Sirsi Marikamba Temple

Sirsi Marikamba Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Marikamba Devi ( Durga Devi ), located in Sirsi, Karnataka, It is also known as Marigudi, It was built in 1688, Sirsi Shri Marikamba Devi is "elder sister" of all Marikamba Devi's in Karnataka.

Sirsi Marikamba Temple
ಸಿರ್ಸಿ ಮಾರಿಕಾಂಬಾ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನ
Sirsi Marikamba Temple
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
Deity	Sirsi Marikamba Devi
Location
Location	Sirsi
State	Karnataka
Country	India
Location in Karnataka
Geographic coordinates	14.6119484°N 74.8395170°E / 14.6119484; 74.8395170
Architecture
Style	Kavi art
Founder	Villagers
Date established	1688
Website
marikambatemple.com

Sirsi Marikamba Devi
Mother of Universe, Goddess of Power, Nourishment, Health, Motherhood, Rain and Harmony.
Member of Tridevi Supreme Goddess in Shaktism
Sirsi Marikamba Devi ( Durga Devi )
Other names	Sirsi amma Maari amma Durga Devi Bhuvaneshwari Mahishasura Mardini
Kannada	ಸಿರ್ಸಿ ಮಾರಿಕಾಂಬಾ ದೇವಿ
Affiliation	Parvati, Durga, Kali
Abode	Sirsi
Mantra	Om Shri Sirsi Marikambeye Namha
Weapons	Trishula Sword Gada Damaru Shankha Shield Scimitar Kapala
Day	Tuesday and Friday
Color	Yellow ( Turmeric )   Red ( Kunkuma )
Mount	Tiger
Texts	Folk, Mahabharata
Region	Malenadu
Ethnic group	Kannadigas
Festivals	Sirsi Jathre Sirsi Marikamba Jayanthi Maha Shivratri Holi Ugadi Gowri Habba Navaratri Vijayadashami Durga Puja Kannada Rajyotsava Karthikotsava
Genealogy
Born	Viratanagara (Hangal)
Consort	Shiva
Equivalents
Tamil	Mariyamman

Sirsi Fair ಸಿರ್ಸಿ ಜಾತ್ರೆ
Sirsi Marikambe Rathotsava (Sirsi Marikambe rushing towards Mahishamandala/Bidkibail to slay demon Mahishasura) (Day 1) Shiva-Sirsi Marikambe Marriage (Parvati avatar) (Day 2) Sirsi Marikambe slaying Mahishasura (Durga avatar) (Day 9) Fierce Sirsi Marikambe walk (Kali avatar)
Status	Active
Genre	Fair
Begins	19 March 2024 (2024-03-19)
Ends	27 March 2024 (2024-03-27)
Frequency	Biennial
Venue	Sirsi
Years active	336
Inaugurated	1688 (1688)
Founder	Villagers
Previous event	2022
Attendance	25,00,000+
Activity	Parvati avatar Day 1 : Shiva-Sirsi Marikambe marriage Durga avatar Day 2 : Sirsi Marikambe slay demon Mahishasura Day 2-9 : Vijayotsava Kali avatar Day 9 : Sirsi Marikambe fiercely walk towards outskirts of the city
Organised by	Sirsi Marikamba Temple
2024
South India's Biggest Fair

Features

The temple's façade, a 19th-century addition, is painted blue. After one enters through the façade, there is courtyard in the middle, which has cloisters surrounding it. The cloisters are filled with images of deities from the Hindu epics. The changes made inside the temple have hidden any evidence of older structures. The sanctum sanctorum has the central image of a fierce form of the goddess Durga, multi-armed (eight shoulders), riding a tiger and killing a demon. It is believed that the 7-foot-tall (2.1 m) image was retrieved from a pond on the road to Hangal. The temple has very special paintings of murals in Kaavi art, an art form which was popular in the coastal Konkan region of Karnataka. In this art form, now extinct, the top plastered layer of the mural was first dyed with a red pigment, which when removed revealed a lower white layer of plaster over which the murals were created.

Worship

The main priest at the temple belongs to the Vishvakarma (Vishvabrahmin) community. Mahatma Gandhi visited Sirsi in 1934 but he refused to visit the temple, as animal sacrifice was a prevalent ancient practice at the temple; the sacrifice was in the form of offering of he-buffalo as a sacrifice to appease the goddess. A he-buffalo was specially bred for offering as a sacrifice to the deity during the biennial Rathayatra. Following the protest by Gandhi, there was a social movement in the town to abolish animal sacrifice, this movement was spearheaded by Keshwain, chief trustee of the temple, in association with Vitthal Rao Hodike, a teacher and dedicated Gandhian of the town. objectives of this movement were fulfilled.

Jaatre

The Sirsi Marikamba jaatre (chariot procession) of the deity is held every alternate year in the month of March and taken through the town. It is attended by a very large number of devotees. It is also most famous and biggest fair (jaatre) of the South India. Devotees from all around the state participate in this enormous event indulging themselves in the procession. Amusements for children, circuses, variety of shops, dramas and plays and many such things are set up for the people. It depicts the story of the goddess killing mahishasura.

Gallery

Temple front view

Temple hall

Mahishasura mardhini image inside temple

Kali image inside temple

Mahabharata Stotra

As per Hindu epic Virata Parva of Mahabharata, Yudhishthira the eldest brother of Pandava, worshiped goddess Durga (Sirsi Marikambe) at Viratanagara (Hangal) during 13th year of exile in forest by chanting stotra.

Kannada script

English script

ವಿರಾಟನಗರಂ ರಮ್ಯಂ ಗಚ್ಛಮಾನೋ ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರಃ । ಅಸ್ತುವನ್ಮನಸಾ ದೇವೀಂ ದುರ್ಗಾಂ ತ್ರಿಭುವನೇಶ್ವರೀಂ ।।೧।। ಯಶೋದಾಗರ್ಭಸಂಭೂತಾಂ ನಾರಾಯಣವರಪ್ರಿಯಾಮ್ । ನಂದಗೋಪಕುಲೇ ಜಾತಾಂ ಮಾಂಗಲ್ಯಾಂ ಕುಲವರ್ಧನೀಮ್ ।।೨।। ಕಂಸವಿದ್ರಾವಣಕರೀಮಸುರಾಣಾಂ ಕ್ಷಯಂಕರೀಮ್ । ಶಿಲಾತಲೇ ವಿನಿಕ್ಷಿಪ್ತಾಮಾಕಾಶಂ ಪ್ರತಿಗಾಮಿನೀಮ್ ।। ೩ ।। ವಾಸುದೇವಸ್ಯ ಭಗಿನೀಂ ದಿವ್ಯಮಾಲ್ಯವಿಭೂಷಿತಾಮ್ । ದಿವ್ಯಾಂಬರಧರಾಂ ದೇವೀಂ ಖಡ್ಗಖೇಟಕಧಾರಿಣೀಮ್ ।। ೪ ।। ಭಾರಾವತರಣೇ ಪುಣ್ಯೇ ಯೇ ಸ್ಮರಂತಿ ಸದಾಶಿವಂ । ತಾನ್ ವೈ ತಾರಯತೇ ಪಾಪಾತ್ ಪಂಕೇ ಗಾಮಿವ ದುರ್ಬಲಾಮ್ ।। ೫ ।। ಸ್ತೋತುಂ ಪ್ರಚಕ್ರಮೇ ಭೂಯೋ ವಿವಿಧೈಃ ಸ್ತೋತ್ರಸಂಭವೈಃ । ಆಮಂತ್ರ್ಯ ದರ್ಶನಾಕಾಂಕ್ಷೀ ರಾಜಾ ದೇವೀಂ ಸಹಾನುಜಃ ।। ೬ ।। ನಮೋಽಸ್ತು ವರದೇ ಕೃಷ್ಣೇ ಕುಮಾರೀ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಚಾರಿಣೀ । ಬಾಲಾರ್ಕಸದೃಶಾಕಾರೇ ಪೂರ್ಣಚಂದ್ರನಿಭಾನನೇ ।। ೭ ।। ಚತುರ್ಭುಜೇ ಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮಮಧ್ಯೇ ಪೀನಶ್ರೋಣಿಪಯೋಧರೇ । ಮಯೂರಪಿಚ್ಛವಲಯೇ ಕೇಯೂರಾಂಗದಭೂಷಣೇ ।। ೮ ।। ಭಾಸಿ ದೇವಿ ಯಥಾ ಪದ್ಮಾ ನಾರಾಯಣಪರಿಗ್ರಹಾ । ಸ್ವರೂಪೇ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಚರ್ಯಂ ಚ ವಿಶದಂ ತವ ಖೇಚರಿ ।। ೯ ।। ಕೃಷ್ಣಚ್ಛವಿಸಮಾ ಕೃಷ್ಣಾ ಸಂಕರ್ಷಣನಿಭಾನನಾ । ಬಿಭ್ರತೀ ವಿಪುಲೌ ಬಾಹೂ ಶಕ್ರಧ್ವಜಸಮುಚ್ಛ್ರಯೌ ।। ೧೦ ।। ಪಾತ್ರೀ ಚ ಪಂಕಜೀ ಘಂಟೀ ಸ್ತ್ರೀ ವಿಶುದ್ಧಾ ಚ ಯಾ ಭುವಿ । ಪಾಶಂ ಧನುರ್ಮಹಾಚಕ್ರಂ ವಿವಿಧಾನ್ಯಾಯುಧಾನಿ ಚ ।। ೧೧ ।। ಕುಂಡಲಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ಸುಪೂರ್ಣಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ಕರ್ಣಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ಚ ವಿಭೂಷಿತಾ । ಚಂದ್ರಮಸ್ಪರ್ಧಿನೀ ದೇವಿ ಮುಖೇನ ತ್ವಂ ವಿರಾಜಸೇ ।। ೧೨ ।। ಮುಕುಟೇನ ವಿಚಿತ್ರೇಣ ಕೇಶಬಂಧೇನ ಶೋಭಿನಾ । ಭುಜಂಗಭೋಗವಾಸೇನ ಶ್ರೋಣಿಸೂತ್ರೇಣ ರಾಜಿತಾ ।। ೧೩ ।। ವಿಭ್ರಾಜಸೇ ಚ ಬದ್ಧೇನ ಭೋಗೇನೇವೇಹ ಮಂದರಃ । ಧ್ವಜೇನ ಶಿಖಿಪಿಚ್ಛೇನ ಉಚ್ಛ್ರಿತೇನ ವಿರಾಜಸೇ ।। ೧೪ ।। ಕೌಮಾರಂ ವ್ರತಮಾಸ್ಥಾಯ ತ್ರಿದಿವಂ ಪಾವಿತಂ ತ್ವಯಾ । ತೇನ ತ್ವಂ ಸ್ತೂಯಸೇ ದೇವಿ ತ್ರಿದಶೈಃ ಪೂಜ್ಯಸೇಽಪಿ ಚ ।। ೧೫ ।। ತ್ರೈಲೋಕ್ಯರಕ್ಷಣಾರ್ಥಾಯ ಮಹಿಷಾಸುರನಾಶಿನಿ । ಪ್ರಸನ್ನಾ ಮೇ ಸುರಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠೇ ದಯಾಂ ಕುರು ಶಿವಾ ಭವ ।। ೧೬ ।। ಜಯಾ ತ್ವಂ ವಿಜಯಾ ಚೈವ ಸಂಗ್ರಾಮೇ ಚ ಜಯಪ್ರದಾ । ಮಮಾಪಿ ವಿಜಯಂ ದೇಹಿ ವರದಾ ತ್ವಂ ಚ ಸಾಂಪ್ರತಮ್ ।। ೧೭ ।। ವಿಂಧ್ಯೇ ಚೈವ ನಗಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠೇ ತವ ಸ್ಥಾನಂ ಚ ಶಾಶ್ವತಮ್ । ಕಾಳಿ ಕಾಳಿ ಮಹಾಕಾಳಿ ಖಡ್ಗಖಟ್ವಾಂಗಧಾರಿಣಿ ।। ೧೮ ।। ಕೃತಾನುಯಾತ್ರಾ ಭೂತೈಸ್ತ್ವಂ ವರದಾ ಕಾಮರೂಪಿಣೀ । ಭಾರಾವತಾರೇ ಯೇ ಚ ತ್ವಾಂ ಸಂಸ್ಮರಿಷ್ಯಂತಿ ಮಾನವಾಃ ।। ೧೯ ।। ಪ್ರಣಮಂತಿ ಚ ಯೇ ತ್ವಾಂ ಹಿ ಪ್ರಭಾತೇ ತು ನರಾ ಭುವಿ । ನ ತೇಷಾಂ ದುರ್ಲಭಂ ಕಿಂಚಿತ್ ಪುತ್ರತೋ ಧನತೋಽಪಿ ವಾ ।। ೨೦ ।। ದುರ್ಗಾತ್ ತಾರಯಸೇ ದುರ್ಗೇ ತತ್ ತ್ವಂ ದುರ್ಗಾ ಸ್ಮೃತಾ ಬುಧೈಃ । ಕಾಂತಾರೇಷ್ವವಸನ್ನಾನಾಂ ಮಗ್ನಾನಾಂ ಚ ಮಹಾರ್ಣವೇ ।ದಸ್ಯುಭಿರ್ವಾ ನಿರುದ್ಧಾನಾಂ ತ್ವಂ ಗತಿಃ ಪರಮಾ ನೃಣಾಮ್ ।। ೨೧ ।। ಜಲಪ್ರತರಣೇ ಚೈವ ಕಾಂತಾರೇಷ್ವಟವೀಷು ಚ ।ಯೇ ಸ್ಮರಿಷ್ಯನ್ ಮಹಾದೇವೀಂ ನ ಚ ಸೀದಂತಿ ತೇ ನರಾಃ ।। ೨೨ ।। ತ್ವಂ ಕೀರ್ತಿಃ ಶ್ರೀರ್ಧೃತಿಃ ಸಿದ್ಧಿಹ್ರೀ೯ ವಿದ್ಯಾ ಸಂತತಿರ್ಮತಿಃ । ಸಂಧ್ಯಾ ರಾತ್ರಿಃ ಪ್ರಭಾ ನಿದ್ರಾ ಜ್ಯೋತ್ಸ್ನಾ ಕಾಂತಿಃ ಕ್ಷಮಾ ದಯಾ ।। ೨೩ ।। ನೃಣಾಂ ಚ ಬಂಧನಂ ಮೋಹಂ ಪುತ್ರನಾಶಂ ಧನಕ್ಷಯಮ್ । ವ್ಯಾಧಿಂ ಮೃತ್ಯುಭಯಂ ಚೈವ ಪೂಜಿತಾ ನಾಶಯಿಷ್ಯಸಿ ।। ೨೪ ।। ಸೋಽಹಂ ರಾಜ್ಯಾತ್ ಪರಿಭ್ರಷ್ಟಃ ಶರಣಂ ತ್ವಾಂ ಪ್ರಪನ್ನವಾನ್ । ಪ್ರಣತಶ್ಚ ಯಥಾ ಮೂರ್ಧ್ನಾ ತವ ದೇವಿ ಸುರೇಶ್ವರಿ ।। ೨೫ ।। ತ್ರಾಹಿ ಮಾಂ ಪದ್ಮಪತ್ರಾಕ್ಷಿ ಸತ್ಯೇ ಸತ್ಯಾ ಭವಸ್ವನಃ । ಶರಣಂ ಭವ ಮೇ ದುರ್ಗೇ ಶರಣ್ಯೇ ಭಕ್ತವತ್ಸಲೇ ।। ೨೬ ।। ಏವಂ ಸ್ತುತಾ ಹಿ ಸಾ ದೇವೀ ದರ್ಶಯಾಮಾಸ ಪಾಂಡವಮ್ । ಉಪಗಮ್ಯ ತು ರಾಜಾನಮಿದಂ ವಚನಮಬ್ರವೀತ್ ।। ೨೭ ।। "ಶೃಣು ರಾಜನ್ ಮಹಾಬಾಹೋ ಮದೀಯಂ ವಚನಂ ಪ್ರಭೋ । ಭವಿಷ್ಯತ್ಯಚಿರಾದೇವ ಸಂಗ್ರಾಮೇ ವಿಜಯಸ್ತವ ।। ೨೮ ।।" ಮಮ ಪ್ರಸಾದಾನ್ನಿರ್ಜಿತ್ಯ ಹತ್ವಾ ಕೌರವವಾಹಿನೀಮ್ । ರಾಜ್ಯಂ ನಿಷ್ಕಂಕಟಂ ಕೃತ್ವಾ ಭೋಕ್ಷ್ಯಸೇ ಮೇದಿನೀಂ ಪುನಃ ।। ೨೯ ।।" ಭ್ರಾತೃಭಿಃ ಸಹಿತೋ ರಾಜನ್ ಪ್ರೀತಿಂ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ಸ್ಯಸಿ ಪುಷ್ಕಲಾಮ್ । ಮತ್ಪ್ರಸಾದಾಚ್ಚತೇ ಸೌಖ್ಯಮಾರೋಗ್ಯಂ ಚ ಭವಿಷ್ಯತಿ ।। ೩೦ ।। ಯೇ ಚ ಸಂಕೀರ್ತಯಿಷ್ಯಂತಿ ಲೋಕೇ ವಿಗತಕಲ್ಮಷಾಃ । ತೇಷಾಂ ತುಷ್ಟಾ ಪ್ರದಾಸ್ಯಾಮಿ ರಾಜ್ಯಮಾಯುರ್ವಪುಃ ಸುತಮ್ ।। ೩೧ ।। ಪ್ರವಾಸೇ ನಗರೇ ವಾಽಪಿ ಸಂಗ್ರಾಮೇ ಶತ್ರುಸಂಕಟೇ । ಅಟವ್ಯಾಂ ದುರ್ಗಕಾಂತಾರೇ ಸಾಗರೇ ಗಹನೇ ಗಿರೌ ।। ೩೨ ।। ಯೇ ಸ್ಮರಿಷ್ಯಂತಿ ಮಾಂ ರಾಜನ್ ಯಥಾಽಹಂ ಭವತಾ ಸ್ಮೃತಾ । ನ ತೇಷಾಂ ದುರ್ಲಭಂ ಕಿಂಚಿದಸ್ಮಿನ್ ಲೋಕೇ ಭವಿಷ್ಯತಿ ।। ೩೩ ।। ಇದಂ ಸ್ತೋತ್ರವರಂ ಭಕ್ತ್ಯಾ ಶ್ರುಣುಯಾದ್ವಾ ಪಠೇತ ವಾ । ತಸ್ಯ ಸರ್ವಾಣಿ ಕಾರ್ಯಾಣಿ ಸಿದ್ಧಿಂ ಯಾಸ್ಯಂತಿ ಪಾಂಡವಾಃ ।। ೩೪ ।। ಮತ್ಪ್ರಸಾದಾಚ್ಚ ವಃ ಸರ್ವಾನ್ ವಿರಾಟನಗರೇ ಸ್ಥಿತಾನ್ । ನ ಪ್ರಜ್ಞಾಸ್ಯಂತಿ ಕುರವೋ ನರಾ ವಾ ತನ್ನಿವಾಸಿನಃ ।। ೩೫ ।। ಇತ್ಯುಕ್ತ್ವಾ ವರದಾ ದೇವೀ ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರಮರಿಂದಮಮ್ । ರಕ್ಷಾಂ ಕೃತ್ವಾ ಚ ಪಾಂಡೂನಾಂ ತತ್ರೈವಾಂತರಧೀಯತ ।। ೩೬ ।। ।। ಇತಿ ಶ್ರೀಮನ್ಮಹಾಭಾರತೇ ವಿರಾಟಪರ್ವಣಿ ಅಷ್ಟಮೋऽಧ್ಯಾಯಃ ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರಕೃತಂ ಶ್ರೀದುರ್ಗಾಸ್ತೋತ್ರಮ್ ।। — ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರ, "ದುರ್ಗಾ ಸ್ತೋತ್ರ", ವಿರಾಟಪರ್ವ, ಮಹಾಭಾರತ

Viratanagaram ramyam gachhamano yudhishtiraha। astunmanasa devim durgam thribhuvaneshwarim ।।1।। Yashodagarbhasambhutham narayanavarapriyam । nandagopukule jatham mangalyam kulavardhanim ।।2।। Kamsavidravanakareemasuranam kshayamkarim । shilatale vinikshiptamakasham prathigaminim ।। 3 ।। Vasudevasya bhaginim divyamalyavibhushitam । divyambaradharam devim khadgakhetakadharinim ।। 4 ।। Bharavatharane punye ye smaranthi sadashivam । tan vai tharayathe papath panke gamiva durbalam ।। 5 ।। Sthothum prachakrame bhuyo vividaih sthohrasambhavaiah । aamantrya darshanakamkshi Raja devim sahanijah ।। 6 ।। Namosthu varade krishne kumari bramhacharini । balarkasadrushakare purnachandranibhanane ।। 7 ।। Chathurbhuje sokshmamadhye pinashronipayodhare । mayurapichhavalaye keyurangadabhushane ।। 8।। Bhasi devi yatha padma narayanaparigraha । svarupe brahmacharyam cha vishadam thava khechari ।। 9 ।। Krishnacchachhavisama krishna sankarshananibhanana । bibhrathi vipulou bahu shakradhvajasamucchrayav ।। 10 ।। Pathri cha pankaji ghanti sthri vishuddha cha ya bhuvi । pasham dhanurmahachakram vividhanyayudhani cha ।। 11 ।। Kundalabhyam supurnabhyam karnabhyam cha vibhushitha । chandramaspardhini Devi mukhena thvam virajase ।। 12 ।। Mukutena vichithrena keshabandhena shobhina । bhujangabhogavasena shronisuthrena rajitha ।। 13 ।। Vibhrajase cha baddhena bhogeneveha mandarah । dhvajena shikhipicchena ucchprithena virajase ।। 14 ।। Koumaram vrathamasthaya thridivam pavitham thvaya । thena thvam sthuyase Devi thridashaih pujyasehpi cha ।। 15 ।। Thrailokyarakshanarthaya mahishasuranashini । prasanna me surashreshte dayam kuru shiva bhava ।। 16 ।। Jaya thvam vijaya chaiva sangrame cha jayaprada । mamapi vijayam dehi varada thvam cha sampratham ।। 17 ।। Vindhye chaiva nagashreshte thava sthanam cha shashvatham । kali Kali mahakali khadgakhatvangadharini ।। 18 ।। Kruthanuyathra bhuthaisthvam varada kamarupini । bharavathare ye cha thvam samsmrishyanthi manavah ।। 19 ।। Pranamathi cha ye thvam hi prabhathe thu nura bhuvi । na thesham durlabham kinchith puthratho dhanathohpi va ।। 20 ।। Durgath tharayase durge thath thvam durga smrutha budhaih । kanthareshvavasannanam magnanam cha maharnave । dusyubhirva niruddhanam thvam gathih parama nrunam ।। 21 ।। Jalapratharane chaiva kanthareshvatavishu cha । ye smarishyan mahadevim na cha sidanthi the narah ।। 22 ।। Thvam kirthih shrirdrhathih siddhirhrih vidhya santhathirmathih । sandhya rathrih prabha nidra jyothysna kanthih kshama Daya ।। 23 ।। Nrunam cha bandhanam moham puthranasham dhanakshyam । vyadhim mruthyubhayam chaiva pujitha nashayishyasi ।। 24 ।। Soham rajyath paribhrashtah sharanam thvam prapannavan । pranathashcha yatha murdhna thava Devi sureshwari ।। 25 ।। Thrahi mam padmapathrakshi sathye sathya bhavasvanah । sharanam bhava me durge sharanye bhakthavathsale ।। 26 ।। Evam sthutha hi sa devi darshayamasa pandavam । upagamya thu rajanamidam vachanamabravith ।। 27 ।। Shrunu rajan mahabaho madiyam vachanam prabho । bhavishyathyachiradeva sangrame vijayasthava ।। 28 ।। Mama prasadannirjithya hathva kouravavahinim । rajyam nishkankatam kruthva bhokshyase medinim punah ।। 29 ।। Bhrathrubhih sahitho rajan prithim prapsyasi pushkalam । mathprhasadacchathe soukhyamarogyam cha bhavishyathi ।। 30 ।। Ye cha sankirthayishyanthi loke vigathakalmashah । thesham thushta pradasyami rajyamayurvapuh sutham ।। 31 ।। Pravase nagare vyapi sangrame shathrusankate । atavyam durgakanthare sagare gahane girou ।। 32 ।। Ye smarishyanthi mam rajan yathaham bhavatha smrutha । na thesham durlabham kinchidasmin loke bhavishyathi ।। 33 ।। Idam sthothravaram bhakthya shrunuyadva patetha va । tasya sarvani karyani siddhim yasyanthi pandavah ।। 34 ।। Mathprasadaccha vah sarvan viratanagare sthithan । na prajnasyanthi kuravo nara va thannivasinah ।। 35 ।। Ithyukthva varada devi yudhishtiramarindamam । raksham kruthva cha pandunam thathraivantharadhiyutha ।। 36 ।। ।। Ithi shrimanmahabharathe virataparvani ashtamodhyah yudhishtirakrutham shreedurgasthothram ।। — Yudhishthira, "Durga Stotra", Virata Parva, Mahabharata

See also

• Chamundeshwari Temple, Mysore
• Mookambika Temple, Kollur
• Annapurneshwari Temple, Horanadu
• Yellamma Temple, Saundatti

External links

• www.marikamba.com