Devi Pratah Smarana Stotram
देवी प्रातःस्मरण स्तोत्रम्
Also known as: devi pratah smarana stotram · pratah smarami bhagavatim · pratah smarami devi · durga pratah smarana · devi morning prayer
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✦ Meaning
The Devi Pratah Smarana Stotram is a serene three-verse morning hymn in which the devotee remembers, bows to and worships the Divine Mother at dawn. The first verse beholds Her moon-bright form with a thousand arms and lotus feet; the second salutes Durga, slayer of Mahishasura, Shumbha and the other demons; the third adores Her as the sustainer of all worlds and the cause of liberation from worldly bondage. It belongs to the cherished 'pratah-smarana' genre of dawn remembrance and is recited daily and especially during Navaratri.
Origin & Story
Traditional Devi stotra (pratah-smarana genre) · Traditional · Classical
The Devi Pratah Smarana belongs to the much-loved family of 'morning remembrance' hymns of the Hindu devotional tradition, alongside the pratah-smarana stotras of Shiva and Vishnu. Recited at first light, it gathers the whole majesty of the Devi Mahatmyam into three verses — the Mother's luminous thousand-armed form, Her fierce slaying of Mahishasura and Shumbha, and Her grace as the sustainer of the worlds and giver of liberation — so that the devotee may begin each day held in the Mother's remembrance.
✦ As told in scripture
It is traditionally held that one who begins each day by remembering, bowing to and worshipping the Mother through these three verses is shielded through the day from misfortune and evil, for the hymn invokes the very Shakti who slew Mahishasura and Shumbha and who unbinds the soul from worldly bondage.
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प्रातः स्मरामि शरदिन्दुकरोज्ज्वलाभां सद्रत्नवन्मकरकुण्डलहारभूषाम्। दिव्यायुधोर्जितसुनीलसहस्रहस्तां रक्तोत्पलाभचरणां भवतीं परेशाम्॥
prātaḥ smarāmi śarad-indu-karojjvalābhāṃ sad-ratnavan-makara-kuṇḍala-hāra-bhūṣām | divyāyudhorjita-sunīla-sahasra-hastāṃ raktotpalābha-caraṇāṃ bhavatīṃ pareśām ||
Meaning:At dawn I remember the Goddess whose radiance is bright as the rays of the autumn moon, adorned with makara earrings and necklaces of fine gems; She of a thousand deep-blue arms mighty with divine weapons, whose feet glow like red lotuses — You, O Supreme Ruler.
प्रातर्नमामि महिषासुरचण्डमुण्ड- शुम्भासुरादिदलनोग्रपराक्रमाढ्याम्। दुर्गां भवार्तिहरणीं सकलार्तिनाशां वन्दे सुरासुरनतां कमलाधिवासाम्॥
prātar namāmi mahiṣāsura-caṇḍa-muṇḍa- śumbhāsurādi-dalanogra-parākramāḍhyām | durgāṃ bhavārti-haraṇīṃ sakalārti-nāśāṃ vande surāsura-natāṃ kamalādhi-vāsām ||
Meaning:At dawn I bow to Durga, rich in fierce valour that crushed Mahishasura, Chanda, Munda, Shumbha and the other demons; the remover of the sufferings of worldly existence, destroyer of every affliction; I praise Her to whom gods and demons bow, who dwells upon the lotus.
प्रातर्भजामि भजतामभिलाषदात्रीं धात्रीं समस्तजगतां दुरितापहन्त्रीम्। संसारबन्धनविमोचनहेतुभूतां मायां परां समधिगम्य परस्य विष्णोः॥
prātar bhajāmi bhajatām-abhilāṣa-dātrīṃ dhātrīṃ samasta-jagatāṃ duritāpa-hantrīm | saṃsāra-bandhana-vimocana-hetu-bhūtāṃ māyāṃ parāṃ samadhigamya parasya viṣṇoḥ ||
Meaning:At dawn I worship Her who grants the desires of those who adore Her, the sustainer of all the worlds, the destroyer of sins and evils; having realised the supreme Maya of the supreme Vishnu, the very cause of release from the bondage of worldly existence.
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Benefits of Chanting Devi Pratah Smarana Stotram
A beautiful dawn prayer (pratah-smarana) that begins the day with remembrance of the Divine Mother
Each verse — smarami (remember), namami (bow), bhajami (worship) — deepens devotion step by step
Invokes Durga as the slayer of Mahishasura, Shumbha and all demons, for protection from evil
Adores the Goddess as sustainer of the worlds and the cause of liberation from worldly bondage
Cultivates peace, auspiciousness and a devotional frame of mind at the start of the day
Recited daily on waking and especially during Navaratri and on Fridays
How to Chant Devi Pratah Smarana Stotram
On rising in the morning, after washing, sit facing east before an image of the Goddess. Recite the three verses slowly and with devotion, dwelling on Her form in the first, Her valour in the second, and Her grace in the third. It may be chanted as part of the daily pratah-smarana along with morning prayers to Shiva, Vishnu and the Guru.
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