Devi Mahatmyam Durga Saptasati Chapter 5
Devi Mahatmyam Durga Saptasati Chapter 5
Devi Mahatmyam Durga Saptasati Chapter 5
devI mAhAtmyaM durgA saptashati pa~nchamo.adhyAyaH
devyA dUta saMvAdo nAma pa~nchamo dhyAyaH ||
asya shrI uttaracharitrasya rudra RRiShiH | shrI mahAsarasvatI devatA | anuShTupChandhaH |bhImA shaktiH | bhrAmarI bIjam | sUryastatvam | sAmavedaH | svarUpam | shrI mahAsarasvatiprItyarthe | uttaracharitrapAThe viniyogaH ||
dhyAnaM
ghaNTAshUlahalAni sha~Nkha musale chakraM dhanuH sAyakaM
hastAbjairdhadatIM ghanAntavilasachChItAMshutulyaprabhAM
gaurI deha samudbhavAM trijagatAM AdhArabhUtAM mahA
pUrvAmatra sarasvatI manubhaje shumbhAdidaityArdinIM||
||RRiShiruvAcha|| || 1 ||
purA shumbhanishumbhAbhyAmasurAbhyAM shachIpateH
trailokyaM yaj~nya bhAgAshcha hRRitA madabalAshrayAt ||2||
tAveva sUryatAM tadvadadhikAraM tathaindavaM
kauberamatha yAmyaM chakrAnte varuNasya cha
tAveva pavanarddhi.aM cha chakraturvahni karmacha
tato devA vinirdhUtA bhraShTarAjyAH parAjitAH ||3||
hRRitAdhikArAstridashAstAbhyAM sarve nirAkRRitA|
mahAsurAbhyAM tAM devIM saMsmarantyaparAjitAM ||4||
tayAsmAkaM varo datto yadhApatsu smRRitAkhilAH|
bhavatAM nAshayiShyAmi tatkShaNAtparamApadaH ||5||
itikRRitvA matiM devA himavantaM nageshvaraM|
jagmustatra tato devIM viShNumAyAM pratuShTuvuH ||6||
devA UchuH
namo devyai mahAdevyai shivAyai satataM namaH|
namaH prakRRityai bhadrAyai niyatAH praNatAH smatAM ||6||
raudrAya namo nityAyai gauryai dhAtryai namo namaH
jyotsnAyai chendurUpiNyai sukhAyai satataM namaH ||8||
kalyANyai praNatA vRRiddhyai siddhyai kurmo namo namaH|
nairRRityai bhUbhRRitAM lakShmai sharvANyai te namo namaH ||9||
durgAyai durgapArAyai sArAyai sarvakAriNyai
khyAtyai tathaiva kRRiShNAyai dhUmrAyai satataM namaH ||10||
atisaumyatiraudrAyai natAstasyai namo namaH
namo jagatpratiShThAyai devyai kRRityai namo namaH ||11||
yAdevI sarvabhUteShU viShNumAyeti shabdhitA|
namastasyai, namastasyai,namastasyai namonamaH ||12
yAdevI sarvabhUteShU chetanetyabhidhIyate|
namastasyai, namastasyai,namastasyai namonamaH ||13||
yAdevI sarvabhUteShU buddhirUpeNa saMsthitA|
namastasyai, namastasyai,namastasyai namonamaH ||14||
yAdevI sarvabhUteShU nidrArUpeNa saMsthitA|
namastasyai, namastasyai,namastasyai namonamaH ||15||
yAdevI sarvabhUteShU kShudhArUpeNa saMsthitA
namastasyai, namastasyai,namastasyai namonamaH ||16||
yAdevI sarvabhUteShU ChAyArUpeNa saMsthitA
namastasyai, namastasyai,namastasyai namonamaH ||17||
yAdevI sarvabhUteShU shaktirUpeNa saMsthitA
namastasyai, namastasyai,namastasyai namonamaH ||18||
yAdevI sarvabhUteShU tRRiShNArUpeNa saMsthitA
namastasyai, namastasyai,namastasyai namonamaH ||19||
yAdevI sarvabhUteShU kShAntirUpeNa saMsthitA
namastasyai, namastasyai,namastasyai namonamaH ||20||
yAdevI sarvabhUteShU jAtirUpeNa saMsthitA
namastasyai, namastasyai,namastasyai namonamaH ||21||
yAdevI sarvabhUteShU lajjArUpeNa saMsthitA
namastasyai, namastasyai,namastasyai namonamaH ||22||
yAdevI sarvabhUteShU shAntirUpeNa saMsthitA
namastasyai, namastasyai,namastasyai namonamaH ||23||
yAdevI sarvabhUteShU shraddhArUpeNa saMsthitA
namastasyai, namastasyai,namastasyai namonamaH ||24||
yAdevI sarvabhUteShU kAntirUpeNa saMsthitA
namastasyai, namastasyai,namastasyai namonamaH ||25||
yAdevI sarvabhUteShU lakShmIrUpeNa saMsthitA
namastasyai, namastasyai,namastasyai namonamaH ||26||
yAdevI sarvabhUteShU vRRittirUpeNa saMsthitA
namastasyai, namastasyai,namastasyai namonamaH ||27||
yAdevI sarvabhUteShU smRRitirUpeNa saMsthitA
namastasyai, namastasyai,namastasyai namonamaH ||28||
yAdevI sarvabhUteShU dayArUpeNa saMsthitA
namastasyai, namastasyai,namastasyai namonamaH ||29||
yAdevI sarvabhUteShU tuShTirUpeNa saMsthitA
namastasyai, namastasyai,namastasyai namonamaH ||30||
yAdevI sarvabhUteShU mAtRRirUpeNa saMsthitA
namastasyai, namastasyai,namastasyai namonamaH ||31||
yAdevI sarvabhUteShU bhrAntirUpeNa saMsthitA
namastasyai, namastasyai,namastasyai namonamaH ||32||
indriyANAmadhiShThAtrI bhUtAnAM chAkhileShu yA|
bhUteShu satataM tasyai vyApti devyai namo namaH ||33||
chitirUpeNa yA kRRitsnameta dvyApya sthitA jagat
namastasyai, namastasyai,namastasyai namonamaH ||34||
stutAsuraiH pUrvamabhIShTa saMshrayAttathA
surendreNa dineShusevitA|
karotusA naH shubhaheturIshvarI
shubhAni bhadrANya bhihantu chApadaH ||35||
yA sAmprataM choddhatadaityatApitai
rasmAbhirIshAchasurairnamashyate|
yAcha smatA tatkShaNa meva hanti naH
sarvA padobhaktivinamramUrtibhiH ||36||
RRiShiruvAcha||
evaM stavAbhi yuktAnAM devAnAM tatra pArvatI|
snAtumabhyAyayau toye jAhnavyA nRRipanandana ||37||
sAbravIttAn surAn subhrUrbhavadbhiH stUyate.atra kA
sharIrakoshatashchAsyAH samudbhUtA.a bravIchChivA ||38||
stotraM mamaitatkriyate shumbhadaitya nirAkRRitaiH
devaiH sametaiH samare nishumbhena parAjitaiH ||39||
sharIrakoshAdyattasyAH pArvatyA niHsRRitAmbikA|
kaushikIti samasteShu tato lokeShu gIyate ||40||
tasyAMvinirgatAyAM tu kRRiShNAbhUtsApi pArvatI|
kAliketi samAkhyAtA himAchalakRRitAshrayA ||41||
tato.ambikAM paraM rUpaM bibhrANAM sumanoharam |
dadarsha chaNdo muNdashcha bhRRityau shumbhanishumbhayoH ||42||
tAbhyAM shumbhAya chAkhyAtA sAtIva sumanoharA|
kApyAste strI mahArAja bhAsa yantI himAchalam ||43||
naiva tAdRRik kvachidrUpaM dRRiShTaM kenachiduttamam|
j~nAyatAM kApyasau devI gRRihyatAM chAsureshvara ||44||
strI ratna matichArva~njgI dyotayantIdishastviShA|
sAtutiShTati daityendra tAM bhavAn draShTu marhati ||45||
yAni ratnAni maNayo gajAshvAdIni vai prabho|
trai lokyetu samastAni sAmprataM bhAntite gRRihe ||46||
airAvataH samAnIto gajaratnaM punardarAt|
pArijAta tarushchAyaM tathaivochchaiH shravA hayaH ||47||
vimAnaM haMsasaMyuktametattiShThati te.a~NgaNe|
ratnabhUta mihAnItaM yadAsIdvedhaso.adbhutaM ||48||
nidhireSha mahA padmaH samAnIto dhaneshvarAt|
ki~njalkinIM dadau chAbdhirmAlAmamlAnapajkajAM ||49||
ChatraM tevAruNaM gehe kA~nchanasrAvi tiShThati|
tathAyaM syandanavaro yaH purAsItprajApateH ||50||
mRRityorutkrAntidA nAma shaktirIsha tvayA hRRitA|
pAshaH salila rAjasya bhrAtustava parigrahe ||51||
nishumbhasyAbdhijAtAshcha samastA ratna jAtayaH|
vahnishchApi dadau tubhya magnishauche cha vAsasI ||52||
evaM daityendra ratnAni samastAnyAhRRitAni te
strrI ratna meShA kalyANI tvayA kasmAnna gRRihyate ||53||
RRiShiruvAcha|
nishamyeti vachaH shumbhaH sa tadA chaNDamuNDayoH|
preShayAmAsa sugrIvaM dUtaM devyA mahAsuraM ||54||
iti cheti cha vaktavyA sA gatvA vachanAnmama|
yathA chAbhyeti samprItyA tathA kAryaM tvayA laghu ||55||
satatra gatvA yatrAste shailoddoshe.atishobhane|
sAdevI tAM tataH prAha shlakShNaM madhurayA girA ||56||
dUta uvAcha||
devi daityeshvaraH shumbhastrèlokye parameshvaraH|
dUto.ahaM preShi tastena tvatsakAshamihAgataH ||57||
avyAhatAj~naH sarvAsu yaH sadA devayoniShu|
nirjitAkhila daityAriH sa yadAha shRRiNuShva tat ||58||
mamatrailokya makhilaM mamadevA vashAnugAH|
yaj~nabhAgAnahaM sarvAnupAshnAmi pRRithak pRRithak ||59||
trailokyevararatnAni mama vashyAnyasheShataH|
tathaiva gajaratnaM cha hRRitaM devendravAhanaM ||60||
kShIrodamathanodbhUta mashvaratnaM mamAmaraiH|
uchchaiHshravasasanjnaM tatpraNipatya samarpitaM ||61||
yAnichAnyAni deveShu gandharveShUrageShu cha |
ratnabhUtAni bhUtAni tAni mayyeva shobhane ||62||
strI ratnabhUtAM tAM devIM loke manyA mahe vayaM|
sA tvamasmAnupAgachCha yato ratnabhujo vayaM ||63||
mAMvA mamAnujaM vApi nishumbhamuruvikramam|
bhajatvaM cha~nchalApAjgi ratna bhUtAsi vai yataH ||64||
paramaishvarya matulaM prApsyase matparigrahAt|
etadbhudthyA samAlochya matparigrahatAM vraja ||65||
RRiShiruvAcha||
ityuktA sA tadA devI gambhIrAntaHsmitA jagau|
durgA bhagavatI bhadrA yayedaM dhAryate jagat ||66||
devyuvAcha||
satya muktaM tvayA nAtra mithyAki~nchittvayoditam|
trailokyAdhipatiH shumbho nishumbhashchApi tAdRRishaH ||67||
kiM tvatra yatpratij~nAtaM mithyA tatkriyate katham|
shrUyatAmalpabhuddhitvAt tpratij~nA yA kRRitA purA ||68||
yomAM jayati sajgrAme yo me darpaM vyapohati|
yome pratibalo loke sa me bhartA bhaviShyati ||69||
tadAgachChatu shumbho.atra nishumbho vA mahAsuraH|
mAM jitvA kiM chireNAtra pANi~NgRRihNAtumelaghu ||70||
dUta uvAcha||
avaliptAsi maivaM tvaM devi brUhi mamAgrataH|
trailokyekaH pumAMstiShTed agre shumbhanishumbhayoH ||71||
anyeShAmapi daityAnAM sarve devA na vai yudhi|
kiM tiShThanti summukhe devi punaH strI tvamekikA ||72||
indrAdyAH sakalA devAstasthuryeShAM na saMyuge|
shumbhAdInAM kathaM teShAM strI prayAsyasi sammukham ||73||
sAtvaM gachCha mayaivoktA pArshvaM shumbhanishumbhayoH|
keshAkarShaNa nirdhUta gauravA mA gamiShyasi||74||
devyuvAcha|
evametad balI shumbho nishumbhashchAtivIryavAn|
kiM karomi pratij~nA me yadanAlochitApurA ||75||
satvaM gachCha mayoktaM te yadetattsarva mAdRRitaH|
tadAchakShvA surendrAya sa cha yuktaM karotu yat ||76||
|| iti shrI mArkaNDeya purANe sAvarnike manvantare devi mahatmye devyA dUta saMvAdo nAma pa~nchamo dhyAyaH samAptam ||
Ahuti
klIM jayantI sA~NgAyai sAyudhAyai sashaktikAyai saparivArAyai savAhanAyai dhUmrAkShyai viShNumAyAdi chaturviMshad devatAbhyo mahAhutiM samarpayAmi namaH svAhA ||
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About This Stotram
Overview
Devi Mahatmyam Durga Saptasati Chapter 5, titled Devya Duta Samvado (The Dialogue of the Goddess's Messenger), is the fifth chapter of the Devi Mahatmyam from the Markandeya Purana. It contains 75 Sanskrit verses narrating the exchange between the Devi's messenger and the demons Shumbha and Nishumbha, opening the second major episode (uttara charitra) of the text. The chapter belongs to the Shakta tradition and is associated with the deity Mahasaraswati in its introductory invocation.
What are the benefits of chanting Devya Duta Samvado?
- Protection from enemies and negative forces
- Attainment of courage and inner strength
- Victory in difficult endeavors
- Removal of obstacles and fears
When is the best time to recite this?
This chapter is traditionally recited during Navaratri and Durga Puja as part of the sequential reading of the Devi Mahatmyam. It can also be recited on other days dedicated to Goddess Durga, in the morning or evening.
What is the historical and traditional background?
The Devi Mahatmyam is part of the Markandeya Purana, generally placed between the 4th and 6th centuries CE. Chapter 5 begins the third and final cycle (charitra) of the text's battle narrative, setting the stage for the confrontation with Shumbha and Nishumbha. The text is composed in classical Sanskrit meters including anushtubh. The author is unknown; the composition is attributed within tradition to the sage Markandeya.
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Related Texts
- Devi Mahatmyam Durga Saptasati Chapter 4 — the preceding chapter containing the Shakradi Stuti hymns
- Devi Mahatmyam Durga Saptasati Chapter 6 — the following chapter, narrating the killing of the demon Dhumralochana