Durga Stava
Lyrics:
सन्नद्धसिंहस्कन्धस्थां स्वर्णवर्णां मनोरमाम्।
पूर्णेन्दुवदनां दुर्गां वर्णयामि गुणार्णवाम्।
किरीटहारगेरैवेयनूपुराङ्गदकङ्कणैः।
रत्नकाञ्च्या रत्नचित्रकुचकञ्चुकतेजसा।
विराजमाना रुचिराम्बरा किङ्किणिमण्डिता।
रत्नमेखलया रत्नवासोपरिविभूषिता।
वीरशृङ्खलया शोभिचारुपादसरोरुहा।
रत्नचित्राङ्गुलीमुद्रारत्नकुण्डलमण्डिता।
विचित्रचूडामणिना रत्नोद्यत्तिलकेन च।
अनर्घ्यनासामणिना शोभितास्यसरोरुहा।
भुजवीर्या रत्नचित्रकण्ठसूत्रेण चाङ्किता।
पद्माक्षिणी सुबिम्बोष्ठी पद्मगर्भादिभिः स्तुता।
कबरीभारविन्यस्तपुष्पस्तबकविस्तरा।
कर्णनीलोत्पलरुचा लसद्भूमण्डलत्विषा।
कुन्तलानां च सन्तत्या शोभमाना शुभप्रदा।
तनुमध्या विशालोरःस्थला पृथुनितम्बिनी।
चारुदीर्घभुजा कम्बुग्रीवा जङ्घायुगप्रभा।
असिचर्मगदाशूलधनुर्बाणाङ्कुशादिना।
वराभयाभ्यां चक्रेण शङ्खेन च लसत्करा।
दंष्ट्राग्रभीषणास्योत्थहुङ्कारार्द्दितदानवा।
भयङ्करी सुरारीणां सुराणामभयङ्करी।
मुकुन्दकिङ्करी विष्णुभक्तानां मौक्तशङ्करी।
सुरस्त्री किङ्करीभिश्च वृता क्षेमङ्करी च नः।
आदौ मुखोद्गीतनानाम्नाया सर्गकरी पुनः।
निसर्गमुक्ता भक्तानां त्रिवर्गफलदायिनी।
निशुम्भशुम्भसंहर्त्री महिषासुरमर्द्दिनी।
तामसानां तमःप्राप्त्यै मिथ्याज्ञानप्रवर्त्तिका।
तमोभिमाननी पायात् दुर्गा स्वर्गापवर्गदा।
इमं दुर्गास्तवं पुण्यं वादिराजयतीरितम्।
पठन् विजयते शत्रून् मृत्युं दुर्गाणि चोत्तरेत्।
sannaddhasimhaskandhasthaam svarnavarnaam manoramaam.
poornenduvadanaam durgaam varnayaami gunaarnavaam.
kireet'ahaarageraiveya-
noopuraangadakankanaih'.
ratnakaanchyaa ratnachitrakuchakanchukatejasaa.
viraajamaanaa ruchiraambaraa kinkinimand'itaa.
ratnamekhalayaa ratnavaasoparivibhooshitaa.
veerashri'nkhalayaa shobhichaarupaadasaroruhaa.
ratnachitraanguleemudraa-
ratnakund'alamand'itaa.
vichitrachood'aamaninaa ratnodyattilakena cha.
anarghyanaasaamaninaa shobhitaasyasaroruhaa.
bhujaveeryaa ratnachitrakant'hasootrena chaankitaa.
padmaakshinee subimbosht'hee padmagarbhaadibhih' stutaa.
kabareebhaaravinyastapushpa-
stabakavistaraa.
karnaneelotpalaruchaa lasadbhoomand'alatvishaa.
kuntalaanaam cha santatyaa shobhamaanaa shubhapradaa.
tanumadhyaa vishaalorah'sthalaa pri'thunitambinee.
chaarudeerghabhujaa kambugreevaa janghaayugaprabhaa.
asicharmagadaashoola-
dhanurbaanaankushaadinaa.
varaabhayaabhyaam chakrena shankhena cha lasatkaraa.
damsht'raagrabheeshanaasyottha-
hunkaaraardditadaanavaa.
bhayankaree suraareenaam suraanaamabhayankaree.
mukundakinkaree vishnubhaktaanaam mauktashankaree.
surastree kinkareebhishcha vri'taa kshemankaree cha nah'.
aadau mukhodgeetanaanaamnaayaa sargakaree punah'.
nisargamuktaa bhaktaanaam trivargaphaladaayinee.
nishumbhashumbhasamhartree mahishaasuramarddinee.
taamasaanaam tamah'praaptyai mithyaajnyaanapravarttikaa.
tamobhimaananee paayaat durgaa svargaapavargadaa.
imam durgaastavam punyam vaadiraajayateeritam.
pat'han vijayate shatroon mri'tyum durgaani chottaret.
Meaning:
I describe Durga, who sits ready on a lion’s shoulder, golden in complexion, charming like the full moon, and an ocean of virtues.
She wears a crown, garlands, armlets, anklets, bracelets and ornaments.
Her waist is tied with a jeweled belt, her breastplate shines with gems.
Her garments are splendid and decorated with tinkling bells.
Her dress and jewels glow with precious stones.
Her beautiful lotus-like feet are adorned with heroic chains.
Her fingers carry jeweled rings, and her ears shine with jewel earrings.
On her head sits a wonderful crest jewel and a bright tilaka of gemstone.
Her lotus-like face glows, ornamented by a priceless nose-jewel.
Her neck is marked with strength and decorated by a gemstone necklace.
Her eyes are like lotus petals, her lips like ripe fruit, and she is praised by beings like Padma, etc.
Her hair is decorated with clusters of flowers, spreading fragrance.
Her ears shine like blue lotuses and her face emits a radiant halo.
Her flowing hair enhances her beauty and brings auspiciousness.
Her waist is slender, her chest broad, and her hips wide.
Her arms are long and graceful, her neck shaped like a conch, and her legs shine brilliantly.
She holds sword, shield, mace, spear, bow, arrows, goad and other weapons.
With other hands she shows the boon-giving posture, fear-dispelling gesture, and holds the discus and conch.
Her fierce fangs and loud roar scatter demons.
She is terrifying to enemies of the gods and bestows fearlessness to the gods.
She serves Mukunda (Vishnu), blesses Vishnu’s devotees, and grants rare pearls of grace.
She is surrounded by celestial women attendants and grants welfare.
In the beginning, she created the universe by her sound (Nada).
As a natural gift, she gives liberation and the three great goals of life (dharma, artha, kama) to her devotees.
She destroyed Shumbha, Nishumbha, and Mahishasura.
She pushes those sunk in tamas into deeper darkness, causing false knowledge to rise in them.
She is proud support of tamasic beings but for devotees she grants heaven and liberation.
May Durga protect us, granting higher worlds.
This sacred Durga hymn, spoken by Vadiraja Yatiraja, destroys enemies, conquers death, and carries one across all difficulties for the one who recites it.
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