𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌾 𑌆𑌪𑌦𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌕 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍍
Durga Apaduddharaka Stotram in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥
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Origin & Story
Siddheshwari Tantra (Uma-Maheshwara Samvada) · Traditional — revealed by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati · Tantric/Puranic era
The stotra appears in the Siddheshwari Tantra as part of a dialogue between Shiva (Maheshwara) and Parvati (Uma). Moved by compassion for beings caught in the sufferings of worldly existence, Shiva reveals to the Goddess a hymn whose very purpose (apad-uddhara-hetukam) is to rescue devotees from every form of calamity. Each verse is a direct cry to the Divine Mother as the one and only refuge, culminating in the refrain 'Trahi Durge' — 'Save me, O Durga.'
✦ As told in scripture
Devotees through the ages have recited this hymn at moments of acute crisis — shipwreck, fire, attack by enemies, false imprisonment and sudden illness — and traditional accounts hold that those who called upon the Mother with even a single verse were unexpectedly delivered, the danger dissolving as if the Goddess herself had thrown them the 'boat of rescue' (nistara-nauka) the hymn describes.
Complete Text with Meaning
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𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌶𑌰𑌣𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍇 𑌸𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌕𑌮𑍍𑌪𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌜𑌗𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌪𑌿𑌕𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍇। 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌜𑌗𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌿 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑌿 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍇॥௧॥
namaste sharanye shive sanukampe namaste jagad-vyapike vishva-rupe | namaste jagad-vandya-padaravinde namaste jagat-tarini trahi durge ||1||
Meaning:Salutations to you, O Refuge of all, O auspicious and compassionate one; salutations to you who pervade the universe and whose form is the cosmos. Salutations to you whose lotus-feet are adored by the whole world — O Saviour of the world, protect me, O Durga!
𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌜𑌗𑌚𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍇। 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌸𑌦𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌿 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑌿 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍇॥௨॥
namaste jagac-chintyamana-svarupe namaste maha-yogi-vijnana-rupe | namaste namaste sadananda-rupe namaste jagat-tarini trahi durge ||2||
Meaning:Salutations to you whose true nature is beyond the thought of the world; salutations to you who are the wisdom of the great yogis; salutations again and again to you who are ever-blissful — O Saviour of the world, protect me, O Durga!
𑌅𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌦𑍀𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌤𑍁𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌭𑌯𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌭𑍀𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌬𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌃। 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌾 𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌿 𑌨𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌿 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑌿 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍇॥௩॥
anathasya dinasya trishnaturasya bhayartasya bhitasya baddhasya jantoh | tvam eka gatir devi nistara-kartri namaste jagat-tarini trahi durge ||3||
Meaning:For the helpless, the wretched, the craving-tormented, the terrified, the frightened and the bound creature, you alone, O Goddess, are the recourse, the one who delivers — O Saviour of the world, protect me, O Durga!
𑌅𑌰𑌣𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌰𑌣𑍇 𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍁𑌣𑍇 𑌶𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌜𑌲𑍇 𑌸𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌟𑍇 𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌗𑍇𑌹𑍇 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌾𑌤𑍇। 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌾 𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌿 𑌨𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌹𑍇𑌤𑍁- 𑌰𑍍𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌿 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑌿 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍇॥௪॥
aranye rane darune shatru-madhye jale sankate raja-gehe pravate | tvam eka gatir devi nistara-hetur namaste jagat-tarini trahi durge ||4||
Meaning:In the forest, in battle, amid dreadful enemies, in water, in danger, in the king's court, in a storm — you alone, O Goddess, are the means of rescue — O Saviour of the world, protect me, O Durga!
𑌅𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍇 𑌮𑌹𑌦𑍁𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌰𑍇𑌽𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌘𑍋𑌰𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌾𑌗𑌰𑍇 𑌮𑌜𑍍𑌜𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌭𑌾𑌜𑌾𑌮𑍍। 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌾 𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌿 𑌨𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌨𑍗𑌕𑌾 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌿 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑌿 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍇॥௫॥
apare mahad-ustare 'tyanta-ghore vipat-sagare majjatam deha-bhajam | tvam eka gatir devi nistara-nauka namaste jagat-tarini trahi durge ||5||
Meaning:For embodied beings drowning in the boundless, impassable, utterly terrible ocean of calamity, you alone, O Goddess, are the boat of deliverance — O Saviour of the world, protect me, O Durga!
𑌨𑌮𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌿𑌕𑍇 𑌚𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌦𑍋𑌰𑍍𑌦𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌲𑍀𑌲𑌾- 𑌸𑌮𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌖𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌖𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌲𑌾𑌶𑍇𑌷𑌶𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌃। 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌾 𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌘𑍍𑌨𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍋𑌹𑌹𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌿 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑌿 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍇॥௬॥
namash chandike chanda-dor-danda-lila- samutkhandita-khandalashesha-shatroh | tvam eka gatir vighna-sandoha-hartri namaste jagat-tarini trahi durge ||6||
Meaning:Salutations, O Chandika, who by your fierce sport of the mighty raised arm have cut down every last unbroken enemy; you alone are the recourse that removes the host of obstacles — O Saviour of the world, protect me, O Durga!
𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌾 𑌸𑌦𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌤𑌾 𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌾𑌦𑌿- 𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌨𑍇𑌕𑌾𑌖𑌿𑌲𑌾 𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌧𑌨𑌾 𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌧𑌨𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌾। 𑌇𑌡𑌾 𑌪𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌲𑌾 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌷𑍁𑌮𑍍𑌨𑌾 𑌚 𑌨𑌾𑌡𑍀 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌿 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑌿 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍇॥௭॥
tvam eka sadaradhita satya-vadiny aneka-akhila krodhana krodha-nishtha | ida pingala tvam sushumna cha nadi namaste jagat-tarini trahi durge ||7||
Meaning:You alone are ever-worshipped, the truthful one; you are Ida, Pingala and Sushumna, the channels of the inner being — O Saviour of the world, protect me, O Durga!
𑌨𑌮𑍋 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌿 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍇 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍇 𑌭𑍀𑌮𑌨𑌾𑌦𑍇 𑌸𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌰𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌧𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍋𑌘𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍇। 𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌿𑌃 𑌸𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌿 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑌿 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍇॥௮॥
namo devi durge shive bhima-nade sarasvaty-arundhaty-amogha-svarupe | vibhutih satam kala-ratri-svarupe namaste jagat-tarini trahi durge ||8||
Meaning:Salutations, O Goddess Durga, auspicious one of terrifying roar; you are Saraswati, Arundhati and the unfailing one; you are the glory of the noble, the very form of Kalaratri — O Saviour of the world, protect me, O Durga!
𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌮𑌸𑌿 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌧𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌂 𑌮𑍁𑌨𑌿𑌦𑌨𑍁𑌜𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌂 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌭𑌿𑌃 𑌪𑍀𑌡𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌮𑍍। 𑌨𑍃𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌗𑍃𑌹𑌗𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌦𑌸𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌭𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌸𑌿 𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌾 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌿 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍇 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑍀𑌦॥௯॥
sharanam asi suranam siddha-vidyadharanam muni-danuja-varanam vyadhibhih piditanam | nripati-griha-gatanam dasyubhis trasitanam tvam asi sharanam eka devi durge prasida ||9||
Meaning:You are the sole refuge of the gods, the Siddhas and Vidyadharas, of sages, of the best of men afflicted by disease, of those imprisoned in the king's house and those terrorised by robbers — you alone are the refuge, O Goddess Durga, be gracious!
𑌇𑌦𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌮𑌯𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌾𑌪𑌦𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌹𑍇𑌤𑍁𑌕𑌮𑍍। 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌵𑌾 𑌪𑌠𑌨𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌘𑍋𑌰𑌸𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌟𑌾𑌤𑍍॥
idam stotram maya proktam apad-uddhara-hetukam | tri-sandhyam eka-sandhyam va pathanad ghora-sankatat ||
Meaning:This hymn for deliverance from calamity has been spoken by me. Whoever recites it at the three junctures of the day, or even once, in dire distress — there is no doubt that on earth, in heaven or in the nether world he is freed; whoever with devotion always recites all of it or even a single verse abandons every evil deed and attains the supreme state.
𑌮𑍁𑌚𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌨𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍇𑌹𑍋 𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌿 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍇 𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌤𑌲𑍇। 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌵𑌾 𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌂 𑌵𑌾 𑌯𑌃 𑌪𑌠𑍇𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌸𑌦𑌾। 𑌸 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌦𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌨𑍋𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌂 𑌪𑌦𑌮𑍍॥
muchyate natra sandeho bhuvi svarge rasatale | sarvam va shlokam ekam va yah pathed bhaktiman sada | sa sarvam dushkritam tyaktva prapnoti paramam padam ||
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Benefits of Chanting Durga Apaduddharaka Stotram
Invoked specifically for deliverance from sudden dangers, accidents and grave calamities
Protects travellers in forests, on water, in storms and in hostile situations
Removes fear, anxiety and the sense of helplessness in difficult times
Believed to free one from imprisonment, false accusation and the threat of enemies
Grants courage and the assurance of the Divine Mother's protective presence
The phalashruti promises liberation from sins and attainment of the supreme state
Even a single verse recited with devotion is said to ward off ghora-sankata (terrible distress)
How to Chant Durga Apaduddharaka Stotram
The stotra itself prescribes recitation at the three junctures of the day (trisandhyam) or at least once daily. In an emergency it may be chanted then and there with full faith, even a single verse. Sit facing east before an image of Durga if possible, light a lamp, and recite with concentration on the refrain 'Trahi Durge' (protect me, O Durga), feeling oneself wholly surrendered to the Mother. Regular recitation builds an enduring shield of protection.
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