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Rupam Dehi Jayam Dehi (Argala Stotram)

रूपं देहि जयं देहि

🕉️ hindu·📿 1× repetitions·🕐 During Navratri, on Ashtami/Navami, and on Fridays and Tuesdays — recited before beginning the Durga Saptashati·📜 Argala Stotram, opening verses (Markandeya Purana, Devi Mahatmyam)

Also known as: rupam dehi jayam dehi · rupam dehi jayam dehi yasho dehi dvisho jahi · jayanti mangala kali bhadrakali kapalini · argala stotram opening verses

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हिन्दी / देवनागरीతెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ English සිංහල 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

✦ Meaning

These are the opening verses of the Argala Stotram, one of the three hymns recited before the Durga Saptashati. They include the famous litany of the Goddess's names — Jayanti, Mangala, Kali, Bhadrakali — and the celebrated refrain 'Rupam dehi, jayam dehi, yasho dehi, dvisho jahi' (grant me beauty, victory and fame, and destroy my foes). Addressed to the Goddess as Mahalakshmi, it is chanted for success, protection and triumph over difficulties.

Origin & Story

Argala Stotram, opening verses (Markandeya Purana, Devi Mahatmyam) · Sage Markandeya (traditional) · c. 5th–6th century CE

The Argala Stotram is one of the three angas — with the Devi Kavach and the Keelakam — recited before the thirteen chapters of the Durga Saptashati. The word 'argala' means a bolt or latch; together with the keelaka (pin), these hymns are said to 'unlock' the full power of the Saptashati. These opening verses salute the Goddess by her many names and set the refrain that runs through the hymn — 'Rupam dehi, jayam dehi, yasho dehi, dvisho jahi'.

✦ As told in scripture

The Devi Mahatmyam tells how the Goddess, born of the gods' combined energies, slew Madhu-Kaitabha, Mahishasura and Shumbha-Nishumbha to restore the order of the worlds. The Argala Stotram invokes those very victories, and tradition holds that one who recites it before the Saptashati, with devotion, obtains the rarest of boons — beauty, victory, fame and freedom from foes.

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Verse 1

ॐ जय त्वं देवि चामुण्डे जय भूतापहारिणि । जय सर्वगते देवि कालरात्रि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥

Om jaya tvam devi chamunde jaya bhutapaharini Jaya sarvagate devi kalaratri namostu te

Meaning:Om, victory to you, O Goddess Chamunda; victory, O remover of evil spirits; victory, O all-pervading Goddess Kalaratri — salutations to you!

Verse 2

जयन्ती मङ्गला काली भद्रकाली कपालिनी । दुर्गा शिवा क्षमा धात्री स्वाहा स्वधा नमोऽस्तु ते ॥

Jayanti mangala kali bhadrakali kapalini Durga shiva kshama dhatri svaha svadha namostu te

Meaning:O Jayanti, Mangala, Kali, Bhadrakali, Kapalini; Durga, Shiva, Kshama (forbearance), Dhatri (sustainer), Svaha and Svadha — salutations to you!

Verse 3

मधुकैटभविध्वंसि विधातृवरदे नमः । रूपं देहि जयं देहि यशो देहि द्विषो जहि ॥

Madhukaitabhavidhvamsi vidhatrivarade namah Rupam dehi jayam dehi yasho dehi dvisho jahi

Meaning:O destroyer of the demons Madhu and Kaitabha, bestower of boons even on the Creator — grant me beauty, grant me victory, grant me fame, and destroy my foes!

Verse 4

महिषासुरनिर्नाशि भक्तानां सुखदे नमः । रूपं देहि जयं देहि यशो देहि द्विषो जहि ॥

Mahishasuranirnashi bhaktanam sukhade namah Rupam dehi jayam dehi yasho dehi dvisho jahi

Meaning:O annihilator of the buffalo-demon Mahishasura, giver of joy to your devotees — grant me beauty, grant me victory, grant me fame, and destroy my foes!

Word-by-Word Meaning

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जय त्वं देवि चामुण्डे🔊Jaya tvam devi chamundeVictory to you, O Goddess Chamunda

भूतापहारिणि🔊BhutapahariniRemover of (evil) spirits and afflictions

कालरात्रि🔊KalaratriThe dark night of cosmic dissolution (a form of Devi)

जयन्ती🔊JayantiThe ever-victorious one

मङ्गला🔊MangalaThe auspicious one

काली🔊KaliKali, the dark Goddess

भद्रकाली🔊BhadrakaliThe benevolent, gracious Kali

कपालिनी🔊KapaliniShe who bears a skull (garland)

दुर्गा शिवा क्षमा धात्री🔊Durga shiva kshama dhatriDurga, the auspicious, forbearance itself, the sustainer

स्वाहा स्वधा🔊Svaha svadhaThe sacred utterances offered to gods (svaha) and ancestors (svadha)

मधुकैटभविध्वंसि🔊MadhukaitabhavidhvamsiDestroyer of the demons Madhu and Kaitabha

विधातृवरदे🔊VidhatrivaradeBestower of boons even upon the Creator (Brahma)

रूपं देहि🔊Rupam dehiGrant me beauty / a fair form

जयं देहि🔊Jayam dehiGrant me victory

यशो देहि🔊Yasho dehiGrant me fame and glory

द्विषो जहि🔊Dvisho jahiDestroy my enemies

महिषासुरनिर्नाशि🔊MahishasuranirnashiAnnihilator of the buffalo-demon Mahishasura

भक्तानां सुखदे🔊Bhaktanam sukhadeBestower of joy upon her devotees

Benefits of Chanting Rupam Dehi Jayam Dehi (Argala Stotram)

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Opens with the famous 'Jayanti Mangala Kali' litany of the Goddess's powerful names

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Its refrain 'Rupam dehi, jayam dehi, yasho dehi, dvisho jahi' prays for beauty, victory, fame and the destruction of enemies

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One of the three angas (with the Kavach and Keelaka) recited before the Durga Saptashati to make the parayan complete

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Invoked for success, triumph over rivals, and the removal of obstacles

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Especially powerful during Navratri and on Ashtami, Navami, Fridays and Tuesdays

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Said to grant the grace of Mahalakshmi, its presiding deity

How to Chant Rupam Dehi Jayam Dehi (Argala Stotram)

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Best TimeDuring Navratri, on Ashtami/Navami, and on Fridays and Tuesdays — recited before beginning the Durga Saptashati

Sit facing east or north before an image of Durga. In the traditional order, recite the Devi Kavach, then the Argala Stotram (these verses), then the Keelakam, and then the Saptashati. These opening verses may also be chanted on their own with devotion, repeating the refrain 'Rupam dehi jayam dehi yasho dehi dvisho jahi' for victory and well-being.

Frequently Asked Questions

It means 'Grant me beauty (of form), grant me victory, grant me fame, and destroy my enemies'. This refrain ('Rupam dehi, jayam dehi, yasho dehi, dvisho jahi') is repeated in verse after verse of the Argala Stotram as a prayer for success and triumph.

It is a celebrated verse listing the Goddess's names — Jayanti, Mangala, Kali, Bhadrakali, Kapalini, Durga, Shiva, Kshama, Dhatri, Svaha and Svadha — saluting her many forms. It is often chanted on its own as a powerful invocation of Devi.

They are the opening verses of the Argala Stotram, one of the three preliminary hymns (angas) of the Durga Saptashati (Devi Mahatmyam) from the Markandeya Purana. Its presiding deity is Mahalakshmi.

The traditional sequence before a Saptashati recitation is: Devi Kavach, then Argala Stotram, then Keelakam, and finally the thirteen chapters of the Saptashati.