Argalastotra 3

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mārkaṇḍeya uvāca .
oṃ jaya tvaṃ devi cāmuṇḍe jaya bhūtāpahāriṇi .
jaya sarvagate devi kālarātri namo'stu te .. 1..
jayantī maṅgalā kālī bhadrakālī kapālinī .
durgā śivā kṣamā dhātrī svāhā svadhā namo'stu te .. 2..
madhukaiṭabhavidhvaṃsi vidhātṛvarade namaḥ .
rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi .. 3..
mahiṣāsuranirnāśi bhaktānāṃ sukhade namaḥ .

Mārkaṇḍeya said:
Om, be victorious, O Goddess Cāmuṇḍā! Be victorious, O remover of afflictions from beings! / Be victorious, O omnipresent Goddess! O Kālarātri, homage be to you! // 1
O Jayantī, Maṅgalā, Kālī, Bhadrakālī, Kapālinī! / O Durgā, Śivā, Kṣamā, Dhātrī, Svāhā, Svadhā, homage be to you! // 2
O destroyer of Madhu and Kaiṭabha, granter of boons to the Creator, homage to you! / Grant beauty, grant victory, grant fame, destroy enemies! // 3
O destroyer of the demon Mahiṣa, granter of happiness to devotees, homage to you!