Durga Nakshatra Malika Stuti

virāṭanagaraṃ ramyaṃ gachChamānō yudhiṣṭhiraḥ । astuvanmanasā dēvīṃ durgāṃ tribhuvanēśvarīm ॥ 1 ॥ yaśōdāgarbhasambhūtāṃ nārāyaṇavarapriyām । nandagōpakulējātāṃ maṅgaḻyāṃ kulavardhanīm ॥ 2 ॥ kaṃsavidrāvaṇakarīṃ asurāṇāṃ kṣayaṅkarīm । śilātaṭavinikṣiptāṃ ākāśaṃ pratigāminīm ॥ 3 ॥ vāsudēvasya bhaginīṃ divyamālya vibhūṣitām । divyāmbaradharāṃ dēvīṃ khaḍgakhēṭakadhāriṇīm ॥ 4 ॥ bhārāvataraṇē puṇyē yē smaranti sadāśivām । tānvai tārayatē pāpāt paṅkēgāmiva durbalām ॥ 5 ॥ stōtuṃ prachakramē bhūyō vividhaiḥ stōtrasambhavaiḥ । āmantrya darśanākāṅkṣī rājā dēvīṃ sahānujaḥ ॥ 6 ॥ namō'stu varadē kṛṣṇē kumāri brahmachāriṇi । bālārka sadṛśākārē pūrṇachandranibhānanē ॥ 7 ॥ chaturbhujē chaturvaktrē pīnaśrōṇipayōdharē । mayūrapiñChavalayē kēyūrāṅgadadhāriṇi ॥ 8 ॥ bhāsi dēvi yadā padmā nārāyaṇaparigrahaḥ । svarūpaṃ brahmacharyaṃ cha viśadaṃ tava khēchari ॥ 9 ॥ kṛṣṇachChavisamā kṛṣṇā saṅkarṣaṇasamānanā । bibhratī vipulau bāhū śakradhvajasamuchChrayau ॥ 10 ॥ pātrī cha paṅkajī kaṇṭhī strī viśuddhā cha yā bhuvi । pāśaṃ dhanurmahāchakraṃ vividhānyāyudhāni cha ॥ 11 ॥ kuṇḍalābhyāṃ supūrṇābhyāṃ karṇābhyāṃ cha vibhūṣitā । chandravispārdhinā dēvi mukhēna tvaṃ virājasē ॥ 12 ॥ mukuṭēna vichitrēṇa kēśabandhēna śōbhinā । bhujaṅgā'bhōgavāsēna śrōṇisūtrēṇa rājatā ॥ 13 ॥ bhrājasē chāvabaddhēna bhōgēnēvēha mandaraḥ । dhvajēna śikhipiñChānāṃ uchChritēna virājasē ॥ 14 ॥ kaumāraṃ vratamāsthāya tridivaṃ pāvitaṃ tvayā । tēna tvaṃ stūyasē dēvi tridaśaiḥ pūjyasē'pi cha ॥ 15 ॥ trailōkya rakṣaṇārthāya mahiṣāsuranāśini । prasannā mē suraśrēṣṭhē dayāṃ kuru śivā bhava ॥ 16 ॥ jayā tvaṃ vijayā chaiva saṅgrāmē cha jayapradā । mamā'pi vijayaṃ dēhi varadā tvaṃ cha sāmpratam ॥ 17 ॥ vindhyē chaiva nagaśrēṣṭē tava sthānaṃ hi śāśvatam । kāḻi kāḻi mahākāḻi sīdhumāṃsa paśupriyē ॥ 18 ॥ kṛtānuyātrā bhūtaistvaṃ varadā kāmachāriṇi । bhārāvatārē yē cha tvāṃ saṃsmariṣyanti mānavāḥ ॥ 19 ॥ praṇamanti cha yē tvāṃ hi prabhātē tu narā bhuvi । na tēṣāṃ durlabhaṃ kiñchit putratō dhanatō'pi vā ॥ 20 ॥ durgāttārayasē durgē tatvaṃ durgā smṛtā janaiḥ । kāntārēṣvavapannānāṃ magnānāṃ cha mahārṇavē ॥ 21 ॥ (dasyubhirvā niruddhānāṃ tvaṃ gatiḥ paramā nṛṇāma) jalaprataraṇē chaiva kāntārēṣvaṭavīṣu cha । yē smaranti mahādēvīṃ na cha sīdanti tē narāḥ ॥ 22 ॥ tvaṃ kīrtiḥ śrīrdhṛtiḥ siddhiḥ hrīrvidyā santatirmatiḥ । sandhyā rātriḥ prabhā nidrā jyōtsnā kāntiḥ kṣamā dayā ॥ 23 ॥ nṛṇāṃ cha bandhanaṃ mōhaṃ putranāśaṃ dhanakṣayam । vyādhiṃ mṛtyuṃ bhayaṃ chaiva pūjitā nāśayiṣyasi ॥ 24 ॥ sō'haṃ rājyātparibhraṣṭaḥ śaraṇaṃ tvāṃ prapannavān । praṇataścha yathā mūrdhnā tava dēvi surēśvari ॥ 25 ॥ trāhi māṃ padmapatrākṣi satyē satyā bhavasva naḥ । śaraṇaṃ bhava mē durgē śaraṇyē bhaktavatsalē ॥ 26 ॥ ēvaṃ stutā hi sā dēvī darśayāmāsa pāṇḍavam । upagamya tu rājānamidaṃ vachanamabravīt ॥ 27 ॥ śṛṇu rājan mahābāhō madīyaṃ vachanaṃ prabhō । bhaviṣyatyachirādēva saṅgrāmē vijayastava ॥ 28 ॥ mama prasādānnirjitya hatvā kaurava vāhinīm । rājyaṃ niṣkaṇṭakaṃ kṛtvā bhōkṣyasē mēdinīṃ punaḥ ॥ 29 ॥ bhrātṛbhiḥ sahitō rājan prītiṃ prāpsyasi puṣkalām । matprasādāchcha tē saukhyaṃ ārōgyaṃ cha bhaviṣyati ॥ 30 ॥ yē cha saṅkīrtayiṣyanti lōkē vigatakalmaṣāḥ । tēṣāṃ tuṣṭā pradāsyāmi rājyamāyurvapussutam ॥ 31 ॥ pravāsē nagarē chāpi saṅgrāmē śatrusaṅkaṭē । aṭavyāṃ durgakāntārē sāgarē gahanē girau ॥ 32 ॥ yē smariṣyanti māṃ rājan yathāhaṃ bhavatā smṛtā । na tēṣāṃ durlabhaṃ kiñchidasmin lōkē bhaviṣyati ॥ 33 ॥ ya idaṃ paramastōtraṃ bhaktyā śṛṇuyādvā paṭhēta vā । tasya sarvāṇi kāryāṇi sidhdhiṃ yāsyanti pāṇḍavāḥ ॥ 34 ॥ matprasādāchcha vassarvān virāṭanagarē sthitān । na prajñāsyanti kuravaḥ narā vā tannivāsinaḥ ॥ 35 ॥ ityuktvā varadā dēvī yudhiṣṭhiramarindamam । rakṣāṃ kṛtvā cha pāṇḍūnāṃ tatraivāntaradhīyata ॥ 38 ॥

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