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Durga Dwatrimsha Namamala Stotram

Durga Dwatrimsha Namamala Stotram in English · English

🕉️ hindu·📿 32× repetitions·🕐 During Navaratri, on Tuesdays and Fridays, and at any moment of fear, danger or distress·📜 Traditional Devi stotra (recited within the Durga Saptashati / Devi Mahatmyam tradition)

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀEnglishසිංහල 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

✦ Meaning

The Durga Dwatrimsha Namamala Stotram is a powerful litany of the thirty-two sacred names of Goddess Durga, each name beginning with 'Durga' and describing how She overcomes every form of difficulty, danger and demon. It is one of the most cherished short hymns of the Devi tradition, closing with the promise that whoever recites this garland of names will be freed from all fears. It is especially chanted in times of calamity, fear and distress, and during Navaratri.

Origin & Story

Traditional Devi stotra (recited within the Durga Saptashati / Devi Mahatmyam tradition) · Traditional (Puranic) · Ancient / Classical

The Durga Dwatrimsha Namamala — the 'garland of the thirty-two names of Durga' — is one of the most popular protective hymns of the Shakta tradition, recited alongside the Durga Saptashati (Devi Mahatmyam). Its names recall the Mother as the slayer of the demon Durgama and the conqueror of every 'durga' — every fort, every difficulty, every danger that is hard to cross. Devotees in every age of hardship have turned to this litany, trusting its own promise that its recitation frees one from all fear.

✦ As told in scripture

It is traditionally told that those overwhelmed by calamity — imprisonment, disease, debt, the threat of enemies or the terror of death — who recite these thirty-two names of Durga with faith find their dangers dissolved, for the stotra itself vows that the reciter 'shall be freed from all fears, without doubt'.

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Verse 1

durgā durgārtiśamanī durgāpadvinivāriṇī | durgamacchedinī durgasādhinī durganāśinī || 1||

Meaning:Durga, the queller of the suffering born of difficulties, the averter of insurmountable calamities; She who cuts through the impassable, who accomplishes the unattainable, the destroyer of all hardship.

Verse 2

durgatoddhāriṇī durganihantrī durgamāpahā | durgamajñānadā durgadaityalokadavānalā || 2||

Meaning:She who uplifts those in distress, the slayer of hardship, the remover of obstacles; the giver of hard-won knowledge, a blazing forest-fire to the world of invincible demons.

Verse 3

durgamā durgamālokā durgamātmasvarūpiṇī | durgamārgapradā durgamavidyā durgamāśritā || 3||

Meaning:The inaccessible One, hard even to behold, whose very form is the unreachable Self; the revealer of the difficult path, the hard-to-attain sacred wisdom, the refuge won only with effort.

Verse 4

durgamajñānasaṃsthānā durgamadhyānabhāsinī | durgamohā durgamagā durgamārthasvarūpiṇī || 4||

Meaning:She who is established in profound knowledge, who shines forth in deep meditation; the dispeller of difficult delusion, who moves through the impassable, whose form is the deepest meaning.

Verse 5

durgamāsurasaṃhantrī durgamāyudhadhāriṇī | durgamāṅgī durgamatā durgamyā durgameśvarī || 5||

Meaning:The destroyer of the demon Durgama, the wielder of formidable weapons; She of awe-inspiring form, hard to fathom and hard to approach, the sovereign Goddess of the inaccessible.

Verse 6

durgabhīmā durgabhāmā durgabhā durgadāriṇī | nāmāvalimimāṃ yastu durgāyā mama mānavaḥ || 6||

Meaning:Terrifying to the forces of difficulty, radiant amidst hardship, shining within all darkness, the render of every difficulty. Whatever person recites this garland of the names of Durga shall be freed from all fears — of this there is no doubt.

Verse 7

paṭhetsarvabhayānmukto bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ || 7||

Word-by-Word Meaning

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durgā🔊Durga — the One who is hard to reach / the remover of difficulties; the invincible Divine Mother

durgārti-śamanī🔊She who quells the suffering (arti) caused by difficulties (durga)

durgāpad-vinivāriṇī🔊She who wards off hard-to-overcome calamities and misfortune

durgama-cchedinī🔊She who cuts through the impassable / insurmountable

durga-sādhinī🔊She who accomplishes what is difficult to attain

durga-nāśinī🔊She who destroys difficulties and dangers

durgato-ddhāriṇī🔊She who lifts up and rescues those in distress / fallen states

durga-nihantrī🔊She who slays the demon of difficulty (Durgama) and all hardships

durgamāpahā🔊She who takes away the impassable obstacles

durgama-jñāna-dā🔊She who grants the hard-to-attain knowledge

durga-daitya-loka-davānalā🔊She who is a forest-fire to the world of difficult-to-conquer demons

durgamātma-svarūpiṇī🔊She whose very nature is the inaccessible Self / supreme Reality

durga-mārga-pradā🔊She who reveals the difficult path (to liberation)

durgama-vidyā🔊She who is the hard-to-attain sacred knowledge

durgamāśritā🔊She in whom the helpless take their (hard-won) refuge

durga-ma-dhyāna-bhāsinī🔊She who shines forth in the difficult meditation upon Her

durga-mohā🔊She who dispels difficult delusion

durgamāsura-saṃhantrī🔊She who destroys the demon Durgamasura

durgamāyudha-dhāriṇī🔊She who bears formidable weapons

durgameśvarī🔊the sovereign Goddess of the inaccessible

durga-bhīmā🔊She who is terrifying to (the forces of) difficulty

durga-bhā🔊She who shines amidst difficulty / the radiance within hardship

durga-dāriṇī🔊She who tears asunder all difficulties

nāmāvalim imāṃ🔊this garland of names

yastu ... mānavaḥ paṭhet🔊whatever person recites (it)

sarva-bhayān mukto bhaviṣyati🔊shall be freed from all fears

na saṃśayaḥ🔊there is no doubt (about this)

Benefits of Chanting Durga Dwatrimsha Namamala Stotram

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Recites the thirty-two sacred names of Goddess Durga, each invoking Her power over difficulty and danger

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Promised in the hymn itself to free the devotee from all fears (sarva-bhaya)

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Traditionally chanted in times of calamity, illness, danger, lawsuits, debt and great distress

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Invokes Durga's protection against enemies, negativity, accidents and evil forces

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Bestows courage, strength and victory over seemingly insurmountable obstacles

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A short, easily memorised litany suitable for daily protective recitation

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Especially powerful during Navaratri and on Tuesdays and Fridays, the days of the Goddess

How to Chant Durga Dwatrimsha Namamala Stotram

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Best TimeDuring Navaratri, on Tuesdays and Fridays, and at any moment of fear, danger or distress

After a bath, sit before an image of Maa Durga with red flowers, kumkum and a ghee lamp. Recite the thirty-two names slowly and with full faith and devotion, ideally daily or 32 / 108 times during Navaratri. Because the closing verse promises freedom from all fear, it is traditionally recited immediately in any sudden danger, calamity or distress. Conclude with a prayer for the Mother's protection.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Durga Dwatrimsha Namamala Stotram written in the English 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.

It is a 'garland' (namamala) of the thirty-two (dwatrimsha) sacred names of Goddess Durga. Every name begins with 'Durga' and praises Her power to overcome difficulty, destroy demons and protect Her devotees. It is a short, much-loved protective hymn of the Devi tradition.

Its closing verse declares that whoever recites this garland of Durga's names 'shall be freed from all fears — of this there is no doubt' (sarva-bhayan mukto bhavishyati na samshayah). For this reason it is recited especially in times of danger and distress.

It may be recited daily, but is especially powerful during Navaratri and on Tuesdays and Fridays. Traditionally it is chanted immediately at any moment of sudden fear, calamity, illness or danger to invoke the Mother's protection.

There are thirty-two names of Durga in this litany, hence 'Dwatrimsha' (thirty-two). The number 32 is considered auspicious and complete in the tradition, and reciting the full set is held to invoke the totality of the Goddess's protective power.