Monday, February 4, 2013

Adya Stotram

The Adya Stotram (hymn) is attributed to Annada Thakur. It is said that Adya Ma had visted Annada Tahkur in a dream (around 1915), in the guise of his aunt Choto Ma, and had narrated the hymn Herself. The Stotra describes itself as being a part of the Brahma-Yamala Tantra (an ancient Agama Text).

auM nama AdyAyai |
shR^iNu vatsa pravaxyAmi AdyA stotraM mahAphalamH |
yaH paThetH satataM bhaktyA sa eva viShNuvallabhaH || 1||
mR^ityurvyAdhibhayaM tasya nAsti ki~nchitH kalau yuge |
aputrA labhate putraM tripaxaM shravaNaM yadi || 2||
dvau mAsau bandhanAnmukti viprarvaktrAtH shrutaM yadi |
mR^itavatsA jIvavatsA ShaNmAsaM shravaNaM yadi || 3||
naukAyAM sa~NkaTe yuddhe paThanAjjayamApnuyAtH |
likhitvA sthApayedHgehe nAgnichaurabhayaM kvachitH || 4||
OM salutation to Adya
Listen child, as I narrate to you, the great virtues of the Adya Stora.
Whoever reads this Stotram with constant devotion, will definitely become Lord Vishnu's favorite. This hymn destroys the fear of death and sickness, in this Age of Kali (Kali Yuga). A childless lady will conceive a child if she reads this Hymn for three fortnights. A person who listens to his hymn for two months from a Brahmin shall attain liberation from all form of bindings.(Women who have a propensity to give birth to still-born children) shall given birth to healthy children, if she listens to this Hymn for 6 months. Victory may be assured for one who reads this Hymn, be it on boat (in water) or in times of distress or in times of war.If this hymn is written and placed in one's home, there shall not be any threat of fear of fire or theft.
rAjasthAne jayI nityaM prasannAH sarvadevatA |
auM hrIM brahmANI brahmaloke cha vaikuNThe sarvama~NgalA|
indrANI amarAvatyAmavikA varuNAlaye|
yamAlaye kAlarUpA kuberabhavane shubhA || 6||
mahAnandAgnikone cha vAyavyAM mR^igavAhinI |
naiR^ityAM raktadantA cha aishANyAM shUladhAriNI || 7||
pAtAle vaiShNavIrUpA siMhale devamohinI |
surasA cha maNIdvipe la~NkAyAM bhadrakAlikA || 8||
Brahmani in Brahmaloka (the Land of Brahma), Sarvamangala in Vaikunth, the Abode of Lord Vishnu,
Indrani in Amaravati (the Capital of Indra's Land - Swarga), Amvika in the Land of Varuna, Kalarupa in the Land of Yama (God of Death), Shubha (the Auspicious One) in the Abode of Kubera (God of Wealth), Mahananda (the Great Daughter) in the South-East, Mrigavahini (the one who rides on a deer) in the North-West, Rakta-danta (the one whose teeth is drenched in blood) in the South-West, Shool-dharini (the one who holds a trident) in the North East, Vaishnavi in the Nether-world, Deva Mohini in Singhal (literally the Land of Lions, or might possibly refer to present day Sri Lanka), Surasa in Manidweep (literally Land of Gems), Bhadra Kalika in Lanka (again Sri Lanka)
rAmeshvarI setubandhe vimalA puruShottame |
virajA auDradeshe cha kAmAxyA nIlaparvate || 9||
kAlikA va~Ngadeshe cha ayodhyAyAM maheshvarI |
vArANasyAmannapUrNA gayAxetre gayeshvarI || 10||
kuruxetre bhadrakAlI vraje kAtyAyanI parA |
dvArakAyAM mahAmAyA mathurAyAM mAheshvarI || 11||
xudhA tvaM sarvabhUtAnAM velA tvaM sAgarasya cha |
navamI shuklapaxasya kR^iShNasaikAdashI parA || 12||
Rameshwari in the 'Bridge of the Sea', Vimala (the Pure One) in Puri (Puri in Orissa was also known as 'Purusottama Kshetra'), Viraja (the Unsullied One/ Spotless One) in Orissa (Odra Des), Goddess Kamakshya in the (Land of) Blue Mountains, Kalika in Bengal, Maheshwari in Ayodhya, Annapurna in Varanasi, Gayeshwari in Gaya, Goddess Bhadra Kali in Kurukshetra, Goddess Katyayani in Vraja, Mahamaya in Dwaraka, Maheshwari in Mathura.
You are the hunger in all living beings, You are the shore of the ocean, You are the ninth lunar day of the waxing moon (Shukla Pakshya), and the eleventh of the dark fortnight (Krishna Pakshya).
daxasA duhitA devI daxayaGYa vinAshinI |
rAmasya jAnakI tvaM hi rAvaNadhvaMsakAriNI || 13||
chaNDamuNDavadhe devI raktabIjavinAshinI |
nishumbhashumbhamathinI madhukaiTabhaghAtinI || 14||
viShNubhaktipradA durgA sukhadA moxadA sadA |
AdyAstavamimaM puNyaM yaH paThetH satataM naraH || 15||
sarvajvarabhayaM na syAtH sarvavyAdhivinAshanamH |
koTitIrthaphalaM tasya labhate nAtra saMshayaH || 16||
You are Devi (Parvati), daughter of Dakshasaa, You are Janaki of Rama. You are the one who slayed Ravana.
The slayer of Chanda and Munda, Raktabeeja, Nishumbha and Shumbha, Madhu and Kaitabh. You are Durga, devoted to Visnu (literally: the giver of devotion to Vishnu), you are the dispenser of pleasure as well as salvation. The human being who regularly recites this sacred hymn to Adya would be free from the fear of all types of fever. All his/her illnesses would be cured (destroyed). 
jayA me chAgrataH pAtu vijayA pAtu pR^iShThataH |
nArAyaNI shIrShadeshe sarvA~Nge siMhavAhinI || 17||
shivadUtI ugrachaNDA pratya~Nge parameshvarI |
vishAlAxI mahAmAyA kaumArI sa~NkhinI shivA || 18||
chakriNI jayadhAtrI cha raNamattA raNapriyA |
durgA jayantI kAlI cha bhadrakAlI mahodarI || 19||
nArasiMhI cha vArAhI siddhidAtrI sukhapradA |
bhaya~NkarI mahAraudrI mahAbhayavinAshinI || 10||
iti brahmayAmale brahmanAradasaMvAde AdyA stotraM samAptamH ||
|| auM nama AdyAyai auM nama AdyAyai auM nama AdyAyai ||
May Jaya protect me from the front, may Vijaya protect me from behind, may Narayani protect the upper portion of my body, may Simha Vahini (she who rides a lion) protect my full body, may Shivaduti (She who sent Shiva as emissary) , Ugrachanda (the ferocious killer of Chanda), and Parameshwari protect all my limbs all over, Vishalakshmi (She who has broad eyes), Mahamaya (She who is great enchantress), Kaumari , Sankhini (and consort of Shiva), protect me.
Hakrini (She who is the power of Indra), Jayadhatri (She who gives victory), Ranamatta (She who is engrossed in war), Ranapriya (She who likes war), Durga, Jayanti , Kali, Bhadra Kali, Mahodari, Narasinghi, Varahi, She who liberates, She who spreads happiness, Bhayankari (She who is fearsome), Maharoudri (the Radiant One) and she who destroys great fear.

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