Durga Suktam
Durga
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- verse 1ओम् ॥ जा॒तवे॑दसे सुनवाम॒ सोम॑ मरातीय॒तो निद॑हाति॒ वेदः॑ ।स नः॑ पर्-ष॒दति॑ दु॒र्गाणि॒ विश्वा॑ ना॒वेव॒ सिन्धु॑-न्दुरि॒ता-ऽत्य॒ग्निः ॥ōm ॥ jā̠tavē̍dasē sunavāma̠ sōma̍ marātīya̠tō nida̍hāti̠ vēda̍ḥ ।sa na̍ḥ par-ṣa̠dati̍ du̠rgāṇi̠ viśvā̍ nā̠vēva̠ sindhu̍-nduri̠tā-'tya̠gniḥ ॥meaning
To that Jataveda (one from whom the Vedas are born) we press out the Soma (i.e. Invoke Her ardently); (We invoke that Jataveda) Who consumes by Her Fire of Knowledge (Veda) all the Adversities (within and without) (And frees us from the bondage of the world) · May that Agni (Fire of Durga) carry us over this Ocean of the World which is full of Great Difficulties and beset with great Perils; like a Boat (carrying one over a very rough Sea) · Om, (Let our mind contemplate) on Devi Katyayani to know Her (Conscious Form); (And then) Meditate on that Kanyakumari deeply (Who is the Universal Mother)
word by wordजातवेदसेJaatavedaseJataveda, who gives rise to the Vedas; usually refers to AgniसुनवामSunavaamaWe press out [the Soma]सोमSomaMoonनिदहातिNidahaati[The Jataveda Who] Burns down or Consumes [our Adversities]वेदःVedah[The Jataveda Who consumes our Adversities by Her Fire of] Veda, KnowledgeसSaYourनःNahUs · (Please come) to us · us, of us, to us · Us, Ourपर्षदतिParssad-Ati[May that Agni] carry us [over this very difficult samsara]दुर्गाणिDurgaanniDifficultiesविश्वाVishvaaWorld · UniverseनावेवNaava-Iva[May that Agni carry us] Like a Boat [over this Ocean of the World]ॐOmSymbol of Parabrahman · Om, symbol of Parabrahman · Om, the symbol of the Parabrahman · Om · The Symbol of Parabrahman · Symbol of the ParabrahmanसाSaaSheविश्वVishvaWorld, Univese - verse 2ताम॒ग्निव॑र्णा॒-न्तप॑सा ज्वल॒न्तीं-वैँ॑रोच॒नी-ङ्क॑र्मफ॒लेषु॒ जुष्टा᳚म् ।दु॒र्गा-न्दे॒वीग्ं शर॑णम॒ह-म्प्रप॑द्ये सु॒तर॑सि तरसे॒ नमः॑ ॥tāma̠gniva̍rṇā̠-ntapa̍sā jvala̠ntīṃ vai̍rōcha̠nī-ṅka̍rmapha̠lēṣu̠ juṣṭā̎m ।du̠rgā-ndē̠vīgṃ śara̍ṇama̠ha-mprapa̍dyē su̠tara̍si tarasē̠ nama̍ḥ ॥meaning
To Her, Who is of the colour of Fire (Agni Varna) and blazing with Tapas (Tapasa Jwalantim); Who was born of that Fire (of Tapas) (Vairochinim), and Who is worshipped through Fruits of Actions (Karma Phalas) (offered to Her Fire as oblations) · To that Durga, to that Devi, I take Refuge (Sharanam Aham) by falling at Her Feet (Prapadye); (O Mother Durga, I Prostrate before You) Please ferry me mercifully (over this Ocean of the World full of great Difficulties and Perils) · May that (Fire of) Durga awaken (our Consciousness)
word by wordजुष्टाम्JussttaamWorshippedसुतरसिSu-Tarasi[O Mother Durga] Ferry me over mercifullyतरसेTaraseWho takes overनमNamaReverential Salutations · Salutationsज्वलन्तींJvalantiim[Who is] blazing [with Tapas]नमःNamahSalutations · Reverential Salutations · I offer my Salutations [to Shiva and Shakti] · Salutations, Obeisance · Bow, Obeisance, Reverential Salutation - verse 3अग्ने॒ त्व-म्पा॑रया॒ नव्यो॑ अ॒स्मान्थ्स्व॒स्तिभि॒रति॑ दु॒र्गाणि॒ विश्वा᳚ ।पूश्च॑ पृ॒थ्वी ब॑हु॒ला न॑ उ॒र्वी भवा॑ तो॒काय॒ तन॑याय॒ शंयोँः ॥agnē̠ tva-mpā̍rayā̠ navyō̍ a̠smānthsva̠stibhi̠rati̍ du̠rgāṇi̠ viśvā̎ ।pūścha̍ pṛ̠thvī ba̍hu̠lā na̍ u̠rvī bhavā̍ tō̠kāya̠ tana̍yāya̠ śaṃyōḥ ॥meaning
O Agni (Fire of Durga), You Who are eulogized (for carrying one across this Samsara); Please ferry us (too), by carrying us (i.e. our Souls) over Your Auspicious Nature, and make us cross this World full of Great Difficulties (Samsara) · (and also spread Your Auspicious Nature over the) Land and Earth, (so that the Earth) becomes abundantly Fertile and Green (and we feel Your presence in external Nature); And fill us, (We who are) Your Children with Your Bliss (so that we feel Your presence internally)
word by wordअग्नेAgneO Agni [Fire of Durga]नव्योNavyoWho is Eulogized [for carrying one across this Samsara]दुर्गाणिDurgaanniDifficultiesविश्वाVishvaaWorld · Universeपूश्चPuush-CaLand and [Earth]पृथ्वीPrthviiEarth · [I remember] The Earth [connected with Smell]बहुलाBahulaaAbundantनःNahUs · (Please come) to us · us, of us, to us · Us, Ourउर्वीUrviiThe Wide one, EarthभवाBhavaaMay becomeतोकायTokaayaTo represent a Newborn ChildतनयायTanayaayaTo the Daughterविश्वVishvaWorld, UniveseनNaNot · Us, Our · [There are] no [Mantras or Medicine available, even a trace which can accomplish Uccatana etc.] · Us, of us, to us · The letter Nna · Not, Us · Not, No, Nor, NeitherभवBhavaComing into Existence, Birth, Production - verse 4विश्वा॑नि नो दु॒र्गहा॑ जातवेद॒-स्सिन्धु॒न्न ना॒वा दु॑रि॒ता-ऽति॑पर्-षि ।अग्ने॑ अत्रि॒वन्मन॑सा गृणा॒नो᳚-ऽस्माक॑-म्बोध्यवि॒ता त॒नूना᳚म् ॥viśvā̍ni nō du̠rgahā̍ jātavēda̠-ssindhu̠nna nā̠vā du̍ri̠tā-'ti̍par-ṣi ।agnē̍ atri̠vanmana̍sā gṛṇā̠nō̎-'smāka̍-mbōdhyavi̠tā ta̠nūnā̎m ॥meaning
O Jataveda (one from whom the Vedas are born), You remove (grave) difficulties in all the Worlds; Please carry us like a Boat in this very difficult Ocean of the World (Samsara) · O Agni (Fire of Durga), our Minds are invoking You (ardently) like sage Atri (who continuously chants the mantras), and our beings are (now) filled with Your Consciousness (by continuously invoking You)
word by wordविश्वानिVishvaaniWorldsनोNoNot · Us · Us, Our · Us, of us, to us · Towards Usदुर्गहाDurga-HaaWho removes DifficultiesनावाNaavaaBoatअग्नेAgneO Agni [Fire of Durga]अत्रिवन्मनसाAtrivan-ManasaaMind like sage Atriतनूनाम्Tanuunaam[Our] Beings [are filled with Your Consciousness]नवNavaNew, Fresh, Youngदुरितातिपर्षिDurita-Ati-Parssi[Please] carry us [like a Boat in this] very difficult [Ocean of Samsara] - verse 5पृ॒त॒ना॒ जित॒ग्ं॒ सह॑मानमु॒ग्रम॒ग्निग्ं हु॑वेम पर॒माथ्स॒धस्था᳚त् ।स नः॑ पर्-ष॒दति॑ दु॒र्गाणि॒ विश्वा॒ क्षाम॑द्दे॒वो अति॑ दुरि॒ता-ऽत्य॒ग्निः ॥pṛ̠ta̠nā̠ jita̠gṃ̠ saha̍mānamu̠grama̠gnigṃ hu̍vēma para̠māthsa̠dhasthā̎t ।sa na̍ḥ par-ṣa̠dati̍ du̠rgāṇi̠ viśvā̠ kṣāma̍ddē̠vō ati̍ duri̠tā-'tya̠gniḥ ॥meaning
(She is) the (Great) Fire Who is Invincible in Battle, and charges ahead in a Terrible manner conquering (the Enemies); We invoke Her together from the Highest Assembly (i.e. ardently invoke Her together with the greatest reverence) · May that Agni (Fire of Durga) carry us over this World full of Great Difficulties, by (charging ahead and) Burning to ashes the very difficult Enemies (within us) with Her Divine Fire
word by wordपृतनाPrtanaaBattle, ContestहुवेमHuvemaInvokeसSaYourनःNahUs · (Please come) to us · us, of us, to us · Us, Ourपर्षदतिParssad-Ati[May that Agni] carry us [over this very difficult samsara]दुर्गाणिDurgaanniDifficultiesविश्वाVishvaaWorld · Universeक्षामद्देवोKssaamad-DevoBurning to ashes the very [difficult Enemies] [within us] with Her [Divine] FireअतिAtiExceedingly, Very, Passing, Going, BeyondसाSaaSheविश्वVishvaWorld, Univese - verse 6प्र॒त्नोषि॑ क॒मीड्यो॑ अध्व॒रेषु॑ स॒नाच्च॒ होता॒ नव्य॑श्च॒ सत्सि॑ ।स्वाञ्चा᳚-ऽग्ने त॒नुव॑-म्पि॒प्रय॑स्वा॒स्मभ्य॑-ञ्च॒ सौभ॑ग॒माय॑जस्व ॥pra̠tnōṣi̍ ka̠mīḍyō̍ adhva̠rēṣu̍ sa̠nāchcha̠ hōtā̠ navya̍ścha̠ satsi̍ ।svāñchā̎-'gnē ta̠nuva̍-mpi̠praya̍svā̠smabhya̍-ñcha̠ saubha̍ga̠māya̍jasva ॥meaning
You are lauded for spreading Bliss in the Sacrifice since ancient times (The Bliss resulting from killing the inner Enemies); You act as a Hota (Invoker of Bliss) by abiding as a New Maiden (Who is eternally young and free of decay) (in the Sacrificial Altar within the Hearts of the Devotees) · Your own Conscious Form, O Agni (Fire of Durga) is a source of Happiness (Bliss) for us, and a source of Welfare for our Sacrifice
word by wordप्रत्नोषिPratnossiYou Spread [Bliss in the Sacrifice]कमीड्योKam-Iiddyo[You are] lauded [for Spreading] Bliss [in the Sacrifice]अध्वरेषुAdhvaressuIn the Sacrificeसनाच्चSanaac-Ca[You are lauded for Spreading Bliss in the Sacrifice] Since Ancient TimesहोताHotaaSacrificerनव्यश्चNavyash-Ca[You abide as a as a] New Maiden [eternally young and free of decay]सत्सिSatsiYou abide [as a New Maiden in the Sacrifice]सौभगमायजस्वSaubhagam-AayajasvaYou are a source of Welfare for our Sacrifice - verse 7गोभि॒र्जुष्ट॑मयुजो॒ निषि॑क्त॒-न्तवे᳚न्द्र विष्णो॒रनु॒सञ्च॑रेम ।नाक॑स्य पृ॒ष्ठम॒भि सं॒वँसा॑नो॒ वैष्ण॑वीं-लोँ॒क इ॒ह मा॑दयन्ताम् ॥gōbhi̠rjuṣṭa̍mayujō̠ niṣi̍kta̠-ntavē̎mdra viṣṇō̠ranu̠sañcha̍rēma ।nāka̍sya pṛ̠ṣṭhama̠bhi sa̠ṃvasā̍nō̠ vaiṣṇa̍vīṃ lō̠ka i̠ha mā̍dayantām ॥meaning
With Senses (i.e. Mind and Heart) Pleased (by Your Blissful Presence) and becoming Unattached (to the external world), we are Infused with Your (Devotion), O the Highest One; May we Follow (i.e. Immerse ourselves in) Your All-Pervading (Blissful Consciousness) · within the Spiritual Sky (Chidakasha), and dwell here in this Vaishnavi Loka (World of Your All-Pervading Consciousness), being Intoxicated (by Your Blissful Nature)
word by wordगोभिर्जुष्टमयुजोGobhir-Jussttam-AyujoWith Senses [i.e. Mind and Heart] Pleased and Unattachedनाकस्यNaakasyaSpiritual Sky [Chidakasha] · [Beyond the infinite] Skyपृष्ठमभिPrssttham-AbhiOn the Surface [i.e. Abiding within the Spiritual Sky]इहIhaIn this place, Now, Hereमादयन्ताम्MaadayantaamIntoxicated [by Your Blissful Nature]संवसानोSamvasaanoDwell togetherवैष्णवींVaissnnaviimOf VishnuलोकLokaWorld, Men - verse 8ओ-ङ्का॒त्या॒य॒नाय॑ वि॒द्महे॑ कन्यकु॒मारि॑ धीमहि । तन्नो॑ दुर्गिः प्रचो॒दया᳚त् ॥ō-ṅkā̠tyā̠ya̠nāya̍ vi̠dmahē̍ kanyaku̠māri̍ dhīmahi । tannō̍ durgiḥ prachō̠dayā̎t ॥meaning
We know Durga as the syllable Om's dwelling-place; may we meditate on the Virgin Maiden—let Durga impel us forward.
word by wordविद्महेVidmaheWe KnowधीमहिDhiimahiLet us Meditate · [I] Meditateतन्नोTan-No[May] that [Fire of Durga awaken] our [Consciousness] · May that [Danti awaken] usदुर्गिःDurgih[Fire of] Durgaप्रचोदयात्Pracodayaat[May that Fire of Durga] awaken [our Consciousness] · May it Inspire · Enlighten, Impel, Awakenकन्याकुमारिKanyaakumaariDevi Kanyakumari - verse 9ॐ शान्ति॒-श्शान्ति॒-श्शान्तिः॑ ॥ōṃ śānti̠-śśānti̠-śśānti̍ḥ ॥meaning
Shanti: Oṃ, peace, peace, peace.
word by wordॐOmSymbol of Parabrahman · Om, symbol of Parabrahman · Om, the symbol of the Parabrahman · Om · The Symbol of Parabrahman · Symbol of the Parabrahman
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