Parashurama Kruta Durga Stotram
Shree durgaa stotram' (parashuraama kri'tam')
Parashuraama uvaacha |
Shreekri'shnasya cha goloke paripoornatamasya cha |
Aavirbhootaa vigrahatah' puraa sri'sht'yunmukhasya cha || 1 ||
Sooryakot'iprabhaayuktaa vastraalankaarabhooshitaa |
Vahnishuddhaam'shukaadhaanaa sasmitaa sumanoharaa || 2 ||
Navayauvanasampannaa sindooraarunyashobhitaa |
Lalitam' kabareebhaaram' maalateemaalyamand'itam || 3 ||
Aho'nirvachaneeyaa tvam' chaarumoortim' cha bibhratee |
Mokshapradaa mumukshoonaam' mahaavishnurvidhih' svayam || 4 ||
Mumoha kshanamaatrena dri'sht'vaa tvaam' sarvamohineem |
Baalaih' sambhooya sahasaa sasmitaa dhaavitaa puraa || 5 ||
Sadbhih' khyaataa tena raadhaa moolaprakri'tireeshvaree |
Kri'shnastaam' sahasaa bheeto veeryaadhaanam' chakaara ha || 6 ||
Tato d'imbham' mahajjajnye tato jaato mahaaviraat' |
Yasyaiva lomakoopeshu brahmaand'aanyakhilaani cha || 7 ||
Raadhaaratikramenaiva tannih'shvaaso babhoova ha |
Sa nih'shvaaso mahaavaayuh' sa viraad'vishvadhaarakah' || 8 ||
Bhayadharmajalenaiva pupluve vishvagolakam |
Sa viraad'vishvanilayo jalaraashirbabhoova ha || 9 ||
Tatastvam' panchadhaa bhooya panchamoorteeshcha bibhratee |
Praanaadhisht'haatri'moortiryaa kri'shnasya paramaatmanah' || 10 ||
Kri'shnapraanaadhikaam' raadhaam' taam' vadanti puraavidah' |
Vedaadhisht'haatri'moortiryaa vedaashaastraprasoorapi || 11 ||
Taam' saavitreem' shuddharoopaam' pravadanti maneeshinah' |
Aishvaryaadhisht'haatri'moortih' shaantistvam' shaantaroopinee || 12 ||
Lakshmeem' vadanti santastaam' shuddhaam' sattvasvaroopineem |
Raagaadhisht'haatri'devee yaa shuklamoortih' sataam' prasooh' || 13 ||
Sarasvateem' taam' shaastrajnyaam' shaastrajnyaah' pravadantyaho |
Buddhirvidyaa sarvashakteryaa moortiradhidevataa || 14 ||
Sarvamangal'adaa santo vadanti sarvamangal'aam |
Sarvamangal'amangal'yaa sarvamangal'aroopinee || 15 ||
Sarvamangal'abeejasya shivasya nilaye'dhunaa |
Shive shivaasvaroopaa tvam' lakshmeernaaraayanaantike || 16 ||
Sarasvatee cha saavitree vedasoorbrahmanah' priyaa |
Raadhaa raaseshvarasyaiva paripoornatamasya cha || 17 ||
Paramaanandaroopasya paramaanandaroopinee |
Tvatkalaam'shaam'shakalayaa devaanaamapi yoshitah' || 18 ||
Tvam' vidyaa yoshitah' sarvaah' sarveshaam' beejaroopinee |
Chhaayaa sooryasya chandrasya rohinee sarvamohinee || 19 ||
Shachee shakrasya kaamasya kaaminee ratireeshvaree |
Varunaanee jaleshasya vaayoh' stree praanavallabhaa || 20 ||
Vahneh' priyaa hi svaahaa cha kuberasya cha sundaree |
Yamasya tu susheelaa cha nairri'tasya cha kait'abhee || 21 ||
Aishaanee syaachchhashikalaa shataroopaa manoh' priyaa |
Devahootih' kardamasya vasisht'hasyaapyarundhatee || 22 ||
Lopaamudraa'pyagastyasya devamaataa'ditistathaa |
Ahalyaa gautamasyaapi sarvaadhaaraa vasundharaa || 23 ||
Gangaa cha tulasee chaapi pri'thivyaam' yaah' saridvaraa |
Etaah' sarvaashcha yaa hyanyaa sarvaastvatkalayaambike || 24 ||
Gri'halakshmeergri'he nree'naam' raajalakshmeeshcha raajasu |
Tapasvinaam' tapasyaa tvam' gaayatree braahmanasya cha || 25 ||
Sataam' sattvasvaroopaa tvamasataam' kalahaankuraa |
Jyotiroopaa nirgunasya shaktistvam' sagunasya cha || 26 ||
Soorye prabhaasvaroopaa tvam' daahikaa cha hutaashane |
Jale shaityasvaroopaa cha shobhaaroopaa nishaakare || 27 ||
Tvam' bhoomau gandharoopaa chaapyaakaashe shabdaroopinee |
Kshutpipaasaadayastvam' cha jeevinaam' sarvashaktayah' || 28 ||
Sarvabeejasvaroopaa tvam' sam'saare saararoopinee |
Smri'tirmedhaa cha buddhirvaa jnyaanashaktirvipashchitaam || 29 ||
Kri'shnena vidyaa yaa dattaa sarvajnyaanaprasooh' shubhaa |
Shooline kri'payaa saa tvam' yayaa mri'tyunjayah' shivah' || 30 ||
Sri'sht'ipaalanasam'haarashaktayastrividhaashcha yaah' |
Brahmavishnumaheshaanaam' saa tvameva namo'stu te || 31 ||
Madhukait'abhabheetyaa cha trasto dhaataa prakampitah' |
Stutvaa muktashcha yaam' deveem' taam' moordhnaa pranamaamyaham || 32 ||
Madhukait'abhayoryuddhe traataa'sau vishnureeshvareem |
Babhoova shaktimaan stutvaa taam' durgaam' pranamaamyaham || 33 ||
Tripurasya mahaayuddhe sarathe patite shive |
Yaam' tusht'uvuh' suraah' sarve taam' durgaam' pranamaamyaham || 34 ||
Vishnunaa vri'sharoopena svayam' shambhuh' samutthitah' |
Jaghaana tripuram' stutvaa taam' durgaam' pranamaamyaham || 35 ||
Yadaajnyayaa vaati vaatah' sooryastapati santatam |
Varshateendro dahatyagnistaam' durgaam' pranamaamyaham || 36 ||
Yadaajnyayaa hi kaalashcha shashvadbhramati vegatah' |
Mri'tyushcharati jantoonaam' taam' durgaam' pranamaamyaham || 37 ||
Srasht'aa sri'jati sri'sht'im' cha paataa paati yadaajnyayaa |
Sam'hartaa sam'haretkaale taam' durgaam' pranamaamyaham || 38 ||
Jyotih'svaroopo bhagavaan shreekri'shno nirgunah' svayam |
Yayaa vinaa na shaktashcha sri'sht'im' kartum' namaami taam || 39 ||
Raksha raksha jaganmaataraparaadham' kshamasva me |
Shishoonaamaparaadhena kuto maataa hi kupyati || 40 ||
Ityuktvaa parashuraamashcha natvaa taam' cha ruroda ha |
Tusht'aa durgaa sambhramena chaabhayam' cha varam' dadau || 41 ||
Amaro bhava he putra vatsa susthirataam' vraja |
Sharvaprasaadaatsarvatra jayo'stu tava santatam || 42 ||
Sarvaantaraatmaa bhagavaam'stusht'ah' syaatsantatam' harih' |
Bhaktirbhavatu te kri'shne shivade cha shive gurau || 43 ||
Isht'adeve gurau yasya bhaktirbhavati shaashvatee |
Tam' hantum' na hi shaktaa vaa rusht'aa vaa sarvadevataah' || 44 ||
Shreekri'shnasya cha bhaktastvam' shishyo vai shankarasya cha |
Gurupatneem' staushi yasmaatkastvaam' hantumiheshvarah' || 45 ||
Aho na kri'shnabhaktaanaamashubham' vidyate kvachit |
Anyadeveshu ye bhaktaa na bhaktaa vaa nirankushaah' || 46 ||
Chandramaa balavaam'stusht'o yeshaam' bhaagyavataam' bhri'go |
Teshaam' taaraaganaa rusht'aah' kim' kurvanti cha durbalaah' || 47 ||
Yasmai tusht'ah' paalayati naradevo mahaansukhee |
Tasya kim' vaa karishyanti rusht'aa bhri'tyaashcha durbalaah' || 48 ||
Ityuktvaa paarvatee tusht'aa dattvaa raamaaya chaashisham |
Jagaamaantah'puram' toornam' harishabdo babhoova ha || 49 ||
Stotram' vai kaanvashaakhoktam' poojaakaale cha yah' pat'het |
Yaatraakaale tathaapraatarvaanchhitaartham' labheddhruvam || 50 ||
Putraarthee labhate putram' kanyaarthee kanyakaam' labhet |
Vidyaarthee labhate vidyaam' prajaarthee chaapnuyaatprajaah' || 51 ||
Bhrasht'araajyo labhedraajyam' nasht'avitto dhanam' labhet |
Yasya rusht'o gururdevo raajaa vaa baandhavo'thavaa || 52 ||
Tasya tusht'ashcha varadah' stotraraajaprasaadatah' |
Dasyugrastah' phanigrastah' shatrugrasto bhayaanakah' || 53 ||
Vyaadhigrasto bhavenmuktah' stotrasmaranamaatratah' |
Raajadvaare shmashaane cha kaaraagaare cha bandhane || 54 ||
Jalaraashau nimagnashcha muktastat smri'timaatratah' |
Svaamibhede putrabhede mitrabhede cha daarune || 55 ||
Stotrasmaranamaatrena vaanchhitaartham' labheddhruvam |
Kri'tvaa havishyam' varsham' cha stotraraajam' shri'noti yaa || 56 ||
Bhaktyaa durgaam' cha sampoojya mahaavandhyaa prasooyate |
Labhate saa divyaputram' jnyaaninam' chirajeevinam || 57 ||
Asaubhaagyaa cha saubhaagyam' shanmaasashravanaallabhet |
Navamaasam' kaakavandhyaa mri'tavatsaa cha bhaktitah' || 58 ||
Stotraraajam' yaa shri'noti saa putram' labhate dhruvam |
Kanyaamaataa putraheenaa panchamaasam' shri'noti yaa |
Ghat'e sampoojya durgaam' cha saa putram' labhate dhruvam || 59 ||
Iti shreebrahmavaivarte mahaapuraane ganapatikhand'e naaradanaaraayanasam'vaade panchachatvaarim'sho'dhyaaye parashuraamakri'ta durgaa stotram |
Meaning
The Parashurama Sri Durga Stotram is a devotional hymn composed by Parashurama in praise of the Goddess Durga. It presents Durga as the universal power manifesting in many sacred forms — the consort and complement of Krishna and Vishnu, the mother of the Vedas, the presiding energy behind Lakshmi and Saraswati, and the terrible destroyer of demons. Through poetic images (lotus-faced, armed with sword and discus, adorned with jewels, radiant like the sun and moon), the hymn conveys that the Goddess pervades creation, sustains it, and ultimately liberates it.
Parashurama describes how invocation of the Goddess dismantles demonic power, rescues the helpless, restores lost kingdoms and wealth, grants children and education, and secures victory in war. The text repeatedly affirms that those who revere and recite this stotram obtain divine protection in travel, in forests and seas, in prisons and battlefields, and that ailments, fear, and misfortune are removed. The stotram thus functions as a comprehensive protection-and-success prayer combining worldly benefits (victory, prosperity, progeny) with spiritual grace (liberation, divine presence).
Benefits:
• Protection from enemies, danger and calamity; victory in conflict
• Restoration of kingdom/wealth and general prosperity
• Assurance of children (son/daughter), academic success, and fertile blessings
• Freedom from disease, fear, bondage and misfortune
• Safe travels and rescue in perilous circumstances; overall spiritual grace
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