Argala Stotram is a twenty-seven-verse praise of Goddess Chandika connected with the Durga Saptashati reading tradition. Devotees recite it for Devi remembrance, courage, protection, strength and spiritual aspiration.
Argala Stotram in English
jaya tvam devi chaamunde jaya bhootaapahaarini |
jaya sarvagate devi kaalaraatri namo'stu te || 1 ||
jayantee manggalaa kaalee bhadrakaalee kapaalinee |
durgaa shivaa kshamaa dhaatree svaahaa svadhaa namo'stu te || 2 ||
madhukaitabhavidhvamsi vidhaatrivarade namah |
roopam dehi jayam dehi yasho dehi dvisho jahi || 3 ||
mahishaasuranirnaashi bhaktaanaam sukhade namah |
roopam dehi jayam dehi yasho dehi dvisho jahi || 4 ||
dhoomranetravadhe devi dharmakaamaarthadaayini |
roopam dehi jayam dehi yasho dehi dvisho jahi || 5 ||
raktabeejavadhe devi chandamundavinaashini |
roopam dehi jayam dehi yasho dehi dvisho jahi || 6 ||
nishumbhashumbhanirnaashi trilokyashubhade namah |
roopam dehi jayam dehi yasho dehi dvisho jahi || 7 ||
vanditaangghriyuge devi sarvasaubhaagyadaayini |
roopam dehi jayam dehi yasho dehi dvisho jahi || 8 ||
achintyaroopacharite sarvashatruvinaashini |
roopam dehi jayam dehi yasho dehi dvisho jahi || 9 ||
natebhyah sarvadaa bhaktyaa chaaparne duritaapahe |
roopam dehi jayam dehi yasho dehi dvisho jahi || 10 ||
stuvadbhyo bhaktipoorvam tvaam chandike vyaadhinaashini |
roopam dehi jayam dehi yasho dehi dvisho jahi || 11 ||
chandike satatam yuddhe jayanti paapanaashini |
roopam dehi jayam dehi yasho dehi dvisho jahi || 12 ||
dehi saubhaagyamaarogyam dehi devi param sukham |
roopam dehi jayam dehi yasho dehi dvisho jahi || 13 ||
vidhehi devi kalyaanam vidhehi vipulaam shriyam |
roopam dehi jayam dehi yasho dehi dvisho jahi || 14 ||
vidhehi dvishataam naasham vidhehi balamuchchakaih |
roopam dehi jayam dehi yasho dehi dvisho jahi || 15 ||
suraasurashiroratnanighrishtacharane'mbike |
roopam dehi jayam dehi yasho dehi dvisho jahi || 16 ||
vidyaavantam yashasvantam lakshmeevantanycha maam kuru |
roopam dehi jayam dehi yasho dehi dvisho jahi || 17 ||
devi prachandadordandadaityadarpanishoodini |
roopam dehi jayam dehi yasho dehi dvisho jahi || 18 ||
prachandadaityadarpaghne chandike pranataaya me |
roopam dehi jayam dehi yasho dehi dvisho jahi || 19 ||
chaturbhuje chaturvaktrasamsute parameshvari |
roopam dehi jayam dehi yasho dehi dvisho jahi || 20 ||
krishnena samstute devi shashvadbhaktyaa sadaambike |
roopam dehi jayam dehi yasho dehi dvisho jahi || 21 ||
himaachalasutaanaathasamstute parameshvari |
roopam dehi jayam dehi yasho dehi dvisho jahi || 22 ||
indraaneepatisadbhaavapoojite parameshvari |
roopam dehi jayam dehi yasho dehi dvisho jahi || 23 ||
devi bhaktajanoddaamadattaanandodaye'mbike |
roopam dehi jayam dehi yasho dehi dvisho jahi || 24 ||
bhaaryaam manoramaam dehi manovrittaanusaarineem |
roopam dehi jayam dehi yasho dehi dvisho jahi || 25 ||
taarini durgasamsaarasaagarasyaachalodbhave |
roopam dehi jayam dehi yasho dehi dvisho jahi || 26 ||
idam stotram pathitvaa tu mahaastotram pathennarah |
saptashateem samaaraadhya varamaapnoti durlabham || 27 ||
Closing Colophon
|| iti shreemaarkandeyapuraane argalaastotram samaaptam ||
How to Recite Argala Stotram
Remember Goddess Chandika and read all twenty-seven verses in order. Keep “Rupam dehi, jayam dehi, yasho dehi, dwisho jahi” inside every stanza where it appears; the refrain is part of the complete text.
Argala is often read in a wider Durga Saptashati sequence. If you follow a lineage-specific order, use that guidance; for simple personal reading, complete the text calmly and close with a respectful prayer to the Goddess.
Prepare for Devi worship
Wash, wear clean clothes when convenient and sit in a calm place. A Durga or Chandika image may be used, with a safely lit diya, incense or flower if that is part of your home practice; none is compulsory for reading.
Remember the Goddess and make sankalp
Offer pranam to the Goddess and state a brief intention for courage, protection, clarity or removal of an obstacle. Keep the intention devotional and constructive rather than directed against another person.
Place it correctly in a wider path
When following a complete Durga Saptashati method, read Argala in the order taught by that tradition; Kavacha, Argala and Kilaka are commonly associated preliminary texts, though exact sequences vary. For standalone devotion, begin directly with the first source unit on this page.
Read all twenty-seven verses
Continue in order and retain every occurrence of the refrain Rupam dehi, jayam dehi, yasho dehi, dwisho jahi. The repetition is part of the prayer and should not be shortened merely to save time.
Conclude with Devi pranam
After the final stanza and colophon, sit quietly and offer thanks to Chandika. If continuing into Durga Saptashati, move to the next text in your established sequence; otherwise close with a simple prayer for right action and inner strength.
Traditional Benefits of Argala Stotram
In Devi tradition, Argala is recited for courage, protection, inner strength, dignity, learning, household harmony and the ability to face opposition. Its verses remember the Goddess’s victories over destructive forces and repeatedly ask for worthy form, victory and honor.
These are devotional aspirations, not guaranteed outcomes. References to enemies and battle may also be understood as prayers to overcome fear, harmful habits and inner obstacles.
Protection in Devi devotion
The hymn remembers the Goddess who defeats destructive forces. Devotees traditionally approach it as a prayer for protection and the confidence to remain steady during adversity.
Courage and inner strength
Its direct petitions and repeated refrain cultivate a resolute devotional mood, especially when fear, hesitation or conflict has weakened the mind.
Overcoming obstacles
Victory language is traditionally applied to difficult circumstances and, in personal practice, to inertia, confusion and habits that obstruct constructive action.
Victory over negative tendencies
The request to overcome hostility can be directed inward toward anger, envy, self-sabotage and other tendencies that disturb spiritual and household life.
Dignity, learning and harmony
Individual stanzas ask for worthy form, honor, learning and a compatible household life. These petitions show that the text's devotional purpose is wider than physical battle.
Preparation for Saptashati recitation
Within the wider Devi Mahatmya tradition, Argala helps establish focused petition and remembrance before the main Saptashati path. It does not replace the seven hundred verses.
When Is Argala Stotram Recited?
Argala is commonly read with Durga Saptashati and during Navaratri or another focused period of Devi worship. It may also be read by itself on any day when a devotee wishes to pray to Chandika.
The source gives no universal standalone repetition count. One complete reading that preserves all refrains is suitable; practitioners following a formal Saptashati routine should retain the sequence taught in their tradition.
English Meaning and Explanation
Victory to you, Goddess Chamunda: remover of affliction, present everywhere and known as Kalaratri. Salutations to you.
Salutations to the Goddess through her many names and forms: Jayanti, Mangala, Kali, Bhadrakali, Kapalini, Durga, Shiva, Kshama, Dhatri, Svaha and Svadha.
Salutations to the destroyer of Madhu and Kaitabha and giver of a boon to the Creator. Grant worthy form, victory and honor, and overcome hostility.
Salutations to the destroyer of Mahishasura and giver of happiness to devotees. Grant worthy form, victory and honor, and overcome hostility.
O Goddess who slew Dhumranetra and is invoked for dharma, desire and prosperity: grant worthy form, victory and honor, and overcome hostility.
O slayer of Raktabija and destroyer of Chanda and Munda: grant worthy form, victory and honor, and overcome hostility.
O destroyer of Shumbha and Nishumbha, giver of auspiciousness to the three worlds: grant worthy form, victory and honor, and overcome hostility.
O Goddess whose two feet are revered and who grants every auspicious fortune: grant worthy form, victory and honor, and overcome hostility.
Your form and deeds are beyond thought, and you destroy every enemy. Grant worthy form, victory and honor, and overcome hostility.
O Aparna, always gracious to those who bow with devotion and remover of wrongdoing: grant worthy form, victory and honor, and overcome hostility.
O Chandika, praised with devotion and invoked as a remover of disease: grant worthy form, victory and honor, and overcome hostility. This is devotional prayer, not medical treatment.
O Chandika, victorious in every battle and destroyer of sin: grant worthy form, victory and honor, and overcome hostility.
O Goddess, grant good fortune, health and highest well-being; grant worthy form, victory and honor, and overcome hostility.
O Goddess, establish welfare and abundant shri; grant worthy form, victory and honor, and overcome hostility.
Bring hostile power to an end and grant great strength; grant worthy form, victory and honor, and overcome hostility.
O Ambika, whose feet are polished by the crown jewels of gods and asuras: grant worthy form, victory and honor, and overcome hostility.
Make me learned, honorable and endowed with Lakshmi; grant worthy form, victory and honor, and overcome hostility.
O Goddess who crushes the pride of demons with mighty arms: grant worthy form, victory and honor, and overcome hostility.
O Chandika, destroyer of the pride of fierce demons, hear me as I bow: grant worthy form, victory and honor, and overcome hostility.
O four-armed Supreme Goddess praised by the four-faced Brahma: grant worthy form, victory and honor, and overcome hostility.
O Goddess eternally praised by Krishna with devotion, O Mother: grant worthy form, victory and honor, and overcome hostility.
O Supreme Goddess praised by the Lord of Himalaya’s daughter—that is, Shiva: grant worthy form, victory and honor, and overcome hostility.
O Supreme Goddess worshiped with devotion by Indra, husband of Indrani: grant worthy form, victory and honor, and overcome hostility.
O Ambika, source of the abundant joy granted to devotees: grant worthy form, victory and honor, and overcome hostility.
Grant a gracious wife whose disposition is harmonious with mine; grant worthy form, victory and honor, and overcome hostility. The verse belongs to a traditional household prayer context.
O savior, daughter of the mountain, carry me across the difficult ocean of worldly existence; grant worthy form, victory and honor, and overcome hostility.
The closing stanza says that after reading this hymn, one proceeds to the great hymn and worshipful recitation of the Saptashati, seeking a rare boon.
The colophon closes the Argala Stotra and identifies it with the Markandeya Purana tradition.
About Argala Stotram
Argala means a bolt, bar or fastening. In the Durga Saptashati reading sequence, the title is traditionally understood as a prayer that opens access to the devotional purpose of the main text.
Most verses end with the same four-part petition: “Grant form, grant victory, grant honor, and overcome hostility.” The recurring line is retained every time because it belongs to the actual source, not treated as disposable repetition.
Frequently Asked Questions
Devotees recite it in Chandika worship for courage, protection, strength, dignity and spiritual progress.
Yes. It is present in the source stanzas and should not be omitted from the complete recitation.
It is a related preliminary stotra traditionally read with the Saptashati, not one of the main seven hundred verses.
It can be read as a devotional hymn, although some practitioners follow a broader Saptashati sequence taught in their tradition.
It asks the Goddess to overcome hostility. Devotional readers may also apply it to inner opposition, fear and harmful tendencies.
Yes. Beginners may read the complete Roman text slowly. If it is being used inside a formal Chandi path, follow the sequence practiced by the family, temple or teacher guiding that path.
No universal count is stated in this source. One complete recitation with every refrain is preferable to repeating an incomplete or hurried version.
Yes, it may be used as a daily Devi hymn. Navaratri and Saptashati worship are important contexts, not restrictions on respectful personal recitation.
Follow the Roman lines at a steady pace and preserve each stanza and refrain. Improve unfamiliar sounds through careful listening rather than omitting repeated words.
Original Sanskrit
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जय त्वं देवि चामुण्डे जय भूतापहारिणि ।
जय सर्वगते देवि कालरात्रि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥ १ ॥
जयन्ती मङ्गला काली भद्रकाली कपालिनी ।
दुर्गा शिवा क्षमा धात्री स्वाहा स्वधा नमोऽस्तु ते ॥ २ ॥
मधुकैटभविध्वंसि विधातृवरदे नमः ।
रूपं देहि जयं देहि यशो देहि द्विषो जहि ॥ ३ ॥
महिषासुरनिर्नाशि भक्तानां सुखदे नमः ।
रूपं देहि जयं देहि यशो देहि द्विषो जहि ॥ ४ ॥
धूम्रनेत्रवधे देवि धर्मकामार्थदायिनि ।
रूपं देहि जयं देहि यशो देहि द्विषो जहि ॥ ५ ॥
रक्तबीजवधे देवि चण्डमुण्डविनाशिनि ।
रूपं देहि जयं देहि यशो देहि द्विषो जहि ॥ ६ ॥
निशुम्भशुम्भनिर्नाशि त्रिलोक्यशुभदे नमः ।
रूपं देहि जयं देहि यशो देहि द्विषो जहि ॥ ७ ॥
वन्दिताङ्घ्रियुगे देवि सर्वसौभाग्यदायिनि ।
रूपं देहि जयं देहि यशो देहि द्विषो जहि ॥ ८ ॥
अचिन्त्यरूपचरिते सर्वशत्रुविनाशिनि ।
रूपं देहि जयं देहि यशो देहि द्विषो जहि ॥ ९ ॥
नतेभ्यः सर्वदा भक्त्या चापर्णे दुरितापहे ।
रूपं देहि जयं देहि यशो देहि द्विषो जहि ॥ १० ॥
स्तुवद्भ्यो भक्तिपूर्वं त्वां चण्डिके व्याधिनाशिनि ।
रूपं देहि जयं देहि यशो देहि द्विषो जहि ॥ ११ ॥
चण्डिके सततं युद्धे जयन्ति पापनाशिनि ।
रूपं देहि जयं देहि यशो देहि द्विषो जहि ॥ १२ ॥
देहि सौभाग्यमारोग्यं देहि देवि परं सुखम् ।
रूपं देहि जयं देहि यशो देहि द्विषो जहि ॥ १३ ॥
विधेहि देवि कल्याणं विधेहि विपुलां श्रियम् ।
रूपं देहि जयं देहि यशो देहि द्विषो जहि ॥ १४ ॥
विधेहि द्विषतां नाशं विधेहि बलमुच्चकैः ।
रूपं देहि जयं देहि यशो देहि द्विषो जहि ॥ १५ ॥
सुरासुरशिरोरत्ननिघृष्टचरणेऽम्बिके ।
रूपं देहि जयं देहि यशो देहि द्विषो जहि ॥ १६ ॥
विद्यावन्तं यशस्वन्तं लक्ष्मीवन्तञ्च मां कुरु ।
रूपं देहि जयं देहि यशो देहि द्विषो जहि ॥ १७ ॥
देवि प्रचण्डदोर्दण्डदैत्यदर्पनिषूदिनि ।
रूपं देहि जयं देहि यशो देहि द्विषो जहि ॥ १८ ॥
प्रचण्डदैत्यदर्पघ्ने चण्डिके प्रणताय मे ।
रूपं देहि जयं देहि यशो देहि द्विषो जहि ॥ १९ ॥
चतुर्भुजे चतुर्वक्त्रसंसुते परमेश्वरि ।
रूपं देहि जयं देहि यशो देहि द्विषो जहि ॥ २० ॥
कृष्णेन संस्तुते देवि शश्वद्भक्त्या सदाम्बिके ।
रूपं देहि जयं देहि यशो देहि द्विषो जहि ॥ २१ ॥
हिमाचलसुतानाथसंस्तुते परमेश्वरि ।
रूपं देहि जयं देहि यशो देहि द्विषो जहि ॥ २२ ॥
इन्द्राणीपतिसद्भावपूजिते परमेश्वरि ।
रूपं देहि जयं देहि यशो देहि द्विषो जहि ॥ २३ ॥
देवि भक्तजनोद्दामदत्तानन्दोदयेऽम्बिके ।
रूपं देहि जयं देहि यशो देहि द्विषो जहि ॥ २४ ॥
भार्यां मनोरमां देहि मनोवृत्तानुसारिणीम् ।
रूपं देहि जयं देहि यशो देहि द्विषो जहि ॥ २५ ॥
तारिणि दुर्गसंसारसागरस्याचलोद्भवे ।
रूपं देहि जयं देहि यशो देहि द्विषो जहि ॥ २६ ॥
इदं स्तोत्रं पठित्वा तु महास्तोत्रं पठेन्नरः ।
सप्तशतीं समाराध्य वरमाप्नोति दुर्लभम् ॥ २७ ॥
