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Durga Pratah Smarana

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Devotional text

śrīdurgāprātaḥsmaraṇastotramm
śrīdurgāprātaḥsmaraṇastotramm
prātaḥātaḥsmarannidamahaṃdamahaṃgirirājakanyā-
mārttārttimocanacaṇasmaraṇāṃraṇāṃvinītaḥnītaḥ|
āvedayāmi
karuṇāmṛtapūravarṣai-
rāplāvayāśuāvayāśujanamārttamimaṃmaṃprapannamm||1||
prātarnamannidamahaṃdamahaṃvinivedayāmi
śrīmenakekṣaṇacakorasudhāṃśulekhāmṇacakorasudhāṃśulekhām|
śiṣṭānyahānimamasantuupavitritāni
tvatpādacintanasamāhitahṛdvilāsaiḥlāsaiḥ||2||
prātarbhajannahamavāptasamastakāmāṃkāmāṃ
kāmāntakārimahilāṃlāṃmahitāṃtāṃhitāyatāya|
mātarjahīhi
mamavāñchitasaṃvidhānedhāne-
'vajñāṃāṃkṛtāñjaliridaṃdaṃvinivedayāmi||3||
ślokatrayaṃyaṃviracitaṃtaṃyaminānāprabodhābodhā-
nandenenanandayatuyatuśaśvadidaṃdaṃprasannamm|
śrīmanmaheśanayanonmadabhṛṅgamālāmālā
lāsyāspadāmbujamukhīkaruṇaikapātrānān||4||
iti
śrīmatparamahaṃsaparivrājakācāryasvāmiprakāśānandapurīviracitaṃtaṃ
durgāprātaḥsmaraṇastotraṃsampūrṇamm||
śrīdurgāprātaḥsmaraṇastotramm

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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