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 English Lyrics ॥
॥ 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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