Shitala Ma Chalisa

Jai jai mata shitala, tumahin dharai jo dhyaan.

Hoy vimal sheetal hrday, vikasai buddhi balagyaan.

Jai-jai-jai shitala bhavaanee. Jay jag janani sakal gunakhaanee.

Grh-grh shakti tumhaaree raajit. Pooran sharadachandr samasaajit.

Visphotak se jalat shareera. 

Sheetal karat harat sab peera.

Maatu shitala tav shubhanaama.

 Sabake gaadhe aavahin kaama.

Shokaharee shankaree bhavaanee.

 Baal-praanarakshee sukh daanee.

Shuchi maarjanee kalash kararaajai.

 Mastak tej soory samaraajai.

Chausath yogin sang mein gaavain. 

Veena taal mrdang bajaavai.

Nrty naath bhairo dikharaavain.

 Sahaj shesh shiv paar na paavain.

Dhany-dhany dhaatree mahaaraanee.

 Suranar muni tab suyash bakhaanee.

Jvaala roop maha balakaaree.

 Daity ek visphotak bhaaree.

Ghar-ghar pravishat koee na rakshat.

 Rog roop dhari baalak bhakshat.

Haahaakaar machyo jagabhaaree.

 Sakyo na jab sankat taaree.

Tab maiya dhari adbhut roopa. 

Karamen liye maarjanee soopa.

Visphotakahin pakadi kar leenhyo.

 Musal prahaar bahuvidhi keenhyo.

Bahut prakaar vah vinatee keenha.

 Maiya nahin bhal main kachhu cheenha.

Abanahin maatu, kaahugrh jaihaun.

 Jahan apavitr sakal duhkh harihaun.

Bhabhakat tan, sheetal hvai jaihain.

 Visphotak bhayaghor nasihain.

Shree shitalahin bhaje kalyaana.

 Vachan saty bhaashe bhagavaana.

Visphotak bhay jihi grh bhaee. 

Bhajai devi kahan yahee upaee.

Kalash shitala ka sajavaavai.

 Dvij se vidhivat paath karaavai.

Tumheen shitala, jag kee maata. 

Tumheen pita jag kee sukhadaata.

Tumheen jagaddhaatree sukhasevee.

 Namo namaami sheetale devee.

Namo sukkhakaranee duhkhaharanee. 

Namo-namo jagataarani taranee.

Namo-namo trailoky vandinee.

 Dukhadaaridraadik kandinee.

Shree shitala, shedhala, mahala. 

Runaleehyunanee maatu mandala.

Ho tum digambar tanudhaaree. 

Shobhit panchanaam asavaaree.

Raasabh, khar baishaakh sunandan.

 Gardabh durvaakand nikandan.

Sumirat sang shitala maee.

 Jaahi sakal dukh door paraee.

Galaka, galagandaadi juhoee. 

Taakar mantr na aushadhi koee.

Ek maatu jee ka aaraadhan. 

Aur nahin koee hai saadhan.

Nishchay maatu sharan jo aavai. 

Nirbhay man ichchhit phal paavai.

Kodhee, nirmal kaaya dhaarai.

 Andha, drg-nij drshti nihaarai.

Vandhya naari putr ko paavai.

 Janm daridr dhanee hoee jaavai.

Maatu shitala ke gun gaavat.

 Lakha mook ko chhand banaavat.

Yaame koee karai jani shanka. 

Jag me maiya ka hee danka.

Bhanat raamasundar prabhudaasa. 

Tat prayaag se poorab paasa.

Puree tivaaree mor nivaasa. 

Kakara ganga tat durvaasa.

Ab vilamb main tohi pukaarat.

 Maatu krpa kau baat nihaarat.

Pada kshar tav aas lagaee. 

Raksha karahu shitala maee.

Ghat-ghat vaasee sheetala, sheetal prabha tumhaar.

Sheetal chhiyaan mein jhulee, maiya palana daar.

Namami Sheetaladevi Rasbhastha
Digambara
Marjani Kalshopeta Shurpalankrut Mastaka

Kill Bull - 7

Happy Navratri! So, the great festival is in full swing and here is my regular post "Kill Bull"(see Kill Bull-1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6). This is the right time to speculate about what makes our soul to be or pretend to be a bull, and how to summon a Divine Power to take off this asuric spell.
Durga Puja offers us, in dramatic form and by means of religious ceremonial a philosophy of the spiritual life, teaching many things, including the awakening of man upon earth from animalism to a life of purity and honor. Goddess Durga's images is a perfect reflection of the eternal Power that pervades all living beings and all things on Earth. It is beautiful dramatic expression of the belief in the ultimate victory of Good over Evil and the great human aspiration for union with God.

Durga is all about struggle and strength, but how does this apply to us personally? Mystic Sandhi puja is not about the event that once was and passed, but what happens today, in the eternal now. Each individual life goes along the horizontal line from birth to death. Good or evil force shapes it, and, if it is not saint-born, his life can not develop without a struggle. Everyone has his own personal Mahishasura. Because of itself the jivatma would be a mere inert passivity, unbalanced by a positive opposite. Like in Lewis Carroll's tale we must run as fast as we can, just to stay in place. And if you wish to go anywhere you must run twice as fast as that. But how much does it depend on our personal efforts? By and large, it does not depend on man's desire or effort, but on Mercy only. But I believe that this is inherent element of human nature. I want to say that the soul always seeks God. It is a fundamental necessity of the soul because its properties are the result of the union of eternal Divine basis with itself, modified by the good or evil tendencies. It is reproduced in the Durga yantra.

This is in deep correspondence with human life itself and the world we live in, which are themselves but allegories and symbols. The struggle, external or internal, is part of everything that surrounds us. But this struggle is not for survival. It's a life-and-death struggle. Literally, for the average person, and figurative for the mystic. Because this is the universal truth that mystical death must precede mystical rebirth. This is the death to one's lower self.

Gilgamesh, legendary King of the city of Uruk fighting against the Bull

Many cultures and religions, both current and past, tell us this story. According the St Paul "For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live "(Rom 8:13), or the sufi saying "die before you die."
He who desires to rise to the heights of his own being must first crush his own lower nature and inclinations. Through this blessed battle, older versions of "I" may very well die.

Heracles and Cretan Bull

The message of this battle is that we need to tame the demanding self-centered beast within us and bring the power to good use. This process asks to bring the higher and lower consciousness in perfect balance, knowing that control is always in your hands, and purity in your heart. However, it has nothing to do with the confidence a person has when filled of one's own strength. Rather, it depicts the confidence of those whose blessed individuals strength is founded in God.
During the battle with the Shakti herself, (which is impossible by definition, because everything is shakti) the inertia and negativity of the soul become increasingly transmuted and superseded by the positive energy and activity of the Spirit. Like in the Yantra when the upper triangles gradually assumes preponderance over the triangle with a vertex down, signifying that the seeker becomes a more spiritually conscious being.
This battle is actually about Divine union. Divine Shakti's energy overcomes severity and uses mercy to become strong and enduring. This is called a gentle strength. Strength of having the inner-qualities of love, patience and power. And joy. When our pains of division are made up for by the joys of reunification.

Chinnamasta Hridayam

shrIgaNeshAya namaH |
shrIpArvatyuvAcha |
shrutaM pUjAdikaM samyagbhavadvak{}trAb{}janiHsR^itam |
hR^idayaM ChinnamastAyAH shrotumichChAmi sAmpratam ||1||
OM mahAdeva uvAcha |
nAdyAvadhi mayA proktaM kasyApi prANavallabhe |
yatvayA paripR^iShTo.ahaM vakShye prItyai tava priye ||2||
OM asya shrIChinnamastAhR^idayastotramantrasya bhairava R^iShiH,
samrAT ChandaH, ChinnamastA devatA, hUM bIjam,
OM shaktiH, hrIM kIlakaM, shatrukShayakaraNArthe pAThe viniyogaH ||
OM bhairavaR^iShaye namaH shirasi |
OM samrATChandase namo mukhe |
OM ChinnamastAdevatAyai namo hR^idi |
OM hUM bIjAya namo guhye |
OM OM shaktaye namaH pAdayoH |
OM hrIM kIlakAya namo nAbhau |
OM viniyogAya namaH sarvA~Nge |
iti R^iShyAdinyAsaH |
OM OM a~NguShThAbhyAM namaH |
OM hUM tarjanIbhyAM namaH |
OM hrIM madhyamAbhyAM namaH |
OM aiM anAmikAbhyAM namaH |
OM klIM kaniShThikAbhyAM namaH |
OM hUM karatalakarapR^iShThAbhyAM namaH |
iti karanyAsaH |
OM OM hR^idayAya namaH |
OM hUM shirase svAhA |
OM hrIM shikhAyai vaShaT |
OM aiM kavachAya hum |
OM klIM netratrayAya vauShaT |
OM hUM astrAya phaT |
iti hR^idayAdiShaDa~NganyAsaH |
raktAbhAM raktakeshIM karakamalalasatkartrikAM kAlakAntiM
vichChinnAtmIyamuNDAsR^igaruNabahulodagradhArAM pibantIm |
vighnAbhraughaprachaNDashvasanasamanibhAM sevitAM siddhasa~NghaiH
padmAkShIM ChinnamastAM ChalakaraditijachChedinIM sa.nsmarAmi ||
iti dhyAnam |
vande.ahaM ChinnamastAM tAM ChinnamuNDadharAM parAm |
ChinnagrIvochChaTAchChannAM kShaumavastraparichChadAm || 2||
sarvadA surasa~Nghena sevitA~NghrisaroruhAm |
seve sakalasampattyai ChinnamastAM shubhapradAm || 3||
yaj~nAnAM yogayaj~nAya yA tu jAtA yuge yuge |
dAnavAntakarIM devIM ChinnamastAM bhajAmi tAm || 4||
vairochanIM varArohAM vAmadevavivarddhitAm |
koTisUryyaprabhAM vande vidyudvarNAkShimaNDitAm || 5||
nijakaNThochChaladraktadhArayA yA muhurmuhuH |
yoginIstarpayantyugrA tasyAshcharaNamAshraye || 6||
hUmityekAkSharaM mantraM yadIyaM yuktamAnasaH |
yo japettasya vidveShI bhasmatAM yAti tAM bhaje || 7||
hUM svAheti manuM samyagyaH smaratyartimAnnaraH |
Chinatti chChinnamastAyA tasya bAdhAM namAmi tAm || 8||
yasyAH kaTAkShamAtreNa krUrabhUtAdayo drutam |
dUrataH sampalAyante chChinnamastAM bhajAmi tAm || 9||
kShititalaparirakShAkShAntaroShA sudakShA
ChalayutakhalakakShAchChedane kShAntilakShyA |
kShitiditijasupakShA kShoNipAkShayyashikShA
jayatu jayatu chAkShA chChinnamastAribhakShA || 10||
kalikaluShakalAnAM karttane kartrihastA
surakuvalayakAshA mandabhAnuprakAshA |
asurakulakalApatrAsikA.amlAnamUrti
jayatu jayatu kAlI chChinnamastA karAlI || 11||
bhuvanabharaNabhUribhrAjamAnAnubhAvA
bhavabhavavibhavAnAM bhAraNodbhAtabhUtiH |
dvijakulakamalAnAM bhAsinI bhAnumUrti
bhavatu bhavatu vANI chChinnamastA bhavAnI || 12||
mama ripugaNamAshu chChettumugraM kR^ipANaM
sapadi janani tIkShNaM ChinnamuNDaM gR^ihANa |
bhavatu tava yasho.alaM Chindhi shatrUnkhalAnme
mama cha paridisheShTaM Chinnamaste kShamasva || 13||
ChinnagrIvA ChinnamastA ChinnamuNDadharA.akShatA |
kShodakShemakarI svakShA kShoNIshAchChAdanakShamA ||
vairochanI varArohA balidAnapraharShitA |
balipUjitapAdAb{}jA vAsudevaprapUjitA || 15||
iti dvAdashanAmAni chChinnamastApriyANi yaH |
smaretprAtaH samutthAya tasya nashyanti shatravaH || 16||
yAM smR^itvA santi sadyaH sakalasuragaNAH sarvadA sampadADhyAH
shatrUNAM sa~NghamAhatya vishadavadanAH svasthachittAH shrayanti |
tasyAH sa~NkalpavantaH sarasijacharaNAM satataM sa.nshrayanti sA.a.adyA
shrIshAdisevyA suphalatu sutaraM ChinnamastA prashastA || 17||
idaM hR^idayamaj~nAtvA hantumichChati yo dviSham |
kathaM tasyAchiraM shatrurnAshameShyati pArvati || 18||
yadIchChennAshanaM shatroH shIghrametatpaThennaraH |
ChinnamastA prasannA hi dadAti phalamIpsitam || 19||
shatruprashamanaM puNyaM samIpsitaphalapradam |
AyurArogyadaM chaiva paThatAM puNyasAdhanam || 20||

|| iti shrInandyAvarte mahAdevapArvatIsa.nvAde
shrIChinnamastAhR^idayastotraM sampUrNam ||

Guhyakali Mahavajra Kavacham

From Mahakala Samhita

om asya shree vishvamangala naamno guhyakaalee mahaavajra kavachasya
samvarta rushihi anushTup Chandaha ekavaktraadi shatavaktraantaa
guhyakaalee devataa
phrem beejam khphrem shaktih Chreem keelakam sarvaabheeshTa siddhipoorvaka
aatmarakshaNe jape viniyogaha |
om phrem paatu shirah siddhikaraalee kaalikaa mama |
hreem Chreem lalaaTam me siddhivikaraali sadaavatu || 1 ||
shreem kleem mukham chaNDayogeshvaree rakshatu sarvadaa |
hoom streem kNoum vajrakaapaalinee me kaalikaa avatu || 2 ||
aim kraum hanoo kaalasamkarshaNaa me paatu kaalikaa |
kreem kraum bhruvaavugrachaNDaa kaalikaa me sadaavatu ||
haam kshaum netre siddhilakshmeeravatu pratyaham mama |
hoom hraum naasaam chaNDakaapaalinee me sarvadaavatu ||
aam eem oshThaadharou paatu sadaa samayakubjikaa |
gloom glaum dantaan raajaraajeshvaree me
rakshataat sadaa ||
joom sah sadaa me rasanaam paatu shree jayabhairavee |
sphrem sphrem paatu svarNakooTeshvaree me
chibukam sadaa ||
bloom blaum kaNTham rakshatu me sarvadaa tumbureshvaree |
kshroo kshraum me raajamaatangee skandhou
rakshatu sarvadaa ||
phrom phraum bhujou vajrachaNDeshvaree rakshatu me sadaa |
sraim sraum vakshahsthalam paatu jayajhankeshvaree mama ||
phim phaam karou rakshatu me shivadootee cha sarvadaa |
Chraim Chraum me jaTharam paatu
phetkaaree ghoraraaviNee ||
straim straum guhyeshvaree naabhim mama rakshatu sarvadaa |
kshum kshaum paarshvaum sadaa paatu baabhravee ghoraroopiNee ||
groom graum kuleshvaree paatu mama
prushTham cha sarvadaa |
kloom klaum kaTim rakshatu me bheemaadevee bhayaanakaa ||
haim haum me rakshataadooru sarvadaa chaNDakhecharee |
sphrom sphraum me jaanunee paatu korangee bheeshaNaananaa || 12 ||
treem threem janghaayugam paatu taamasee sarvadaa mama |
jraim jraum paadou mahaavidyaa sarvadaa mama rakshatu||
Dreem Threem vaageeshvaree sarvaan
sandheen dehasya me avatu |
khraim khraum shareeradhaatoonme
kaamaakhyaa sarvadaavatu||
breem broom kaatyaayanee paatu dashavaayoomstanoodbhavaan |
jloom jlaum paatu mahaalakshmeeh
khaanyekaadasha sarvadaa ||
aim aum anoktam yatsthaanam shareere antarbahishcha me |
tatsarvam sarvadaa paatu harasiddhaa harapriyaa || 16 ||
phrem Chreem hreem streem hoom
shareerasakalam sarvadaa mama |
guhyakaalee divaaraatrou sandhyaasu parirakshatu || 17 ||
iti te kavacham proktam naamnaa cha vishvamangalam |
sarvebhyah kavachebhyastu shreshTham saarataram param ||
idam paThitvaa svam deham bhasma naiva avaguNThya cha |
tattat sthaaneshu vinyasya vaddhvaadah kavacham druDham ||
dashavaaraan manuh japtvaa yatra kutraapi gacChatu |
samare nipatacChastre araNye svaapada sankule || 20 ||
shmashaane pretabhootaaDhyakaantaare dasyusankule |
raajadvaare sapishune sindhou vaatormichanchale || 21 ||
girou daavaagni samdeepte gavhare sarpaveshTite |
tasya bheetarna kutraapi charatah pruthiveem imaam || 22 ||
na cha vyaadibhayam tasya naiva taskarajam bhayam |
bheetishcha grahajaa naasya vishajam cha bhayam nahi || 23 ||
na agni utpaato naiva bhootapretajah samkaTah tathaa |
vidyut varshopala bhayam na kadaapi prabhaadhate || 24 ||
na durbhikshabhayam chaasya na cha maaribhayam tathaa |
krutya abhichaarajaa doshaah sprushantyenam kadaapi na ||
sahasram japatashvaasya puraNashcharam uchyate |
tatkrutvaa tu prayanjeeta sarvasminnapi karmaNi || 26 ||
vashyakaarya mohane cha maaraNocchaaTane tathaa |
stambhane cha tathaa dveshe tathaa krutyaabhichaarayoh ||
durgabhamge tathaa yuddhe parachakra nivaaraNe |
etat prayogaat sarvaaNi kaaryaaNi parisaadhayet || 28 ||
bhootaavesham naashayati vivaade jayati dvishah |
samkaTam tarati kshipram kalahe jayam aapnuyaat || 29 ||
yadi icChet mahateem lakshmeem tanayaanaayureva cha |
vidyaam kaantim tathounnatyam yasha aarogyameva cha ||
bhogaan soukhyam vighna haanim aalasyam mahodayam |
adheehi kavacham nityamamunaamuncha cha priye || 31 ||
kavachenaam amunaa sarvam samsaadhayati saadhakah |
yadyad dhaayati chittena siddham tattapurah sthitam || 32 ||
durdhaTam ghaTayatyetat kavacham vishvamangalam |
vishvasya mangalam yasmaadato vai vishvamangalam || 33 ||
saannidhyakaarakam guhyakaalyaa etat prakeertitam |
likhitam ched gruhe tishThet tathaapi phalamashnute || 34 ||
yadeecChasi sureshaani sarvatra jayamangalam |
paTha bandhoon paaThayasva kavacham vishvamangalam ||
sampraapyasi paraam siddhim guhyaayaam bhaktimeva cha |
trisandhyam paThanaat devi sarvapaapaih pramuchyate || 36 ||
yasmai kasmai chidapyetanna dadyaadvai jijeevishuh |
dattvaa maraNam aapnoti sasuta gyaati baandhavah || 37 ||
shishyaaya bhaktiyuktaaya saadhakaaya hitaay cha |
vidhipoorvam pradaatavyam naabhaktaaya kadaachana || 38 ||
shaDaamnaaya sthitaa devyah sarvaa atra pratishThitaah |
atah sarvaatmaa gopyam satyam satyam sureshvari || 39 ||
yasmin kasminnapi manaavupadesho yadi priye |
tadaivaatraadhikaarah syaat kavache vishvamangale || 40 ||
guhyakaalyaam sadaa bhaktih shoDashaakshariko japah |
idam cha kavacham devi trayyeshaa kathitaa mayaa || 41 ||
abhyasyantah trayeemetaam chaturvarNaa dvijaatayah |
bhuktvaa bhogaanagham hatvaa dehaante
moksham aapnuyaat || 42 ||

|| iti mahaakaala samhitaayaam vishvamangala kavacham sampoorNam ||

Shashti Devi Stotram

namo devyai mahAdevyai siddhyai shAntyai namo namaha |
shubhAyai devasenAyai shashThyai devyai namo namaha ||1||
varadAyai putradAyai dhanadAyai namo namaha |
sukhadAyai mokshadAyai shashThyai devyai namo namaha ||2||
srishTyai shashThAsha-rUpAyai siddhAyai cha namo namaha |
mAyAyai siddhayoginyai shashThI-devyai namo namaha ||3||
sArAyai sAradAyai cha parAdevyai namo namaha |
bAlA-dhishThAtru-devyai cha shashThI-devyai
namo namaha ||4||
kalyANadAyai kalyANyai phaladAyai cha karmaNAm |
pratyakshAyai svabhaktAnAm shashThyai devyai
namo namaha ||5||
pUjyAyai skandakAntAyai sarveshAm sarvakarmasu |
devarakshaNa-kAriNyai shashThI-devyai namo namaha ||6||
shuddha-sattva-svarUpAyai vanditAyai nruNAm sadA |
himsA-krodha-varjitAyai shashThI-devyai namo namaha ||7||
dhanam dehi priyAm dehi putram dehi sureshvari |
mAnam dehi jayam dehi dvisho jahi maheshvari ||8||
dharmam dehi yasho dehi shashThI-devyai namo namaha |
dehi bhUmim prajAm dehi vidyAm dehi supUjite |
kalyANam cha jayam dehi shashThI-devyai namo namaha ||9||
iti devIm cha samstUya labhe putram priyavrataha |
yashasvinam cha rAjendrah shashThI-devyAh prasAdataha ||10||
shashThI-stotramidam brahman yah shruNoti tu vatsaram |
aputro labhate putram param suchirajIvinam ||11||
varshamekam cha yo bhaktyA sampUjyedam shruNoti cha |
sarva-pApAd-vinirmukto mahAvandhyA prasUyate ||12||
vIram putram cha guNinam vidyAvantam yashasvinam |
suchir-Ayushya-vantam cha sUte devI-prasAdataha ||13||
kAkavandhyA cha yA nArI mrutavatsA cha yA bhavet |
varsham shrutvA labhet-putram
shashThI-devI-prasAdataha ||14||
rogayukte cha bAle cha pitA mAtA shruNoti chet |
mAsena muchyate bAlah shashThIdevI-prasAdataha ||15||

|| iti shrI devI bhAgavate mahApurANe navama skandhe shashThyupAkhyAne shashThI stotram
sampUrNam ||

Kāmakalā Kāli Sahasranama Stotram

From Mahakala Samhita

ishvara uvaacha
tripuraghno apyado naamasahasram paThati priye |tadaagyayaapyahamapi keerttayaami dine dine ||1||
bhavatyapeedamasmattah shikshitvaa tu paThishyati |
bhavishyati cha nirNeetam chaturvargasya bhaajanam || 2 ||
mano anyato niraakrutya saavadhaanaa nishaamaya |
naamnaam kaamakalaakaalyaah sahasram muktidaayakam || 3 ||
aum asya shree kaamakalaakaalee sahasranaama stotrasya
shree tripuraghna rushih anushTup Chandah
trijaganmayaroopiNee bhagavatee
shreekaamakalaakaalee devataa
kleem beejam, sphrom shaktih
hoom keelakam, kshraum tattvam
shree kaamakalaakaalee sahasranaama stotra
paaThe jape viniyogah

aum tatsat |
aum kleem kaamakalaakaalee kaalaraatrih kapaalinee |
kaatyaayinee cha kalyaaNee kaalaakaaraa karaalinee || 4 ||
ugramoortih mahaabheemaa ghoraraavaa bhayankaraa |
bhootidaa bhayahantree cha bhavabandhavimochinee || 5 ||
bhavyaa bhavaanee bhogaaDhyaa bhujangapatibhooshaNaa |
mahaamaayaa jagaddhaatree paavanee parameshvaree || 6 ||
yogamaataa yogagamyaa yoginee yogipoojitaa |
gouree durgaa kaalikaa cha mahaakalpaantanarttakee || 7 ||
avyayaa jagadaadishcha vidhaatree kaalamardinee |
nityaa vareNyaa vimalaa devaaraadhyaa amitaprabhaa || 8 ||
bhaaruNDaa koTaree shuddhaa chanchalaa chaaruhaasinee |
agraahyaa ateendriyaa agotraa charccharordhvashiroruhaa ||
kaamukee kamaneeyaa cha shreekaNThamahishee shivaa |
manoharaa maananeeyaa matidaa maNibhooshaNaa || 10 ||
shmashaananilayaa roudraa muktakeshi aTTahaasinee |
chaamuNDaa chaNDikaa chaNDee chaarvangee charitojjvalaa ||
ghoraananaa dhoomrashikhaa kampanaa kampitaananaa |
vepamaanatanuhbheedaa nirbhayaa baahushaalinee | 12 ||
ulmukaakshee sarppakarNee vishokaa girinandinee |
jyotsnaamukhee haasyaparaa lingaa lingadharee satee || 13 ||
avikaaraa mahaachitraa chandravaktraa manojavaa |
adarshanaa paapaharaa shyaamalaa muNDamekhalaa || 14 ||
muNDaavatamsinee neelaa prapannaanandadaayinee |
laghustanee lambakuchaa ghoornamaanaa haraanganaa || 15 ||
vishvaavaasaa shaantikaree deerghakeshi arikhaNDinee |
ruchiraa sundaree kamraa madonamattaa madotkaTaa || 16 ||
ayomukhee vahnimukhee krodhanaa abhayadeshvaree |
kuDambikaa saahasinee khangakee raktalehinee || 17 ||
vidaariNee paanarataa rudraaNee muNDamaalinee |
anaadinidhanaa devee durnireekshyaa digambaraa || 18 ||
vidyujjihvaa mahaadamshTraa vajrateekshNaa mahaasvanaa |
udayaarka samaanaakshee vindhyashaila samaakrutih || 19 ||
neelotpala dalashyaamaa naagendraashTakabhooshitaa |
agnijvaalakrutaavaasaa phetkaariNyahikuNDalaa || 20 ||
paapaghnee paalinee padmaa puNyaa puNyapradaa paraa |
kalpaantaambhodanirghoshaa sahasraarka samaprabhaa || 21 ||
sahasrapretaraaTkrodhaa sahasreshaparaakramaa |
sahasradhanadaishvaryaa sahasraamdhrikaraambikaa || 22 ||
sahasrakaaladushprekshyaa sahasrendriyasanchayaa |
sahasrabhoomisadanaa sahasraakaashavigrahaa || 23 ||
sahasrachandrapratibhaa sahasragrahachaariNee |
sahasrarudratejaskaa sahasrabrahmasrushTikrut || 24 ||
sahasavaayuvegaa cha sahasraphaNakuNDalaa |
sahasrayantramathinee sahasrodadhisusthiraa || 25 ||
sahasrabuddhakaruNaa mahaabhaagaa tapasvinee |
trailokyamohinee sarvabhootadevavashankaree || 26 ||
susnigdhahrudayaa ghaNTaakarNaa cha vyomachaariNee |
shankhinee chitriNeeshaanee kaalasankarshiNee jayaa || 27 ||
aparaajitaa cha vijayaa kamalaa kamalaapradaa |
janayitree jagadyonirheturoopaa chidaatmikaa || 28 ||
aprameyaa duraadharshaa dhyeyaa svacChandachaariNee |
shaatodaree shaambhavinee poojyaa maanonnataa amalaa ||
omkaararoopiNee taamraa baalaarjasamataarakaa |
chalajjihvaa cha bheemaakshee mahaabhairavanaadinee ||
saattvikee raajasee chaiva taamasee ghargharaa achalaa |
maaheshvaree tathaa braahmee kaumaaree maanineeshvaraa ||
souparNee vaayavee chaindree saavitree nairUtee kalaa |
varuNee shivadootee cha souree saumyaa prabhaavatee || 32 ||
vaaraahee naarasimhee cha vaishNavee lalitaa svaraa |
maitryaaryyamNee cha poushNee cha tvaashTree vaasavyumaaratih || 33 ||
raakshasee paavanee roudree daasree rodasyudumbaree |
subhagaa durbhagaa deenaa chanchureekaa yashasvinee || 34 ||
mahaanandaa bhagaanandaa picChilaa bhagamaalinee |
aruNaa revatee raktaa shakunee shyenatuNDikaa || 35 ||
surabhee nandinee bhadraa balaa chaatibalaamaalaa |
uloopee lambikaa kheTaa lelihaanaantramaalinee || 36 ||
vainaayikee cha vetaalee trijaTaa bhrukuTee satee |
kumaaree yuvatee prouDhaa vidagdhaa ghasmaraa tathaa ||
jaratee rochanaa bheemaa dolamaalaa pichiNDilaa |
alambaakshee kumbhakarNee kaalakarNee mahaasuree || 38 ||
ghaNTaaravaatha gokarNee kaakajanghaa cha mooshikaa |
mahaahanurmahaagreevaa lohitaa lohitaashanee || 39 ||
keertih sarasvatee lakshmeeh shraddhaa buddhih
kriyaa sthitih |
chetanaa vishNumaayaa cha guNaateetaa niranjanaa || 40 ||
nidraa tandraa smitaa Chaayaa jrumbhaa kshudashanaayitaa |
trushNaa kshudhaa pipaasaa cha laalasaa kshaantireva cha ||
vidyaa pragyaa smrutih kaantiricChaa medhaa prabhaa chitih |
dharitree dharaNee dhanyaa dhoraNee dharmasantatih || 42 ||
haalaapriyaa haararatirhaariNee hariNekshaNaa |
chaNDayogeshvaree siddhikaraalee pariDaamaree || 43 ||
jagadaanyaa janaanandaa nityaanandamayee sthiraa |
hiraNyagarbhaa kuNDalinee gyaanam dhairyam cha khecharee ||
nagaatmajaa naagahaaraa jaTaabhaaraa pratarddinee |
khaDginee shoolinee chakravartee baaNavatee kshitih || 45 ||
ghruNidhartree naalikaa cha kartree matyakshamaalinee |
paashinee pashurhastaa cha naagahastaa dhanurdharaa || 46 ||
mahaamudgarahastaa cha shivaapotadharaapi cha |
naarakharppariNee lambatkachamuNDapradhaariNee || 47 ||
padmaavatyannapoorNaa cha mahaalakshmeeh sarasvatee |
durgaa ca vijayaa ghoraa tathaa mahishamarddinee || 48 ||
dhanalakshmee alakshmeeshcha ashvaarooDhaa jayabhairavee |
shoolinee raajamaatangee raajaraajeshvaree tathaa || 49 ||
tripuTocChishTa chaaNDaalee aghoraa tvaritaapi cha |
raajyalakshmeeh jayamahaachaNDayogeshvaree tathaa || 50 ||
guhyaa mahaabhairavee cha vishvalakshmeeh arundhatee |
yantrapramathinee chaNDayogeshvaryapyalambushaa || 51 ||
kiraatee mahaachaNDabhairavee kalpavallaree |
trailokyavijayaa sampatpradaa manthaanabhairavee || 52 ||
mahaamantreshvaree vajraprastaariNyangacharpaTaa |
jayalakshmeeshchaNDaroopaa jaleshvaree kaamadaayinee ||
svarNakooTeshvaree ruNDaa marmmaree buddhivarddhinee |
vaarttaalee chaNDavaarttaalee jayavaarttaalikaa tathaa || 54 ||
ugrachaNDaa shmashaanograa chaNDaa vai rudrachaNDikaa |
atichaNDaa chaNDavatee prachaNDaa chaNDanaayikaa || 55 ||
chaitanyabhairavee krushNaa maNDalee tumbureshvaree |
vaagvaadinee muNDamadhumatyanarghyaa pishaachinee ||
manjeeraa rohiNee kulyaa tungaa poorNeshvaree varaa |
vishaalaa raktachaamuNDaa aghoraa chaNDavaaruNee || 57 ||
dhanadaa tripuraa vaageeshvaree cha jayamangalaa |
daigambaree kubjikaa cha kuDukkaa kaalabhairavee || 58 ||
kukkuTee sankaTaa veeraa karppaTaa bhramaraambikaa |
mahaarNaveshvaree bhogavatee lankeshvaree tathaa || 59 ||
pulindee shabaree mlecChee pingalaa shabareshvaree |
mohinee siddhilakshmeeshcha baalaa tripurasundaree || 60 ||
ugrataaraa chaikajaTaa mahaaneelasarasvatee |
trikaNTakee Chinnamastaa mahishaghnee jayaavahaa || 61 ||
harisiddhaanangamaalaa phetkaaree lavaNeshvaree |
chaNDeshvaree naakulee cha hayagreeveshvaree tathaa || 62 ||
kaalindee vajravaaraahee mahaaneelapataakikaa |
hamseshvaree mokshalakshmeeh bhootinee jaataretasaa ||
shaatakarNaa mahaaneelaa vaamaa guhyeshvaree bhramih |
ekaanamshaa abhayaa taarkshee baabhravee
Daamaree tathaa || 64 ||
korangee charcchikaa vinaa samshikaa brahmavaadinee |
trikaalavedinee neelalohitaa raktadantikaa || 65 ||
kshemankaree vishvaroopaa kaamaakhyaa kulakuTTanee |
kaamaankushaa veshinee cha maayooree cha kuleshvaree ||
ibhaakshee ghoNakee shaarngee bheemaa devee varapradaa |
dhoomaavatee mahaamaaree mangalaa haaTakeshvaree || 67 ||
kiraatee shaktisouparNee baandhavee chaNDakhecharee |
nistandraa bhavabhootishcha jvaalaaghaNTaagnimarddinee ||
surangaa kaulinee ramyaa naTee naaraayaNee dhrutih |
anantaa punjikaa jihmaa dharmaadharmapravarttikaa || 69 ||
vandinee vandaneeyaa cha velaa ahaskariNee sudhaa |
araNee maadhavee gotraa pataakaa vaanmayee shrutih || 70 ||
gooDhaa trigooDhaa vispashTaa mrugaankaa cha nirindriyaa |
menaanandakaree bodhree trinetraa vedavaahanaa || 71 ||
kalasvanaa taariNee cha satyaasatyapriyaa ajaDaa |
ekavaktraa mahaavaktraa bahuvaktraa ghanaananaa || 72 ||
indiraa kaashyapee jyotsnaa shavaarooDhaa tanoodaree |
mahaashankhadharaa naagopaveetinyakshataashayaa || 73 ||
nirindhanaa dharaadhaaraa vyaadhighnee kalpakaariNee |
vishveshvaree vishvadhaatree vishveshee vishvavanditaa ||
vishvaa vishvaatmikaa vishvavyaapikaa vishvataariNee |
vishvasamhaariNee vishvahastaa vishvopakaarikaa || 75 ||
vishvamaataa vishvagataa vishvaateetaa virodhitaa |
trailokyatraaNakartree cha kooTaakaaraa kaTankaTaa || 76 ||
kshamodaree cha kshetragyaa kshayaheenaa ksharavarjitaa |
kshapaa kshobhakaree kshemyaa akshobhyaa
kshemadughaa kshiyaa || 77 ||
sukhadaa sumukhee saumyaa svangaa suraparaa sudheeh |
sarvaantaryaaminee sarvaa sarvaaraadhyaa samaahitaa || 78 ||
tapinee taapinee teevraa tapaneeyaa tu naabhigaa |
haimee haimavatee ruddhirvruddhih gyaanapradaa naraa ||
mahaajaTaa mahaapaadaa mahaahastaa mahaahanuh |
mahaabalaa mahaaroshaa mahaadhairyaa mahaaghruNaa || 80 ||
mahaakshamaa puNyapaapadhvajinee ghurghuraaravaa |
Daakinee shaakinee ramyaa shaktih shaktisvaroopiNee || 81 ||
tamisraa gandharaa shaantaa daantaa kshaantaa jitendriyaa |
mahodayaa gyaanineecChaa viraagaa sukhitaakrutih || 82 ||
vaasanaa vaasanaaheenaa nivruttirnivruttih krutih |
achalaa heturunmuktaa jayinee samsmrutih chyutaa || 83 ||
kapardinee mukuTinee mattaa prakrutiroorjitaa |
sadasatsaakshiNee spheetaa muditaa karuNaamayee || 84 ||
poorvottaraa pashchimaa cha dakshiNaa vidigudgataa |
aatmaaraamaa shivaaraamaa ramaNee shankarapriyaa || 85 ||
vareNyaa varadaa veNee stambhinyaakarshiNee tathaa |
ucchaaTanee maaraNee cha dveshiNee vashinee mahee || 86 ||
bhramaNee bhaaratee bhaamaa vishokaa shokahaariNee |
sineevaalee kuhoo raakaanumatih padmineetihrut || 87 ||
saavitree vedajananee gaayatryaahutisaadhikaa |
chaNDaahaasaa taruNee bhoorbhuvahsvahkalevaraa || 88 ||
atanuratanupraaNadaatree maatangagaaminee |
nigamaabdhimaNih pruthvee janmamrutyujaroushadhee ||
prataariNee kalaalaapaa vedyaa cChedyaa vasundharaa |
aprakshuNNaa avaasitaa kaamadhenurvaanChitadaayinee ||
soudaaminee meghamaalaa sharvaree sarvagocharaa |
DamarurDamarukaa cha nihsvaraa parinaadinee || 91 ||
aahataatmaa hataa chaapi naadaateetaa bileshayaa |
paraa aparaa cha pashyantee madhyamaa vaikharee tathaa ||
prathamaa cha jaghanyaa cha madhyasthaantavikaasinee |
prushThasthaa cha purahsthaa cha
paarshvasthordhvatalasthitaa || 93 ||
nedishThaa cha davishThaa cha bahishThaa cha guhaashayaa |
apraapyaa brumhitaa poorNaa puNyairvedyaa hyanaamayaa ||
sudarshanaa cha trishikhaa bruhatee santatirvibhaa |
phetkaariNee deerghasrukaa bhaavanaa bhavavallabhaa || 95 ||
bhaageerathee jaahnavee cha kaaveree yamunaahvayaa |
shipraa godaavaree vellaa vipaashaa narmadaa dhunee || 96 ||
tretaa svaahaa saamidhenee sruksruvaa cha dhruvaavasuh |
garvitaa maaninee menaa nanditaa nandanandinee || 97 ||
naaraayaNee naarakaghnee ruchiraa raNashaalinee |
aadhaaraNaadhaaratamaa dharmaadhvanyaa dhanapradaa ||
abhigyaa paNDitaa mookaa baalishaa vaagvaadinee |
brahmavallee muktivallee siddhivallee vipahnavee || 99 ||
aahlaadinee jitaamitraa saakshiNee punaraakrutih |
kirmmaree sarvatobhadraa svarvedee muktipaddhatih || 100 ||
sushamaa chandrikaa vanyaa kaumudee kumudaakaraa |
trisandhyaamnaayasetushcha charcchaa
arChaapaarinaishThikee || 101 ||
kalaa kaashThaa tithistaaraa sankraantih vishuvattathaa |
manjunaadaa mahaavalgu bhagnabhereesvanaa araTaa || 102 ||
chintaa suptih sushuptishcha tureeyaa tattvadhaaraNaa |
mrutyunjayaa mrutyuharee mrutyumrutyuvidhaayinee || 103 ||
hamsee paramahamsee cha bindunaadaantavaasinee |
vaihaayasee traidashee cha bhaimee vaasaatanee tathaa ||
deekshaa shikshaa anooDhaa cha kankaalee taijasee tathaa |
suree daityaa daanavee cha naree naathaa sureetvaree || 105 ||
maadhvaa svanaa svaraa rekhaa nishkalaa nirmamaa mrutih |
mahatee vipulaa svalpaa krooraa krooraashayaapi cha || 106 ||
unmaathinee dhrutimatee vaamanee kalpachaariNee |
vaaDavee vaDavaashvoDhaa kolaa pitruvanaalayaa || 107 ||
prasaariNee vishaaraa cha darpitaa darpaNapriyaa |
uttaanaadhomukhee suptaa vanchanyaakunchanee truTih ||
kraadinee yaatanaadaatree durgaa durgatinaashinee |
dharaadharasutaa dheeraa dharaadharakrutaalayaa || 109 ||
sucharitree tathaatree cha pootanaa pretamaalinee |
rambhorvashee menakaa cha kalihrutkaalakrutkashaa || 110 ||
hareeshTadevee herambamaataa haryaakshavaahanaa |
shikhaNDinee koNDapinee vetuNDee mantramayyapi || 111 ||
vajreshvaree lohadaNDaa durvigyeyaa duraasadaa |
jaalinee jaalapaa yaajyaa bhaginee bhagavatyapi || 112 ||
bhoujangee turvaraa babhru mahaneeyaa cha maanavee |
shreematee shreekaree gaarddhree sadaanandaa
gaNeshvaree || 113 ||
asandigdhaa shaashvataa cha siddhaa siddheshvareeDitaa |
jyeshThaa shreshThaa varishThaa cha koushaambee bhaktavatsalaa || 114 ||
indraneelanibhaa netree naayikaa cha trilochanaa |
vaarhaspatyaa bhaargavee chaa aatreyaangirasee tathaa ||
dhuryaadhihartree dhaaritree vikaTaa janmamochinee |
aapaduttaariNee druptaa pramitaa mitivarjitaa || 116 ||
chitrarekhaa chidaakaaraa chanchalaakshee chalatpradaa |
valaahakee pingasaTaa moolabhootaa vanecharee || 117 ||
khagee karandhamaa dhmaakshee samhitaa kerareendhanaa |
apunarbhavinee vaantariNee cha yamaganjinee || 118 ||
varNaateetaa shramaateetaa mruDaanee mruDavalabhaa |
dayaakaree damaparaa dambhaheenaadrutipriyaa || 119 ||
nirvaaNadaa cha nirbandhaa bhaavaabhaavavidhaayinee |
naihshreyasee nirvikalpaa nirbeejaa sarvabeejikaa || 120 ||
anaadyantaa bhedaheenaa bandhonmoolinyabaadhitaa |
niraabhaasaa manogamyaa saayujyaamrutadaayinee || 121 ||

|| iti mahaakaala samhitaayaam kaamakalaakaalee sahasranaama stotram sampoorNam || 

Art Thou Mother or Father?

Art thou Mother or Father to me, my Mother ?

I have searched the Vedas and the Vedanta, the
Tantras and the Mantras, yet nowhere have I found thy fulness.

As Rama thou dost take the bow, as Syama the
flute : as Shyama the black, thou dost seize the sword.

Some offer at thy feet the tulasi , some the atasi ,
some come with handfuls of hibiscus, some bring the
leaves of bel.

O Mother, Mother of the Universe, art thou male or
female ? Who can say ? Who knows thy form ?

In whatever form men think of thee, in that form
do thou, Universal One, appear to them.

Nilakantha’s mind ever thinks of thee as chief
amongst the deities .
Mother, if thou wouldst be Mother indeed, then why at my Mother’s feet should
my Father lie prostrate ?

---by Nilakantha Mukhopadhyaya (1841– 1912)

Kālī Sisters

The Divine Mother, the essense of all gods and all begins, Mahashakti, is the creator, preserver and destroyer of our nama-rupa world. When there were neither the creation, nor the sun, the moon, the planets, and the earth, when the darkness was enveloped in darkness, then the Mother, the Formless One, Maha Kālī, the Great Power, is one with the Maha Kala, the Absolute. Divine game of "separation" has led to that the Absolute Zero re-united with the One and becomes the dynamic Ten whose forms vary according to the different proportions of the three gunas. Now She expresses their divine union transcendentally as well as phenomenally through three aspects of iccha (will), jnana (knowledge) and kriya (action). So, we have a huge variety of her forms, and the long list of her names reflects their endless movement flowing into each other. For example, the Mahavidyas, is a wonderful enigmatic group of contrasting deities that clearly indicates their special meaning and hidden symbolic content, not only as elements and principles in nature but Ten Great or Transcendent Wisdoms. 

Their qualities, formed by tattvas, are really endless combinations. We can choose at any time the most general definition: Kālī is Time overcoming; Bhuvaneshwari is Space; the piercing word is Tara; the flaming word is Bhairavi; and expressed word is Matangi, Chinnamasta combines light and sound in her thunderclap; Bhagalmukhi stuns and stifles the flow free flow of things; the luminous desire is Sundari; and the delightful beauty is Kamala. Experiencing the all-pervasive essence of Kali in these Goddesses one by one, She is there in one of Her energetic forms. Of course, there is no separation and these Kālī sisters are just a glimpse of her raging glow in the minds because Her true nature is beyond mind and matter.

She is a source of light,
She removes darkness, and leads
Away from the blinding darkness ( Astasähasrikä Prajñäpäramitä) 

Yes, some early Buddhists identified Kalika with their Prajnaparamita, the Perfection of Wisdom, conceived of as a multi-armed goddess/female wisdom energy. Caused by a pollution of ignorance.They viewed Her as the saviouress Tara, the Compassionate One. As the dark four-armed Ugra Tara, with the dark blue Dhyani-Buddha Aksobhya on her crown, she became the Wrathful Saviouress, externally fierce to ward-off enemies and unbelievers, but internally compassionate, the Embodiment of Compassion.

She is all-pervading, leaving, and in her Kālī aspect, no measure for Time. She is always one but appears in differents forms in differents times. All races and cultures are like these multiple severed heads of her garland.

Aztec Divine Mother Coatlicue who gave birth to the moon and the stars, is represented with a severed head replaced by two snake heads, wearing a necklace of severed hands and human hearts with a skull pendant, and a dress of entwined snakes. She as well as Kālī  represents the embodiment of the cosmic-dynamic power which bestows life and death in the struggle of opposites.
Rhea, the Aegean Universal Mother or Great Goddess, was the mother of the gods, and goddess of female fertility, motherhood, and generation. As the wife of Kronos (Time), She represented the eternal flow of time and generations.

Cailleach, an old Celtic name for the Great Goddess in her Destroyer aspect. Like Kālī, She was a black Mother who founded many races of people and created the world, building mountain ranges of stones that dropped from her apron. Scotland name came from Scotia, the same goddess, known to Romans as a "dark Aphrodite". Ireland and Scotland are covered with natural shrines associated with the Cailleach. Scots call her the Old Wife of Thunder.

…Her face was blue-black of the lustre of coal

And her bone-tufted tooth was like red rust.

In her head was one pool-like eye,

Swifter than a star in a winter sky. (MacKenzie, ScFL2)

Incidentally, the state California  of North America was named  by Spanish explorers after the mythical Black Queen Califia.
Nowadays, the Black Goddess worshipped by the gypsies was named Sara-Kali, Queen Kali, the Black Mother.

The Black Goddess was even carried into Christianity as a mother figure, and one can find all over the world images of black Madonnas (details here ). These examples are multiple but it is not necessarily to look similar names or similar external forms. Because whatever is their names or their diversity, all represent the nature of one and the same reality. In her benign or terrific aspect, Mother's essence is the all-pervasive in all her prismatic forms. She is Maya, she is Mahashakti - at once both the unknowable Divine Essence, and every veil that simultaneously hides and reveals this Essence, with absolutely no distinction between them. To the degree that we try to hold on to our life in the face of Kālī, she takes that life. To the degree that we let go of our life in the face of Kālī, She is that life.

Jai Ma Kali!

Why Close Your Eyes?

O wavering mind,
awaken your upward-flowing awareness.
Become the sublime warrior Goddess Kali,
who moves with graceful power
     through the vast landscape of the body.

Her divine form, like a black storm cloud
     illumined by the sun,
she stands unveiled,
her long hair falling free like monsoon rain.
Be lost in awe of her, O mind,
for you will never comprehend her.

She dwells as the primal lotus of conscious energy
     and also as the thousand-petal blossom,
complete enlightenment.
She is none other than primordial bliss,
this great swan ever swimming
     through the lotus jungle of the subtle body.

Gaze intently into the blazing heart of joy
     and you will perceive my blissful Mother,
matrix of all phenomena.
The vision of Kali
     kindles the fire of unitive wisdom,
burning down conventional barriers,
pervading minds and worlds with light,
revealing her exalted beauty
     as universal flower garden
and universal cremation ground,
where lovers merge with Mother Reality,
experiencing the single taste of nonduality.

This ardent poet of the Goddess cries:
"Every lover longs only
     to gaze upon the unique Beloved.
Why close your eyes?
Why disappear into formless trance?"

---by Ramprasad (Ramprasad Sen)

Devi Navaratnamalika Stotram

The Devi Navaratnamalika stotram (the garland with nine gems), composed by Sri Adi Sankaracharya.

hAra-nUpura-kirITa-kunDala vibhUshitAvayavashobhinIm
kAraNeshavara-maulikoTi parikalpyamAna padapIThikAm |
kAlakAla-phaNipAsha bANa-dhanurankushAm-aruNamekhalAm
phAlabhUtilakalochanAm manasi bhAvayAmi paradevatAm ||
gandhasAra ghanasAra chAru navanAgavallirasavAsinIm
sAndhyarAga madhurAdharAbharaNa sundarAnana shuchismitAm
mandharAyata vilochanAmamalabAla chandrakrutashekharIm
indirAramaNasodarIm manasi bhAvayAmi paradevatAm || 2 ||
smerachArumukhamanDalAm vimalaganDa-lambimaNimanDalAm
hAradAma-parishobhamAna kuchabhAra bhIrutanumadhyamAm |
vIragarvaharanUpurAm vividhakAraNeshavarapIThikAm
mAravairisahachAriNIm manasi bhAvayAmi paradevatAm || 3 ||
bhUribhAradharakuNDalIndra maNibaddhabhUvalaya pIThikAm
vArirAshi maNimekhalAvalaya vahnimanDalasharIriNIm |
vArisAravahakuNDalAm gaganashekharIm cha paramAtmikAm
chAruchandraravilochanAm manasi bhAvayAmi paradevatAm ||
kuNDala trividhakoNamanDala vihArashaDdalasamullasat
puNDarIkamukhabhedinIm cha prachaNDabhAnubhAsa-samujjvalAm |
manDalendu parivAhitAmruta-tarangiNImaruNa-rUpiNIm
manDalAntamaNidIpikAm manasi bhAvayAmi paradevatAm ||
vAraNAnana mayUravAhamukha dAhavAraNa payodharAm
chAraNAdi surasundarI chikura shekarIkruta padAmbujAm |
kAraNAdhipati panchaka prakrutikAraNa prathamamAtrukAm
vAraNAntamukhapAraNAm manasi bhAvayAmi paradevatAm ||
padmakAnti padapANipallava payodharAnana saroruhAm
padmarAga maNimekhalA valayanIvishobhita nitambinIm |
padmasambhava sadAshivAntamaya pancharatna padapIThikAm
padminImpraNavarUpiNIm manasi bhAvayAmi paradevatAm ||
Agama praNavapIThikAmamalavarNa mangalasharIriNIm
AgamAvayava-shobhinImakhilaveda-sArakruta shekharIm |
mUlamantra mukhamanDalAm muditanAdabindu navayauvanAm
mAtrukAm tripurasundarIm manasi bhAvayAmi paradevatAm ||
kAlikA timira-kuntalAnta ghanabhrunga mangalavirAjinIm
chUlikA shikharamAlikA valayamallikA surabhisaurabhAm |
vAlikA madhuragaNDamanDala manoharAnana saroruhAm
kAlikAmakhilanAyikAm manasi bhAvayAmi paradevatAm || 9 ||

phalastutih
nityameva niyamena jalpatAm bhukti-mukti-phaladAmabhIshTadAm shankareNa rachitAm sadA japennAmaratna navaratna mAlikAm
|| iti shrImat paramahamsa parivajrakAchAryasya shrI govindabhagavat pUjyapAda shishyasya
shrImat shankarabhagavatah krutou navaratnamAlikA sampUrNam ||

Translation:

Devi Khadgamala Stotram

hreenkaaraanana garbhitaanalashikhaam souh kleenkalaam bibhrateem
souvarNaambaradhaariNeem varasudhaadhoutaam trinetrojjvalaam |
vande pustaka paasham ankushadharaam
sragbhooshitaam ujjvalaam
tvaam goureem tripuraam paraatparakalaam
shreechakra sanchaariNeem ||
asya shree shuddhashaktimaalaa mahaamantrasya,
upasthendriyaadhishThaayee varuNaaditya rushayaha, devee gaayatree Chandaha
saatvika kakaarabhaTTaaraka peeThasthita kaameshvaraankanilayaa
mahaakaameshvaree
shree lalitaa bhaTTarikaa devataa
aim beejam kleem shaktih souh keelakam
mama khaDga siddhyarthe sarvaabheeshTa siddhyarthe jape viniyogaha
moolamantreNa ShaDanganyaasam kuryaat |

dhyaanam
taadrusham khaDgam aapnoti yeva hasta sthitenavai
ashTaadasha mahaadveepa samraaDbhoktaa bhavishyati
aaraktaabhaam triNetraam aruNimavasanaam ratna taaTanka ramyaam
hastaambhojaih paashaankusha madanadhanuh saayakaih visphuranteem |
aapeenottunga vakshoruha kalasha luThattaara haarojjvalaangeem
dhaayet ambhoruhasthaam aruNimavasanaam eeshvareem eeshvaraaNaam ||
lomityaadi pancha poojaam kuryaat
yathaa shakti moolamantram japet |

aum aim hreem shreem aim kleem souh oum namah tripurasundaree hrudayadevee, shirodevee, shikhaadevee, kavachadevee, netradevee, astradevee, kaameshvaree, bhagamaalinee, nityaklinne, bherunDe, vahnivaasinee, mahaavajreshvaree, shivadootee, tvarite, kulasundaree, nitye, neelapataake, vijaye, sarvamangale, jvaalaamaalinee, chitre, mahaanitye, parameshvaraparameshvaree, mitreshamayee, uDDeshamayee, charyaanaathamayee, lopaamudramayee, agastyamayee, kaalataapashamayee, dharmaachaaryamayee, muktakesheeshvaramayee, deepakalaanaathamayee,
vishNudevamayee, prabhaakaradevamayee, tejodevamayee, manojadevamayee, kalyaaNadevamayee, vaasudevamayee, ratnadevamayee, shreeraamaanandamayee, aNimaasiddhe, laghimaasiddhe, garimaasiddhe, mahimaasiddhe, eeshitvasiddhe, vashitvasiddhe, praakaamyasiddhe, bhuktisiddhe, icChaasiddhe, praaptisiddhe, sarvakaamasiddhe, braahmee, maaheshvaree, kaumaaree, vaishNavee, vaaraahee, maahendree, chaamunDee, mahaalakshmee, sarvasankshobhiNee, sarvavidraaviNee, sarvaakarshiNee, sarvavashankaree, sarvonmaadinee, sarvamahaankushe, sarvakhecharee, sarvabeeje, sarvayone, sarvatrikhanDe, trailokyamohana chakrasvaaminee, prakaTayoginee, kaamaakarshiNee, buddhyaakarshiNee, ahankaaraakarshiNee, shabdaakarshiNee, sparshaakarshiNee, roopaakarshiNee, rasaakarshiNee, gandhaakarshiNee, chittaakarshiNee, dhairyaakarshiNee, smrutyaakarshiNee, naamaakarshiNee, beejaakarshiNee, aatmaakarshiNee, amrutaakarshiNee, shareeraakarshiNee, sarvaashaapaparipooraka chakrasvaaminee, guptayoginee, ananga kusume, ananga mekhale, ananga madane, ananga madanaature, ananga rekhe, ananga veginee, ananga ankushe, ananga maalinee, sarvasankshobhiNa chakrasvaaminee, guptatarayoginee, sarvasankshobhiNee, sarvavidraavinee, sarvaakarshiNee, sarvahlaadinee, sarvasammohinee, sarvastambhinee, sarvajrumbhiNee, sarvavashankaree, sarvaranjanee, sarvonmaadinee, sarvaarthasaadhike, sarvasampattipooriNee, sarvamantramayee, sarvadvandva kshayankaree, sarvasoubhaagyadaayaka chakrasvaaminee,sampradaaya yoginee, sarvasiddhiprade, sarvasampatprade, sarvapriyankaree, sarvamangalakaariNee, sarvakaamaprade, sarvadukhavimochinee, sarvamrutyuprashamanee, sarvavighnanivaariNee, sarvaangasundaree, sarvasoubhaagyadaayinee, sarvaarthasaadhaka chakrasvaaminee,kulotteerNayoginee,
sarvagye, sarvashakte, sarvaishvaryapradaayinee, sarvagyaanamayee, sarvavyaadhi vinaashinee, sarvaadhaara svaroope, sarva paapahare, sarvarakshaa svaroopiNee, sarvepsita phalaprade, sarvarakshaakara, chakrasvaaminee, nigarbhayoginee, kaameshvaree, modinee, vimale, aruNe,
jayinee, sarveshvaree, kouliniveshinee, sarvarogahara chakrasvaaminee, rahasyayoginee, baaNinee, chaapinee, paashinee, ankushinee, mahaakaameshvaree, mahaavajreshvaree, mahaabhagamaalinee, sarvasiddhiprada chakrasvaaminee, atirahasya yoginee, shree shree mahaabhaTTarike, sarvaanandamaya chakrasvaaminee, paraaparaati rahasya yoginee, tripuree, tripureshee,
tripurasundaree, tripuravaasinee, tripuraashree:, tripuramaalinee, tripurasiddhe, tripuraambaa, mahaatripurasundaree, mahaamaheshvaree, mahaamahaaraagyee, mahaamahaashakte, mahaamahaagupte, mahaamahaagyapte, mahaamahaanande, mahaamahaaskandhe, mahaamahaashaye, mahaamahaa shreechakranagara saamraagyee, namaste namaste namaha |
eshaa vidyaa mahaasiddhidaayinee smrutimaatrataha agnivaata mahaabhokshe raajaaraashTrasya viplave |
lunThane taskatabhaye sangraame salilaplave,
samrudayaana vikshobhe bhootapretaadike bhaye
apasmaara jvara vyaadhi mrutyu kshaamaadije bhaye
shaakinee pootanaayaksharakshah kooshmaanDaje bhaye
mitrabhede grahabhaye vyasaneshvaabhichaarike
anyeshvapi cha dosheshu maalaamantram smarennaraha
sarvopadrava nirmuktah saakshaat shivamayo bhavet
aapatkaale nityapoojaam vistaaraat kartum aarabhet
ekavaaram japa dhyaanam sarva poojaaphalam labhet
navaavarNa deveenaam lalitaayaa mahoujanaha
ekatra gaNanaaroopo veda vedaanga gocharaha
sarvaagama rahasyaarthah smaraNaat paapanaashinee |
lalitaayaa maheshaanyaa maalaa vidyaamaheeyasee
naravashyam narendraaNaam vashyam naareevashankaram |
aNimaadi guNaishvaryam ranjanam paapabhanjanam |
tattadaavaraNasthaayi devataavrunda mantrakam |
maalaamantram param guhyaam param dhaama prakeertitam |
shaktimaalaa panchadhaasyaat shivamaalaachataadrushee
tasmaat gopyatara aadgopyam rahasyam bhukti muktidam |
iti shree vaamakeshvara tantre umaamaheshvara sanvaade
|| devee khaDgamaalaa stotram sampoorNam ||

Kill Bull 6

When Navratri nights come, I just write another Kill Bull post. These were the different ideas coming at different times. But this great symbolic event continues to unfold in time with each of us at any given time. This is the eternal theme of the struggle between two forces inside and outside of us. The necessity of the fight seems forced and painful but in fact it is absolutely necessary for us. The man can and must obey the dharmic law of good, and in the case of default, he is responsible and be punished. It always has a choice and this choice is a source of responsibility and the possibility of karmic punishment. Devi purifies Mahisasura making him the sacrifice offering to itself. Shakti looks to unburden us of our own illusions and she does this in the same way she killed Mahishasura, with compassion. The Durga-Kali energy is so strongly tied to transformation and the destruction of negativity that this energy can often be misunderstood as harshness. This is one of the most common misconceptions about the power of Shakti. Devi is "beyond good and evil", it is self-evident, for in this side of good and evil is our world, and not God. At the same time, She is Maya, She is Mahashakti - at once both the unknowable Divine Essence, and every veil that simultaneously hides and reveals this Essence, with absolutely no distinction between them. And there is no contradiction in Goddess's character. The seeming cruelty is only compassion and goodness.
We see the struggle, but there is no equal and opposite Power to the Power that created this universe; to the Power that created you and me. That Power is here among us and within us and has the authority and the compassion to silence the lies and bring more of that freedom that is indeed our birthright and our potential.
The glorious fierce compassion of Devi, is one of power, not the kind of power that destroys everything in its past, but instead faces the suffering and darkness and with the fierce gaze of compassionate warrioress love, dissolves it instantly with a heart full of love.
Jai Durga, Jai Ma!

Jaya Adya Shakti Aarti

Jaya Adya Shakti (Amba Ma Ni Aarati)

jaya aadyaa shakti, maa jaya aadyaa shakti
akhanDa brahmaanDa deepaavyaa (2)
paDave pragaTatayaa
om jaya om jaya om maa jagadambe || 1 ||
dviteeyaa be svaroopa, shiva shakti jaaNu
maa shiva shakti jaaNu
brahmaa gaNapati gaaye (2)
hara gaaye hara maa
om jaya om jaya om maa jagadambe || 2 ||
truteeyaa traaNa svaroopa, tribhuvana maa beThaa
maa tribhuvana maa beThaa
traya takee taraveNee (2)
tame taraveNee maa
om jaya om jaya om maa jagadambe || 3 ||
chothe chaturaa mahaalakshmee
maa sacharaachara vyaapyaa (2)
chaara bhujaa chaudeeshaa (2)
pragaTyaa dakshiNamaa
om jaya om jaya om maa jagadambe || 4 ||
panchamee pancharushi, panchamee guNa padamaa,
maa panchamee guNa padamaa,
pancha tattva tyaa sohiye (2)
panchatattve maa
om jaya om jaya om maa jagadabe || 5 ||
shashThi tu naaraayaNee, mahishaasura maaryo,
maa mahishaasura maaryo,
nara naaree ve roope (2)
vyaapyaa saghaLe maa
om jaya om jaya om maa jagadambe || 6 ||
saptamee sapta paataaLa sandhyaa saavitree
maa sandhyaa savitree
gau gangaa gaayatree (2)
gauree geetaa maa
om jaya om jaya om maa jagadambe || 7 ||
ashTamee ashTa bhujaa, aaee aanandaa,
maan aaee aanandaa
suranara munivara janamaa, (2)
deva daityo maa
om jaya om jaya om maa jagadambe || 8 ||
navamee navakuLa naaga seve nava durgaa,
maa seve nava durgaa
navaraatree naa poojana (2)
shivaraatri naa archana
keedhaa hara brahmaa
om jaya om jaya om maa jagadambe || 9 ||
dashamee dasha avataara jaya vijayalakshmee
maa jaya vijayalakshmee
raame raama ramaaya (2)
raavaNa roLyo maa
om jaya om jaya om maa jagadambe || 10 ||
ekaadashee agiyaarasa kaatyaayanee kaamaa
maa kaatyaayanee kaamaa
kaamadurgaa kaalikaa (2)
shyaamaa ne raamaa
om jaya om jaya om maa jagadambe || 11 ||
baarase baaLaa roopa bahucharee ambaa maa
maa bahucharee ambaa maa
baTuka bhairava sohiye
kaaLa bhairava sohiye
taaraa Che tuja maa
om jaya om jaya om maa jagadambe || 12 ||
terase tuLajaa roopa, tu taaruNee maa
maa tu taaruNee maa
brahmaa vishNu sadaashiva
guNa taaraa gaataa
om jaya om jaya om maa jagadambe || 13 ||
chaudase chauda roopa
chanDee chaamunDaa,
maa chanDee chaamunDaa
bhaava bhakti kanee aapo
chaturaaee kanee aapo,
simhavaahinee maa
om jaya om jaya om maa jagadambe || 14 ||
pooname kumbha bharyo, saambhaLajo karuNaa,
maa saaMbhaLajo karuNaa
vasiShTha deve vakhaaNyaa
maarkanDa deve vakhaaNyaa
gaaye shubha kavitaa
om jaya om jaya om maa jagadambe || 15 ||
savanta soLa sattaavana, soLase baaveesamaa
maa soLase baaveesamaa
savanta soLe maa pragaTyaa (2)
revaa ne teere,
om jaya om jaya om maa jagadanbe || 16 ||
trambaavatee nagaree aaee, roopaavatee nagaree
maa roopaavatee nagaree
soLa sahastra tyaa sohiye
kshamaa karo gauree
maa dayaa karo gauree
om jaya om jaya om maa jagadambe || 17 ||
shiva shakti nee aaratee je bhaave gaaye
maa je bhaave gaaye
bhaNe shivaananda svaamee
sukha sampati taashe
hara kailaase jaashe
maa ambaa dukha harashe
om jaya om jaya om maa jagadambe || 18 ||

 

Varahi Nigrahashtakam

vaaraahee nigrahaashTakam
devi kroDamukhi tvadanghri kamala dvandva anuraktaatmane
mahyam druhyati yo maheshi manasaa kaayena vaachaa narah |
tasyaashu tvadayogra nishThura halaaghaata prabhoota vyathaa
paryasyanmanaso bhavantu
vapushah praaNaah prayaaNonmukhaah || 1 ||
devi tvat paadapadma bhaktivibhava praksheeNa dushkarmaNi
praadurbhoota nrushamsa
bhaavamalinaam vruttim vidhatte mayi |
yo dehee bhuvane tadeeya hrudayaannirgatvaraih lohitaih
sadyah poorayase karaabja
chashakam vaanChaaphalairmaamapi ||
chanDottunDa videerNa damshTra
hrudaya prodbhinna raktachChaTaa
haalaapaana madaaTTahaasa ninadaaTopa prataapotkaTam |
maatarmat paripanthinaamapahrutaih praaNaih tvadanghri dvayam
dhyaanoddaamaravaih bhavodaya
vashaat santarpayaami kshaNaat ||
shyaamaam taamarasaananaanghri nayanaam somaardhachooDaam
jagattraaNa vyagra halaayudhaagra
musalaam santraasa mudraavateem |
ye tvaam raktakapaalineem haravaraarohe varaahaananaam
bhaavaih sandadhate katham
kshaNamapi praaNanti teshaam dvishah || 4 ||
vishvaadheeshvara-vallabhe vijayase yaa tvam niyantryaatmikaa
bhootaantaa purushaayushaavadhikaree
paakapradaa karmaNaam |
tvaam yaache bhavateem kimapyavitatham yo madvirodhee
janah tasyaayurmama vaanChitaavadhi
bhaven maatah tavaivaaj~jayaa || 5 ||
maatah samyagupaasitum jaDamatistvaam naiva shaknomyaham
yadyapyanvita daishikaanghri kamalaanukrosha paatrasya me |
jantuh kashchana chintayatyakushalam yastasya tadvaishasam
bhooyaaddevi virodhino mama cha te
shreyah padaasanginah || 6 ||
vaaraahi vyathamaana maanasagalat saukhyam tadaashaabalim
seedantam yamapaakrutaadhyavasitam
praaptaakhilotpaaditam |
krandadbandhujanaih kalankitatulam kanThavraNodyatkrumi
pashyaami pratipakshamaashu patitam
bhraantam luThantam muhuh || 7 ||
vaaraahi tvam asheshajantushu punah praaNaatmikaa spandase
shakti vyaapta charaacharaa khalu
yatastvaam etadabhyarthaye |
tvat paadaambuja sangino mama sakrutpaapam chikeershanti ye
teshaam maa kuru shankara priyatame
dehaantara avasthitim || 8 ||
|| iti shree vaaraahee nigrahaashTakam sampoorNam || 

Bhairavi Kavacham

shrIgaNeshAya namaH |

shrIdevyuvAcha |
bhairavyAH sakalA vidyAH shrutAshchAdhigatA mayA |
sAmprataM shrotumichChAmi kavachaM yatpuroditam || 1||
trailokyavijayaM nAma shastrAstravinivAraNam |
tvattaH parataro nAtha kaH kR^ipAM kartumarhati || 2||
Ishvara uvAcha |
shruNu pArvati vakShyAmi sundari prANavallabhe |
trailokyavijayaM nAma shastrAstravinivArakam || 3||
paThitvA dhArayitvedaM trailokyavijayI bhavet |
jaghAna sakalAndaityAn yadhR^itvA madhusUdanaH || 4||
brahmA sR^iShTiM vitanute yadhR^itvAbhIShTadAyakam |
dhanAdhipaH kubero.api vAsavastridasheshvaraH || 5||
yasya prasAdAdIsho.ahaM trailokyavijayI vibhuH |
na deyaM parashiShyebhyo.asAdhakebhyaH kadAchana || 6||
putrebhyaH kimathAnyebhyo dadyAchchenmR^ityumApnuyAt |
R^iShistu kavachasyAsya dakShiNAmUrtireva cha || 7||
virAT Chando jagaddhAtrI devatA bAlabhairavI |
dharmArthakAmamokSheShu viniyogaH prakIrtitaH || 8||
adharo bindumAnAdyaH kAmaH shaktishashIyutaH |
bhR^igurmanusvarayutaH sargo bIjatrayAtmakaH || 9||
bAlaiShA me shiraH pAtu bindunAdayutApi sA |
bhAlaM pAtu kumArIshA sargahInA kumArikA || 10||
dR^ishau pAtu cha vAgbIjaM karNayugmaM sadAvatu |
kAmabIjaM sadA pAtu ghrANayugmaM parAvatu || 11||
sarasvatIpradA bAlA jihvAM pAtu shuchiprabhA |
hasraiM kaNThaM hasakalarI skandhau pAtu hasrau bhujau ||
pa~nchamI bhairavI pAtu karau hasaiM sadAvatu |
hR^idayaM hasakalIM vakShaH pAtu hasau stanau mama || 13||
pAtu sA bhairavI devI chaitanyarUpiNI mama |
hasraiM pAtu sadA pArshvayugmaM hasakalarIM sadA || 14||
kukShiM pAtu hasaurmadhye bhairavI bhuvi durlabhA |
aiMIMoMvaM madhyadeshaM bIjavidyA sadAvatu || 15||
hasraiM pR^iShThaM sadA pAtu nAbhiM hasakalahrIM sadA |
pAtu hasauM karau pAtu ShaTkUTA bhairavI mama || 16||
sahasraiM sakthinI pAtu sahasakalarIM sadAvatu |
guhyadeshaM hasrau pAtu janunI bhairavI mama || 17||
sampatpradA sadA pAtu haiM ja~Nghe hasaklIM padau |
pAtu haMsauH sarvadehaM bhairavI sarvadAvatu || 18||
hasaiM mAmavatu prAchyAM haraklIM pAvake.avatu |
hasauM me dakShiNe pAtu bhairavI chakrasa.nsthitA || 19||
hrIM klIM lveM mAM sadA pAtu niR^ityAM chakrabhairavI |
krIM krIM krIM pAtu vAyavye hU.N hU.N pAtu sadottare || 20||
hrIM hrIM pAtu sadaishAnye dakShiNe kAlikAvatu |
UrdhvaM prAguktabIjAni rakShantu mAmadhaHsthale || 21||
digvidikShu svAhA pAtu kAlikA khaDgadhAriNI |
OM hrIM strIM hU.N phaT sA tArA sarvatra mAM sadAvatu ||
sa~NgrAme kAnane durge toye tara~Ngadustare |
khaDgakartridharA sogrA sadA mAM parirakShatu || 23||
iti te kathitaM devi sArAtsArataraM mahat |
trailokyavijayaM nAma kavachaM paramAdbhutam || 24||
yaH paThetprayato bhUtvA pUjAyAH phalamApnuyAt |
spardhAmUddhUya bhavane lakShmIrvANI vasettataH || 25||
yaH shatrubhIto raNakAtaro vA bhIto vane vA salilAlaye vA |
vAde sabhAyAM prativAdino vA rakShaHprakopAd grahasakulAdvA || 26||
prachaNDadaNDAkShamanAchcha bhIto guroH prakopAdapi kR^ichChrasAdhyAt |
abhyarchya devIM prapaThetrisandhyaM sa syAnmaheshapratimo jayI cha || 27||
trailokyavijayaM nAma kavachaM manmukhoditam |
vilikhya bhUrjaguTikAM svarNasthAM dhArayedyadi || 28||
kaNThe vA dakShiNe bAhau trailokyavijayI bhavet |
tadgAtraM prApya shastrANi bhavanti kusumAni cha || 29||
lakShmIH sarasvatI tasya nivasedbhavane mukhe |
etatkavachamaj~nAtvA yo japedbhairavIM parAm |
bAlAM vA prajapedvidvAndaridro mR^ityumApnuyAt || 30||

|| iti shrIrudrayAmale devIshvarasa.nvAde
trailokyavijayaM nAma
bhairavI kavachaM samAptam ||

Tara Pratyangira Kavacham

From Rudrayamalam

OM pratya~ngirAyai namaH
Ishvara uvAcha -
OM tArAyAH stambhinI devI mohinI xobhinI tathA |
hastinI bhrAminI raudrI sa.nhAraNyApi tAriNI||1||
shaktayohaShTau kramAdetA shatrupaxe niyojitAH |
dhAritA sAdhakendreNa sarvashatru nivAriNI||
OM stambhinI stre.n stre.n mama shatrun.h 
stambhaya stambhaya ||3||
OM xobhinI stre.n stre.n mama shatrun.h 
xobhaya xobhaya ||4||
OM mohinI stre.n stre.n mama shatrun.h 
mohaya mohaya ||5||
OM jR^imbhinI stre.n stre.n mama shatrun.h 
jR^imbhaya jR^imbhaya||6||
OM bhrAminI stre.n stre.n mama shatrun.h 
bhrAmaya bhrAmaya ||7||
OM raudrI stre.n stre.n mama shatrun.h 
santApaya santApaya||8||
OM sa.nhAriNI stre.n stre.n mama shatrun.h 
sa.nhAraya sa.nhAraya||9||
OM tAriNI stre.n stre.n sarvapad.hbhyaH sarvabhUtebhyaH sarvatra raxa raxa mA.n svAhA ||10||
ya imA.n dhArayet.h vidyA.n trisandhya.n vApi yaH paThet.h |
sa duHkha.n dUratastyaktvA hyanyAchChtrun.h na sa.nshayaH ||
raNe rAjakule durge mahAbhaye vipattiShu |
vidyA pratya~ngirA hyeShA sarvato raxayennara.n ||
anayA vidyayA raxA.n kR^itvA yastu paThet.h sudhI |
mantrAxaramapi dhyAyan.h
chintayet.h nIlasarasvatI.n |
achire naiva tasyAsan.h karasthA sarvasiddhayaH
OM hrI.n ugratArAyai nIlasarasvatyai namaH ||13||
ima.n stava.n dhIyAno nitya.n dhArayennaraH |
sarvataH sukhamApnoti sarvatrajayamApnuyAt.h ||14||
nakkApi bhayamApnoti sarvatrasukhamApnuyAt.h ||15||

iti rudrayAmale shrImadugratarAyA pratya~ngirA kavacha.n samAptam.h ||

Sri Devi Bhagavati Sahasranama

Shivoma Paramaa Shaktiranantaa Nishkalaamalaa,
Shantaa Maaheswari Nityaa Shaswati Parama-akshara/
Achintyaakevalaanantyaa Shivaatmaa Paramaatmika,
Anaadiravyayaa Shuddaa Devaatmaa Saravagaachalaa/
Ekaaneka vibhaagastha Mayaatita Sunirmala,
Mahaa Maaheswari Satyaa Maha Devi Niranjanaa/
Kaashthaa Sarvaantarasthaa cha Chicchakti Rati laalasaa,
Nandaa Sarvaatmikaa Vidyaa Jyorirupaamrutaakshara/
Shaantih Pratishthaa Sarveshaam Nivruttiramrutapradaa,
Vyoma Murtiryomalayaa Vyomaadhaaraachyutaamaraa/
Anaadhinidhanaamoghaa Karanaatmaa Kalaakala,
Kratuh Prathamajaa naabhiramrutasyaatma samshrayaa/
Praaneshwarapriyaa Maataa Mahaa Mahisha ghaatini,
Praaneshwari Praana Rupaa Pradhaana Purusheshwari/
Sarva Shakti Kalaakaaraa Jyotsnaa Dhourmahimaaspadaa,
Sarva kaarya niyantricha Sarva Bhuteshwareshwari/
Anaadiravyakta guhaa Mahaanandaa Sanaatani,
Akaashaayoniryogasthaa Mahaa Yogeshwareshwari/
Mahamaaya Sudushpura Mulaprakritireeshewari,
Samsaara yonih Sakalaa Sarva Shakti samudbhavaa/
Samsaarapaaraa Durvaaraa Durnireekshaa Duraasadaa,
Praana Shaktih Praanavidyaa Yogini Paramaakalaa/
Maha Vibhutirdurdharshaa Mula Prakriti Sambhavaa,
Anaadyananta vibhavaa Paraarthaa Purushaaranih/
Sargasthintyantakarani Sudurvaachyaa Duratyaya,
Shabdayonih Shabdamayi Naadaakhyaa Naada Vigrahaa/
Pradhaana Purushaateeta Pradhaana Purushaatmika,
Puraani Chinmayi Pumsaamaadih Purusha Rupini/
Bhutaantaraatmaa Kutasthaa Mahaa Purusha Sanjitaa,
Janma mrityu jaraatitaa Sarva Shakti samanvitaa/
Vyaapini chaanavacchinna Pradhaanaanupraveshini,
Kshetrajna Shaktiravayakta Lakshanaa Malavarjitaa/
Anaadi Maayaa Sambhinna Tritatwaa Prakritirguhaa,
Mahaa Maayaa Samutpanna Taamasi Pourushi Dhruvaa/
Vyaktaavyaktaatmikaa Krishnaa Raktaa Shuklaa Prasutikaa,
Akaaryaa Karya Janani Nityam Prasava Dharmini/
Sarga Pralaya Nirmuktaa Srishtisthith-yanta Dharmini,
Brahmagarbhaa Chaturvimshaa Padmanaabhaachuyaatmika/
Vaidyuti Shashvati Yonirjagnmaateshwara priya,
Sarvaadhaara Mahaarupaa Sarvaishvarya samanvitaa/
Vishwarupaa Mahaa Garbhaa Vishvesecchaanuvartini,
Maheeyasi Brahmayonir mahalakshmi samudbhavaa/
Mahaa Vimaana madhyastaa Mahaa nidraatma hetukaa,
Sarva Saadhaarani Sukshmaahyavidyaa Paaramaarthikaa,
Ananta Rupaanantasthaa Devi Purusha Mohini/
Anekaakaara Samsthaanaa Kaalatraya vivarjitaa,
Brahma janmaa Hareymurtir Brahma Vishnu Shivaatmikaa/
Brahmesha Vishnu Janani Brahmaakhyaa Brahma samshrayaa,
Vyaktaa Prathamajaa Braahmi Mahati Jnaana Rupini/
Vairaagaishwarya Dharmaatmaa Brahma murti hridi sthitaa,
Apaamyonih Swayambhutirmaanasi Tatwasambhavaa/
Ishwaraanicha Sharvaani Shankaraardha Sharirini,
Bhavaani chaiva Rudraani Mahaa Lakshmirathaambikaa/
Maheshwara Samutpannaa Bhakti Mukti Phalapradaa,
Sarveshwari Sarva Vandya Nityam Muditamaanasaa/
Brahmendropendra namitaa Shankarecchaanuvartini,
Ishwaraardhaasanagataa Maheshwara Pativrataa/
Sakrudvibhaavitaa Sarvaa Samudra parisoshini,
Parvati Himavanputri Paramaananda- daayani/
Gunaadhyaa Yogajaa Yogya Jnaana Murtirvikaasini,
Savitri Kamalaa Lakshmih Shriranantorasisthitaa/
Sarojanilayaa Mudraa Yoginidraa Suraardrini,
Sarasvati Sarva Vidyaa Jagajjeshthaa Sumangalaa/
Vaagdevi Varadaa Vaachyaa Keertih Sarvaartha Saadhikaa,
Yogeswari Brahma Vidyaa Maha Vidyaa Sushobhanaa/
Guhyavidyaatmavidyaa cha Dharmavidya -atma bhaavitaa,
Swaaha Vishwambharaa Siddhih Swadhaa Medhaa Dhrutih Shrutih/
Neetih Suneetih Sukrutirmaadhavi Naravaahini,
Ajaa Vibhaavari Sowmyaa Bhogini Bhogadaayani/
Shobhaa Vamshakari Lolaa Maalini Parameshthini,
Trailokya Sundari Ramyaa Sundari Kaamachaarini/
Mahaanubhaavaa Satvasthaa Mahaa Mahisha Mardini,
Padmamaalaa Paapaharaa Vichitraa Mukutaanana/
Kaantaa Chitraambaradharaa Divyaabharana Bhushitaa,
Hamsaakhyaa Vyomanilaya Jagatsrushti Vivardhini/
Niryantraa Yantravaahasthaa Nanidini Bhadra Kaalikaa,
Adityavarnaa Koumari Mayura vara Vaahini/
Vrishaasanagataa Gouri Maha kaali Suraarchita,
Aditirniyataa Roudri Padmagarbhaa Vivaahanaa/
Virupaakshi Lelihaanaa Mahaapuranivaasini,
Mahaaphalanavadyaangi Kaamapuraa Vibhaavari/
Vichitraratna Makutaa Pranaataatirprabhanjani,
Koushiki Karshani Raatris-tridashaartirvinaashini/
Bahurupaa Surupaa cha Virupaa Rupavarjitaa,
Bhaktaarthishamani Bhavyaa Bhava Bhaava Vinaashini/
Nirgunaa Nityavibhavaa Nissraaraa Nirapatrapaa,
Yashaswini Saamagatir bhavaanga Nilayaalayaa/
Dikshaa Vidyaadhari Deeptaa Mahendravinipaatini,
Sarvaatishaayani Vidyaa Sarva Siddhi Pradaayani/
Sarveshwara Priyaa Taarkshyaa SamudraantaraVaasini,
Akalankaa Niraadhaaraa Nityasiddhaa Niraamayaa/
Kamadhenur bruhad garbhaa Dheemati Mohanaashini,
Nissankalpaa Niraatangkaa Vinayaa Vinayapradaa/
Jwaalaamaalaa Sahasraadhyaa Deva Devi Manonmani,
Maha Bhagavati Durgaa Vaasudeva samudbhavaa/
Mahendropendra Bhagini Bhaktigamyaa Paraavaraa,
Jnaanajneyaa Jaraatitaa Vedaanta Vishayaa gatih/
Dakshina Dahanaa Daahyaa Sarvabhuta Namaskritaa,
Yogamaayaa Vibhaavagjnaa Mahaa Maayaa Maheeyasi/
Sandhyaa Sarva Samudrabhutir Brahma Vrikshaashrayaanatih,
Beejaankura Samudbhutir Mahaa Shaktir Mahaa Matih/
Khyaatih Pragjnaachitih Samvit Mahaa Bhogeendra –shaayini,
Vikrutih Shaankaari Shaastri Ganagandharwa sevitaa/
Vaishwaanari Mahaashaalaa Devasenaa Grihapriyaa,
Mahaa Raatrih Shivaanandaa Shachiduhswapna naashani/
Ijyaa Pujyaa Jagaddhaatri Durvigjneyaa Surupini,
Guhaambikaa Gunotpattirmahaa peethaa Marutsutaa/
Havyavaahanaantaraagaadih Havyavaaha Samudbhavaa,
Jagaryonirjaganmaataa Janma Mrityu Jaaraatigaa/
Buddhimaataa Buddhimati Purushaantara vaasini,
Taraswini Samaadhisthaa Trinetraa Divi Samsthitaa/
Sarvendrayamano Maataa Sarva Bhuta Hridisthitaa,
Samsaarataarini Vidyaa Brahmavaadimanolayaa/
Brahmaani Brihati Braahmi Brahma bhutaa Bhavaaranih,
Hiranmayi Mahaa Rraatrih Samsaara Parivartikaa/
Sumaalini Surupaacha Bhaavini Taarini Prabhaa,
Unmeelini Sarvasahaa Sarva Pratyaya Saakshini/
Susoumyaa Chandra Vadanaa Taandavaasakta Maanasaa,
Satwa Shuddhikari Shuddhirmalatraya Vinaashini/
Jagatpriyaa Jaganmurtirs Trimurtiramritaashraya,
Niraashrayaa Niraahaaraa Nirankuravanodbhavaa/
Chandrahastaa Vichitraangistragvini Padmahaarivi,
Paraavara Vidhaanajna Maha Purusha Purvajaa/
Vidyeshwara Priyaa Vidyaa Vidyd- jjihvaa Jitashramaa,
Vidyaamayi Sahasraakshi Sahasra Vadanaatmajaa/
Sahasra Rashmihi Satvasthaa Maheshwara padaashrayaa,
Ksaalini Sanmayi Vyaaptaa Taijasi Padma bhodikaa/
Mahaa Maayaashrayaa Maanyaa Mahadeva Manorama,
Vyoma Lakshmih Simharathaa chekitaanaamita Prabhaa/
Veereshwari Vimaanasthaa Vishokaa Shokanaashini,
Anaahataa Kundalini Nalini Padma Vaasini/
Sadaanandaa Sadaa Keertih Sarva Bhutaashrayasthitaa,
Vaagdevataa Brahmakalaa Kalaateetaa Kalaaranih/
Brahmashri Brahma Hridayaa Brahma Vishnu Shiva Priyaa,
Vyomashaktih Kriyaashaktir Jnaana Shaktih Paraagatih/
Kshobhikaa Bandhikaa Bhedyaa Bhedaabheda Vivarjitaa,
Abhinnaabhinna Samthaanaa Vamshini Vamsha haarini/
Guhyashaktirgunaatitaa Savadaa Sarvatomukhi,
Bhagini Bhagavatpatni Sakalaa Kaalakaarini/
Sarvavit Sarvatobhadraa Guhyaatitaa Guhaaranih,
Prakriyaa Yogamaataa cha Gangaa Vishveshvareshwari/
Kapilaa Kaapilaa Kaantaa Kanakaabhaa Kalaantaraa,
Punyaa Pushkarini Bhoktri Purandara purassaraa/
Poshani Paramaishwarya Bhutaadi bhutahushanaa,
Pancha Brahma Samutpattih Paramaardhaartha Vigrahaa/
Dharmodayaa Bhaanumati Yogigjneyaa Manojava,
Manoharaa Mano Rakshaa Taapasi Veda Rupini/
Vedashaktir Veda Maataa Veda Vidyaa Prakaashini,
Yogeshwa-reshwari Maataa Mahaa Shaktirmanomayi/
Vishwaavasthaa Vinirmurtir Vidyunmaalaa Vihaayasi,
Kinnnari Surabhi Vandyaa Nandini Nandivallabhaa/
Bharati Paramaanandaa Paraapara Vibhedikaa,
Sarvapraharanopetaa Kaamyaa Kaameshwareshwari/
Achintyaachintya Vibhavaa Hrillekhaa Kanakaprabhaa,
Kushmaandi Dhanaratnaadhyaa Sugandaa Gandha daayani/
Trivikrama Padodbhutaa Dhanushpaanih Shivodayaa,
Sudurlabhaa Dhanaadhyakshaa Dhanyaa Pingala Lochanaa/
Shaantih Prabhaavatih Deeptih Pankajaayata Lochana,
Aadyaahridkamalodbhutaa Gavaam Maataa Ranapriyaa/
Satkriyaa Girijaa Shuddhaa Nitya Pushtaa Nirantaraa,
Durgaa Katyaayani Chandi Charchikaa Shanta Vigrahaa/
Hiranya Varnaa Rajani Jagadyantra pravartikaa,
Mandaraadri Nivaasaacha Shaaradaa Swarna Maalini/
Ratnamaalaa Ratnagarbhaa Prithvi Vishwa pramaathini,
Padmaananaa Padmanibha Nitya Tushtaamritodbhava/
Dhunvati duh Prakampyaacha Surya Maataa Drushadvati,
Mahendra Bhagini Maanyaa Varenyaa Varadarpitaa/
Kalyaani Kamalaa Raamaa Pancha Bhutaa Varapradaa,
Vaadyaa Vareshwari Vandyaa Durjayaa Duratikramaa/
Kaalaraatrir Maha Vegaa Virabhadrapriya Hitaa,
Bhadrakaalir Jaganmaataa Bhaktaanaam Bhadradaayini/
Karaala Pingalaakaaraa Naama Bhedaa Mahaamadaa,
Yashashvini Yashodaacha Shadhadhwa parivartikaa/
Shankhini Padmini Sankhyaa Sankhyaa Yoga Pravartika,
Chaitra Samvatsaraarudhaa Jagat Sampuranindrijaa/
Shumbhaarih Khechari Swasthaa Kambugrivaa Kalipriya,
Khagadhwajaa Khagaa Roodha Paraarthyaa Paramalini/
Ishwarya Vartmanilahyaa Viraktaa Garudaasana,
Jayanti Hriduhaa Ramyaa Gahvareshtaa Ganaagranih/
Sankalpa Siddhaa Saamyasthaa Sarva Vijnaadayani,
Kalikalmasha Hantri cha Guhyopa nishaduttamaa/
Nishtha Drushthih Smritirvyaaptih Pushthistushtih Kriyaavati,
Vishwaamareshvarey- shaanaa Bhuktirmuktih Shivaamritaa/
Lohitaa Sarpamaalaacha Bhishani Vanamaalini,
Anantashaya-naanyaa Naranaaraayanodbhava/
Nrisimhi Daityamathani Shankachakra gadaadharaa,
Sankarshana Samutpattirambikaa paada samshrayaa,
Mahaajjwaalaa Mahaa Murtih Sumurtih Sarva kaama dhruk/
Suprabhaa Sustanaa Gauri Dharma Kaamaartha Mokshadaa/
Bhrumadhya nilayaa Purvaa Puraana Purushaaranih,
Maha Vibhutidaa Madhyaa Saroja nayano samaa/
Ashtaadasha Bhujaanaadyaa Nilotpaladala Prabhaa,
Sarva Shaktyaasanaarudhaa Dharmaadharma Vivarjitaa/
Vairaagya Jnaana Nirataa Niraalokaa Nirindriyaa,
Vichitra Gahanaadhaaraa Shaswatasthaana Vaasini/
Sthaaneshwari Niraanandaa Trishula vara dhaarini,
Asesha Devataa Murtidevataa Varadevataa,
Ganaambikaa Gireh Putri Nishumbha vinipaatini/
Avarnaa Varna ahitaa Nivarnaa Beeja sambhavaa,
Anantavarnaarnanya-stathaa Shankari Shanta Maanasa/
Agotraa Gomati Goptri Guhyarupaa Gunottaraa,
Gouh Geeh Gavyapriyaa Gouni Ganeshwara Namaskrutaa/
Satyamaatraa Satya Sandhaa Trisandhyaa Sandhivarjitaa,
Sarva Vaadaashrayaa Sankhyaa Saankhya Yoga Samudbhavaa/
Asankhyeya prameyaakhyaa Shunyaa Shuddha Kulodbhava,
Bindu naada samutpattih Shambhu vaamaa Shashiprabhaa/
Visangaa Bhedarahitaa Manojnaa Madhusudani,
Mahaa Shrih Samutpattistamah Paarey Pratishthitaa/
Tritatwa maataa Trividhaa Sushuksma padasamshrayaa,
Shantyatitaa Malaatitaa Nirvikaaraa Niraashrayaa/
Shivaakhyaa Chitta Nilayaa Shiva Jnaana Swarupini,
Daitya Daanava Nirmaatri Kaashyapi Kaalkalpikaa/
Shaastrayonih Kriyaamurthischaturvarga Pradarashikaa,
Naaraayani Narodbhutih Kaumudi Linga dhaarini/
Kaamuki Lalithaa Bhaavaa Paraapara Vibhutidaa,
araanta jaata mahimaa Badavaa Vaama Lochanaa/
Subhadraa Devaki Sitaa Veda Vedaanga paaragaa,
Manaswini Manyumaataa Mahaa Manyu Samudbhavaa/
Amrityuramritaa Swaahaa Puruhutaa Purushtutaa,
Ashocchyaa Bhinna Vishyaa Hiranyarajatapriyaa/
Hiranyaa Raajati Haimi Hemaabharana bhushitaa,
Vibhraajamaanaa Durjayaa Jyotishtoma phalapradaa/
Maha Nidraa Samudbhudabhutiranidraa Satya Devataa,
Deerghaa Kakudyuni Hridyaa Shaantidaa Shaantivardhini/
Lakshmyaadi Shaktijanani Shakti Chakra pravartikaa,
Trishakti Janani Janyaa Shadmuparivarjitaa/
Sudhaamaa Karmakarani Yugaananta Dahanaatmikaa,
Samkarshini Jagaddhaatri Kaamayonih Kiritini/
Aindri Trailokya Namitaa Vaishnavi Parameshwarih,
Pradyumna Dayitaa Daantaa Yugma drishtistrilochanaa/
Madotkataa Hamsagatih Prachandaa Chandi Vikramaa,
Vrishaa Veshaa Viyanmaataa Vindhya Parvata Vaashini/
Himavan Meru Nilaya Kailaasa Giri Vaasini,
Chaanura hantru tanayaa Nitigjnaaa Kaama Rupini/
Veda Vidyaa Vratasnaataa Dharma Sheelanilaashanaa,
Vira-bhadra Priyaa Veeraa Mahaa Kaala Samudbhavaa/
Vidyaadhara Priyaa Siddhaa Vidyaadhara Niraakritih,
Adyaayani Haranti cha Paavani Poshani Khilaa/
Maatrukaa Manodbhutaa Vaarijaa Vaahana Priya,
Kareeshini Sudhaavaani Veenaa Vaasana Tatparaa/
Sevitaa Sevika Cinivaali Gurut–mati,
Arundhati Hiranyaakshi Mrigaangaa Maana Daayavi/
Vasudpradaa Vasumati Vasordhaara Vasundharaa,
Dhaaraa dhaara Varaarohaa Varaavara Sahasradaa/
Shriphalaa Shrimati Shreeshaa Shrinivaasaa Shivapriyaa,
Shridhara Shrikari Kalyaa Shridhaaraardha Sharirini/
Ananta Drushti rakshudraa Dhaatrisha Dhanadapriya,
Nihantri Daityanandhaanaam Simhikaa Simhavaahanaa/
Sushenaa Chandranilayaa Sukeertiscchinna Samshayaa,
Rasagjnaa Rasadaa Raamaa Lelihaanaamrita-strava/
Nityoditaa Swayamjyotirutsukaa Mritajeevani,
Vajradandaa Vajra jihvaa Vaidehi Vajra Vigrahaa/
Mangalyaa Mangalaa Maalaa Malinaa Malahaarini,
Gaandharvi Gaarudi Chaandri Kambalaashwitara Priyaa/
Soudaamini Janaanandaa Bhrukuti Kutilaananaa,
Karnikaarakaraa Kakshyaa Kamsa praanaapahaarini/
Yugandharaa Yugaavartaa Trisandhyaa Harshavardhini,
Pratyakshadevataa Divyaa Divyagandhaa Divaaparaa/
Shakraasanagataa Shaakri Saadwi Naari Shavaashanaa,
Ishtaa Visishtaa Shishteshtaa Shishtaashishta prapujitaa/
Shatarupaa Shataavartaa Vinataa Surabhih Suraa,
Surendramaataa Sudyumna Sushumnaa Suryasamshitaa/
Samikshya Satpratishtha cha Nivritti Jnaana Paaragaa,
Dharma Shastraartha Kushalaa Dharmajnaa Dharma Vaahana/
Dharmaadhaavinirmaatri Dhaarmikaanaam Shivaprada,
Dharmashaktirdharmamayi Vidharmaa Vishwadharmini/
Dharmaantaraa Dharmnamedhaa Dharmapurvaa Dhanaavahaa,
Dharmopadeshti Dharmaatmaa Dharmagamyaa Dharaadharaa/
Kaapaali Shaakalaa Murtih Kalaa Kalita Vigrahaa,
Sarvashakti Vinirmuktaa Sarva Shaktaashrayaashrayaa/
Sarvaa Sarveshwari Sukshmaa Susukshmaa Jnaanarupini,
Pradhaana Purushesheshaa Mahaa Devaika Sameekshini,
Sadaa Shivaa Viyanmurtir Vishwamurtiramurtikaa/