Description

It is considered to be a stotra which completes the conferment of benefits of chanting the Devi Mahatmyam. It is small 10 line poem, describing a conversation between Lord Shiva and his consort Parvati with Lord Shiva revealing that the SiddhaKunjika stotra is a mysterious esoteric sloka to be chanted after the chanting of Devi Mahatmyam to be used with great care and precaution by practitioners. It says that the Goddess rules over certain characters of the alphabet, then praises her as the slayer of demons Shumbh, Nishumbh, Madhu, Kaitabh and prays to her to she rules as “Aimkar”, sustains the world as “Hreem”, lords over love as “Kleem”, and as “Aimkaar” grants boons. As “Dham Dheem Dhoom”, she is praised as “Dhurjati” (wife of Shiva) and as “Vaam Veem Voom”, she is praised the Lord who rules Vaani (Sound) and as “Kraam Kreem Kroom”, she is worshipped as Lord Kali and bestows prosperity when meditated as “Sham Sheem Shoom”. It proceeds along these lines and closes out with Lord Shiva telling Goddess Parvati that chanting Devi Mahatmyam without chanting Siddha Kunjika Stotra leaves the reader bereft of getting the complete benefits of chanting the Devi Mahatmyam and says it is akin to crying out loud in an empty forest.