Devi Mahatmyam Argala Stotram

asyaśrī argalā stotra mantrasya viṣṇuḥ ṛṣiḥ। anuṣṭupchandaḥ। śrī mahālakṣīrdevatā। mantroditā devyobījaṃ। navārṇo mantra śaktiḥ। śrī saptaśatī mantrastatvaṃ śrī jagadambā prītyarthe saptaśatī paṭhāṃ gatvena jape viniyogaḥ॥ dhyānaṃ oṃ bandhūka kusumābhāsāṃ pañcamuṇḍādhivāsinīṃ। sphuraccandrakalāratna mukuṭāṃ muṇḍamālinīṃ॥ trinetrāṃ rakta vasanāṃ pīnonnata ghaṭastanīṃ। pustakaṃ cākṣamālāṃ ca varaṃ cābhayakaṃ kramāt॥ dadhatīṃ saṃsmarennityamuttarāmnāyamānitāṃ। athavā yā caṇḍī madhukaiṭabhādi daityadalanī yā māhiṣonmūlinī yā dhūmrekṣana caṇḍamuṇḍamathanī yā rakta bījāśanī। śaktiḥ śumbhaniśumbhadaityadalanī yā siddhi dātrī parā sā devī nava koṭi mūrti sahitā māṃ pātu viśveśvarī॥ oṃ namaścaṇḍikāyai mārkaṇḍeya uvāca oṃ jayatvaṃ devi cāmuṇḍe jaya bhūtāpahāriṇi। jaya sarva gate devi kāla rātri namo'stute॥1॥ madhukaiṭhabhavidrāvi vidhātru varade namaḥ oṃ jayantī maṅgalā kālī bhadrakālī kapālinī ॥2॥ durgā śivā kṣamā dhātrī svāhā svadhā namo'stute rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi ॥3॥ mahiṣāsura nirnāśi bhaktānāṃ sukhade namaḥ। rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi॥4॥ dhūmranetra vadhe devi dharma kāmārtha dāyini। rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi॥5॥ rakta bīja vadhe devi caṇḍa muṇḍa vināśini । rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi॥6॥ niśumbhaśumbha nirnāśi trailokya śubhade namaḥ rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi॥7॥ vandi tāṅghriyuge devi sarvasaubhāgya dāyini। rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi॥8॥ acintya rūpa carite sarva śatru vināśini। rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi॥9॥ natebhyaḥ sarvadā bhaktyā cāparṇe duritāpahe। rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi॥10॥ stuvadbhyobhaktipūrvaṃ tvāṃ caṇḍike vyādhi nāśini rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi॥11॥ caṇḍike satataṃ yuddhe jayantī pāpanāśini। rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi॥12॥ dehi saubhāgyamārogyaṃ dehi devī paraṃ sukhaṃ। rūpaṃ dhehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dhehi dviṣo jahi॥13॥ vidhehi devi kalyāṇaṃ vidhehi vipulāṃ śriyaṃ। rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi॥14॥ vidhehi dviṣatāṃ nāśaṃ vidhehi balamuccakaiḥ। rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi॥15॥ surāsuraśiro ratna nighṛṣṭacaraṇe'mbike। rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi॥16॥ vidhyāvantaṃ yaśasvantaṃ lakṣmīvantañca māṃ kuru। rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi॥17॥ devi pracaṇḍa dordaṇḍa daitya darpa niṣūdini। rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi॥18॥ pracaṇḍa daityadarpaghne caṇḍike praṇatāyame। rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi॥19॥ caturbhuje caturvaktra saṃstute parameśvari। rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi॥20॥ kṛṣṇena saṃstute devi śaśvadbhaktyā sadāmbike। rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi॥21॥ himācalasutānāthasaṃstute parameśvari। rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi॥22॥ indrāṇī patisadbhāva pūjite parameśvari। rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi ॥23॥ devi bhaktajanoddāma dattānandodaye'mbike। rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi ॥24॥ bhāryāṃ manoramāṃ dehi manovṛttānusāriṇīṃ। rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi॥25॥ tāriṇīṃ durga saṃsāra sāgara syācalodbhave। rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi ॥26॥ idaṃstotraṃ paṭhitvā tu mahāstotraṃ paṭhennaraḥ। saptaśatīṃ samārādhya varamāpnoti durlabhaṃ ॥27॥ ॥ iti śrī argalā stotraṃ samāptam ॥

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