Garland of Nine Precious Gems in Spirituality

This Stotram is called as Devi Navratnamalika Stotram, its called Navratna malika (garland of Ning precious stones) because its all nine verses are depicting the beauty of Devi, her form. Last verse is Phalshruti which is more valuable than anything else.. So enjoy this stotram and be in the Bhava of Devi. Offer this Garland to Mother Divine.

Here is youtube link for this, enjoy chanting it while listening as well.

हारनूपुरकिरीटकुण्डलविभूषितावयवशोभिनीं
कारणेशवरमौलिकोटिपरिकल्प्यमानपदपीठिकाम् ।
कालकालफणिपाशबाणधनुरङ्कुशामरुणमेखलां
फालभूतिलकलोचनां मनसि भावयामि परदेवताम् ॥ १॥

hāranūpurakirīṭakuṇḍalavibhūṣitāvayavaśōbhinīṃ
kāraṇēśavaramaulikōṭiparikalpyamānapadapīṭhikām ।
kālakālaphaṇipāśabāṇadhanuraṅkuśāmaruṇamēkhalāṃ
phālabhūtilakalōchanāṃ manasi bhāvayāmi paradēvatām ॥ 1 ॥

I pray with my mind to Mother Divine, whose body shines, due to her wearing a garland, anklets and ear globes. Whose feet are bowed with the crowns of Indra, Brahma and millions of the like. And who holds a cobra, a rope, arrow and bow and a goad in her hands and wears a girdle studded with rubies. And whose hair is adorned with the moon and the sun.

गन्धसारघनसारचारुनवनागवल्लिरसवासिनीं
सान्ध्यरागमधुराधराभरणसुन्दराननशुचिस्मिताम् ।
मन्धरायतविलोचनाममलबालचन्द्रकृतशेखरीं
इन्दिरारमणसोदरीं मनसि भावयामि परदेवताम् ॥ २॥

gandhasāraghanasārachārunavanāgavallirasavāsinīṃ
sāndhyarāgamadhurādharābharaṇasundarānanaśuchismitām ।
mandharāyatavilōchanāmamalabālachandrakṛtaśēkharīṃ
indirāramaṇasōdarīṃ manasi bhāvayāmi paradēvatām ॥ 2 ॥

I pray with my mind to Mother Divine, who has the sweet smell of the scented areca nut, camphor along with the juices of tender betel leaves. Who is as sweet as the song of dusk, who has a pretty face which wears a sweet smile as a great ornament. Who has eyes which are circled by bees. Who wears the faultless moon on her head, And is the sister of Vishnu, the husband of Lakshmi (also called as Indira).

स्मेरचारुमुखमण्डलां विमलगण्डलम्बिमणिमण्डलां
हारदामपरिशोभमानकुचभारभीरुतनुमध्यमाम् ।
वीरगर्वहरनूपुरां विविधकारणेशवरपीठिकां
मारवैरिसहचारिणीं मनसि भावयामि परदेवताम् ॥ ३॥

smērachārumukhamaṇḍalāṃ vimalagaṇḍalambimaṇimaṇḍalāṃ
hāradāmapariśōbhamānakuchabhārabhīrutanumadhyamām ।
vīragarvaharanūpurāṃ vividhakāraṇēśavarapīṭhikāṃ
māravairisahachāriṇīṃ manasi bhāvayāmi paradēvatām ॥ 3 ॥

I pray with my mind to Mother Divine, who has a very smiling face, who has a very clear shining cheeks, who shines by ornaments and necklaces she wears. Who has a chest which suffers due to her very heavy breasts (Swami Ji mentioned this too from Lalita Sahastranama). Whose anklets appear as if they would destroy the pride of heroes. Who sits on a platform whose legs are various gods, and who is the companion of the One (Lord Shiva) who is enemy to Maara (Kamadeva).

भूरिभारधरकुण्डलीन्द्रमणिबद्धभूवलयपीठिकां
वारिराशिमणिमेखलावलयवह्निमण्डलशरीरिणीम् ।
वारिसारवहकुण्डलां गगनशेखरीं च परमात्मिकां
चारुचन्द्ररविलोचनां मनसि भावयामि परदेवताम् ॥ ४॥

bhūribhāradharakuṇḍalīndramaṇibaddhabhūvalayapīṭhikāṃ
vārirāśimaṇimēkhalāvalayavahnimaṇḍalaśarīriṇīm ।
vārisāravahakuṇḍalāṃ gaganaśēkharīṃ cha paramātmikāṃ
chāruchandravilōchanāṃ manasi bhāvayāmi paradēvatām ॥ 4 ॥

I pray with my mind to Mother Divine, whose seat appears as if it is the earth itself which is supported by Adi Shesha wearing his gem stone, who wears a waist band made of special gems, who has a body which appears to be a sphere of fire. Who wears ear studs which appears to contain all the oceans within. Who is the divine soul touching the sky, And who has pretty eyes which are but the moon and the sun.

कुण्डलत्रिविधकोणमण्डलविहारषड्दलसमुल्लस-
त्पुण्डरीकमुखभेदिनीं च प्रचण्डभानुभासमुज्ज्वलाम् ।
मण्डलेन्दुपरिवाहितामृततरङ्गिणीमरुणरूपिणीं
मण्डलान्तमणिदीपिकां मनसि भावयामि परदेवताम् ॥ ५॥

kuṇḍalatrividhakōṇamaṇḍalavihāraṣaḍdalasamullasa-
tpuṇḍarīkamukhabhēdinīṃ cha prachaṇḍabhānubhāsamujjvalām ।
maṇḍalēnduparivāhitāmṛtataraṅgiṇīmaruṇarūpiṇīṃ
maṇḍalāntamaṇidīpikāṃ manasi bhāvayāmi paradēvatām ॥ 5 ॥

I pray with my mind to Mother Divine, Who shines in the six petals surrounding the triangle in the middle of the Sri Chakra. Who has such a pretty face that the lotus bends her head in shame. Whose radiance is similar to that of the Sun and the lightning. Who is similar to the cool waves which emanate out of moon. Who is red in colour and who is like the (guiding) light surrounding all the worlds.

वारणाननमयूरवाहमुखदाहवारणपयोधरां
चारणादिसुरसुन्दरीचिकुरशेकरीकृतपदाम्बुजाम् ।
कारणाधिपतिपञ्चकप्रकृतिकारणप्रथममातृकां
वारणान्तमुखपारणां मनसि भावयामि परदेवताम् ॥ ६॥

vāraṇānanamayūravāhamukhadāhavāraṇapayōdharāṃ
chāraṇādisurasundarīchikuraśēkarīkṛtapadāmbujām ।
kāraṇādhipatipañchakaprakṛtikāraṇaprathamamātṛkāṃ
vāraṇāntamukhapāraṇāṃ manasi bhāvayāmi paradēvatām ॥ 6 ॥

I pray with my mind to Mother Divine, who quenches the thirst of the God with the elephant face (Ganesha) and one who rides the peacock (Kartika) by her breast milk. Who has lotus like feet touched by the hairs of the saluting pretty heavenly maidens. Who is the cause of the power of the five gods including Brahma , Vishnu , Rudra, Easwara and Sadashiva, who is the primeval mother. And who brings joy to the face of Lord Ganesha.

पद्मकान्तिपदपाणिपल्लवपयोधराननसरोरुहां
पद्मरागमणिमेखलावलयनीविशोभितनितम्बिनीम् ।
पद्मसम्भवसदाशिवान्तमयपञ्चरत्नपदपीठिकां
पद्मिनीं प्रणवरूपिणीं मनसि भावयामि परदेवताम् ॥ ७॥

padmakāntipadapāṇipallavapayōdharānanasarōruhāṃ
padmarāgamaṇimēkhalāvalayanīviśōbhitanitambinīm ।
padmasambhavasadāśivāntamayapañcharatnapadapīṭhikāṃ
padminīṃ praṇavarūpiṇīṃ manasi bhāvayāmi paradēvatām ॥ 7 ॥

I pray with my mind to Mother Divine, Who has tender legs and arms, which are as charming as a lotus and are of hue of a fresh lotus bud floating in water. Who wears a hip belt made of rubies which shine along with her attire. Who sits on the throne with five legs representing the five Gods Brahma , Vishnu , Rudra, Easwara and Sadashiva. Who is sacred and Who is a form of “ॐ”.

आगमप्रणवपीठिकाममलवर्णमङ्गलशरीरिणीं
आगमावयवशोभिनीमखिलवेदसारकृतशेखरीम् ।
मूलमन्त्रमुखमण्डलां मुदितनादबिन्दुनवयौवनां
मातृकां त्रिपुरसुन्दरीं मनसि भावयामि परदेवताम् ॥ ८॥

āgamapraṇavapīṭhikāmamalavarṇamaṅgaḻaśarīriṇīṃ
āgamāvayavaśōbhinīmakhilavēdasārakṛtaśēkharīm ।
mūlamantramukhamaṇḍalāṃ muditanādabindunavayauvanāṃ
mātṛkāṃ tripurasundarīṃ manasi bhāvayāmi paradēvatām ॥ 8 ॥

I pray with my mind to Mother Divine, who has Vedas and the sacred ॐ as her seat. Who is the very pure form which does good to every one. Who shines with her body which is itself is the Vedas. Whose form is the essence of the Vedas, Whose face itself is the basic chant (known as Sri Vidya), Who has the youthful form of the mixture of The sound (ॐ) and The point (Sri Chakra). Who is mother of all and is the prettiest of the three worlds.

कालिकातिमिरकुन्तलान्तघनभृङ्गमङ्गलविराजिनीं
चूलिकाशिखरमालिकावलयमल्लिकासुरभिसौरभाम् ।
वालिकामधुरगण्डमण्डलमनोहराननसरोरुहां
बालिकामखिलनायिकां मनसि भावयामि परदेवताम् ॥ ९॥

kālikātimirakuntalāntaghanabhṛṅgamaṅgaḻavirājinīṃ
chūlikāśikharamālikāvalayamallikāsurabhisaurabhām ।
vālikāmadhuragaṇḍamaṇḍalamanōharānanasarōruhāṃ
kālikāmakhilanāyikāṃ manasi bhāvayāmi paradēvatām ॥ 9 ॥

I pray with my mind to Mother Divine, who has the hair over her forehead which has a colour of black cloud and is similar to the row of bees sitting. Who has bands made of flowers like the sweet scented jasmine adorning the top of her hair.Who has shining red cheeks similar to the petals of lotus flowers. And who is the Goddess of the three worlds named as “Kali”.

नित्यमेव नियमेन जल्पतां
भुक्तिमुक्तिफलदामभीष्टदाम् ।
शंकरेण रचितां सदा जपे-
न्नामरत्ननवरत्नमालिकाम् ॥

nityamēva niyamēna jalpatāṃ – bhuktimuktiphaladāmabhīṣṭadām ।
śaṅkarēṇa rachitāṃ sadā japēnnāmaratnanavaratnamālikām ॥

Those who chant this garland of nine gems, composed by Adi Shankara, would maketheir life a beautiful one in this world and would attain salvation, and all their wishes would be fulfilled.