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Durga Niranjana Panchakam

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Devotional text

śrīdurgānīrājanapañcakamkam
śrīdurgānīrājanapañcakamkam
karpūreṇareṇavareṇapāvakaśikhā
khāśākhāyatetejasā
vāsastena
enasukampate
tepratipalaṃpalaṃghrāṇaṃāṇaṃmuhurmodatedate|
netrāhlādakaraṃādakaraṃsupātralasitaṃ
taṃsarvāṅgaśobhākaraṃśobhākaraṃ
durge! prītamanāītamanābhavatavakṛtekurvesunīrājanam||1||
ādaudevi
! dadecatustava
vapadetvaṃjyotiṣāṣābhāsase
dṛṣṭvaitanaitanmamamānasebahuvidhādhāsvāśāśājarījṛmbhate
te|
prārabdhānikṛtāni
yāni
nitarāṃtarāṃpāpāni
menāśaya
durge! prītamanāītamanābhavatavakṛtekurvesunīrājanam||2||
nābhaudviḥpradadedadenageśatanaye! tvadbhābahubhrājateājate
tenaprītamanāītamanānamāmi
sutarāṃyācepi
mekāmanām|
śāntirbhūtitatirvibhātubhātusadaneniḥśeṣasaukhyaṃsadā
durge! prītamanāītamanābhavatavakṛtekurvesunīrājanam||3||
āsyete'pi
sakṛddadedyutidharedhare! candrānanaṃānanaṃdīpyatete
dṛṣṭvāmehṛdayedayevirājatimahā-bhaktirdayāsāgareyāsāgare! |
natvātvaccaraṇauraṇauraṇāṅganamanaḥnamanaḥ! śaktiṃṃsukhaṃkāmaye
durge! prītamanāītamanābhavatavakṛtekurvesunīrājanam||4||
mātomaṅgalasādhikeke! śubhatanautesaptakṛtvodade
tasmātāttenamuhurjagaddhitakaraṃtakaraṃsañjāyateāyatesanmahaḥhaḥ|
tadbhāsāsāvipadaḥpadaḥprayāntuuduritaṃtaṃduḥkhānisarvāṇime
durge! prītamanāītamanābhavatavakṛtekurvesunīrājanam||5||
iti
śrīvrajakiśoraḥśoraḥtripāṭhīviracitaṃtaṃśrīdurgānīrājanapañcakaṃkaṃsampūrṇamm|
śrīdurgānīrājanapañcakamkam

About this stotram — Durga

A Stotram is a Sanskrit hymn of praise composed by great sages and poet-saints such as Adi Shankaracharya. Stotrams describe the deity’s form, qualities and deeds in richly poetic language, and chanting them is said to purify the intellect and awaken devotion. Many stotrams carry a phala-shruti — a closing verse describing the benefits of recitation.

How to chant

Stotrams reward slow, attentive chanting. Read the meaning once before you begin so the verses resonate as you recite. Early morning (Brahma Muhurat) is ideal, but any quiet time works. If Sanskrit feels difficult, chant along with the transliteration and let the rhythm settle naturally over a few days of practice.

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