argalāstotraṃ · Chapter 1

athārgalāstotram
ॐ asya śrīargalāstotramantrasya viṣṇuṛṣiḥ anuṣṭupa chandaḥ śrīmahālakṣmīrdevatā śrījagadambāprītaye saptaśatīpāṭhāṅgatvena jape viniyogaḥ //
ॐ namaścaṇḍikāyai //
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca
ॐ jayantī maṅgalā kālī bhadrakālī kapālinī /
durgā kṣamā śivā dhātrī svāhā svadhā namo'stute

jaya tvaṃ devi cāmuṇḍe jaya bhūtārtihāriṇi /
jaya sarvagate devi kālarātri namo'stute

madhukaiṭabhavidrāvividhātṛvarade namaḥ /
rupaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi

mahiṣāsuranirṇāśi bhaktānāṃ sukhade namaḥ /
rupaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi

raktabījavadhe devi caṇḍamuṇḍavināśini /
rupaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi

śumbhasyaiva niśumbhasya dhūmrākṣasya ca mardini /
rupaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi

vanditāṅaghriyuge devi sarvasaubhāgyadāyini /
rupaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi

cintyarupacarite sarvaśatruvināśini /
rupaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi

natebhyaḥ sarvadā bhaktyā caṇḍike duritāṣahe /
rupaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi

stuvadabhyo bhaktipūrvaṃ tvāṃ caṇḍike vyādhināśini /
rupaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi

caṇḍike satataṃ ye tvāmarcayantīha bhaktitaḥ /
rupaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi

dehi saubhāgyaṃmārogyaṃ dehi me paramaṃ sukham /
rupaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi

vidhehi dviṣatāṃ nāśaṃ vidhehi balamuccakaiḥ /
rupaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi

vidhehi devi kalyāṇaṃ vidhehi paramāṃ śriyam /
rupaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi

surāsuraśiroratnanighṛṣṭacaraṇe'mbike /
rupaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi

vidyāvantaṃ yaśasvantaṃ lakṣmīvantaṃ janaṃ kuru /
rupaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi

pracaṇḍadaityadarpaghne caṇḍike praṇatāya me /
rupaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi

caturbhuje caturvaktrasaṃstute parameśvari /
rupaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi

kṛṣṇena saṃstute devi śaśvadbhaktyā sadāmbike /
rupaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi

himācalasutānāthasaṃstute parameśvari /
rupaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi

indrāṇīpatisadbhāvapūjite parameśvari /
rupaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi

devi pracaṇḍadordaṇḍadaityadarpavināśini /
rupaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi

devi bhaktajanoddāmadattānandodaye'mbike /
rupaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi

patnīṃ manoramāṃ dehi manovṛttānusāriṇīm /
tāriṇīṃ durgasaṃsārasāgarasya kulodbhavām

idaṃ stotraṃ paṭhitvā tu mahāstotraṃ paṭhennaraḥ /
sa tu saptaśatīsaṃkhyāvaramāpnoti sampadām