Mahishasuramardini Stotram

Durga is the great goddess of the universe. She is worshipped as supreme power, who protects her devotees from the evils of the world and removes their miseries. Goddess Durga is believed to be emerged when all the gods lost their power to fight against the demon – Mahishasur. She was created by the unified power of all the gods to kill the demon. In Karnataka, Durga is worshipped as Goddess Chamundeshwari.

Here is Mahishasuramardini stotra that describes how goddess Durga killed the demon. This devotional stotra is written by Adi Sankaracharya.

ayi girinandini nanditamedini vishvavinodini nandanute
girivara vindhya shirodhinivAsini viShNuvilAsini jiShNunute
bhagavati heshitikaNThakuTuMbini bhUri kuTuMbini bhUri k.rte
jaya jaya he mahiShAsuramardini ramyakapardini shailasute 1


suravaravarShiNi durdharadharShiNi durmukhamarShiNi harSharate
tribhuvanapoShiNi shaN^karatoShiNi kilbiShamoShiNi ghoSharate
danuja niroShiNi ditisuta roShiNi durmada shoShiNi sindhusute
jaya jaya he mahiShAsuramardini ramyakapardini shailasute 2

ayi jagadaMba madaMba kadaMba vanapriya vAsini hAsarate
shikhari shiromaNi tuN^ga himAlaya sh.rN^ga nijAlaya madhyagate
madhu madhure madhu kaiTabha ga~njini kaiTabha bha~njini rAsarate
jaya jaya he mahiShAsuramardini ramyakapardini shailasute 3

ayi shatakhaNDa vikhaNDita ruNDa vituNDita huNDa gajAdhipate
ripu gaja gaNDa vidAraNa caNDa parAkrama shuNDa m.rgAdhipate
nija bhuja daNDa nipAtita khaNDa vipAtita muNDa bhaTAdhipate
jaya jaya he mahiShAsuramardini ramyakapardini shailasute 4

ayi raNa durmada shatru vadhodita durdhara nirjara shaktibh.rte
catura vicAra dhurINa mahAshiva dUtak.rta pramathAdhipate
durita durIha durAshaya durmati dAnavadUta k.rtAntamate
jaya jaya he mahiShAsuramardini ramyakapardini shailasute 5

ayi sharaNAgata vairi vadhUvara vIra varAbhaya dAyakare
tribhuvana mastaka shUla virodhi shirodhi k.rtAmala shUlakare
dumidumi tAmara dundubhinAda maho mukharIk.rta tigmakare
jaya jaya he mahiShAsuramardini ramyakapardini shailasute 6

ayi nija huN^k.rti mAtra nirAk.rta dhUmra vilocana dhUmra shate
samara vishoShita shoNita bIja samudbhava shoNita bIja late
shiva shiva shuMbha nishuMbha mahAhava tarpita bhUta pishAcarate
jaya jaya he mahiShAsuramardini ramyakapardini shailasute 7

dhanuranu saN^ga raNakShaNasaN^ga parisphura daN^ga naTatkaTake
kanaka pishaN^ga p.rShatka niShaN^ga rasadbhaTa sh.rN^ga hatAvaTuke
k.rta caturaN^ga balakShiti raN^ga ghaTadbahuraN^ga raTadbaTuke
jaya jaya he mahiShAsuramardini ramyakapardini shailasute 8

jaya jaya japya jayejaya shabda parastuti tatpara vishvanute
bhaNa bhaNa bhi~njimi bhiN^k.rta nUpura si~njita mohita bhUtapate
naTita naTArdha naTInaTa nAyaka nATita nATya sugAnarate
jaya jaya he mahiShAsuramardini ramyakapardini shailasute 9

ayi sumanaH sumanaH sumanaH sumanaH sumanohara kAntiyute
shrita rajanI rajanI rajanI rajanI rajanIkara vaktrav.rte
sunayana vibhramara bhramara bhramara bhramara bhramarAdhipate
jaya jaya he mahiShAsuramardini ramyakapardini shailasute 10

sahita mahAhava mallama tallika mallita rallaka mallarate
viracita vallika pallika mallika bhillika bhillika varga v.rte
sitak.rta pullisamulla sitAruNa tallaja pallava sallalite
jaya jaya he mahiShAsuramardini ramyakapardini shailasute 11

avirala gaNDa galanmada medura matta mataN^gaja rAjapate
tribhuvana bhUShaNa bhUta kalAnidhi rUpa payonidhi rAjasute
ayi suda tIjana lAlasamAnasa mohana manmatha rAjasute
jaya jaya he mahiShAsuramardini ramyakapardini shailasute 12

kamala dalAmala komala kAnti kalAkalitAmala bhAlalate
sakala vilAsa kalAnilayakrama keli calatkala haMsa kule
alikula saN^kula kuvalaya maNDala maulimiladbhakulAli kule
jaya jaya he mahiShAsuramardini ramyakapardini shailasute 13

kara muralI rava vIjita kUjita lajjita kokila ma~njumate
milita pulinda manohara gu~njita ra~njitashaila niku~njagate
nijaguNa bhUta mahAshabarIgaNa sadguNa saMbh.rta kelitale
jaya jaya he mahiShAsuramardini ramyakapardini shailasute 14

kaTitaTa pIta dukUla vicitra mayUkhatirask.rta candra ruce
praNata surAsura maulimaNisphura daMshula sannakha candra ruce
jita kanakAcala maulipadorjita nirbhara ku~njara kuMbhakuce
jaya jaya he mahiShAsuramardini ramyakapardini shailasute 15

vijita sahasrakaraika sahasrakaraika sahasrakaraikanute
k.rta suratAraka saN^garatAraka saN^garatAraka sUnusute
suratha samAdhi samAnasamAdhi samAdhisamAdhi sujAtarate
jaya jaya he mahiShAsuramardini ramyakapardini shailasute 16

padakamalaM karuNAnilaye varivasyati yo.anudinan sa shive
ayi kamale kamalAnilaye kamalAnilayaH sa kathaM na bhavet
tava padameva paraMpadamityanushIlayato mama kiM na shive
jaya jaya he mahiShAsuramardini ramyakapardini shailasute 17

kanakalasatkala sindhu jalairanu si~ncinute guNa raN^gabhuvaM
bhajati sa kiM na shacIkuca kuMbha taTI pariraMbha sukhAnubhavam
tava caraNaM sharaNaM karavANi natAmaravANi nivAsi shivaM
jaya jaya he mahiShAsuramardini ramyakapardini shailasute 18

tava vimalendukulaM vadanendumalaM sakalaM nanu kUlayate
kimu puruhUta purIndumukhI sumukhIbhirasau vimukhIkriyate
mama tu mataM shivanAmadhane bhavatI k.rpayA kimuta kriyate
jaya jaya he mahiShAsuramardini ramyakapardini shailasute 19

ayi mayi dInadayAlutayA k.rpayaiva tvayA bhavitavyamume
ayi jagato jananI k.rpayAsi yathAsi tathA.anumitAsirate
yaducitamatra bhavatyurari kurutAdurutApamapAkurute
jaya jaya he mahiShAsuramardini ramyakapardini shailasute 20

Life Partner

You are the Partner of my Life,
I am proud to say that I am your wife
You hold my hand at all the times,
You hear me even when I whine.

I see an angel in you,
The way you care me is soo true,
I have learnt the meaning of love from you,
Yes, I want to walk this world with you.

You are my husband, you are my friend,
We will be together till the end,
The time that we both spend,
Makes our love everyday transcend.

Gajamukhane Ganapathiye

Here is a kannada aarti song sung during Ganapati festivals. This song is very famous in Karnataka.

Gajamukhane Ganapathiye Ninage Vandane
Nambidavara Baalina Kalpatharu Nine

Bhaadrapada Shuklada Chauthiaandu
Ni mane manegoo dayamadi harasu yendu
Ninna Sannidhanadi talebaagi Kaiyamugidu
Beduva Bhaktarige Ni Dhaya Sindhu 1

Eeyelu Lokada Anu Anudina
Ilhaparada Saadhanege Ni karana
Ninnolume Notada Ondu Honnakirana
Nididare Sakayya Janma Pavana 2

Parvathi Parashivana Prema Puthrane
Paalisuva Paradaiva bere kane
Papada Pankadali Paduma yenisu yenna
Pada seva Onde Dharama Sadhana 3

Naturopathy

I am sick in the middle of the night and I don’t have the required medicine at home. GOD! What do I do now? Now comes nature to the rescue! Some eatables are strong and significant that they act as a quick cure and they are handy as you just need to go to the kitchen to get them.

Here are some illnesses for which you can use some foods acting like medicines –

1) Severe Nose Congestion – when nose is severely congested and it is almost impossible to breathe, put a drop size of Solidified Ghee in each nostril. This takes not more than 5 mins to help you breathe easily. I consider this far more better than Vicks and the perfect solution to treat nose congestion in kids/infants.

2) Nose Bleeding- Due to nose injury / increased body heat, if nose starts bleeding, try this for quick relief. The injured person needs to lay down facing upwards to reduce the blood flowing out of nose. Get an Onion and punch it instead of cutting it with knife. The injured person needs to smell the fumes of onion. This will quickly make the bleeding to stop as the fumes act as coagulating agents.

3) Constipation – Simple enough, add 1/2 tablespoon of Ghee to 1 cup of Hot Water and drink. Drinking a half-an-half mixture of Prune juice and Apple juice is also very effective which is infact proven as a natural medicine especially for kids. Avoid constipation by chewing the food properly and take time to eat.

4) Indigestion – Swallow a tablespoon of ajwain along with Menthe. Drink water to help you swallow.

5) Hiccups – There are many ways to control hiccups –
a. Taking Deep Breaths
b. Eat a spoon of Peanut Butter for quick relief
c. Laughing out loudly is believed to quickly stop hiccups. But I have not tried it yet J

6) Acidity – Drink a cup of cold Milk/Coconut milk to get relief from acidity. Eating watermelons, cucumber, and yogurt will also help.

7) Fever – Drinking lots of water/dilute fruit juices help reduce fever. Also, one should wear light clothes so that the body releases heat in the form of sweat.

8) Dry Cough – Mixture of 1 tablespoon of Honey with few drops of Ginger extract helps reduce cough.