Devi Mahatmyam Durga Saptasati Chapter 8

devI mAhAtmyaM durgA saptashati aShTamo.adhyAyaH

shloka 1

raktabIjavadho nAma aShTamodhyAya ||

dhyAnaM

aruNAM karuNA taraNgitAkShIM dhRRitapAshANkusha puShpabANachApAm |

aNimAdhibhirAvRRitAM mayUkhai rahamityeva vibhAvaye bhavAnIm ||

RRiShiruvAcha ||1||

chaNDe cha nihate daitye muNDe cha vinipAtite |

bahuleShu cha sainyeShu kShayiteShvasureshvaraH || 2 ||

tataH kopaparAdhInachetAH shumbhaH pratApavAn |

udyogaM sarva sainyAnAM daityAnAmAdidesha ha ||3||

adya sarva balairdaityAH ShaDashItirudAyudhAH |

kambUnAM chaturashItirniryAntu svabalairvRRitAH ||4||

koTivIryANi pa~nchAshadasurANAM kulAni vai |

shataM kulAni dhaumrANAM nirgachChantu mamAj~nayA ||5||

kAlakA daurhRRidA maurvAH kAlikeyAstathAsurAH |

yuddhAya sajjA niryAntu Aj~nayA tvaritA mama ||6||

ityAj~nApyAsurApatiH shumbho bhairavashAsanaH |

nirjagAma mahAsainyasahastrairbhahubhirvRRitaH ||7||

AyAntaM chaNDikA dRRiShTvA tatsainyamatibhIShaNam |

jyAsvanaiH pUrayAmAsa dharaNIgaganAntaram ||8||

tataHsiMhò mahAnAdamatIva kRRitavAnnRRipa |

ghaNTAsvanena tAnnAdAnambikA chopabRRiMhayat ||9||

dhanurjyAsiMhaghaNTAnAM nAdApUritadi~NmukhA |

ninAdairbhIShaNaiH kAlI jigye vistAritAnanA ||10||

taM ninAdamupashrutya daitya sainyaishchaturdisham |

devI siMhastathA kAlI saroShaiH parivAritAH||11||

etasminnantare bhUpa vinAshAya suradviShAm |

bhavAyAmarasiMhanAmativIryabalAnvitAH ||12||

brahmeshaguhaviShNUnAM tathendrasya cha shaktayaH |

sharIrebhyoviniShkramya tadrUpaishchaNDikAM yayuH ||13||

yasya devasya yadrUpaM yathA bhUShaNavAhanam |

tadvadeva hi tachchaktirasurAnyoddhumAyamau ||14||

haMsayuktavimAnAgre sAkShasUtraka maNDaluH |

AyAtA brahmaNaH shaktibrahmANI tyabhidhIyate ||15||

maheshvarI vRRiShArUDhA trishUlavaradhAriNI |

mahAhivalayA prAptAchandrarekhAvibhUShaNA ||16||

kaumArI shaktihastA cha mayUravaravAhanA |

yoddhumabhyAyayau daityAnambikA guharUpiNI ||17||

tathaiva vaiShNavI shaktirgaruDopari saMsthitA |

shaNkhachakragadhAshANkhar khaDgahastAbhyupAyayau ||18||

yaj~navArAhamatulaM rUpaM yA bhibhrato hareH |

shaktiH sApyAyayau tatra vArAhIM bibhratI tanum ||19||

nArasiMhI nRRisiMhasya bibhratI sadRRishaM vapuH |

prAptA tatra saTAkShepakShiptanakShatra saMhatiH ||20||

vajra hastA tathaivaindrI gajarAjo paristhitA |

prAptA sahasra nayanA yathA shakrastathaiva sA ||21||

tataH parivRRittastAbhirIshAno deva shaktibhiH |

hanyantAmasurAH shIghraM mama prItyAha chaNDikAM ||22||

tato devI sharIrAttu viniShkrAntAtibhIShaNA |

chaNDikA shaktiratyugrA shivAshataninAdinI ||23||

sA chAha dhUmrajaTilaM IshAnamaparAjitA |

dUtatvaM gachCha bhagavan pArshvaM shumbhanishumbhayoH ||24||

brUhi shumbhaM nishumbhaM cha dAnavAvatigarvitau |

ye chAnye dAnavAstatra yuddhAya samupasthitAH ||25||

trailokyamindro labhatAM devAH santu havirbhujaH |

yUyaM prayAta pAtAlaM yadi jIvitumichChatha ||26||

balAvalepAdatha chedbhavanto yuddhakA~NkShiNaH |

tadA gachChata tRRipyantu machChivAH pishitena vaH ||27||

yato niyukto dautyena tayA devyA shivaH svayam |

shivadUtIti loke.asmiMstataH sA khyAti mAgatA ||28||

te.api shrutvA vacho devyAH sharvAkhyAtaM mahAsurAH |

amarShApUritA jagmuryatra kAtyAyanI sthitA ||29||

tataH prathamamevAgre sharashaktyRRiShTivRRiShTibhiH |

vavarShuruddhatAmarShAH stAM devImamarArayaH ||30||

sA cha tAn prahitAn bANAn ~nChUlashaktiparashvadhAn |

chichCheda lIlayAdhmAtadhanurmuktairmaheShubhiH ||31||

tasyAgratastathA kAlI shUlapAtavidAritAn |

khaTvA~NgapothitAMshchArInkurvantI vyacharattadA ||32||

kamaNDalujalAkShepahatavIryAn hataujasaH |

brahmANI chAkarochChatrUnyena yena sma dhAvati ||33||

mAheshvarI trishUlena tathA chakreNa vaiShNavI |

daityA~NjaghAna kaumArI tathA shatyAti kopanA ||34||

aindrI kulishapAtena shatasho daityadAnavAH |

peturvidAritAH pRRithvyAM rudhiraughapravarShiNaH ||35||

tuNDaprahAravidhvastA daMShTrA grakShata vakShasaH |

vArAhamUrtyA nyapataMshchakreNa cha vidAritAH ||36||

nakhairvidAritAMshchAnyAn bhakShayantI mahAsurAn |

nArasiMhI chachArAjau nAdA pUrNadigambarA ||37||

chaNDATTahAsairasurAH shivadUtyabhidUShitAH |

petuH pRRithivyAM patitAMstAMshchakhAdAtha sA tadA ||38||

iti mAtRRi gaNaM kruddhaM marda yantaM mahAsurAn |

dRRiShTvAbhyupAyairvividhairneshurdevArisainikAH ||39||

palAyanaparAndRRiShTvA daityAnmAtRRigaNArditAn |

yoddhumabhyAyayau kruddho raktabIjo mahAsuraH ||40||

raktabinduryadA bhUmau patatyasya sharIrataH |

samutpatati medinyAM tatpramANo mahAsuraH ||41||

yuyudhe sa gadApANirindrashaktyA mahAsuraH |

tatashchaindrI svavajreNa raktabIjamatADayat ||42||

kulishenAhatasyAshu bahu susrAva shoNitam |

samuttasthustato yodhAstadrapAstatparAkramAH ||43||

yAvantaH patitAstasya sharIrAdraktabindavaH |

tAvantaH puruShA jAtAH stadvIryabalavikramAH ||44||

te chApi yuyudhustatra puruShA rakta sambhavAH |

samaM mAtRRibhiratyugrashastrapAtAtibhIShaNaM ||45||

punashcha vajra pAtena kShata mashya shiro yadA |

vavAha raktaM puruShAstato jAtAH sahasrashaH ||46||

vaiShNavI samare chainaM chakreNAbhijaghAna ha |

gadayA tADayAmAsa aindrI tamasureshvaram||47||

vaiShNavI chakrabhinnasya rudhirasrAva sambhavaiH |

sahasrasho jagadvyAptaM tatpramANairmahAsuraiH ||48||

shaktyA jaghAna kaumArI vArAhI cha tathAsinA |

mAheshvarI trishUlena raktabIjaM mahAsuram ||49||

sa chApi gadayA daityaH sarvA evAhanat pRRithak |

mAtRRIH kopasamAviShTo raktabIjo mahAsuraH ||50||

tasyAhatasya bahudhA shaktishUlAdi bhirbhuviH |

papAta yo vai raktaughastenAsa~nchatasho.asurAH ||51||

taishchAsurAsRRiksambhUtairasuraiH sakalaM jagat |

vyAptamAsIttato devA bhayamAjagmuruttamam ||52||

tAn viShaNNA n surAn dRRiShTvA chaNDikA prAhasatvaram |

uvAcha kAlIM chAmuNDe vistIrNaM vadanaM kuru ||53||

machChastrapAtasambhUtAn raktabindUn mahAsurAn |

raktabindoH pratIchCha tvaM vaktreNAnena veginA ||54||

bhakShayantI chara raNo tadutpannAnmahAsurAn |

evameSha kShayaM daityaH kSheNa rakto gamiShyati ||55||

bhakShya mANA stvayA chogrA na chotpatsyanti chApare |

ityuktvA tAM tato devI shUlenAbhijaghAna tam ||56||

mukhena kAlI jagRRihe raktabIjasya shoNitam |

tato.asAvAjaghAnAtha gadayA tatra chaNDikAM ||57||

na chAsyA vedanAM chakre gadApAto.alpikAmapi |

tasyAhatasya dehAttu bahu susrAva shoNitam ||58||

yatastatastadvaktreNa chAmuNDA sampratIchChati |

mukhe samudgatA ye.asyA raktapAtAnmahAsurAH ||59||

tAMshchakhAdAtha chAmuNDA papau tasya cha shoNitam ||60||

devI shUlena vajreNa bANairasibhir RRiShTibhiH |

jaghAna raktabIjaM taM chAmuNDA pIta shoNitam ||61||

sa papAta mahIpRRiShThe shastrasa~NghasamAhataH |

nIraktashcha mahIpAla raktabIjo mahAsuraH ||62||

tataste harSha matulaM avApustridashA nRRipa |

teShAM mAtRRigaNo jAto nanartAsRRiM~NgamadoddhataH ||63||

|| svasti shrI mArkaNDeya purANe sAvarnike manvantare devi mahatmye raktabIjavadhonAma aShTamodhyAya samAptam ||

Ahuti

OM jayantI sA~NgAyai sashaktikAyai saparivArAyai savAhanAyai raktAkShyai aShTamAtRRi sahitAyai mahAhutiM samarpayAmi namaH svAhA ||