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asya shree kiraata vaaraahee stotra mahaamantrasya – doorvaaso bhagavaan ri'shih' – anusht'up chhandah' – shree kiraata vaaraahee mudraaroopinee devataa – hum beejam – ram shaktih' – kleem keelakam – mama sarvashatrukshayaartham shree kiraata vaaraahee stotrajape viniyogah' |
dhyaanam
ugraroopaam mahaadeveem shatrunaashanatatparaam |
krooraam kiraatavaaraaheem vandeham kaaryasiddhaye || 1 ||
svaapaheenaam madaalasyaamapramattaamataamaseem |
damsht'raakaraal'avadanaam vikri'taasyaam mahaaravaam || 2 ||
oordhvakesheemugradharaam somasooryaagnilochanaam |
lochanaagnisphulingaadyairbhasmeekri'tvaajagattrayam || 3 ||
jagattrayam modayanteemat't'ahaasairmuhurmuhuh' |
khad'gam cha musalam chaiva paasham shonitapaatrakam || 4 ||
dadhateem panchashaakhaih' svaih' svarnaabharanabhooshitaam |
gunjaamaalaam shankhamaalaam naanaaratnavibhooshitaam || 5 ||
vairipatneekant'hasootrachchhedanakshuraroopineem |
krodhoddhataam prajaahantri' kshurike vasthitaam sadaa || 6 ||
jitarambhoruyugal'aam ripusamhaarataand'aveem |
rudrashaktim paraam vyaktaameeshvareem paradevataam || 7 ||
vibhajya kant'hadamsht'raabhyaam pibanteemasri'jam ripoh' |
gokant'hamiva shaardoolo gajakant'ham yathaa harih' || 8 ||
kapotaayaashcha vaaraahee patatyashanayaa ripau |
sarvashatrum cha shushyantee kampantee sarvavyaadhayah' || 9 ||
vidhivishnushivendraadyaa mri'tyubheetiparaayanaah' |
evam jagattrayakshobhakaarakakrodhasamyutaam || 10 ||
saadhakaanaam purah' sthitvaa pravadanteem muhurmuhuh' |
pracharanteem bhakshayaami tapassaadhakate ripoon || 11 ||
tepi yaano brahmajihvaa shatrumaaranatatparaam |
tvagasri'ngmaamsamedosthimajjaashuklaani sarvadaa || 12 ||
bhakshayanteem bhaktashatro rachiraatpraanahaarineem |
evamvidhaam mahaadeveem yaacheham shatrupeed'anam || 13 ||
shatrunaashanaroopaani karmaani kuru panchami |
sarvashatruvinaashaartham tvaamaham sharanam gatah' || 14 ||
tasmaadavashyam shatroonaam vaaraahi kuru naashanam |
paatumichchhaami vaaraahi devi tvam ripukarmatah' || 15 ||
maarayaashu mahaadevee tatkathaam tena karmanaa |
aapadashatrubhootaayaa grahotthaa raajakaashcha yaah' || 16 ||
naanaavidhaashcha vaaraahi stambhayaashu nirantaram |
shatrugraamagri'haandeshaanraasht'raanyapi cha sarvadaa || 17 ||
uchchaat'ayaashu vaaraahi vri'kavatpramathaashu taan |
amukaamukasanjnyaamshcha shatroonaam cha parasparam || 18 ||
vidveshaya mahaadevi kurvantam me prayojanam |
yathaa nashyanti ripavastathaa vidveshanam kuru || 19 ||
yasmin kaale ripustambham bhakshanaaya samarpitam |
idaaneemeva vaaraahi bhunkshvedam kaalamri'tyuvat || 20 ||
maam dri'sht'vaa ye janaa nityam vidveshanti hasanti cha |
dooshayanti cha nindanti vaaraahyetaan pramaaraya || 21 ||
hantu te musalah' shatroon ashaneh' patanaadiva |
shatrudehaan halam teekshnam karotu shakaleekri'taan || 22 ||
hantu gaatraani shatroonaam damsht'raa vaaraahi te shubhe |
simhadamsht'raih' paadanakhairhatvaa shatroon sudussahaan || 23 ||
paadairnipeed'ya shatroonaam gaatraani mahisho yathaa |
taamstaad'ayantee shri'ngaabhyaam ripum naashaya medhunaa || 24 ||
kimuktairbahubhirvaakyairachiraachchhatrunaashanam |
kuru vashyam kuru kuru vaaraahi bhaktavatsale || 25 ||
etatkiraatavaaraahyam stotramaapannivaaranam |
maarakam sarvashatroonaam sarvaabheesht'aphalapradam || 26 ||
trisandhyam pat'hate yastu stotrokta phalamashnute |
musalenaatha shatroomshcha maarayanti smaranti ye || 27 ||
taarkshyaarood'haam suvarnaabhaam japetteshaam na samshayah' |
achiraaddustaram saadhyam hastenaakri'shya deeyate || 28 ||
evam dhyaayejjapeddeveemaakarshanaphalam labhet |
ashvaarood'haam raktavarnaam raktavastraadyalankri'taam || 29 ||
evam dhyaayejjapeddeveem janavashyamaapnuyaat |
damsht'raadhri'tabhujaam nityam praanavaayum prayachchhati || 30 ||
doorvaasyaam samsmareddeveem bhoolaabham yaati buddhimaan |
sakalesht'aarthadaa devee saadhakastatra durlabhah' || 31 ||
iti shree kiraata vaaraahee stotram sampoornam ||
Meaning
The setting of the stotra
The Sri Kirata Varahi Stotram opens with a full viniyoga: Durvasa is the rishi, anushtup the metre, and the deity is Kirata Varahi in the form of a mudra, with hum as bija, ram as shakti and klim as kilaka. The stated purpose is the destruction of all enemies. Kirata means a forest hunter, and the whole text pictures Varahi in that wild, hunting aspect. After the viniyoga come 31 numbered verses.
The dhyana
Verse 1, Ugrarupam mahadevim shatrunashanatatparam, bows to the fierce goddess intent on destroying enemies, for success in one's work. The next verses describe her as sleepless, with a tusked and terrifying face, hair standing on end, and moon, sun and fire as her three eyes. Her laughter shakes the three worlds. She holds sword, musala (pestle), noose and a vessel of blood, and wears gunja-seed and conch garlands. Verse 8 compares her to a tiger seizing a cow by the neck, or a lion an elephant.
The petition
From verse 14 the reciter speaks directly, calling her Panchami and taking refuge. Verses 17 to 19 ask her to immobilise enemies (stambhana), drive them away (uchchatana) and turn them against each other (vidveshana), and verse 21 asks her to strike those who mock and slander him. These are abhichara rites, so traditional teachers say this stotra should be taken up only with a guru's instruction.
Phala shruti
Verse 26 calls it a stotra that wards off calamity, and verse 27 says one who reads it at the three sandhyas obtains the fruit it describes. The last verses add alternative dhyanas: the golden goddess on Garuda for attraction, the red-clad goddess on a horse for winning people over. Varahi upasakas recite it during Ashadha Varahi Navaratri and on Panchami tithis.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the rishi of the Sri Kirata Varahi Stotram and what is its viniyoga?
Why is this form of Varahi called Kirata Varahi?
Which tantric acts does the Kirata Varahi Stotram ask the goddess to perform?
What does the phala shruti of the Sri Kirata Varahi Stotram say?
How many verses does the Kirata Varahi Stotram have and when is it read?
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