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In the past 24 hours, the poetry blog has had 122 visits, of which 111 were to the three verses of the argalAstotram, an anga of the Devimahatmyam, that I published today. This is evidence of an extraordinary amount of interest, which I was not expecting and was totally unprepared for when I began this project. With only two verses to go to complete this text, I'm not sure what I will take up next, but will gladly accept guidance, from wherever it may come.

argalAstotram 25

भार्यां मनोरमां दॆहि मनोवृत्तानुसारिणीम् | 

रूपं दॆहि जयं दॆहि यशो दॆहि द्विषो जहि || 25 ||

bhAryAM manoramAM dEhi manovRRittAnusAriNIm |

rUpaM dEhi jayaM dEhi yasho dEhi dviSho jahi || 25 ||

Grant me a wife who is charming and of a following disposition.

Give form, give victory, give glory, and kill the enemies.

argalAstotram 24

दॆवि भक्तजनोद्दामदत्तानन्दोदयॆऽम्बिकॆ | 
रूपं दॆहि जयं दॆहि यशो दॆहि द्विषो जहि || 24 ||

dEvi bhaktajanoddAmadattAnandodayE.ambikE |

rUpaM dEhi jayaM dEhi yasho dEhi dviSho jahi || 24 ||

O Devi AmbikA, giving rise to limitless bliss in your devotees,

give form, give victory, give glory, and kill the enemies.

argalAstotram 23

इन्द्राणीपतिसद्भावपूजितॆ परमॆश्वरि | 
रूपं दॆहि जयं दॆहि यशो दॆहि द्विषो जहि || 23 ||

indrANIpatisadbhAvapUjitE paramEshvari |

rUpaM dEhi jayaM dEhi yasho dEhi dviSho jahi || 23 ||

O supreme ruler, worshiped with real feeling by IndrANI's lord,

give form, give victory, give glory, and kill the enemies.