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Durga Suktam
Durga Suktam
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Devotional text
durgāsūktammsvarāṃkita durgāsūktammsvarāṃkita ||athadurgāsūktamm|| oṃjā̱tavḙdasesunavāmanavāma̱somama̭marātīya̱tonida̭hāti̱veda̭ḥ| sana̭ḥparṣa̱dati̭du̱rgāṇi̱viśvā̭nā̱veva̱sindhuṃdhṷṃduri̱tā'tyaya̱gniḥ||1|| tāma̱gniva̭rṇā̱ṃtapa̭sājvalavala̱ntīṃtīṃvai̭rocaca̱nīṃka̭rmapha̱leṣu̱juṣṭā᳚m| du̱rgāṃde̱vīm̐śara̭ṇama̱haṃprapa̭dyesu̱tara̭sitarase̱nama̭ḥ||2|| agne̱tvaṃvaṃpā̭rayā̱navyo̭a̱smānthsva̱stibhi̱rati̭du̱rgāṇi̱viśvā᳚| pūśca̭pṛ̱thvīvība̭hu̱lāna̭u̱rvībhavā̭to̱kāya̱tana̭yāya̱śaṃyoḥḥ||3|| viśvā̭ninodu̱rgahāhā̭jātaveda̱ḥsindhudhu̱nnanā̱vādṷri̱tā'ti̭parṣi| agnḙatri̱vanmana̭sāgṛṇā̱no᳚'smākaṃāka̭ṃbodhyavi̱tāta̱nūnā᳚m||4|| pṛ̱ta̱nā̱ jita̱m̐saha̭mānamu̱grama̱gnim̐ hṷvemapara̱māthsasa̱dhasthāthā᳚t| sana̭ḥparṣa̱dati̭du̱rgāṇi̱viśvā̱kṣāmāma̭dde̱voati̭duri̱tātyaya̱gniḥ||5|| pra̱tnoṣi̭ka̱mīḍyo̭adhva̱reṣṷsa̱nācca̱hotātā̱navya̭śca̱sathsi̭| svāñcā᳚gneta̱nuva̭ṃpi̱praya̭svāvā̱smabhyaṃya̭ṃca̱saubhabha̭ga̱māya̭jasva ||6|| gobhi̱rjuṣṭa̭ma̱yujo̱niṣi̭kta̱ntavetave᳚ndraviṣṇo̱ranusaṃca̭rema| nāka̭sya pṛ̱ṣṭhama̱bhisa̱ṃvasā̭no̱vaiṣṇaṇa̭vīṃlo̱kai̱hamā̭dayantāmtām||7|| oṃkā̱tyāyā̱ya̱nāya̭vi̱dmahehḙkanyākuyāku̱māri̭dhīmahi |tanno̭durgiḥpraco̱dayā᳚t|| ||iti durgāsūktamm|| oṃśāntiḥḥśāntiḥḥśāntiḥḥ|| taittirīyāraṇyakamyakam4, prapāṭhakaḥpāṭhakaḥ10, anuvākaḥ2|| durgāsūktammsvarāṃkita svararahita durgāsūktamm ||athadurgāsūktamm|| oṃjātavedasesunavāmanavāmasomamamarātīyatonidahātivedaḥ| sanaḥparṣadatidurgāṇi viśvānāvevasindhuṃdhuṃduritā'tyagniḥ||1|| tāmagnivarṇāṃtapasājvalantīṃtīṃvairocanīṃcanīṃkarmaphaleṣuphaleṣujuṣṭāmām| durgāṃdevīm̐śaraṇamahaṃprapadyesutarasi tarasenamaḥ||2|| agnetvaṃvaṃpārayānavyoasmānthsvastibhiratidurgāṇi viśvā| pūścapṛthvīvībahulālānaurvībhavātokāyakāyatanayāyaśaṃyoḥḥ||3|| viśvāninodurgahāhājātavedaḥsindhunnanāvāduritā'tiparṣi| agneatrivanmanasānasāgṛṇāno'smākaṃ ākaṃbodhyavitātātanūnām||4|| pṛtanā jitam̐sahamānamugramagni huvemavemaparamāthsadhasthāt thāt| sanaḥparṣadatidurgāṇi viśvākṣāmaddevoati duritātyagniḥ||5|| pratnoṣikamīḍyo adhvareṣuvareṣusanācca hotātānavyaścasathsi| svāñcāgnetanuvaṃpiprayasvāsmabhyaṃyaṃcasaubhagamāyajasvava||6|| gobhirjuṣṭamayujoniṣiktantavendraviṣṇoranusaṃcaremaranusaṃcarema| nākasyayapṛṣṭhamabhisaṃvasānovaiṣṇavīṃṇavīṃlokakaihamādayantāmtām||7|| oṃkātyāyanāyayāyanāyavidmahehekanyākumāridhīmahi |tannodurgiḥpracodayātdayāt|| ||iti durgāsūktamm|| oṃśāntiḥḥśāntiḥḥśāntiḥḥ|| taittirīyāraṇyakamyakam4, prapāṭhakaḥpāṭhakaḥ10, anuvākaḥ2 durgāsūktammsvarāṃkita
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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