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𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌯𑌯𑌾 𑌤𑌤𑌮𑌿𑌦𑌂 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍍 (𑌶𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌦𑌿 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌤𑌿 𑌕𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌰𑌮𑍍𑌭)

Devya Yaya Tatam Idam Jagad (Opening of the Shakradi Stuti) in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 3× repetitions·🕐 During Navratri, on Fridays, or after completing Durga worship·📜 Durga Saptashati Chapter 4

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Origin & Story

Durga Saptashati Chapter 4 · Sage Markandeya (Markandeya Purana) · Ancient (part of the Markandeya Purana, c. 400–600 CE)

In the Madhyama Charita of the Devi Mahatmya, the Goddess — formed of the combined radiance of all the gods — slays the buffalo-demon Mahishasura and his vast army. Overjoyed, Indra and the gods, with bowed heads and bodies thrilled with delight, extol her in the Shakradi Stuti. Its opening verses salute Ambika as the all-pervading power and the embodiment of every god's energy, and pray to Chandika, whose glory surpasses even Vishnu, Brahma and Shiva, to protect the world and destroy the fear of all that is inauspicious.

✦ As told in scripture

Tradition holds that just as the gods regained heaven the moment the Goddess destroyed Mahishasura, devotees who recite this stuti with faith find their fears of misfortune dissolved and auspiciousness restored, for Chandika herself 'sets her mind' upon protecting those who praise her.

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Verse 1

𑌋𑌷𑌿𑌰𑍁𑌵𑌾𑌚 𑌶𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌦𑌯𑌃 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌗𑌣𑌾 𑌨𑌿𑌹𑌤𑍇𑌽𑌤𑌿𑌵𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌿 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌬𑌲𑍇 𑌚 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾 । 𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌤𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍁𑌵𑍁𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌣𑌤𑌿𑌨𑌮𑍍𑌰𑌶𑌿𑌰𑍋𑌧𑌰𑌾𑌂𑌸𑌾 𑌵𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌭𑌿𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌹𑌰𑍍𑌷𑌪𑍁𑌲𑌕𑍋𑌦𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌚𑌾𑌰𑍁𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌾𑌃 ॥

ṛṣiruvāca śakrādayaḥ suragaṇā nihate'tivīrye tasmindurātmani surāribale ca devyā tāṃ tuṣṭuvuḥ praṇatinamraśirodharāṃsā vāgbhiḥ praharṣapulakodgamacārudehāḥ

Meaning:The Rishi said: When that most valiant, evil-souled Mahishasura and the army of the foes of the gods had been destroyed by the Devi, the gods led by Indra extolled her, their necks and shoulders bowed in reverence, their bodies thrilled and beautiful with rising joy: 'To that Ambika, who pervades this world by her own power, who is the embodied sum of the powers of all the hosts of gods, and who is worthy of worship by every god and great sage — to her we bow in devotion; may she ordain blessings for us. May that Chandika — whose peerless majesty and might the blessed Ananta (Vishnu), Brahma and Hara are unable to describe — set her mind upon the protection of the whole world and upon destroying the fear of all evil.'

Verse 2

𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌯𑌯𑌾 𑌤𑌤𑌮𑌿𑌦𑌂 𑌜𑌗𑌦𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌶𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌨𑌿𑌃𑌶𑍇𑌷𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌗𑌣𑌶𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌸𑌮𑍂𑌹𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾 । 𑌤𑌾𑌮𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌖𑌿𑌲𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌮𑌹𑌰𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌪𑍂𑌜𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌨𑌤𑌾𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌮 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑌧𑌾𑌤𑍁 𑌶𑍁𑌭𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌸𑌾 𑌨𑌃 ॥

devyā yayā tatamidaṃ jagadātmaśaktyā niḥśeṣadevagaṇaśaktisamūhamūrtyā tāmambikāmakhiladevamaharṣipūjyāṃ bhaktyā natāḥ sma vidadhātu śubhāni sā naḥ

Verse 3

𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌮𑌤𑍁𑌲𑌂 𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍋 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌹𑌰𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌨 𑌹𑌿 𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌮𑌲𑌂 𑌬𑌲𑌂 𑌚 । 𑌸𑌾 𑌚𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌖𑌿𑌲𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌨𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌾𑌯 𑌚𑌾𑌶𑍁𑌭𑌭𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌮𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌕𑌰𑍋𑌤𑍁 ॥

yasyāḥ prabhāvamatulaṃ bhagavānananto brahmā haraśca na hi vaktumalaṃ balaṃ ca sā caṇḍikākhilajagatparipālanāya nāśāya cāśubhabhayasya matiṃ karotu

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌶𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌦𑌯𑌃 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌗𑌣𑌾🔊śakrādayaḥ suragaṇāThe hosts of gods led by Shakra (Indra)

𑌨𑌿𑌹𑌤𑍇 ... 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌿🔊nihate ... durātmaniWhen that evil-souled one (Mahishasura) had been slain

𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌬𑌲𑍇🔊surāribaleAnd the army of the foes of the gods (destroyed)

𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌣𑌤𑌿𑌨𑌮𑍍𑌰𑌶𑌿𑌰𑍋𑌧𑌰𑌾𑌂𑌸𑌾🔊praṇatinamraśirodharāṃsāTheir heads, necks and shoulders bowed in reverence

𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌹𑌰𑍍𑌷𑌪𑍁𑌲𑌕𑍋𑌦𑍍𑌗𑌮🔊praharṣapulakodgamaBodies thrilled with the rising horripilation of great joy

𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌯𑌯𑌾 𑌤𑌤𑌮𑌿𑌦𑌂 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍍🔊devyā yayā tatamidaṃ jagatBy which Devi this whole world is pervaded

𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌶𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾🔊ātmaśaktyāBy her own power

𑌨𑌿𑌃𑌶𑍇𑌷𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌗𑌣𑌶𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌸𑌮𑍂𑌹𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾🔊niḥśeṣadevagaṇaśaktisamūhamūrtyāWho is the embodied sum of the powers of all the hosts of gods

𑌅𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌮𑍍🔊ambikāmAmbika, the Mother

𑌅𑌖𑌿𑌲𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌮𑌹𑌰𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌪𑍂𑌜𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂🔊akhiladevamaharṣipūjyāṃWorthy of worship by every god and great sage

𑌵𑌿𑌦𑌧𑌾𑌤𑍁 𑌶𑍁𑌭𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌸𑌾 𑌨𑌃🔊vidadhātu śubhāni sā naḥMay she ordain blessings for us

𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌮𑌤𑍁𑌲𑌂🔊prabhāvamatulaṃPeerless, incomparable majesty/power

𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍋 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌹𑌰𑌶𑍍𑌚🔊bhagavānananto brahmā haraścaThe blessed Ananta (Vishnu), Brahma and Hara (Shiva)

𑌨 𑌹𑌿 𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌮𑌲𑌂🔊na hi vaktumalaṃAre not able to describe (it)

𑌚𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌿𑌕𑌾🔊caṇḍikāChandika (the fierce protective Goddess)

𑌅𑌖𑌿𑌲𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌨𑌾𑌯🔊akhilajagatparipālanāyaFor the protection of the whole world

𑌅𑌶𑍁𑌭𑌭𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌾𑌯🔊aśubhabhayasya nāśāyaFor destroying the fear of all that is inauspicious

𑌮𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌕𑌰𑍋𑌤𑍁🔊matiṃ karotuMay she set her mind / resolve (upon it)

Benefits of Chanting Devya Yaya Tatam Idam Jagad (Opening of the Shakradi Stuti)

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Adores the Devi as the all-pervading power and the unity of all the gods' energies

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Invokes Chandika's resolve to protect the world and dispel the fear of all evil (ashubha-bhaya)

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Recited for blessings, auspiciousness and removal of obstacles after worship

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Forms the opening of one of the four great hymns of the Devi Mahatmya (Madhyama Charita, presided over by Mahalakshmi)

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Cultivates joyful, surrendered devotion in the manner of the victorious gods

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Believed to draw the Mother's protective grace over home, family and community

How to Chant Devya Yaya Tatam Idam Jagad (Opening of the Shakradi Stuti)

Repetitions3times

Best TimeDuring Navratri, on Fridays, or after completing Durga worship

Recite before an image of the Devi after offering a lamp, incense and flowers. Chant with devotion, dwelling on the gods' joyful surrender to Ambika after victory. These verses open the fourth chapter (Shakradi Stuti) of the Durga Saptashati; they may also be recited independently as a blessing-invoking prayer to Chandika for protection and auspiciousness.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Devya Yaya Tatam Idam Jagad (Opening of the Shakradi Stuti) written in the Grantha script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.

Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

The Shakradi Stuti ('praise beginning with Shakra/Indra') is the hymn the gods offer to the Goddess in Chapter 4 of the Durga Saptashati after she slays Mahishasura. It is one of the four principal hymns of the Devi Mahatmya and is treasured for its devotional depth.

It is the second verse of Chapter 4 (the Shakradi Stuti), immediately following the Rishi's introduction of the gods' praise. It declares that the Goddess pervades the whole world by her own power and is the sum of all the gods' energies.

Because the Goddess is the supreme Shakti from whom the very powers of the Trimurti arise; her majesty (prabhava) and might (bala) exceed all description, so even the highest gods can only bow and pray for her protective grace.

Yes. Although they begin the full Shakradi Stuti, devotees often recite these verses as a short, complete prayer to Ambika/Chandika for blessings, auspiciousness and protection from evil.