śiva uvācha । dēvī tvaṃ bhaktasulabhē sarvakāryavidhāyini । kalau hi kāryasiddhyarthamupāyaṃ brūhi yatnataḥ ॥ dēvyuvācha । śṛṇu dēva pravakṣyāmi kalau sarvēṣṭasādhanam । mayā tavaiva snēhēnāpyambāstutiḥ prakāśyatē ॥ asya śrī durgā saptaślōkī stōtramantrasya nārāyaṇa ṛṣiḥ, anuṣṭup Chandaḥ, śrī mahākāḻī mahālakṣmī mahāsarasvatyō dēvatāḥ, śrī durgā prītyarthaṃ saptaślōkī durgāpāṭhē viniyōgaḥ । jñānināmapi chētāṃsi dēvī bhagavatī hi sā । balādākṛṣya mōhāya mahāmāyā prayachChati ॥ 1 ॥ durgē smṛtā harasi bhītimaśēṣajantōḥ svasthaiḥ smṛtā matimatīva śubhāṃ dadāsi । dāridryaduḥkha bhayahāriṇi kā tvadanyā sarvōpakārakaraṇāya sadārdra chittā ॥ 2 ॥ sarvamaṅgaḻamāṅgaḻyē śivē sarvārthasādhikē । śaraṇyē tryambakē gaurī nārāyaṇi namō'stu tē ॥ 3 ॥ śaraṇāgatadīnārtaparitrāṇaparāyaṇē । sarvasyārtiharē dēvi nārāyaṇi namō'stu tē ॥ 4 ॥ sarvasvarūpē sarvēśē sarvaśaktisamanvitē । bhayēbhyastrāhi nō dēvi durgē dēvi namō'stu tē ॥ 5 ॥ rōgānaśēṣānapahaṃsi tuṣṭā- ruṣṭā tu kāmān sakalānabhīṣṭān । tvāmāśritānāṃ na vipannarāṇāṃ tvāmāśritā hyāśrayatāṃ prayānti ॥ 6 ॥ sarvabādhāpraśamanaṃ trailōkyasyākhilēśvari । ēvamēva tvayā kāryamasmadvairi vināśanam ॥ 7 ॥ iti śrī durgā saptaślōkī ।