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\engtitle{.. Bhargashikha Stotram ..}##
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aparNA suphalA yaj~nA sabhayA nibhayA vahA |
bhImasvanA bhargashikhA bhAsvatI bhAskarA vibhA || 1||
        bhImeshvarI cha bheruNDA bhageshI bhagasarpiNI |
        bhagali~NgasthitA bhAgyA bhAgyadA bhagamAlinI || 2||
bhargashikhe jaganmAtA bhargashikhe jagatpitA |
bhargashikhe jagaddhAtrI bhargashikhe namo namaH || 3||
        chaturbhuje chaturvaktrA saMstute parameshvarI |
        jayakR^iShNe stute devi sarvadurgatinAshinI || 4||
sarvabAdhAmahArogAbhUtabAdhAstathaiva cha |
japamAnena nashyanti jIvechcha sharadA shatam || 5||
        dAridryavyasanadhvaMsI shrImatI devI bhargashikhA |
        trailokyavAsinAmIDye lokAnAM varadA bhava || 6||
anAthasya cha dInasya jagattAraNi bhargashikhA |
sharaNAgata jIvAnAM sarvaduHkhavinAshinI || 7||
        sarvasiddhimavApnoti sarvatra vijayI bhavet |
        bhargastotrahR^idayaM puNyaM bhargashikhA vibhUShitam || 8||

iti bhargashikhAstotraM sampUrNam |

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Bhargashikha is the the plume of the Bharga
as one of the names of the Sun god.
More details of the Martanda, Martandesh,
and a temple of Goddess Bhargashikha are
in the linked reference Martand Itihas by
Martand Tirath Trust at Mattan, Kashmir.

Encoded and proofread by Rahul Maity

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