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% Text title            : durgAstavam mahAbharatAntargatam
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% Language              : Sanskrit
% Subject               : philosophy/hinduism/religion
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% Transliterated by     : Ramakrishnan Balasubramanian
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\engtitle{.. durgAstavam from Mahabharata ..}##
\itxtitle{.. durgAstavam mahAbharatAntargatam ..}##\endtitles ##
namaste siddhasenAni Arye mandaravAsini |
kumAri kAli kApAli kapile kR^iShNa\-pi.ngale || 1||
bhadrakAli namastubhyam mahAkAli namostute |
cha.nDicha.nDe namastubhyam tAriNi varavarNini || 2||
kAtyAyani mahAbhAge karAli vijaye jaye |
shikhipichCha\-dhvaja\-dhare nAnA\-bharaNa\-bhUShite || 3||
aTTashUla\-praharaNe khaDgakheTadhAriNi |
gopendrasyAnuje jyeShTe nandagopa\-kulodbhave || 4||
mahiShAsR^ikpriye nityaM kaushiki pItavAsini |
aTTahAse kokamukhe namaste.astu raNapriye || 5||
ume shAkambarI shvete kR^iShNe kaiTabhanAshini |
hiraNyAkShi virUpAkShi sudhUmrAkShi namo.astu te || 6||
vedashruti mahApuNye brahmaNye jAtavedasi |
jambUkaTakachaityeShu nityam sannihitAlaye || 7||
tvaM brahma\-vidyA\-vidyAnAM mahAnidrA cha dehinAm |
skandamAtarbhagavati durge kAntAravAsini || 8||
svAhAkAraH svadhA chaiva kalA kAShThA sarasvatI |
sAvitrI vedamAtA cha tathA vedAnta uchyate || 9||
stutAsi tvaM mahAdevi vishuddhenAntarAtmanA |
jayo bhavatu me nityaM tvatprasAdAdraNAjire || 10||
kAntArabhayadurgeShu bhaktAnAM chAlayeShu cha |
nityaM vasasi pAtAle yuddhe jayasi dAnavAn || 11||
tvaM jambhanI mohinI cha mAyA hrIH shrIstathaiva cha |
sa.ndhyA prabhAvatI chaiva sAvitrI jananI tathA || 12||
tuShTiH puShTirdhR^itirdIptishchandrAditya\-vivardhinI |
bhUtirbhUtimatAM sa.nkhye vIkShyase siddhachAraNaiH || 13||
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This stotram is found in many
recensions of the mahAbharatam, in the virATa parvam, but
has not been included in the critical edition prepared by the
BORI. Jan Gonda says there are many versions of this stavam
(Refer, J.Gonda, "Medieval Religious Literature in Sanskrit,"
A History of Indian Literature, Vol II, Fasc. 1, Otto
Harrasowitz.Wiesbaden, 1977). This version is found in
the southern recension of the mahAbhAratam. It was recited
by arjuna on the order of bhagavAn kRiShNa, in order to
secure victory in the great battle. The stotram is credited
with the power of bestowing destruction of enemies and a long
healthy life in the phalashruti. It is traditionally held that
the stotram also bestows self-control, which is essential for
Atma-GYana.
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Encoded and proofread by Ramakrishnan Balasubramanian
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