Sri Manasa Devi Stotram (Mahendra Kritam)

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• verse 1

  देवि त्वां स्तोतुमिच्छामि साध्वीनां प्रवरां पराम् ।परात्परां च परमां न हि स्तोतुं क्षमोऽधुना ॥ 1 ॥

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  dēvi tvāṃ stōtumichChāmi sādhvīnāṃ pravarāṃ parām ।parātparāṃ cha paramāṃ na hi stōtuṃ kṣamō'dhunā ॥ 1 ॥

  meaning

  O Goddess, I wish to praise you, the supreme among the virtuous, the transcendent, the absolute—though I am incapable of praising you adequately.

• verse 2

  स्तोत्राणां लक्षणं वेदे स्वभावाख्यानतः परम् ।न क्षमः प्रकृतिं वक्तुं गुणानां तव सुव्रते ॥ 2 ॥

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  stōtrāṇāṃ lakṣaṇaṃ vēdē svabhāvākhyānataḥ param ।na kṣamaḥ prakṛtiṃ vaktuṃ guṇānāṃ tava suvratē ॥ 2 ॥

  meaning

  In the Vedas the character of a stotra is paramount; I am unable to speak of your nature or your qualities, O woman of good vows.

• verse 3

  शुद्धसत्त्वस्वरूपा त्वं कोपहिंसाविवर्जिता ।न च शप्तो मुनिस्तेन त्यक्तया च त्वया यतः ॥ 3 ॥

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  śuddhasattvasvarūpā tvaṃ kōpahiṃsāvivarjitā ।na cha śaptō munistēna tyaktayā cha tvayā yataḥ ॥ 3 ॥

  meaning

  You are of the form of pure sattva, free from anger and violence; because of that, the sage was not cursed—because you abandoned him.

• verse 4

  त्वं मया पूजिता साध्वी जननी च यथाऽदितिः ।दयारूपा च भगिनी क्षमारूपा यथा प्रसूः ॥ 4 ॥

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  tvaṃ mayā pūjitā sādhvī jananī cha yathā'ditiḥ ।dayārūpā cha bhaginī kṣamārūpā yathā prasūḥ ॥ 4 ॥

  meaning

  I have worshipped you, O virtuous one, as if you were my own mother, just as Aditi; you are compassion in the form of a sister and forgiveness in the form of a mother.

• verse 5

  त्वया मे रक्षिताः प्राणा पुत्रदाराः सुरेश्वरि ।अहं करोमि त्वां पूज्यां मम प्रीतिश्च वर्धते ॥ 5 ॥

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  tvayā mē rakṣitāḥ prāṇā putradārāḥ surēśvari ।ahaṃ karōmi tvāṃ pūjyāṃ mama prītiścha vardhatē ॥ 5 ॥

  meaning

  O goddess, you have protected my life, my sons and my wife; I worship you, my reverence grows, and my love increases.

• verse 6

  नित्यं यद्यपि पूज्या त्वं भवेऽत्र जगदम्बिके ।तथापि तव पूजां वै वर्धयामि पुनः पुनः ॥ 6 ॥

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  nityaṃ yadyapi pūjyā tvaṃ bhavē'tra jagadambikē ।tathāpi tava pūjāṃ vai vardhayāmi punaḥ punaḥ ॥ 6 ॥

  meaning

  Though you are ever worthy of worship in this world, O mother of the universe, I increase your worship again and again.

• verse 7

  ये त्वामाषाढसङ्क्रान्त्यां पूजयिष्यन्ति भक्तितः ।पञ्चम्यां मनसाख्यायां मासान्ते वा दिने दिने ॥ 7 ॥

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  yē tvāmāṣāḍhasaṅkrāntyāṃ pūjayiṣyanti bhaktitaḥ ।pañchamyāṃ manasākhyāyāṃ māsāntē vā dinē dinē ॥ 7 ॥

  meaning

  Those who will worship you with devotion at the summer solstice, on the fifth lunar day named Manasa, or at the end of every month, every day.

• verse 8

  पुत्रपौत्रादयस्तेषां वर्धन्ते च धनानि च ।यशस्विनः कीर्तिमन्तो विद्यावन्तो गुणान्विताः ॥ 8 ॥

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  putrapautrādayastēṣāṃ vardhantē cha dhanāni cha ।yaśasvinaḥ kīrtimantō vidyāvantō guṇānvitāḥ ॥ 8 ॥

  meaning

  Their sons and grandsons will increase and their wealth will grow; they will be famous and glorious, full of learning and endowed with virtues.

• verse 9

  ये त्वां न पूजयिष्यन्ति निन्दन्त्यज्ञानतो जनाः ।लक्ष्मीहीना भविष्यन्ति तेषां नागभयं सदा ॥ 9 ॥

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  yē tvāṃ na pūjayiṣyanti nindantyajñānatō janāḥ ।lakṣmīhīnā bhaviṣyanti tēṣāṃ nāgabhayaṃ sadā ॥ 9 ॥

  meaning

  Those who will not worship you out of ignorance and who speak disparagingly of you—they will be devoid of Lakshmi and will always face the fear of snakes.

• verse 10

  त्वं स्वर्गलक्ष्मीः स्वर्गे च वैकुण्ठे कमलाकला ।नारायणांशो भगवान् जरत्कारुर्मुनीश्वरः ॥ 10 ॥

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  tvaṃ svargalakṣmīḥ svargē cha vaikuṇṭhē kamalākalā ।nārāyaṇāṃśō bhagavān jaratkārurmunīśvaraḥ ॥ 10 ॥

  meaning

  You are the Lakshmi of heaven in the celestial realm, and in Vaikuntha you are the art-form of Kamala; the divine sage Jaratkaru is the portion of Narayana.

• verse 11

  तपसा तेजसा त्वां च मनसा ससृजे पिता ।अस्माकं रक्षणायैव तेन त्वं मनसाभिधा ॥ 11 ॥

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  tapasā tējasā tvāṃ cha manasā sasṛjē pitā ।asmākaṃ rakṣaṇāyaiva tēna tvaṃ manasābhidhā ॥ 11 ॥

  meaning

  With austerity and power your father created you with his mind for the protection of us all—therefore you are known as Manasa.

• verse 12

  मनसा देवि तु शक्ता चात्मना सिद्धयोगिनी ।तेन त्वं मनसादेवी पूजिता वन्दिता भवे ॥ 12 ॥

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  manasā dēvi tu śaktā chātmanā siddhayōginī ।tēna tvaṃ manasādēvī pūjitā vanditā bhavē ॥ 12 ॥

  meaning

  O Goddess Manasa, you are capable through your own mind, you are the perfected yogini in your own self—therefore you, called Manasadevi, are worshipped and saluted.

• verse 13

  यां भक्त्या मनसा देवाः पूजयन्त्यनिशं भृशम् ।तेन त्वां मनसादेवीं प्रवदन्ति पुराविदः ॥ 13 ॥

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  yāṃ bhaktyā manasā dēvāḥ pūjayantyaniśaṃ bhṛśam ।tēna tvāṃ manasādēvīṃ pravadanti purāvidaḥ ॥ 13 ॥

  meaning

  Because the gods worship you unceasingly with intense devotion through their mind—therefore the ancient knowers call you Manasadevi.

• verse 14

  सत्त्वरूपा च देवी त्वं शश्वत्सत्त्वनिषेवया ।यो हि यद्भावयेन्नित्यं शतं प्राप्नोति तत्समम् ॥ 14 ॥

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  sattvarūpā cha dēvī tvaṃ śaśvatsattvaniṣēvayā ।yō hi yadbhāvayēnnityaṃ śataṃ prāpnōti tatsamam ॥ 14 ॥

  meaning

  You are of sattva-form, O Goddess, through constant engagement with the quality of sattva; whoever meditates on anything continuously obtains its equivalent.

• verse 15

  इदं स्तोत्रं पुण्यबीजं तां सम्पूज्य च यः पठेत् ।तस्य नागभयं नास्ति तस्य वंशोद्भवस्य च ॥ 15 ॥

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  idaṃ stōtraṃ puṇyabījaṃ tāṃ sampūjya cha yaḥ paṭhēt ।tasya nāgabhayaṃ nāsti tasya vaṃśōdbhavasya cha ॥ 15 ॥

  meaning

  Whoever worships her and then recites this stotra, which is the seed of merit—for him and for his lineage there will be no fear of serpents.

• verse 16

  विषं भवेत्सुधातुल्यं सिद्धस्तोत्रं यदा पठेत् ।पञ्चलक्षजपेनैव सिद्धस्तोत्रो भवेन्नरः ।सर्पशायी भवेत्सोऽपि निश्चितं सर्पवाहनः ॥ 16 ॥

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  viṣaṃ bhavētsudhātulyaṃ siddhastōtraṃ yadā paṭhēt ।pañchalakṣajapēnaiva siddhastōtrō bhavēnnaraḥ ।sarpaśāyī bhavētsō'pi niśchitaṃ sarpavāhanaḥ ॥ 16 ॥

  meaning

  Poison will become equal to nectar when he recites the perfected stotra; by the recitation of five lakh times the stotra becomes perfected for a man; even one sleeping among serpents will be safe.

• verse 17

  इति श्रीब्रह्मवैवर्ते महापुराणे प्रकृतिखण्डे षट्चत्वारिंशोऽध्याये महेन्द्र कृत श्री मनसादेवी स्तोत्रम् ॥

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  iti śrībrahmavaivartē mahāpurāṇē prakṛtikhaṇḍē ṣaṭchatvāriṃśō'dhyāyē mahēndra kṛta śrī manasādēvī stōtram ॥

  meaning

  Colophon: Thus ends the Sri Manasa Devi Stotram composed by Mahendra (Indra), from the forty-sixth chapter of the Prakriti Khanda of the Sri Brahma Vaivarta Mahapurana. Manasa Devi is the goddess of serpents, born of the mind of Shiva.

• verse 18

  आस्तीकमुनि मन्त्रःसर्पापसर्प भद्रं ते गच्छ सर्प महाविष ।जनमेजयस्य यज्ञान्ते आस्तीकवचनं स्मर ॥

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  āstīkamuni mantraḥsarpāpasarpa bhadraṃ tē gachCha sarpa mahāviṣa ।janamējayasya yajñāntē āstīkavachanaṃ smara ॥

  meaning

  Astika's mantra: O serpent, depart, may you be blessed; go away, O great-poisoned one; remember the words of Astika at Janamejaya's sacrifice.