Goddess Chinnamasta

śrī chinnamastā aṣṭottara śata nāmā stotraṃ

(Shri Chinnamasta Ashtottara Shata Nama Stotram in English (IAST))

From Tantras

This sacred stotra is dedicated to Goddess Chinnamasta, one of the ten Mahavidyas who represents the mastery over ego and the transcendence of duality. Often found within the Tantric literature, this hymn lists her 108 auspicious names. Chanting this stotram is believed to bestow spiritual liberation, provide protection against adversaries, and sharpen the devotee's intellect and intuitive powers. By invoking the Mother who holds her own severed head, the practitioner seeks to destroy internal limitations and achieve deep meditative states, ultimately attaining the divine grace and transformative blessings of the fierce yet compassionate Devi.

śrī pārvatyuvāca

nāmnāṃ sahasraṃ paramaṃ chinnamastāpriyaṃ śubham |
kathitaṃ bhavatā śambhossadyaśśatrunikṛntanam || 1 ||
punaḥ pṛcchāmyahaṃ deva kṛpāṃ kuru mamopari |
sahasranāmapāṭhe ca aśakto yaḥ pumān bhavet || 2 ||
tena kiṃ paṭhyate nātha tanme brūhi kṛpāmaya |
śrī sadāśiva uvāca
aṣṭottaraśataṃ nāmnāṃ paṭhyate tena sarvadā || 3 ||
sahasranāmapāṭhasya phalaṃ prāpnoti niścitam |
oṃ asya śrīchinnamastādevyaṣṭottara śatanāma stotramahāmantrasya sadāśiva
ṛṣiḥ anuṣṭup chandaḥ śrīchinnamastā devatā mama sakalasiddhi prāptaye jape viniyogaḥ ||
oṃ chinnamastā mahāvidyā mahābhīmā mahodarī |
caṇḍeśvarī caṇḍamātā caṇḍamuṇḍaprabhañjinī || 4 ||
mahācaṇḍā caṇḍarūpā caṇḍikā caṇḍakhaṇḍinī |
krodhinī krodhajananī krodharūpā kuhūḥ kalā || 5 ||
kopāturā kopayutā kopasaṃhārakāriṇī |
vajravairocanī vajrā vajrakalpā ca ḍākinī || 6 ||
ḍākinīkarmaniratā ḍākinīkarmapūjitā |
ḍākinīsaṅganiratā ḍākinīpremapūritā || 7 ||
khaṭvāṅgadhāriṇī kharvā khaḍgakharparadhāriṇī |
pretāsanā pretayutā pretasaṅgavihāriṇī || 8 ||
chinnamuṇḍadharā chinnacaṇḍavidyā ca citriṇī |
ghorarūpā ghoradṛṣṭiḥ ghorarāvā ghanodarī || 9 ||
yoginī yoganiratā japayajñaparāyaṇā |
yonicakramayī yoniryonicakrapravartinī || 10 ||
yonimudrā yonigamyā yoniyantranivāsinī |
yantrarūpā yantramayī yantreśī yantrapūjitā || 11 ||
kīrtyā kapardinī kālī kaṅkālī kalakāriṇī |
āraktā raktanayanā raktapānaparāyaṇā || 12 ||
bhavānī bhūtidā bhūtirbhūtidhātrī ca bhairavī |
bhairavācāraniratā bhūtabhairavasevitā || 13 ||
bhīmā bhīmeśvarī devī bhīmanādaparāyaṇā |
bhavārādhyā bhavanutā bhavasāgaratāriṇī || 14 ||
bhadrakālī bhadratanurbhadrarūpā ca bhadrikā |
bhadrarūpā mahābhadrā subhadrā bhadrapālinī || 15 ||
subhavyā bhavyavadanā sumukhī siddhasevitā |
siddhidā siddhinivahā siddhā siddhaniṣevitā || 16 ||
śubhadā śubhagā śuddhā śuddhasattvā śubhāvahā |
śreṣṭhā dṛṣṭimayī devī dṛṣṭisaṃhārakāriṇī || 17 ||
śarvāṇī sarvagā sarvā sarvamaṅgalakāriṇī |
śivā śāntā śāntirūpā mṛḍānī madānaturā || 18 ||
iti te kathitaṃ devī stotraṃ paramadurlabham |
guhyādguhyataraṃ gopyaṃ gopaniyaṃ prayatnataḥ || 19 ||
kimatra bahunoktena tvadagre prāṇavallabhe |
māraṇaṃ mohanaṃ devi hyuccāṭanamataḥ param || 20 ||
stambhanādikakarmāṇi ṛddhayassiddhayo'pi ca |
trikālapaṭhanādasya sarve siddhyantyasaṃśayaḥ || 21 ||
mahottamaṃ stotramidaṃ varānane
mayeritaṃ nityamananyabuddhayaḥ |
paṭhanti ye bhaktiyutā narottamā
bhavenna teṣāṃ ripubhiḥ parājayaḥ || 22 ||
iti śrīchinnamastādevyaṣṭottaraśatanāma stotram ||

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