Argala Stotram

argalāstotram .. oṃ asya śrīargalāstotramantrasya viṣṇurṛṣiḥ, anuṣṭup chandaḥ, śrīmahālakṣmīrdevatā śrījagadambāprītaye saptaśatīpāṭhāṅgatvena jape viniyogaḥ| .. śrī.. śrīcaṇḍikādhyānam oṃ bandhūkakusumābhāsāṃ pañcamuṇḍādhivāsinīm . sphuraccandrakalāratnamukuṭāṃ muṇḍamālinīm .. trinetrāṃ raktavasanāṃ pīnonnataghaṭastanīm . pustakaṃ cākṣamālāṃ ca varaṃ cābhayakaṃ kramāt .. dadhatīṃ saṃsmarennityamuttarāmnāyamānitām . athavā yā caṇḍī madhukaiṭabhādidaityadalanī yā māhiṣonmūlinī yā dhūmrekṣaṇacaṇḍamuṇḍamathanī yā raktabījāśanī . śaktiḥ śumbhaniśumbhadaityadalanī yā siddhidātrī parā sā devī navakoṭimūrtisahitā māṃ pātu viśveśvarī .. atha argalāstotram oṃ namaśvaṇḍikāyai mārkaṇḍeya uvāca . oṃ jaya tvaṃ devi cāmuṇḍe jaya bhūtāpahāriṇi . jaya sarvagate devi kālarātri namo'stu te .. 1.. jayantī maṅgalā kālī bhadrakālī kapālinī . durgā śivā kṣamā dhātrī svāhā svadhā namo'stu te .. 2.. madhukaiṭabhavidhvaṃsi vidhātṛvarade namaḥ . rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi .. 3.. mahiṣāsuranirnāśi bhaktānāṃ sukhade namaḥ . rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi .. 4.. dhūmranetravadhe devi dharmakāmārthadāyini . rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi .. 5.. raktabījavadhe devi caṇḍamuṇḍavināśini . rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi .. 6.. niśumbhaśumbhanirnāśi trilokyaśubhade namaḥ . rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi .. 7.. vanditāṅghriyuge devi sarvasaubhāgyadāyini . rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi .. 8.. acintyarūpacarite sarvaśatruvināśini . rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi .. 9.. natebhyaḥ sarvadā bhaktyā cāparṇe duritāpahe . rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi .. 10.. stuvadbhyo bhaktipūrvaṃ tvāṃ caṇḍike vyādhināśini . rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi .. 11.. caṇḍike satataṃ yuddhe jayanti pāpanāśini . rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi .. 12.. dehi saubhāgyamārogyaṃ dehi devi paraṃ sukham . rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi .. 13.. vidhehi devi kalyāṇaṃ vidhehi vipulāṃ śriyam . rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi .. 14.. vidhehi dviṣatāṃ nāśaṃ vidhehi balamuccakaiḥ . rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi .. 15.. surāsuraśiroratnanighṛṣṭacaraṇe'mbike . rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi .. 16.. vidyāvantaṃ yaśasvantaṃ lakṣmīvantañca māṃ kuru . rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi .. 17.. devi pracaṇḍadordaṇḍadaityadarpaniṣūdini . rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi .. 18.. pracaṇḍadaityadarpaghne caṇḍike praṇatāya me . rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi .. 19.. caturbhuje caturvaktrasaṃsute parameśvari . rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi .. 20.. kṛṣṇena saṃstute devi śaśvadbhaktyā sadāmbike . rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi .. 21.. himācalasutānāthasaṃstute parameśvari . rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi .. 22.. indrāṇīpatisadbhāvapūjite parameśvari . rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi .. 23.. devi bhaktajanoddāmadattānandodaye'mbike . rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi .. 24.. bhāryāṃ manoramāṃ dehi manovṛttānusāriṇīm . rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi .. 25.. tāriṇi durgasaṃsārasāgarasyācalodbhave . rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi .. 26.. idaṃ stotraṃ paṭhitvā tu mahāstotraṃ paṭhennaraḥ . saptaśatīṃ samārādhya varamāpnoti durlabham .. 27.. .. iti śrīmārkaṇḍeyapurāṇe argalāstotraṃ samāptam .. ṭippaṇī mārkaṇḍeya uvāca | “brahman kena prakāreṇa durgāmāhātmyamuttamaṃ | śīghraṃ siddhyati tatsarvvaṃ kathayasva mahāprabho || brahmovāca | argalaṃ kīlakañcādau paṭhitvā kavacaṃ paṭhet | japet saptaśatīṃ paścāt krama eṣa śivoditaḥ || argalaṃ duritaṃ hanti kīlakaṃ phaladaṃ tathā | kavacaṃ rakṣate nityaṃ caṇḍikā tritayaṃ diśet || argalaṃ hṛdaye yasya sa cānargalavāk sadā | kīlakaṃ hṛdaye yasya vaśakīlitamānasaḥ || kavacaṃ hṛdaye yasya sa vajrahṛdayaḥ khalu | brahmaṇā nirmmitaṃ pūrvvaṃ viniścityāpi cetasā” || - śabdakalpadrumaḥ yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi sādhanākāle ye svābhāvikavṛttayaḥ parivartanataḥ dveṣaṃ kurvanti (yathā mṛtyoḥ bhayaḥ), somayāge teṣāṃ parivartanāya acchāvākasaṃjñakaḥ ṛtvik uttaradāyī bhavati| tāṇḍyabrāhmaṇe 25.18.4 yaśaḥ acchāvākaḥ ṛtvik asti, iti ullekhamasti| ayaṃ saṃketamasti yat acchāvākasya yaśena saha kopi pragāḍhasambandhaḥ asti| yaśasya pūrvarūpaṃ yakṣaḥ asti, iti pratīyate| yakṣa arthāt acetanacetanāyāḥ bhadracetanāyāṃ rūpāntaraṇam| yakṣasya kāryaṃ virūpa athavā arūpa sthititaḥ rūpaprāptiḥ api asti| yadi argalā arkalāśabdasya parokṣaṃ rūpamasti, tarhi arkaśabdopari ṭippaṇī paṭhanīyamasti|