Prachanda Chandika Stavaraja
The Prachanda Chandika Stavaraja is a devotional hymn that praises the formidable aspects of Goddess Chinnamasta, invoking her fierce energy for protection and empowerment.
दशमहाविद्या स्तोत्राणि
ānandayitri paramēśvari vēdagarbhē mātaḥ purandarapurāntaralabdhanētrē
O Supreme Goddess, who delights in the Vedic essence,
आनन्दयित्रि परमेश्वरि वेदगर्भे
lakṣmīmaśēṣajagatāṁ paribhāvayantaḥ santō bhajanti bhavatīṁ dhanadēśalabdhyai
Mother with eyes like the city of Purandara,
मातः पुरन्दरपुरान्तरलब्धनेत्रे । लक्ष्मीमशेषजगतां परिभावयन्तः
lajjānugāṁ vimalavidrumakāntikāntāṁ kāntānurāgarasikāḥ paramēśvari tvām
You who bestow wealth upon all beings,
सन्तो भजन्ति भवतीं धनदेशलब्ध्यै ॥ १ ॥
yē bhāvayanti manasā manujāsta ētē sīmantinībhiraniśaṁ paribhāvyamānāḥ
Devotees worship You for the attainment of riches.
लज्जानुगां विमलविद्रुमकान्तिकान्तां
māyāmayīṁ nikhilapātakakōṭikūṭa- -vidrāviṇīṁ bhr̥śamasaṁśayinō bhajanti
You, who are adorned with the purity of the red coral,
कान्तानुरागरसिकाः परमेश्वरि त्वाम् । ये भावयन्ति मनसा मनुजास्त एते
tvāṁ padmasundaratanuṁ taruṇāruṇāsyāṁ pāśāṅkuśābhayavarādyakarāṁ varāstraiḥ
O Goddess, who is the object of affection for all lovers,
सीमन्तिनीभिरनिशं परिभाव्यमानाः ॥ २ ॥
tē tarkakarkaśadhiyaḥ śrutiśāstraśilpai- -śchandō:'bhiśōbhitamukhāḥ sakalāgamajñāḥ
Those who contemplate You with their minds,
मायामयीं निखिलपातककोटिकूट-
sarvajñalabdhavibhavāḥ kumudēnduvarṇāṁ yē vāgbhavē ca bhavatīṁ paribhāvayanti
Are always revered by the married women.
-विद्राविणीं भृशमसंशयिनो भजन्ति । त्वां पद्मसुन्दरतनुं तरुणारुणास्यां
vajrapaṇunnahr̥dayā samayadruhastē vairōcanē madanamandiragāsyamātaḥ
They worship You, the embodiment of illusion,
पाशाङ्कुशाभयवराद्यकरां वरास्त्रैः ॥ ३ ॥
māyādvayānugatavigrahabhūṣitā:'si divyāstravahnivanitānugatā:'si dhanyē
Who dispels the multitude of sins.
ते तर्ककर्कशधियः श्रुतिशास्त्रशिल्पै-
vr̥ttatrayāṣṭadalavahnipuraḥsarasya mārtaṇḍamaṇḍalagatāṁ paribhāvayanti
You, of the beautiful lotus-like form,
-श्छन्दोऽभिशोभितमुखाः सकलागमज्ञाः । सर्वज्ञलब्धविभवाः कुमुदेन्दुवर्णां
yē vahnikūṭasadr̥śīṁ maṇipūrakānta- -stē kālakaṇṭakaviḍambanacañcavaḥ syuḥ
With a youthful, rosy face,
ये वाग्भवे च भवतीं परिभावयन्ति ॥ ४ ॥
kālāgarubhramaracandanakuṇḍagōla- -khaṇḍairanaṅgamadanōdbhavamādanībhiḥ
Holding the noose and goad, and bestowing fearlessness,
वज्रपणुन्नहृदया समयद्रुहस्ते
sindūrakuṅkumapaṭīrahimairvidhāya sanmaṇḍalaṁ taduparīha yajēnmr̥ḍānīm
Those who are harsh in logic and skilled in the scriptures,
वैरोचने मदनमन्दिरगास्यमातः । मायाद्वयानुगतविग्रहभूषिताऽसि
cañcattaḍinmihirakōṭikarāṁ vicēlā- -mudyatkabandharudhirāṁ dvibhujāṁ trinētrām
With faces adorned by the Vedic meters,
दिव्यास्त्रवह्निवनितानुगताऽसि धन्ये ॥ ५ ॥
vāmē vikīrṇakacaśīrṣakarē parē tā- -mīḍē paraṁ paramakartrikayā samētām
Possessing all knowledge and wealth,
वृत्तत्रयाष्टदलवह्निपुरःसरस्य
kāmēśvarāṅganilayāṁ kalayā sudhāṁśō- -rvibhrājamānahr̥dayāmaparē smaranti
Those who contemplate You with their speech,
मार्तण्डमण्डलगतां परिभावयन्ति । ये वह्निकूटसदृशीं मणिपूरकान्त-
suptāhirājasadr̥śīṁ paramēśvarasthāṁ tvāmadrirājatanayē ca samānamānāḥ
Are free from the heart's afflictions and betrayals.
-स्ते कालकण्टकविडम्बनचञ्चवः स्युः ॥ ६ ॥
liṅgatrayōparigatāmapi vahnicakra- -pīṭhānugāṁ sarasijāsanasanniviṣṭām
O Mother of the Moon, residing in the abode of love,
कालागरुभ्रमरचन्दनकुण्डगोल-
suptāṁ prabōdhya bhavatīṁ manujā gurūkta- -huṅkāravāyuvaśibhirmanasā bhajanti
You are adorned with the essence of non-duality.
-खण्डैरनङ्गमदनोद्भवमादनीभिः । सिन्दूरकुङ्कुमपटीरहिमैर्विधाय
śubhrāsi śāntikakathāsu tathaiva pītā stambhē ripōratha ca śubhratarāsi mātaḥ
You are blessed, surrounded by divine weapons and flames,
सन्मण्डलं तदुपरीह यजेन्मृडानीम् ॥ ७ ॥
uccāṭanē:'pyasitakarmasukarmaṇi tvaṁ saṁsēvyasē sphaṭikakāntiranantacārē
Those who contemplate the threefold activities of existence,
चञ्चत्तडिन्मिहिरकोटिकरां विचेला-
tvāmutpalairmadhuyutairmadhunōpanītai- -rgavyaiḥ payōvilulitaiḥ śatamēva kuṇḍē
Are like the sun in the sky,
-मुद्यत्कबन्धरुधिरां द्विभुजां त्रिनेत्राम् । वामे विकीर्णकचशीर्षकरे परे ता-
sājyaiśca tōṣayati yaḥ puruṣastrisandhyaṁ ṣaṇmāsatō bhavati śakrasamō hi bhūmau
They who resemble the peaks of fire,
-मीडे परं परमकर्त्रिकया समेताम् ॥ ८ ॥
jāgratsvapannapi śivē tava mantrarāja- -mēvaṁ vicintayati yō manasā vidhijñaḥ
Will be like the thorns of time.
कामेश्वराङ्गनिलयां कलया सुधांशो-
saṁsārasāgarasamr̥ddharaṇē vahitraṁ citraṁ na bhūtajananē:'pi jagatsu puṁsaḥ
With the dust of sandalwood from the bumblebees,
-र्विभ्राजमानहृदयामपरे स्मरन्ति । सुप्ताहिराजसदृशीं परमेश्वरस्थां
iyaṁ vidyā vandyā hariharaviriñciprabhr̥tibhiḥ purārātērantaḥ puramidamagamyaṁ paśujanaiḥ
Creating a sacred circle above,
त्वामद्रिराजतनये च समानमानाः ॥ ९ ॥
sudhāmandānandaiḥ paśupatisamānavyasanibhiḥ sudhāsēvyaiḥ sadbhirgurucaraṇasaṁsāracaturaiḥ
I offer my worship to You,
लिङ्गत्रयोपरिगतामपि वह्निचक्र-
kuṇḍē vā maṇḍalē vā śuciratha manunā bhāvayatyēva mantrī saṁsthāpyōccairjuhōti prasavasuphaladaiḥ padmapālāśakānām
With the light of the sun and the moon,
-पीठानुगां सरसिजासनसन्निविष्टाम् । सुप्तां प्रबोध्य भवतीं मनुजा गुरूक्त-
haimaṁ kṣīraistilairvāṁ samadhukakusumairmālatībandhujātī- -śvētairabdhaṁ sakānāmapi varasamidhā sampadē sarvasiddhyai
And with the two-armed, three-eyed form of the Goddess.
-हुङ्कारवायुवशिभिर्मनसा भजन्ति ॥ १० ॥
andhaḥ sājyaṁ samāṁsaṁ dadhiyutamathavā yō:'nvahaṁ yāminīnāṁ madhyē dēvyai dadāti prabhavati gr̥hagā śrīramuṣyāvakhaṇḍā
On the left, with scattered hair and a crown, there is the supreme creator,
शुभ्रासि शान्तिककथासु तथैव पीता
ājyaṁ māṁsaṁ saraktaṁ tilayutamathavā taṇḍulaṁ pāyasaṁ vā hutvā māṁsaṁ trisandhyaṁ sa bhavati manujō bhūtibhirbhūtanāthaḥ
Gathered together with the supreme goddess of desire.
स्तम्भे रिपोरथ च शुभ्रतरासि मातः । उच्चाटनेऽप्यसितकर्मसुकर्मणि त्वं
idaṁ dēvyāḥ stōtram paṭhati manujō yastrisamayaṁ śucirbhūtvā viśvē bhavati dhanadō vāsavasamaḥ
In the abode of the Lord of Desire, the moon-like beauty,
संसेव्यसे स्फटिककान्तिरनन्तचारे ॥ ११ ॥
vaśā bhūpāḥ kāntā nikhilaripuhantuḥ suragaṇā bhavantyuccairvācō yadiha nanu māsaistribhirapi
They remember you, who shine with a heart that is beyond.
त्वामुत्पलैर्मधुयुतैर्मधुनोपनीतै-
iti śrīśaṅkarācāryaviracitaḥ pracaṇḍacaṇḍikāstavarājaḥ samāptaḥ
Like the sleeping king, resembling the supreme being,