bagalamukhipitambaramahavidyadasha-mahavidya

𑌬𑌗𑌲𑌾𑌮𑍁𑌖𑍀 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍍 (𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌬𑌗𑌲𑌾𑌮𑍁𑌖𑍀𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍍)

Bagalamukhi Stotram (Brahmastra Mahavidya Bagalamukhi Stotram) in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 9× repetitions·🕐 Tuesdays, Bagalamukhi Jayanti, and at dawn and midday (the hymn itself recommends morning and midday); a yellow-themed worship is favoured·📜 Rudrayamala Tantra, Uttara Khanda (Shri Brahmastra Mahavidya Bagalamukhi Stotram)

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Origin & Story

Rudrayamala Tantra, Uttara Khanda (Shri Brahmastra Mahavidya Bagalamukhi Stotram) · Traditional (anonymous); attributed in the viniyoga to the sage Narada as the seer (rishi) · Medieval Tantric period

Bagalamukhi, the eighth Mahavidya, is said to have arisen to still a great storm threatening creation, manifesting from the golden waters of the 'Haridra' (turmeric) lake to paralyse the demonic forces of chaos. As the goddess of stambhana she stuns and silences all that is hostile. This Brahmastra hymn, preserved in the Rudrayamala Tantra and opening with the renowned 'Madhye sudhabdhi' dhyana, is the most widely recited stotra in her worship, prized for victory, protection and the subduing of enemies.

✦ As told in scripture

It is traditionally held that a sincere devotee of Bagalamukhi, reciting this Brahmastra stotra, becomes invulnerable to enemies and false accusation — for, as the hymn declares, by her power the arguing opponent is struck dumb, the proud humbled and the wicked turned good, so that hostile plans against the devotee simply fail.

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Verse 1

𑌅𑌥 𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌮𑍍 — 𑌸𑍗𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌸𑌨𑌸𑌂𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌨𑌯𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑍀𑌤𑌾𑌂𑌶𑍁𑌕𑍋𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌨𑍀𑌂 𑌹𑍇𑌮𑌾𑌭𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌰𑍁𑌚𑌿𑌂 𑌶𑌶𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍁𑌟𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑌚𑍍𑌚𑌮𑍍𑌪𑌕𑌸𑍍𑌰𑌗𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍। 𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌗𑌰𑌪𑌾𑌶𑌵𑌜𑍍𑌰𑌰𑌸𑌨𑌾𑌃 𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌿𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍀𑌂 𑌭𑍂𑌷𑌣𑍈𑌃 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌗𑍀𑌂 𑌬𑌗𑌲𑌾𑌮𑍁𑌖𑍀𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌜𑌗𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑌂𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍍𑌭𑌿𑌨𑍀𑌂 𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌯𑍇𑌤𑍍॥

Atha dhyānam — Sauvarṇāsanasaṁsthitāṁ trinayanāṁ pītāṁśukollāsinīṁ hemābhāṅgaruciṁ śaśāṅkamukuṭāṁ saccampakasragyutām। hastair mudgarapāśavajrarasanāḥ sambibhratīṁ bhūṣaṇaiḥ vyāptāṅgīṁ bagalāmukhīṁ trijagatāṁ saṁstambhinīṁ cintayet॥

Meaning:Meditation: Let one contemplate Bagalamukhi, seated on a golden throne, three-eyed, radiant in yellow silk, her limbs glowing like gold, crowned with the crescent moon, garlanded with champaka flowers, bearing in her hands the mace, noose, thunderbolt and the enemy's tongue, adorned with ornaments — the paralyser of the three worlds.

Verse 2

𑌅𑌥 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍍 — 𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌸𑍁𑌧𑌾𑌬𑍍𑌧𑌿 𑌮𑌣𑌿𑌮𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌪𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌨𑌵𑍇𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑌿𑌂𑌹𑌾𑌸𑌨𑍋𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌗𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌪𑍀𑌤𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌮𑍍। 𑌪𑍀𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌰𑌾𑌭𑌰𑌣𑌮𑌾𑌲𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍂𑌷𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌗𑍀𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍀𑌂 𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌧𑍃𑌤𑌮𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌗𑌰𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌿𑌜𑌿𑌹𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌮𑍍॥௧॥

Atha stotram — Madhyesudhābdhi maṇimaṇḍaparatnavedyāṁ siṁhāsanoparigatāṁ paripītavarṇām। pītāmbarābharaṇamālyavibhūṣitāṅgīṁ devīṁ namāmi dhṛtamudgaravairijihvām॥1॥

Meaning:Hymn: I bow to the Goddess in the midst of the ocean of nectar, upon a jewelled altar in a gem pavilion, seated on a lion-throne, golden-yellow in colour, her body adorned with yellow garments, ornaments and garlands, holding the mace and the tongue of her foe.

Verse 3

𑌜𑌿𑌹𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌯 𑌕𑌰𑍇𑌣 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍀𑌂 𑌵𑌾𑌮𑍇𑌨 𑌶𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍂𑌨𑍍 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌪𑍀𑌡𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍀𑌮𑍍। 𑌗𑌦𑌾𑌭𑌿𑌘𑌾𑌤𑍇𑌨 𑌚 𑌦𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌣𑍇𑌨 𑌪𑍀𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌰𑌾𑌢𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍁𑌜𑌾𑌂 𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌿॥௨॥

Jihvāgram ādāya kareṇa devīṁ vāmena śatrūn paripīḍayantīm। gadābhighātena ca dakṣiṇena pītāmbarāḍhyāṁ dvibhujāṁ namāmi॥2॥

Meaning:I bow to the two-armed Goddess, resplendent in yellow, who with her left hand seizes the tip of the enemy's tongue and torments the foes, and with her right strikes them with the mace.

Verse 4

𑌆𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍀 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍀 𑌰𑌿𑌪𑍁𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍍𑌭𑌨𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍀। 𑌮𑌦𑌨𑍋𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌨𑍀 𑌚𑍈𑌵 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌤𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍍𑌭𑌨𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍀॥௩॥

Ānandakāriṇī devī ripustambhanakāriṇī। madanonmādinī caiva prītistambhanakāriṇī॥3॥

Meaning:The Goddess is the giver of bliss and the paralyser of enemies; she maddens with passion and arrests (the unfaithful) in love. The great wisdom-goddess, the great Maya, bestower of fruit on the seeker, by whose mere remembrance one can paralyse the three worlds in an instant.

Verse 5

𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌯𑌾 𑌸𑌾𑌧𑌕𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌫𑌲𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌾। 𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰𑌣𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌣 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍈𑌲𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍍𑌭𑌯𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌣𑌾𑌤𑍍॥௪॥

Mahāvidyā mahāmāyā sādhakasya phalapradā। yasyāḥ smaraṇamātreṇa trailokyaṁ stambhayet kṣaṇāt॥4॥

Meaning:O Mother, crush the mouth of my adversary and pin down his tongue; swiftly arrest his speech and his fierce, agitated movement with your seal; grind, O grind my enemies quickly with your mace, O fair-limbed one clad in yellow; take away, O Bagala, the host of obstacles of those who bow to you, O Goddess whose glance is full of compassion.

Verse 6

𑌮𑌾𑌤𑌰𑍍𑌭𑌞𑍍𑌜𑌯 𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌪𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌵𑌦𑌨𑌂 𑌜𑌿𑌹𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌂 𑌚 𑌸𑌙𑍍𑌕𑍀𑌲𑌯 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑍍𑌮𑍀𑌂 𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌯 𑌮𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌾𑌶𑍁 𑌧𑌿𑌷𑌣𑌾𑌮𑍁𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌂 𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍍𑌭𑌯। 𑌶𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍂𑌂𑌶𑍍𑌚𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌯 𑌚𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌯𑌾𑌶𑍁 𑌗𑌦𑌯𑌾 𑌗𑍗𑌰𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌿 𑌪𑍀𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌰𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌘𑍍𑌨𑍗𑌘𑌂 𑌬𑌗𑌲𑍇 𑌹𑌰 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌣𑌮𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣𑍇𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌣𑍇॥௫॥

Mātar bhañjaya madvipakṣavadanaṁ jihvāṁ ca saṅkīlaya brāhmīṁ yantraya mudrayāśu dhiṣaṇām ugrāṁ gatiṁ stambhaya। śatrūṁś cūrṇaya cūrṇayāśu gadayā gaurāṅgi pītāmbare vighnaughaṁ bagale hara praṇamatāṁ kāruṇyapūrṇekṣaṇe॥5॥

Meaning:O Mother Bhairavi, Bhadrakali, Vijaya, Varahi, refuge of the universe, O Shri Vidya, Samaya, Maheshi, Bagala, Kameshi, Vama, Rama, Matangi, Tripura, higher than the highest, giver of heaven and liberation — I am your servant, I have come to your refuge; by your grace, O Empress of the universe, save me.

Verse 7

𑌮𑌾𑌤𑌰𑍍𑌭𑍈𑌰𑌵𑌿 𑌭𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌿 𑌵𑌿𑌜𑌯𑍇 𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌹𑌿 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌯𑍇 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌸𑌮𑌯𑍇 𑌮𑌹𑍇𑌶𑌿 𑌬𑌗𑌲𑍇 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑍇𑌶𑌿 𑌵𑌾𑌮𑍇 𑌰𑌮𑍇। 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌿 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍇 𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌰𑌤𑌰𑍇 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌪𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍇 𑌦𑌾𑌸𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌂 𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌗𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌿 𑌕𑍃𑌪𑌯𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌿 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑌿 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍍॥௬॥

Mātar bhairavi bhadrakāli vijaye vārāhi viśvāśraye śrīvidye samaye maheśi bagale kāmeśi vāme rame। mātaṅgi tripure parātparatare svargāpavargaprade dāso'haṁ śaraṇāgato'smi kṛpayā viśveśvari trāhi mām॥6॥

Meaning:Bound by your discipline, O Goddess, the arguer becomes mute, the king becomes a beggar, blazing fire turns cold, the angry man grows calm, the wicked become good, the swift are made lame, the proud are humbled, and even the all-knowing becomes dull — O ever-auspicious Bagalamukhi, day after day I bow to you.

Verse 8

𑌵𑌾𑌦𑍀 𑌮𑍂𑌕𑌤𑌿 𑌰𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌤𑌿 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌤𑌿𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍈𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌰𑌃 𑌶𑍀𑌤𑌤𑌿 𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌧𑍀 𑌶𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌨𑌃 𑌸𑍁𑌜𑌨𑌤𑌿 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌗𑌃 𑌖𑌞𑍍𑌜𑌤𑌿। 𑌗𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍀 𑌖𑌰𑍍𑌬𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌵𑌿𑌚𑍍𑌚 𑌜𑌡𑌤𑌿 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌃 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌬𑌗𑌲𑌾𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌦𑌿𑌨𑌂 𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌣𑌿 𑌤𑍁𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌨𑌮𑌃॥௭॥

Vādī mūkati raṅkati kṣitipatir vaiśvānaraḥ śītati krodhī śāmyati durjanaḥ sujanati kṣiprānugaḥ khañjati। garvī kharbati sarvavic ca jaḍati tvadyantraṇāyantritaḥ śrīnitye bagalāmukhi pratidinaṁ kalyāṇi tubhyaṁ namaḥ॥7॥

Meaning:You are the supreme knowledge, mother of the three worlds, destroyer of the host of obstacles, the one who attracts, who increases the bliss of the three worlds, who roots out the wicked and bewilders the minds of the beast-like — O Bhairavi who pins down the tongue, you are ever victorious, the supreme Brahmastra-knowledge. This Brahmastra is renowned and rare in the three worlds; it is to be given only to one devoted to the guru, and not to anyone whosoever.

Verse 9

𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌾 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌜𑌨𑌨𑍀 𑌵𑌿𑌘𑍍𑌨𑍗𑌘𑌵𑌿𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌂𑌸𑌿𑌨𑍀 𑌯𑍋𑌷𑌾𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌷𑌣𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍀 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌜𑌗𑌤𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌸𑌂𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌨𑍀। 𑌦𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍋𑌚𑍍𑌚𑌾𑌟𑌨𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍀 𑌪𑌶𑍁𑌮𑌨𑌃𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌮𑍋𑌹𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌾𑌯𑌿𑌨𑍀 𑌜𑌿𑌹𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌕𑍀𑌲𑌨𑌭𑍈𑌰𑌵𑍀 𑌵𑌿𑌜𑌯𑌸𑍇 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌪𑌰𑌾॥௮॥

Tvaṁ vidyā paramā trilokajananī vighnaughavidhvaṁsinī yoṣākarṣaṇakāriṇī trijagatām ānandasaṁvardhinī। duṣṭoccāṭanakāriṇī paśumanaḥsammohasandāyinī jihvākīlanabhairavī vijayase brahmāstravidyā parā॥8॥

Verse 10

𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍇𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌖𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌷𑍁 𑌲𑍋𑌕𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌲𑌭𑌮𑍍। 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌯 𑌦𑌾𑌤𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌨 𑌦𑍇𑌯𑌂 𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌕𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍॥௯॥

Brahmāstram etad vikhyātaṁ triṣu lokeṣu durlabham। gurubhaktāya dātavyaṁ na deyaṁ yasya kasyacit॥9॥

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𑌸𑍗𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌸𑌨𑌸𑌂𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍🔊sauvarṇāsanasaṁsthitāmSeated upon a golden throne/seat

𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌨𑌯𑌨𑌾𑌮𑍍🔊trinayanāmThree-eyed one

𑌪𑍀𑌤𑌾𑌂𑌶𑍁𑌕𑍋𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌨𑍀𑌮𑍍🔊pītāṁśukollāsinīmResplendent in yellow garments

𑌮𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌗𑌰-𑌪𑌾𑌶-𑌵𑌜𑍍𑌰-𑌰𑌸𑌨𑌾𑌃🔊mudgara-pāśa-vajra-rasanāḥHolding the mace, noose, thunderbolt and the tongue (of the enemy)

𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌜𑌗𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑌂𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍍𑌭𑌿𑌨𑍀𑌮𑍍🔊trijagatāṁ saṁstambhinīmThe paralyser/stunner of the three worlds

𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌸𑍁𑌧𑌾𑌬𑍍𑌧𑌿🔊madhye-sudhābdhiIn the midst of the ocean of nectar

𑌮𑌣𑌿𑌮𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌪𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌨𑌵𑍇𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑍍🔊maṇimaṇḍaparatnavedyāmOn a jewelled altar within a gem pavilion

𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌪𑍀𑌤𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌮𑍍🔊paripītavarṇāmWholly golden-yellow in complexion

𑌧𑍃𑌤𑌮𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌗𑌰𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌿𑌜𑌿𑌹𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌮𑍍🔊dhṛtamudgaravairijihvāmHolding the mace and the tongue of her enemy

𑌜𑌿𑌹𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍍 𑌆𑌦𑌾𑌯🔊jihvāgram ādāyaSeizing the tip of the (enemy's) tongue

𑌵𑌾𑌮𑍇𑌨 𑌶𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍂𑌨𑍍 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌪𑍀𑌡𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍀𑌮𑍍🔊vāmena śatrūn paripīḍayantīmTormenting the enemies with her left hand

𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍁𑌜𑌾𑌂 𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌿🔊dvibhujāṁ namāmiI bow to the two-armed (Goddess)

𑌰𑌿𑌪𑍁𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍍𑌭𑌨𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍀🔊ripustambhanakāriṇīShe who paralyses/stuns the enemy (stambhana)

𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌯𑌾🔊mahāvidyā mahāmāyāThe great wisdom-goddess, the great Maya

𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍈𑌲𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍍𑌭𑌯𑍇𑌤𑍍 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌣𑌾𑌤𑍍🔊trailokyaṁ stambhayet kṣaṇātCan paralyse the three worlds in an instant

𑌜𑌿𑌹𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌂 𑌚 𑌸𑌙𑍍𑌕𑍀𑌲𑌯🔊jihvāṁ ca saṅkīlayaAnd pin down / nail the tongue (of my adversary)

𑌵𑌾𑌦𑍀 𑌮𑍂𑌕𑌤𑌿🔊vādī mūkatiThe (arguing) opponent becomes mute

𑌗𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍀 𑌖𑌰𑍍𑌬𑌤𑌿🔊garvī kharbatiThe proud one is humbled/made small

𑌵𑌿𑌘𑍍𑌨𑍗𑌘𑌵𑌿𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌂𑌸𑌿𑌨𑍀🔊vighnaughavidhvaṁsinīDestroyer of the host of obstacles

𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌪𑌰𑌾🔊brahmāstravidyā parāThe supreme knowledge that is the Brahmastra (irresistible divine weapon)

𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌯 𑌦𑌾𑌤𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍🔊gurubhaktāya dātavyamTo be given (only) to one devoted to the guru

Benefits of Chanting Bagalamukhi Stotram (Brahmastra Mahavidya Bagalamukhi Stotram)

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Invokes Bagalamukhi's power of stambhana — stunning, silencing and immobilising enemies, opponents and hostile forces

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Grants victory in disputes, litigation, debates, competition and conflict, as the famous 'vadi mukati' verse declares

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Protects the devotee from enemies, slander, black magic and malevolent intentions

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Pacifies anger and quells negativity — turning the wicked good and the proud humble

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Removes obstacles and bestows courage, confidence and steadiness in the face of adversity

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Regarded as the supreme Brahmastra-vidya, granting the seeker mastery, and ultimately heaven and liberation

How to Chant Bagalamukhi Stotram (Brahmastra Mahavidya Bagalamukhi Stotram)

Repetitions9times

Best TimeTuesdays, Bagalamukhi Jayanti, and at dawn and midday (the hymn itself recommends morning and midday); a yellow-themed worship is favoured

Bagalamukhi is associated with the colour yellow: devotees traditionally wear yellow, use a yellow seat and yellow flowers (such as turmeric or champaka), and may use a turmeric (haldi) mala. Bathe, sit facing east or north, light a lamp, and recite the dhyana followed by the stotra with steady concentration, holding the intention of protection and the stilling of hostility (never to harm the innocent). Her formal mantra-sadhana is powerful and is undertaken under the guidance of a qualified guru; the stotram may be recited devotionally for protection, victory and removal of obstacles. The text notes this Brahmastra hymn should be received with reverence for the guru.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Bagalamukhi Stotram (Brahmastra Mahavidya Bagalamukhi 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.

Bagalamukhi, also called Pitambara Devi, is the eighth of the ten Mahavidyas. Golden in complexion and dressed in yellow, she is the goddess of stambhana — the power to paralyse, silence and arrest. She is depicted seizing the tongue of a demon with one hand and raising a mace with the other, symbolising the stilling of harmful speech, thought and action, and is invoked especially for victory over enemies and protection from hostile forces.

This particular hymn, from the Uttara Khanda of the Rudrayamala Tantra, is titled the 'Brahmastra Mahavidya Bagalamukhi Stotram'. The Brahmastra is the irresistible divine weapon of the gods; the hymn praises Bagalamukhi's mantra-knowledge as that supreme, unfailing power, capable of stunning the three worlds in an instant.

Bagalamukhi is golden-yellow (pita) and is also known as Pitambara, 'the one clad in yellow'. The dhyana describes her in yellow silk on a golden throne. Devotees therefore use yellow garments, yellow flowers and turmeric in her worship, and turmeric (haridra) malas are traditional for her japa.

That verse (verse 7 here) lists Bagalamukhi's stambhana powers in vivid terms: bound by her discipline, 'the arguer becomes mute, the king becomes a beggar, fire turns cold, the angry grow calm, the wicked become good, the swift are lamed, the proud are humbled, and even the all-knowing becomes dull.' It expresses her unique ability to neutralise any hostile or harmful force.