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Durga Dwatrimsha Namamala Stotram in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

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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

𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌾 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌶𑌮𑌨𑍀 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍀 । 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌚𑍍𑌛𑍇𑌦𑌿𑌨𑍀 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌸𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌨𑍀 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌿𑌨𑍀 ॥ ௧॥

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

𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌤𑍋𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍀 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌨𑌿𑌹𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌾𑌪𑌹𑌾 । 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌦𑌾 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌦𑍈𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌦𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌲𑌾 ॥ ௨॥

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

𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌾 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌾𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌾 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌿𑌣𑍀 । 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌾 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌾 ॥ ௩॥

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

𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌸𑌂𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌨𑌾 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌭𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌨𑍀 । 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌮𑍋𑌹𑌾 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌗𑌾 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌿𑌣𑍀 ॥ ௪॥

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

𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌸𑌂𑌹𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌾𑌯𑍁𑌧𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍀 । 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌗𑍀 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌤𑌾 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌮𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀 ॥ ௫॥

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

𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌭𑍀𑌮𑌾 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌭𑌾𑌮𑌾 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌭𑌾 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌦𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍀 । 𑌨𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌵𑌲𑌿𑌮𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌯𑌾 𑌮𑌮 𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌵𑌃 ॥ ௬॥

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

𑌪𑌠𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌭𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍋 𑌭𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 𑌨 𑌸𑌂𑌶𑌯𑌃 ॥ ௭॥

paṭhetsarvabhayānmukto bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ || 7||

Word-by-Word Meaning

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

𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌶𑌮𑌨𑍀🔊durgārti-śamanīShe who quells the suffering (arti) caused by difficulties (durga)

𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍀🔊durgāpad-vinivāriṇīShe who wards off hard-to-overcome calamities and misfortune

𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌚𑍍𑌛𑍇𑌦𑌿𑌨𑍀🔊durgama-cchedinīShe who cuts through the impassable / insurmountable

𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌸𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌨𑍀🔊durga-sādhinīShe who accomplishes what is difficult to attain

𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌿𑌨𑍀🔊durga-nāśinīShe who destroys difficulties and dangers

𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌤𑍋𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍀🔊durgato-ddhāriṇīShe who lifts up and rescues those in distress / fallen states

𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌨𑌿𑌹𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀🔊durga-nihantrīShe who slays the demon of difficulty (Durgama) and all hardships

𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌾𑌪𑌹𑌾🔊durgamāpahāShe who takes away the impassable obstacles

𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌦𑌾🔊durgama-jñāna-dāShe who grants the hard-to-attain knowledge

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

𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌿𑌣𑍀🔊durgamātma-svarūpiṇīShe whose very nature is the inaccessible Self / supreme Reality

𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌾🔊durga-mārga-pradāShe who reveals the difficult path (to liberation)

𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾🔊durgama-vidyāShe who is the hard-to-attain sacred knowledge

𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌾🔊durgamāśritāShe in whom the helpless take their (hard-won) refuge

𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌭𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌨𑍀🔊durga-ma-dhyāna-bhāsinīShe who shines forth in the difficult meditation upon Her

𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌮𑍋𑌹𑌾🔊durga-mohāShe who dispels difficult delusion

𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌸𑌂𑌹𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀🔊durgamāsura-saṃhantrīShe who destroys the demon Durgamasura

𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌾𑌯𑍁𑌧𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍀🔊durgamāyudha-dhāriṇīShe who bears formidable weapons

𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌮𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀🔊durgameśvarīthe sovereign Goddess of the inaccessible

𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌭𑍀𑌮𑌾🔊durga-bhīmāShe who is terrifying to (the forces of) difficulty

𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌭𑌾🔊durga-bhāShe who shines amidst difficulty / the radiance within hardship

𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌦𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍀🔊durga-dāriṇīShe who tears asunder all difficulties

𑌨𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌵𑌲𑌿𑌮𑍍 𑌇𑌮𑌾𑌂🔊nāmāvalim imāṃthis garland of names

𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 ... 𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌵𑌃 𑌪𑌠𑍇𑌤𑍍🔊yastu ... mānavaḥ paṭhetwhatever person recites (it)

𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌭𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍋 𑌭𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿🔊sarva-bhayān mukto bhaviṣyatishall be freed from all fears

𑌨 𑌸𑌂𑌶𑌯𑌃🔊na saṃśayaḥthere 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

Repetitions32times

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 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.

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.