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 ||
Meaning of the Stotra
Mantra
The twenty-one-syllable root mantra — "Om Hrīṃ Śrīṃ Klīṃ sarvapūjye devī maṅgalacaṇḍike aiṃ krūṃ phaṭ svāhā" — said to be a wish-fulfilling kalpataru for devotees.
Dhyāna
Meditation on Devi Mangala Chandika — sixteen years of age, hued like white champaka, radiant as a crore moons, adorned with jewels — who protects devotees in the fearsome ocean of existence.
Shiva’s praise
Lord Shiva praises her: "Protect, O Mother of the world! You destroy calamities, are the ground of all auspiciousness (maṅgala), and the giver of liberation; you are worshipped on Tuesday (Maṅgalavāra)."
Phalashruti
Whoever hears this Mangala-stotra with focus, for them all becomes auspicious and never inauspicious; their children and well-being increase 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).
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Mangal Chandika Stotram?
The Mangal Chandika Stotram is a sacred Hindu devotional hymn (stotram) dedicated to Devi. VedKosh provides its complete text in Hindi and English with transliteration for regional readers.
What are the benefits of reciting the Mangal Chandika Stotram?
Reciting the Mangal Chandika Stotram with devotion is traditionally believed to invoke the grace of Devi, calm and focus the mind, and create an auspicious, sattvic atmosphere. It is practised as an act of bhakti (devotion) rather than for any guaranteed material outcome.
When should the Mangal Chandika Stotram be recited?
The Mangal Chandika Stotram can be recited during daily morning or evening worship of Devi, and especially on the deity's sacred days and festivals. A clean, quiet space and a steady, devotional mind are the main requirements.
Updated for 2026
