Sri Argala Stotram (Selected Verses) / Show Me What Love Is - Krishna Das [LYRICS]

I dedicate this chant to the Child of Mystery - Daemona, and the Divine Goddess - Mother of all Living (from the beginning of Life to the end of All Illusion - Self Realization and Actualization of the Divine Grace in your Potential as eternal Being and animated Soul)
May all beings be blissful and without suffering.

Om Namaś Chaṇḍikāyai
Om Namaś Chaṇḍikāyai
Om Namaś Chaṇḍikāyai
[ Om, I bow to the Goddess Chaṇḍikā ]

Jayanti Maṅgalā Kālī Bhadrakālī Kapālinī
Durgā Kṣamā Śivā Dhātrī Svāhā Svadhā namo’stu te
[ She Who Conquers Over All. All-Auspicious, the remover of Darkness, the Excellent One Beyond Time, the bearer of the Skulls of Impure thought, The reliever of difficulties, loving forgiveness, supporter of the Universe, you are the One who truly receives the offerings made to the Gods and the Ancestors. I bow to you ]

Jaya tvaṁ Devi chāmuṇḍe jaya bhūtārti-hāriṇi
Jaya sarvagate Devi kāla-rātrī namo’stu te
[ Victory to you, Oh Goddess. You are the Supreme Conqueror and the slayer of passion and anger! You relieve the troubles of all existence! Oh Goddess who pervades everything. You are the One who destroys all darkness and negativity and always does good for us. I bow to you ]

Madhu-Kaiṭabha-vidrāvi vidhātṛ varade namaḥ
*Rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi*
[ To you who defeated the negative qualities (demons) of “Too Little” and “Too Much”, Giver of the blessings of the creativity, I bow to you.
*Grant us your form (Liberation), Grant us victory, Grant us welfare, remove all hostility (negativity) ]

Mahiṣāsura-nirṇāśi bhaktānāṁ sukhade namaḥ
*Rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi*
[ To you who caused the destruction of the Demon of “Great Ego”, Giver of happiness to devotees. I bow to you.
*Grant us your form (Liberation), Grant us victory, Grant us welfare, remove all hostility (negativity) ]

Śumbhasyaiva niśumbhasya Dhūmrākṣasya ca mardini
*Rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi*
[ Slayer of the Demons Shumbha (self-conceit), Nishumbha (self-deprecation) and Dhumalocana (ignorance).
*Grant us your form (Liberation), Grant us victory, Grant us welfare, remove all hostility (negativity) ]

Natebhyaḥ sarvadā bhaktya Caṇḍike duritāpahe
*Rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi*
[ O Chandike! For those who bow to you with devotion, you remove all distress
*Grant us your form (Liberation), Grant us victory, Grant us welfare, remove all hostility (negativity) ]

Dehi saubhāgyam-ārogyaṃ dehi me paramaṃ sukham
*Rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi*
[ Grant good fortune, freedom from disease, grant us supreme happiness
*Grant us your form (Liberation), Grant us victory, Grant us welfare, remove all hostility (negativity) ]

Vidhehi Devi kalyāṇaṁ vidhehi paramāṃ śriyaṃ
*Rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi*
[ Oh Goddess, grant us liberation and supreme prosperity
*Grant us your form (Liberation), Grant us victory, Grant us welfare, remove all hostility (negativity) ]

Himācala-sutā-nāt...hasaṁstute Parameśvari
*Rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi*
[ Oh Supreme Goddess, the Lord of the Daughter of the Himalayas (Shiva) always sings your praise
*Grant us your form (Liberation), Grant us victory, Grant us welfare, remove all hostility (negativity) ]

Indrāni-pati-sadbhāva...pūjite Parameśvari
*Rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi*
[ You who are worshipped by the husband of Indrani (Indra) with devotion
*Grant us your form (Liberation), Grant us victory, Grant us welfare, remove all hostility (negativity) ]

Devi pracaṇḍa-dordaṇḍa...daitya-darpa-vināśini
*Rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi*
[ With your great staff you have destroyed the demons of egotism and thought
*Grant us your form (Liberation), Grant us victory, Grant us welfare, remove all hostility (negativity) ]

Patnīṁ manoramāṁ dehi manovṛttā-nusā-riṇīm
Tārinīṁ durga-saṁsāra Sāgarasya kulo-dhbhavām
*Rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi*
[ Oh Goddess, grant me a wife who will lead the family across this terrible ocean of life and death
*Grant us your form (Liberation), Grant us victory, Grant us welfare, remove all hostility (negativity) ]

*Rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi*
*Rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi*
*Rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi*
*Rūpaṃ dehi jayaṃ dehi yaśo dehi dviṣo jahi*

I wanna know what Love is
I want you to show me
I wanna feel what Love is
I know (that) you can show me

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Music by: Krishna Das
Title: Sri Argala Stotram (Selected Verses) / Show Me Love

(Thanks to all people for the images, lyrics and translations, music and other things that I don't own but just synthesized and put together here in this video for everyone's viewing and chanting pleasure)