Siddha Kunjika Stotram
Siddha Kunjika Stotram
Siddha Kunjika Stotram
siddha ku~njikA stotram
OM asya shrIku~njikAstotramantrasya sadAshiva RRiShiH, anuShTup ChandaH,
shrItriguNAtmikA devatA, OM aiM bIjaM, OM hrIM shaktiH, OM klIM kIlakam,
mama sarvAbhIShTasiddhyarthe jape viniyogaH |
shiva uvAcha
shRRiNu devi pravakShyAmi ku~njikAstotramuttamam |
yena mantraprabhAveNa chaNDIjApaH shubho bhavet || 1 ||
na kavachaM nArgalAstotraM kIlakaM na rahasyakam |
na sUktaM nApi dhyAnaM cha na nyAso na cha vArchanam || 2 ||
ku~njikApAThamAtreNa durgApAThaphalaM labhet |
ati guhyataraM devi devAnAmapi durlabham || 3 ||
gopanIyaM prayatnena svayoniriva pArvati |
mAraNaM mohanaM vashyaM stambhanochchATanAdikam |
pAThamAtreNa saMsiddhyet ku~njikAstotramuttamam || 4 ||
atha mantraH |
OM aiM hrIM klIM chAmuNDAyai vichche |
OM glauM huM klIM jUM saH jvAlaya jvAlaya jvala jvala prajvala prajvala
aiM hrIM klIM chAmuNDAyai vichche jvala haM saM laM kShaM phaT svAhA || 5 ||
iti mantraH |
namaste rudrarUpiNyai namaste madhumardini |
namaH kaiTabhahAriNyai namaste mahiShArdini || 6 ||
namaste shumbhahantryai cha nishumbhAsuraghAtini |
jAgrataM hi mahAdevi japaM siddhaM kuruShva me || 7 ||
aiNkArI sRRiShTirUpAyai hrINkArI pratipAlikA |
klI~NkArI kAmarUpiNyai bIjarUpe namo.astu te || 8 ||
chAmuNDA chaNDaghAtI cha yaikArI varadAyinI |
vichche chAbhayadA nityaM namaste mantrarUpiNi || 9 ||
dhAM dhIM dhUM dhUrjaTeH patnI vAM vIM vUM vAgadhIshvarI |
krAM krIM krUM kAlikA devi shAM shIM shUM me shubhaM kuru || 10 ||
huM huM hu~NkArarUpiNyai jaM jaM jaM jambhanAdinI |
bhrAM bhrIM bhrUM bhairavI bhadre bhavAnyai te namo namaH || 11 ||
aM kaM chaM TaM taM paM yaM shaM vIM duM aiM vIM haM kSham |
dhijAgraM dhijAgraM troTaya troTaya dIptaM kuru kuru svAhA || 12 ||
pAM pIM pUM pArvatI pUrNA khAM khIM khUM khecharI tathA |
sAM sIM sUM saptashatI devyA mantrasiddhiM kuruShva me || 13 ||
ku~njikAyai namo namaH |
idaM tu ku~njikAstotraM mantrajAgartihetave |
abhakte naiva dAtavyaM gopitaM rakSha pArvati || 14 ||
yastu ku~njikayA devi hInAM saptashatIM paThet |
na tasya jAyate siddhiraraNye rodanaM yathA || 15 ||
iti shrIrudrayAmale gaurItantre shivapArvatIsaMvAde ku~njikAstotraM 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