Author: Markandeya
dhyaanaM
OM baMdhooka kaaMcananibhaM ruciraakShamaalaaM
paaSaaMkuSau ca varadaaM nijabaahudaMDaiH |
bibhraaNamiMdu SakalaabharaNaaM trinEtraaM-
ardhaaMbikESamaniSaM vapuraaSrayaami ||
raajOuvaaca||1||
vicitramidamaakhyaataM bhagavan bhavataa mama |
dEvyaaScaritamaahaatmyaM rakta beejavadhaaSritam || 2||
bhooyaScEcCaamyahaM SrOtuM raktabeejE nipaatitE |
cakaara SumbhO yatkarma niSumbhaScaatikOpanaH ||3||
RuShiruvaaca ||4||
cakaara kOpamatulaM raktabeejE nipaatitE|
SumbhaasurO niSumbhaSca hatEShvanyEShu caahavE ||5||
hanyamaanaM mahaasainyaM vilOkyaamarShamudvahan|
abhyadaavanniSumbOtha mukhyayaasura sEnayaa ||6||
tasyaagratastathaa pRuShThE paarSvayOSca mahaasuraaH
sandaShTauShThapuTaaH kruddhaa hantuM dEveemupaayayuH ||7||
aajagaama mahaaveeryaH SumbhOpi svabalairvRutaH|
nihantuM caNDikaaM kOpaatkRutvaa yuddaM tu maatRubhiH ||8||
tatO yuddhamateevaaseeddEvyaa SumbhaniSumbhayOH|
SaravarShamateevOgraM mEghayOriva varShatOH ||9||
cicCEdaastaanCaraaMstaabhyaaM caNDikaa svaSarOtkaraiH|
taaDayaamaasa caangEShu SastraughairasurESvarau ||10||
niSumbhO niSitaM khaDgaM carma caadaaya suprabham|
ataaDayanmoordhni siMhaM dEvyaa vaahanamuttamam||11||
taaDitE vaahanE dEvee kShura prENaasimuttamam|
SumbhasyaaSu cicCEda carma caapyaShTa candrakam ||12||
CinnE carmaNi khaDgE ca SaktiM cikShEpa sOsuraH|
taamapyasya dvidhaa cakrE cakrENaabhimukhaagataam||13||
kOpaadhmaatO niSumbhOtha SoolaM jagraaha daanavaH|
aayaataM muShThipaatEna dEvee taccaapyacoorNayat||14||
aaviddhyaatha gadaaM sOpi cikShEpa caNDikaaM prati|
saapi dEvyaas triSoolEna bhinnaa bhasmatvamaagataa||15||
tataH paraSuhastaM tamaayaantaM daityapungavaM|
aahatya dEvee baaNaughairapaatayata bhootalE||16||
tasminni patitE bhoomau niSumbhE bheemavikramE|
bhraataryateeva saMkruddhaH prayayau hantumambikaam||17||
sa rathasthastathaatyucCai rgRuheetaparamaayudhaiH|
bhujairaShTaabhiratulai rvyaapyaa SEShaM babhau nabhaH||18||
tamaayaantaM samaalOkya dEvee Sankhamavaadayat|
jyaaSabdaM caapi dhanuSha Scakaaraateeva duHsaham||19||
poorayaamaasa kakubhO nijaghaNTaa svanEna ca|
samastadaityasainyaanaaM tEjOvadhavidhaayinaa||20||
tataH siMhO mahaanaadai styaajitEbhamahaamadaiH|
purayaamaasa gaganaM gaaM tathaiva diSO daSa||21||
tataH kaaLee samutpatya gaganaM kShmaamataaDayat|
karaabhyaaM tanninaadEna praaksvanaastE tirOhitaaH||22||
aTTaaTTahaasamaSivaM Sivadootee cakaara ha|
vaiH SabdairasuraastrEsuH SumbhaH kOpaM paraM yayau||23||
duraatmaM stiShTa tiShThEti vyaaja haaraambikaa yadaa|
tadaa jayEtyabhihitaM dEvairaakaaSa saMsthitaiH||24||
SumbhEnaagatya yaa Saktirmuktaa jvaalaatibheeShaNaa|
aayaantee vahnikooTaabhaa saa nirastaa mahOlkayaa||25||
siMhanaadEna Sumbhasya vyaaptaM lOkatrayaantaram|
nirghaataniHsvanO ghOrO jitavaanavaneepatE||26||
SumbhamuktaanCaraandEvee SumbhastatprahitaanCaraan|
cicCEda svaSarairugraiH SataSOtha sahasraSaH||27||
tataH saa caNDikaa kruddhaa SoolEnaabhijaghaana tam|
sa tadaabhi hatO bhoomau moorCitO nipapaata ha||28||
tatO niSumbhaH sampraapya cEtanaamaattakaarmukaH|
aajaghaana SarairdEveeM kaaLeeM kEsariNaM tathaa||29||
punaSca kRutvaa baahunaamayutaM danujESvaraH|
cakraayudhEna ditijaScaadayaamaasa caNDikaam||30||
tatO bhagavatee kruddhaa durgaadurgaarti naaSinee|
cicCEda dEvee cakraaNi svaSaraiH saayakaaMSca taan||31||
tatO niSumbhO vEgEna gadaamaadaaya caNDikaam|
abhyadhaavata vai hantuM daitya sEnaasamaavRutaH||32||
tasyaapatata EvaaSu gadaaM cicCEda caNDikaa|
khaDgEna SitadhaarENa sa ca SoolaM samaadadE||33||
SoolahastaM samaayaantaM niSumbhamamaraardanam|
hRudi vivyaadha SoolEna vEgaaviddhEna caNDikaa||34||
khinnasya tasya SoolEna hRudayaanniHsRutOparaH|
mahaabalO mahaaveeryastiShThEti puruShO vadan||35||
tasya niShkraamatO dEvee prahasya svanavattataH|
SiraScicCEda khaDgEna tatOsaavapatadbhuvi||36||
tataH siMhaSca khaadOgra daMShTraakShuNNaSirOdharaan|
asuraaM staaMstathaa kaaLee Sivadootee tathaaparaan||37||
kaumaaree SaktinirbhinnaaH kEcinnESurmahaasuraaH
brahmaaNee mantrapootEna tOyEnaanyE niraakRutaaH||38||
maahESvaree triSoolEna bhinnaaH pEtustathaaparE|
vaaraaheetuNDaghaatEna kEciccoorNee kRutaa bhuvi||39||
khaNDaM khaNDaM ca cakrENa vaiShNavyaa daanavaaH kRutaaH|
vajrENa caindree hastaagra vimuktEna tathaaparE||40||
kEcidvinESurasuraaH kEcinnaShTaamahaahavaat|
bhakShitaaScaaparE kaaLeeSivadhootee mRugaadhipaiH||41||
|| svasti Sree maarkaNDEya puraaNE saavarnikE manvantarE dEvi mahatmyE niSumbhavadhOnaama navamOdhyaaya samaaptam ||
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OM kleeM jayaMtee saaMgaayai saSaktikaayai saparivaaraayai savaahanaayai mahaahutiM samarpayaami namaH svaahaa ||