Devistuti 9.4

9.4

atra sakaladevīmāhātmyapratipādyā mahālakṣmīḥ śivaśaktirambikaiva ;
“ sadāśivāṅkamārūḍhā śaktiricchāhvayā śivā
mahālakṣmīriti khyātā devī sarvaguṇānvitā ||”
iti śivapurāṇe tasyāmapi mahālakṣmīpadaprayogāt | “śriyaṃ lakṣmīmaupalāmambikāṃ gām”
ityāyuṣyasūkte tasyāṃ lakṣmīpadadarśanena tasmin “sanmahat—” ityādisūtreṇa pūjāvācimahatpadasamāsasaṃbhavācca | na tu bhagavacchaktiriha mahālakṣmīḥ ; durgāyāḥ śivaśaktyaṃśatvasya prasiddhataratvāt | ata eva harivaṃśe
śambaravadhārthaṃ pradyumnāya dattavatā nāradena durgayā śambarāya datto mudgaraḥ pārvatyā datta iti vyavahṛtaḥ ;
“ asya devaripostāta mudgaro nityapūjitaḥ
1pārvatyā paritoṣeṇa dattaḥ śatrunibarhaṇaḥ
ajayyaścaiva saṃgrāme devadānavamānavaiḥ
tadastrapratighātārthaṃ devīṃ tvaṃ smartumarhasi2
stutyā caiva namasyā ca mahādevī raṇotsukaiḥ
3tatraiva kriyatāṃ yatnaḥ saṃgrāme ripuṇā saha | ”
iti | ayaṃ ca mudgaro durgayā śambarāya datta iti tadanantaraṃ pradyumnakṛta eva stotre vyaktam | yathā—
“namaste sumbhahanani nisumbhahṛdadāriṇi4
kālarātri namasye'haṃ kumārīṃ cāpi nityavat
kāntāravāsinīṃ devīṃ namasye'haṃ kṛtāñjaliḥ
śrīvindhyavāsinīṃ devīṃ raṇadurgāṃ raṇapriyām5
atha varāhapurāṇoktamahimānaṃ saṃgṛhṇāti—
māhiṣmatītanubhavaṃ ca ruruṃ ca hantumāviṣkṛtairnijarasādavatārabhedaiḥ
aṣṭādaśāhatanavāhatakoṭisaṃkhyairambā sadā samabhirakṣatu māṃ vipadbhyaḥ