According to legends, many years ago, a buffalo demon named Mahishasura was wreaking havoc in heaven and earth. Brahma gifted a boon that he could be killed by no man.
For this reason, Mahishasura was slowly winning every battle she started. The Gods found a loophole to Brahma’s boon and goddess Durga was given divine powers to make her stronger than Mahishasura.
Goddess Chamundeshwari is a form of Durga. With her new powers and a lion as her vehicle, she fought Mahishasura atop a hill for ten days and finally killed him and the hill was named as Chamundi Hill. This day is celebrated as Dasara and symbolizes the victory of good over evil.
Sri Chamundeshvari Ashtottarashatanama Stotram Lyrics in English:
॥ sricamundesvari astottarasatanamastotram ॥
sri camunda mahamaya srimatsimhasanesvari
srividya vedyamahima sricakrapuravasini ॥ 1 ॥
srikanthadayita gauri girija bhuvanesvari
mahakali mahalksmih mahavani manonmani ॥ 2 ॥
sahasrasirsasamyukta sahasrakaramandita
kausumbhavasanopeta ratnakancukadharini ॥ 3 ॥
ganesaskandajanani japakusuma bhasura
uma katyayani durga mantrini dandini jaya ॥ 4 ॥
karangulinakhotpanna narayana dasakrtih
sacamararamavanisavyadaksinasevita ॥ 5 ॥
indraksi bagala bala cakresi vijaya’mbika
pancapretasanarudha haridrakunkumapriya ॥ 6 ॥
mahabala’drinilaya mahisasuramardini
madhukaitabhasamhartri madhurapuranayika ॥ 7 ॥
kamesvari yoganidra bhavani candika sati
cakrarajaratharudha srstisthityantakarini ॥ 8 ॥
annapurna jvalahjihva kalaratrisvarupini
nisumbha sumbhadamani raktabijanisudini ॥ 9 ॥
brahmyadimatrkarupa subha satcakradevata
mulaprakrtirupa”rya parvati paramesvari ॥ 10 ॥
bindupithakrtavasa candramandalamadhyaka
cidagnikundasambhuta vindhyacalanivasini ॥ 11 ॥
hayagrivagastya pujya suryacandragnilocana
jalandharasupithastha siva daksayanisvari ॥ 12 ॥
navavaranasampujya navaksaramanustuta
navalavanyarupadya jvaladdvatrimsatayudha ॥ 13 ॥
kamesabaddhamangalya candrarekha vibhusita
caracarajagadrupa nityaklinna’parajita ॥ 14 ॥
odyannapithanilaya lalita visnusodari
damstrakaralavadana vajresi vahnivasini ॥ 15 ॥
sarvamangalarupadya saccidananda vigraha
astadasasupithastha bherunda bhairavi para ॥ 16 ॥
rundamalalasatkantha bhandasuravimardhini
pundreksukanda kodanda puspabana lasatkara ॥ 17 ॥
sivaduti vedamata sankari simhavahana ।
catuhsastyupacaradya yoginiganasevita ॥ 18 ॥
navadurga bhadrakali kadambavanavasini
candamunda sirahchetri maharajni sudhamayi ॥ 19 ॥
sricakravaratatanka srisailabhramarambika
srirajaraja varada srimattripurasundari ॥ 20 ॥
sakambari santidatri satahantri sivaprada
rakenduvadana ramya ramaniyavarakrtih ॥ 21 ॥
srimatcamundikadevya namnamastottaram satam
pathan bhaktya’rcayan devim sarvan kamanavapnuyat ॥ ॥
iti sri camundesvari astottarasatanama stotram ॥ ॥
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