Sunday, October 21, 2012

Sri Durga Stava

Hymn of Mahabharata attributed to Yudhishthira
Om Durgam Shivam shantikarim Brahmanim Brahmanah priyam /
Sarvaloka pranetrincha pranamami sada Shivam /
Mangalam shobhanam shuddham niskalam paramam kalam /
Visheshwarim vishwamatam Chandikam pranmyaham /
Sarvadevamayim Devim sarvalokabhayapaham /
Brahmesha vishnunamitam pranamami sada umam/
Vindhyastham vindhyanilayam divyasthana nivasinim/


Yoginim yogamatanca Chandikam pranamamyaham/
Ishamataram devim Ishvarim Ishvarapriyam/
Pranato’smi sada Durgam samsararinavatarinim/

Ya idam pathati stotrom srnuyad vapi yo narah/
Sa muktah sarvapapebhyo modate Durgaya saha.


Om! I always pay obeisance to you, the consort of Shiva.
You are Durga (the one who saves persons in danger).
You are Shivaa (auspicious), giver of peace.
You are also called Brahmani, the dynamic aspect of Brahma and lovingly attached to Brahma.
You are the creatrix of all worlds.
You are well-being itself, beautiful to look at, pure.
You do not have any parts, and at the same time you are the ultimate division (kala).
You are the lady of this universe. I pay obeisance to your terrific form.
You, O Goddess, are made of the essence of the gods.

You are the remover of fears arising from all quarters.
You are shown reverence by Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva. I pay obeisance to you, O Uma.
You are steadily established in the Vindhya Mountains, and having an abode in the Vindhyas, you live in the divine level. To yogins, you are the mother of Yoga. O Terrific one, I pay obeisance to you.
You are the mother of Ishana (Shiva).

You are the lady and beloved of the superintending agent (Ishvara).
O Durga, I always pay obeisance to you, who are the rescuer of worldly existence.
Whoever reads this verse praising Durga, or the person who listens to it, becomes liberated from all sins and lives happily with Durga afterwards.



Om Dum Durgayei Namaha

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