Aapadunmoolana shree durgaa stotram'
Lakshmeeshe yoganidraam' prabhajati bhujagaadheeshatalpe sadarpaa-
-vutpannau daanavau tachchhravanamalamayaangau madhum' kait'abham' cha |
Dri'sht'vaa bheetasya dhaatuh' stutibhirabhinutaam' aashu tau naashayanteem'
Durgaam' deveem' prapadye sharanamahamasheshaapadunmoolanaaya || 1 ||
Yuddhe nirjitya daityastribhuvanamakhilam' yastadeeyeshu dhishnye-
-shvaasthaaya svaan vidheyaan svayamagamadasau shakrataam' vikramena |
Tam' saamaatyaaptamitram' mahishamapi nihatyaasya moordhaadhirood'haam'
Durgaam' deveem' prapadye sharanamahamasheshaapadunmoolanaaya || 2 ||
Vishvotpattipranaashasthitivihri'tipare devi ghoraamaraari-
-traasaattraatum' kulam' nah' punarapi cha mahaasankat'eshveedri'sheshu |
Aavirbhooyaah' purastaaditi charananamatsarvageervaanavargaam'
Durgaam' deveem' prapadye sharanamahamasheshaapadunmoolanaaya || 3 ||
Hantum' shumbham' nishumbham' vibudhagananutaam' hemad'olaam' himaadraa-
-vaarood'haam' vyood'hadarpaan yudhi nihatavateem' dhoomradri'kchand'amund'aan |
Chaamund'aakhyaam' dadhaanaam' upashamitamahaaraktabeejopasargaam'
Durgaam' deveem' prapadye sharanamahamasheshaapadunmoolanaaya || 4 ||
Brahmeshaskandanaaraayanakit'inarasim'hendrashakteeh' svabhri'tyaah'
Kri'tvaa hatvaa nishumbham' jitavibudhaganam' traasitaasheshalokam |
Ekeebhooyaatha shumbham' ranashirasi nihatyaasthitaamaattakhad'gaam'
Durgaam' deveem' prapadye sharanamahamasheshaapadunmoolanaaya || 5 ||
Utpannaa nandajeti svayamavanitale shumbhamanyam' nishumbham'
Bhraamaryaakhyaarunaakhyaa punarapi jananee durgamaakhyam' nihantum |
Bheemaa shaakambhareeti trut'itaripubhat'aam' raktadanteti jaataam'
Durgaam' deveem' prapadye sharanamahamasheshaapadunmoolanaaya || 6 ||
Traigunyaanaam' gunaanaam' anusaranakalaakeli naanaavataaraih'
Trailokyatraanasheelaam' danujakulavanavahnileelaam' saleelaam |
Deveem' sachchinmayeem' taam' vitaritavinamatsatrivargaapavargaam'
Durgaam' deveem' prapadye sharanamahamasheshaapadunmoolanaaya || 7 ||
Sim'haarood'haam' trinetreem' karatalavilasachchhankhachakraasiramyaam'
Bhaktaabheesht'apradaatreem' ripumathanakareem' sarvalokaikavandyaam |
Sarvaalankaarayuktaam' shashiyutamakut'aam' shyaamalaangeem' kri'shaangeem'
Durgaam' deveem' prapadye sharanamahamasheshaapadunmoolanaaya || 8 ||
Traayasva svaamineeti tribhuvanajanani praarthanaa tvayyapaarthaa
Paalyante'bhyarthanaayaam' bhagavati shishavah' kintvananyaah' jananyaah' |
Tattubhyam' syaannamasyetyavanatavibudhaahlaadiveekshaavisargaam'
Durgaam' deveem' prapadye sharanamahamasheshaapadunmoolanaaya || 9 ||
Etam' santah' pat'hantu stavamakhilavipajjaalatoolaanalaabham'
Hri'nmohadhvaantabhaanuprathitamakhilasankalpakalpadrukalpam |
Daurgam' daurgatyaghoraatapatuhinakaraprakhyamam'hogajendra-
-shreneepanchaasyadeshyam' vipulabhayadakaalaahitaarkshyaprabhaavam || 10 ||
Iti aapadunmoolana shree durgaa stotram |
Meaning
The Aapadunmoolana Sri Durga Stotram is a ten-verse prayer in long Sragdhara-style lines. Nine verses close with the same refrain, Durgam devim prapadye sharanam aham asheshapad-unmoolanaya, I take refuge in Goddess Durga to uproot every calamity. Each verse leans on a scene from the Devi Mahatmya, so reciting it is like walking quickly through the Durga Saptashati.
Verses 1 to 5: the great battles
Verse 1 opens with Vishnu in yoganidra on the serpent bed, Madhu and Kaitabha born from his ear, and a frightened Brahma praising the Goddess who then destroys them. Verse 2 tells of Mahisha, who seized the three worlds and took Indra's seat, and of Durga standing on his head after the kill. Verse 3 recalls the gods asking her to appear again whenever such dangers return. Verse 4 covers Dhumralochana, Chanda and Munda, the name Chamunda, and the end of Raktabija. In verse 5 the shaktis of Brahma, Shiva, Skanda, Narayana, Varaha, Narasimha and Indra fight beside her until Nishumbha falls, and she then absorbs them and kills Shumbha alone, sword in hand.
Verses 6 to 9: forms and refuge
Verse 6 names the future forms promised at the end of the Devi Mahatmya: Nandaja, Bhramari, Bhima, Shakambhari, Raktadantika, and Durga who slays the demon Durgama. Verse 7 speaks of her many avatars through the three gunas. Verse 8 gives the dhyana of a three-eyed, lion-riding goddess with conch, discus and sword. Verse 9 says a mother protects children who have no other refuge even without being asked, so a bow is enough.
The tenth verse compares the hymn to fire on a heap of cotton, to the wish-giving kalpa tree and to Garuda before the serpent of Time.
Frequently asked questions
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