Aigiri Nandini is a very popular devotional stotra of Goddess Durga Devi written by Guru Adi Shankaracharya. It is called as Mahishasura Mardini Stotram or Mahishasur Maridhini Sloka. Get Aigiri Nandini Lyrics in English here.
Aigiri Nandini Lyrics in English or Mahishasura Mardini Lyrics
aigiri nandini nandita medini
viswa vinodhini nandanuthe
girivara vindhya sirodhi nivasini
vishnu vilasini jishnu nuthe |
bhagawathi hey sithi kanda kutumbini
bhoori kutumbini bhoori kruthe
jaya jaya he mahishasura mardini
ramyakapardini shaila suthe || 1 ||
suravara varshini durdara darshini
durmukh amarshani harsha rathe
tribhuvana poshini sankara thoshini
kilbisisha moshini ghosha rathe |
danuja niroshini dithisutha roshini
durmatha soshini sindhu suthe
jaya jaya hey mahishasura mardini
ramyakapardini shaila suthe || 2 ||
ayi jagadambha madambha kadambha
vana priya vasini hasarathe
shikhari siromani thunga himalaya
srunga nijalaya madhyagathe |
madhu madure mdhukaitabha banjini
kaitabha banjini rasa rathe
jaya jaya he mahishasura mardini
ramyakapardini shaila suthe || 3 ||
ayi satha kanda vikanditha runda
vithunditha shunda gajathipathe
ripu gaja ganda vidhaarana chanda
paraakrama shunda mrugathipathe ||
nija bhuja danda nipaathitha khanda
vipaathitha munda bhatathipathe
jaya jaya he mahishasura mardini
ramyakapardini shaila suthe || 4 ||
ayi rana durmathashathru vadhothitha
durdhara nirjjara shakthi bruthe
chathura vicharadureena maha shiva
duthatkrutha pramadhipathe |
duritha dureeha dhurasaya durmathi
dhanava dhutha kruithaanthamathe
jaya jaya he mahishasura mardini
ramyakapardini shaila suthe || 5 ||
ayi saranagatha vairi vadhuvara
veera varaa bhaya dhayakare
tribhuvana masthaka soola virodhi
sirodhi krithamala shoolakare |
dumidumi thaamara dundubinadha
mahoo mukharikrutha teegmakare
jaya jaya he mahishasura mardini
ramyakapardini shaila suthe || 6 ||
ayi nija huum kruthimathra nirakrutha
dhoomra vilochana dhoomra sathe
samara vishoshitha sonitha bheeja
samudhbhava sonitha bheejalathe |
shiva shiva shumbha nishumbha
maha hava tarpitha bhootha pisacha rathe
jaya jaya he mahishasura mardini
ramyakapardini shaila suthe || 7 ||
dhanu ranu sanga ranakshana sanga
parispura danga natath katake
kanaka pishanga brushathka nishanga
rasadbhata shrunga hatavatuke |
kritha chaturanga bala kshithirangakadath
bahuranga ratadhpatuke
jaya jaya he mahishasura mardini
ramyakapardini shaila suthe || 8 ||
sura lalanatatatheyi tatheyi
kruthabina yodara nrutya rate
kruta kukudaha kukudo gadadadikatala
kutuhala ganaratha |
dhudhukuta dhukkuta dhimdhimita
dhvani dheemara mrudanga ninadarate
jaya jaya he mahishasura mardini
ramyakapardini shaila suthe || 9 ||
jaya jaya hey japya jayejaya
shabda parastuti tatpara vishvanute
bhana bhana bhinjimi bhingrutha noopura
sinjitha mohitha bhootha pathe |
natitha natartha nati natanayaka
natitha natya sugaanarathe
jaya jaya he mahishasura mardini
ramyakapardini shaila suthe || 10 ||
ayi sumana sumana sumana
sumana sumanohara kanthiyuthe
sritha rajani rajani rajani
rajani rajaneekara vakthra vruthe |
sunayana vibhramara bhramara
bhramara brahmaradhipathe
jaya jaya he mahishasura mardini
ramyakapardini shaila suthe || 11 ||
sahitha maha hava mallama
tallika mallitha rallaka mallarathe
virachitha vallika pallika mallika
billika bhillika varga vruthe |
sithakruthapulli samulla sitharuna
thallaja pallava sallalithe
jaya jaya he mahishasura mardini
ramyakapardini shaila suthe || 12 ||
avirala ganda kalatha mada medura
matha matanga rajapathe
tribhuvana bhooshana bhootha kalanidhi
roopa payonidhi raja suthe |
ayi suda thijjana lalasa manasa
mohana manmatha raja suthe
jaya jaya he mahishasura mardini
ramyakapardini shaila suthe || 13 ||
kamala dalaamala komala kanthi
kala kalithaamala bala lathe
sakala vilasa kala nilayakrama
keli chalathkala hamsa kule |
alikula sankula kuvalaya mandala
mauli miladh bhakulalikule
jaya jaya he mahishasura mardini
ramyakapardini shaila suthe || 14 ||
kara murali rava veejitha koojitha
lajjitha kokila manjumathe
militha pulinda manohara kunchitha
ranchitha shaila nikunjakathe |
nija guna bhootha maha sabari gana
sathguna sambrutha kelithale
jaya jaya he mahishasura mardini
ramyakapardini shaila suthe || 15 ||
kati thata peetha dukoola vichithra
mayuka thiraskrutha chandra ruche
pranatha suraasura mouli mani sphura
damsula sannka chandra ruche |
jitha kanakachala maulipadorjitha
nirbhara kunjara kumbhakuche
jaya jaya he mahishasura mardini
ramyakapardini shaila suthe || 16 ||
vijitha sahasra karaika sahasrakaraika
sarakaraika nuthe
krutha sutha tharaka sangaratharaka
sangaratharaka soonu suthe |
suratha samadhi samana samadhi
samadhi samadhi sujatharathe
jaya jaya he mahishasura mardini
ramyakapardini shaila suthe || 17 ||
padakamalam karuna nilaye
varivasyathi yo anudhinam sa shive
ayi kamale kamala nilaye
kamala nilayaha sa katham na bhaveth |
thava padameva parampadamithyanuseelayatho
mama kim na shive
jaya jaya he mahishasura mardini
ramyakapardini shaila suthe || 18 ||
kanakala sathkala sindhu jalairanu
sinjinuthe guna ranga bhuvam
bhajathi sa kim na shachi kucha kumbha
thati pari rambha sukhanubhavam |
thava charanam saranam kara vani
nataamaravaaninivasi shivam
jaya jaya he mahishasura mardini
ramyakapardini shaila suthe || 19 ||
thava vimalendu kulam vadnedumalam
sakalam nanu kulayathe
kimu puruhootha pureendu mukhi
sumukhi bhirasou vimukhi kriyathe |
mama thu matham shivanama dhane
bhavathi krupaya kimutha kriyathe
jaya jaya he mahishasura mardini
ramyakapardini shaila suthe || 20 ||
ayi mai deena dayalu thaya
krupayaiva thvaya bhavithavyamume
ayi jagatho janani kripayasi
ya thasi thathanubhithasi rathe |
yaduchithamatra bhavatyurari rari
kurutha durutha pamapakarute
jaya jaya he mahishasura mardini
ramyakapardini shaila suthe || 21 ||
ithi sri mahishasura mardini stotram ||