Nava Durga Stava
Lyrics:
सर्वोत्तुङ्गां सर्वविप्रप्रवन्द्यां
शैवां मेनाकन्यकाङ्गीं शिवाङ्गीम्।
कैलासस्थां ध्यानसाध्यां पराम्बां
शुभ्रां देवीं शैलपुत्रीं नमामि।
कौमारीं तां कोटिसूर्यप्रकाशां
तापावृत्तां देवदेवीमपर्णाम्।
वेदज्ञेयां वाद्यगीतप्रियां तां
ब्रह्मोद्गीथां ब्रह्मरूपां नमामि।
वृत्ताक्षीं तां वासरारम्भखर्व-
सूर्यातापां शौर्यशक्त्यैकदात्रीम्।
देवीं नम्यां नन्दिनीं नादरूपां
व्याघ्रासीनां चन्द्रघण्टां नमामि।
हृद्यां स्निग्धां शुद्धसत्त्वान्तरालां
सर्वां देवीं सिद्धिबुद्धिप्रदात्रीम्।
आर्यामम्बां सर्वमाङ्गल्ययुक्तां
कूष्माण्डां तां कामबीजां नमामि।
दिव्येशानीं सर्वदेवैरतुल्यां
सुब्रह्मण्यां सर्वसिद्धिप्रदात्रीम्।
सिंहासीनां मातरं स्कन्दसंज्ञां
धन्यां पुण्यां सर्वदा तां नमामि।
कालीं दोर्भ्यां खड्गचक्रे दधानां
शुद्धामम्बां भक्तकष्टादिनाशाम्।
सत्त्वां सर्वालङ्कृताशेषभूषां
देवीं दुर्गां कातवंशां नमामि।
रुद्रां तीक्ष्णां राजराजैर्विवन्द्यां
कालाकालां सर्वदुष्टप्रनाशाम्।
क्रूरां तुण्डां मुण्डमाल्याम्बरां तां
चण्डां घोरां कालरात्रिं नमामि।
शूलीकान्तां पारमार्थप्रदां तां
पुण्यापुण्यां पापनाशां परेशाम्।
कामेशानीं कामदानप्रवीणां
गौरीमम्बां गौरवर्णां नमामि।
निश्चाञ्चल्यां रक्तनालीकसंस्थां
हेमाभूषां दीनदैन्यादिनाशाम्।
साधुस्तुत्यां सर्ववेदैर्विवन्द्यां
सिद्धैर्वन्द्यां सिद्धिदात्रीं नमामि।
दुर्गास्तोत्रं सन्ततं यः पठेत् सः
प्राप्नोति स्वं प्रातरुत्थाय नित्यम्।
धैर्यं पुण्यं स्वर्गसंवासभाग्यं
दिव्यां बुद्धिं सौख्यमर्थं दयां च।
sarvottungaam sarvaviprapravandyaam
shaivaam menaakanyakaangeem shivaangeem.
kailaasasthaam dhyaanasaadhyaam paraambaam
shubhraam deveem shailaputreem namaami.
kaumaareem taam kot'isooryaprakaashaam
taapaavri'ttaam devadeveemaparnaam.
vedajnyeyaam vaadyageetapriyaam taam
brahmodgeethaam brahmaroopaam namaami.
vri'ttaaksheem taam vaasaraarambhakharva-
sooryaataapaam shauryashaktyaikadaatreem.
deveem namyaam nandineem naadaroopaam
vyaaghraaseenaam chandraghant'aam namaami.
hri'dyaam snigdhaam shuddhasattvaantaraalaam
sarvaam deveem siddhibuddhipradaatreem.
aaryaamambaam sarvamaangalyayuktaam
kooshmaand'aam taam kaamabeejaam namaami.
divyeshaaneem sarvadevairatulyaam
subrahmanyaam sarvasiddhipradaatreem.
simhaaseenaam maataram skandasanjnyaam
dhanyaam punyaam sarvadaa taam namaami.
kaaleem dorbhyaam khad'gachakre dadhaanaam
shuddhaamambaam bhaktakasht'aadinaashaam.
sattvaam sarvaalankri'taasheshabhooshaam
deveem durgaam kaatavamshaam namaami.
rudraam teekshnaam raajaraajairvivandyaam
kaalaakaalaam sarvadusht'apranaashaam.
krooraam tund'aam mund'amaalyaambaraam taam
chand'aam ghoraam kaalaraatrim namaami.
shooleekaantaam paaramaarthapradaam taam
punyaapunyaam paapanaashaam pareshaam.
kaameshaaneem kaamadaanapraveenaam
gaureemambaam gauravarnaam namaami.
nishchaanchalyaam raktanaaleekasamsthaam
hemaabhooshaam deenadainyaadinaashaam.
saadhustutyaam sarvavedairvivandyaam
siddhairvandyaam siddhidaatreem namaami.
durgaastotram santatam yah' pat'het sah'
praapnoti svam praatarutthaaya nityam.
dhairyam punyam svargasamvaasabhaagyam
divyaam buddhim saukhyamartham dayaam cha.
Meaning:
The hymn salutes the Goddess as the highest, honored by brahmanas, belonging to the Shaiva fold, born to Mena, sharing Shiva’s very being. She sits in Kailasa and is accessible through meditation. She is the supreme mother, pure and radiant. This is Parvati in her serene Himalayan form.
Now she is seen as Kaumari. Her glow is like crores of suns. Heat surrounds her because she is energy itself. She is Aparna, the one who performed austerities without even eating leaves. She knows the Vedas, loves music, and is the very voice of sacred chants. This is Devi as youthful power and sacred knowledge.
Her eyes are noble and steady. She gives strength at sunrise, like the sun pushing away darkness. She grants courage in one hand and power in the other. She is Nandini, she is Nada (the primal sound), seated on a tiger, and called Chandraghanta. This is Devi as warrior-protector who rides into life’s fight.
She is charming, gentle, and seated in pure sattva. She grants success and intelligence. She is Arya, the noble mother, full of auspiciousness. As Kushmanda she creates worlds with a smile. She is the seed of creative force. This is Devi as the mother who nourishes and shapes life.
She is Isha of the divine, unmatched by all gods. She grants all accomplishments. She sits on a lion. She is the mother known as Skanda Mata. She is blessed, pure, and always worthy of reverence. This is Devi as the mother who nurtures heroes and protects righteousness.
Here she is Kali, holding sword and discus. She is pure yet destroys the suffering of devotees. Her ornaments cover her fully, she is Durga, born of the clan of Katyayana. This is Devi as fierce justice and fearless intervention.
She is Rudra’s own force, sharp and intense. Revered even by kings. She destroys the wicked and stands beyond time (Kala). Wearing a garland of severed heads, she is Chanda and Kalaratri — terrifying to the cruel, reassuring to the innocent. This is Devi as the remover of deep-rooted evil.
She is beloved of the bearer of the trident, giving ultimate spiritual realization. She destroys sin. She is Kameshwari, fulfilling rightful desires. She is Gauri, fair in form and gentle in presence. This is Devi as tenderness with power held quietly within.
She is steady, seated in inner lotus, adorned in gold, removing pain, humiliation, weakness. Praised by saints, respected through the Vedas, honored by perfected beings, granting success. This is Devi as the solution to real human struggles.
Whoever recites this stotra daily at dawn gains what is truly their own — courage, punya, the fortune of righteous worlds, refined intelligence, comfort, resources, and compassion.
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