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MahiṣāsuramardinīStotram
Composer - Śri Rāmakrṣna Kavi

Popularised by Śrī Anantarāma Dikshitar Sengalipuram Anantarama(2 August 1903-30 October 1969)
(प्रातः-स्मरणीयः/ प्रातः-स्मरणयोग्यः).

A great kathākār in the south. Used to do kathā on Rāmāyaṇam and Śrimad Bhāgavatam).

॥ महिषासुरमर्दिनिस्तोत्रम् ॥

अयि गिरिनन्दिनि नन्दितमेदिनि विश्वविनोदिनि नन्दनुते
गिरिवरविन्ध्यशिरोधिनिवासिनि विष्णुविलासिनि जिष्णुनुते |
भगवति हे शितिकण्ठकुटुम्बिनि भूरिकुटुम्बिनि भूरिकृते
जय जय हे महिषासुरमर्दिनि रम्यकपर्दिनि शैलसुते ॥१॥

O, Daughter of the mountain!, delighter of the earth, the enlivener of the universe, O thou! The daughter of Nanda! (She was born as Mahāmāyā to Nanda, and vanished when Kaṃsa wanted to kill her), who dwells on the peak of the great Vindhyas, the delighter of Viṣṇu!..........

(i) Her brother, since she was born as Mahāmāyā to Nanda
ii) Again in Minākṣī-Kalyāṇam, her brother Viṣṇu gives her away in marriage to Somasundara i.e. Śiva),
the adored of Indra. O! Who possesses all the six bhagas, Who is the consort of the Lord with the blue neck (Śiva)

Who has several families (since all the families in the world are Hers), Who does good to her family.

All glory to Thee, the repressor of the demon Mahiṣa, Who is decked with beautifully braided hair, Who is the daughter of the mountain. (1)

Astabhujā on the outer panel of Baitāḷa deuḷa or Vaitāḷa deuḷa (Odia: ବଇତାଳ ଦେଉଳ, Devnagari:वैताळ देउळ), an 8th-century temple of typical Khākara style dedicated to Goddess Chāmundā located in Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Odisha.

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

(O, Goddess),
Who showers boons on the devas,
Who punishes those who are undisciplined,
Who tolerates ugly-faced ogres,
Who rejoices in Herself (knowing herself to be everything), Who nourishes the three worlds,
Who pleases Lord Siva,
Who removes the effect of wrong-doings,

Who rejoices with the holy sound (with the sound of Om and/or of the Vedas),
Who is angry on the progenies of demon Danu,
Who is angry with the sons of Diti (the sons of Diti are the daityas, hence),
Who destroys those intoxicated with pride,
Who is the daughter of the Ocean...

All glory to Thee, the repressor of the demon Mahiṣa (mahiṣāsuramardini!), Who is decked with beautifully braided hair (ramyakapardini!), Who is the daughter of the mountain (śailasute!). (2)

अयि जगदम्ब मदम्ब कदम्बवनप्रियवासिनि हासरते
शिखरिशिरोमणितुङ्गहिमालयशृङ्गनिजालयमध्यगते
(one word)|
मधुमधुरे मधुकैटभगञ्जिनि कैटभभञ्जिनि रासरते
जय जय हेमहिषासुरमर्दिनि रम्यकपर्दिनि शैलसुते ॥३ ॥

O, Mother of the entire world!, my Mother!,
Who loves to dwell in the forest of Kadamba trees,
Who is always smiling,
Who lives in her own dwelling amidst the top peak of the great Himālayas,
Who is sweet like honey,
Who keeps the treasures of Madhu and Kaiṭabha........

Who is the killer of Kaiṭabha,
Who revels in Rāsa-dance.
All glory to Thee, the repressor of the demon Mahiṣa, Who is decked with beautifully braided hair (ramyakapardini),
Who is the daughter of the mountain (śailasute!). (3)