93: Durga Suktam

This is a prayer to the fire God Agni occurring in the Maha Narayana Upanishad. Durga is used here as a word for Difficult problems in almost all the stanzas. The salutation to Durga is given only in the second stanza.

(But many people consider this as prayer to goddess Durga for removing all obstacles and evils.)

1. Jatavedase sunavama soma marathee yatho nidhahadhi veda,
Sa na parshadathi durgani viswa naaveva sindhum durithathyagni

Our oblations of Soma to the fire god,May he, the all knowing one destroy all those who do not like us,May that divine fire lead us out of all perils,Like a captain takes his boat across the sea,And also save us from all wrongs.

2 .Thaam agni varnaam thapasa jwalanthim vairochanim karma phaleshu jushtam,
Durgam devim saranamaham prapadhye, sutharasi tharase nama.

I take refuge in the divine mother Durga*,Who shines like a fire due to her penances,Who resides in actions and their fruits and makes them effective,And I salute her who helps us cross our difficulties.* It could be translated as Mother of difficulties also.

3. Agne thwam paaraya navyo asmaan swasthibhirathi durgani viswa,
Pushscha prithwi bahula na urvee bhava thokaaya thanayaya shamyoh.

Oh God of fire, you are worthy of praise,For by novel methods you help us cross,The difficulties and make us happy,May our land in this earth become extensive,May the land for growing crops become large,And be pleased to join our children and,Their children with joy and happiness.

4. Vishvaani no durghaa jathaveda sindhunaa nava durithathi parshi,
Agne athrivan manasaa grina no asmakam bodhayithwa thanoo naam.

Oh Jatha Vedas who is the destroyer of all sins,Make us cross all our troubles like a boat,Which takes us to the other shore without problems,Oh Fire, protect us like the sage Athri, who would take care of us,Mindful of our safety and our happiness.

5. Prithana jitham saha mana mugram agnim huvema paramath sadhasthath,
Sa na parshadathi durgani viswa kshamaddhevo athi durithatyagni.

We invoke the fierce Fire God who is the leader of us all.And who is the killer of all our enemies from the highest place,To take us across all difficulties and all that is perishable and protect us.

6. Prathnoshika meedyo adhvareshu sanacha hota navyascha sadhsi,
Swacha agne piprayaswa asmabhyam cha soubhahya maya jaswa.

Oh Fire God, you are praised during sacrifices,And always increase our happiness, and exist as sacrifices,Which are olden and those which are new,Please make us, who are only yourself, happy,And grant us good fortune from all our sides.

7. Gobhir jushta mayujo nishithktham thavendra vishnor anusancharema,
Naa kasya prushtam abhisamvasaano vaishnavim loka iha madhayantham.

Oh Lord, you are not connected with sin and sorrow,Permit us to always serve you who pervades all wealth,May the Gods who live in the highest region make me,Who adores Vishnu, delighted and happy and grant my wishes.

90: Devi Suktam

Vaak Suktam – Devi Sukhtam

YAA DEV1 SARVABHUTESHU VISHNUMAAYETI SHABDITAA
NAMASTASYAE, NAMASTASYAE, NAMASTASYAE, NAMO NAMAH

YAA DEVI SARVABHUTESHU CHETANETYABHIDHEEYATE
NAMASTASYAE, NAMASTASYAE, NAMASTASYAE, NAMO NAMAH

YAA DEVI SARVABHUTESHU BUDDHIRUPENA SAMSTHITAA
NAMASTASYAE, NAMASTASYAE, NAMASTASYAE, NAMO NAMAH

YAA DEVI SARVABHUTESHU NIDRAARUPENA SAMSTHITAA
NAMASTASYAE, NAMASTASYAE, NAMASTASYAE, NAMO NAMAH

YAA DEVI SARVABHUTESHU KSHUDHAARUPENA SAMSTHITAA
NAMASTASYAE, NAMASTASYAE, NAMASTASYAE, NAMO NAMAH

YAA DEVI SARVABHUTESHU CHAAYAARUPENA SAMSTHITAA
NAMASTASYAE, NAMASTASYAE, NAMASTASYAE, NAMO NAMAH

YAA DEVI SAVABHUTESHU SHAKTIRUPENA SAMSTHITAA
NAMASTASYAE, NAMASTASYAE, NAMASTASYAE, NAMO NAMAH

YAA DEVI SAVABHUTESHU TRISHNAARUPENA SAMSTHITAA
NAMASTASYAE, NAMASTASYAE, NAMASTASYAE, NAMO NAMAH

YAA DEVI SAVABHUTESHU KSHAANTIRUPENA SAMSTHITAA
NAMASTASYAE, NAMASTASYAE, NAMASTASYAE, NAMO NAMAH

YAA DEVI SAVABHUTESHU JAATIRUPENA SAMSTHITAA
NAMASTASYAE, NAMASTASYAE, NAMASTASYAE, NAMO NAMAH

YAA DEVI SARVABHUTESHU LAJJAARUPENA SAMSTHITAA
NAMASTASYAE, NAMASTASYAE, NAMASTASYAE, NAMO NAMAH

YAA DEVI SARVABHUTESHU LAJJAARUPENA SAMSTHITAA
NAMASTASYAE, NAMASTASYAE, NAMASTASYAE, NAMO NAMAH

YAA DEVI SARVABHUTESHU SHAANTIRUPENA SAMSTHITAA
NAMASTASYAE, NAMASTASYAE, NAMASTASYAE, NAMO NAMAH

YAA DEVI SARVABHUTESHU SHRADDHAARUPENA SAMSTHITAA
NAMASTASYAE, NAMASTASYAE, NAMASTASYAE, NAMO NAMAH

YAA DEVI SARVABHUTESHU KAANTIRUPENA SAMSTHITAA
NAMASTASYAE, NAMASTASYAE, NAMASTASYAE, NAMO NAMAH

YAA DEVI SARVABHUTESHU LAKSHMIRUPENA SAMSTHITAA
NAMASTASYAE, NAMASTASYAE, NAMASTASYAE, NAMO NAMAH

YAA DEVI SARVABHUTESHU VRITTIRUPENA SAMSTHITAA
NAMASTASYAE, NAMASTASYAE, NAMASTASYAE, NAMO NAMAH

89: Tantroktam Devi Suktam – Meaning

Atha Tantroktam Devi Suktam – Chandi Path with Meaning

Dooha :

Namo devyai mahadevyai sivayai satatam namaha
Namaha prakrityai bhadrayai niyataah pranatah sma taam.  – 1

We bow to the Goddess, to the great Goddess, to the energy of Infinite Goodness. We prostrate, with hands together, to Nature, to the excellent one.

Roudrayai namo nityayi gouryayai dhatrayai namo namaha
Jyothsnayayai chendurupinyayai sukhayayai satatam namaha.  – 2

We bow to the Reliever of Sufferings, to the eternal, to the embodiment of rays of light. We continually bow to the Goddess who manifests light, to the form of devotion, to Happiness.

Kalyanyai pranatam vrddhyayai siddhyai kurmo namo namaha
Nairrtyai bhubrtaam lakshmyai sharvanyayai tey namo namaha.  – 3

We bow to the welfare of those who bow. To change, to perfection, to dissolution, to the wealth which sustains earth, to the wife of Consciousness, we bow.

Durgayai durgaparayai, saraayai sarvakarinyai
Khyatyai tathaiva krsnayai dhumrayai satatam namaha. – 4

We bow to the one who removes difficulties, who removes beyond all difficulties, to the essence. We continually bow to the doer of all, to perception and to the unknowable one.

Atisoumyati raudrayai, natastastasyai namo namaha
Namo jagatpratishtayai, devyai krtyai namo namaha  – 5

We bow to the extremely beautiful and to the extremely fierce, we bow, we bow. We bow to the establisher of the perceivable world and Who is the mundane existence, we bow, we bow.

Mool Mantra :

Ya devi sarvabhuteshu, Vishnu mayeti shabdita
Namastastyai II Namastastyai II Namastastyai namo namaha   – 6

We bow to the divine Goddess in all existence who is addressed as the perceivable form of the consciousness which pervades all. We bow to her, we bow to her, we continually bow to her.

Ya devi sarvabhuteshu, Chetanetyabhi dhiyate
Namastastyai II Namastastyai II Namastastyai namo namaha – 7

We bow to the divine Goddess in all existence who resides all throughout the Consciousness and is known by the reflections of mind. We bow to her, we bow to her, we continually bow to her.

Ya devi sarvabhuteshu, Buddhi rupena samsthita
Namastastyai II Namastastyai II Namastastyai namo namaha – 8

We bow to the divine Goddess in all existence who resides in the form of intelligence. We bow to her, we bow to her, we continually bow to her.

Ya devi sarvabhuteshu, Nidra rupena samsthita
Namastastyai II Namastastyai II Namastastyai namo namaha   – 9

We bow to the divine Goddess in all existence who resides in the form of Sleep. We bow to her, we bow to her, we continually bow to her.

Ya devi sarvabhuteshu, Ksudha rupena samsthita
Namastastyai II Namastastyai II Namastastyai namo namaha  –10

We bow to the divine Goddess in all existence who resides in the form of Hunger. We bow to her, we bow to her, we continually bow to her.

Ya devi sarvabhuteshu, Chaya rupena samsthita
Namastastyai II Namastastyai II Namastastyai namo namaha   – 11

We bow to the divine Goddess in all existence who resides in the form of appearance. We bow to her, we bow to her, we continually bow to her.

Ya devi sarvabhuteshu, shakti rupena samsthita
Namastastyai II Namastastyai II Namastastyai namo namaha   – 12

We bow to the divine Goddess in all existence who resides in the form of energy. We bow to her, we bow to her, we continually bow to her.

Ya devi sarvabhuteshu, Trishna rupena samsthita
Namastastyai II Namastastyai II Namastastyai namo namaha  – 13

We bow to the divine Goddess in all existence who resides in the form of desire. We bow to her, we bow to her, we continually bow to her.

Ya devi sarvabhuteshu, Ksanti rupena samsthita
Namastastyai II Namastastyai II Namastastyai namo namaha  – 14

We bow to the divine Goddess in all existence who resides in the form of patient forgiveness. We bow to her, we bow to her, we continually bow to her.

Ya devi sarvabhuteshu, Jati rupena samsthita
Namastastyai II Namastastyai II Namastastyai namo namaha  – 15

We bow to the divine Goddess in all existence who resides in the form of all living beings. We bow to her, we bow to her, we continually bow to her.

Ya devi sarvabhuteshu, Lajja rupena samsthit
Namastastyai II Namastastyai II Namastastyai namo namaha  – 16

We bow to the divine Goddess in all existence who resides in the form of humility. We bow to her, we bow to her, we continually bow to her.

Ya devi sarvabhuteshu, Shanti rupena samsthit
Namastastyai II Namastastyai II Namastastyai namo namaha  – 17

We bow to the divine Goddess in all existence who resides in the form of peace. We bow to her, we bow to her, we continually bow to her.

Ya devi sarvabhuteshu, Sraddha rupena samsthita
Namastastyai II Namastastyai II Namastastyai namo namaha  – 18

We bow to the divine Goddess in all existence who resides in the form of faith. We bow to her, we bow to her, we continually bow to her.

Ya devi sarvabhuteshu, Kanti rupena samsthita
Namastastyai II Namastastyai II Namastastyai namo namaha  – 19

We bow to the divine Goddess in all existence who resides in the form of beauty enhanced by love. We bow to her, we bow to her, we continually bow to her.

Ya devi sarvabhuteshu, lakshmi rupena samsthita
Namastastyai II Namastastyai II Namastastyai namo namaha  – 20

We bow to the divine Goddess in all existence who resides in the form of true wealth. We bow to her, we bow to her, we continually bow to her.

Ya devi sarvabhuteshu, Vritti rupena samsthita
Namastastyai II Namastastyai II Namastastyai namo namaha  – 21

We bow to the divine Goddess in all existence who resides in the form of change. We bow to her, we bow to her, we continually bow to her.

Ya devi sarvabhuteshu, Smriti rupena samsthita
Namastastyai II Namastastyai II Namastastyai namo namaha  – 22

We bow to the divine Goddess in all existence who resides in the form of recollection or memory. We bow to her, we bow to her, we continually bow to her.

Ya devi sarvabhuteshu, Daya rupena samsthita
Namastastyai II Namastastyai II Namastastyai namo namaha   – 23

We bow to the divine Goddess in all existence who resides in the form of compassion. We bow to her, we bow to her, we continually bow to her.

Ya devi sarvabhuteshu, Tusti rupena samsthita
Namastastyai II Namastastyai II Namastastyai namo namaha   – 24

We bow to the divine Goddess in all existence who resides in the form of Satisfaction. We bow to her, we bow to her, we continually bow to her.

Ya devi sarvabhuteshu, Matr rupena samsthita
Namastastyai II Namastastyai II Namastastyai namo namaha   – 25

We bow to the divine Goddess in all existence who resides in the form of Mother. We bow to her, we bow to her, we continually bow to her.

Ya devi sarvabhuteshu, bhranti rupena samsthit
Namastastyai II Namastastyai II Namastastyai namo namaha  – 26

We bow to the divine Goddess in all existence who resides in the form of confusion. We bow to her, we bow to her, we continually bow to her.

Indiyanamadhishtatri, bhutanam chaakhileshu yaa,
Bhuteshu satatam tsayai, vypti devyai namo namaha.   – 27

Presiding over the senses of all beings and pervading all existence, to the Omnipresent Goddess who individualizes creation we bow, we bow.

Chitirupena ya krtsnametad vapya sthita jagat,
Namastastyai Namastastyai Namastastyai namo namaha.  – 28

In the form of consciousness she distinguishes the individual phenomena of the perceivable universe. we bow, we bow, we bow, we bow to her.

stuta suraih purvamabhista samsrayat tathas urendrena dinesu sevita
Karotu sa naha shubhaheturiswari subhani bhadranyabhihantu capadaha  – 29

In the old days, that Who was eulogized, by the means of earlier attained wealth, by the demi-gods and by Indra (the king of demi-gods) may that Goddess, Who is for auspicion, brings beautiful fortune to us and may She destroy the various calamities.

yaa sampratam coddhatadaityatapitair asmabhi risha ca surair namasyate
Yaa ca smrta tatksanmeva hantinaha Sarvapado bhaktivinamra murtibhih  – 30

We Gods have been harassed by arrogant thoughts in the manner of men, and at this time all of us Gods bow to seer of all, who, when bowed to with devotion, and remembered in a physical image immediately terminates our every adversity.