Argala Stotram
invocation
ॐ अस्य श्रीअर्गलास्तोत्रमन्त्रस्य विष्णुर्ऋषिः अनुष्टुप् छन्दः
Oṃ asya śrīargalāstotramantrasya viṣṇurṛṣiḥ anuṣṭup chandaḥ
श्रीमहालक्ष्मीर्देवता श्रीजगदम्बाप्रीतयेसप्तशतीपाठाङ्गत्वेन जपे विनियोगः
Śrīmahālakṣmīrdevatā śrījagadambāprītayesaptaśatīpāṭhāṅgatvena jape viniyogaḥ
ॐ नमश्चण्डिकायै
Oṃ namaścaṇḍikāyai
Meaning
Om. Of this Shri Argala Stotra mantra, the seer is Vishnu and the metre is Anushtup.
Shri Mahalakshmi is the deity. Its application in recitation is as a limb of the Saptashati reading, for the pleasure of Shri Jagadamba.
Om, salutations to Chandika.
verse 1
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Mārkaṇḍeya uvāca
ॐ जयन्ती मङ्गला काली भद्रकाली कपालिनी
Oṃ jayantī maṅgalā kālī bhadrakālī kapālinī
दुर्गा क्षमा शिवा धात्री स्वाहा स्वधा नमोऽस्तु ते
Durgā kṣamā śivā dhātrī svāhā svadhā namo'stu te
Meaning
Markandeya said:
Om. Jayanti, Mangala, Kali, Bhadrakali, Kapalini,
Durga, Kshama, Shiva, Dhatri, Svaha, Svadha: salutations to you.
verse 2
जय त्वं देवि चामुण्डे जय भूतार्तिहारिणि
Jaya tvaṃ devi cāmuṇḍe jaya bhūtārtihāriṇi
जय सर्वगते देवि कालरात्रि नमोऽस्तु ते
Jaya sarvagate devi kālarātri namo'stu te
Meaning
Victory to you, O Devi Chamunda; victory to you who take away the suffering of all beings;
victory to you, O all-pervading Devi, O Kalaratri: salutations to you.
verse 3
मधुकैटभविद्राविविधातृवरदे नमः
Madhukaiṭabhavidrāvividhātṛvarade namaḥ
रूपं देहि जयं देहि यशो देहि द्विषो जहि
Rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi
Meaning
Salutations to you who routed Madhu and Kaitabha and granted a boon to Vidhatri:
grant me beauty, grant me victory, grant me fame, destroy my foes.
verse 4
महिषासुरनिर्णाशि भक्तानां सुखदे नमः
Mahiṣāsuranirṇāśi bhaktānāṃ sukhade namaḥ
रूपं देहि जयं देहि यशो देहि द्विषो जहि
Rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi
Meaning
Salutations to you, destroyer of Mahishasura, giver of happiness to your devotees:
grant me beauty, grant me victory, grant me fame, destroy my foes.
verse 5
रक्तबीजवधे देवि चण्डमुण्डविनाशिनि
Raktabījavadhe devi caṇḍamuṇḍavināśini
रूपं देहि जयं देहि यशो देहि द्विषो जहि
Rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi
Meaning
O Devi who slew Raktabija, destroyer of Chanda and Munda:
grant me beauty, grant me victory, grant me fame, destroy my foes.
verse 6
शुम्भस्यैव निशुम्भस्य धूम्राक्षस्य च मर्दिनि
Śumbhasyaiva niśumbhasya dhūmrākṣasya ca mardini
रूपं देहि जयं देहि यशो देहि द्विषो जहि
Rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi
Meaning
O crusher of Shumbha, of Nishumbha, and of Dhumraksha:
grant me beauty, grant me victory, grant me fame, destroy my foes.
verse 7
वन्दिताङ्घ्रियुगे देवि सर्वसौभाग्यदायिनि
Vanditāṅghriyuge devi sarvasaubhāgyadāyini
रूपं देहि जयं देहि यशो देहि द्विषो जहि
Rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi
Meaning
O Devi whose two feet are revered, giver of all good fortune:
grant me beauty, grant me victory, grant me fame, destroy my foes.
verse 8
अचिन्त्यरूपचरिते सर्वशत्रुविनाशिनि
Acintyarūpacarite sarvaśatruvināśini
रूपं देहि जयं देहि यशो देहि द्विषो जहि
Rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi
Meaning
O you whose form and deeds are beyond thought, destroyer of every enemy:
grant me beauty, grant me victory, grant me fame, destroy my foes.
verse 9
नतेभ्यः सर्वदा भक्त्या चण्डिके दुरितापहे
Natebhyaḥ sarvadā bhaktyā caṇḍike duritāpahe
रूपं देहि जयं देहि यशो देहि द्विषो जहि
Rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi
Meaning
O Chandika, remover of misfortune, for those who always bow to you with devotion:
grant me beauty, grant me victory, grant me fame, destroy my foes.
verse 10
स्तुवद्भ्यो भक्तिपूर्वं त्वां चण्डिके व्याधिनाशिनि
Stuvadbhyo bhaktipūrvaṃ tvāṃ caṇḍike vyādhināśini
रूपं देहि जयं देहि यशो देहि द्विषो जहि
Rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi
Meaning
O Chandika, destroyer of disease, for those who praise you with devotion:
grant me beauty, grant me victory, grant me fame, destroy my foes.
verse 11
चण्डिके सततं ये त्वामर्चयन्तीह भक्तितः
Caṇḍike satataṃ ye tvāmarcayantīha bhaktitaḥ
रूपं देहि जयं देहि यशो देहि द्विषो जहि
Rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi
Meaning
O Chandika, for those who worship you here constantly with devotion:
grant me beauty, grant me victory, grant me fame, destroy my foes.
verse 12
देहि सौभाग्यमारोग्यं देहि मे परमं सुखम्
Dehi saubhāgyamārogyaṃ dehi me paramaṃ sukham
रूपं देहि जयं देहि यशो देहि द्विषो जहि
Rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi
Meaning
Grant good fortune and health; grant me the highest happiness:
grant me beauty, grant me victory, grant me fame, destroy my foes.
verse 13
विधेहि द्विषतां नाशं विधेहि बलमुच्चकैः
Vidhehi dviṣatāṃ nāśaṃ vidhehi balamuccakaiḥ
रूपं देहि जयं देहि यशो देहि द्विषो जहि
Rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi
Meaning
Bring about the ruin of my enemies; bring about strength in abundance:
grant me beauty, grant me victory, grant me fame, destroy my foes.
verse 14
विधेहि देवि कल्याणं विधेहि परमां श्रियम्
Vidhehi devi kalyāṇaṃ vidhehi paramāṃ śriyam
रूपं देहि जयं देहि यशो देहि द्विषो जहि
Rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi
Meaning
O Devi, bring about my welfare; bring about the highest prosperity:
grant me beauty, grant me victory, grant me fame, destroy my foes.
verse 15
सुरासुरशिरोरत्ननिघृष्टचरणेऽम्बिके
Surāsuraśiroratnanighṛṣṭacaraṇe'mbike
रूपं देहि जयं देहि यशो देहि द्विषो जहि
Rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi
Meaning
O Ambika, whose feet are burnished by the crest-jewels of gods and demons bowing before you:
grant me beauty, grant me victory, grant me fame, destroy my foes.
verse 16
विद्यावन्तं यशस्वन्तं लक्ष्मीवन्तं जनं कुरु
Vidyāvantaṃ yaśasvantaṃ lakṣmīvantaṃ janaṃ kuru
रूपं देहि जयं देहि यशो देहि द्विषो जहि
Rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi
Meaning
Make this person learned, renowned, and blessed with wealth:
grant me beauty, grant me victory, grant me fame, destroy my foes.
verse 17
प्रचण्डदैत्यदर्पघ्ने चण्डिके प्रणताय मे
Pracaṇḍadaityadarpaghne caṇḍike praṇatāya me
रूपं देहि जयं देहि यशो देहि द्विषो जहि
Rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi
Meaning
O Chandika, crusher of the pride of fierce demons, to me who bow before you:
grant me beauty, grant me victory, grant me fame, destroy my foes.
verse 18
चतुर्भुजे चतुर्वक्त्रसंस्तुते परमेश्वरि
Caturbhuje caturvaktrasaṃstute parameśvari
रूपं देहि जयं देहि यशो देहि द्विषो जहि
Rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi
Meaning
O four-armed one, praised by the four-faced Brahma, supreme sovereign:
grant me beauty, grant me victory, grant me fame, destroy my foes.
verse 19
कृष्णेन संस्तुते देवि शश्वद्भक्त्या सदाम्बिके
Kṛṣṇena saṃstute devi śaśvadbhaktyā sadāmbike
रूपं देहि जयं देहि यशो देहि द्विषो जहि
Rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi
Meaning
O Devi praised by Krishna with unceasing devotion, ever Ambika:
grant me beauty, grant me victory, grant me fame, destroy my foes.
verse 20
हिमाचलसुतानाथसंस्तुते परमेश्वरि
Himācalasutānāthasaṃstute parameśvari
रूपं देहि जयं देहि यशो देहि द्विषो जहि
Rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi
Meaning
O supreme sovereign, praised by Shiva, the lord of the daughter of Himachala:
grant me beauty, grant me victory, grant me fame, destroy my foes.
verse 21
इन्द्राणीपतिसद्भावपूजिते परमेश्वरि
Indrāṇīpatisadbhāvapūjite parameśvari
रूपं देहि जयं देहि यशो देहि द्विषो जहि
Rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi
Meaning
O supreme sovereign, worshipped with sincere feeling by Indra, the lord of Indrani:
grant me beauty, grant me victory, grant me fame, destroy my foes.
verse 22
देवि प्रचण्डदोर्दण्डदैत्यदर्पविनाशिनि
Devi pracaṇḍadordaṇḍadaityadarpavināśini
रूपं देहि जयं देहि यशो देहि द्विषो जहि
Rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi
Meaning
O Devi, destroyer of the pride of demons with fierce and mighty arms:
grant me beauty, grant me victory, grant me fame, destroy my foes.
verse 23
देवि भक्तजनोद्दामदत्तानन्दोदयेऽम्बिके
Devi bhaktajanoddāmadattānandodaye'mbike
रूपं देहि जयं देहि यशो देहि द्विषो जहि
Rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi
Meaning
O Devi, O Ambika, in whom rises the unbounded joy given to your devotees:
grant me beauty, grant me victory, grant me fame, destroy my foes.
verse 24
पत्नीं मनोरमां देहि मनोवृत्तानुसारिणीम्
Patnīṃ manoramāṃ dehi manovṛttānusāriṇīm
तारिणीं दुर्गसंसारसागरस्य कुलोद्भवाम्
Tāriṇīṃ durgasaṃsārasāgarasya kulodbhavām
Meaning
Grant me a beloved wife, one in accord with my heart's own disposition,
one who carries me across the hard-to-cross ocean of worldly existence, born of a good family.
verse 25
इदं स्तोत्रं पठित्वा तु महास्तोत्रं पठेन्नरः
Idaṃ stotraṃ paṭhitvā tu mahāstotraṃ paṭhennaraḥ
स तु सप्तशतीसङ्ख्यावरमाप्नोति सम्पदाम्
Sa tu saptaśatīsaṅkhyāvaramāpnoti sampadām
Meaning
Having recited this stotram, a person should then recite the great stotram;
and he obtains the finest of riches, in measure as great as the seven hundred verses.
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