SRI SRI DURGA SAPTASHATI
CHATURTHA ADHYAYA
dhyanam
om kala-bhrabham kataksai rarikula-bhayadam maulibad dhen durekham
sahkham cakrarn krpanam trisikha mapikarai rudva hantlm trinetram
simha-skandha-dhiruDham tribhuvana makhilam tejasa purayantim
dhyayed durgam jaya khyam tridasa parivrtam sevitam siddhi kamaih
om namascandikayai
om rsiruvaca || 1
sakradayah suragana nihate’tivirye
tasmin duratmani suraribale ca devya |
tarn tustuvuh pranati namra shiro dharamsa
vagbhih praharsa pulakodgama charu dehah || 2
devya yaya tatamidam jagadatma saktya
nissesa devagana sakti samuhamurtya |
tam ambikam akhila deva maharsi pujyarn
bhaktya natah sma vidadhatu subhani sa nah || 3
yasyah prabhavam atulam bhagavan ananto
brahma harasca nahi vaktu malam balarn ca |
sa candika-khila jagat paripalanaya
nasaya casubha bhayasya matim karotu || 4
ya srih svayam sukrtinarn bhavane-svalaksmih
papatmanarn krtadhiyam hrdayesu buddhih |
sraddha satam kulajana prabhavasya lajja
tarn tvam natah sma paripalaya devi visvam || 5
kim varnayama tava rupa macintva metat
kirn cati virya masura ksava kari bhuri |
kim cahavesu caritani tavad bhutani
sarvesu devyasura deva ganadi kesu [| 6
hetuh samasta jagatam trigunapi dosaih
na jhayase harihara dibhirapya para |
sarva sraya khilamidam jagadam sa utam-
avyakrta hi parama prakrtis tvamadya || 7
yasyah samasta surata samudlranena
trptim prayati sakalesu makhesu devi |
svahasi vai pitrganasya ca trpti hetuh
uccaryase tvamata eva janaih svadha ca || 8
ya mukti heturavi cintya mahavrata tvam
abhyasyase suniya tendriya tattva saraih |
moksar-thibhir munibhirasta samasta dosaih-
vidyasi sa agavatT parama hi devi || 9
sabdatmika suvimalargya jusam nidhanam-
udgitha ramya padapaata vatam ca samnam |
devi trayi bhagavati bhava-bhavanaya
vartta ca sarva jagatam paramartti hantrl || 10
medhasi devi viditakhila sastra sara
durgasi durga bhava sagara naurasanga |
srlh kaitabhari hrdayai kakr-tadhivasa
gaurltvameva sasi mauli krta pratistha || 11
Isat sahasam amalam paripurna candra-
bimbanukari kanakot tama kanti kantam |
atyadbhutam prahrtamat tarusa tathapi
vaktrarm vilokya sahasa mahisasurena || 12
drstvatu devi kupitam bhrukutTkaralam
udyanc chasahka sadrsac chavi yanna sadyah |
pranan mumoca mahisas tadativa citram
kairjivyate hi kupitan taka darsanena || 13
devi prasida parama bhavati bhavaya
sadyo vinasayasi kopavati kulani |
vijnatam etadadhu naiva yadas tametan
nityam balam suvipulam mahisasurasya
te sammata janapadesu dhanani tesam
tesarp yashansi na ca sidati dharma vargah
dhanyasta eva nibhrtatmaja-bhrtyadara
yesam sadabhyudayada bhavatti prasanna || 15
dharmyani devi sakalani sadaiva karmany
atyadrtah pratidinam sukrti karoti |
svargam prayati ca tato bhavati prasadat
loka traye’pi phalada nanu devi tena || 16
durge smrta harasi bhittim asesa jantoh
svasthaih smrta matimativa subham dadasi |
daridrya duhkha bhaya harini ka tvadanya
sarvopakara karanaya sadardra citta || 17
ebhir-hatair jagadupaiti sukham tathaite
kurvantu nama narakaya ciraya papam |
sahgrama mrtyu-madhigamya divam prayantu
matveti nuna mahitan vinihamsi devi || 18
drstvaiva kirn na bhavati prakaroti bhasma
sarva suranarisu yat prahinosi sastram |
lokan prayantu ripavo’pi hi sastraputa
ittham matir bhavati tesvapi teti sadhvi| 19
khaDga prabha nikara visphuranais tathograih
sulagrakanti nivahena drso’suranam [
yannagata vilayam amsu madindu khanDa-
yogyananam tava vilokayatam tadetat || 20
durvrtta vrtta shamanam tava devi silam
rupam tathaitad avicintya matulya manyaih |
viryam ca hantr hrtadeva parakramanam
vairisvapi prakatitaiva daya tvayettham || 21
kenopama bhavatu te’sya parakramasya
rupam ca satru bhaya karya ti hari kutra |
citte krpa samara nisthu-rata ca drsta
tvayyeva devi varade uvana traye’pi || 22
trailokya metad akhilam ripu nashanena
tratam tvaya samara murdhani te’pi hatva |
nita divam ripugana bhaya mapya pastam
asmaka munmad asurari bhavam namaste || 23
sulena pahi no devi pahi khaDgena cambike |
ghanta-svanena nah pahi capajyanih svanena ca || 24
pracyam raksa praticyam ca canDike raksa daksine |
bhramanen-atma sulasya uttarasyam tathesvari || 25
saumyani yani rupani trailokye vicaranti te |
yani cat yartha-ghorani tai raksasmams tatha bhuvam || 26
khaDga sula gadadlni yani castrani te’mbike |
kara pallava sahglni tairasman raksa sarvatah || 27
rsiruvaca || 28
evarn stuta surair divyaih kusumair nandanod avaih,.
arcita jagatarn dhatrl tatha gandhanulepanaih || 29
bhaktya samastais tridasair divyair dhupaistu dhupita |
praha prasada sumukhi samastan pranatan suran || 30
devyuvaca || 31
vriyatam tridasah sarve yadas matto’bhivanchitam || 32
dadamyaham atipritiya stavaih ebhih su pujita
rsiruvaca || 28
bhagavatya krtam sarvarn nakihcid avasisyate || 34
yadayarn nihatah satrur asmakam mahisasurah |
yadi capi varo deyas tvaya smakam mahesvari || 35
samsmrta sarnsmrta tvam no himsethah paramapadah |
yasca martyah stavairebhis tvam stosyaty amalanane || 36
tasya vittarddhi vibhavair-dhana daradi sampadarn |
vrddhaye’smat prasanna tvam bhavethah sarvadambike || 37
rsiruvaca 38
iti prasadita devair jagato’rthe tathat manah |
tathetyuktva bhadrakali babhuvantarhita nrpa || 39
ityetat kathitam bhupa sambhuta sa yatha pura |
devi deva sarirebhyo jagat traya hitaisini || 40
punasca gauridehatsa samud-bhuta yatha-bhavat |
vadhaya dusta daityanam ta a sumbha nisumbhayoh || 41
raksanaya ca lokanam devana mupakarini |
tac-chr nusva maya khyatam yathavat kathayami te || 42
Hrim om
