Aigiri Nandini lyrics

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Aigiri Nandini lyrics Hindi

अयि गिरिनन्दिनि नन्दितमेदिनि विश्वविनोदिनि नन्दिनुते
गिरिवरविन्ध्यशिरोऽधिनिवासिनि विष्णुविलासिनि जिष्णुनुते ।
भगवति हे शितिकण्ठकुटुम्बिनि भूरिकुटुम्बिनि भूरिकृते
जय जय हे महिषासुरमर्दिनि रम्यकपर्दिनि शैलसुते ॥ १ ॥

सुरवरवर्षिणि दुर्धरधर्षिणि दुर्मुखमर्षिणि हर्षरते
त्रिभुवनपोषिणि शङ्करतोषिणि किल्बिषमोषिणि घोषरते
दनुजनिरोषिणि दितिसुतरोषिणि दुर्मदशोषिणि सिन्धुसुते
जय जय हे महिषासुरमर्दिनि रम्यकपर्दिनि शैलसुते ॥ २ ॥

अयि जगदम्ब मदम्ब कदम्ब वनप्रियवासिनि हासरते
शिखरि शिरोमणि तुङ्गहिमालय शृङ्गनिजालय मध्यगते ।
मधुमधुरे मधुकैटभगञ्जिनि कैटभभञ्जिनि रासरते
जय जय हे महिषासुरमर्दिनि रम्यकपर्दिनि शैलसुते ॥ ३ ॥

अयि शतखण्ड विखण्डितरुण्ड वितुण्डितशुण्द गजाधिपते
रिपुगजगण्ड विदारणचण्ड पराक्रमशुण्ड मृगाधिपते ।
निजभुजदण्ड निपातितखण्ड विपातितमुण्ड भटाधिपते
जय जय हे महिषासुरमर्दिनि रम्यकपर्दिनि शैलसुते ॥ ४ ॥

अयि रणदुर्मद शत्रुवधोदित दुर्धरनिर्जर शक्तिभृते
चतुरविचार धुरीणमहाशिव दूतकृत प्रमथाधिपते ।
दुरितदुरीह दुराशयदुर्मति दानवदुत कृतान्तमते
जय जय हे महिषासुरमर्दिनि रम्यकपर्दिनि शैलसुते ॥ ५ ॥

अयि शरणागत वैरिवधुवर वीरवराभय दायकरे
त्रिभुवनमस्तक शुलविरोधि शिरोऽधिकृतामल शुलकरे ।
दुमिदुमितामर धुन्दुभिनादमहोमुखरीकृत दिङ्मकरे
जय जय हे महिषासुरमर्दिनि रम्यकपर्दिनि शैलसुते ॥ ६ ॥

अयि निजहुङ्कृति मात्रनिराकृत धूम्रविलोचन धूम्रशते
समरविशोषित शोणितबीज समुद्भवशोणित बीजलते ।
शिवशिवशुम्भ निशुम्भमहाहव तर्पितभूत पिशाचरते
जय जय हे महिषासुरमर्दिनि रम्यकपर्दिनि शैलसुते ॥ ७ ॥

धनुरनुषङ्ग रणक्षणसङ्ग परिस्फुरदङ्ग नटत्कटके
कनकपिशङ्ग पृषत्कनिषङ्ग रसद्भटशृङ्ग हताबटुके ।
कृतचतुरङ्ग बलक्षितिरङ्ग घटद्बहुरङ्ग रटद्बटुके
जय जय हे महिषासुरमर्दिनि रम्यकपर्दिनि शैलसुते ॥ ८ ॥

सुरललना ततथेयि तथेयि कृताभिनयोदर नृत्यरते
कृत कुकुथः कुकुथो गडदादिकताल कुतूहल गानरते ।
धुधुकुट धुक्कुट धिंधिमित ध्वनि धीर मृदङ्ग निनादरते
जय जय हे महिषासुरमर्दिनि रम्यकपर्दिनि शैलसुते ॥ ९ ॥

जय जय जप्य जयेजयशब्द परस्तुति तत्परविश्वनुते
झणझणझिञ्झिमि झिङ्कृत नूपुरशिञ्जितमोहित भूतपते ।
नटित नटार्ध नटी नट नायक नाटितनाट्य सुगानरते
जय जय हे महिषासुरमर्दिनि रम्यकपर्दिनि शैलसुते ॥ १० ॥

अयि सुमनःसुमनःसुमनः सुमनःसुमनोहरकान्तियुते
श्रितरजनी रजनीरजनी रजनीरजनी करवक्त्रवृते ।
सुनयनविभ्रमर भ्रमरभ्रमर भ्रमरभ्रमराधिपते
जय जय हे महिषासुरमर्दिनि रम्यकपर्दिनि शैलसुते ॥ ११ ॥

सहितमहाहव मल्लमतल्लिक मल्लितरल्लक मल्लरते
विरचितवल्लिक पल्लिकमल्लिक झिल्लिकभिल्लिक वर्गवृते ।
शितकृतफुल्ल समुल्लसितारुण तल्लजपल्लव सल्ललिते
जय जय हे महिषासुरमर्दिनि रम्यकपर्दिनि शैलसुते ॥ १२ ॥

अविरलगण्ड गलन्मदमेदुर मत्तमतङ्ग जराजपते
त्रिभुवनभुषण भूतकलानिधि रूपपयोनिधि राजसुते ।
अयि सुदतीजन लालसमानस मोहन मन्मथराजसुते
जय जय हे महिषासुरमर्दिनि रम्यकपर्दिनि शैलसुते ॥ १३ ॥

कमलदलामल कोमलकान्ति कलाकलितामल भाललते
सकलविलास कलानिलयक्रम केलिचलत्कल हंसकुले ।
अलिकुलसङ्कुल कुवलयमण्डल मौलिमिलद्बकुलालिकुले
जय जय हे महिषासुरमर्दिनि रम्यकपर्दिनि शैलसुते ॥ १४ ॥

करमुरलीरव वीजितकूजित लज्जितकोकिल मञ्जुमते
मिलितपुलिन्द मनोहरगुञ्जित रञ्जितशैल निकुञ्जगते ।
निजगणभूत महाशबरीगण सद्गुणसम्भृत केलितले
जय जय हे महिषासुरमर्दिनि रम्यकपर्दिनि शैलसुते ॥ १५ ॥

कटितटपीत दुकूलविचित्र मयुखतिरस्कृत चन्द्ररुचे
प्रणतसुरासुर मौलिमणिस्फुर दंशुलसन्नख चन्द्ररुचे
जितकनकाचल मौलिमदोर्जित निर्भरकुञ्जर कुम्भकुचे
जय जय हे महिषासुरमर्दिनि रम्यकपर्दिनि शैलसुते ॥ १६ ॥

विजितसहस्रकरैक सहस्रकरैक सहस्रकरैकनुते
कृतसुरतारक सङ्गरतारक सङ्गरतारक सूनुसुते ।
सुरथसमाधि समानसमाधि समाधिसमाधि सुजातरते ।
जय जय हे महिषासुरमर्दिनि रम्यकपर्दिनि शैलसुते ॥ १७ ॥

पदकमलं करुणानिलये वरिवस्यति योऽनुदिनं सुशिवे
अयि कमले कमलानिलये कमलानिलयः स कथं न भवेत् ।
तव पदमेव परम्पदमित्यनुशीलयतो मम किं न शिवे
जय जय हे महिषासुरमर्दिनि रम्यकपर्दिनि शैलसुते ॥ १८ ॥

कनकलसत्कलसिन्धुजलैरनुषिञ्चति तेगुणरङ्गभुवम्
भजति स किं न शचीकुचकुम्भतटीपरिरम्भसुखानुभवम् ।
तव चरणं शरणं करवाणि नतामरवाणि निवासि शिवम्
जय जय हे महिषासुरमर्दिनि रम्यकपर्दिनि शैलसुते ॥ १९ ॥

तव विमलेन्दुकुलं वदनेन्दुमलं सकलं ननु कूलयते
किमु पुरुहूतपुरीन्दु मुखी सुमुखीभिरसौ विमुखीक्रियते ।
मम तु मतं शिवनामधने भवती कृपया किमुत क्रियते
जय जय हे महिषासुरमर्दिनि रम्यकपर्दिनि शैलसुते ॥ २० ॥

अयि मयि दीन दयालुतया कृपयैव त्वया भवितव्यमुमे
अयि जगतो जननी कृपयासि यथासि तथानुमितासिरते ।
यदुचितमत्र भवत्युररीकुरुतादुरुतापमपाकुरुते
जय जय हे महिषासुरमर्दिनि रम्यकपर्दिनि शैलसुते ॥ २१ ॥

Aigiri Nandini lyrics English

Ayi giri nandini, nandhitha medhini,
Viswa vinodhini nandanuthe,
Girivara vindhya sirodhi nivasini,
Vishnu Vilasini Jishnu nuthe,
Bhagawathi hey sithi kanda kudumbini,
Bhoori kudumbini bhoori kruthe,
Jaya Jaya He Mahishasura Mardini, Ramya Kapardini Shaila Suthe

Suravara varshini, durdara darshini,
Durmukhamarshani, harsha rathe,
Tribhuvana poshini, Sankara thoshini,
Kilbisisha moshini, ghosha rathe,
Danuja niroshini, Dithisutha roshini,
Durmatha soshini, Sindhu suthe,
Jaya Jaya Hey Mahishasura Mardini, Ramya Kapardini Shaila Suthe

Ayi Jagadambha Madambha, Kadambha,
Vana priya vasini, Hasarathe,
Shikhari siromani, thunga Himalaya,
Srunga nijalaya, madhyagathe,
Madhu Madure, Mdhukaitabha banjini,
Kaitabha banjini, rasa rathe,
Jaya Jaya He Mahishasura Mardini, Ramya Kapardini Shaila Suthe

Ayi satha kanda, vikanditha runda,
Vithunditha shunda, Gajathipathe,
Ripu Gaja ganda, Vidhaarana chanda,
Paraakrama shunda, mrugathipathe,
Nija bhuja danda nipaathitha khanda,
Vipaathitha munda, bhatathipathe,
Jaya Jaya He Mahishasura Mardini, Ramya Kapardini Shaila Suthe

Ayi rana durmathaShathru vadhothitha,
Durdhara nirjjara, shakthi bruthe,
Chathura vicharadureena maha shiva,
Duthatkrutha pramadhipathe,
Duritha Dureeha, dhurasaya durmathi,
Dhanava dhutha kruithaanthamathe,
Jaya Jaya He Mahishasura Mardini, Ramya Kapardini Shaila Suthe

Ayi saranagatha vairi vadhuvara,
Veera varaa bhaya dhayakare,
Tribhuvana masthaka soola virodhi,
Sirodhi krithamala shoolakare,
Dimidmi thaamara dundubinadha mahaa
Mukharikruthatigmakare,
Jaya Jaya He Mahishasura Mardini, Ramya Kapardini Shaila Suthe

Ayi nija huum kruthimathra niraakrutha,
Dhoomra vilochana Dhoomra sathe,
Samara vishoshitha sonitha bheeja,
Samudhbhava sonitha bheejalathe,
Shiva shiva shumbha nishumbhamaha hava,
Tarpitha bhootha pisacha rathe,
Jaya Jaya He Mahishasura Mardini, Ramya Kapardini Shaila Suthe

Dhanu ranushanga rana kshana sanga,
Parisphuradanga natath katake,
Kanaka pishanga brushathka nishanga,
Rasadbhata shrunga hatavatuke,
Kritha chaturanga bala kshithirangakadath,
Bahuranga ratadhpatuke,
Jaya Jaya He Mahishasura Mardini, Ramya Kapardini Shaila Suthe

Sura Lalanata Tatheyi Tatheyi Tathabhi Nayottama Nrtya Rate
Hasa Vilasa Hulasa Mayi Prana Tartaja Nemita Prema Bhare
Dhimi Kita Dhikkata Dhikkata Dhimi Dhvani Ghora Mrdanga Ninada Late
Jaya Jaya He Mahishasura Mardini, Ramyaka Pardini Shaila Suthe

Jaya Jaya hey japya jayejaya shabda,
Parastuti tatpara vishvanute,
Bhana Bhanabhinjimi bhingrutha noopura,
Sinjitha mohitha bhootha pathe,
Nadintha nataartha nadi nada nayaka,
Naditha natya sugaanarathe,
Jaya Jaya He Mahishasura Mardini, Ramya Kapardini Shaila Suthe

Ayi sumana sumana,
Sumana sumanohara kanthiyuthe,
Sritha rajani rajani rajani,
Rajaneekaravakthra vruthe,
Sunayana vibhramarabhrama,
Bhramarabrahmaradhipadhe,
Jaya Jaya He Mahishasura Mardini, Ramya Kapardini Shaila Suthe

Sahitha maha hava mallama hallika,
Mallitharallaka mallarathe,
Virachithavallika pallika mallika billika,
Bhillika varga Vruthe,
Sithakruthapulli samulla sitharuna,
Thallaja pallava sallalithe,
Jaya Jaya He Mahishasura Mardini, Ramya Kapardini Shaila Suthe

Avirala ganda kalatha mada medura,
Matha matanga rajapathe,
Tribhuvana bhooshana bhootha kalanidhi,
Roopa payonidhi raja suthe,
Ayi suda thijjana lalasa manasa,
Mohana manmatha raja suthe,
Jaya Jaya He Mahishasura Mardini, Ramya Kapardini Shaila Suthe
Kamala dalaamala komala kanthi,
Kala kalithaamala bala lathe,
Sakala vilasa Kala nilayakrama,
Keli chalathkala hamsa kule,
Alikula sankula kuvalaya mandala,
Mauli miladh bhakulalikule,
Jaya Jaya He Mahishasura Mardini, Ramya Kapardini Shaila Suthe

Kara murali rava veejitha koojitha,
Lajjitha kokila manjumathe,
Militha pulinda manohara kunchitha,
Ranchitha shaila nikunjakathe,
Nija guna bhootha maha sabari gana,
Sathguna sambrutha kelithale,
Jaya Jaya He Mahishasura Mardini, Ramya Kapardini Shaila Suthe

Kati thata peetha dukoola vichithra,
Mayuka thiraskrutha Chandra ruche,
Pranatha suraasura mouli mani sphura,
Damsula sannka Chandra ruche,
Jitha kanakachala maulipadorjitha,
Nirbhara kunjara kumbhakuche,
Jaya Jaya He Mahishasura Mardini, Ramya Kapardini Shaila Suthe

Vijitha sahasra karaika sahasrakaraika,
Sarakaraika nuthe,
Krutha sutha tharaka sangaratharaka,
Sangaratharaka soonu suthe,
Suratha Samadhi samana Samadhi,
Samadhi Samadhi sujatharathe,
Jaya Jaya He Mahishasura Mardini, Ramya Kapardini Shaila Suthe

Padakamalam karuna nilaye varivasyathi,
yo anudhinam sa shive,
Ayi kamale kamala nilaye kamala nilaya
Sa katham na bhaveth,
Thava padameva param ithi
Anusheelayatho mama kim na shive,
Jaya Jaya He Mahishasura Mardini, Ramya Kapardini Shaila Suthe

Kanakala sathkala sindhu jalairanu
Sinjinuthe guna ranga bhuvam,
Bhajathi sa kim na Shachi kucha kumbha
Thati pari rambha sukhanubhavam,
Thava charanam saranam kara vani
Nataamaravaaninivasi shivam,
Jaya Jaya He Mahishasura Mardini, Ramya Kapardini Shaila Suthe

Thava Vimalendu kulam vadnedumalam
Sakalayananu kulayathe,
Kimu puruhootha pureendu mukhi
Sumukhibhee rasou vimukhi kriyathe,
Mama thu matham shivanama dhane
Bhavathi krupaya kimu na kriyathe,
Jaya Jaya hey Mahishasura mardini, Ramya kapardini, shaila Suthe

Ayi mai deena dayalu thaya krupayaiva
Thvaya bhavthavyam ume,
Ayi jagatho janani kripayaa asi
thatha anumithasi rathe
Na yaduchitham atra bhavathvya rari kurutha,
durutha pamapakarute
Jaya Jaya He Mahishasura Mardini, Ramya Kapardini Shaila Suthe

Aigiri Nandini lyrics English Meaning

(O divine mother, I invoke you and take refuge at your auspicious feet) Salutations to you O divine mother, I invoke you; daughter of the mountain; by whose presence the whole world is filled with joy; for whom the whole world is a divine play and who is praised by Nandi.
I invoke you O Devi who dwells on the summit of the Vindhyas, the best of the mountains; who give joy to Lord VishNu (as his sister) and who is praised by Lord Indra.O Goddess Bhagavati, who is the consort of the one with blue/black throat (Lord Shiva); who has many relations in this world (being the cosmic mother) and who has created abundance (in creation).
Victory to you, victory to you, (I take refuge in your auspicious feet) o destroyer of the demon Mahishasura; who shines with beautiful locks of hair and who is the daughter of the mountai

Salutations to you O divine mother, I invoke you; who shower boons on the devas; who overpowered Demon Durdhara (literally meaning unrestrainable) and endured demon Durmukha (literally meaning foul- mouthed) and finally slayed him, and who delight in her own bliss.
I invoke you, who sustain and nourish the three worlds; who delight Lord Shankara by removing the sins (i.e. sinful demons) by indulging in the tumult of the battle.Who quell the wrath of the danavas (demons-born from Danu) and is angry with the daityas (son of Diti); who dry up the foolish pride of demons; and who is the daughter of the ocean (as Devi Lakshmi).

Salutations to you O divine mother; I invoke you; who is the mother of the universe; who is my own mother; who like to live in the forest of Kadamba trees (favourite tree of devatas) and delight in laughter and mirth.
I invoke you, who abide in the middle of the crest-jewel of the peaks of lofty Himalayas,
Who is as sweet as honey; who subdued the pride of the demons Madhu and Kaitabha and destroyed them, indulging in the din and uproar of the great battle.

Salutations to you O divine mother; I invoke you; who is the conqueror of the enemy’s elephants; who cut off their trunks and heads, and the headless bodies into hundred pieces.
I invoke you, whose lion (king of the animals – mrugaadhipate) fiercely tears asunder the faces of the powerful elephants of the enemies.
Who felled the heads of demons Chanda and Munda, with the weapons in her arms and conquered the (enemy) warriors.

Salutations to you O divine mother, I invoke you; who manifested to destroy the battle-intoxicated arrogant demons and who is the possessor of unrestrainable and imperishable power.
I invoke you, who made Lord Shiva her messenger, who is distinguished by cleverness in deliberation and is the lord of the ghosts and goblins.
Who is honoured for bringing an end (i.e. rejecting) to the proposal of the evil-minded and ignorant messenger of the demon (Shumbha) and hence bringing an end to the demons themselves.

Salutations to you O divine mother, I invoke you; who gave assurance of safety and protection to the heroic soldiers of the enemy when their good wives took her refuge.
I invoke you, whose pure trident in hand captures the heads of the rulers of the three worlds who oppose that trident.
Whose victory gives rise to dumi-dumi sound of the Dundubhi drum flowing incessantly like water which fills all directions with joy.

Salutations to you O divine mother, I invoke you; who reduced demon Dhumralochana into hundred smoke particles (i.e. ashes) with a mere humkara (humkara sound).
I invoke you, who dried up the strength of the original demon Raktabija and similar Raktabijas produced from him like a creeper chain (from each drop of blood seed) during the battle.
Whose great auspicious sacrifice (resembling a yagna) of demons Shumbha and Nishumbha satisfied the ghosts and fiends (attending Lord Shiva).

Salutations to you O divine mother, I invoke you; whose bracelet dances on her shining arms following the movements of her bow during each instant of the battle.
I invoke you, whose golden arrows become reddish (with blood) when they cling to the stupid enemies and slay them in spite of their howls and screams at the top of their voice (displaying vain pride).
Who turn the four-fold array (caturanga) of enemies surrounding from all sides, and consisting of many heads of various colours who stupidly howl and scream (displaying their vain pride), into a play of decreasing strength (of the caturanga).

Salutations to you O divine mother, I invoke you; following the rhythm of whose great battle the celestial dancers dance the rhythm of ta-tha-theyi, ta-theyi, expressing the sentiment of the battle with their dramatic acts. Invoke you; following the rhythm of whose great battle the celestial musicians create music capturing the tense eagerness of the battle with the talas (musical beats) like ku-kutha, ku-kutha, ga-da-dha, ga-da-dha.
Following the rhythm of whose great battle a steady deep sound of dhu- dhu-kuta, dhu-kuta, dhim-dhimi is played in the background from the mridangam (a musical drum).

Salutations to you O divine mother, I invoke you; who is praised by the whole world; for whom they mutter victory prayers before the battle, shout victory shouts after the battle, which is then followed by singing her stutis (eulogy),
I invoke you, whose anklets jingling with the jhana-jhana sound captivate Lord Shiva, the Lord of the ghosts and goblins.
Who dance as half of the body of Lord Siva, where the male and the female dancers (having a single body) is the hero of the cosmic play which is taking place along with the beautiful song (of the divine sound of nada).

Salutations to you O divine mother, I invoke you; whose beautiful mind is united with a charming appearance.
I invoke you, whose beautiful face makes subservient the beauty of the moonlight of night by hiding them with its own beauty.
Whose beautiful eyes conquer the beauty of the bees by their own beauty.

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Salutations to you O divine mother, I invoke you; who is accompanied in the great battle against excellent wrestlers (fighters) by girls who appear tender like jasmine fighting against the enemies.
I invoke you, whose accompaniments are composed of girls from the Bhil tribe who are tender like creepers of jasmine and buzz like swarms of bees. Whose face plays a smile created by the joy which appears like dawn shining forth with red colour and blossoming the excellent buds of flowers.

Salutations to you O divine mother, I invoke you; who is like a royal intoxicated elephant from whose cheeks the thick mada (intoxicant) oozes out and falls incessantly (in the form of arts, beauty and power).
I invoke you, who is the daughter of the king and from whom comes the treasures of arts, beauty and power which are ornaments of the three worlds.
Who is like the daughter of Manmatha (god of love), who gives rise to the desires and infatuation in the mind of women with a beautiful smile.

Salutations to you O divine mother, I invoke you; on whose stainless, the shining forehead is artistically curved the tender beauty of a spotless, shining lotus petal.
I invoke you, whose movements resemble the playful, soft movements of a flock of swans from which all schools of arts are manifested in succession. Whose ornamented and braided hair combines the beauty and sweetness of the blue water lily crowded by a swarm of bees and the Bakula flower infested with a swarm of bees.

Salutations to you O divine mother, I invoke you; who make the sound of the flute in hand appear wet and monotonous; who put the Cuckoo to shame by the beauty (of her voice).
I invoke you, who hum heart-stealing songs along with the girls of the Pulinda tribe while walking in the brightly coloured (due to blooming flowers) grooves of the mountains.
Who plays with the tribal women of her group who are filled with good virtues.

Salutations to you O divine mother, I invoke you; whose waist is soaked with silk clothes of various colours, the glow of which eclipses the brightness of the moon.
I invoke you, on whose toenails which throb with the radiance of gems of the diadem and spreads its brightness like the moon, and bowed by devas and asuras.
Who wins over the mighty heads swollen with pride like Golden Mountain, with the pre-eminence (of power and compassion) abounding in her pitcher-like bosom.

Salutations to you O divine mother, I invoke you; who conquer thousands of enemies who fight against her with thousands of hands (by manifesting her own thousand hands); who then make thousands of hands (of devotees) praise her.
I invoke you, who created the rescuer of the devas (son Kartikeya) to fight with the demon Tarkaasura and then urged her son for that great fight. Who is pleased with both, the devotional contemplation like king Suratha for worldly gains, and also the excellent devotional contemplation like merchant Samadhi for spiritual knowledge.

Salutations to you O divine mother, I invoke you; knowing that whoever serves your highly auspicious lotus feet every day, which is an abode of compassion.
(He serves) that lotus (lotus feet), which is an abode of Kamala (Goddess Mahalakshmi); (therefore) will he not himself become an abode of kamala (i.e. filled with purity and prosperity)?
Your feet indeed are the supreme feet (i.e. supreme refuge); therefore how can I not practice devotion towards them, O auspicious mother?

Salutations to you O divine mother, I invoke you; knowing that when a devotee washes the place where your attributes are exhibited (i.e. your place of worship) with water from the river which is shining like gold and flowing softly.
Will he not feel the joy of your all-embracing grace contained in your pitcher-like bosom (i.e. cosmic heart)?
(Therefore) I take refuge at your feet, O Vaani (Goddess Mahasaraswati), and I bow before you, O eternal Vaani (Devi Mahasaraswati), in whom resides all auspiciousness.

Salutations to you O divine mother, I invoke you; whose moon-like face is the abode of spotless and stainless purity which certainly subdues all impurities.
Otherwise, why have my mind turned away from the moon-faced beautiful ladies like those present in Lord Indra’s castle?
According to my opinion; without your grace, how is it possible to discover the treasure of Shiva’s name within us? (Therefore I continue to invoke your grace).

Salutations to you O divine mother, I invoke you; you must bestow your grace on me, O mother Uma, who is compassionate to the miserable.
I invoke you, O mother of the universe; just as your grace is showered (on the devotees), in the same manner, are your arrows scattered (on the enemies, destroying their egos).
Please do whatever is appropriate at this time, O worshipful mother, to remove the sorrows and afflictions (of the world) which have become difficult for me to bear.

Story of Mahishasuramardini

Mahishasura is a Sanskrit word consisting of Mahisha, which means “buffalo,” and asura, which means “demon,” and translates to “Buffalo Demon” because he was born of the union of a buffalo and an asura, and he had the capacity to transform between human and buffalo form at pleasure. Mahishasura had obtained the blessing that no one could ever kill him.

As an asura, Mahishasura waged war against the devas, as the devas and asuras were constantly at odds. Mahishasura held the boon of immortality in the hands of men, and therefore Mahishasura conquered the gods led by Indra.

When the devas were defeated, they gathered in the mountains, where their combined divine forces fused to form the goddess Durga. Durga, riding on a lion, led a battle against Mahishasura and killed him. She was then dubbed Mahishasuramardini, which translates as The Killer of Mahishasura.

According to the Lakshmi Tantra, it is the goddess Lakshmi who instantly slays Mahishasura, and glorifying her feat is said to grant everlasting dominion.

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