SrI Durga Sapta Shloki

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• verse 1

  शिव उवाच ।देवी त्वं भक्तसुलभे सर्वकार्यविधायिनि ।कलौ हि कार्यसिद्ध्यर्थमुपायं ब्रूहि यत्नतः ॥

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  śiva uvācha ।dēvī tvaṃ bhaktasulabhē sarvakāryavidhāyini ।kalau hi kāryasiddhyarthamupāyaṃ brūhi yatnataḥ ॥

  meaning

  Shiva speaks: O Goddess, you who are easily accessible to devotees, you who accomplish all tasks! Please explain carefully the means for success in the Kali age.

• verse 2

  देव्युवाच ।शृणु देव प्रवक्ष्यामि कलौ सर्वेष्टसाधनम् ।मया तवैव स्नेहेनाप्यम्बास्तुतिः प्रकाश्यते ॥

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  dēvyuvācha ।śṛṇu dēva pravakṣyāmi kalau sarvēṣṭasādhanam ।mayā tavaiva snēhēnāpyambāstutiḥ prakāśyatē ॥

  meaning

  The Goddess replies: Listen, O Lord, I shall declare the means for attaining all desires in the Kali age. Out of love for you alone, I shall reveal this prayer to the Mother.

• verse 3

  अस्य श्री दुर्गा सप्तश्लोकी स्तोत्रमन्त्रस्य नारायण ऋषिः, अनुष्टुप् छन्दः, श्री महाकाली महालक्ष्मी महासरस्वत्यो देवताः, श्री दुर्गा प्रीत्यर्थं सप्तश्लोकी दुर्गापाठे विनियोगः ।

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  asya śrī durgā saptaślōkī stōtramantrasya nārāyaṇa ṛṣiḥ, anuṣṭup Chandaḥ, śrī mahākāḻī mahālakṣmī mahāsarasvatyō dēvatāḥ, śrī durgā prītyarthaṃ saptaślōkī durgāpāṭhē viniyōgaḥ ।

  meaning

  Viniyoga: Of this Sri Durga Sapta Shloki stotra mantra — the sage is Narayana; the meter is Anushtup; the deities are Sri Mahakali, Mahalakshmi and Mahasarasvati. The recitation is dedicated for the pleasure of Sri Durga, as part of the seven-shloka Durga recitation.

• verse 4

  ज्ञानिनामपि चेतांसि देवी भगवती हि सा ।बलादाकृष्य मोहाय महामाया प्रयच्छति ॥ 1 ॥

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  jñānināmapi chētāṃsi dēvī bhagavatī hi sā ।balādākṛṣya mōhāya mahāmāyā prayachChati ॥ 1 ॥

  meaning

  The divine Bhagavati forcibly draws away even the minds of the wise toward delusion — such is her power as Mahamaya.

• verse 5

  दुर्गे स्मृता हरसि भीतिमशेषजन्तोःस्वस्थैः स्मृता मतिमतीव शुभां ददासि ।दारिद्र्यदुःख भयहारिणि का त्वदन्यासर्वोपकारकरणाय सदार्द्र चित्ता ॥ 2 ॥

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  durgē smṛtā harasi bhītimaśēṣajantōḥsvasthaiḥ smṛtā matimatīva śubhāṃ dadāsi ।dāridryaduḥkha bhayahāriṇi kā tvadanyāsarvōpakārakaraṇāya sadārdra chittā ॥ 2 ॥

  meaning

  O Durga, when remembered you remove all fear from every creature; when remembered by the healthy, you grant supremely auspicious wisdom; O remover of poverty, suffering and fear, who other than you exists with a heart always moist toward universal welfare?

• verse 6

  सर्वमङ्गलमाङ्गल्ये शिवे सर्वार्थसाधिके ।शरण्ये त्र्यम्बके गौरी नारायणि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥ 3 ॥

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  sarvamaṅgaḻamāṅgaḻyē śivē sarvārthasādhikē ।śaraṇyē tryambakē gaurī nārāyaṇi namō'stu tē ॥ 3 ॥

  meaning

  O all-auspicious auspiciousness, O Shiva who accomplishes all purposes, O refuge, three-eyed Gauri, Narayani — salutation to you.

• verse 7

  शरणागतदीनार्तपरित्राणपरायणे ।सर्वस्यार्तिहरे देवि नारायणि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥ 4 ॥

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  śaraṇāgatadīnārtaparitrāṇaparāyaṇē ।sarvasyārtiharē dēvi nārāyaṇi namō'stu tē ॥ 4 ॥

  meaning

  O one devoted to rescuing the poor and distressed who take refuge, O Goddess who removes the suffering of all — Narayani, salutation to you.

• verse 8

  सर्वस्वरूपे सर्वेशे सर्वशक्तिसमन्विते ।भयेभ्यस्त्राहि नो देवि दुर्गे देवि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥ 5 ॥

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  sarvasvarūpē sarvēśē sarvaśaktisamanvitē ।bhayēbhyastrāhi nō dēvi durgē dēvi namō'stu tē ॥ 5 ॥

  meaning

  O one who has all forms, O mistress of all, endowed with all powers — protect us from all fears, O Durga, O Goddess — salutation to you.

• verse 9

  रोगानशेषानपहंसि तुष्टा-रुष्टा तु कामान् सकलानभीष्टान् ।त्वामाश्रितानां न विपन्नराणांत्वामाश्रिता ह्याश्रयतां प्रयान्ति ॥ 6 ॥

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  rōgānaśēṣānapahaṃsi tuṣṭā-ruṣṭā tu kāmān sakalānabhīṣṭān ।tvāmāśritānāṃ na vipannarāṇāṃtvāmāśritā hyāśrayatāṃ prayānti ॥ 6 ॥

  meaning

  When pleased you destroy all diseases; when displeased you destroy all desired objects; no calamity befalls those who have taken refuge in you — those who take refuge in you become a refuge themselves.

• verse 10

  सर्वबाधाप्रशमनं त्रैलोक्यस्याखिलेश्वरि ।एवमेव त्वया कार्यमस्मद्वैरि विनाशनम् ॥ 7 ॥

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  sarvabādhāpraśamanaṃ trailōkyasyākhilēśvari ।ēvamēva tvayā kāryamasmadvairi vināśanam ॥ 7 ॥

  meaning

  O mistress of all, may you pacify all afflictions of the three worlds and destroy our enemies in this way.

• verse 11

  इति श्री दुर्गा सप्तश्लोकी ।

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  iti śrī durgā saptaślōkī ।

  meaning

  Colophon: concluding verse of this scripture section.