jay tvan devi chaamunde jay bhootaapahaarini . jay sarvagate devi kaalaraatri 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).
jayantee mangalaa kaalee bhadrakaalee kapaalinee . durgaa shivaa kshamaa dhaatree svaahaa svadhaa 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.
madhukaitabhavidhvansi vidhaatrivarade namah . roopan dehi jayan dehi yasho dehi dvisho 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.
mahishaasuranirnaashi bhaktaanaan sukhade namah . roopan dehi jayan dehi yasho dehi dvisho 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.
dhoomranetravadhe devi dharmakaamaarthadaayini . roopan dehi jayan dehi yasho dehi dvisho 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.
raktabeejavadhe devi chandamundavinaashini . roopan dehi jayan dehi yasho dehi dvisho 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.
nishumbhashumbhanirnaashi trailokyashubhade namah . roopan dehi jayan dehi yasho dehi dvisho 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.
vanditaanghriyuge devi sarvasaubhaagyadaayini . roopan dehi jayan dehi yasho dehi dvisho 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.
achintyaroopacharite sarvashatruvinaashini . roopan dehi jayan dehi yasho dehi dvisho 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.
natebhyah sarvadaa bhaktyaa chaaparne duritaapahe . roopan dehi jayan dehi yasho dehi dvisho 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 bhaktipoorvan tvaan chandike vyaadhinaashini . roopan dehi jayan dehi yasho dehi dvisho 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.
chandike satatan yuddhe jayanti paapanaashini . roopan dehi jayan dehi yasho dehi dvisho 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 saubhaagyamaarogyan dehi devi paran sukham . roopan dehi jayan dehi yasho dehi dvisho 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 kalyaanan vidhehi vipulaan shriyam . roopan dehi jayan dehi yasho dehi dvisho 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 dvishataan naashan vidhehi balamuchchakaih . roopan dehi jayan dehi yasho dehi dvisho 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.
suraasurashiroratnanighrishtacharane'mbike . roopan dehi jayan dehi yasho dehi dvisho 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.
vidyaavantan yashasvantan lakshmeevantanch maan kuru . roopan dehi jayan dehi yasho dehi dvisho 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 prachandadordandadaityadarpanishoodini . roopan dehi jayan dehi yasho dehi dvisho 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.
prachandadaityadarpaghne chandike pranataay me . roopan dehi jayan dehi yasho dehi dvisho 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.
chaturbhuje chaturvaktrasanstute parameshvari . roopan dehi jayan dehi yasho dehi dvisho 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.
krishnen sanstute devi shashvadbhaktyaa sadaambike . roopan dehi jayan dehi yasho dehi dvisho 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.
himaachalasutaanaathasanstute parameshvari . roopan dehi jayan dehi yasho dehi dvisho 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.
indraaneepatisadbhaavapoojite parameshvari . roopan dehi jayan dehi yasho dehi dvisho 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 bhaktajanoddaamadattaanandodaye'mbike . roopan dehi jayan dehi yasho dehi dvisho 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.
bhaaryaa manoramaan dehi manovrittaanusaarineem . roopan dehi jayan dehi yasho dehi dvisho 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.
taarini durgasansaarasaagarasyaachalodbhave . roopan dehi jayan dehi yasho dehi dvisho 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.
idan stotran pathitvaa tu mahaastotr pathennarah . saptashateen samaaraadhy varamaapnoti 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.