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Agni Purana [sanskrit]
97,288 words
This Sanskrit edition of the Agnipurana. It is one of the traditional eighteen Mahapuranas presented as an encyclopedia of ancient Indian history and knowledge. It contains either 382 or 383 chapters and over 10.000 verses (Sanskrit Shlokas).
Verse 137.1
ईश्वर उवाच ।
महामारीं प्रवक्ष्यामि विद्यां शत्रुविमर्दिनीं ।
ओं ह्रीं महामारि रक्ताक्षि कृष्णवर्णे यमस्याज्ञाकरिणि सर्वभूतसंहारकारिणि अमुकं हन २ ओं दह २ पच २ ओं छिन्द २ ओं मारय २ ओं उत्सादय २ ओं सर्वसत्त्ववशङ्करि सर्वकामिके हुं फट्स्वाहेति ।
ओं मारि हृदयाय नमः । ओं महामारि शिरसे स्वाहा । ओं कालरात्रि शिखायै वौषट् । ओं कृष्णवर्णे खः कवचाय हुम् । ओं तारकाक्षि विद्युज्जिह्वे सर्वसत्त्वभयङ्करि रक्ष २ सर्वकार्येषु ह्रं त्रिनेत्राय चषट् । ओं महामारि सर्वभूतदमानि महाकालि अस्त्राय हुं फट् ।
एष न्यासी महादेवि कर्तव्यः साधकेन तु ॥ १ ॥
īśvara uvāca |
mahāmārīṃ pravakṣyāmi vidyāṃ śatruvimardinīṃ |
oṃ hrīṃ mahāmāri raktākṣi kṛṣṇavarṇe yamasyājñākariṇi sarvabhūtasaṃhārakāriṇi amukaṃ hana 2 oṃ daha 2 paca 2 oṃ chinda 2 oṃ māraya 2 oṃ utsādaya 2 oṃ sarvasattvavaśaṅkari sarvakāmike huṃ phaṭsvāheti |
oṃ māri hṛdayāya namaḥ | oṃ mahāmāri śirase svāhā | oṃ kālarātri śikhāyai vauṣaṭ | oṃ kṛṣṇavarṇe khaḥ kavacāya hum | oṃ tārakākṣi vidyujjihve sarvasattvabhayaṅkari rakṣa 2 sarvakāryeṣu hraṃ trinetrāya caṣaṭ | oṃ mahāmāri sarvabhūtadamāni mahākāli astrāya huṃ phaṭ |
eṣa nyāsī mahādevi kartavyaḥ sādhakena tu || 1 ||
The Sanskrit text of Verse 137.1 is contained in the book The Agni Puranam (Anandashram Edition) by Shri Chimna Apate (श्री चिमणा आपटे). This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:
Read online Buy now! The Sanskrit text by Shri Chimna Apate (श्री चिमणा आपटे) (1987)
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (137.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Ishvara, Mahamari, Prava, Kshi, Amin, Vidya, Vimardini, Hrim, Raktakshi, Krishnavarna, Yama, Ajna, Akarini, Akarin, Sarvabhuta, Samharakarini, Samharakarin, Samharakari, Amuka, Sarvasattva, Shankari, Sarvakamika, Hum, Phat, Svaha, Svahi, Iti, Mari, Marin, Hridaya, Nama, Namas, Shiras, Kalaratri, Shikha, Vaushat, Kha, Kavaca, Taraka, Akshan, Akshi, Vidyujjihva, Bhayankari, Sarvakarya, Trinetra, Shat, Shash, Dama, Mahakali, Astra, Esha, Nyasin, Nyasi, Mahadevi, Kartavya, Sadhaka,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 137.1). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.
- Line 1: “īśvara uvāca ”
- īśvara* -
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īśvara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- uvāca -
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√vac (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√vac (verb class 3)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- Line 2: “mahāmārīṃ pravakṣyāmi vidyāṃ śatruvimardinīṃ ”
- mahāmārīm -
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mahāmārī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- prava -
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prava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṣyā -
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kṣi (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- ami -
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amin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]amin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vidyām -
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vidyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√vid (verb class 2)[optative active first single]
- śatru -
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śatru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- vimardinīm -
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vimardinī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 3: “oṃ hrīṃ mahāmāri raktākṣi kṛṣṇavarṇe yamasyājñākariṇi sarvabhūtasaṃhārakāriṇi amukaṃ hana 2 oṃ daha 2 paca 2 oṃ chinda 2 oṃ māraya 2 oṃ utsādaya 2 oṃ sarvasattvavaśaṅkari sarvakāmike huṃ phaṭsvāheti ”
- Cannot analyse om*hr
- hrīm -
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hrīm (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- mahāmāri -
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mahāmārī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- raktākṣi -
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raktākṣi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]raktākṣī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]raktākṣin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- kṛṣṇavarṇe -
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kṛṣṇavarṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]kṛṣṇavarṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kṛṣṇavarṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- yamasyā -
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yama (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yama (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- ājñā -
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ājñā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ākariṇi -
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ākariṇī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]ākarin (noun, masculine)[locative single]ākarin (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- sarvabhūta -
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sarvabhūta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sarvabhūta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃhārakāriṇi -
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saṃhārakāriṇī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]saṃhārakārin (noun, masculine)[locative single]saṃhārakārin (noun, neuter)[locative single]saṃhārakārī (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- amukam -
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amuka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]amuka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]amukā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- hana* -
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- Cannot analyse 2*oṃ
- Cannot analyse om*da
- daha* -
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- Cannot analyse 2*pa
- paca* -
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- Cannot analyse 2*oṃ
- Cannot analyse om*ch
- Cannot analyse chinda*2*
- Cannot analyse 2*oṃ
- Cannot analyse om*mā
- māraya* -
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- Cannot analyse 2*oṃ
- Cannot analyse om*ut
- utsādaya* -
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- Cannot analyse 2*oṃ
- Cannot analyse om*sa
- sarvasattva -
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sarvasattva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sarvasattva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- va -
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va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śaṅkari -
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śaṅkarī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]śaṅkarī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]śaṅkarī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- sarvakāmike -
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sarvakāmika (noun, masculine)[locative single]sarvakāmika (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sarvakāmikā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- hum -
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hum (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- phaṭ -
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phaṭ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- svāhe -
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svāhā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]svāha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]svāha (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]svāhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]svāhi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- Line 4: “oṃ māri hṛdayāya namaḥ | oṃ mahāmāri śirase svāhā | oṃ kālarātri śikhāyai vauṣaṭ | oṃ kṛṣṇavarṇe khaḥ kavacāya hum | oṃ tārakākṣi vidyujjihve sarvasattvabhayaṅkari rakṣa 2 sarvakāryeṣu hraṃ trinetrāya caṣaṭ | oṃ mahāmāri sarvabhūtadamāni mahākāli astrāya huṃ phaṭ ”
- Cannot analyse om*mā
- māri -
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māri (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]mārī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]mārin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]mārin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- hṛdayāya -
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hṛdaya (noun, masculine)[dative single]hṛdaya (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- namaḥ -
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namas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]namas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Cannot analyse om*ma
- mahāmāri -
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mahāmārī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- śirase -
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śiras (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- svāhā* -
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- Cannot analyse om*kā
- kālarātri -
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kālarātri (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kālarātrī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- śikhāyai -
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śikhā (noun, feminine)[dative single]
- vauṣaṭ -
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vauṣaṭ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Cannot analyse om*kṛ
- kṛṣṇavarṇe -
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kṛṣṇavarṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]kṛṣṇavarṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kṛṣṇavarṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- khaḥ -
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kha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kavacāya -
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kavaca (noun, masculine)[dative single]kavaca (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- hum -
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hum (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Cannot analyse om*tā
- tārakā -
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tāraka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tāraka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tārakā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- akṣi -
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akṣan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]akṣi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]akṣī (noun, masculine)[adverb]akṣī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]akṣī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- vidyujjihve -
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vidyujjihva (noun, masculine)[locative single]vidyujjihva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vidyujjihvā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- sarvasattva -
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sarvasattva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sarvasattva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhayaṅkari -
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bhayaṅkarī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhayaṅkarī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhayaṅkarī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- rakṣa* -
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- Cannot analyse 2*sa
- sarvakāryeṣu -
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sarvakārya (noun, masculine)[locative plural]sarvakārya (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- Cannot analyse hram*tr
- trinetrāya -
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trinetra (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ṣaṭ -
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ṣaṭ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ṣaṣ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ṣaṣ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- Cannot analyse om*ma
- mahāmāri -
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mahāmārī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- sarvabhūta -
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sarvabhūta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sarvabhūta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- damāni -
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dama (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- mahākāli -
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mahākālī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- astrāya -
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astra (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- hum -
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hum (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- phaṭ -
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phaṭ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 5: “eṣa nyāsī mahādevi kartavyaḥ sādhakena tu ”
- eṣa -
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eṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√eṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√iṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- nyāsī -
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nyāsī (noun, masculine)[compound]nyāsī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]nyāsin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mahādevi -
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mahādevī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- kartavyaḥ -
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kartavya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kartavya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
- sādhakena -
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sādhaka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sādhaka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 137.1
Agni Purana with Hindi Translation
by Tarinish Jha and Dr. Ghanshayam Tripathi (तारिणीश् झा और डॉ. घनश्याम त्रिपाठी) (2007)
Publisher: Hindi Sahitya Sammelan, Allahabad; 1199 pages; Title: अग्निपुराणम् (संस्कृत एवं हिन्दी अनुवाद);
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Agni Purana (Two Volumes)
by M. N. Dutt (2023)
Publisher: Parimal Publication Pvt. Ltd.; Editor: K. L. Joshi.; ISBN-10: 8171101690; ISBN-13: 9788171101696; 1070 pages.
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Agni-Purana (Set of 4 Volumes)
by N. Gangadharan (2006)
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd.; ISBN: Part I 8120803590 (9788120803596); Part II 8120803604 (9788120803602); Part III 8120801741 (9788120801745); Part IV 812080306X (9788120803060); 1271 pages.
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The Agni Purana (Hindi)
by (2013)
Publisher: Gita Press, Gorakhpur; Title: अग्निपुराण (केवल हिन्दी अनुवाद); ISBN-10: 8129302934; ISBN-13: 9788129302939; 848 pages.
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Agni Purana (Kannada)
by Sreedharananda (2013)
Publisher: Pooja Pusthaka Bhandara, Bangalore; Title: ಅಗ್ನಿ ಪುರಾಣ; 560 pages.
Buy now!Preview of verse 137.1 in Kannada sript:
ಈಶ್ವರ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಮಹಾಮಾರೀಂ ಪ್ರವಕ್ಷ್ಯಾಮಿ ವಿದ್ಯಾಂ ಶತ್ರುವಿಮರ್ದಿನೀಂ ।
ಓಂ ಹ್ರೀಂ ಮಹಾಮಾರಿ ರಕ್ತಾಕ್ಷಿ ಕೃಷ್ಣವರ್ಣೇ ಯಮಸ್ಯಾಜ್ಞಾಕರಿಣಿ ಸರ್ವಭೂತಸಂಹಾರಕಾರಿಣಿ ಅಮುಕಂ ಹನ ೨ ಓಂ ದಹ ೨ ಪಚ ೨ ಓಂ ಛಿನ್ದ ೨ ಓಂ ಮಾರಯ ೨ ಓಂ ಉತ್ಸಾದಯ ೨ ಓಂ ಸರ್ವಸತ್ತ್ವವಶಙ್ಕರಿ ಸರ್ವಕಾಮಿಕೇ ಹುಂ ಫಟ್ಸ್ವಾಹೇತಿ ।
ಓಂ ಮಾರಿ ಹೃದಯಾಯ ನಮಃ । ಓಂ ಮಹಾಮಾರಿ ಶಿರಸೇ ಸ್ವಾಹಾ । ಓಂ ಕಾಲರಾತ್ರಿ ಶಿಖಾಯೈ ವೌಷಟ್ । ಓಂ ಕೃಷ್ಣವರ್ಣೇ ಖಃ ಕವಚಾಯ ಹುಮ್ । ಓಂ ತಾರಕಾಕ್ಷಿ ವಿದ್ಯುಜ್ಜಿಹ್ವೇ ಸರ್ವಸತ್ತ್ವಭಯಙ್ಕರಿ ರಕ್ಷ ೨ ಸರ್ವಕಾರ್ಯೇಷು ಹ್ರಂ ತ್ರಿನೇತ್ರಾಯ ಚಷಟ್ । ಓಂ ಮಹಾಮಾರಿ ಸರ್ವಭೂತದಮಾನಿ ಮಹಾಕಾಲಿ ಅಸ್ತ್ರಾಯ ಹುಂ ಫಟ್ ।
ಏಷ ನ್ಯಾಸೀ ಮಹಾದೇವಿ ಕರ್ತವ್ಯಃ ಸಾಧಕೇನ ತು ॥ ೧ ॥