Kushmanda Significance, Worship, Mantras, Festivals puja
Kushmanda Significance, Worship, Mantras, Festivals puja
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Lyrics with Meaning
View lyrics page →ध्यान मन्त्र (Dhyana Mantra)
Original
वन्दे वाञ्छित कामार्थे चन्द्रार्धकृतशेखराम्। सिंहारूढा अष्टभुजा कूष्माण्डा यशस्विनीम्॥ भास्वर भानु निभां अनाहत स्थितां चतुर्थ दुर्गा त्रिनेत्राम्। कमण्डल, चाप, बाण, पदम, सुधाकलश, चक्र, गदा, जपवटीधराम्॥ पटाम्बर परिधानां कमनीयां मृदुहास्या नानालङ्कार भूषिताम्। मञ्जीर, हार, केयूर, किङ्किणी, रत्नकुण्डल, मण्डिताम्॥ प्रफुल्ल वदनां नारूकं कान्त कपोलां तुङ्ग कुचाम्। कोमलाङ्गीं स्मेरमुखीं श्रीकण्ठीं निम्ननाभिं नितम्बनीम्॥
Transliteration
Vande Vāñchita Kāmārthe Candrārdhakṛtaśekharām। Siṁhārūḍhā Aṣṭabhujā Kūṣmāṇḍā Yaśasvinīm॥ Bhāsvara Bhānu Nibhāṁ Anāhata Sthitāṁ Caturtha Durgā Trinetrām। Kamaṇḍala, Cāpa, Bāṇa, Padama, Sudhākalaśa, Cakra, Gadā, Japavaṭīdharām॥ Paṭāmbara Paridhānāṁ Kamanīyāṁ Mṛduhāsyā Nānālaṅkāra Bhūṣitām। Mañjīra, Hāra, Keyūra, Kiṅkiṇī, Ratnakuṇḍala, Maṇḍitām॥ Praphulla Vadanāṁ Nārukaṁ Kānta Kapolāṁ Tuṅga Kucām। Komalāṅgīṁ Smeramukhīṁ Śrīkaṇṭhīṁ Nimnanābhiṁ Nitambanīm॥
Meaning / Translation
I bow to the illustrious Goddess Kushmanda to attain all cherished desires, who bears the crescent moon on Her crest, rides a lion, and possesses eight hands. Radiating with the brilliance of the blazing sun, seated in the Anahata chakra, She is the three-eyed fourth form of Durga. She holds a water-pot (kamandalu), bow, arrow, lotus, jar filled with nectar, discus, mace, and a rosary of beads. She wears auspicious yellow garments, has a gentle smile, and is adorned with various ornaments—anklets, necklaces, armlets, small tinkling bells, and gem-studded earrings. With a blooming face, glowing cheeks, tender limbs, a smiling countenance, slender waist, and divine beauty, I adore Her.
प्रार्थना मन्त्र (Prarthana Mantra)
Original
सुरासम्पूर्णकलशं रुधिराप्लुतमेव च। दधाना हस्तपद्माभ्यां कूष्माण्डा शुभदास्तु मे॥
Transliteration
Surāsamparṇakalaśaṁ Rudhirāplutameva Ca। Dadhānā Hastapadmābhyāṁ Kūṣmāṇḍā Śubhadāstu Me॥
Meaning / Translation
Holding in Her lotus-like hands a vessel full of divine nectar (or celestial drink) and a pot enriched with life-force, may Goddess Kushmanda bestow upon me all auspiciousness and good fortune.
बीज एवं पूजा मन्त्र (Bija and Puja Mantra)
Original
ॐ देवी कूष्माण्डायै नमः॥ ॐ ह्रीं श्रीं कूष्माण्डायै नमः॥
Transliteration
Om Devī Kūṣmāṇḍāyai Namaḥ॥ Om Hrīṁ Śrīṁ Kūṣmāṇḍāyai Namaḥ॥
Meaning / Translation
Om, I bow down to the divine Goddess Kushmanda. Om, salutations to Goddess Kushmanda, the embodiment of Hreem (creation and preservation) and Shreem (spiritual and material abundance).
देवी स्तुति (Devi Stuti)
Original
या देवी सर्वभूतेषु माँ कूष्माण्डा रूपेण संस्थिता। नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः॥
Transliteration
Yā Devī Sarvabhūteṣu Māṁ Kūṣmāṇḍā Rūpeṇa Saṁsthitā। Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namaḥ॥
Meaning / Translation
To that divine Goddess who resides in all living beings in the form of Maa Kushmanda (the cosmic creator of the universe through Her smile), salutations to Her, salutations to Her, salutations to Her again and again.
कूष्माण्डा स्तोत्र (Kushmanda Stotra)
Original
दुर्गतिनाशिनी त्वं हि दारिद्र्यादि विनाशिनीम्। जयंदा धनदा कूष्माण्डे प्रणमाम्यहम्॥ जगतमाता जगतकत्री जगदाधार रूपणीम्। चराचरेश्वरी कूष्माण्डे प्रणमाम्यहम्॥ त्रैलोक्यसुन्दरी त्वं हि दुःखशोक निवारिणीम्। परमानन्दमयी कूष्माण्डे प्रणमाम्यहम्॥
Transliteration
Durgatināśinī Tvaṁ Hi Dāridryādi Vināśinīm। Jayandā Dhanadā Kūṣmāṇḍe Praṇamāmyaham॥ Jagatamātā Jagatakatrī Jagadādhāra Rūpaṇīm। Carācareśvarī Kūṣmāṇḍe Praṇamāmyaham॥ Trailokyasundarī Tvaṁ Hi Duḥkhaśoka Nivāriṇīm। Paramānandamayī Kūṣmāṇḍe Praṇamāmyaham॥
Meaning / Translation
You are the destroyer of miseries and the annihilator of poverty and distress; O giver of victory and bestower of wealth, Kushmanda, I bow to You. You are the Mother of the cosmos, the Creator of the universe, and the ultimate foundation of existence; O sovereign ruler of all moving and unmoving beings, Kushmanda, I bow to You. You are the most beautiful in the three worlds, the dispeller of sorrows and grief, and the very embodiment of supreme bliss; O Kushmanda, I offer my humble salutations to You.
कूष्माण्डा कवच (Kushmanda Kavacha)
Original
हंसारै मे शिरः पातु कूष्माण्डा भवनाशिनी। हसूलकरीं नेत्रे च, हसरौश्च ललाटकम्॥ कौमारी पातु सर्वगात्रे, वाराही उत्तरे तथा। पूर्वे पातु वैष्णवी च, इन्द्राणी दक्षिणेऽवतु॥ दिग्विदिक्षु तथा चैव, सर्वतः पातु चण्डिका। इत्येतत्कवचं पुण्यं त्रैलोक्ये दुर्लभं स्मृतम्॥
Transliteration
Haṁsārai Me Śiraḥ Pātu Kūṣmāṇḍā Bhavanāśinī। Hasūlakarīṁ Netre Ca, Hasarauśca Lalāṭakam॥ Kaumārī Pātu Sarvagātre, Vārāhī Uttare Tathā। Pūrve Pātu Vaiṣṇavī Ca, Indrāṇī Dakṣiṇe'vatu॥ Digvidikṣu Tathā Caiva, Sarvataḥ Pātu Caṇḍikā। Ityetatkavacaṁ Puṇyaṁ Trailokye Durlabhaṁ Smṛtam॥
Meaning / Translation
May Goddess Kushmanda, the destroyer of the cycle of rebirth, protect my head with the seed mantra 'Haṁsārai'. May She protect my eyes with 'Hasūlakarīṁ', and my forehead with 'Hasarauḥ'. May Kaumari protect my entire body, Varahi protect the northern direction, Vaishnavi protect the east, and Indrani protect the south. May Goddess Chandika protect all cardinal and intercardinal directions and watch over me completely. This sacred armor (Kavacha) is celebrated as exceedingly rare across the three worlds.