mahāvidyāṃ pravakṣyāmi
mahādevena nirmitām ।
cintitāṃ ca kirātena
mātṝṇāṃ cittanandinīm ॥
uttamāṃ sarvavidyānāṃ
sarvabhūtavaśaṅkarīm ।
sarvapāpakṣayakarīṃ
sarvaśatrunivāraṇīm ॥
kulagotrakarīṃ
vidyādhanadhānyayaśaskarīm ।
jṛmbhiṇīṃ stambhinīṃ
devīmutsāhabalavardhanīm ॥
sarvajvaroccāṭanīṃ ca
sarvamantraprabhañjanīm ।
sanātanīṃ mohinīṃ ca
sarvavidyāprabhedinīm ॥
viśvayoniṃ mahāśaktimāyu
prajñāvivardhanīm ।
mātaṅgīṃ madirāmodāṃ
vande tāṃ jagadīśvarīm ॥
mohinīṃ sarvalokānāṃ tāṃ
vidyāṃ śāmbarītrayām ।
abhīṣṭaphaladāṃ devīṃ
vande tāṃ jagadīśvarīm ॥
The following hymn, traditionally known as the Vanadurgā Mahāvidyā Stotram, is a profound revelation attributed to the Primordial Īśvara. Its essence was realized through deep contemplation by the Kirāta-form of Īśvara. This Mahāvidyā is cherished by all the Mātṛkā-Śaktis, for it arises from the sacred matrix of the Mātṛkā akṣaras—the primordial syllables from which the universe unfolds.
Celebrated for its spiritual potency, the hymn praises the Vidyā as the fountainhead of all knowledge, the destroyer of obstacles, and the power that governs the subtle forces of creation. It extols the Vidyā as sarvabhūtavaśaṅkarī, the one who harmonizes all beings; jṛmbhiṇī and stambhinī, the one who awakens and the one who stills; and sarvajvaroccāṭanī, the remover of afflictions. She is proclaimed as viśvayonī—the womb of the cosmos—and mahāśakti, the all-pervading force that sustains life, intelligence, and spiritual illumination.
