Devi Mahatmyam Durga Saptasati Chapter 6

devI mAhAtmyaM durgA saptashati ShaShTho.adhyAyaH

shloka 1

shumbhanishumbhasenAnIdhUmralochanavadho nAma ShaShTo dhyAyaH ||

dhyAnaM

nagAdhIshvara viShtrAM phaNi phaNottaMsoru ratnAvalI

bhAsvad deha latAM nibha.au netrayodbhAsitAm |

mAlA kumbha kapAla nIraja karAM chandrA ardha chUDhAmbarAM

sarveshvara bhairavA~Nga nilayAM padmAvatIchintaye ||

RRiShiruvAcha ||1||

ityAkarNya vacho devyAH sa dUto.amarShapUritaH |

samAchaShTa samAgamya daityarAjAya vistarAt || 2 ||

tasya dUtasya tadvAkyamAkarNyAsurarAT tataH |

sa krodhaH prAha daityAnAmadhipaM dhUmralochanam ||3||

he dhUmralochanAshu tvaM svasainya parivAritaH|

tAmAnaya ballAdduShTAM keshAkarShaNa vihvalAm ||4||

tatparitrANadaH kashchidyadi vottiShThate.aparaH|

sa hantavyo.amarovApi yakSho gandharva eva vA ||5||

RRiShiruvAcha ||6||

tenAj~naptastataH shIghraM sa daityo dhUmralochanaH|

vRRitaH ShaShTyA sahasrANAM asurANAndrutaMyamau ||6||

na dRRiShTvA tAM tato devIM tuhinAchala saMsthitAM|

jagAdochchaiH prayAhIti mUlaM shumbanishumbhayoH ||8||

na chetprItyAdya bhavatI madbhartAramupaiShyati

tato balAnnayAmyeSha keshAkarShaNavihvalAm ||9||

devyuvAcha ||10||

daityeshvareNa prahito balavAnbalasaMvRRitaH|

balAnnayasi mAmevaM tataH kiM te karomyaham ||11||

RRiShiruvAcha ||12||

ityuktaH so.abhyadhAvattAM asuro dhUmralochanaH|

hU~NkAreNaiva taM bhasma sA chakArAmbikA tadA||13||

atha kruddhaM mahAsainyaM asurANAM tathAmbikA|

vavarSha sAyukaistIkShNaistathA shaktiparashvadhaiH ||14||

tato dhutasaTaH kopAtkRRitvA nAdaM subhairavam|

papAtAsura senAyAM siMho devyAH svavAhanaH ||15||

kAMshchitkaraprahAreNa daityAnAsyena chApArAn|

AkrAntyA chAdhareNyAn jaghAna sa mahAsurAn ||16||

keShA~nchitpATayAmAsa nakhaiH koShThAni kesarI|

tathA talaprahAreNa shirAMsi kRRitavAn pRRithak ||17||

vichChinnabAhushirasaH kRRitAstena tathApare|

papaucha rudhiraM koShThAdanyeShAM dhutakesaraH ||18||

kShaNena tadbalaM sarvaM kShayaM nItaM mahAtmanA|

tena kesariNA devyA vAhanenAtikopinA ||19||

shrutvA tamasuraM devyA nihataM dhUmralochanam|

balaM cha kShayitaM kRRitsnaM devI kesariNA tataH||20||

chukopa daityAdhipatiH shumbhaH prasphuritAdharaH|

Aj~nApayAmAsa cha tau chaNDamuNDau mahAsurau ||21||

hechaNDa he muNDa balairbahubhiH parivAritau

tatra gachChata gatvA cha sA samAnIyatAM laghu ||22||

kesheShvAkRRiShya baddhvA vA yadi vaH saMshayo yudhi|

tadAsheShA yudhaiH sarvair asurairvinihanyatAM ||23||

tasyAM hatAyAM duShTAyAM siMhe cha vinipAtite|

shIghramAgamyatAM badvA gRRihItvAtAmathAmbikAm ||24||

|| svasti shrI mArkaNDeya purANe sAvarnikemanvantare devi mahatmye shumbhanishumbhasenAnIdhUmralochanavadho nAma ShaShTo dhyAyaH ||

Ahuti

OM klIM jayantI sA~NgAyai sashaktikAyai saparivArAyai savAhanAyai mahAhutiM samarpayAmi namaH svAhA ||