Sri Mahalasadidevata Namanstotra (With Meaning)

The Mahalasadidevata (Mahalasa and other deities) Naman Stotra is a morning wakeup prayer to Devi Mahalasa and all the associated Panchaytans and deities surrounding the temple requesting them to shower their blessings on all the devotees. A suprabhatam. The stotra is also a good guide to understand these deities that we find in and around the Mhardol temple, Goa; therefore I highly recommend readers to glance through the meaning of each stanza.

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महालसादयो देवा म्हार्दोळग्रामवासिनः ।
जाग्रत सुप्रभातं वो वाद्यं शृणुत मंगलम् ।।१।

mahālasādayo devā mhārdoḻagrāmavāsinaḥ ।
jāgrata suprabhātaṁ vo vādhyaṁ śr̥ṇuta maṁgalam ।।1।।

Wake up O Devi Mahalasa and other deities residing in Mhardol village and listen to the auspicious musical instruments on this auspicious morning.

विभिन्नगोत्रजन्मानः इतरे चागता जनाः ।
स्वहिते द्वारि तिष्ठन्ति कुरुत लोकमंगलम् ।।२।।

vibhinnagotrajanmānaḥ itare cāgatā janāḥ ।
svahite dvāri tiṣṭhanti kuruta lokamaṁgalam ।।2।।

People born in different gotras as well as other people are standing at your door to seek benefits for themselves, so kindly bestow wellness on all the people.

लक्ष्मीनारायणयुक्तां शांतादुर्गास्वरूपिणीम् ।
गणपतियुतां चैव सांतेरीं नौमि मातरम् ।।३।।

lakṣmīnārāyaṇayuktāṁ śāṁtādurgāsvarūpiṇīm ।
gaṇapatiyutāṁ caiva sāṁterīṁ naumi mātaram ।।3।।

I offer my prayers to Mother Santeri in the form of Shantadurga as well as to Shri Lakshminarayan and Shri Ganapati who exist alongside her.

प्रसादेनानुगृह्वन्तं खड्गफलकधारिणम् ।
देव्याः पृष्ठे स्थितं देवं नमामि ग्रामपुरुषम् ।।४।।

prasādenānugr̥hvantaṁ khaḍgaphalakadhāriṇam ।
devyāḥ pr̥ṣṭhe sthitaṁ devaṁ namāmi grāmapuruṣam ।।4।।

I offer my prayers to the Khadg(sickle) and Dhal (shield) wielding Grampurush who is situated behind the goddess and bestows his grace on devotees in the form of prasad(kaul prasad)

यस्या वामे सदा चास्ति ख्यातो संहारभैरवः ।
तां षड्भगैर्युतां देवीं नौमि भगवतीमहम् ।।५।।

yasyā vāle sadā cāsti khyāto saṁhārabhairavaḥ ।
tāṁ ṣaḍbhagairyutāṁ devīṁ naumi bhagavatīmaham ।।5।।

I offer my prayers to Devi Bhagwati who is endowed with the six forms of wealth and who has the famous SanharBhairav on her left side.

अश्वत्थमूलसंवासां द्वितीयां च महालसाम् ।
संतानफलदं नागं तथा च नौमि सर्वदा ।।६।।

aśvatthamūlasaṁvāsāṁ dvitīyāṁ ca mahālasām ।
saṁtānaphaladaṁ nāgaṁ tathā ca naumi sarvadā ।।6।।

I offer my prayers to the second Mahalasa devi (referring to the other idol) situated at the base of the Ashwatha tree and to the Nag devata (Serpent God) who bestows the blessing of having children.

चतुष्षष्ट्यात्मिकां देवीं चतुष्षष्टिगुणैर्युताम् ।
अतीव बलसंपन्नां चौसष्टीं नौमि मातरम् ।।७।।

catuṣṣaṣṭyātmikāṁ devīṁ catuṣṣaṣṭiguṇairyutām ।
atīva balasaṁpannāṁ causaṣṭīṁ naumi mātaram ।।7।।

I also offer my prayers to the very powerful Chausashti devi who is imbibed with 64 gunas.

भीषणं रुद्रकर्माणं कालाख्यं कालभैरवम् ।
नृणामनिष्टनिवृत्यै स्थितं पृष्ठे नमाम्यहम् ।।८।।

bhīṣaṇaṁ rudrakarmāṇaṁ kālākhyaṁ kālabhairavam ।
nr̥ṇāmaniṣṭanivr̥tyai sthitaṁ pr̥ṣṭhe namāmyaham ।।8।।

I offer my prayers to the fierce looking, rudrakarmanam, kalrupi Kalbhairav  who resides at the back of the temple to resolve people's problems.

प्रश्नान् सांसारिकान् नृणां देवीदत्ताधिकारतः ।
निर्णेतुं सक्षमं देवं दृढं दाढं नमाम्यहम् ।।९।।

praśnān sāṁsārikān nr̥ṇāṁ devīdattādhikārataḥ ।
nirṇetuṁ sakṣamaṁ devaṁ dr̥ḍhaṁ dāḍhaṁ namāmyaham ।।9।।

I offer my prayers to the determined Daad who by the power bestowed upon him by the Devi is able to solve the problems of common people.

स्थितं दाढसमीपे तं देव्यग्रे पर्वते तथा ।
देवीदर्शनकांक्षन्तं मल्हारं च नमाम्यहम् ।।१०।।

sthitaṁ dāḍhasamīpe taṁ devyagne parvate tathā ।
devīdarśanakākṣantaṁ malhāraṁ ca namāmyaham ।।10।।

I offer my prayers to Malhar who is situated near Daad and also  situated on the hill at the front with a wish to get the Devi's darshan

शांतादुर्गां द्वितीयां च वाडेसांतेरीरूपिणीम् ।
शांतचित्तां स्मितास्यां च सदा गुप्तां नमाम्यहम् ।।११।।

śāṁtādurgāṁ dvitīyāṁ ca vāḍesāṁterīrūpiṇīm ।
śāṁtacittāṁ smitāsyāṁ ca sadā guptāṁ namāmyaham ।।11।।

I offer my prayers to Wadesanteri, the second form of Shantadurga (first being Santeri) who with a serene heart and mild smile resides in her own private space.

पुरुषौ सिंहनामानौ देवीसेवारतौ सदा ।
कौशिकगोत्रकेतू च ध्यानसंस्थौ नमाम्यहम् ।।१२।।

puruṣau siṁhanāmānau devīsevāratau sadā ।
kauśikagotraketū ca dhyānasaṁsthau namāmyaham ।।12।।

I offer my prayers to Sinhapurush, the best among Kaushik Gotris (Sinhapurush is the Kulpurush of Kaushik Gotri) who is always in meditation and at the service of the goddess.

म्हार्दोळविपणिस्थस्य औदुंबरस्य मूलगं ।
त्रिशीर्षं षट्करं द्वयंघ्रिं दत्तात्रेयं नमाम्यहम् ।।१३।।

mhārdoḻavipaṇisthasya auduṁbarasya mūlagaṁ ।
triśīrṣaṁ ṣaṭkaraṁ dvayaṁgh niṁ dattātreyaṁ namāmyaham ।।13।।

I offer my prayers to the 3 headed, six handed and two legged Lord Dattatreya who resides in the Mhardol market at the base of the Audumbur tree.

गणपतिं सहस्त्रादिं पाळं संकष्टनाशिनीम् ।
देवीप्रदक्षिणस्थाँश्च देवानेताऩ् नमाम्यहम् ।।१४।।

gaṇapatiṁ sahastrādiṁ pāḻaṁ saṁkaṣṭanāśinīm ।
devīpradakṣiṇasthām̐śca devānetān़ namāmyaham ।।14।।

I offer my prayers to Ganpati, Sahastrapal and Sankashti (another form of Goddess Mahalasa) who are situated around (in the Pradakshina) the goddess.

महालसांघ्रिसान्निध्ये लिंगरूपेण यः स्थितः ।
तं चाधिकारिणं मुख्यं नमामि म्हाळपूरुषम् ।।१५।।

mahālasāṁgh nisānnidhye liṁgarūpeṇa yaḥ sthitaḥ ।
taṁ cādhikāriṇaṁ mukhyaṁ namāmi mhāḻapūruṣam ।।15।।

I offer my prayers to Mhalpurush, the chieftain of Devi Mahalasa who is situated near the feet of the Devi in the Linga form.

अनंतगुणसंपन्नां नानावताररूपिताम् ।
पुष्पस्वर्णप्रियांदेवीं महालसां नमाम्यहम् ।।१६।।

anaṁtaguṇasaṁpannā nānāvatārarūpitām ।
puṣpasvarṇapriyāṁdevīṁ mahālasāṁgh namāmyaham ।।16।।

I offer my prayers to Devi Mahalasa who is endowed with  infinite gunas, exists in various forms and who likes various flowers and golden decorations.

देवि महालसे मातर् देवैरेतैश्च जागृहि ।
युष्माकं दर्शनं नोस्तु सुप्रभाताय मंगलम् ।।१७।।

।। इति श्री महालसादिदेवता नमनस्तोत्रम् ।।

devi mahālase mātar devairetaiśca jāgr̥hi ।
yuṣmākaṁ darśanaṁ nostu suprabhātāya maṁgalam ।।17।।

।। iti śrī mahālasādidevatā namanastotram ।।

O mother Devi Mahalasa, wake up and along with all these deities. May we have a good morning with the beneficial darshanas of all of you.