Durga Chandrakala Stuti

dhyānam – umākāntē ramākāntē ēṣāmāsī-nmatissamā । namāmi dīkṣitēndrāṃ stān nayaṣaṭka-viśāradām ॥ vēdhōharīśvarastutyāṃ vihartrīṃ vindhyabhūdharē । haraprāṇēśvarīṃ vandē hantrīṃ vibudhavidviṣām ॥ 1 ॥ abhyarthanēna sarasīruhasambhavasya tyaktvōditā bhagavadakṣipidhānalīlām । viśvēśvarī vipadapākaraṇē purastāt mātā mamāstu madhukaiṭabhayōrnihantrī ॥ 2 ॥ prāṅnirjarēṣu nihatairnijaśaktilēśaiḥ ēkībhavadbhiruditā'khilalōkaguptyai । sampannaśastranikarā cha tadāyudhasthaiḥ mātā mamāstu mahiṣāntakarī purastāt ॥ 3 ॥ prālēyaśailatanayā tanukāntisampat kōśōditā kuvalayachChavichārudēhā । nārāyaṇī namadabhīpsitakalpavallī suprītimāvahatu śumbhaniśumbhahantrī ॥ 4 ॥ viśvēśvarīti mahiṣāntakarīti yasyāḥ nārāyaṇītyapi cha nāmabhiraṅkitāni । sūktāni paṅkajabhuvā cha surarṣibhiścha dṛṣṭāni pāvakamukhaiścha śivāṃ bhajē tām ॥ 5 ॥ utpattidaityahananastavanātmakāni saṃrakṣakāṇyakhilabhūtahitāya yasyāḥ । sūktānyaśēṣanigamāntavidaḥ paṭhanti tāṃ viśvamātaramajasramabhiṣṭavīmi ॥ 6 ॥ yē vaiprachittapunarutthitaśumbhamukhyaiḥ durbhikṣaghōrasamayēna cha kāritāsu । āviṣkṛtāstrijagadārtiṣu rūpabhēdāḥ tairambikā samabhirakṣatu māṃ vipadbhyaḥ ॥ 7 ॥ sūktaṃ yadīyamaravindabhavādi dṛṣṭaṃ āvartya dēvyanupadaṃ surathaḥ samādhiḥ । dvāvapyavāpaturabhīṣṭamananyalabhyaṃ tāmādidēvataruṇīṃ praṇamāmi mūrdhnā ॥ 8 ॥ māhiṣmatītanubhavaṃ cha ruruṃ cha hantuṃ āviṣkṛtairnijarasādavatārabhēdaiḥ । aṣṭādaśāhatanavāhatakōṭisaṅkhyaiḥ ambā sadā samabhirakṣatu māṃ vipadbhyaḥ ॥ 9 ॥ ētachcharitramakhilaṃ likhitaṃ hi yasyāḥ sampūjitaṃ sadana ēva nivēśitaṃ vā । durgaṃ cha tārayati dustaramapyaśēṣaṃ śrēyaḥ prayachChati cha sarvamumāṃ bhajē tām ॥ 10 ॥ yatpūjanastutinamaskṛtibhirbhavanti prītāḥ pitāmaharamēśaharāstrayō'pi । tēṣāmapi svakaguṇairdadatī vapūṃṣi tāmīśvarasya taruṇīṃ śaraṇaṃ prapadyē ॥ 11 ॥ kāntāramadhyadṛḍhalagnatayā'vasannāḥ magnāścha vāridhijalē ripubhiścha ruddhāḥ । yasyāḥ prapadya charaṇau vipadastaranti sā mē sadā'stu hṛdi sarvajagatsavitrī ॥ 12 ॥ bandhē vadhē mahati mṛtyubhayē prasaktē vittakṣayē cha vividhē ya mahōpatāpē । yatpādapūjanamiha pratikāramāhuḥ sā mē samastajananī śaraṇaṃ bhavānī ॥ 13 ॥ bāṇāsuraprahitapannagabandhamōkṣaḥ tadbāhudarpadalanāduṣayā cha yōgaḥ । prādyumninā drutamalabhyata yatprasādāt sā mē śivā sakalamapyaśubhaṃ kṣiṇōtu ॥ 14 ॥ pāpaḥ pulastyatanayaḥ punarutthitō māṃ adyāpi hartumayamāgata ityudītam । yatsēvanēna bhayamindirayā'vadhūtaṃ tāmādidēvataruṇīṃ śaraṇaṃ gatō'smi ॥ 15 ॥ yaddhyānajaṃ sukhamavāpyamanantapuṇyaiḥ sākṣāttamachyuta parigrahamāśvavāpuḥ । gōpāṅganāḥ kila yadarchanapuṇyamātrāḥ sā mē sadā bhagavatī bhavatu prasannā ॥ 16 ॥ rātriṃ prapadya iti mantravidaḥ prapannān udbōdhya mṛtyuvadhimanyaphalaiḥ pralōbhya । buddhvā cha tadvimukhatāṃ pratanaṃ nayantīṃ ākāśamādijananīṃ jagatāṃ bhajē tām ॥ 17 ॥ dēśakālēṣu duṣṭēṣu durgāchandrakalāstutiḥ । sandhyayōranusandhēyā sarvāpadvinivṛttayē ॥ 18 ॥ iti śrīmadapayyadīkṣitavirachitā durgāchandrakaḻāstutiḥ ॥

Recite with devotion and pure heart

Regular practice brings spiritual benefits

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