% Text title            : Devi 108 Mahotsava Vratasthanas from Devi Bhagavatam
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% Description/comments  : Devi Bhagavata Mahapuran Skandha 7, Adhyaya 38
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\engtitle{.. Devi Mahotsava Vratasthanas ..}##
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himAlaya uvAcha \-
kati sthAnAni deveshi draShTavyAni mahItale |
mukhyAni cha pavitrANi devIpriyatamAni cha || 1||
vratAnyapi tathA yAni tuShTidAnyutsavA api |
tatsarvaM vada me mAtaH kR^itakR^ityo yato naraH || 2||
shrIdevyuvAcha \-
sarvaM dR^ishyaM mama sthAnaM sarve kAlA vratAtmakAH |
utsavAH sarvakAleShu yato.ahaM sarvarUpiNI || 3||
tathApi bhaktavAtsalyAtki~nchitki~nchidathochyate |
shR^iNuShvAvahito bhUtvA nagarAja vacho mama || 4||
kolApuraM mahAsthAnaM yatra lakShmIH sadA sthitA |
mAtuH puraM dvitIyaM cha reNukAdhiShThitaM param || 5||
tulajApuraM tR^itIyaM syAtsaptashR^i~NgaM tathaiva cha |
hi~NgulAyA mahAsthAnaM jvAlAmukhyAstathaiva cha || 6||
shAkambharyAH paraM sthAnaM bhrAmaryAH sthAnamuttamam |
shrIraktadantikAsthAnaM durgAsthAnaM tathaiva cha || 7||
vindhyAchalanivAsinyAH sthAnaM sarvottamottamam |
annapUrNAmahAsthAnaM kA~nchIpuramanuttamam || 8||
bhImAdevyAH paraM sthAnaM vimalAsthAnameva cha |
shrIchandralAmahAsthAnaM kaushikIsthAnameva || 9||
nIlAmbAyAH paraM sthAnaM nIlaparvatamastake |
jAmbUnadeshvarIsthAnaM tathA shrInagaraM shubham || 10||
guhyakAlyA mahAsthAnaM nepAle yatpratiShThitam |
mInAkShyAH paramaM sthAnaM yachcha proktaM chidambare || 11||
vedAraNyaM mahAsthAnaM sundaryAH samadhiShThitam |
ekAmbaraM mahAsthAnaM parashaktyA pratiShThitam || 12||
mahAlasA paraM sthAnaM yogeshvaryAstathaiva cha |
tathA nIlasarasvatyAH sthAnaM chIneShu vishrutam || 13||
vaidyanAthe tu bagalAsthAnaM sarvottamaM matam |
shrImachChrIbhuvaneshvaryA maNidvIpaM mama smR^itam || 14||
shrImattripurabhairavyAH kAmAkhyAyonimaNDalam |
bhUmaNDale kShetraratnaM mahAmAyAdhivAsitam || 15||
nAtaH parataraM sthAnaM kvachidasti dharAtale |
pratimAsaM bhaveddevI yatra sAkShAdrajasvalA || 16||
tatratyA devatAH sarvAH parvatAtmakatAM gatAH |
parvateShu vasantyeva mahatyo devatA api || 17||
tatratyA pR^ithivI sarvA devIrUpA smR^itA budhaiH |
nAtaH parataraM sthAnaM kAmAkhyAyonimaNDalAt || 18||
gAyatryAshcha paraM sthAnaM shrImatpuShkaramIritam |
amareshe chaNDikA syAtprabhAse puShkarekShiNI || 19||
naimiShe tu mahAsthAne devI sA li~NgadhAriNI |
puruhUtA puShkarAkShe AShADhau cha ratistathA || 20||
chaNDamuNDImahAsthAne daNDinI parameshvarI |
bhArabhUtau bhavedbhUtirnAkule nakuleshvarI || 21||
chandrikA tu harishchandre shrIgirau shA~NkarI smR^itA |
japyeshvare trishUlA syAtsUkShmA chAmrAtakeshvare || 22||
shA~NkarI tu mahAkAle sharvANI madhyamAbhidhe |
kedArAkhye mahAkShetre devI sA mArgadAyinI || 23||
bhairavAkhye bhairavI sA gayAyAM ma~NgalA smR^itA |
sthANupriyA kurukShetre svAyambhuvyapi nAkule || 24||
kanakhale bhavedugrA vishveshA vimaleshvare |
aTTahAse mahAnandA mahendre tu mahAntakA || 25||
bhIme bhImeshvarI proktA sthAne vastrApathe punaH |
bhavAnI shA~NkarI proktA rudrANI tvardhakoTike || 26||
avimukte vishAlAkShI mahAbhAgA mahAlaye |
gokarNe bhadrakarNI syAdbhadrA syAdbhadrakarNake || 27||
utpalAkShI suvarNAkShe sthANvIshA sthANusa.nj~nake |
kamalAlaye tu kamalA prachaNDA ChagalaNDake || 28||
kuraNDale trisandhyA syAnmAkoTe mukuTeshvarI |
maNDaleshe shANDakI syAtkAlI kAla~njare punaH || 29||
sha~NkukarNe dhvaniH proktA sthUlA syAtsthUlakeshvare |
j~nAninAM hR^idayAmbhoje hR^illekhA parameshvarI || 30||
proktAnImAni sthAnAni devyAH priyatamAni cha |
tattatkShetrasya mAhAtmyaM shrutvA pUrvaM nagottama || 31||
taduktena vidhAnena pashchAddevIM prapUjayet |
athavA sarvakShetrANi kAshyAM santi nagottama || 32||
atastatra vasennityaM devIbhaktiparAyaNaH |
tAni sthAnAni sampashya~njapandevIM nirantaram || 33||
dhyAyaMstachcharaNAmbhojaM mukto bhavati bandhanAt |
imAni devInAmAni prAtarutthAya yaH paThet || 34||
bhasmIbhavanti pApAni tatkShaNAnnaga satvaram |
shrAddhakAle paThedetAnyamalAni dvijAgrataH || 35||
muktAstatpitaraH sarve prayAnti paramAM gatim |
adhunA kathayiShyAmi vratAni tava suvrata || 36||
nArIbhishcha naraishchaiva kartavyAni prayatnataH |
vratamanantatR^itIyAkhyaM rasakalyANinIvratam || 37||
ArdrAnandakaraM nAmnA tR^itIyAyA vrataM cha yat |
shukravAravrataM chaiva tathA kR^iShNachaturdashI || 38||
bhaumavAravrataM chaiva pradoShavratameva cha |
yatra devo mahAdevo devIM saMsthApya viShTare || 39||
nR^ityaM karoti purataH sArdhaM devairnishAmukhe |
tatropoShya rajanyAdau pradoShe pUjayechChivAm || 40||
pratipakShaM visheSheNa taddevIprItikArakam |
somavAravrataM chaiva mamAtipriyakR^innaga || 41||
tatrApi devIM sampUjya rAtrau bhojanamAcharet |
navarAtradvayaM chaiva vrataM prItikaraM mama || 42||
evamanyAnyapi vibho nityanaimittikAni cha |
vratAni kurute yo vai matprItyarthaM vimatsaraH || 43||
prApnoti mama sAyujyaM sa me bhaktaH sa me priyaH |
utsavAnapi kurvIta dolotsavasukhAnvibho || 44||
shayanotsavaM yathA kuryAttathA jAgaraNotsavam |
rathotsavaM cha me kuryAddamanotsavameva cha || 45||
pavitrotsavamevApi shrAvaNe prItikArakam |
mama bhaktaH sadA kuryAdevamanyAnmahotsavAn || 46||
madbhaktAnbhojayetprItyA tathA chaiva suvAsinIH |
kumArIrbaTukAMshchApi madbud.h{}dhyA tadgatAntaraH || 47||
vittashAThyena rahito yajedetAnsumAdibhiH |
ya evaM kurute bhaktyA prativarShamatandritaH || 48||
sa dhanyaH kR^itakR^ityo.asau matprIteH pAtrama~njasA |
sarvamuktaM samAsena mama prItipradAyakam |
nAshiShyAya pradAtavyaM nAbhaktAya kadAchana || 49||

iti shrIdevIbhAgavate mahApurANe.aShTAdashasAhasryAM saMhitAyAM saptamaskandhe
devIgItAyAM mahotsavavratasthAnavarNanaM nAmAShTatriMsho.adhyAyaH || 38||
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