Nava Durga Stotram

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• verse 1

  गणेशःहरिद्राभञ्चतुर्वादु हारिद्रवसनंविभुम् ।पाशाङ्कुशधरं दैवम्मोदकन्दन्तमेव च ॥

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  gaṇēśaḥharidrābhañchaturvādu hāridravasanaṃvibhum ।pāśāṅkuśadharaṃ daivammōdakandantamēva cha ॥

  meaning

  I meditate on Gaṇeśa, golden-hued with four arms—wearing yellow garments, holding noose and goad, bestower of sweets, the divine one with the tusk.

• verse 2

  देवी शैलपुत्रीवन्दे वाञ्छितलाभाय चन्द्रार्धकृतशेखरां।वृषारूढां शूलधरां शैलपुत्री यशस्विनीम् ॥

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  dēvī śailaputrīvandē vāñChitalābhāya chandrārdhakṛtaśēkharāṃ।vṛṣārūḍhāṃ śūladharāṃ śailaputrī yaśasvinīm ॥

  meaning

  I bow to Śailaputrī—she who fulfils desires, who bears the crescent moon on her crown, who rides a bull and holds a trident, the glorious daughter of the mountain.

• verse 3

  देवी ब्रह्मचारिणीदधाना करपद्माभ्यामक्षमाला कमण्डलू ।देवी प्रसीदतु मयि ब्रह्मचारिण्यनुत्तमा ॥

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  dēvī brahmachāriṇīdadhānā karapadmābhyāmakṣamālā kamaṇḍalū ।dēvī prasīdatu mayi brahmachāriṇyanuttamā ॥

  meaning

  She who holds a rosary and water-pot in her lotus hands—O Brahmacāriṇī, incomparable, be gracious to me.

• verse 4

  देवी चन्द्रघण्टेतिपिण्डजप्रवरारूढा चन्दकोपास्त्रकैर्युता ।प्रसादं तनुते मह्यं चन्द्रघण्टेति विश्रुता ॥

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  dēvī chandraghaṇṭētipiṇḍajapravarārūḍhā chandakōpāstrakairyutā ।prasādaṃ tanutē mahyaṃ chandraghaṇṭēti viśrutā ॥

  meaning

  Riding a tiger, bearing weapons of great wrath, celebrated as Candraghaṇṭā—she extends her grace to me.

• verse 5

  देवी कूष्माण्डासुरासम्पूर्णकलशं रुधिराप्लुतमेव च ।दधाना हस्तपद्माभ्यां कूष्माण्डा शुभदास्तु मे ॥

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  dēvī kūṣmāṇḍāsurāsampūrṇakalaśaṃ rudhirāplutamēva cha ।dadhānā hastapadmābhyāṃ kūṣmāṇḍā śubhadāstu mē ॥

  meaning

  Holding in both lotus hands a vessel full of nectar, suffused with blood—may Kūṣmāṇḍā, the bestower of auspiciousness, be gracious to me.

• verse 6

  देवीस्कन्दमातासिंहासनगता नित्यं पद्माश्रितकरद्वया ।शुभदास्तु सदा देवी स्कन्दमाता यशस्विनी ॥

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  dēvīskandamātāsiṃhāsanagatā nityaṃ padmāśritakaradvayā ।śubhadāstu sadā dēvī skandamātā yaśasvinī ॥

  meaning

  Seated on a lion, ever holding lotuses in two hands—may Skanda-Mātā, the glorious, always bestow good things.

• verse 7

  देवीकात्यायणीचन्द्रहासोज्ज्वलकरा शार्दूलवरवाहना ।कात्यायनी शुभं दद्यादेवी दानवघातिनी ॥

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  dēvīkātyāyaṇīchandrahāsōjjvalakarā śārdūlavaravāhanā ।kātyāyanī śubhaṃ dadyādēvī dānavaghātinī ॥

  meaning

  She who holds the laughing sword, whose mount is the fierce tiger—may Kātyāyanī grant auspiciousness, the slayer of demons.

• verse 8

  देवीकालरात्रिएकवेणी जपाकर्णपूर नग्ना खरास्थिता ।लम्बोष्ठी कर्णिकाकर्णी तैलाभ्यक्तशरीरिणी ॥ वामपादोल्लसल्लोहलताकण्टकभूषणा ।वर्धनमूर्ध्वजा कृष्णा कालरात्रिर्भयङ्करी ॥

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  dēvīkālarātriēkavēṇī japākarṇapūra nagnā kharāsthitā ।lambōṣṭhī karṇikākarṇī tailābhyaktaśarīriṇī ॥ vāmapādōllasallōhalatākaṇṭakabhūṣaṇā ।vardhanamūrdhvajā kṛṣṇā kālarātrirbhayaṅkarī ॥

  meaning

  Single-braided, with japa-blossom ear ornament, naked, mounted on a donkey—large-lipped, tusk-eared, her body smeared with oil—her left foot raised, adorned with iron-creeper thorns...

• verse 9

  देवीमहागौरीश्वेते वृषे समारूढा श्वेताम्बरधरा शुचिः ।महागौरी शुभं दद्यान्महादेवप्रमोददा ॥

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  dēvīmahāgaurīśvētē vṛṣē samārūḍhā śvētāmbaradharā śuchiḥ ।mahāgaurī śubhaṃ dadyānmahādēvapramōdadā ॥

  meaning

  Seated on a white bull, wearing white garments, pure—may Mahāgaurī grant auspiciousness, the giver of Mahādeva's joy.

• verse 10

  देवीसिद्धिदात्रिसिद्धगन्धर्वयक्षाद्यैरसुरैरमरैरपि ।सेव्यमाना सदा भूयात् सिद्धिदा सिद्धिदायिनी ॥

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  dēvīsiddhidātrisiddhagandharvayakṣādyairasurairamarairapi ।sēvyamānā sadā bhūyāt siddhidā siddhidāyinī ॥

  meaning

  Always served by Siddhas, Gandharvas, Yakṣas, and demons and immortals alike—may Siddhidātrī, the granter of perfections, be for us the giver of all siddhis.