Siddha Kunjika Stotram
Siddha Kunjika Stotram
siddha kuJjikA stotram
OM asya zrIkuJjikAstotramantrasya sadAziva RSiH, anuSTup chandaH,
zrItriguNAtmikA devatA, OM aiM bIjaM, OM hrIM zaktiH, OM klIM kIlakam,
mama sarvAbhISTasiddhyarthe jape viniyogaH |
ziva uvAca
zRNu devi pravakSyAmi kuJjikAstotramuttamam |
yena mantraprabhAveNa caNDIjApaH zubho bhavet || 1 ||
na kavacaM nArgalAstotraM kIlakaM na rahasyakam |
na sUktaM nApi dhyAnaM ca na nyAso na ca vArcanam || 2 ||
kuJjikApAThamAtreNa durgApAThaphalaM labhet |
ati guhyataraM devi devAnAmapi durlabham || 3 ||
gopanIyaM prayatnena svayoniriva pArvati |
mAraNaM mohanaM vazyaM stambhanoccATanAdikam |
pAThamAtreNa saMsiddhyet kuJjikAstotramuttamam || 4 ||
atha mantraH |
OM aiM hrIM klIM cAmuNDAyai vicce |
OM glauM huM klIM jUM saH jvAlaya jvAlaya jvala jvala prajvala prajvala
aiM hrIM klIM cAmuNDAyai vicce jvala haM saM laM kSaM phaT svAhA || 5 ||
iti mantraH |
namaste rudrarUpiNyai namaste madhumardini |
namaH kaiTabhahAriNyai namaste mahiSArdini || 6 ||
namaste zumbhahantryai ca nizumbhAsuraghAtini |
jAgrataM hi mahAdevi japaM siddhaM kuruSva me || 7 ||
aiGkArI sRSTirUpAyai hrIGkArI pratipAlikA |
klIGkArI kAmarUpiNyai bIjarUpe namo'stu te || 8 ||
cAmuNDA caNDaghAtI ca yaikArI varadAyinI |
vicce cAbhayadA nityaM namaste mantrarUpiNi || 9 ||
dhAM dhIM dhUM dhUrjaTeH patnI vAM vIM vUM vAgadhIzvarI |
krAM krIM krUM kAlikA devi zAM zIM zUM me zubhaM kuru || 10 ||
huM huM huGkArarUpiNyai jaM jaM jaM jambhanAdinI |
bhrAM bhrIM bhrUM bhairavI bhadre bhavAnyai te namo namaH || 11 ||
aM kaM caM TaM taM paM yaM zaM vIM duM aiM vIM haM kSam |
dhijAgraM dhijAgraM troTaya troTaya dIptaM kuru kuru svAhA || 12 ||
pAM pIM pUM pArvatI pUrNA khAM khIM khUM khecarI tathA |
sAM sIM sUM saptazatI devyA mantrasiddhiM kuruSva me || 13 ||
kuJjikAyai namo namaH |
idaM tu kuJjikAstotraM mantrajAgartihetave |
abhakte naiva dAtavyaM gopitaM rakSa pArvati || 14 ||
yastu kuJjikayA devi hInAM saptazatIM paThet |
na tasya jAyate siddhiraraNye rodanaM yathA || 15 ||
iti zrIrudrayAmale gaurItantre zivapArvatIsaMvAde kuJjikAstotraM sampUrNam |
About This Stotram
Overview
The Siddha Kunjika Stotram is a Sanskrit hymn of 15 verses attributed to the Rudrayamala Tantra that is traditionally recited in conjunction with the Devi Mahatmyam (Chandi Path). Presented as a teaching from Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati, the text contains bija (seed) syllables and mantras associated with the fierce forms of the Goddess. "Kunjika" means key or hidden, and the text is regarded as unlocking the full ritual potency of the Chandi recitation. It belongs to the Shakta Tantric tradition.
What are the benefits of chanting Siddha Kunjika Stotram?
- Completes and amplifies the ritual efficacy of the Devi Mahatmyam when recited before or after the Chandi Path
- Removes fear and obstacles through invocation of the Goddess's fierce protective aspect
- Grants fulfillment of desires according to the traditional accounts within Tantric practice
- Purifies the practitioner and prepares the mind for engagement with the Chandi Path
When is the best time to recite this?
Morning and evening recitation are standard. It is most commonly recited immediately before or after the Devi Mahatmyam. Navaratri — both Vasant and Sharada — is the primary festival occasion for this practice. It may also be recited on any day dedicated to Goddess Durga.
What is the historical and traditional background?
The Siddha Kunjika Stotram is sourced from the Rudrayamala Tantra, a text within the Kaula Shakta Tantric literature. Yamala texts represent a class of early medieval Tantric scriptures (generally dated from the 7th to 12th centuries CE) that describe esoteric practices and mantras. The Shiva-Parvati dialogue frame is a characteristic Tantric literary convention. The stotram's function as a preparatory or supplementary text for the Devi Mahatmyam places it within a liturgical tradition centered on the worship of the Goddess in her martial forms — Durga, Chandi, and Kali. The author is unknown; the text is transmitted through initiatic Shakta lineages.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Siddhi Vinayaka Stotram — another Sanskrit stotram used as a devotional invocation before beginning important ritual acts
- Shyamala Dandakam — a Shakta devotional text from the Sri Vidya tradition, related in its Tantric Goddess-worship context