mAhAtmyaM durgA saptashati chaturtho.adhyAyaH

shloka 1

shakrAdistutirnAma chaturdho.adhyAyaH ||

dhyAnaM

kAlAbhrAbhAM kaTAkShair ari kula bhayadAM mauli baddhendu rekhAM

sha~Nkha-chakraM kRRipANaM trishikhamapi karai-rudvahantIM trineRtram |

siMha skandAdhirUDhAM tribhuvana-makhilaM tejasA pUrayantIM

dhyAye-ddurgAM jayAkhyAM tridasha-parivRRitAM sevitAM siddhi kAmaiH ||

RRiShiruvAcha ||1||

shakrAdayaH suragaNA nihate.ativIrye

tasmindurAtmani surAribale cha devyA |

tAM tuShTuvuH praNatinamrashirodharAMsA

vAgbhiH praharShapulakodgamachArudehAH || 2 ||

devyA yayA tatamidaM jagadAtmashaktyA

niHsheShadevagaNashaktisamUhamUrtyA |

tAmambikAmakhiladevamaharShipUjyAM

bhaktyA natAH sma vidadhAtushubhAni sA naH ||3||

yasyAH prabhAvamatulaM bhagavAnananto

brahmA harashcha nahi vaktumalaM balaM cha |

sA chaNDikA.akhila jagatparipAlanAya

nAshAya chAshubhabhayasya matiM karotu ||4||

yA shrIH svayaM sukRRitinAM bhavaneShvalakShmIH

pApAtmanAM kRRitadhiyAM hRRidayeShu buddhiH |

shradthA satAM kulajanaprabhavasya lajjA

tAM tvAM natAH sma paripAlaya devi vishvam ||5||

kiM varNayAma tavarUpa machintyametat

ki~nchAtivIryamasurakShayakAri bhUri |

kiM chAhaveShu charitAni tavAtbhutAni

sarveShu devyasuradevagaNAdikeShu | ||6||

hetuH samastajagatAM triguNApi doShaiH

na j~nAyase hariharAdibhiravyapArA |

sarvAshrayAkhilamidaM jagadaMshabhUtaM

avyAkRRitA hi paramA prakRRitistvamAdyA ||6||

yasyAH samastasuratA samudIraNena

tRRiptiM prayAti sakaleShu makheShu devi |

svAhAsi vai pitRRi gaNasya cha tRRipti hetu

ruchchAryase tvamata eva janaiH svadhAcha ||8||

yA muktiheturavichintya mahAvratA tvaM

abhyasyase suniyatendriyatatvasAraiH |

mokShArthibhirmunibhirastasamastadoShai

rvidyA.asi sA bhagavatI paramA hi devi ||9||

shabdAtmikA suvimalargyajuShAM nidhAnaM

mudgItharamyapadapAThavatAM cha sAmnAm |

devI trayI bhagavatI bhavabhAvanAya

vArtAsi sarva jagatAM paramArtihantrI ||10||

medhAsi devi viditAkhilashAstrasArA

durgA.asi durgabhavasAgarasanaurasa~NgA |

shrIH kaiTa bhArihRRidayaikakRRitAdhivAsA

gaurI tvameva shashimaulikRRita pratiShThA ||11||

IShatsahAsamamalaM paripUrNa chandra

bimbAnukAri kanakottamakAntikAntam |

atyadbhutaM prahRRitamAttaruShA tathApi

vaktraM vilokya sahasA mahiShAsureNa ||12||

dRRiShTvAtu devi kupitaM bhrukuTIkarAla

mudyachChashA~NkasadRRishachChavi yanna sadyaH |

prANAn mumocha mahiShastadatIva chitraM

kairjIvyate hi kupitAntakadarshanena | ||13||

deviprasIda paramA bhavatI bhavAya

sadyo vinAshayasi kopavatI kulAni |

vij~nAtametadadhunaiva yadastametat

nnItaM balaM suvipulaM mahiShAsurasya ||14||

te sammatA janapadeShu dhanAni teShAM

teShAM yashAMsi na cha sIdati dharmavargaH |

dhanyAsta​eva nibhRRitAtmajabhRRityadArA

yeShAM sadAbhyudayadA bhavatI prasannA||15||

dharmyANi devi sakalAni sadaiva karmAni

NyatyAdRRitaH pratidinaM sukRRitI karoti |

svargaM prayAti cha tato bhavatI prasAdA

llokatraye.api phaladA nanu devi tena ||16||

durge smRRitA harasi bhIti mashesha jantoH

svasthaiH smRRitA matimatIva shubhAM dadAsi |

dAridryaduHkhabhayahAriNi kA tvadanyA

sarvopakArakaraNAya sadArdrachittA ||17||

ebhirhatairjagadupaiti sukhaM tathaite

kurvantu nAma narakAya chirAya pApam |

sa~NgrAmamRRityumadhigamya divamprayAntu

matveti nUnamahitAnvinihaMsi devi ||18||

dRRiShTvaiva kiM na bhavatI prakaroti bhasma

sarvAsurAnariShu yatprahiNoShi shastram |

lokAnprayAntu ripavo.api hi shastrapUtA

itthaM matirbhavati teShvahi te.aShusAdhvI ||19||

khaDga prabhAnikaravisphuraNaistadhograiH

shUlAgrakAntinivahena dRRisho.asurANAm |

yannAgatA vilayamaMshumadindukhaNDa

yogyAnanaM tava viloka yatAM tadetat ||20||

durvRRitta vRRitta shamanaM tava devi shIlaM

rUpaM tathaitadavichintyamatulyamanyaiH |

vIryaM cha hantRRi hRRitadevaparAkramANAM

vairiShvapi prakaTitaiva dayA tvayettham ||21||

kenopamA bhavatu te.asya parAkramasya

rUpaM cha shatRRibhaya kAryatihAri kutra |

chittekRRipA samaraniShTuratA cha dRRiShTA

tvayyeva devi varade bhuvanatraye.api ||22||

trailokyametadakhilaM ripunAshanena

trAtaM tvayA samaramUrdhani te.api hatvA |

nItA divaM ripugaNA bhayamapyapAstaM

asmAkamunmadasurAribhavaM namaste ||23||

shUlena pAhi no devi pAhi khaDgena chAmbhike |

ghaNTAsvanena naH pAhi chApajyAnisvanena cha ||24||

prAchyAM rakSha pratIchyAM cha chaNDike rakSha dakShiNe |

bhrAmaNenAtmashUlasya uttarasyAM tatheshvarI||25||

saumyAni yAni rUpANi trailokye vicharantite |

yAni chAtyanta ghorANi tairakShAsmAMstathAbhuvam ||26||

khaDgashUlagadAdIni yAni chAstrANi te.ambike |

karapallavasa~NgIni tairasmAnrakSha sarvataH ||27||

RRiShiruvAcha ||28||

evaM stutA surairdivyaiH kusumairnandanodbhavaiH |

architA jagatAM dhAtrI tathA gandhAnu lepanaiH ||29||

bhaktyA samastaisri shairdivyairdhUpaiH sudhUpitA |

prAha prasAdasumukhI samastAn praNatAn surAn| ||30||

devyuvAcha ||31||

vriyatAM tridashAH sarve yadasmatto.abhivA~nChitam ||32||

devA Uchu ||33||

bhagavatyA kRRitaM sarvaM na ki~nchidavashiShyate |

yadayaM nihataH shatru rasmAkaM mahiShAsuraH ||34||

yadichApi varo deya stvayA.asmAkaM maheshvari |

saMsmRRitA saMsmRRitA tvaM no hiM sethAHparamApadaH||35||

yashcha martyaH stavairebhistvAM stoShyatyamalAnane |

tasya vittarddhivibhavairdhanadArAdi sampadAm ||36||

vRRiddaye.a smatprasannA tvaM bhavethAH sarvadAmbhike ||37||

RRiShiruvAcha ||38||

iti prasAditA devairjagato.arthe tathAtmanaH |

tathetyuktvA bhadrakAlI babhUvAntarhitA nRRipa ||39||

ityetatkathitaM bhUpa sambhUtA sA yathApurA |

devI devasharIrebhyo jagatprayahitaiShiNI ||40||

punashcha gaurI dehAtsA samudbhUtA yathAbhavat |

vadhAya duShTa daityAnAM tathA shumbhanishumbhayoH ||41||

rakShaNAya cha lokAnAM devAnAmupakAriNI |

tachChRRi NuShva mayAkhyAtaM yathAvatkathayAmite

hrIM OM ||42||

|| jaya jaya shrI mArkaNDeya purANe sAvarnike manvantare devi mahatmye shakrAdistutirnAma chaturdho.adhyAyaH samAptam ||

Ahuti

hrIM jayantI sA~NgAyai sAyudhAyai sashaktikAyai saparivArAyai savAhanAyai shrI mahAlakShmyai lakShmI bIjAdiShTAyai mahAhutiM samarpayAmi namaH svAhA ||