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Devotional text

śrīdevyārātrikākā
śrīdevyārātrikākā
jayadevi
jayadevi
jayajayajagadamba
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brahmarūpepeśānteniravadhisukharūpepe||dhruvapadamuvapadam||
anupamasnehavidhātri
bhavavāridhinauke
nauke
vaidikadharmasuśobhesuśobhemokṣānandapradede|
vedāntapratipādyaādyesarvādye
pañcārātrikākāsahajātvamānandaghaneghane||1||
cinmātresvānandesadrūpeūpeparame
netītyādyairvākyairjanimṛtiśūnyapadepade|
vimale'cale'naghemale'cale'naghebhramavāraṇaśīlemavāraṇaśīle
pañcārātrikākāsahajātvamānandaghaneghane||2||
nirguṇaniṣkriyarūpepemunimānasadhyeyeye
satyajñānānanteparabrahmākāreākāre|
jīvanmuktipadecchāpūraṇaniṣkāmeāme
pañcārātrikākāsahajātvamānandaghaneghane||3||
satyaṃjñānamanantaṃnityaṃparipūrṇaṃ
lakṣaṇapañcakapañcārātrikākhyaṃvedoktamm|
ekībhūyasvātmanyadvayacidrūpeūpe
pañcārātrikākāsahajātvamānandaghaneghane||4||
kāraṇakāryābhāve
bhāveniḥsphūrtikarūpepe
māyāvidyāśūnyenityaṃpariśuddhe|
stimitagabhīrādṛśyeyesantatamekarasetamekarase
pañcārātrikākāsahajātvamānandaghaneghane||5||
iti
śrīmatīmatparamahaṃsaparivrājakācārya
sadgurubhagavān
śrīdevyārātrikākā
śrīdharasvāmīmahārājaviracitātāśrīdevyārātrikākāsampūrṇā|
śrīkṣetravaradapuraṃvaradapuraṃ, saṃvatsaraḥ‍ - 1970

About this stotram — Durga

A Stotram is a Sanskrit hymn of praise composed by great sages and poet-saints such as Adi Shankaracharya. Stotrams describe the deity’s form, qualities and deeds in richly poetic language, and chanting them is said to purify the intellect and awaken devotion. Many stotrams carry a phala-shruti — a closing verse describing the benefits of recitation.

How to chant

Stotrams reward slow, attentive chanting. Read the meaning once before you begin so the verses resonate as you recite. Early morning (Brahma Muhurat) is ideal, but any quiet time works. If Sanskrit feels difficult, chant along with the transliteration and let the rhythm settle naturally over a few days of practice.

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