Mahishasura Mardini Stotram

ayi girinandini nanditamēdini viśvavinōdini nandinutē girivaravindhyaśirōdhinivāsini viṣṇuvilāsini jiṣṇunutē । bhagavati hē śitikaṇṭhakuṭumbini bhūrikuṭumbini bhūrikr̥tē jaya jaya hē mahiṣāsuramardini ramyakapardini śailasutē ॥ 1 ॥ suravaravarṣiṇi durdharadharṣiṇi durmukhamarṣiṇi harṣaratē tribhuvanapōṣiṇi śaṅkaratōṣiṇi kalmaṣamōṣiṇi ghōraratē । danujanirōṣiṇi ditisutarōṣiṇi durmadaśōṣiṇi sindhusutē jaya jaya hē mahiṣāsuramardini ramyakapardini śailasutē ॥ 2 ॥ ayi jagadamba madamba kadambavanapriyavāsini hāsaratē śikhariśirōmaṇituṅgahimālayaśr̥ṅganijālayamadhyagatē । madhumadhurē madhukaiṭabhagañjini kaiṭabhabhañjini rāsaratē jaya jaya hē mahiṣāsuramardini ramyakapardini śailasutē ॥ 3 ॥ ayi śatakhaṇḍa vikhaṇḍitaruṇḍa vituṇḍitaśuṇḍa gajādhipatē ripugajagaṇḍa vidāraṇacaṇḍa parākramaśuṇḍa mr̥gādhipatē । nijabhujadaṇḍa nipātitakhaṇḍavipātitamuṇḍabhaṭādhipatē jaya jaya hē mahiṣāsuramardini ramyakapardini śailasutē ॥ 4 ॥ ayi raṇadurmada śatruvadhōdita durdharanirjara śaktibhr̥tē caturavicāradhurīṇa mahāśiva dūtakr̥ta pramathādhipatē । duritadurīhadurāśayadurmatidānavadūtakr̥tāntamatē jaya jaya hē mahiṣāsuramardini ramyakapardini śailasutē ॥ 5 ॥ ayi śaraṇāgatavairivadhūvara vīravarābhayadāyakarē tribhuvana mastaka śūlavirōdhiśirōdhikr̥tāmala śūlakarē । dumidumitāmara dundubhināda mahō mukharīkr̥ta tigmakarē jaya jaya hē mahiṣāsuramardini ramyakapardini śailasutē ॥ 6 ॥ ayi nijahuṅkr̥timātra nirākr̥ta dhūmravilōcana dhūmraśatē samaraviśōṣita śōṇitabīja samudbhavaśōṇita bījalatē । śiva śiva śumbha niśumbha mahāhava tarpita bhūta piśācaratē jaya jaya hē mahiṣāsuramardini ramyakapardini śailasutē ॥ 7 ॥ dhanuranusaṅga raṇakṣaṇasaṅga parisphuradaṅga naṭatkaṭakē kanaka piśaṅgapr̥ṣatkaniṣaṅgarasadbhaṭa śr̥ṅga hatāvaṭukē । kr̥tacaturaṅga balakṣitiraṅga ghaṭadbahuraṅga raṭadbaṭukē jaya jaya hē mahiṣāsuramardini ramyakapardini śailasutē ॥ 8 ॥ suralalanā tatathēyi tathēyi kr̥tābhinayōdara nr̥tyaratē kr̥ta kukuthaḥ kukuthō gaḍadādikatāla kutūhala gānaratē । dhudhukuṭa dhukkuṭa dhindhimita dhvani dhīra mr̥daṅga ninādaratē jaya jaya hē mahiṣāsuramardini ramyakapardini śailasutē ॥ 9 ॥ jaya jaya japya jayē jaya śabdaparastuti tatpara viśvanutē bhaṇa bhaṇa bhiñjimi bhiṅkr̥tanūpura siñjitamōhita bhūtapatē । naṭitanaṭārdha naṭīnaṭanāyaka nāṭitanāṭya sugānaratē jaya jaya hē mahiṣāsuramardini ramyakapardini śailasutē ॥ 10 ॥ ayi sumanaḥ sumanaḥ sumanaḥ sumanaḥ sumanōhara kāntiyutē śrita rajanī rajanī rajanī rajanī rajanīkara vaktravr̥tē । sunayana vibhramara bhramara bhramara bhramara bhramarādhipatē jaya jaya hē mahiṣāsuramardini ramyakapardini śailasutē ॥ 11 ॥ sahita mahāhava mallama tallika mallita rallaka mallaratē viracita vallika pallika mallika bhillika bhillika varga vr̥tē । sitakr̥ta phullasamullasitāruṇa tallaja pallava sallalitē jaya jaya hē mahiṣāsuramardini ramyakapardini śailasutē ॥ 12 ॥ aviralagaṇḍagalanmadamēdura mattamataṅgaja rājapatē tribhuvanabhūṣaṇabhūtakalānidhi rūpapayōnidhi rājasutē । ayi sudatījana lālasamānasa mōhanamanmatha rājasutē jaya jaya hē mahiṣāsuramardini ramyakapardini śailasutē ॥ 13 ॥ kamaladalāmala kōmalakānti kalākalitāmala bhālalatē sakalavilāsakalānilaya kramakēlicalatkalahaṁsakulē । alikula saṅkula kuvalaya maṇḍala maulimiladbhakulāli kulē jaya jaya hē mahiṣāsuramardini ramyakapardini śailasutē ॥ 14 ॥ karamuralīravavījitakūjita lajjitakōkila mañjumatē milita pulinda manōhara guñjita rañjitaśaila nikuñjagatē । nijaguṇabhūta mahāśabarīgaṇa sadguṇasambhr̥ta kēlitalē jaya jaya hē mahiṣāsuramardini ramyakapardini śailasutē ॥ 15 ॥ kaṭitaṭapīta dukūlavicitra mayūkhatiraskr̥ta candrarucē praṇatasurāsura maulimaṇisphuradaṁśulasannakha candrarucē । jitakanakācala maulipadōrjita nirbharakuñjara kumbhakucē jaya jaya hē mahiṣāsuramardini ramyakapardini śailasutē ॥ 16 ॥ vijita sahasrakaraika sahasrakaraika sahasrakaraikanutē kr̥ta suratāraka saṅgaratāraka saṅgaratāraka sūnusutē । surathasamādhi samānasamādhi samādhisamādhi sujātaratē jaya jaya hē mahiṣāsuramardini ramyakapardini śailasutē ॥ 17 ॥ padakamalaṁ karuṇānilayē varivasyati yō:’nudinaṁ sa śivē ayi kamalē kamalānilayē kamalānilayaḥ sa kathaṁ na bhavēt । tava padamēva parampadamityanuśīlayatō mama kiṁ na śivē jaya jaya hē mahiṣāsuramardini ramyakapardini śailasutē ॥ 18 ॥ kanakalasatkala sindhujalairanusiñcinutēguṇaraṅgabhuvaṁ bhajati sa kiṁ na śacīkucakumbha taṭīparirambha sukhānubhavam । tava caraṇaṁ śaraṇaṁ karavāṇi natāmaravāṇi nivāsi śivaṁ jaya jaya hē mahiṣāsuramardini ramyakapardini śailasutē ॥ 19 ॥ tava vimalēndukulaṁ vadanēndumalaṁ sakalaṁ nanu kūlayatē kimu puruhūta purīndumukhī sumukhībhirasau vimukhīkriyatē । mama tu mataṁ śivanāmadhanē bhavatī kr̥payā kimuta kriyatē jaya jaya hē mahiṣāsuramardini ramyakapardini śailasutē ॥ 20 ॥ ayi mayi dīnadayālutayā kr̥payaiva tvayā bhavitavyamumē ayi jagatō jananī kr̥payāsi yathāsi tathā:’nubhitāsiratē । yaducitamatra bhavatyurari kurutādurutāpamapākuru tē jaya jaya hē mahiṣāsuramardini ramyakapardini śailasutē ॥ 21 ॥ iti śrī mahiṣāsuramardini stōtram ॥

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