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Chapter 45

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नारायण उवाच ।। पार्वतीं बोधयित्वा तु विष्णू राममुवाच ह ।। हितं सारं नीतिसारं परिणामसुखावहम् ।। १ ।। विष्णुरुवाच ।। राम त्वमधुना सत्यमपराधी श्रुतेर्म्मते ।। कोपात्कृत्वा दन्तभङ्गं गणेशस्य स्थितोऽशिवे ।। २ ।। स्तोत्रेणैव मयोक्तेन स्तुत्वा गणपतिं परम् ।। काण्वशाखोक्तविधिना स्तुहि दुर्गां जगत्प्रसूम् ।। ३ ।। श्रीकृष्णस्य परा शक्तिर्बुद्धिरूपा जगत्प्रभोः ।। अस्यां च तव रुष्टायां हता बुद्धिर्भविष्यति ।। ४ ।। सर्वशक्तिस्वरूपेयमनया शक्तिमज्जगत्।। अनया शक्तिमान्कृष्णो निर्गुणः प्रकृतेः परः ।। ५ ।। सृष्टिं कर्तुं न शक्तश्च ब्रह्मा शक्त्याऽनया विना ।। वयमस्यां प्रसूताश्च ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वराः ।। ६ ।। सुरसंघेऽसुरग्रस्ते काले घोरतरे द्विज ।। तेजस्तु सर्वदेवानामाविर्भूता पुरा सती ।। ७ ।। कृष्णाज्ञयाऽसुरान्हत्वा दत्त्वा तेभ्यः पदं ततः ।। दक्षपत्न्यां जनिं लेभे दक्षस्य तपसा पुरा ।। ८ ।। भार्य्या भूत्वा शंकरस्य पुनः पत्युश्च निन्दया ।। देहं त्यक्त्वा शैलपत्न्यां जनिं लेभे पुरा सती ।। ९ ।। शंकरस्तपसा लब्धो योगीन्द्राणां गुरोर्गुरुः ।। लब्धो गणपतिः पुत्रः कृष्णांशः कृष्णसेवया ।। 3.45.१० ।। यं ध्यायस्येव नित्यं किं तं न जानासि बालक ।। स एव भगवान्कृष्णश्चांशेन गिरिजासुतः ।। ११ ।। कृताञ्जलिर्नतो भूत्वा स्तुहि दुर्गां शिवप्रियाम् ।। शिवां शिवप्रदां शैवां शिवबीजां शिवेश्वरीम् ।। १२ ।। शिवायाः स्तोत्रराजेन पुरा शूलिकृतेन वै ।। त्रिपुरस्य वधे घोरे ब्रह्मणा प्रेरितेन च ।। १३ ।। इत्युक्त्वा श्रीपदं शीघ्रं जगाम श्रीनिकेतनम् ।। गते हरौ हरिं स्मृत्वा रामस्तां स्तोतुमुद्यतः ।। १४ ।। स्तोत्रेण विष्णुदत्तेन सर्वविघ्नहरेण च ।। धर्म्मार्थकाममोक्षाणां कारणेन च नारद ।। १५ ।। कृताञ्जलिपुटो भूत्वा स्नात्वा गङ्गोदके शुभे ।। गुरुं प्रणम्य भक्तेशं धृत्वा धौते च वाससी ।।१६।। आचम्य नत्वा मूर्ध्ना तां भक्तिनम्रात्मकन्धरः ।। पुलकाञ्चितसर्वांगश्चानन्दाश्रुसमन्वितः ।।१७।। परशुराम उवाच ।। श्रीकृष्णस्य च गोलोके परिपूर्णतमस्य च ।। आविर्भूता विग्रहतः पुरा सृष्ट्युन्मुखस्य च ।। १८ ।। सूर्य्यकोटिप्रभायुक्ता वस्त्रालङ्कारभूषिता ।। वह्निशुद्धांशुकाधाना सस्मिता सुमनोहरा ।। १९ ।। नवयौवनसम्पन्ना सिन्दूरारुण्यशोभिता ।। ललितं कबरीभारं मालतीमाल्यमण्डितम् ।। 3.45.२० ।। अहोऽनिर्वचनीया त्वं चारुमूर्त्तिं च बिभ्रती ।। मोक्षप्रदा मुमुक्षूणां महाविष्णोर्विधिः स्वयम् ।। २१ ।। मुमोह क्षणमात्रेण दृष्ट्वा त्वां सर्वमोहिनीम् ।। बालैस्संभूय सहसा सस्मिता धाविता पुरा ।। २२ ।। सद्भिः ख्याता तेन राधा मूलप्रकृतिरीश्वरी ।। कृष्णस्तां सहसा भीतो वीर्य्याधानं चकार ह ।। २३ ।। ततो डिम्भं महज्जज्ञे ततो जातो महाविराट् ।। यस्यैव लोमकूपेषु ब्रह्माण्डान्यखिलानि च ।। २४ ।। राधारतिक्रमेणैव तन्निश्वासो बभूव ह ।। स निश्श्वासो महावायुः स विराड् विश्वधारकः ।। २५ ।। भयघर्म्मजलेनैव पुप्लुवे विश्वगोलकम् ।। स विराड् विश्वनिलयो जलराशिर्बभूव ह ।। २६ ।। ततस्त्वं पञ्चधाभूय पञ्च मूर्तीश्च बिभ्रती।। प्राणाधिष्ठातृमूर्तिर्या कृष्णस्य परमात्मनः ।। कृष्णप्राणाधिकां राधां तां वदन्ति पुराविदः ।। २७ ।। वेदाधिष्ठातृमूर्तिर्या वेदशास्त्रप्रसूरपि ।। तां सावित्रीं शुद्धरूपां प्रवदन्ति मनीषिणः ।। २८ ।। ऐश्वर्य्याधिष्ठातृमूर्तिः शान्तिस्त्वं शान्तरूपिणी ।। लक्ष्मीं वदन्ति सन्तस्तां शुद्धां सत्त्वस्वरूपिणीम् ।। २९।। रागाधिष्ठातृदेवी या शुक्लमूर्तिस्सतां प्रसूः ।। सरस्वतीं तां शास्त्रज्ञां शास्त्रज्ञाः प्रवदन्त्यहो ।। 3.45.३० ।। बुद्धिर्विद्या सर्वशक्तेर्या मूर्तिरधिदेवता ।। सर्वमङ्गलमङ्गल्या सर्वमङ्गलरूपिणी ।। ३१ ।। सर्वमङ्गलबीजस्य शिवस्य निलयेऽधुना ।।३२।। शिवे शिवास्वरूपा त्वं लक्ष्मीर्नारायणान्तिके ।। सरस्वती च सावित्री वेदसूर्ब्रह्मणः प्रिया ।।३३।। राधा रासेश्वरस्यैव परिपूर्णतमस्य च ।। परमानन्दरूपस्य परमानन्दरूपिणी।।३४।। त्वत्कलांशांशकलया देवानामपि योषितः ।। ३५ ।। त्वं विद्या योषितः सर्वास्सर्वेषां बीजरूपिणी ।। छाया सूर्य्यस्य चन्द्रस्य रोहिणी सर्व मोहिनी।।३६।। शची शक्रस्य कामस्य कामिनी रतिरीश्वरी।। वरुणानी जलेशस्य वायोः स्त्री प्राणवल्लभा।।३७।। वह्नेः प्रिया हि स्वाहा च कुबेरस्य च सुन्दरी।। यमस्य तु सुशीला च नैर्ऋतस्य च कैटभी ।।३८।। ऐशानी स्याच्छशिकला शतरूपा मनोः प्रिया।। देवहूतिः कर्दमस्य वसिष्ठस्याप्यरुन्धती ।। ३९ ।। लोपामुद्राऽप्यगस्त्यस्य देवमाताऽदितिस्तथा ।। अहल्या गौतमस्यापि सर्वाधारा वसुन्धरा ।। 3.45.४० ।। गङ्गा च तुलसी चापि पृथिव्यां या सरिद्वरा ।। एताः सर्वाश्च या ह्यन्या सर्वास्त्वत्कलयाऽम्बिके ।। ४१ ।। गृहलक्ष्मी गृहे नॄणां राजलक्ष्मीश्च राजसु ।। तपस्विनां तपस्या त्वं गायत्री ब्राह्मणस्य च ।। ४२ ।। सतां सत्त्वस्वरूपा त्वमसतां कलहाङ्कुरा ।। ज्योतीरूपा निर्गुणस्य शक्तिस्त्वं सगुणस्य च ।। ४३ ।। सूर्य्ये प्रभास्वरूपा त्वं दाहिका च हुताशने ।। जले शैत्यस्वरूपा च शोभारूपा निशाकरे ।। ४४ ।। त्वं भूमौ गन्धरूपा चाप्याकाशे शब्दरूपिणी ।। क्षुत्पिपासादयस्त्वं च जीविनां सर्वशक्तयः ।। ४५ ।। सर्वबीजस्वरूपा त्वं संसारे साररूपिणी ।। स्मृतिर्मेधा च बुद्धिर्वा ज्ञानशक्तिर्विपश्चिताम् ।। ४६ ।। कृष्णेन विद्या या दत्ता सर्वज्ञान प्रसूः शुभा ।। शूलिने कृपया सा त्वं यया मृत्युञ्जयः शिवः ।।४७।। सृष्टिपालनसंहारशक्तयस्त्रिविधाश्च याः ।। ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेशानां सा त्वमेव नमोऽस्तु ते ।। ४८ ।। मधुकैटभभीत्या च त्रस्तो धाता प्रकम्पितः ।। स्तुत्वा मुक्तश्च यां देवीं तां मूर्ध्ना प्रणमाम्यहम् ।। ४९ ।। मधुकैटभयोर्युद्धे त्राताऽसौ विष्णुरीश्वरीम् ।। बभूव शक्तिमान्स्तुत्वा त्वां दुर्गां प्रणमाम्यहम् ।। 3.45.५० ।। त्रिपुरस्य महायुद्धे सरथे पतिते शिवे ।। यां तुष्टुवुः सुराः सर्वे तां दुर्गां प्रणमाम्यहम् ।। ५१ ।। विष्णुना वृषरूपेण स्वयं शम्भुः समुत्थितः ।। जघान त्रिपुरं स्तुत्वा तां दुर्गां प्रणमाम्यहम् ।। ५२ ।। यदाज्ञया वाति वातः सूर्यस्तपति सन्ततम् ।। वर्षतीन्द्रो दहत्यग्निस्तां दुर्गां प्रणमाम्यहम् ।। ५३ ।। यदाज्ञया हि कालश्च शश्वद्भ्रमति वेगतः ।। मृत्युश्चरति जन्तूनां तां दुर्गां प्रणमाम्यहम्।। ।। ५४ ।। स्रष्टा सृजति सृष्टिं च पाता पाति यदाज्ञया ।। संहर्त्ता संहरेत्काले तां दुर्गां प्रणमाम्यहम् ।। ५५ ।। ज्योतिस्स्वरूपो भगवाञ्छ्रीकृष्णो निर्गुणः स्वयम् ।। यया विना न शक्तश्च सृष्टिं कर्तुं नमामि ताम् ।। ५६ ।। रक्ष रक्ष जगन्मातरपराधं क्षमस्व मे ।। शिशूनामपराधेन कुतो माता हि कुप्यति ।। ५७ ।। उक्त्वा परशुरामश्चेति नत्वा तां रुरोद ह ।। तुष्टा दुर्गा संभ्रमेण चाभयं च वरं ददौ ।। ५८ ।। अमरो भव हे पुत्र वत्स सुस्थिरतां व्रज ।। सर्वप्रसादात्सर्वत्र जयोऽस्तु तव सन्ततम् ।। ५९ ।। सर्वान्तरात्मा भगवांस्तुष्टस्स्यात्सन्ततं हरिः ।। भक्तिर्भवतु ते कृष्णे शिवदे च शिवे गुरौ ।। 3.45.६० ।। इष्टदेवे गुरौ यस्य भक्तिर्भवति शाश्वती ।। तं हन्तुं नहि शक्ता वा रुष्टा वा सर्वदेवताः ।। ६१ ।। श्रीकृष्णस्य च भक्तस्त्वं शिष्यो वै शंकरस्य च ।। गुरुपत्नीं स्तौषि यस्मात्कस्त्वां हन्तुमिहेश्वरः ।। ६२ ।। अहो न कृष्णभक्तानामशुभं विद्यते क्वचित् ।। अन्यदेवेषु ये भक्ता न भक्ता वा निरङ्कुशाः ।। ६३ ।। चन्द्रमा बलवांस्तुष्टो येषां भाग्यवतां भृगो ।। तेषां तारागणा रुष्टाः किं कुर्वंति च दुर्बलाः।।६४।। यस्मै तुष्टः पालयति नरदेवो महान्सुखी ।। तस्य किं वा करिष्यन्ति रुष्टा भृत्याश्च दुर्बलाः।।६५।। इत्युक्त्वा पार्वती तुष्टा दत्त्वा रामाय चाशिषम् ।। जगामान्तःपुरं तूर्णं हर्षशब्दो बभूव ह ।।६६।। स्तोत्रं वै काण्वशाखोक्तं पूजाकाले च यः पठेत् ।। यात्राकाले तथा प्रातर्वाच्छितार्थं लभेद्ध्रुवम् ।।६७।। पुत्रार्थी लभते पुत्रं कन्यार्थी कन्यकां लभेत् ।। विद्यार्थी लभते विद्यां प्रजार्थी चाप्नुयात्प्रजाः ।। भ्रष्टराज्यो लभेद्राज्यं नष्टवित्तो धनं लभेत् ।।६८।। यस्य रुष्टो गुरुर्देवो राजा वा बान्धवोऽथवा ।। तस्मै तुष्टश्च वरदः स्तोत्रराजप्रसादतः ।। ६९ ।। दस्युग्रस्तः फणिग्रस्तश्शत्रुग्रस्तो भयानकः ।। व्याधिग्रस्तो भवेन्मुक्तः स्तोत्रस्मरणमात्रतः ।। ।। 3.45.७० ।। राजद्वारे श्मशाने च कारागारे च बन्धने ।। जलराशौ निमग्नश्च मुक्तस्तत्स्मृतिमात्रतः ।।७१।। स्वामिभेदे पुत्रभेदे मित्रभेदे च दारुणे ।। स्तोत्रस्मरणमात्रेण वाञ्छितार्थं लभेद्ध्रुवम् ।। ७२ ।। कृत्वा हविष्यं वर्षं च स्तोत्रराजं शृणोति या ।। भक्त्या दुर्गां च सम्पूज्य महावन्ध्या प्रसूयते ।। ७३ ।। लभते सा दिव्यपुत्रं ज्ञानिनं चिरजीविनम् ।। असौभाग्या च सौभाग्यं षण्मासश्रवणाल्लभेत् ।।७४।। नवमासं काकवन्ध्या मृतवत्सा च भक्तितः ।। स्तोत्रराजं या शृणोति सा पुत्रं लभते ध्रुवम् ।।७२।। कन्यामाता पुत्रहीना पञ्चमासं शृणोति या ।। घटे सम्पूज्य दुर्गां च सा पुत्रं लभते ध्रुवम् ।। ७६ ।। इति श्रीब्रह्मवैवर्त्ते महापुराणे तृतीये गणपतिखण्डे नारदनारायणसंवादे परशुरामकृतदुर्गास्तोत्रं नाम पञ्चचत्वारिंशत्तमोऽध्यायः ।। ४५ ।।

nārāyaṇa uvāca || pārvatīṃ bodhayitvā tu viṣṇū rāmamuvāca ha || hitaṃ sāraṃ nītisāraṃ pariṇāmasukhāvaham || 1 || viṣṇuruvāca || rāma tvamadhunā satyamaparādhī śrutermmate || kopātkṛtvā dantabhaṅgaṃ gaṇeśasya sthito'śive || 2 || stotreṇaiva mayoktena stutvā gaṇapatiṃ param || kāṇvaśākhoktavidhinā stuhi durgāṃ jagatprasūm || 3 || śrīkṛṣṇasya parā śaktirbuddhirūpā jagatprabhoḥ || asyāṃ ca tava ruṣṭāyāṃ hatā buddhirbhaviṣyati || 4 || sarvaśaktisvarūpeyamanayā śaktimajjagat|| anayā śaktimānkṛṣṇo nirguṇaḥ prakṛteḥ paraḥ || 5 || sṛṣṭiṃ kartuṃ na śaktaśca brahmā śaktyā'nayā vinā || vayamasyāṃ prasūtāśca brahmaviṣṇumaheśvarāḥ || 6 || surasaṃghe'suragraste kāle ghoratare dvija || tejastu sarvadevānāmāvirbhūtā purā satī || 7 || kṛṣṇājñayā'surānhatvā dattvā tebhyaḥ padaṃ tataḥ || dakṣapatnyāṃ janiṃ lebhe dakṣasya tapasā purā || 8 || bhāryyā bhūtvā śaṃkarasya punaḥ patyuśca nindayā || dehaṃ tyaktvā śailapatnyāṃ janiṃ lebhe purā satī || 9 || śaṃkarastapasā labdho yogīndrāṇāṃ gurorguruḥ || labdho gaṇapatiḥ putraḥ kṛṣṇāṃśaḥ kṛṣṇasevayā || 3.45.10 || yaṃ dhyāyasyeva nityaṃ kiṃ taṃ na jānāsi bālaka || sa eva bhagavānkṛṣṇaścāṃśena girijāsutaḥ || 11 || kṛtāñjalirnato bhūtvā stuhi durgāṃ śivapriyām || śivāṃ śivapradāṃ śaivāṃ śivabījāṃ śiveśvarīm || 12 || śivāyāḥ stotrarājena purā śūlikṛtena vai || tripurasya vadhe ghore brahmaṇā preritena ca || 13 || ityuktvā śrīpadaṃ śīghraṃ jagāma śrīniketanam || gate harau hariṃ smṛtvā rāmastāṃ stotumudyataḥ || 14 || stotreṇa viṣṇudattena sarvavighnahareṇa ca || dharmmārthakāmamokṣāṇāṃ kāraṇena ca nārada || 15 || kṛtāñjalipuṭo bhūtvā snātvā gaṅgodake śubhe || guruṃ praṇamya bhakteśaṃ dhṛtvā dhaute ca vāsasī ||16|| ācamya natvā mūrdhnā tāṃ bhaktinamrātmakandharaḥ || pulakāñcitasarvāṃgaścānandāśrusamanvitaḥ ||17|| paraśurāma uvāca || śrīkṛṣṇasya ca goloke paripūrṇatamasya ca || āvirbhūtā vigrahataḥ purā sṛṣṭyunmukhasya ca || 18 || sūryyakoṭiprabhāyuktā vastrālaṅkārabhūṣitā || vahniśuddhāṃśukādhānā sasmitā sumanoharā || 19 || navayauvanasampannā sindūrāruṇyaśobhitā || lalitaṃ kabarībhāraṃ mālatīmālyamaṇḍitam || 3.45.20 || aho'nirvacanīyā tvaṃ cārumūrttiṃ ca bibhratī || mokṣapradā mumukṣūṇāṃ mahāviṣṇorvidhiḥ svayam || 21 || mumoha kṣaṇamātreṇa dṛṣṭvā tvāṃ sarvamohinīm || bālaissaṃbhūya sahasā sasmitā dhāvitā purā || 22 || sadbhiḥ khyātā tena rādhā mūlaprakṛtirīśvarī || kṛṣṇastāṃ sahasā bhīto vīryyādhānaṃ cakāra ha || 23 || tato ḍimbhaṃ mahajjajñe tato jāto mahāvirāṭ || yasyaiva lomakūpeṣu brahmāṇḍānyakhilāni ca || 24 || rādhāratikrameṇaiva tanniśvāso babhūva ha || sa niśśvāso mahāvāyuḥ sa virāḍ viśvadhārakaḥ || 25 || bhayagharmmajalenaiva pupluve viśvagolakam || sa virāḍ viśvanilayo jalarāśirbabhūva ha || 26 || tatastvaṃ pañcadhābhūya pañca mūrtīśca bibhratī|| prāṇādhiṣṭhātṛmūrtiryā kṛṣṇasya paramātmanaḥ || kṛṣṇaprāṇādhikāṃ rādhāṃ tāṃ vadanti purāvidaḥ || 27 || vedādhiṣṭhātṛmūrtiryā vedaśāstraprasūrapi || tāṃ sāvitrīṃ śuddharūpāṃ pravadanti manīṣiṇaḥ || 28 || aiśvaryyādhiṣṭhātṛmūrtiḥ śāntistvaṃ śāntarūpiṇī || lakṣmīṃ vadanti santastāṃ śuddhāṃ sattvasvarūpiṇīm || 29|| rāgādhiṣṭhātṛdevī yā śuklamūrtissatāṃ prasūḥ || sarasvatīṃ tāṃ śāstrajñāṃ śāstrajñāḥ pravadantyaho || 3.45.30 || buddhirvidyā sarvaśakteryā mūrtiradhidevatā || sarvamaṅgalamaṅgalyā sarvamaṅgalarūpiṇī || 31 || sarvamaṅgalabījasya śivasya nilaye'dhunā ||32|| śive śivāsvarūpā tvaṃ lakṣmīrnārāyaṇāntike || sarasvatī ca sāvitrī vedasūrbrahmaṇaḥ priyā ||33|| rādhā rāseśvarasyaiva paripūrṇatamasya ca || paramānandarūpasya paramānandarūpiṇī||34|| tvatkalāṃśāṃśakalayā devānāmapi yoṣitaḥ || 35 || tvaṃ vidyā yoṣitaḥ sarvāssarveṣāṃ bījarūpiṇī || chāyā sūryyasya candrasya rohiṇī sarva mohinī||36|| śacī śakrasya kāmasya kāminī ratirīśvarī|| varuṇānī jaleśasya vāyoḥ strī prāṇavallabhā||37|| vahneḥ priyā hi svāhā ca kuberasya ca sundarī|| yamasya tu suśīlā ca nairṛtasya ca kaiṭabhī ||38|| aiśānī syācchaśikalā śatarūpā manoḥ priyā|| devahūtiḥ kardamasya vasiṣṭhasyāpyarundhatī || 39 || lopāmudrā'pyagastyasya devamātā'ditistathā || ahalyā gautamasyāpi sarvādhārā vasundharā || 3.45.40 || gaṅgā ca tulasī cāpi pṛthivyāṃ yā saridvarā || etāḥ sarvāśca yā hyanyā sarvāstvatkalayā'mbike || 41 || gṛhalakṣmī gṛhe nṝṇāṃ rājalakṣmīśca rājasu || tapasvināṃ tapasyā tvaṃ gāyatrī brāhmaṇasya ca || 42 || satāṃ sattvasvarūpā tvamasatāṃ kalahāṅkurā || jyotīrūpā nirguṇasya śaktistvaṃ saguṇasya ca || 43 || sūryye prabhāsvarūpā tvaṃ dāhikā ca hutāśane || jale śaityasvarūpā ca śobhārūpā niśākare || 44 || tvaṃ bhūmau gandharūpā cāpyākāśe śabdarūpiṇī || kṣutpipāsādayastvaṃ ca jīvināṃ sarvaśaktayaḥ || 45 || sarvabījasvarūpā tvaṃ saṃsāre sārarūpiṇī || smṛtirmedhā ca buddhirvā jñānaśaktirvipaścitām || 46 || kṛṣṇena vidyā yā dattā sarvajñāna prasūḥ śubhā || śūline kṛpayā sā tvaṃ yayā mṛtyuñjayaḥ śivaḥ ||47|| sṛṣṭipālanasaṃhāraśaktayastrividhāśca yāḥ || brahmaviṣṇumaheśānāṃ sā tvameva namo'stu te || 48 || madhukaiṭabhabhītyā ca trasto dhātā prakampitaḥ || stutvā muktaśca yāṃ devīṃ tāṃ mūrdhnā praṇamāmyaham || 49 || madhukaiṭabhayoryuddhe trātā'sau viṣṇurīśvarīm || babhūva śaktimānstutvā tvāṃ durgāṃ praṇamāmyaham || 3.45.50 || tripurasya mahāyuddhe sarathe patite śive || yāṃ tuṣṭuvuḥ surāḥ sarve tāṃ durgāṃ praṇamāmyaham || 51 || viṣṇunā vṛṣarūpeṇa svayaṃ śambhuḥ samutthitaḥ || jaghāna tripuraṃ stutvā tāṃ durgāṃ praṇamāmyaham || 52 || yadājñayā vāti vātaḥ sūryastapati santatam || varṣatīndro dahatyagnistāṃ durgāṃ praṇamāmyaham || 53 || yadājñayā hi kālaśca śaśvadbhramati vegataḥ || mṛtyuścarati jantūnāṃ tāṃ durgāṃ praṇamāmyaham|| || 54 || sraṣṭā sṛjati sṛṣṭiṃ ca pātā pāti yadājñayā || saṃharttā saṃharetkāle tāṃ durgāṃ praṇamāmyaham || 55 || jyotissvarūpo bhagavāñchrīkṛṣṇo nirguṇaḥ svayam || yayā vinā na śaktaśca sṛṣṭiṃ kartuṃ namāmi tām || 56 || rakṣa rakṣa jaganmātaraparādhaṃ kṣamasva me || śiśūnāmaparādhena kuto mātā hi kupyati || 57 || uktvā paraśurāmaśceti natvā tāṃ ruroda ha || tuṣṭā durgā saṃbhrameṇa cābhayaṃ ca varaṃ dadau || 58 || amaro bhava he putra vatsa susthiratāṃ vraja || sarvaprasādātsarvatra jayo'stu tava santatam || 59 || sarvāntarātmā bhagavāṃstuṣṭassyātsantataṃ hariḥ || bhaktirbhavatu te kṛṣṇe śivade ca śive gurau || 3.45.60 || iṣṭadeve gurau yasya bhaktirbhavati śāśvatī || taṃ hantuṃ nahi śaktā vā ruṣṭā vā sarvadevatāḥ || 61 || śrīkṛṣṇasya ca bhaktastvaṃ śiṣyo vai śaṃkarasya ca || gurupatnīṃ stauṣi yasmātkastvāṃ hantumiheśvaraḥ || 62 || aho na kṛṣṇabhaktānāmaśubhaṃ vidyate kvacit || anyadeveṣu ye bhaktā na bhaktā vā niraṅkuśāḥ || 63 || candramā balavāṃstuṣṭo yeṣāṃ bhāgyavatāṃ bhṛgo || teṣāṃ tārāgaṇā ruṣṭāḥ kiṃ kurvaṃti ca durbalāḥ||64|| yasmai tuṣṭaḥ pālayati naradevo mahānsukhī || tasya kiṃ vā kariṣyanti ruṣṭā bhṛtyāśca durbalāḥ||65|| ityuktvā pārvatī tuṣṭā dattvā rāmāya cāśiṣam || jagāmāntaḥpuraṃ tūrṇaṃ harṣaśabdo babhūva ha ||66|| stotraṃ vai kāṇvaśākhoktaṃ pūjākāle ca yaḥ paṭhet || yātrākāle tathā prātarvācchitārthaṃ labheddhruvam ||67|| putrārthī labhate putraṃ kanyārthī kanyakāṃ labhet || vidyārthī labhate vidyāṃ prajārthī cāpnuyātprajāḥ || bhraṣṭarājyo labhedrājyaṃ naṣṭavitto dhanaṃ labhet ||68|| yasya ruṣṭo gururdevo rājā vā bāndhavo'thavā || tasmai tuṣṭaśca varadaḥ stotrarājaprasādataḥ || 69 || dasyugrastaḥ phaṇigrastaśśatrugrasto bhayānakaḥ || vyādhigrasto bhavenmuktaḥ stotrasmaraṇamātrataḥ || || 3.45.70 || rājadvāre śmaśāne ca kārāgāre ca bandhane || jalarāśau nimagnaśca muktastatsmṛtimātrataḥ ||71|| svāmibhede putrabhede mitrabhede ca dāruṇe || stotrasmaraṇamātreṇa vāñchitārthaṃ labheddhruvam || 72 || kṛtvā haviṣyaṃ varṣaṃ ca stotrarājaṃ śṛṇoti yā || bhaktyā durgāṃ ca sampūjya mahāvandhyā prasūyate || 73 || labhate sā divyaputraṃ jñāninaṃ cirajīvinam || asaubhāgyā ca saubhāgyaṃ ṣaṇmāsaśravaṇāllabhet ||74|| navamāsaṃ kākavandhyā mṛtavatsā ca bhaktitaḥ || stotrarājaṃ yā śṛṇoti sā putraṃ labhate dhruvam ||72|| kanyāmātā putrahīnā pañcamāsaṃ śṛṇoti yā || ghaṭe sampūjya durgāṃ ca sā putraṃ labhate dhruvam || 76 || iti śrībrahmavaivartte mahāpurāṇe tṛtīye gaṇapatikhaṇḍe nāradanārāyaṇasaṃvāde paraśurāmakṛtadurgāstotraṃ nāma pañcacatvāriṃśattamo'dhyāyaḥ || 45 ||

English translation

Prayers to Durg3 by Para^urama NarSyana said - Thus making Parvatl understand the reality, Vis^iu spoke to Parasurama the words which were beneficial, truthful, appropriate and could result in pleasure, Visnu said - O Parasurama, according to the Vedas, you are truly a culprit because inspite of Siva remaining present on the scene you have broken the tusk of Ganes'a.

Therefore, you recite the prayer according to Kanvasakha in favour of Ganapati and Durga, the mother of the universe.

wrat w 3fia'4fyKif?m'!{!i Because she happens to be the extreme intelligence of lord Krsna and in case of her getting annoyed with you, you will be deprived of all your wisdom.

She is all powerful and represents the strength of the universe; even lord Krsna becomes powerful because of her strength alone.

jpm wr ■?i2Fc3Tsqxii Even Brahma is unable to resort to his creation without her strength. All of us including Brahma, Visnu and Siva have emerged out of her.

O Brahmana, at the time when the gods were over-powered by the demons, she emerged out of the tejas of all the gods.

She destroyed the demons at the command of lord Krsna and restored the gods to their original status. Because of the tapas of Daksa, she was bom as his daughter from his wife.

She became the spouse of Siva and because of the denouncement of her husband, she ended her body bom out of Daksa. Thereafter she was bom of the wife of Himalaya.

She then performed tapas for a long time and achieved Siva, the teacher of the great teachers as her husband and after serving Siva, she achieved Ganapati as her son who happens to be the amsa of Krsna.

O child, the one who is always adored by you, are you not aware of her? The same lord Krsna has appeared as the son of Girija.

Therefore you offer prayers to Durga, the beloved of Siva, meekly with folded hands. Siva is the bestower of welfare, devoted to Siva, the form of the seed of Siva and the goddess of Siva, you adore Parvati by reciting the stotra composed by Siva which was composed by him at the time of the killing of Tripura under the influence of Brahma.

O NSrada, thus speaking that dwarfish boy at once left for Visnuloka. After the departure of the lord, reciting the name of the lord, Parasurama started offering prayers to Parvati which were given to him by Visnu and could remove all obstructions and was the cause of dharma, artha, kdma and moksa.

After taking a bath with the auspicious water of the Gahga and bowing his head, he offered salutation to the teacher of the gods and then clad himself in two washed clothes and performing dcamana, he bowed in reverence getting emotional and his eyes were filled with tears. He prostrated before him and started adoring the Parasurama said - In the earlier times, in the Goloka when he was emerging out of body of lord Krsna at the time of creation you appeared on earth.

You have the lustre of crores of suns and are adorned with the best of ornaments and costumes. You are clad in the garments purified by the fire and wear a serene smile on your face; you are quite pleasant, youthful and decorated with vermilion. You are wearing the garland of jasmine flowers and you wear a beautiful hair-do on the head.

You have a beautiful figure, which is adorable.

You provide salvation to the truth seekers. Your immense beauty attracts lord Mahavispu and Brahma in an instant. At that point of time you start running with the children wearing a smile on your face. That is why the noble people achieve you in the form of Radha, though you happen to be the supreme goddess and Mnlaprakrti. Lord Krsna too getting afraid planted his seed in your womb.

As a result of this a great egg emerged out of your body and Mahavirat was bom out of it in whose hair-pits the innumerable globes are Lord Krsna while enjoying the dance with Radha took a deep sigh which resulted in the creation of the great wind and also Virat which became the base of the universe.

At that point of time out of sweat of the Virat, the water emerged. Ultimately the same Virat was converted into the vast expanse of water.

Thereafter you emerged in five forms. The one who happens to be the beloved and life-like of lord Krsna and is dearer to him than his own life, is called Radha by the ancient people. The one who is the great goddess of the Vedas and the creator of the Vedas, such an intellectual and auspicious goddess is known as SSvitrT. Being the goddess of all the fortunes and riches, you are quite peaceful in nature and because of that nature you are called Laksm!, the goddess who is white in complexion, is the mother of the noble people; being the goddess of learning she is called Sarasvatl. The one who is the goddess of intelligence and learning, besides being the strength of the universe and who also provides prosperity to all is called Sarvamahgala. You bestow all the welfare and are the cause for welfare being the form of prosperity.

Pleasantly you are the seed of all the prosperity in the universe, you are in fact the spouse of Siva known as Parvatl and you happen to be LaksmI with Narayana and with Brahma you happen to be Sarasvatl and Savitrl the mother of the Vedas, You happen to be Radha of Krsna who is complete in all respects, blissful and bestower of the bliss. All the wives of the gods emerged out of your rays alone.

You are the goddess of learning and the seed for all the ladies. You happen to be the shadow of the sun and Rohipl for the moon who attracts everyone. You happen to be IndranI of Indra, Rati of Kamadeva, VarunanI of Vanina, the beloved of the wind-god.

You happen to be Svaha, the beloved of Agni, Sundarl of Kubera, SusTla of Yama, KaitabI of Nairirta, ^asikala of Sankara, dear Satarupa of Manu, Devahtiti of Kardama, Arundhatl of Vasis tha, Lopamudra of Agastya, Aditi the mother of gods, Ahalya the Gautama besides being Vasundhara the best of all. O Ambika, all the sacred rivers like Gahga and TulasI have emerged from your rays, together with other You are the GrhalaksmI of the house-holder, RajalaksmI of the kings, the meditation of the tapasvis, Gayatrl of Br3hmanas, truthfulness of the noble people, quarrelsomeness of the wicked people, the flames of Nirguria, the strength of the lustre of the sun, the power of burning of the fire, coolness in water, glory in the moon, fragrance in the earth, the sound in the sky, hunger and thirst among the teachers, you happen to be thus the strength of all.

You happen to be the form of the seed in the universe, the memory of the wild people besides being intelligence and the divine knowledge.

Lord Krsna imparted the divine knowledge to Siva, as a result of which the latter became victorious over the death. You respect the same.

You happen to be the strength of BrahmS, Vis pu and Siva for creation, preservation and destruction. I bow in reverence to you.

Brahma was terrified because of the demons Madhu and Kaitabha. He started trembling and it is the goddess who relieved him of the danger and the One who was offered prayer by him, you happen to be the same. I offer my salutation to The goddess for whom lord Visnu prayed at the time of danger from Madhukaitabha, you happen to be the same, I offer my salutations to fTT: Tit n q The goddess who is adored by the gods after the chariot of ^iva fell at the time of the war with Tripura, I offer ray salutation to the same goddess, Visnu himself turned into the form of a bull and lifted up Siva. Thereafter Siva offered prayers to the goddess and killed Tripura, I offer my salutation to the same goddess.

With your command the wind blows, the sun always bums, Indra pours the rain and the fire bums, I offer my salutation to the same Durga.

At the command of whom Kala, the god of death, always roams about, I offer my salutation to the same Durga. At your command the creator creates the universe, Vispu preserves it and Siva destroys it, I offer my salutation to the same goddess Durga.

Lord Krspa, is the form of the flame and is invisible but he is unable to resort to the creation without the goddess. I, therefore, bow in reverence to the same goddess.

O mother of the universe, protect me and forgive me my sins. The mother never gets annoyed in case the children commit mischief.

Thus speaking and bowing in reverence to the goddess, Parasurama started crying. The goddess Durga was instantaneously pleased with him and granted him the boon.

She said, ”0 son you will be eternal. O son be composed and by the grace of all you will be victorious always in future.

Let the universal lord be pleased with you always and you remain devoted to lord Kfsna and lord ^iva who happens to be the bestower of welfare and your teacher.

Because to the one who is devoted to his teacher and the family god, no one can do any Becoming the devotee of lord Kr§na and the pupil of Siva, you are adoring the wife of the teacher, therefore who on earth can dare to kill The devotees of lord never have to face any unpleasantness. Those who are attached to other gods, are either not devoted to me or are O son of Bhrgu, the fortunate people with whom the moon gets pleased but the stars get annoyed, then what harm can the weak starts bring on him?

The one who is protected by the king wholeheartedly, enjoys the pleasure always.

Even if the servants get annoyed with him they cannot do any harm to him.

Thus speaking Parvatl delightfully blessed Paras'urama and retired to her inner apartment.

Thereafter, there was rejoicing everywhere.

This happens to be the prayer from the Kanvasakha and whosoever recites the same at the time of pUja, at thf time of journey or daily in the morning, surely gets his desires fulfilled.

felt iTsnijf ^rTSTpraniT: i jn fe^jp?Tfe fe3Ttferq;i disease, will get himself relieved with tlie reciting of the stotra. One gets freed from the royal court, the cremation ground, prison and fetters, besides the deep waters. All the desires of a person are fulfilled with the reciting of this stotra, inspite of opposition from the husband, son or the friends, such of the ladies who consuming the left-over of the yajna for a year and recite this stotra regularly or listens to it, performing the puja of Durga, they inspite of being completely barren get a child. She gets a well-read and a divine son having long life.

The one who listens to it for six months, earns all the fortunes by the grace of Durga. The one who is totally barren and the one who gives birth to dead infants, gets a son if she recites the stotra or listens to it, for nine months.

The one who listens to the best of the stotra surely achieves the son, the woman who gives birth only to daughters or the one having no son at all, if she listens to this stotra for five months and performs pujd of Durga consecrating the vase, she surely achieves a son.

The one who is desirous of a son will get a son, the one who is desirous of a daughter will get a daughter, the one who is desirous of learning will get learning, the one who is desirous of the people will get the people, the one who has lost his kingdom will get it back and the one who has lost his riches will get them back, the one, with whom the teacher, the king or the relatives get annoyed, he will make them all pleased with the reciting of the stotra. The one who is surrounded by thieves, bitten by a snake, surrounded by the enemies suffering from terrific

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