Goddess Chandi

devī māhātmyaṃ kīlaka stotram

(Devi Mahatmyam Kilaka Stotram in English (IAST))

From Markandeya Purana

The Kilaka Stotram is a vital component of the Durga Saptashati, found within the Markandeya Purana. As the name suggests, it acts as a 'pin' or 'key' that unlocks the spiritual potency of the Devi Mahatmyam. By neutralizing obstacles and removing the seal on the powerful mantras contained within the text, it allows the devotee to receive the full blessings of Goddess Chandi. Reciting this stotra with devotion is believed to clear mental confusion, grant profound wisdom, and provide protection against malevolent forces, ultimately leading the seeker toward spiritual liberation and divine grace.

asya śrī kīlaka stotra mahā mantrasya | śiva ṛṣiḥ | anuṣṭup chandaḥ | mahāsarasvatī devatā | mantrodita devyo bījam | navārṇo mantraśakti|śrī sapta śatī mantra statvaṃ srī jagadambā prītyarthe saptaśatī pāṭhāṅgatvaena jape viniyogaḥ |
oṃ namaścaṇḍikāyai
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca
oṃ viśuddha jñānadehāya trivedī divyacakṣuṣe |
śreyaḥ prāpti nimittāya namaḥ somārtha dhāriṇe ||1||
sarvameta dvijānīyānmantrāṇāpi kīlakam |
so'pi kṣemamavāpnoti satataṃ jāpya tatparaḥ ||2||
siddhyantuccāṭanādīni karmāṇi sakalānyapi |
etena stuvatāṃ devīṃ stotravṛndena bhaktitaḥ ||3||
na mantro nauṣadhaṃ tasya na kiñci dapi vidhyate |
vinā jāpyaṃ na siddhyettu sarva muccāṭanādikam ||4||
samagrāṇyapi setsyanti lokaśajñkā mimāṃ haraḥ |
kṛtvā nimantrayāmāsa sarva meva midaṃ śubham ||5||
stotraṃvai caṇḍikāyāstu tacca guhyaṃ cakāra saḥ |
samāpnoti sapuṇyena tāṃ yathāvannimantraṇāṃ ||6||
sopi'kṣema mavāpnoti sarva meva na saṃśayaḥ |
kṛṣṇāyāṃ vā caturdaśyāṃ aṣṭamyāṃ vā samāhitaḥ||6||
dadāti pratigṛhṇāti nānya thaiṣā prasīdati |
itthaṃ rūpeṇa kīlena mahādevena kīlitam| ||8||
yo niṣkīlāṃ vidhāyaināṃ caṇḍīṃ japati nitya śaḥ |
sa siddhaḥ sa gaṇaḥ so'tha gandharvo jāyate dhruvam ||9||
na caivā pāṭavaṃ tasya bhayaṃ kvāpi na jāyate |
nāpa mṛtyu vaśaṃ yāti mṛteca mokṣamāpnuyāt||10||
jñātvāprārabhya kurvīta hyakurvāṇo vinaśyati |
tato jñātvaiva sampūrnaṃ idaṃ prārabhyate budhaiḥ ||11||
saubhāgyādica yatkiñcid dṛśyate lalanājane |
tatsarvaṃ tatprasādena tena japyamidaṃ śubhaṃ ||12||
śanaistu japyamāne'smin stotre sampattiruccakaiḥ|
bhavatyeva samagrāpi tataḥ prārabhyamevatat ||13||
aiśvaryaṃ tatprasādena saubhāgyārogyamevacaḥ |
śatruhāniḥ paro mokṣaḥ stūyate sāna kiṃ janai ||14||
caṇdikāṃ hṛdayenāpi yaḥ smaret satataṃ naraḥ |
hṛdyaṃ kāmamavāpnoti hṛdi devī sadā vaset ||15||
agrato'muṃ mahādeva kṛtaṃ kīlakavāraṇam |
niṣkīlañca tathā kṛtvā paṭhitavyaṃ samāhitaiḥ ||16||
|| iti śrī bhagavatī kīlaka stotraṃ samāptam ||

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