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Kathyayani Sthuthi (devi stotra.91)
(Prayer
to Kathyayani)
By
Pandavas
Translated by
P.R.Ramachander
Kathyayani Sthuthi (devi stotra.91)
(Kathyayani is
a form of Durga who was born in the hermitage of Sage Kathyayana. This prayer is believed to be recited by the
Pandava princes before starting the Mahabharatha war.)
Kathyayani tridasa
vanditha pada padme,
Viswodhbhava sthithi
layaika nidhana roope,
Devi prachanda
dalini tripurari patni,
Durge praseedha
paramarthi hanthri. 1
Be pleased with us Oh.
Kathyayani,
Whose lotus feet is saluted
by thirty three devas*,
Who is the cause of birth, upkeep
and destruction of the world,
Who is the fierce destroyer
and consort of the destroyer of the three cities,
And who is the destroyer of
all sorrows of the world.
*Twelve Adhithyas(Suns), Nine
Vasus, Eleven Rudras and
Two Aswini Kumaras.
Thwam dushta
daithya vinipathakari sadaiva,
Dushta mohana kari
kila dukha hanthri,
Thwaam yo bhajediha
jaganmayi tham kadhapi,
No bhadathe bhavasu
dukhamachinthya roope. 2
You always destroy the bad
rakshasas,
You entice and charm all bad
ones,
You are the reducer of all
sorrows,
To those who praise you
always,
As the one who is spread in
the entire universe,
And so there are no
difficulties to face,
And no hurdles to cross to
your devotees.
Thwameva viswa
jananim pranipathya viswam,
Bramha
srujatyavathi, vishnurahothi shambhu,
Kale cha thaan srujami
pasi vihamsi matha,
Sthava
leelayaivanahi they asthi janai vinasa. 3
You are the mother of the
universe,
For arising from you, Brahma
creates it,
Vishnu looks after it and
Rudra destroys it,
And you create, give power
and destroy,
Them along with the wheel of
time,
Since they all are your
playful creations,
And you, yourself never ever
get destroyed
Thwam yai smrutha
samaramoordhni dukha hanthri,
Thesham thanuunnahi
viswanthi vipaksha bana,
Thesham sarasthu
para gathra nimagnapanga,
Prannan grasanthi
danujendra nipatha karthri. 4
You are being remembered as
the greatest warrior,
And destroyer of sorrows and
those warriors who,
Remember you are not hurt by
arrows of the enemy,
And their own arrows sink in
their enemy and steal their life,
Oh the cause of destruction
of kings of rakshasas.
Yasthvan manum
japathi ghora rane sudurge,
Pasyanthi kala
sadrusam kila tham vipaksha,
Thwam yasya vai
jayakari khalu thasya vakthradh,
Brahmaksharathmaka
manusthwa nisarecha. 5
He who meditates on you in
fierce battle,
Oh good Durga, are seen as
God of death,
By their enemies and you
ensure victory,
To them who continuously
chant the holy letter of your name.
Thwam asrayanthi
parameshshwari ye bhayeshu,
Thesham bhayam
naahi bhedhiha vaa parathra,
Thebhyo bhayadhihasdhoorath
eva druhta,
Sthastha palayana
parascha disho dravanthi. 6
Oh Greatest Goddess, those
who seek refuge in you,
Are not bothered by fears for
now and for ever,
Of the cunning and crooked in
the battle,
As you make the enemies run
away in different directions.
Poorvai surasurena
sura nayakashwam,
Samprarthayanna
sura vrundamupajagaana,
Ramopi rakshasa
kulam nijaghana thadwa,
Thath sevana drutha
ihasthi jayo na chaiva. 7
In olden days in the war
between devas and asuras,
Indra prayed you for victory
and won,
Rama also prayed you and destroyed the asuras,
And so we do not expect any
victory without a prayer to you.
Thathwam bhajami
jayadham jagadheka vandhyam,
Viswasrayam hari
virinchi susevya padam,
Thwam no videhi
vijayam thwadanugrahena,
Shatrunnipathya
samara vijayam labhama. 8
We pray to you who is the
only one,
Granting victory and who is also the,
Refuge of the entire
universe,
And whose holy feet are
worshipped,
By Lord Vishnu and Lord
Brahma,
With a request to bless us
with victory,
For only with your mercy,
We can attain victory by
making our enemies fall.
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