durgaargalaargala-stotramdevi

𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌲𑌾 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍍

Argala Stotram in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

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

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Origin & Story

Markandeya Purana, Devi Mahatmyam (Durga Saptashati) · Sage Markandeya (traditional) · c. 5th–6th century CE

The Argala Stotram is one of the three angas (limbs) — with the Devi Kavach and the Keelakam — that are 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's recitation.

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Verse 1

𑍐 𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌲𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍁𑌰𑍃𑌷𑌿𑌃, 𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍁𑌪𑍍 𑌛𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌃, 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌤𑌾, 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌜𑌗𑌦𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌤𑌯𑍇 𑌸𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌶𑌤𑌿𑌪𑌾𑌠𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌤𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌨 𑌜𑌪𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌿𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌃 ।

oṃ asya śrīargalāstotramantrasya viṣṇurṛṣiḥ, anuṣṭup chandaḥ, śrīmahālakṣmīrdevatā, śrījagadambāprītaye saptaśatipāṭhāṅgatvena jape viniyogaḥ

Meaning:Viniyoga: Of this sacred Argala Stotra mantra, Vishnu is the seer (rishi), Anushtup is the metre, and Sri Mahalakshmi is the presiding deity; it is recited as a limb (anga) of the Durga Saptashati, for the pleasure of Sri Jagadamba, the World-Mother.

Verse 2

𑍐 𑌨𑌮𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌯𑍈 ।

oṃ namaścaṇḍikāyai

Meaning:Om, salutations to Chandika.

Verse 3

𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌕𑌣𑍍𑌡𑍇𑌯 𑌉𑌵𑌾𑌚 । 𑍐 𑌜𑌯 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌿 𑌚𑌾𑌮𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌡𑍇 𑌜𑌯 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌾𑌪𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌿 । 𑌜𑌯 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌗𑌤𑍇 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌿 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿 𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌤𑍇 ॥ ௧॥ 𑌜𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍀 𑌮𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌲𑌾 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑍀 𑌭𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌕𑌾𑌲𑍀 𑌕𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌿𑌨𑍀 । 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌾 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌾 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌮𑌾 𑌧𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌹𑌾 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌧𑌾 𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌤𑍇 ॥ ௨॥ 𑌮𑌧𑍁𑌕𑍈𑌟𑌭𑌵𑌿𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌂𑌸𑌿 𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌾𑌤𑍃𑌵𑌰𑌦𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃 । 𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌜𑌯𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌯𑌶𑍋 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍋 𑌜𑌹𑌿 ॥ ௩॥ 𑌮𑌹𑌿𑌷𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌿 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌦𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃 । 𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌜𑌯𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌯𑌶𑍋 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍋 𑌜𑌹𑌿 ॥ ௪॥ 𑌧𑍂𑌮𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌧𑍇 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌿 𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌦𑌾𑌯𑌿𑌨𑌿 । 𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌜𑌯𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌯𑌶𑍋 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍋 𑌜𑌹𑌿 ॥ ௫॥ 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌬𑍀𑌜𑌵𑌧𑍇 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌿 𑌚𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌮𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌿𑌨𑌿 । 𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌜𑌯𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌯𑌶𑍋 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍋 𑌜𑌹𑌿 ॥ ௬॥ 𑌨𑌿𑌶𑍁𑌮𑍍𑌭𑌶𑍁𑌮𑍍𑌭𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌿 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍈𑌲𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌯𑌶𑍁𑌭𑌦𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃 । 𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌜𑌯𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌯𑌶𑍋 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍋 𑌜𑌹𑌿 ॥ ௭॥ 𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌘𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑍁𑌗𑍇 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌿 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍗𑌭𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯𑌦𑌾𑌯𑌿𑌨𑌿 । 𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌜𑌯𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌯𑌶𑍋 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍋 𑌜𑌹𑌿 ॥ ௮॥ 𑌅𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌚𑌰𑌿𑌤𑍇 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌶𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌿𑌨𑌿 । 𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌜𑌯𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌯𑌶𑍋 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍋 𑌜𑌹𑌿 ॥ ௯॥ 𑌨𑌤𑍇𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌃 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌦𑌾 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌚𑌾𑌪𑌰𑍍𑌣𑍇 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌪𑌹𑍇 । 𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌜𑌯𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌯𑌶𑍋 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍋 𑌜𑌹𑌿 ॥ ௧௦॥ 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌵𑌦𑍍𑌭𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌂 𑌚𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌿𑌕𑍇 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌿𑌨𑌿 । 𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌜𑌯𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌯𑌶𑍋 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍋 𑌜𑌹𑌿 ॥ ௧௧॥ 𑌚𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌿𑌕𑍇 𑌸𑌤𑌤𑌂 𑌯𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍇 𑌜𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑌾𑌪𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌿𑌨𑌿 । 𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌜𑌯𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌯𑌶𑍋 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍋 𑌜𑌹𑌿 ॥ ௧௨॥ 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌸𑍗𑌭𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍋𑌗𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌿 𑌪𑌰𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌮𑍍 । 𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌜𑌯𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌯𑌶𑍋 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍋 𑌜𑌹𑌿 ॥ ௧௩॥ 𑌵𑌿𑌧𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌿 𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌣𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌧𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌵𑌿𑌪𑍁𑌲𑌾𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌮𑍍 । 𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌜𑌯𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌯𑌶𑍋 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍋 𑌜𑌹𑌿 ॥ ௧௪॥ 𑌵𑌿𑌧𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌧𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌬𑌲𑌮𑍁𑌚𑍍𑌚𑌕𑍈𑌃 । 𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌜𑌯𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌯𑌶𑍋 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍋 𑌜𑌹𑌿 ॥ ௧௫॥ 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌶𑌿𑌰𑍋𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌨𑌨𑌿𑌘𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌚𑌰𑌣𑍇𑌽𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌿𑌕𑍇 । 𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌜𑌯𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌯𑌶𑍋 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍋 𑌜𑌹𑌿 ॥ ௧௬॥ 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌯𑌶𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑍀𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌞𑍍𑌚 𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍁 । 𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌜𑌯𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌯𑌶𑍋 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍋 𑌜𑌹𑌿 ॥ ௧௭॥ 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌚𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌦𑍋𑌰𑍍𑌦𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌦𑍈𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌪𑌨𑌿𑌷𑍂𑌦𑌿𑌨𑌿 । 𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌜𑌯𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌯𑌶𑍋 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍋 𑌜𑌹𑌿 ॥ ௧௮॥ 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌚𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌦𑍈𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌪𑌘𑍍𑌨𑍇 𑌚𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌿𑌕𑍇 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌣𑌤𑌾𑌯 𑌮𑍇 । 𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌜𑌯𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌯𑌶𑍋 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍋 𑌜𑌹𑌿 ॥ ௧௯॥ 𑌚𑌤𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌭𑍁𑌜𑍇 𑌚𑌤𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌂𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌤𑍇 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌿 । 𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌜𑌯𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌯𑌶𑍋 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍋 𑌜𑌹𑌿 ॥ ௨௦॥ 𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍇𑌨 𑌸𑌂𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌤𑍇 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌿 𑌶𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌸𑌦𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌿𑌕𑍇 । 𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌜𑌯𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌯𑌶𑍋 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍋 𑌜𑌹𑌿 ॥ ௨௧॥ 𑌹𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌚𑌲𑌸𑍁𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌸𑌂𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌤𑍇 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌿 । 𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌜𑌯𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌯𑌶𑍋 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍋 𑌜𑌹𑌿 ॥ ௨௨॥ 𑌇𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑍀𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌸𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌪𑍂𑌜𑌿𑌤𑍇 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌿 । 𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌜𑌯𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌯𑌶𑍋 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍋 𑌜𑌹𑌿 ॥ ௨௩॥ 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌿 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌜𑌨𑍋𑌦𑍍𑌦𑌾𑌮𑌦𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍋𑌦𑌯𑍇𑌽𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌿𑌕𑍇 । 𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌜𑌯𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌯𑌶𑍋 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍋 𑌜𑌹𑌿 ॥ ௨௪॥ 𑌭𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌮𑌨𑍋𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌮𑌨𑍋𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍀𑌮𑍍 । 𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌜𑌯𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌯𑌶𑍋 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍋 𑌜𑌹𑌿 ॥ ௨௫॥ 𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌿 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌗𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌚𑌲𑍋𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌵𑍇 । 𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌜𑌯𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌯𑌶𑍋 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍋 𑌜𑌹𑌿 ॥ ௨௬॥ 𑌇𑌦𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌪𑌠𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌤𑍁 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌪𑌠𑍇𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌰𑌃 । 𑌸𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌶𑌤𑍀𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌧𑍍𑌯 𑌵𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌨𑍋𑌤𑌿 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌲𑌭𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௨௭॥

mārkaṇḍeya uvāca oṃ jaya tvaṃ devi cāmuṇḍe jaya bhūtāpahāriṇi jaya sarvagate devi kālarātri namo'stu te 1 jayantī maṅgalā kālī bhadrakālī kapālinī durgā śivā kṣamā dhātrī svāhā svadhā namo'stu te 2 madhukaiṭabhavidhvaṃsi vidhātṛvarade namaḥ rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi 3 mahiṣāsuranirnāśi bhaktānāṃ sukhade namaḥ rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi 4 dhūmranetravadhe devi dharmakāmārthadāyini rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi 5 raktabījavadhe devi caṇḍamuṇḍavināśini rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi 6 niśumbhaśumbhanirnāśi trailokyaśubhade namaḥ rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi 7 vanditāṅghriyuge devi sarvasaubhāgyadāyini rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi 8 acintyarūpacarite sarvaśatruvināśini rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi 9 natebhyaḥ sarvadā bhaktyā cāparṇe duritāpahe rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi 10 stuvadbhyo bhaktipūrvaṃ tvāṃ caṇḍike vyādhināśini rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi 11 caṇḍike satataṃ yuddhe jayanti pāpanāśini rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi 12 dehi saubhāgyamārogyaṃ dehi devi paraṃ sukham rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi 13 vidhehi devi kalyāṇaṃ vidhehi vipulāṃ śriyam rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi 14 vidhehi dviṣatāṃ nāśaṃ vidhehi balamuccakaiḥ rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi 15 surāsuraśiroratnanighṛṣṭacaraṇe'mbike rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi 16 vidyāvantaṃ yaśasvantaṃ lakṣmīvantañca māṃ kuru rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi 17 devi pracaṇḍadordaṇḍadaityadarpaniṣūdini rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi 18 pracaṇḍadaityadarpaghne caṇḍike praṇatāya me rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi 19 caturbhuje caturvaktrasaṃstute parameśvari rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi 20 kṛṣṇena saṃstute devi śaśvadbhaktyā sadāmbike rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi 21 himācalasutānāthasaṃstute parameśvari rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi 22 indrāṇīpatisadbhāvapūjite parameśvari rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi 23 devi bhaktajanoddāmadattānandodaye'mbike rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi 24 bhāryāṃ manoramāṃ dehi manovṛttānusāriṇīm rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi 25 tāriṇi durgasaṃsārasāgarasyācalodbhave rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi 26 idaṃ stotraṃ paṭhitvā tu mahāstotraṃ paṭhennaraḥ saptaśatīṃ samārādhya varamāpnoti durlabham 27

Meaning:The Argala Stotram ("the bolt/latch hymn") is one of the three angas recited before the Durga Saptashati, addressed by the sage Markandeya to the Goddess as Mahalakshmi. Saluting her as Chamunda, Jayanti, Mangala, Kali, Bhadrakali, Durga and Shiva, and as the slayer of Madhu-Kaitabha, Mahishasura, Dhumralochana, Raktabija, Chanda-Munda and Shumbha-Nishumbha, the devotee repeats in verse after verse the famous refrain — "Rupam dehi, jayam dehi, yasho dehi, dvisho jahi": 'Grant me beauty (of form), grant me victory, grant me fame, and destroy my foes.' It asks for well-being, health, supreme joy, prosperity, learning and the destruction of enemies, and closes by declaring that one who recites this and then the great hymn (the Saptashati) gains the rarest of boons.

Verse 4

॥ 𑌇𑌤𑌿 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌕𑌣𑍍𑌡𑍇𑌯𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌣𑍇 𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌲𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍍 ॥

iti śrīmārkaṇḍeyapurāṇe argalāstotraṃ samāptam

Meaning:Thus ends the Argala Stotram of the Markandeya Purana.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿🔊rūpaṃ dehiGrant me beauty / a (fair) form

𑌜𑌯𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿🔊jayaṃ dehiGrant me victory

𑌯𑌶𑍋 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌿🔊yaśo dehiGrant me fame / glory

𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍋 𑌜𑌹𑌿🔊dviṣo jahiDestroy (my) enemies

𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌲𑌾🔊argalāBolt, latch; the 'key-bolt' that unlocks the Saptashati's power

𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌾𑌤𑍃𑌵𑌰𑌦𑍇🔊vidhātṛvaradeBestower of boons (even) on the Creator (Brahma)

Benefits of Chanting Argala Stotram

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

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Its refrain prays for beauty, victory, fame and the destruction of enemies — invoked for success and triumph over difficulties

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Recited for prosperity (Shri), health (arogya), learning (vidya) and all-round good fortune (saubhagya)

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Especially powerful during Navratri and on Ashtami, Navami and Fridays

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Said to remove diseases, sins and obstacles and to grant the Goddess's grace

How to Chant 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, then the Keelakam, and only then the thirteen chapters of the Saptashati. The Argala may also be recited on its own, with devotion, for victory and well-being.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Argala Stotram written in the Grantha script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.

Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

In verse after verse it repeats 'Rupam dehi, jayam dehi, yasho dehi, dvisho jahi' — 'Grant me beauty of form, grant me victory, grant me fame, and destroy my enemies.' It also asks for well-being, health, prosperity, learning and the removal of foes and diseases.

It is one of the three preliminary angas of the Durga Saptashati (Devi Mahatmyam) from the Markandeya Purana, spoken by the sage Markandeya. Its presiding deity is Mahalakshmi.

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