
Reki bhavadbhirudhithakhila loka gupthyai, Prang nirjareshu nihathair nija shakthi lesai, The Goddess appeared and killed Madhu and Kaidabha-Devi Mahatmyam) When Madhu and Kaidabha who were born out of the ear wax of Lord Vishnu, they started troubling Lord Brahma.

(The story of killing of Madhu and Kaidabha is alluded here. To come before me, and remove all my dangers. She left her play of shutting the eyes of Lord Vishnu,Īnd killed the asuras called Madhu and Kaidaba,Īnd I request the mother who is goddess of the universe, 2ĭue to the request of Him who was born out of a lotus, Nmatha mamasthu madhu kaidabhayor nihanthri. Thyakthovodhitha bhagawathakshipithanaleelaam, 1Īnd who kills asuras who are the enemies of devas. Hara praneswareem vande, hanthreem vibhutha vidhwishaam. Vedo hareeswara sthuthyam vihathreem vindhyamoodhare, Traditionally the descendents of Sri Appayya Dikshita do the japa of this work during their Sandhya worship.) He is supposed to have written 104 books in Sanskrit. Though an Advaithin (It is said that he had two wives and one of them was a Visishtadvaithin) he has also contributed to the Visishtadvaitha philosophy. After Adhi Shankara he is one of the most important contributors to the philosophy of Advaitha.

It has been composed by Sri Appayya Deekshithar who belonged to the village of Adayapalam. The Devi mahatmya and the other anecdotes about the Devi given in Varahapurana, Harivamsa, Bhagavata etc., are given in condensed form in this work. (This durgastuti is like a mantra sastra designed to avert poverty, fear from enemies, fear from death, several difficulties, several unanticipated disasters etc., for devotees and is in nineteen verses. P.S – look at the handwriting!! No need for print at all…Simply outstanding!! I would have scored better grades in my high school if my handwriting was this good 🙂 Sorry for not sharing this prior to the start of Navarathiri. Here is the audio link to Part 1 Part 2 (Thanks to )Įnglish version is given below (Thanks to Shri P.R.Ramachander). As I understand, Mahaperiyava used to chant this great sloka on Navarathiri days….This great stuthi was composed by Sri Appayya Dikshitar… Thanks to Shri Chandramouli for sharing this. Home › Bookshelf › Sri Durga Chandrakala Sthotram
