Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 6.23
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6.23.1
धार्तराष्ट्रबलं दृष्ट्वा युद्धाय समुपस्थितम् ।
अर्जुनस्य हितार्थाय कृष्णो वचनमब्रवीत् ॥ ६.२३.१ ॥
Seeing the army of Dhṛtarāṣṭra's sons drawn up for battle, Kṛṣṇa spoke these words for the welfare of Arjuna.
6.23.2
शुचिर्भूत्वा महाबाहो संग्रामाभिमुखे स्थितः ।
पराजयाय श्त्रुणां दुर्गास्तोत्रमुदीरय ॥ ६.२३.२ ॥
O mighty-armed one, having become pure and standing facing the battle, recite the hymn to Durgā for the defeat of the enemies.
6.23.3
एवमुक्तोऽर्जुनः सङ्ख्ये वासुदेवेन धीमता ।
अवतीर्य रथात्पार्थः स्तोत्रमाह कृताञ्जलिः ॥ ६.२३.३ ॥
Thus addressed in battle by the wise Vāsudeva, Arjuna, son of Pṛthā, descended from his chariot and, with folded hands, spoke the hymn.
6.23.4
नमस्ते सिद्धसेनानि आर्ये मन्दरवासिनि ।
कुमारि कालि कापालि कपिले कृष्णपिङ्गले ॥ ६.२३.४ ॥
Homage to you, leader of the perfected hosts, noble lady, dweller on Mount Mandara, maiden, Kālī, wearer of skulls, tawny one, dark-tawny one.
6.23.5
भद्रकालि नमस्तुभ्यं महाकालि नमोऽस्तु ते ।
चण्डि चण्डे नमस्तुभ्यं तारिणि वरवर्णिनि ॥ ६.२३.५ ॥
Homage to you, auspicious Kālī; homage to you, great Kālī. Homage to you, fierce one, fierce one; O savior, fair-complexioned one.
6.23.6
कात्यायनि महाभागे करालि विजये जये ।
शिखिपिच्छध्वजधरे नानाभरणभूषिते ॥ ६.२३.६ ॥
O Kātyāyanī, greatly blessed one, terrible one, victorious one, conquering one, bearer of the peacock-feather banner, adorned with many ornaments.
6.23.7
अट्टशूलप्रहरणे स्वङ्गखेटकधारिणि ।
गोपेन्द्रस्यानुजे ज्येष्ठे नन्दगोपकुलोद्भवे ॥ ६.२३.७ ॥
O you who bear the spear and trident as weapons, who hold sword and shield, younger and elder sister of the lord of cowherds, born in the clan of the cowherd Nanda!
6.23.8
महिषासृक्प्रिये नित्यं कौशिकि पीतवासिनि ।
अट्टहासे कोकमुखे नमस्तेऽस्तु रणप्रिये ॥ ६.२३.८ ॥
O you who always delight in the blood of the buffalo demon, Kauśikī, clad in yellow garments, O you of the loud laughter, O cuckoo-faced one, beloved of battle, homage be to you!
6.23.9
उभे शाकम्भरि श्वेते कृष्णे कैटभनाशिनि ।
हिरण्याश्चि विरूपाक्षि सुधूम्राक्षि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥ ६.२३.९ ॥
O Śākambharī, both white and dark, destroyer of Kaiṭabha, golden-eyed, wide-eyed, smoke-eyed, homage be to you!
6.23.10
वेदश्रुति महापुण्ये ब्रह्मण्ये जातवेदसि ।
जम्बूकटकचैत्येषु नित्यं सन्निहितालये ॥ ६.२३.१० ॥
O Veda-śruti, greatly meritorious one, devoted to the brahmins, O fire, who always dwell in the sacred shrines of the Jambū thicket!
6.23.11
त्वं ब्रह्मविद्या विद्यानां महानिद्रा च देहिनाम् ।
स्कन्दमातर्भगवति दुर्गे कान्तारवासिनि ॥ ६.२३.११ ॥
You are the knowledge of Brahman, the knowledge among all knowledges, and the great sleep of embodied beings. O mother of Skanda, O blessed Durgā, dweller in the wilderness!
6.23.12
स्वाहाकारः स्वधा चैव कला काष्ठा सरस्वती ।
सावित्री वेदमाता च तथा वेदान्त उच्यते ॥ ६.२३.१२ ॥
You are svāhā and svadhā, the arts and the measures of time, Sarasvatī; Sāvitrī, mother of the Vedas, and likewise you are called Vedānta.
6.23.13
स्तुतासि त्वं महादेवि विशुद्धेनान्तरात्मना ।
जयो भवतु मे नित्यं त्वत्प्रसादाद्रणाजिरे ॥ ६.२३.१३ ॥
O great goddess, you are praised with a pure inner self; by your grace may victory always be mine on the battlefield.
6.23.14
कान्तारभयदुर्गेषु भक्तानां चालयेषु च ।
नित्यं वससि पाताले युद्धे जयसि दानवान् ॥ ६.२३.१४ ॥
You always dwell in dreadful wildernesses, in fortresses and in the abodes of your devotees; you dwell even in the netherworld, and in battle you conquer the Dānavas.
6.23.15
त्वं जम्भनी मोहिनी च माया ह्रीः श्रीस्तथैव च ।
संध्या प्रभावती चैव सावित्री जननी तथा ॥ ६.२३.१५ ॥
You are Jambhanī, Mohinī and Māyā; you are Hrī and Śrī, and likewise Sandhyā, Prabhāvatī, Sāvitrī and the Mother.
6.23.16
तुष्टिः पुष्टिर्धृतिर्दीप्तिश्चन्द्रादित्यविवर्धिनी ।
भूतिर्भूतिमतां सङ्ख्ये वीक्ष्यसे सिद्धचारणैः ॥ ६.२३.१६ ॥
You are contentment, nourishment, steadfastness and radiance, the increaser of moon and sun; in battle you are the glory of the prosperous, and siddhas and cāraṇas behold you.
6.23.17
ततः पार्थस्य विज्ञाय भक्तिं मानववत्सला ।
अन्तरिक्षगतोवाच गोविन्दस्याग्रतः स्थिता ॥ ६.२३.१७ ॥
Then, knowing Pārtha's devotion, the goddess who loves mankind, standing in the sky before Govinda, spoke.
6.23.18
स्वल्पेनैव तु कालेन शत्रूञ्जेष्यसि पाण्डव ।
नरस्त्वमसि दुर्धर्ष नारायणसहायवान् ॥ ६.२३.१८ ॥
O son of Pāṇḍu, in a short time you will conquer your enemies; you are the unassailable Nara, who has Nārāyaṇa as his ally.
6.23.19
अजेयस्त्वं रणेऽरीणामपि वज्रभृतः स्वयम् ।
इत्येवमुक्त्वा वरदा क्षणेनान्तरधीयत ॥ ६.२३.१९ ॥
In battle you shall be unconquerable, even by Indra himself, the wielder of the thunderbolt. Having spoken thus, the boon-giving goddess vanished in an instant.
6.23.20
लब्ध्वा वरं तु कौन्तेयो मेने विजयमात्मनः ।
आरुरोह ततः पार्थो रथं परमसंमतम् ॥ ६.२३.२० ॥
Having obtained the boon, the son of Kuntī considered victory to be his own. Then Pārtha mounted the chariot most highly approved.
6.23.21
कृष्णार्जुनावेकरथौ दिव्यौ शङ्खौः प्रदध्मतुः ।
य इदं पठते स्तोत्रं कल्य उत्थाय मानवः ॥ ६.२३.२१ ॥
Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna, on one chariot, blew their divine conch shells. The man who, rising at dawn, recites this hymn —
6.23.22
यक्षरक्षःपिशाचेभ्यो न भयं विद्यते सदा ।
न चापि रिपवस्तेभ्यः सर्पाद्या ये च दंष्ट्रिणः ॥ ६.२३.२२ ॥
He never has fear of yakṣas, rākṣasas and piśācas, nor of enemies from them, nor of snakes and other fanged creatures.
6.23.23
न भयं विद्यते तस्य सदा राजकुलादपि ।
विवादेक जयमाप्नोति बद्धो मुच्यति बन्धनात् ॥ ६.२३.२३ ॥
He never has fear even from the royal family; in a dispute he obtains victory, and one who is bound is freed from his bonds.
6.23.24
दुर्गं तरति चावश्यं तथा चोरैर्विमुच्यते ।
संग्रामे विजयेन्नित्यं लक्ष्मीं प्राप्नोति केवलाम् ॥ ६.२३.२४ ॥
He surely crosses the fortress, and likewise is freed from thieves. In battle he always conquers and obtains complete fortune.
6.23.25
आरोग्यबलसंपन्नो जीवेद्वर्षशतं तथा ।
एतद्दृष्टं प्रसादात्तु मया व्यासस्य धीमतः ॥ ६.२३.२५ ॥
May one endowed with health and strength live a hundred years. This I have seen by the grace of the wise Vyāsa.
6.23.26
मोहादेतौ न जानन्ति नरनारायणावृषी ।
तव पुत्रा दुरात्मानः सर्वे मन्युवशानुगाः ॥ ६.२३.२६ ॥
Through delusion they do not know these two sages, Nara and Nārāyaṇa. All your sons are evil-minded, following the sway of anger.
6.23.27
प्राप्तकालमिदं वाक्यं कालपाशेन कुण्ठिताः ।
द्वैपायनो नारदश्च कण्वो रामस्तथानघः ।
अवारयंस्तव सुतं न चासौ तद्गृहीतवान् ॥ ६.२३.२७ ॥
When the time had come, these words came true; by the noose of time they were blunted. Dvaipāyana, Nārada, Kaṇva and the blameless Rāma tried to restrain your son, but he did not heed them.
6.23.28
यत्र धर्मो द्युतिः कान्तिर्यत्र ह्रीः श्रीस्तथा मतिः ।
यतो धर्मस्ततः कृष्णो यतः कृष्णस्ततो जयः ॥ ६.२३.२८ ॥
Where dharma is, radiance, splendor, modesty, prosperity and wisdom are there; where dharma is, there is Kṛṣṇa, and where Kṛṣṇa is, there is victory.