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Durga Chandrakala Stuti
Durga Chandrakala Stuti
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Devotional text
dugacakalātutī
{|| dugacakalātutī ||}
vedhoharīvaratuyāṃ ivaha ivayabhūdhare |
haraāṇevara vade ha ivabudhiviṣā || 1 ||
ayathanena sarasīhasabhavaya
yatavoidatā bhagavadiipadhānalīlā |
ivavevarī ivapadapāgamane puratā
mātā mamātu madhukaiṭabhayonahaī || 2 ||
āinajareṣu inahatainajaśataleśaiḥ
ekobhaviidatāikhalalokaguyai |
sapanaśainakarā ca tadāyudhayaiḥ
mātā mamātu mihaṣātakarī puratā || 3 ||
āleyaśailatanayā tanukāitasapa-
kośoidatā kuvalayachivacādehā |
nārāyaṇī namadabhīsatakapavalī
suīitamāvahatu śubinaśubhahaī || 4 ||
ivavevarīita mihaṣātakarīita yayāḥ
nārāyaṇīyipa ca nāmibharikatāina |
sūtāina pakajabhuvā ca suraṣibhaca
ṭāina pāvakamukhaica iśavāṃ bhaje tā || 5 ||
upidaiyahananatavanāmakāina
saṃrakāyikhalabhūtihatāya yayāḥ |
sūtāyaśeṣinagamātivadaḥ paṭhita
tāṃ ivavamātaramajamibhaṭavīima || 6 ||
ye vaiicapunasuthataśubhamuyaiḥ
dubhaghorasamayena ca kāiratāsu |
āivakṛtāijagadātaṣu pabhedāḥ
tairabakā samibharatu māṃ ivapayaḥ || 7 ||
sūtaṃ yadīyamarivadabhavāida ṭaṃ
āvaya deyanupadaṃ surathaḥ samāidhaḥ |
āvayavāpaturabhīṭamanayalayaṃ
tāmāidadevataṇa ṇamāima devī || 8 ||
māihamatītanubhavaṃ ca ṃ ca hatuṃ
āivakṛtainajarasādavatārabhedaiḥ |
aṭādaśāhatanavāhatakoiṭasaṃyaiḥ
abā sadā samibharatu māṃ ivapayaḥ || 9 ||
etaciramikhalaṃ ilikhataṃ iha yayāḥ
sapūijataṃ sadana eva inaveiśataṃ vā |
duga ca tārayita dutaramayaśeṣaṃ
eyaḥ yachita ca savamumāṃ bhajetā || 10 ||
yapūjanatuitanamakṛtibhabhavita
ītāḥ ipatāmaha rameśaharāyo'ipa |
teṣāmipa vakaguṇadadatī vapūṃiṣa
tāmīvaraya taṇa śaraṇaṃ pae || 11 ||
kātāramayaḍhalanatayā'vasanā
manācavāiridhajale irapuibhaca āḥ |
yayāḥ pa caraṇau ivapadatarita
sā me sadā'tu ida savajagasivaī || 12 ||
badhe vadhe mahita mṛyubhaye sate
ivaye ca ivivadhe ya mahopatāpe |
yapādapūjanimaha itakāramāhuḥ
sā me samatajananī śaraṇaṃ bhavānī || 13 ||
bāṇāsuraihatapanagabadhamoḥ
taāhudapadalanāduṣayā ca yogaḥ |
āunanā utamalayata yasādā
sā me iśavā sakalamayaśubhaṃ iṇotu || 14 ||
pāpaḥ pulayatanayaḥ punathato māṃ
aāipa hatumayamāgata iyudīta |
yasevanena bhayimidarayā'vadhūtaṃ
tāmāidadevataṇa śaraṇaṃ gato'ma || 15 ||
yayānajaṃ sukhamavāyamanatapuyaiḥ
sāāmayuta pirahamāva vāpuḥ
gopāṃganāḥ ikala yadacana puyamāā
sā me sadā bhagavatī bhavatu sanā || 16 ||
rā pa iita maivadaḥ panā
uoya mṛyuvidha mayaphalaiḥ loya |
buvā ca timukhatāṃ tanaṃ nayata
ākāśamāidajanana jagatāṃ bhaje tā || 17 ||
deśakāleṣu duṭeṣu dugacakalātuitaḥ |
sayayoranusadheyā savapiinavṛye || 18 ||
īmadapayadīitivaricatā dugacakalātuitaḥ |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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