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Devi Suktam
Devi Suktam
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Devotional text
devīsūktaṃṃathavāvāgāmbhṛṇīsūktaṃṃṛgvedāntargatamtam devīsūktaṃṃathavāvāgāmbhṛṇīsūktaṃṃṛgvedāntargatamtam ṛṣiḥḥvāgāmbhṛṇī ṛṇī, devatāvāgāmbhṛṇī ṛṇī, chandaḥdaḥ1, 3, 7, 8virāṭtriṣṭupup, 2pādanicṛjjagatīgatī, 4, 5triṣṭupup, 6nicṛttriṣṭupup, svaraḥvaraḥ1, 3-8dhaivataḥ, 3niṣādaḥṣādaḥ ||athadevīsūktam m|| oṃa̱haṃru̱drebhi̱rvasṷbhiścarāmya̱hamā᳚di̱tyairu̱tavi̱śvadede᳚vaiḥ| a̱haṃmi̱trāvarṷṇo̱bhābi̭bharmya̱hami᳚ndrā̱gnīa̱hama̱śvino̱bhā||1|| a̱haṃsomama̭māha̱nasaṃ᳚bibharmya̱haṃtvaṣṭā᳚ramu̱tapū̱ṣaṇa̱ṃbhagam᳚| a̱haṃda̭dhāmi̱dravi̭ṇaṃha̱viṣma̭tesuprā̱vyeye̱e̱3̱̭yaja̭mānāyasunva̱te||2|| a̱haṃrāṣṭrīī᳚sa̱ṃgama̭nī̱vasū᳚nāṃciki̱tuṣīṣī᳚pratha̱māya̱jñiyāyā᳚nām| tāṃmā᳚de̱vāvya̭dadhuḥpuru̱trābhūri̭sthātrāṃā̱ṃbhūryā᳚ve̱śayan᳚tīm||3|| mayā̱so'anna̭matti̱yovi̱paśya̭ti̱yaḥprāṇi̭ti̱yaīṃ᳚śaṛ̱ṇotyuyu̱ktamm| a̱ma̱ntavo̱māntataupa̭kṣiyantiśru̱dhiśrṷtaśraddhi̱vaṃte᳚vadāmi ||4|| a̱hame̱vasva̱yami̱daṃva̭dāmi̱juṣṭaṃ᳚de̱vebhi̭ru̱tamānṷṣebhiḥ ḥ| yaṃkā̱maye̱taṃta̭mu̱graṃkṛ̭ṇomi̱taṃbra̱hmāṇaṃāṇa̱ṃtamṛṣiṃ ̱ṃtaṃsṷme̱dhām||5|| a̱haṃru̱drāyāya̱dhanu̱rāta̭nomi brahma̱dviṣeṣe̱śara̭ve̱hanta̱vāṷ| a̱haṃjanā᳚yasa̱madaṃ᳚kṛṇomyaya̱haṃdyāvāvā᳚pṛthi̱vīāvi̭veśa||6|| a̱haṃsṷvepi̱tara̭masya mū̱rdhannmama̱yoni̭ra̱psva (a̱) 1̱̭ntaḥtaḥsa̭mu̱dre| tato̱viti̭ṣṭhe̱bhuva̱nānu̱viśvo̱tāmūṃdyāṃāṃva̱rṣmaṇopa̭spṛśāmi||7|| a̱hame̱vavāta̭'iva̱pravāvā᳚myāyā̱rabha̭māṇā̱bhuva̭nāni̱viśvā᳚| pa̱rodi̱vāpa̱rae̱nāpṛ̭thi̱vyaiyaitāva̭tīmahi̱nāsamba̭bhūva||8|| oṃśāntiḥ̱ḥśāntiḥ̱ḥśāntiḥ̭ḥ|| devīsūktaṃṃathavāvāgāmbhṛṇīsūktaṃṃṛgvedāntargatamtam ṛgvedaveda10-125 ||athasvararahitadevīsūktamm|| oṃahaṃrudrebhirvasubhiścarāmyahamādityairuta viśvadevaiḥdevaiḥ| ahaṃmitrāvaruṇobhābhābibharmyahamindrāgnīahamaśvinobhābhā||1|| ahaṃsomamāhanasaṃmamāhanasaṃbibharmyahaṃhaṃtvaṣṭāramutāramutapūṣaṇaṃbhagam| ahaṃdadhāmi draviṇaṃṇaṃhaviṣmatetesuprāvyeyee3yajamānāyasunvatevate||2|| ahaṃrāṣṭrīīsaṃgamanīvasūnāṃcikituṣīṣīprathamāthamāyajñiyānāmyānām| tāṃmādevāvyadadhuḥyadadhuḥpurutrābhūristhātrāṃāṃbhūryāveśayantīmtīm||3|| mayāso'annamattiyovipaśyatiyaḥprāṇitiyaīṃśaṛṇotyuktamm| amantavomāntataupakṣiyantiśrudhiśrututaśraddhivaṃvaṃtevadāmi ||4|| ahamevasvayamidaṃdaṃvadāmi juṣṭaṃdevebhiruta tamānuṣebhiḥ ḥ| yaṃkāmayetaṃtamugraṃṃkṛṇomi taṃbrahmāṇaṃāṇaṃtamṛṣiṃ ṃtaṃsumedhāmmedhām||5|| ahaṃrudrāyāyadhanurātanomi brahmadviṣeṣeśaravehantatavāu| ahaṃjanāyasamadaṃkṛṇomyahaṃyahaṃdyāvāpṛthivīvīāviveśaveśa||6|| ahaṃsuvevepitaramasya mūrdhannmamayonirapsva antaḥtaḥsamudree| tatovitiṣṭhebhuvanānuviśvotāmūṃdyāṃāṃvarṣmaṇopaspṛśāmi||7|| ahamevavāta'ivapravāmyārabhamāṇāyārabhamāṇābhuvanāni viśvā| parodivāvāparaenāpṛthivyaiyaitāvatīmahinānāsambabhūvababhūva||8|| oṃśāntiḥḥśāntiḥḥśāntiḥḥ|| devīsūktaṃṃathavāvāgāmbhṛṇīsūktaṃṃṛgvedāntargatamtam
About this suktam — 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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