Sri Devi Khadgamala Stotram
Sri Devi Khadgamala Stotram
zrI devI khaDgamAlA stotram
zrI devI prArthana
hrIGkArAsanagarbhitAnalazikhAM sauH klIM kalAM bibhratIM
sauvarNAmbaradhAriNIM varasudhAdhautAM trinetrojjvalAm |
vande pustakapAzamaGkuzadharAM sragbhUSitAmujjvalAM
tvAM gaurIM tripurAM parAtparakalAM zrIcakrasaJcAriNIm ||
asya zrI zuddhazaktimAlAmahAmantrasya,
upasthendriyAdhiSThAyI
varuNAditya RSayaH
devI gAyatrI chandaH
sAtvika kakArabhaTTArakapIThasthita kAmezvarAGkanilayA mahAkAmezvarI zrI lalitA bhaTTArikA devatA,
aiM bIjaM
klIM zaktiH
sauH kIlakaM
mama khaDgasiddhyarthe sarvAbhISTasiddhyarthe jape viniyogaH
mUlamantreNa SaDaGganyAsaM kuryAt |
dhyAnam
tAdRzaM khaDgamApnoti yena hastasthitenavai |
aSTAdaza mahAdvIpa samrAT bhotkA bhaviSyati ||
AraktAbhAM triNetrAmaruNimavasanAM ratnatATaGkaramyAM
hastAmbhojaissapAzAGkuza madana dhanussAyakairvisphurantIm |
ApInottuGga vakSoruha kalazaluThattAra hArojjvalAGgIM
dhyAyedambhoruhasthA-maruNimavasanA-mIzvarImIzvarANAm ||
lamityAdipaJca pUjAM kuryAt, yathAzakti mUlamantraM japet |
laM - pRthivItattvAtmikAyai zrI lalitAtripurasundarI parAbhaTTArikAyai gandhaM parikalpayAmi - namaH
haM - AkAzatattvAtmikAyai zrI lalitAtripurasundarI parAbhaTTArikAyai puSpaM parikalpayAmi - namaH
yaM - vAyutattvAtmikAyai zrI lalitAtripurasundarI parAbhaTTArikAyai dhUpaM parikalpayAmi - namaH
raM - tejastattvAtmikAyai zrI lalitAtripurasundarI parAbhaTTArikAyai dIpaM parikalpayAmi - namaH
vaM - amRtatattvAtmikAyai zrI lalitAtripurasundarI parAbhaTTArikAyai amRtanaivedyaM parikalpayAmi - namaH
saM - sarvatattvAtmikAyai zrI lalitAtripurasundarI parAbhaTTArikAyai tAmbUlAdisarvopacArAn parikalpayAmi - namaH
zrI devI sambodhanaM (1)
OM aiM hrIM zrIM aiM klIM sauH OM namastripurasundarI,
nyAsAGgadevatAH (6)
hRdayadevI, zirodevI, zikhAdevI, kavacadevI, netradevI, astradevI,
tithinityAdevatAH (16)
kAmezvarI, bhagamAlinI, nityaklinne, bheruNDe, vahnivAsinI, mahAvajrezvarI, zivadUtI, tvarite, kulasundarI, nitye, nIlapatAke, vijaye, sarvamaGgale, jvAlAmAlinI, citre, mahAnitye,
divyaughaguravaH (7)
paramezvara, paramezvarI, mitrezamayI, SaSThIzamayI, caryAnAthamayI, lopAmudramayI, agastyamayI,
siddhaughaguravaH (4)
kAlatApazamayI, dharmAcAryamayI, muktakezIzvaramayI, dIpakalAnAthamayI,
mAnavaughaguravaH (8)
viSNudevamayI, prabhAkaradevamayI, tejodevamayI, manojadevamayi, kalyANadevamayI, vAsudevamayI, ratnadevamayI, zrIrAmAnandamayI,
zrIcakra prathamAvaraNadevatAH
aNimAsiddhe, laghimAsiddhe, garimAsiddhe, mahimAsiddhe, Izitvasiddhe, vazitvasiddhe, prAkAmyasiddhe, bhuktisiddhe, icchAsiddhe, prAptisiddhe, sarvakAmasiddhe, brAhmI, mAhezvarI, kaumAri, vaiSNavI, vArAhI, mAhendrI, cAmuNDe, mahAlakSmI, sarvasaGkSobhiNI, sarvavidrAviNI, sarvAkarSiNI, sarvavazaGkarI, sarvonmAdinI, sarvamahAGkuze, sarvakhecarI, sarvabIje, sarvayone, sarvatrikhaNDe, trailokyamohana cakrasvAminI, prakaTayoginI,
zrIcakra dvitIyAvaraNadevatAH
kAmAkarSiNI, buddhyAkarSiNI, ahaGkArAkarSiNI, zabdAkarSiNI, sparzAkarSiNI, rUpAkarSiNI, rasAkarSiNI, gandhAkarSiNI, cittAkarSiNI, dhairyAkarSiNI, smRtyAkarSiNI, nAmAkarSiNI, bIjAkarSiNI, AtmAkarSiNI, amRtAkarSiNI, zarIrAkarSiNI, sarvAzAparipUraka cakrasvAminI, guptayoginI,
zrIcakra tRtIyAvaraNadevatAH
anaGgakusume, anaGgamekhale, anaGgamadane, anaGgamadanAture, anaGgarekhe, anaGgaveginI, anaGgAGkuze, anaGgamAlinI, sarvasaGkSobhaNacakrasvAminI, guptatarayoginI,
zrIcakra caturthAvaraNadevatAH
sarvasaGkSobhiNI, sarvavidrAvinI, sarvAkarSiNI, sarvahlAdinI, sarvasammohinI, sarvastambhinI, sarvajRmbhiNI, sarvavazaGkarI, sarvaraJjanI, sarvonmAdinI, sarvArthasAdhike, sarvasampattipUriNI, sarvamantramayI, sarvadvandvakSayaGkarI, sarvasaubhAgyadAyaka cakrasvAminI, sampradAyayoginI,
zrIcakra paJcamAvaraNadevatAH
sarvasiddhiprade, sarvasampatprade, sarvapriyaGkarI, sarvamaGgalakAriNI, sarvakAmaprade, sarvaduHkhavimocanI, sarvamRtyuprazamani, sarvavighnanivAriNI, sarvAGgasundarI, sarvasaubhAgyadAyinI, sarvArthasAdhaka cakrasvAminI, kulottIrNayoginI,
zrIcakra SaSTAvaraNadevatAH
sarvajJe, sarvazakte, sarvaizvaryapradAyinI, sarvajJAnamayI, sarvavyAdhivinAzinI, sarvAdhArasvarUpe, sarvapApahare, sarvAnandamayI, sarvarakSAsvarUpiNI, sarvepsitaphalaprade, sarvarakSAkaracakrasvAminI, nigarbhayoginI,
zrIcakra saptamAvaraNadevatAH
vazinI, kAmezvarI, modinI, vimale, aruNe, jayinI, sarvezvarI, kaulini, sarvarogaharacakrasvAminI, rahasyayoginI,
zrIcakra aSTamAvaraNadevatAH
bANinI, cApinI, pAzinI, aGkuzinI, mahAkAmezvarI, mahAvajrezvarI, mahAbhagamAlinI, sarvasiddhipradacakrasvAminI, atirahasyayoginI,
zrIcakra navamAvaraNadevatAH
zrI zrI mahAbhaTTArike, sarvAnandamayacakrasvAminI, parApararahasyayoginI,
navacakrezvarI nAmAni
tripure, tripurezI, tripurasundarI, tripuravAsinI, tripurAzrIH, tripuramAlinI, tripurasiddhe, tripurAmbA, mahAtripurasundarI,
zrIdevI vizeSaNAni - namaskAranavAkSarIca
mahAmahezvarI, mahAmahArAjJI, mahAmahAzakte, mahAmahAgupte, mahAmahAjJapte, mahAmahAnande, mahAmahAskandhe, mahAmahAzaye, mahAmahA zrIcakranagarasAmrAjJI, namaste namaste namaste namaH |
phalazrutiH
eSA vidyA mahAsiddhidAyinI smRtimAtrataH |
agnivAtamahAkSobhe rAjArASTrasyaviplave ||
luNThane taskarabhaye saGgrAme salilaplave |
samudrayAnavikSobhe bhUtapretAdike bhaye ||
apasmArajvaravyAdhimRtyukSAmAdijebhaye |
zAkinI pUtanAyakSarakSaHkUSmANDaje bhaye ||
mitrabhede grahabhaye vyasaneSvAbhicArike |
anyeSvapi ca doSeSu mAlAmantraM smarennaraH ||
tAdRzaM khaDgamApnoti yena hastasthitenavai |
aSTAdazamahAdvIpasamrADbhoktAbhaviSyati ||
sarvopadravanirmuktassAkSAcchivamayobhavet |
ApatkAle nityapUjAM vistArAtkartumArabhet ||
ekavAraM japadhyAnaM sarvapUjAphalaM labhet |
navAvaraNadevInAM lalitAyA mahaujanaH ||
ekatra gaNanArUpo vedavedAGgagocaraH |
sarvAgamarahasyArthaH smaraNAtpApanAzinI ||
lalitAyAmahezAnyA mAlA vidyA mahIyasI |
naravazyaM narendrANAM vazyaM nArIvazaGkaram ||
aNimAdiguNaizvaryaM raJjanaM pApabhaJjanam |
tattadAvaraNasthAyi devatAbRndamantrakam ||
mAlAmantraM paraM guhyaM paraM dhAma prakIrtitam |
zaktimAlA paJcadhAsyAcchivamAlA ca tAdRzI ||
tasmAdgopyatarAdgopyaM rahasyaM bhuktimuktidam ||
|| iti zrI vAmakezvaratantre umAmahezvarasaMvAde devIkhaDgamAlAstotraratnaM samAptam ||
About This Stotram
Sri Devi Khadgamala Stotram
Sanskrit Title: श्री देवी खड्गमाला स्तोत्रम्
IAST Transliteration:
Overview
The Sri Devi Khadgamala Stotram is of immense spiritual significance in the Shakta tradition, especially for practitioners of Sri Vidya. The term 'Khadgamala' literally means 'garland of swords'. This stotram is a powerful mantra-based hymn that invokes the various forms of the Divine Mother, particularly Goddess Lalita Tripurasundari, who is considered the supreme consciousness and the ruler of the universe. The recitation of this stotram, often performed as part of the Sri Chakra Puja, is believed to bestow the devotee with the 'sword of knowledge' (Jnana Khadga), which cuts through ignorance, illusion (Maya), and all forms of negativity. It is a potent tool for spiritual purification, protection, and the acceleration of one's spiritual journey towards self-realization. Each verse or mantra within the stotram corresponds to a specific energy center or aspect of the Goddess, and by reciting them, the devotee symbolically traverses the Sri Chakra, internalizing the divine energies and ultimately merging with the Goddess.
Details
| Attribute | Information |
|---|---|
| Deity | Lalita Tripurasundari |
| Author | Unknown |
| Type | Stotram |
| Category | Stotram |
| Number of Verses | 8 |
| Origin | The Sri Devi Khadgamala Stotram is a significant hymn within the Shakta tradition, particularly associated with the worship of the Goddess Lalita Tripurasundari. While its precise origin in ancient scriptures is not definitively documented, it is widely believed to be a Tantric composition, possibly originating from the Kalikala Sarvajna Sri Vidyananda, or attributed to the lineage of Sri Vidya upasana. It is often found in collections of Tantric texts and is a core component of the Sri Chakra Puja (worship of the divine diagram of the cosmos). The stotram is structured as a 'mala' or garland, where each mantra or name of the Devi is strung together, forming a powerful invocation. Its purpose is to invoke the various forms and energies of the Goddess residing within the Sri Chakra, culminating in the visualization of the Goddess armed with a sword (Khadga), symbolizing the cutting away of ignorance and obstacles. |
Benefits of Recitation
- Removal of obstacles and negative energies
- Attainment of spiritual knowledge and liberation (Moksha)
- Fulfillment of desires and material prosperity
- Protection from enemies and evil forces
- Gaining mastery over the mind and senses
Best Time to Recite
Morning, evening, during Navaratri, Lalita Panchami, and other auspicious days dedicated to the Goddess. It is also recited during Sri Chakra Puja.
Historical Context
The Sri Devi Khadgamala Stotram is deeply rooted in the Tantric traditions of India, particularly the Sri Vidya upasana, which focuses on the worship of the Goddess as the ultimate reality. While the exact period of its composition is unknown, it is generally considered a later Tantric composition, likely emerging during the medieval period when Tantric practices flourished. Its authorship is often attributed to various enlightened masters within the Sri Vidya lineage, with some sources mentioning Sri Vidyananda. The stotram is intrinsically linked to the Sri Chakra, a complex geometric diagram representing the cosmos and the abode of the Goddess. The practice of reciting the Khadgamala is a key element in the elaborate rituals associated with Sri Chakra worship, aiming to internalize the divine energies and achieve spiritual liberation. Its widespread adoption and continued practice underscore its enduring efficacy and importance within the Shakta pantheon.
Alternate Names
- Sri Lalita Khadgamala Stotram
- Khadgamala Stotram
Related Stotrams
- Sri Lalita Sahasranama Stotram
- Sri Devi Mahatmyam
- Soundarya Lahari
Last Updated: 2025-12-01