Jaya tvaṁ Devi chāmuṇḍe jaya bhūtārti-hāriṇi All-Auspicious, the remover of Darkness, the Excellent One Beyond Time, the bearer of the Skulls of Impure thought the reliever of difficulties, loving forgiveness, supporter of the Universe, you are the One who truly receives the offerings made to the Gods and the Ancestors. To find the words of the Stotram along with the meanings, see Krishna Das’ website or see below.ĭurgā Kṣamā Śivā Dhātrī Svāhā Svadhā namo’stute
Feed them first.”So one isn’t really asking the Goddess for worldly “stuff”. As Maharaj-ji said, “You can’t talk to a hungry person about God. In those days I was waiting for the moment to come when “BOOM”, Maharaj-ji would ZAP me and I would go to God knows where! Maybe some other planet! But now that I am still here on earth I realize the importance of having the things you need to live a good life and be a good human being… one who cares for others and can share ones life and path with others. When I lived in India and didn’t have more than some books and an ektara to my name secretly felt somehow superior to people who were engrossed in and, I thought, “lost” in the world. But as I grow older I see that it is important to have a healthy inner AND outer life. “As usual with all these types of prayers, they can be interpreted in the microcosm (Inner reality) or macrocosm, (outside world.) When I was younger I always looked down at asking the Divine for outer things. He has composed and sung several immensely popular bhajans to Krishna, Devi, Shiva and other revered beings in the Hindu tradition. Read more about him here.Ībout the Sri Argala Stotram, Krishna Das says: His unique and compelling style of music that is hugely popular the world over, is a fusion of Eastern ‘ kirtan‘ style with Western rhythms and harmonics. Krishna Das began his journey in devotional music in 1994 when he started leading chants at the Jivamukti Yoga Centre in New York. O Devi, please g rant me (spiritual) b eauty, please grant me (spiritual) v ictory, please g rant me (spiritual) g lory and please d estroy my (inner) e nemies. Ruupam Dehi, Jayam Dehi, Yasho Dehi, Dvisho Jahi The Devi Mahatmyam forms part of the Markandeya Purana text and contains 700 shlokas (verses) and 13 chapters describing the Goddess as the Supreme power and Creator of the universe. The Sri Argala Stotram is to be chanted/recited before the D evi Mahatmyam (Glory of the Goddess) of which it is a part. In the inner meaning, the Goddess is invoked to lend her Shakti or energy to provide spiritual victory or liberation. The Sri Argala Stotram was composed by Rishi Markandey for Goddess Durga, praising her in her aspect as the giver of form, victory, fame and as protector against enemies. As with most devotional songs and chants, there is an inner (spiritual) and outer (worldly) meaning to the words.
It is a collection of verses from the popular ancient Sri Argala Stotram, rendered by famous Bhakti singer and musician Krishna Das. This unconventional tribute to Devi, Shakti or the Mother Goddess is likely to bring a tear to your eye.
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