jaya tvaṁ devi cāmuṇḍe jaya bhūtāpahāriṇi . jaya sarvagate devi kālarātri namo'stu te.
1.1: Victory to You, O Devi Chamunda, Victory to You Who are the Remover of Worldly Afflictions and Sorrows, 1.2: Victory to You O Devi, Who are Present in All Beings; Salutations to You, O Devi Kalaratri (a form of Devi Durga, literally means the Dark Night).
jayantī maṅgalā kālī bhadrakālī kapālinī . durgā śivā kṣamā dhātrī svāhā svadhā namo'stu te.
2.1: Salutations to Jayanti (Who is Ever-Victorious), Mangala (Who Brings Every Good), Kali (Who is beyond Kala or Time), Bhadrakali (Who is the controller of Life and Death, being beyond Kala or Time), Kapalini (Who wear a Garland of Skulls), 2.2: Salutations to Durga (Who is Durgati-Nashini), Shiva (Who is Ever Kind, and One with Shiva as His Consort), Kshama (Who is an embodiment of Forbearance), Dhatri (Who is the Supporter of all Beings), Swaha (Who is the final receiver of the Sacrificial Oblations to Gods) and Swadha (Who is the final receiver of the Sacrificial Oblations to Manes); Salutations to You.
madhukaiṭabhavidhvaṁsi vidhātr̥varade namaḥ . rūpaṁ dehi jayaṁ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi.
3.1: Salutations to Devi Durga Who Destroyed the Asuras Madhu and Kaitabha, thus Granting the Boon of Protection to Sri Brahma. 3.2: O Devi, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Beauty, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Victory, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Glory and Please Destroy my (Inner) Enemies.
mahiṣāsuranirnāśi bhaktānāṁ sukhade namaḥ . rūpaṁ dehi jayaṁ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi.
4.1: Salutations to Devi Durga Who Destroyed (to the very root) the Asura Mahishasura; Salutations to Her Who Gives Great Joy to Those Who Turn to Her. 4.2: O Devi, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Beauty, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Victory, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Glory and Please Destroy my (Inner) Enemies.
dhūmranetravadhe devi dharmakāmārthadāyini . rūpaṁ dehi jayaṁ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi.
5.1: Salutations to Devi Durga Who Slayed the Asura Dhumranetra (Dhumralochana); Salutations to Her Who is the Giver of Dharma (path of Righteousness), Kama (Fulfilment of Desires) and Artha (Prosperity) to Those Who Turn to Her. 5.2: O Devi, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Beauty, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Victory, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Glory and Please Destroy my (Inner) Enemies.
raktabījavadhe devi caṇḍamuṇḍavināśini . rūpaṁ dehi jayaṁ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi.
6.1: Salutations to Devi Durga Who Slayed the Asura Raktabija and Destroyed the Asuras Chanda and Munda. 6.2: O Devi, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Beauty, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Victory, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Glory and Please Destroy my (Inner) Enemies.
niśumbhaśumbhanirnāśi trailokyaśubhade namaḥ . rūpaṁ dehi jayaṁ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi.
7.1: Salutations to Devi Durga Who Destroyed (to the very root) the Asuras Nishumbha and Shumbha; Salutations to Her Who Brings Good to the Three Worlds. 7.2: O Devi, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Beauty, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Victory, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Glory and Please Destroy my (Inner) Enemies.
vanditāṅghriyuge devi sarvasaubhāgyadāyini . rūpaṁ dehi jayaṁ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi.
8.1: Salutations to Devi Durga Whose Pair of Feet is Praised by All, and Who is the Bestower of All Welfare and Good Fortune. 8.2: O Devi, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Beauty, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Victory, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Glory and Please Destroy my (Inner) Enemies.
acintyarūpacarite sarvaśatruvināśini . rūpaṁ dehi jayaṁ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi.
9.1: Salutations to Devi Durga Whose Form and Acts are Beyond Comprehension, and Who is the Destroyer of All Enemies. 9.2: O Devi, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Beauty, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Victory, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Glory and Please Destroy my (Inner) Enemies.
natebhyaḥ sarvadā bhaktyā cāparṇe duritāpahe . rūpaṁ dehi jayaṁ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi.
10.1: Salutations to Devi Aparna (another name of Devi Durga) to Whom Those Who Love Her Always Bow, and who Keeps Them Away from Sins, 10.2: O Devi, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Beauty, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Victory, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Glory and Please Destroy my (Inner) Enemies.
stuvadbhayo bhaktipūrvaṁ tvāṁ caṇḍike vyādhināśini . rūpaṁ dehi jayaṁ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi.
11.1: O Devi Chandika, those who Praise You with full Devotion, You Destroy their Diseases and Ailments. 11.2: O Devi, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Beauty, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Victory, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Glory and Please Destroy my (Inner) Enemies.
caṇḍike satataṁ yuddhe jayanti pāpanāśini . rūpaṁ dehi jayaṁ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi.
12.1: Salutations to Devi Chandika, Who is Always Victorious in the Battles, and Who is the Destroyer of all Sins. 12.2: O Devi, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Beauty, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Victory, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Glory and Please Destroy my (Inner) Enemies.
dehi saubhāgyamārogyaṁ dehi devi paraṁ sukham . rūpaṁ dehi jayaṁ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi.
13.1: O Devi, Please Bestow on me Welfare and Prosperity, along with Health and freedom from Diseases; O Devi, Please Give me the Highest Joy, 13.2: O Devi, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Beauty, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Victory, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Glory and Please Destroy my (Inner) Enemies.
vidhehi devi kalyāṇaṁ vidhehi vipulāṁ śriyam . rūpaṁ dehi jayaṁ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi.
14.1: O Devi, Please Bestow on me Good Fortune; O Devi, Please Give me Abundant Prosperity, 14.2: O Devi, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Beauty, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Victory, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Glory and Please Destroy my (Inner) Enemies.
vidhehi dviṣatāṁ nāśaṁ vidhehi balamuccakaiḥ . rūpaṁ dehi jayaṁ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi.
15.1: O Devi, Please Destroy my Enemies; O Devi, Please Give me Great Strength, 15.2: O Devi, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Beauty, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Victory, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Glory and Please Destroy my (Inner) Enemies.
surāsuraśiroratnanighr̥ṣṭacaraṇe'mbike . rūpaṁ dehi jayaṁ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi.
16.1: Salutations to Devi Ambika, To Whose Feet the Devas Rub (i.e. Touch) their Heads adorned with Jewels out of Devotion, and To Whose Feet the Heads of the mighty Asuras adorned with Jewels get Subdued. 16.2: O Devi, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Beauty, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Victory, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Glory and Please Destroy my (Inner) Enemies.
vidyāvantaṁ yaśasvantaṁ lakṣmīvantañca māṁ kuru . rūpaṁ dehi jayaṁ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi.
17.1: O Devi, Please Make me Full with Knowledge, Please Make me Full with Glory and Please Make me Full with the attributes of Lakshmi (Beauty and Prosperity). 17.2: O Devi, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Beauty, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Victory, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Glory and Please Destroy my (Inner) Enemies.
devi pracaṇḍadordaṇḍadaityadarpaniṣūdini . rūpaṁ dehi jayaṁ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi.
18.1: Salutations to Devi Durga, Who Destroys the Mighty Pride of the Excessively Violent and Powerful Asuras. 18.2: O Devi, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Beauty, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Victory, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Glory and Please Destroy my (Inner) Enemies.
pracaṇḍadaityadarpaghne caṇḍike praṇatāya me . rūpaṁ dehi jayaṁ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi.
19.1: My Salutations to Devi Chandika, Who is the Destroyer of the Terrible Asuras with Mighty Pride, 19.2: O Devi, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Beauty, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Victory, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Glory and Please Destroy my (Inner) Enemies.
caturbhuje caturvaktrasaṁstute parameśvari . rūpaṁ dehi jayaṁ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi.
20.1: Salutations to the Supreme Devi Durga, Who is Praised by Brahma ji with all His Four Faces and all His Four Hands. 20.2: O Devi, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Beauty, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Victory, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Glory and Please Destroy my (Inner) Enemies.
kr̥ṣṇena saṁstute devi śaśvadbhaktyā sadāmbike . rūpaṁ dehi jayaṁ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi.
Salutations to the Supreme Devi Ambika, Who is Always Praised by Krishna ji with a Continuous Flow of Devotion. O Devi, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Beauty, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Victory, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Glory and Please Destroy my (Inner) Enemies.
himācalasutānāthasaṁstute parameśvari . rūpaṁ dehi jayaṁ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi.
Salutations to the Supreme Devi Durga, Who is Praised by the Husband of the Daughter of the Himachal Mountain (i.e. by Shiv ji). O Devi, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Beauty, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Victory, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Glory and Please Destroy my (Inner) Enemies.
indrāṇīpatisadbhāvapūjite parameśvari . rūpaṁ dehi jayaṁ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi.
Salutations to the Supreme Devi Durga, to Whom the Consort of Indrani (i.e. Indra Deva) Offers Puja with True Devotion. O Devi, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Beauty, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Victory, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Glory and Please Destroy my (Inner) Enemies.
devi bhaktajanoddāmadattānandodaye'mbike . rūpaṁ dehi jayaṁ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi.
Salutations to Devi Ambika, Who Gives Rise to an Upsurge of Unbounded Joy in the Hearts of Those Who Turn to Her. O Devi, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Beauty, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Victory, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Glory and Please Destroy my (Inner) Enemies.
bhāryā manoramāṁ dehi manovr̥ttānusāriṇīm . rūpaṁ dehi jayaṁ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi.
O Devi, Please Grant me a Beautiful Wife matching my Mental Disposition. O Devi, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Beauty, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Victory, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Glory and Please Destroy my (Inner) Enemies.
tāriṇi durgasaṁsārasāgarasyācalodbhave . rūpaṁ dehi jayaṁ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi.
Salutations to Devi Durga, Who took Birth from Mountain (i.e. daughter of mountain king) and Who Enables us to Cross the Difficult Ocean of the Samsara (Worldly Existence). O Devi, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Beauty, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Victory, Please Grant me (Spiritual) Glory and Please Destroy my (Inner) Enemies.
idaṁ stotraṁ paṭhitvā tu mahāstotra paṭhennaraḥ . saptaśatīṁ samārādhya varamāpnoti durlabham.
Having Read this Stotra (i.e. the Argala Stotra), one should then Read the Great Stotra (i.e. the core Durga Saptashati). This Stotra (i.e. Argala Stotra) is Equally Revered like the Saptashati; By Reading this with Devotion, one Obtains difficult to obtain Boons.