Keelak Stotram lyrics in Sanskrit & English, with meaning
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Viniyoga#
ॐ अस्य श्रीकीलकमन्त्रस्य शिव ऋषिः अनुष्टुप् छन्दः महासरस्वती देवता श्रीजगदम्बाप्रीत्यर्थं सप्तशतीपाठाङ्गत्वेन विनियोगः ॥
oṃ asya śrīkīlakamantrasya śiva ṛṣiḥ anuṣṭup chandaḥ mahāsarasvatī devatā śrījagadambāprītyarthaṃ saptaśatīpāṭhāṅgatvena viniyogaḥ ||
विनियोग: इस कीलक मन्त्र के ऋषि शिव, छन्द अनुष्टुप् और देवता महासरस्वती हैं; श्रीजगदम्बा की प्रसन्नता के लिए सप्तशती पाठ के अंग रूप में इसका विनियोग किया जाता है।
Viniyoga: Of this Keelak mantra, the seer is Shiva, the metre anushtubh and the deity Mahasarasvati; it is recited for the pleasure of Shri Jagadamba, as part of the recitation of the Saptashati.
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Shloka 1#
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
ॐ विशुद्धज्ञानदेहाय त्रिवेदीदिव्यचक्षुषे ।
श्रेयःप्राप्तिनिमित्ताय नमः सोमार्द्धधारिणे ॥mārkaṇḍeya uvāca
oṃ viśuddhajñānadehāya trivedīdivyacakṣuṣe |
śreyaḥprāptinimittāya namaḥ somārddhadhāriṇe ||मार्कण्डेय जी बोले: जिनका शरीर विशुद्ध ज्ञान है, तीनों वेद जिनके दिव्य नेत्र हैं और जो कल्याण की प्राप्ति के कारण हैं, उन अर्धचन्द्रधारी भगवान शिव को नमस्कार।
Markandeya said: Salutations to the one who bears the half-moon (Shiva) — whose body is pure knowledge, whose divine eyes are the three Vedas, and who is the means of attaining the highest good.
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Shloka 2#
सर्वमेतद्विजानीयान्मन्त्राणामभिकीलकम् ।
सोऽपि क्षेममवाप्नोति सततं जाप्यतत्परः ॥sarvametadvijānīyānmantrāṇāmabhikīlakam |
so'pi kṣemamavāpnoti satataṃ jāpyatatparaḥ ||यह जानना चाहिए कि यह सब (सप्तशती) मन्त्रों का कीलक है। जो निरन्तर इसके जप में लगा रहता है, वह भी कल्याण प्राप्त करता है।
One should know that all this (the Saptashati) is the keelaka — the key — of mantras. Whoever is devoted to reciting it constantly attains well-being.
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Shloka 3#
सिद्ध्यन्त्युच्चाटनादीनि वस्तूनि सकलान्यपि ।
एतेन स्तुवतां देवि स्तोत्रमात्रेण सिद्ध्यति ॥siddhyantyuccāṭanādīni vastūni sakalānyapi |
etena stuvatāṃ devi stotramātreṇa siddhyati ||जो इसके द्वारा देवी की स्तुति करते हैं, उनके उच्चाटन आदि सब कार्य सिद्ध हो जाते हैं; केवल स्तोत्र से ही देवी प्रसन्न हो जाती हैं।
For those who praise the Goddess with it, every rite — even those like uchchatana — succeeds; she is won over by the hymn alone.
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Shloka 4#
न मन्त्रो नौषधं तत्र न किञ्चिदपि विद्यते ।
विना जाप्येन सिद्ध्येत सर्वमुच्चाटनादिकम् ॥na mantro nauṣadhaṃ tatra na kiñcidapi vidyate |
vinā jāpyena siddhyeta sarvamuccāṭanādikam ||उनके लिए न कोई मन्त्र, न औषधि और न कुछ और आवश्यक है; बिना किसी अन्य जप के ही उच्चाटन आदि सब कार्य सिद्ध हो जाते हैं।
For them no other mantra, no herb, nothing else at all is needed; without any other japa, every such rite succeeds.
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Shloka 5#
समग्राण्यपि सिद्ध्यन्ति लोकशङ्कामिमां हरः ।
कृत्वा निमन्त्रयामास सर्वमेवमिदं शुभम् ॥samagrāṇyapi siddhyanti lokaśaṅkāmimāṃ haraḥ |
kṛtvā nimantrayāmāsa sarvamevamidaṃ śubham ||'तब तो इसी से सब कुछ सिद्ध हो जाएगा' — लोगों की इस शंका को देखकर भगवान शंकर ने इस सम्पूर्ण कल्याणकारी स्तोत्र को कीलित (बन्द) कर दिया।
'Then everything would be accomplished by this alone' — to answer this doubt of the world, Hara (Shiva) bound this whole auspicious hymn with a lock.
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Shloka 6#
स्तोत्रं वै चण्डिकायास्तु तच्च गुप्तं चकार सः ।
समाप्तिर्न च पुण्यस्य तां यथावन्नियन्त्रणाम् ॥stotraṃ vai caṇḍikāyāstu tacca guptaṃ cakāra saḥ |
samāptirna ca puṇyasya tāṃ yathāvanniyantraṇām ||उन्होंने चण्डिका के इस स्तोत्र को गुप्त कर दिया; जो इसके नियम का यथावत् पालन करता है, उसके पुण्य का अन्त नहीं होता।
He kept this hymn of Chandika secret; its merit has no end, (for one who follows) its discipline correctly.
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Shloka 7#
सोऽपि क्षेममवाप्नोति सर्वमेवं न संशयः ।
कृष्णायां वा चतुर्दश्यामष्टम्यां वा समाहितः ॥so'pi kṣemamavāpnoti sarvamevaṃ na saṃśayaḥ |
kṛṣṇāyāṃ vā caturdaśyāmaṣṭamyāṃ vā samāhitaḥ ||वह भी निःसन्देह सब प्रकार से कल्याण पाता है, जो कृष्ण पक्ष की चतुर्दशी या अष्टमी को एकाग्र मन से —
He too attains well-being in every way, without doubt, who with a concentrated mind, on the fourteenth or the eighth day of the dark fortnight —
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Shloka 8#
ददाति प्रतिगृह्णाति नान्यथैषा प्रसीदति ।
इत्थंरूपेण कीलेन महादेवेन कीलितम् ॥dadāti pratigṛhṇāti nānyathaiṣā prasīdati |
itthaṃrūpeṇa kīlena mahādevena kīlitam ||(अपना सर्वस्व देवी को) अर्पित करता है और (उसे उनके प्रसाद रूप में) ग्रहण करता है; अन्यथा वे प्रसन्न नहीं होतीं। इस प्रकार महादेव ने इसे कीलक से कीलित किया है।
offers (all he has to the Goddess) and receives (it back as her grace); she is not pleased in any other way. In this manner it was locked by Mahadeva with a lock.
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Shloka 9#
यो निष्कीलां विधायैनां नित्यं जपति संस्फुटम् ।
स सिद्धः स गणः सोऽपि गन्धर्वो जायते नरः ॥yo niṣkīlāṃ vidhāyaināṃ nityaṃ japati saṃsphuṭam |
sa siddhaḥ sa gaṇaḥ so'pi gandharvo jāyate naraḥ ||जो इसे निष्कीलित करके नित्य स्पष्ट रूप से इसका जप करता है, वह मनुष्य सिद्ध हो जाता है, देवी का गण और गन्धर्व हो जाता है।
Whoever, having unlocked it, recites it clearly every day becomes a siddha, one of the Goddess's ganas, a gandharva.
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Shloka 10#
न चैवाप्यटतस्तस्य भयं क्वापीह जायते ।
नापमृत्युवशं याति मृतो मोक्षमवाप्नुयात् ॥na caivāpyaṭatastasya bhayaṃ kvāpīha jāyate |
nāpamṛtyuvaśaṃ yāti mṛto mokṣamavāpnuyāt ||वह कहीं भी विचरे, उसे यहाँ कोई भय नहीं होता; वह अकाल मृत्यु के वश में नहीं होता और देह छोड़ने पर मोक्ष पाता है।
Wherever he wanders, no fear arises for him; he does not fall to untimely death, and at death he attains liberation.
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Shloka 11#
ज्ञात्वा प्रारभ्य कुर्वीत न कुर्वाणो विनश्यति ।
ततो ज्ञात्वैव सम्पन्नमिदं प्रारभ्यते बुधैः ॥jñātvā prārabhya kurvīta na kurvāṇo vinaśyati |
tato jñātvaiva sampannamidaṃ prārabhyate budhaiḥ ||इसे जानकर ही आरम्भ करना चाहिए; ऐसा करने वाला नष्ट नहीं होता। इसलिए विद्वान इसे पूरी तरह जानकर ही आरम्भ करते हैं।
Knowing this, one should begin it; one who does so does not perish. Therefore the wise begin it only after knowing it fully.
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Shloka 12#
सौभाग्यादि च यत्किञ्चिद् दृश्यते ललनाजने ।
तत्सर्वं तत्प्रसादेन तेन जाप्यमिदं शुभम् ॥saubhāgyādi ca yatkiñcid dṛśyate lalanājane |
tatsarvaṃ tatprasādena tena jāpyamidaṃ śubham ||स्त्रियों में जो कुछ भी सौभाग्य आदि दिखाई देता है, वह सब देवी की कृपा से ही है; इसलिए इस कल्याणकारी स्तोत्र का जप करना चाहिए।
Whatever good fortune and the like is seen among women, all of it comes by her grace; therefore this auspicious hymn should be recited.
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Shloka 13#
शनैस्तु जप्यमानेऽस्मिन् स्तोत्रे सम्पत्तिरुच्चकैः ।
भवत्येव समग्रापि ततः प्रारभ्यमेव तत् ॥śanaistu japyamāne'smin stotre sampattiruccakaiḥ |
bhavatyeva samagrāpi tataḥ prārabhyameva tat ||इस स्तोत्र का धीरे-धीरे जप करने पर भी पूर्ण और उत्तम सम्पत्ति अवश्य प्राप्त होती है; इसलिए इसे अवश्य आरम्भ करना चाहिए।
Even when this hymn is recited softly, abundant prosperity surely comes in full; therefore it should certainly be begun.
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Shloka 14#
ऐश्वर्यं यत्प्रसादेन सौभाग्यारोग्यसम्पदः ।
शत्रुहानिः परो मोक्षः स्तूयते सा न किं जनैः ॥aiśvaryaṃ yatprasādena saubhāgyārogyasampadaḥ |
śatruhāniḥ paro mokṣaḥ stūyate sā na kiṃ janaiḥ ||जिनकी कृपा से ऐश्वर्य, सौभाग्य, आरोग्य, सम्पत्ति, शत्रुओं का नाश और परम मोक्ष प्राप्त होता है, लोग उन देवी की स्तुति क्यों न करें?
She by whose grace come sovereignty, good fortune, health and wealth, the end of enemies and supreme liberation — why should people not praise her?
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What Keelak Stotram means
Keelak means a pin or lock. The Keelak Stotram tells how Shiva "locked" the power of the Saptashati so that it would not be misused, and how the lock is opened for the devotee who recites with devotion and offers themselves to the Goddess. It praises Chandika and declares the great fruit of reciting her story.
How to chant Keelak Stotram
- WhenNavratri, before the Durga Saptashati
- TimeAbout 4 minutes
- OrderAfter the Devi Kavach and Argala Stotram
- Recite after the Argala. The Keelak completes the three preliminary hymns.
- Then the Navarna mantra. "Om aim hrim klim chamundayai vichche" is chanted before the chapters by many traditions.
- Begin the chapters. Continue with the first chapter of the Saptashati.
In the traditional order of Durga Saptashati recitation, the Devi Kavach, Argala Stotram and Keelak Stotram are read first, then the Navarna mantra, then the thirteen chapters, and finally the closing hymns. Many read the whole text over the nine days of Navratri.
Where Keelak Stotram comes from
The Keelak Stotram is one of the three angas — Kavach, Argala and Keelak — recited before the Devi Mahatmya, traditionally linked to the Markandeya Purana.
About Keelak Stotram
The third of the hymns recited before the Durga Saptashati (after the Devi Kavach and Argala). It tells how Shiva "locked" the power of the Saptashati and how a devotee "unlocks" it through surrender to the Goddess. It comes from the Markandeya Purana tradition (Durga Saptashati), Puranic. The text is in Sanskrit.
Sanskrit text: Sanskrit Wikisource. Transliteration and meanings by The Hindu Book.
Frequently asked questions
Who wrote Keelak Stotram?
Keelak Stotram comes from the Markandeya Purana tradition (Durga Saptashati) (Puranic).
Where can I read Keelak Stotram lyrics in English?
This page has the full Keelak Stotram in Sanskrit (Devanagari) with the English transliteration under every verse, and the meaning of each verse in Hindi and English. Use the Chant and Meaning buttons above the verses to show only what you need.
कीलकस्तोत्रम् का अर्थ क्या है?
इस पेज पर कीलकस्तोत्रम् के हर पद के नीचे उसका सरल हिंदी अर्थ और अंग्रेज़ी अर्थ दिया गया है।
How many verses are there in Keelak Stotram?
Keelak Stotram has 15 verses as given on this page.
In which language is Keelak Stotram?
Keelak Stotram is in Sanskrit. This page gives the original text in Devanagari with Roman transliteration and meaning in Hindi and English.
How long does it take to recite Keelak Stotram?
A full recitation takes about 5 min.
To whom is Keelak Stotram dedicated?
Keelak Stotram is dedicated to Durga. The third of the hymns recited before the Durga Saptashati (after the Devi Kavach and Argala). It tells how Shiva "locked" the power of the Saptashati and how a devotee "unlocks" it through surrender to the Goddess.
What does "keelak" mean?
A pin or lock; the hymn explains how the power of the Saptashati is "unlocked" through devotion.
Is the Keelak recited every time?
In the traditional full recitation, yes — after the Kavach and Argala, before the chapters.
