The Mahishasura Mardini Stotram, popularly recognized by its starting phrase, Aigiri Nandini, was composed by Adi Shankaracharya. Even though some sources attribute the stotra to Ramakrishna Kavi, with due respect to him, one would be foolish to take the attribution away from the Hero of Hinduism, given the complexity and the rhythmic beauty of the composition.
During Navratri or Dussehra, the Mother Goddess is worshipped according to the Navadurga, or the nine special attributes of the Mother Goddess, each on one of the nine nights. The tenth day, when the Mother Goddess was victorious is celebrated as Vijayadashami. The stotra celebrates the victory of Maa Durga over the demon king Mahishasura, in essence, the victory of good over evil.
In this video I have broken down
the phrases to facilitate proper pronunciation by those wishing to learn the
stotra.
Bhakti Sudha, the primary source for this rendition does not have one paragraph, but for the sake of completion we have included it, as given in other sources (see references below).
Resources/references/meaning:
- Bhakti Sudha, Central Chinmaya Mission Trust, 24th Edition, 2012
- https://www.greenmesg.org/stotras/durga/mahishasura_mardini_stotram.php
- https://www.devshoppe.com/blogs/articles/sri-mahishasura-mardini-stotram-with-meaning
- https://vak1969.com/2020/09/29/mahishasura-mardini-aigiri-nandini-context-meaning-learning/
- https://www.speakingtree.in/blog/mahishasuramardini-stotram-with-english-translation
Pictures:
- https://www.indianetzone.com/photos_gallery/31/MahisasuraMardini_21480.jpg
- https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Om_symbol.svg/200px-Om_symbol.svg.png
- https://www.vedicgrace.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/swastik-vedicgrace-foundation.jpg
- https://www.amazon.in/SHANDICRAFT-Dhunachi-Burner-Indian-Incense/dp/B07HCQLR1T
Background music: Maestro Tlakaelel, Jesse Gallagher
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