Durgā Sūktam

Devanagari lyrics with meaning · composed by Vedic Rishis (Shruti) · stotra · 8 verses

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दुर्गासूक्तम्

दुर्गासूक्तम्

durgāsūktam

Durgā Sūktam — the Vedic hymn invoking the Goddess Durgā, who carries the devotee across every difficulty.

Verse 2 — ॐ जातवेदसे सुनवाम सोम मरातीयतो निदहाति वेदः । स…

ॐ जातवेदसे सुनवाम सोम मरातीयतो निदहाति वेदः ।
स नः पर्षदति दुर्गाणि विश्वा नावेव सिन्धुं दुरिताऽत्यग्निः

oṃ jātavedase sunavāma soma marātīyato nidahāti vedaḥ |
sa naḥ parṣadati durgāṇi viśvā nāveva sindhuṃ duritā'tyagniḥ

Let us press soma for Jātavedas (Agni), knower of all beings, who burns down those who hate us; may that fire carry us across all difficulties, as a boat over the sea, and beyond every peril.

Verse 3 — तामग्निवर्णां तपसा ज्वलन्तीं वैरोचनीं कर्मफलेषु…

तामग्निवर्णां तपसा ज्वलन्तीं वैरोचनीं कर्मफलेषु जुष्टाम् ।
दुर्गां देवीं शरणमहं प्रपद्ये सुतरसि तरसे नमः

tāmagnivarṇāṃ tapasā jvalantīṃ vairocanīṃ karmaphaleṣu juṣṭām |
durgāṃ devīṃ śaraṇamahaṃ prapadye sutarasi tarase namaḥ

I take refuge in that Goddess Durgā — fire-hued, blazing with tapas, effulgent, sought by those who long for the fruits of their deeds. O skilful ferry across danger, salutations to you for safe passage.

Verse 4 — अग्ने त्वं पारया नव्यो अस्मान्थ्स्वस्तिभिरति…

अग्ने त्वं पारया नव्यो अस्मान्थ्स्वस्तिभिरति दुर्गाणि विश्वा ।
पूश्च पृथ्वी बहुला न उर्वी भवा तोकाय तनयाय शंयोः

agne tvaṃ pārayā navyo asmānthsvastibhirati durgāṇi viśvā |
pūśca pṛthvī bahulā na urvī bhavā tokāya tanayāya śaṃyoḥ

O Agni, ever-renewing and worthy of praise, carry us across all difficulties by your blessings; may our earth be broad and abundant, and may there be peace and well-being for our children and their offspring.

Verse 5 — विश्वानि नो दुर्गहा जातवेदः सिन्धुन्न नावा…

विश्वानि नो दुर्गहा जातवेदः सिन्धुन्न नावा दुरिताऽतिपर्षि ।
अग्ने अत्रिवन्मनसा गृणानोऽस्माकं बोध्यविता तनूनाम्

viśvāni no durgahā jātavedaḥ sindhunna nāvā duritā'tiparṣi |
agne atrivanmanasā gṛṇāno'smākaṃ bodhyavitā tanūnām

O Jātavedas, destroyer of difficulties, carry us over every danger as a boat over the sea; O Agni, praised with a heart like the sage Atri’s, awaken as the protector of our bodies.

Verse 6 — पृतना जितं सहमानमुग्रमग्निं हुवेम…

पृतना जितं सहमानमुग्रमग्निं हुवेम परमाथ्सधस्थात् ।
स नः पर्षदति दुर्गाणि विश्वा क्षामद्देवो अति दुरितात्यग्निः

pṛtanā jitaṃ sahamānamugramagniṃ huvema paramāthsadhasthāt |
sa naḥ parṣadati durgāṇi viśvā kṣāmaddevo ati duritātyagniḥ

From the highest abode we invoke Agni — victorious in battle, all-enduring, fierce; may that resplendent god carry us across all difficulties, over the parched wastes, and beyond every evil.

Verse 7 — प्रत्नोषि कमीड्यो अध्वरेषु सनाच्च होता नव्यश्च…

प्रत्नोषि कमीड्यो अध्वरेषु सनाच्च होता नव्यश्च सथ्सि ।
स्वाञ्चाग्ने तनुवं पिप्रयस्वास्मभ्यं च सौभगमायजस्व

pratnoṣi kamīḍyo adhvareṣu sanācca hotā navyaśca sathsi |
svāñcāgne tanuvaṃ piprayasvāsmabhyaṃ ca saubhagamāyajasva

You kindle, O adorable one, the ancient sacred fire at the rites; as both the timeless and the ever-new priest you take your seat; O Agni, gladden your own being and win for us all good fortune.

Verse 8 — गोभिर्जुष्टमयुजो निषिक्तन्तवेन्द्र…

गोभिर्जुष्टमयुजो निषिक्तन्तवेन्द्र विष्णोरनुसंचरेम ।
नाकस्य पृष्ठमभि संवसानो वैष्णवीं लोक इह मादयन्ताम्

gobhirjuṣṭamayujo niṣiktantavendra viṣṇoranusaṃcarema |
nākasya pṛṣṭhamabhi saṃvasāno vaiṣṇavīṃ loka iha mādayantām

May we, O Indra, ever follow that supreme abode of Viṣṇu, rich with blessings and offerings; dwelling near the summit of heaven, may the devotees here rejoice in the world of Viṣṇu.

Verse 9 — ॐ कात्यायनाय विद्महे कन्यकुमारि धीमहि । तन्नो…

ॐ कात्यायनाय विद्महे कन्यकुमारि धीमहि ।
तन्नो दुर्गिः प्रचोदयात्

oṃ kātyāyanāya vidmahe kanyakumāri dhīmahi |
tanno durgiḥ pracodayāt

We know Kātyāyanī, we meditate upon the Virgin Goddess (Kanyākumārī); may that Durgā impel us onward. (the Durgā Gāyatrī)

About Durgā Sūktam

Durgā Sūktam is a Sanskrit stotra, composed by Vedic Rishis (Shruti), addressed to Durga — a Sukta. It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, each verse with its English meaning. Source text: sanskritdocuments.org.

The Durgā Sūktam is a Vedic hymn to the Goddess drawn from the Taittirīya Āraṇyaka and the Ṛgveda; as śruti it is anonymous, ancient revelation and wholly in the public domain.

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