Mahishasura Mardini Stotram | महिषासुर मर्दिनी स्तोत्रम्

Mahishasura Mardini Stotram

This hymn is believed to be composed by Lord Adi Shankaracharya. It heroically describes the killing of Mahishasura by Mother Durga.

Stotram:

Ayi giri-nandini nandita-medini vishva-vinodini nanda-nute Giri-vara-vindhya-shirodhi-nivasini vishnu-vilasini jishnu-nute | Bhagavati he shitikantha-kutumbini bhuri-kutumbini bhuri-krite Jay jay he mahishasura-mardini ramyakapardini shailasute || 1 ||

Sura-vara-varshini durdhara-dharshini durmukha-marshini harsha-rate Tribhuvana-poshini shankara-toshini kalmasha-moshini ghosha-rate | Danuja-niroshini diti-suta-roshini durmada-shoshini sindhu-sute Jay jay he mahishasura-mardini ramyakapardini shailasute || 2 ||

Ayi jagadamba madamba kadamba-vana-priya-vasini hasa-rate Shikhari-shiromani tunga-himalaya-shringa-nijalaya-madhyagate | Madhu-madhure madhu-kaitabha-ganjini kaitabha-bhanjini rasa-rate Jay jay he mahishasura-mardini ramyakapardini shailasute || 3 ||

(Stotram Samapt)