Shricandi 1.1

1.1

aṅga-hīno yathā dehī, sarva-karmasu na kṣamaḥ
aṅga-ṣaṭka-vihīnā tu, tathā saptaśatī-stutiḥ
tasmādetat paṭhitvaiva, japet saptaśatīṃ parām
anyathā śāpamāpnoti hāniṃ ca pade pade
rāvaṇādyāḥ stotrametadaṅga-hīnaṃ niṣevire
hatā rāmeṇa te yasmātrāṅga-hīnaṃ paṭhet tataḥ
aṅga-ṣaṭkaṃ vijānīyād, kavacārgala-kīlakaiḥ
rahasya-tritayenaiva, sahitairmanujeśvara!
rātri-sūktaṃ paṭhedādau, madhye saptaśatī-stavam
prānte tu paṭhanīyaṃ vai, devī-sūktamiti kramaḥ
madhye navārṇa-puṭitaṃ, kṛtvā stotraṃ sadābhyaset
śatamādau śataṃ cānte, japenmantraṃ navārṇakam
caṇḍīṃ saptaśatīṃ madhye, sampuṭo'yamudāhṛtaḥ
carite carite rājan! japenmantraṃ navākṣaram
śatamādau śataṃ cānte, vidhānena tu suvrata!
bījaṃ binā mahā-stotraṃ, na siddhyati kadācana
tasmāt sarva-prayatnena, bīja-yuktaṃ sadā paṭhet
praṇavaṃ cādito dattvā, stotraṃ vā saṃhitāṃ paṭhet
ante ca praṇavaṃ dadyādityuvācādi - pūruṣaḥ
argalaṃ kīlakaṃ cādau, paṭhitvā kavacaṃ paṭhet
japet saptaśatīṃ paścāt, krama eṣa śivoditaḥ
kavacaṃ bījamādiṣṭamargalā śaktirucyate
kīlakaṃ kīlakaṃ prāhuḥ, saptaśatyā mahā-manoḥ
argalaṃ duritaṃ hanti, kīlakaṃ phaladaṃ bhavet
kavacaṃ rakṣayennityaṃ, caṇḍikā tritayaṃ tathā
argalaṃ hṛdaye yasya, sa cārgala-mayaḥ sadā
bhaviṣyatīti niścitya, śivena racitaṃ purā
siddhi-pratibandhakaṃ pāpamargalā-sadṛśatvād argalā
tannāśaka-stotrasyādi tattallakṣaṇayā argaleti saṃjñā
jaya tvaṃ devi cāmuṇḍe! jaya bhūtārti-hāriṇi!
jaya sarva-gate devi! kāla-rātri! namo'stu te