Shakti + Mars — Tuesday Stotram
Mangal Chandika Stotram
Combined power of Chandika (Shakti) and Mars — the finest Tuesday protection stotram
Why Is This Stotram Unique?
The Mangala Chandika Stotram appears in the Brahmavaivarta Purana (Prakriti Khanda), where a distressed Lord Shiva praises Devi Mangala Chandika — a form of Prakriti/Durga. She is hailed as the ground of all auspiciousness (sarva-mangala) and, by tradition, is worshipped each Tuesday (Mangalavāra).
Complete Stotram
|| Shri Mangala Chandika Stotram || (Brahmavaivarta Purana · Prakriti Khanda · Adhyaya 44) oṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ klīṃ sarvapūjye devī maṅgalacaṇḍike | aiṃ krūṃ phaṭ svāhetyevaṃ cāpyekavinśākṣaro manuḥ || 1|| pūjyaḥ kalpataruścaiva bhaktānāṃ sarvakāmadaḥ | daśalakṣajapenaiva mantrasiddhirbhavennṛṇām || 2|| mantrasiddhirbhaved yasya sa viṣṇuḥ sarvakāmadaḥ | dhyānañca śrūyatāṃ brahman vedoktaṃ sarva sammatam || 3|| || Dhyānam || devīṃ ṣoḍaśavarṣīyāṃ ramyāṃ susthirayauvanām | sarvarūpaguṇāḍhyāñca komalāṅgīṃ manoharām || 4|| śvetacampakavarṇābhāṃ candrakoṭisamaprabhām | vahniśuddhāṃśukādhānāṃ ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitām || 5|| bibhratīṃ kabarībhāraṃ mallikāmālyabhūṣitam | bimboṣṭhīṃ sudatīṃ śuddhāṃ śaratpadmanibhānanām || 6|| īṣaddhāsyaprasannāsyāṃ sunīlotpalalocanām | jagaddhātrīñca dātrīñca sarvebhyaḥ sarvasampadām || 7|| saṃsārasāgare ghore pītarūpāṃ varāṃ bhaje || 8|| devyāśca dhyānamityevaṃ stavanaṃ śrūyatāṃ mune | prayataḥ saṅkaṭagrasto yena tuṣṭāva śaṅkaraḥ || 9|| || Śaṅkara uvāca || rakṣa rakṣa jaganmātardevi maṅgalacaṇḍike | saṃhartrī vipadāṃ rāśerharṣamaṅgalakārike || 10|| harṣamaṅgaladakṣe ca harṣamaṅgalacaṇḍike | śubhe maṅgaladakṣe ca śubhamaṅgalacaṇḍike || 11|| maṅgale maṅgalārhe ca sarvamaṅgalamaṅgale | satāṃ maṅgalade devi sarveṣāṃ maṅgalālaye || 12|| pūjyā maṅgalavāre ca maṅgalābhīṣṭadaivate | pūjye maṅgalabhūpasya manuvaṃśasya santatam || 13|| maṅgalādhiṣṭhātṛdevi maṅgalānāṃ ca maṅgale | saṃsāra maṅgalādhāre mokṣamaṅgaladāyini || 14|| sāre ca maṅgalādhāre pāretvaṃ sarvakarmaṇām | pratimaṅgalavāre ca pūjye tvaṃ maṅgalaprade || 15|| stotreṇānena śambhuśca stutvā maṅgalacaṇḍikām | pratimaṅgalavāre ca pūjāṃ kṛtvāgataḥ śivaḥ || 16|| devyāśca maṅgalastotraṃ yaḥ śṛṇoti samāhitaḥ | tanmaṅgalaṃ bhavecchaśvanna bhavet tadamaṅgalam || 17|| prathame pūjitā devī śambhunā sarvamaṅgalā | dvitīye pūjitā devī maṅgalena graheṇa ca || 18|| tṛtīye pūjitā bhadrā maṅgalena nṛpeṇa ca | caturthe maṅgale vāre sundarībhiśca pūjitā | pañcame maṅgalākāṅkṣairnarairmaṅgalacaṇḍikā || 19|| pūjitā prativiśveṣu viśveśaiḥ pūjitā sadā | tataḥ sarvatra sampūjya sā babhūva sureśvarī || 20|| devādibhiśca munibhirmanubhirmānavairmune | devyāśca maṅgalastotraṃ yaḥ śṛṇoti samāhitaḥ || 21|| tanmaṅgalaṃ bhavecchaśvanna bhavettadamaṅgalam | varddhante tatputrapautrā maṅgalaṃ ca dine dine || 22|| || iti śrībrahmavaivarte prakṛtikhaṇḍe maṅgalacaṇḍikāstotraṃ sampūrṇam ||
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ॐ ह्रीं श्रीं क्लीं सर्वपूज्ये देवी मङ्गलचण्डिके । ऐं क्रूं फट् स्वाहेत्येवं चाप्येकविन्शाक्षरो मनुः ॥ १॥
oṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ klīṃ sarvapūjye devī maṅgalacaṇḍike | aiṃ krūṃ phaṭ svāhetyevaṃ cāpyekavinśākṣaro manuḥ || 1||
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The twenty-one-syllable seed mantra of Devi Mangala Chandika is given here — 'Om Hrīṃ Śrīṃ Klīṃ, O Devi worshipped by all, Mangala Chandike, Aiṃ Krūṃ Phaṭ Svāhā.' This mantra invokes the Devi who is venerated by everyone.
पूज्यः कल्पतरुश्चैव भक्तानां सर्वकामदः । दशलक्षजपेनैव मन्त्रसिद्धिर्भवेन्नृणाम् ॥ २॥
pūjyaḥ kalpataruścaiva bhaktānāṃ sarvakāmadaḥ | daśalakṣajapenaiva mantrasiddhirbhavennṛṇām || 2||
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This mantra is as venerable as a wish-fulfilling tree for devotees, granting all their desires. By reciting it ten lakh (one million) times, a person attains mastery (siddhi) of the mantra.
मन्त्रसिद्धिर्भवेद् यस्य स विष्णुः सर्वकामदः । ध्यानञ्च श्रूयतां ब्रह्मन् वेदोक्तं सर्व सम्मतम् ॥ ३॥
mantrasiddhirbhaved yasya sa viṣṇuḥ sarvakāmadaḥ | dhyānañca śrūyatāṃ brahman vedoktaṃ sarva sammatam || 3||
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One who attains this mantra-siddhi becomes, like Vishnu himself, a granter of all desires. Now, O Brahman, hear the meditation form (dhyāna) that is stated in the Vedas and accepted by all.
॥ ध्यानम् ॥ देवीं षोडशवर्षीयां रम्यां सुस्थिरयौवनाम् । सर्वरूपगुणाढ्याञ्च कोमलाङ्गीं मनोहराम् ॥ ४॥
|| Dhyānam || devīṃ ṣoḍaśavarṣīyāṃ ramyāṃ susthirayauvanām | sarvarūpaguṇāḍhyāñca komalāṅgīṃ manoharām || 4||
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Dhyāna (meditation): One should meditate on the Devi as sixteen years of age, exquisitely beautiful, ever established in youthfulness, endowed with every excellent form and virtue, of gentle limbs, and enchanting to the mind.
श्वेतचम्पकवर्णाभां चन्द्रकोटिसमप्रभाम् । वह्निशुद्धांशुकाधानां रत्नभूषणभूषिताम् ॥ ५॥
śvetacampakavarṇābhāṃ candrakoṭisamaprabhām | vahniśuddhāṃśukādhānāṃ ratnabhūṣaṇabhūṣitām || 5||
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The Devi's hue is like a white champaka flower, and her radiance equals that of a crore moons. She wears garments purified by fire (pristine silk) and is adorned with jeweled ornaments.
बिभ्रतीं कबरीभारं मल्लिकामाल्यभूषितम् । बिम्बोष्ठीं सुदतीं शुद्धां शरत्पद्मनिभाननाम् ॥ ६॥
bibhratīṃ kabarībhāraṃ mallikāmālyabhūṣitam | bimboṣṭhīṃ sudatīṃ śuddhāṃ śaratpadmanibhānanām || 6||
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She bears a full crown of hair adorned with a garland of jasmine flowers, has lips as red as the bimba fruit, a beautiful row of teeth, and a face as pure and radiant as an autumn lotus in bloom.
ईषद्धास्यप्रसन्नास्यां सुनीलोत्पललोचनाम् । जगद्धात्रीञ्च दात्रीञ्च सर्वेभ्यः सर्वसम्पदाम् ॥ ७॥
īṣaddhāsyaprasannāsyāṃ sunīlotpalalocanām | jagaddhātrīñca dātrīñca sarvebhyaḥ sarvasampadām || 7||
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Her face is joyful with a gentle smile, and her eyes resemble blue lotuses. She is the nurturer and sustainer of the entire universe, and the bestower of every kind of prosperity upon all beings.
संसारसागरे घोरे पीतरूपां वरां भजे ॥ ८॥
saṃsārasāgare ghore pītarūpāṃ varāṃ bhaje || 8||
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In this terrible ocean of worldly existence, I worship that excellent Devi of golden-yellow form.
देव्याश्च ध्यानमित्येवं स्तवनं श्रूयतां मुने । प्रयतः सङ्कटग्रस्तो येन तुष्टाव शङ्करः ॥ ९॥
devyāśca dhyānamityevaṃ stavanaṃ śrūyatāṃ mune | prayataḥ saṅkaṭagrasto yena tuṣṭāva śaṅkaraḥ || 9||
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O sage, having heard this meditation on the Devi, now hear the hymn of praise with which Lord Shankara, when beset by distress, purified himself and pleased the Devi.
॥ शङ्कर उवाच ॥ रक्ष रक्ष जगन्मातर्देवि मङ्गलचण्डिके । संहर्त्री विपदां राशेर्हर्षमङ्गलकारिके ॥ १०॥
|| Śaṅkara uvāca || rakṣa rakṣa jaganmātardevi maṅgalacaṇḍike | saṃhartrī vipadāṃ rāśerharṣamaṅgalakārike || 10||
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Shankara said: Protect me, protect me, O Mother of the world, Devi Mangala Chandike! You are the destroyer of multitudes of calamities and the bestower of joy and auspiciousness.
हर्षमङ्गलदक्षे च हर्षमङ्गलचण्डिके । शुभे मङ्गलदक्षे च शुभमङ्गलचण्डिके ॥ ११॥
harṣamaṅgaladakṣe ca harṣamaṅgalacaṇḍike | śubhe maṅgaladakṣe ca śubhamaṅgalacaṇḍike || 11||
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You are skilled in bestowing joy and auspiciousness, O Harsha-Mangala-Chandike! You are the embodiment of auspiciousness and expert in granting welfare, O Shubha-Mangala-Chandike!
मङ्गले मङ्गलार्हे च सर्वमङ्गलमङ्गले । सतां मङ्गलदे देवि सर्वेषां मङ्गलालये ॥ १२॥
maṅgale maṅgalārhe ca sarvamaṅgalamaṅgale | satāṃ maṅgalade devi sarveṣāṃ maṅgalālaye || 12||
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O auspicious one! O worthy of all auspiciousness! O the very auspiciousness of all auspicious things! O Devi, you bestow welfare upon the virtuous and are the abode of auspiciousness for all beings.
पूज्या मङ्गलवारे च मङ्गलाभीष्टदैवते । पूज्ये मङ्गलभूपस्य मनुवंशस्य सन्ततम् ॥ १३॥
pūjyā maṅgalavāre ca maṅgalābhīṣṭadaivate | pūjye maṅgalabhūpasya manuvaṃśasya santatam || 13||
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O deity who fulfils desired auspiciousness, you are venerated on Tuesday (Mangalavāra). O Devi, you are also perpetually worshipped by the lineage of Manu associated with the lord of the planet Mars (Mangala).
मङ्गलाधिष्ठातृदेवि मङ्गलानां च मङ्गले । संसार मङ्गलाधारे मोक्षमङ्गलदायिनि ॥ १४॥
maṅgalādhiṣṭhātṛdevi maṅgalānāṃ ca maṅgale | saṃsāra maṅgalādhāre mokṣamaṅgaladāyini || 14||
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O presiding deity of auspiciousness, the very auspiciousness of all auspicious things! You are the foundation of welfare within worldly existence, and also the giver of the supreme auspiciousness of liberation (moksha).
सारे च मङ्गलाधारे पारेत्वं सर्वकर्मणाम् । प्रतिमङ्गलवारे च पूज्ये त्वं मङ्गलप्रदे ॥ १५॥
sāre ca maṅgalādhāre pāretvaṃ sarvakarmaṇām | pratimaṅgalavāre ca pūjye tvaṃ maṅgalaprade || 15||
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O essential foundation of auspiciousness, you are the far shore beyond all karmas (actions). O bestower of welfare, you are worshipped on every Tuesday.
स्तोत्रेणानेन शम्भुश्च स्तुत्वा मङ्गलचण्डिकाम् । प्रतिमङ्गलवारे च पूजां कृत्वागतः शिवः ॥ १६॥
stotreṇānena śambhuśca stutvā maṅgalacaṇḍikām | pratimaṅgalavāre ca pūjāṃ kṛtvāgataḥ śivaḥ || 16||
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Lord Shambhu praised Devi Mangala Chandika with this very stotra, and since then Lord Shiva makes it a practice to first perform her worship on every Tuesday before proceeding further.
देव्याश्च मङ्गलस्तोत्रं यः शृणोति समाहितः । तन्मङ्गलं भवेच्छश्वन्न भवेत् तदमङ्गलम् ॥ १७॥
devyāśca maṅgalastotraṃ yaḥ śṛṇoti samāhitaḥ | tanmaṅgalaṃ bhavecchaśvanna bhavet tadamaṅgalam || 17||
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Whosoever, with a focused and composed mind, listens to this Mangala-stotra of the Devi — for that person it always brings auspiciousness, and never anything inauspicious.
प्रथमे पूजिता देवी शम्भुना सर्वमङ्गला । द्वितीये पूजिता देवी मङ्गलेन ग्रहेण च ॥ १८॥
prathame pūjitā devī śambhunā sarvamaṅgalā | dvitīye pūjitā devī maṅgalena graheṇa ca || 18||
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The first worship of the all-auspicious Devi was performed by Shambhu (Shiva). The second worship of the Devi was performed by the planet Mangala (Mars).
तृतीये पूजिता भद्रा मङ्गलेन नृपेण च । चतुर्थे मङ्गले वारे सुन्दरीभिश्च पूजिता । पञ्चमे मङ्गलाकाङ्क्षैर्नरैर्मङ्गलचण्डिका ॥ १९॥
tṛtīye pūjitā bhadrā maṅgalena nṛpeṇa ca | caturthe maṅgale vāre sundarībhiśca pūjitā | pañcame maṅgalākāṅkṣairnarairmaṅgalacaṇḍikā || 19||
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The third worship of the auspicious Devi was performed by a king named Mangala. The fourth worship, on the day of Tuesday, was performed by beautiful women. The fifth worship of Devi Mangala Chandika was performed by men desiring auspiciousness.
पूजिता प्रतिविश्वेषु विश्वेशैः पूजिता सदा । ततः सर्वत्र सम्पूज्य सा बभूव सुरेश्वरी ॥ २०॥
pūjitā prativiśveṣu viśveśaiḥ pūjitā sadā | tataḥ sarvatra sampūjya sā babhūva sureśvarī || 20||
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Thus she came to be worshipped in every world, forever venerated by the guardians of the worlds. Being thus worshipped everywhere, she became the supreme sovereign even among the gods.
देवादिभिश्च मुनिभिर्मनुभिर्मानवैर्मुने । देव्याश्च मङ्गलस्तोत्रं यः शृणोति समाहितः ॥ २१॥
devādibhiśca munibhirmanubhirmānavairmune | devyāśca maṅgalastotraṃ yaḥ śṛṇoti samāhitaḥ || 21||
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O sage, the Devi is thus worshipped by gods, sages, Manus, and human beings alike. Whosoever, with a composed and attentive mind, listens to this Mangala-stotra of the Devi —
तन्मङ्गलं भवेच्छश्वन्न भवेत्तदमङ्गलम् । वर्द्धन्ते तत्पुत्रपौत्रा मङ्गलं च दिने दिने ॥ २२॥
tanmaṅgalaṃ bhavecchaśvanna bhavettadamaṅgalam | varddhante tatputrapautrā maṅgalaṃ ca dine dine || 22||
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For that person it is always auspicious and never inauspicious. That person's children and grandchildren, along with all well-being, go on increasing day by day.
Benefits
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All Auspiciousness
Per the phalashruti — for one who hears it with faith, all becomes auspicious; nothing inauspicious remains.
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Removes Calamity
The Devi is called "saṃhartrī vipadām" — the destroyer of calamities and distress.
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Family Welfare
"Varddhante tatputrapautrā" — children and well-being increase day by day.
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Devi’s Grace
The grace and protection of Jaganmata Mangala Chandika — a form of Prakriti/Durga.
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Liberation
"Mokṣa-maṅgala-dāyini" — she grants the welfare of both the world and liberation.
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Tuesday Worship
By tradition the Devi is worshipped, and the stotra recited, each Tuesday (Mangalavāra).