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Aryadurgashtakam

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āryādurgāṣṭakamṭakam
āryādurgāṣṭakamṭakam
śrīgaṇeśāyīgaṇeśāyanamaḥ||
āryādurgā'bhidhānādhānāhimanagaduhitātāśaṅkarārdhāsanasthāthā
mātāṣāṇmāturasyākhilajanavinutā
nutāsaṃsthitātāsvāsane'gryeye|
gītāgandharvasiddhairviracitabirudairyā'khilāṅgeṣugeṣupītā
saṃvītābhaktavṛndairatiśubhacaritātādevatānaḥpunātu||1||
mātastvāṃāṃsāmbapatnīṃnīṃvidurakhilajanālajanāvedaśāstrāśrayeṇayeṇa
nāhaṃmanyeyetathātvāṃvāṃmayi
haridayitāmambujaikāsanasthāmthām|
nityaṃyaṃpitrāsadeśenijatanujanitātāsthāpyateyatepremabhāvātemabhāvāt
etādṛśyānubhūtyoya
odadhitaṭasavidhedhesaṃsthitāṃtāṃtarkayāmi
||2||
nāsīdālokitā
tātvattanuratirucirā'dyāvadhītyātmadṛṣṭyā
lokoktyāmebhramo'bhūtsarasijanilayelayenāmayugmākṣarārthāt
t|
so'yaṃsarvonirastastavatavakanakamayīṃmūrtimālokyaya
sadyaḥyaḥ
sā'parṇā
svarṇavarṇārṇavatanujanitetenaśrutāutānāpi
dṛṣṭāṭā||3||
śrīsūktoktādyamantrātkanakamayatanuḥkanakamayatanuḥsvarṇakañjoccahārācahārā
sārālokatrayāntarbhagavatibhavatītyevamevāgamoktamtam|
tannāmoktākṣarārthātkathamayivitathaṃtathaṃsyātsarinnāthakanyeye
dṛṣṭārthevyarthatarkohyanayapathagatiṃsūcayatyarthadṛṣṭyā||4||
tanvastetemātarasmiñjagati
guṇavaśādviśrutāstisra
eva
kālīśrīrgīścacatāsāṃprathamamabhihitātākṛṣṇavarṇāhyaparṇā|
lakṣmīstutusvarṇavarṇāviśadatanurathośadatanurathobhāratīcedamūṣu
svacchāchānonāpi
kṛṣṇāṇa
ābhagavati
bhavatīśrīrasītyevayevasiddhamdham||5||
nāmādyāyāḥyāyāḥsvarūpaṃvarūpaṃkanakamayamidaṃ
daṃmadhyamāyāścacayāna-
mantyāyāḥāyāḥsiṃharūpaṃharūpaṃtritayamapitanaudhārayantyāstavedṛktavedṛk|
āryādurgāṣṭakamṭakam
dṛṣṭvānūtnaivanaivasarvāvyavahṛtisaraṇīrindirerecedatarkyā
tvāmādyāṃyāṃviśvavandyāṃāṃtriguṇamayatanuṃguṇamayatanuṃcetasācintayāmi||6||
tvadrūpajñānakāmāūpajñānakāmāvividhavidhasamākḷptatarkairanekairanekai-
rnośaktātānirjarāstetevidhi-hari-harasaṃjñājagadvandyapādāḥpādāḥ|
kāśaktirmebhavitrījalanidhitanaye
tanayejñātumugraṃtavedaṃ
rūpaṃnāmnānāprabhāvādapivitathaphalotathaphalomebabhūvaprayatnaḥnaḥ||7||
astvambabatvayyanekairaśubhaśubhataraiḥyanekairaśubhaśubhataraiḥkalpitairambabatarkai-
radyāhaṃyāhaṃmandabuddhiḥsarasijanilayelayesāparādho'smi
jātaḥ|
tasmāttvatpādapadmadvayanamitaśirārāprārthayāmyetadevayetadeva
kṣantavyoya
ome'parādhohariharadayitetebhedabuddhirna
me'sti
||8||
āryādurgāṣṭakamidamanantakavinānākṛtam|
tavaprītikaraṃkaraṃbhūyādityabhyarthanamambikeke||9||
iti
śrīmadanantakaviviracitamāryādurgāṣṭakaṃṭakaṃsampūrṇamm|

About this ashtakam — Durga

Devotional recitation is one of the simplest and most powerful practices in the Hindu tradition. Regular chanting calms the mind, purifies the atmosphere of the home, and deepens one’s connection with the deity. These sacred compositions have been sung by devotees for generations and are suitable for daily practice, during morning or evening puja, or on special festival days.

How to chant

Sit comfortably facing your home altar or a clean, quiet space. Light a lamp or incense if you wish. Begin with a short prayer to Ganesha, then recite the text slowly and clearly, focusing on the meaning rather than speed. Consistency matters more than duration — even five minutes of daily chanting brings visible peace of mind.

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