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Sri Mahishasura Mardini Stotram Ayi Girinandini Nanditamedini Vishva Sri Mahishasura Mardini Stotram ayi girinandini nanditamEdini vishva-vinOdini nandanutE girivara vindhya-shirO.adhi-nivaasini vishhNu-vilaasini jishhNunutE | bhagavati hE shitikaNTha-kuTumbiNi bhoorikuTumbiNi bhoorikRRitE jaya jaya hE mahishhaasura-mardini ramyakapardini shailasutE || 1 || suravara-harshhiNi durdhara-dharshhiNi durmukha- marshhiNi harshharatE tribhuvana-pOshhiNi shankara-tOshhiNi kalmashha- mOshhiNi ghOshharatE | danuja-nirOshhiNi ditisuta-rOshhiNi durmada-shOshhiNi siMdhusutE jaya jaya hE mahishhaasura-mardini ramyakapardini shailasutE || 2 || ayi jagadamba madamba kadambavana-priyavaasini haasaratE shikhari-shirOmaNi tuna-himaalaya-shRRinganijaalaya- madhyagatE | 1 https://www.vignanam.org madhumadhurE madhu-kaitabha-ganjini kaitabha-bhanjini raasaratE jaya jaya hE mahishhaasura-mardini ramyakapardini shailasutE || 3 || ayi shatakhaNDa-vikhaNDita-ruNDa-vituNDita-shuNDa- gajaadhipatE ripu-gaja-gaNDa-vidaaraNa-chaNDaparaakrama-shauNDa- mRRigaadhipatE | nija-bhujadaMDa-nipaaTita-chaNDa-nipaaTita-muNDa- bhaTaadhipatE jaya jaya hE mahishhaasura-mardini ramyakapardini shailasutE || 4 || ayi raNadurmada-shatru-vadhOdita-durdhara-nirjara- shakti-bhRRitE chatura-vichaara-dhureeNa-mahaashaya-doota-kRRita- pramathaadhipatE | durita-dureeha-duraashaya-durmati-daanava-doota- kRRitaantamatE jaya jaya hE mahishhaasura-mardini ramyakapardini shailasutE || 5 || 2 https://www.vignanam.org ayi nija huMkRRitimaatra-niraakRRita-dhoomravilOchana- dhoomrashatE samara-vishOshhita-shONitabeeja-samudbhavashONita- beeja-latE | shiva-shiva-shumbhanishuMbha-mahaahava-tarpita- bhootapishaacha-ratE jaya jaya hE mahishhaasura-mardini ramyakapardini shailasutE || 6 || dhanuranusangaraNa-kshhaNa-sanga-parisphuradanga- naTatkaTakE kanaka-pishanga-pRRishhatka-nishhanga-rasadbhaTa- shRRinga-hataavaTukE | kRRita-chaturanga-balakshhiti-ranga-ghaTad-bahuranga- raTad-baTukE jaya jaya hE mahishhaasura-mardini ramyakapardini shailasutE || 7 || ayi sharaNaagata-vairivadhoo-varaveeravaraabhaya- daayikarE tribhuvanamastaka-shoola-virOdhi-shirOdhi- kRRitaa.amala-shoolakarE | dumi-dumi-taamara-dundubhi-naada-mahO- 3 https://www.vignanam.org mukhareekRRita-dinnikarE jaya jaya hE mahishhaasura-mardini ramyakapardini shailasutE || 8 || suralalanaa-tatathEyi-tathEyi-tathaabhinayOdara-nRRitya- ratE haasavilaasa-hulaasa-mayipraNa-taartajanEmita- prEmabharE | dhimikiTa-dhikkaTa-dhikkaTa-dhimidhvani- ghOramRRidanga-ninaadaratE jaya jaya hE mahishhaasura-mardini ramyakapardini shailasutE || 9 || jaya-jaya-japya-jayE-jaya-shabda-parastuti-tatpara- vishvanutE jhaNajhaNa-jhinjhimi-jhinkRRita-noopura-shinjita- mOhitabhootapatE | naTita-naTaardha-naTeenaTa-naayaka-naaTakanaaTita- naaTyaratE jaya jaya hE mahishhaasura-mardini ramyakapardini shailasutE || 10 || ayi sumanaH sumanaH sumanaH sumanaH sumanOhara 4 https://www.vignanam.org kaantiyutE shritarajaneeraja-neeraja-neerajanee-rajaneekara- vaktravRRitE | sunayanavibhrama-rabhra-mara-bhramara-bhrama- rabhramaraadhipatE jaya jaya hE mahishhaasura-mardini ramyakapardini shailasutE || 11 || mahita-mahaahava-mallamatallika-mallita-rallaka-malla- ratE virachitavallika-pallika-mallika-jhillika-bhillika- vargavRRitE | sita-kRRitaphulla-samullasitaa.aruNa-tallaja-pallava- sallalitE jaya jaya hE mahishhaasura-mardini ramyakapardini shailasutE || 12 || avirala-gaNDagalan-mada-mEdura-matta-matangajaraaja- patE tribhuvana-bhooshhaNabhoota-kalaanidhiroopa- payOnidhiraajasutE | ayi sudateejana-laalasa-maanasa-mOhana-manmadharaaja- sutE 5 https://www.vignanam.org jaya jaya hE mahishhaasura-mardini ramyakapardini shailasutE || 13 || kamaladalaamala-kOmala-kaanti-kalaakalitaa.amala- bhaalatalE sakala-vilaasakalaa-nilayakrama-kElikalat-kalahaMsakulE | alikula-saMkula-kuvalayamaMDala-maulimilad- vakulaalikulE jaya jaya hE mahishhaasura-mardini ramyakapardini shailasutE || 14 || kara-muralee-rava-veejita-koojita-lajjita-kOkila-manjurutE milita-milinda-manOhara-gunjita-ranjita-shailanikunja- gatE | nijagaNabhoota-mahaashabareegaNa-raMgaNa- saMbhRRita-kElitatE jaya jaya hE mahishhaasura-mardini ramyakapardini shailasutE || 15 || kaTitaTa-peeta-dukoola-vichitra-mayookha-tiraskRRita- chandraruchE praNatasuraasura-maulimaNisphurad-aMshulasan- nakhasaaMdraruchE | 6 https://www.vignanam.org jita-kanakaachalamauli-madOrjita-nirjarakunjara-kumbha- kuchE jaya jaya hE mahishhaasura-mardini ramyakapardini shailasutE || 16 || vijita-sahasrakaraika-sahasrakaraika-sahasrakaraikanutE kRRita-surataaraka-sangara-taaraka sangara-taarakasoonu- sutE | suratha-samaadhi-samaana-samaadhi-samaadhisamaadhi- sujaata-ratE jaya jaya hE mahishhaasura-mardini ramyakapardini shailasutE || 17 || padakamalaM karuNaanilayE varivasyati yO.anudinaM na shivE ayi kamalE kamalaanilayE kamalaanilayaH sa kathaM na bhavEt | tava padamEva parampada-mityanusheelayatO mama kiM na shivE jaya jaya hE mahishhaasura-mardini ramyakapardini shailasutE || 18 || kanakalasatkala-sindhujalairanushhinjati te 7 https://www.vignanam.org guNarangabhuvaM bhajati sa kiM nu shacheekuchakumbhata-taTeepari- rambha-sukhaanubhavaM | tava charaNaM sharaNaM karavaaNi nataamaravaaNi nivaashi shivaM jaya jaya hE mahishhaasura-mardini ramyakapardini shailasutE || 19 || tava vimalE.andukalaM vadanEndumalaM sakalaM nanu koolayatE kimu puruhoota-pureeMdumukhee-sumukheebhirasau- vimukhee-kriyatE | mama tu mataM shivanaama-dhanE bhavatee-kRRipayaa kimuta kriyatE jaya jaya hE mahishhaasura-mardini ramyakapardini shailasutE || 20 || ayi mayi deenadayaalutayaa karuNaaparayaa bhavitavyamumE ayi jagatO jananee kRRipayaasi yathaasi tathaanumitaasi ramE | yaduchitamatra bhavatyuraree kurutaa-durutaapamapaa- kurutE 8 https://www.vignanam.org jaya jaya hE mahishhaasura-mardini ramyakapardini shailasutE || 21 || Last Updated: 01 February, 2021 Web Url for Latest Version: https://vignanam.org/veda/sri-mahishasura-mardini-stotram- plainenglish.html 9 https://www.vignanam.org.
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