॥ Devi Stotram – Devi Mahatmyam Keelaka Stotram Sanskrit Lyrics ॥
अस्य श्री कीलक स्तोत्र महा मन्त्रस्य । शिव ऋषिः । अनुष्टुप् छन्दः । महासरस्वती देवता । मन्त्रोदित देव्यो बीजम् । नवार्णो मन्त्रशक्ति।श्री सप्त शती मन्त्र स्तत्वं स्री जगदम्बा प्रीत्यर्थे सप्तशती पाठाङ्गत्वएन जपे विनियोगः ।
ॐ नमश्चण्डिकायै
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
ॐ विशुद्ध ज्ञानदेहाय त्रिवेदी दिव्यचक्षुषे ।
श्रेयः प्राप्ति निमित्ताय नमः सोमार्थ धारिणे ॥1॥
सर्वमेत द्विजानीयान्मन्त्राणापि कीलकम् ।
सोஉपि क्षेममवाप्नोति सततं जाप्य तत्परः ॥2॥
सिद्ध्यन्तुच्चाटनादीनि कर्माणि सकलान्यपि ।
एतेन स्तुवतां देवीं स्तोत्रवृन्देन भक्तितः ॥3॥
न मन्त्रो नौषधं तस्य न किञ्चि दपि विध्यते ।
विना जाप्यम् न सिद्ध्येत्तु सर्व मुच्चाटनादिकम् ॥4॥
समग्राण्यपि सेत्स्यन्ति लोकशज्ञ्का मिमां हरः ।
कृत्वा निमन्त्रयामास सर्व मेव मिदं शुभम् ॥5॥
स्तोत्रंवै चण्डिकायास्तु तच्च गुह्यं चकार सः ।
समाप्नोति सपुण्येन तां यथावन्निमन्त्रणां ॥6॥
सोपिஉक्षेम मवाप्नोति सर्व मेव न संशयः ।
कृष्णायां वा चतुर्दश्याम् अष्टम्यां वा समाहितः ॥6॥
ददाति प्रतिगृह्णाति नान्य थैषा प्रसीदति ।
इत्थं रूपेण कीलेन महादेवेन कीलितम्। ॥8॥
यो निष्कीलां विधायैनां चण्डीं जपति नित्य शः ।
स सिद्धः स गणः सोஉथ गन्धर्वो जायते ध्रुवम् ॥9॥
न चैवा पाटवं तस्य भयं क्वापि न जायते ।
नाप मृत्यु वशं याति मृतेच मोक्षमाप्नुयात् ॥10॥
ज्ञात्वाप्रारभ्य कुर्वीत ह्यकुर्वाणो विनश्यति ।
ततो ज्ञात्वैव सम्पूर्नम् इदं प्रारभ्यते बुधैः ॥11॥
सौभाग्यादिच यत्किञ्चिद् दृश्यते ललनाजने ।
तत्सर्वं तत्प्रसादेन तेन जप्यमिदं शुभं ॥12॥
शनैस्तु जप्यमानेஉस्मिन् स्तोत्रे सम्पत्तिरुच्चकैः।
भवत्येव समग्रापि ततः प्रारभ्यमेवतत् ॥13॥
ऐश्वर्यं तत्प्रसादेन सौभाग्यारोग्यमेवचः ।
शत्रुहानिः परो मोक्षः स्तूयते सान किं जनै ॥14॥
चण्दिकां हृदयेनापि यः स्मरेत् सततं नरः ।
हृद्यं काममवाप्नोति हृदि देवी सदा वसेत् ॥15॥
अग्रतोஉमुं महादेव कृतं कीलकवारणम् ।
निष्कीलञ्च तथा कृत्वा पठितव्यं समाहितैः ॥16॥
॥ इति श्री भगवती कीलक स्तोत्रं समाप्तम् ॥
॥ Devi Stotram – Devi Mahatmyam Keelaka Stotram Meaning
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Rishi Markandeya tells his disciples in 16 Slokas the ways to remove the obstacles faced by devotees while reading Devi Mahatmya. Reading of Keelakam brings blessings of the Devi, spiritual harmony, peace of mind and success.
Of this Keelakam Stotram, Lord Shiva is the Rishi, Anushtup (eight syllables in a pada) is the meter, Mahasarasvati is the deity and it is recited for the love of Jagadamba as a part of Durga Saptashati.
Salutations to Chandika!
The sage said:
Om, I bow with respect to the greatest Lord, who has three eyes and who wears the crescent. Whose knowledge encompasses the wisdom of the Vedas and whose pure devotion lead to the ultimate bliss.
Anyone who understands the Key (Keelakam means the nail which holds the cart and the wheel together, in this context is the key that unlocks the secrets of the Devi Mahatmya) to the mantras of the Devi Mahatmya and recites them with constant intent attains complete success and full peace.
Those who praise the Devi by reciting or singing these mantras, shall certainly succeed in thwarting every single adversity (whether external or internal, and whether physical, mental, or spiritual) and in achieving the highest realizations.
Those who praise the Devi by reciting or singing these mantras need no other mantras or medicine, or anything else and will realize all their needs.
Those who praise the Devi by reciting or singing these mantras find the greatest relief from every doubt in the world and are filled with perfect bliss.
There is no end to the blessings that can be received by the Devi Mahatmya. The secret is that it must be offered to the Devi with the utmost devotional focus so that She will be pleased and will accept it.
Without any doubt, who recites those mantras with full concentration, and especially on the fourteenth or eighth day after the new moon (Krishna Chathurdasi or Krishna Ashtami), attains bliss.
The one Key of the Great God (Shiva) is that devotion alone brings Her grace. As one gives, so in return does one receive, and by no other means is She pleased.
Whoever constantly recites the Devi Mahatmya using the Key, surely becomes perfect, a divine attendant, even a celestial singer.
Wherever such a person goes, he is free from all danger and fear. Such a person is not subject to untimely death, and when the death of his body does come, then he is surely saved, attaining full liberation.
Now, knowing all this, one must begin and continue to practice it. By not doing so, even the gift of understanding will perish. The wise ones devote themselves to what brings complete fulfillment.
All felicities, beatitudes, and other auspicious qualities formed in femininity come about through the grace of the Goddess. Therefore, one should recite with devotion the Devi Mahatmya.
Even when that scripture is recited softly, its success is resounding. For complete fulfillment, one must proceed.
When the blessing of the Supreme Sovereign, through Her grace, is welfare, health, fulfillment, the destruction of all enmity, and supreme liberation, why should anyone not praise Her so?
Here ends the Keelakam Stotram of the Devi.
॥ Devi Stotram – Devi Mahatmyam Keelaka Stotram in English
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asya sri kilaka stotra maha mantrasya – siva rsih – anustup chandah – mahasarasvati devata – mantrodita devyo bijam – navarno mantrasakti।sri sapta sati mantra statvam sri jagadamba prityarthe saptasati pathangatvaena jape viniyogah ।
om namascandikayai
markandeya uvaca
om visuddha nnanadehaya trivedi divyacaksuse ।
sreyah prapti nimittaya namah somartha dharine॥1॥
sarvameta dvijaniyanmantranapi kilakam –
soஉpi ksemamavapnoti satatam japya tatparah ॥2॥
siddhyantuccatanadini karmani sakalanyapi ।
etena stuvatam devim stotravrndena bhaktitah॥3॥
na mantro nausadham tasya na kinci dapi vidhyate ।
vina japyam na siddhyettu sarva muccatanadikam॥4॥
samagranyapi setsyanti lokasannka mimam harah ।
krtva nimantrayamasa sarva meva midam subham॥5॥
stotramvai candikayastu tacca guhyam cakara sah ।
samapnoti sapunyena tam yathavannimantranam॥6॥
sopiஉksema mavapnoti sarva meva na samsayah ।
krsnayam va caturdasyam astamyam va samahitah॥7॥
dadati pratigrhnati nanya thaisa prasidati ।
ittham rūpena kilena mahadevena kilitam।॥8॥
yo niskilam vidhayainam candim japati nitya sah ।
sa siddhah sa ganah soஉtha gandharvo jayate dhruvam॥9॥
na caiva patavam tasya bhayam kvapi na jayate ।
napa mrtyu vasam yati mrteca moksamapnuyat॥10॥
nnatvaprarabhya kurvita hyakurvano vinasyati ।
tato nnatvaiva sampūrnam idam prarabhyate budhaih॥11॥
saubhagyadica yatkincid drsyate lalanajane ।
tatsarvam tatprasadena tena japyamidam subham ॥12॥
sanaistu japyamaneஉsmin stotre sampattiruccakaih।
bhavatyeva samagrapi tatah prarabhyamevatat ॥13॥
aisvaryam tatprasadena saubhagyarogyamevacah ।
satruhanih paro moksah stūyate sana kim janai॥14॥
candikam hrdayenapi yah smaret satatam narah ।
hrdyam kamamavapnoti hrdi devi sada vaset॥15॥
agratoஉmum mahadeva krtam kilakavaranam ।
niskilanca tatha krtva pathitavyam samahitaih ॥16॥
॥ iti sri bhagavati kilaka stotram samaptam ॥