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Durge Durghata Bhari

दुर्गे दुर्घट भारी

🕉️ hindu·📿 1× repetitions·🕐 Daily during aarti (dawn and dusk); especially during Navaratri·📜 Traditional Marathi Devi aarti (sant-sahitya)

Also known as: durge durghata bhari · durga aarti marathi · bhavani aarti · jai devi jai devi mahishasura mathani · दुर्गे दुर्घट भारी

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हिन्दी / देवनागरीతెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ English සිංහල 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

✦ Meaning

Durge Durghata Bhari is one of the most popular Marathi aartis to the Mother Goddess (Durga / Bhavani / Ambe), sung with the refrain 'Jai Devi Jai Devi'. The devotee cries that life is full of insurmountable trouble without Her, praises Her as the slayer of Mahishasura whom even the Vedas cannot describe, and surrenders completely to the dust of Her lotus feet. It is sung daily in Devi temples across Maharashtra, including the great Bhavani shrine at Tuljapur.

Origin & Story

Traditional Marathi Devi aarti (sant-sahitya) · Traditional (signed 'Narahari' in the final verse) · Medieval

Durge Durghata Bhari belongs to the rich tradition of Marathi aartis sung in the evening worship of the Mother Goddess. Its devotee confesses that worldly life is an impassable difficulty without Her grace and recalls how even the four Vedas and six systems of philosophy fail to fathom Her, yet She rushes to the aid of those who love Her. The closing 'Narahari' signature is the poet's seal, surrendering himself to a mere speck of dust from Her lotus feet. The aarti is especially associated with Bhavani of Tuljapur, the revered kuladevata of countless Maharashtrian families.

✦ As told in scripture

Goddess Bhavani of Tuljapur is venerated as the deity who, by tradition, granted her own sword to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj for the protection of dharma. Devotees hold that those who sing Her aarti with surrender, as in 'Durge Durghata Bhari', find the Mother removing dangers that seemed impossible to overcome.

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Verse 1

दुर्गे दुर्घट भारी तुजवीण संसारीं । अनाथनाथे अंबे करुणा विस्तारीं ॥ वारीं वारीं जन्ममरणातें वारीं । हारीं पडलो आतां संकट निवारीं ॥

Durge Durghata Bhari Tujavin Samsari | Anathanathe Ambe Karuna Vistari || Vari Vari Janma-Maranate Vari | Hari Padalo Aata Sankat Nivari ||

Meaning:O Durga, this worldly life is full of insurmountable troubles without you; O Mother, refuge of the helpless, spread out your compassion. Again and again ward off birth and death for me — I am utterly defeated; now remove this calamity.

Verse 2

जय देवी जय देवी जय महिषासुरमथनी । सुरवरईश्वरवरदे तारक संजीवनी ॥ धृ ॥

Jai Devi Jai Devi Jai Mahishasura-Mathani | Suravara-Ishwara-Varade Taraka Sanjivani || Dhru ||

Meaning:Victory, victory to you, O Goddess, slayer of Mahishasura! Bestower of boons to the foremost gods and lords, saviour who grants new life and ferries us across.

Verse 3

त्रिभुवनभुवनीं पाहतां तुजऐसी नाहीं । चारी श्रमले परंतु न बोलवे कांहीं ॥ साही विवाद करितां पडिले प्रवाहीं । ते तूं भक्तांलागीं पावसि लवलाहीं ॥

Tribhuvana-Bhuvani Pahata Tuj-Aisi Nahi | Chari Shramale Parantu Na Bolave Kahi || Sahi Vivad Karita Padile Pravahi | Te Tu Bhaktanlagi Paavasi Lavalahi ||

Meaning:In all the worlds of the three realms there is none like you. The four Vedas grew weary, yet could say nothing (that captured you); the six (philosophies) too, debating, were swept away in the current — yet you come swiftly to your devotees.

Verse 4

प्रसन्नवदने प्रसन्न होसी निजदासां । क्लेशांपासुनि सोडवीं तोडीं भवपाशां ॥ अंबे तुजवांचून कोण पुरवील आशा । नरहरि तल्लिन झाला पदपंकजलेशा ॥

Prasanna-Vadane Prasanna Hosi Nijadasa | Kleshanpasuni Sodavi Todi Bhavapasha || Ambe Tujavanchun Kon Puravil Asha | Narahari Tallin Zhala Padapankaja-Lesha ||

Meaning:With your gracious, smiling face you are pleased with your own servants; free us from afflictions, cut the bonds of worldly existence. O Mother, who but you will fulfil my hopes? Narahari is wholly absorbed in even a particle of the dust of your lotus feet.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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दुर्गे🔊DurgeO Durga (the Goddess hard to approach, remover of distress)

दुर्घट भारी🔊Durghata BhariGreatly difficult / full of insurmountable troubles

तुजवीण संसारीं🔊Tujavin SamsariWithout you, in this worldly existence

अनाथनाथे अंबे🔊Anathanathe AmbeO Mother, refuge of the helpless

करुणा विस्तारीं🔊Karuna VistariSpread out / extend your compassion

जन्ममरणातें वारीं🔊Janma-Maranate VariWard off (the cycle of) birth and death

संकट निवारीं🔊Sankat NivariRemove this calamity / danger

जय देवी🔊Jai DeviVictory to you, O Goddess

महिषासुरमथनी🔊Mahishasura-MathaniSlayer of the buffalo-demon Mahishasura

सुरवरईश्वरवरदे🔊Suravara-Ishwara-VaradeBestower of boons even to the foremost gods and lords

तारक संजीवनी🔊Taraka SanjivaniSaviour who gives (new) life, who ferries across

त्रिभुवनभुवनीं🔊Tribhuvana-BhuvaniIn all the worlds of the three realms

तुजऐसी नाहीं🔊Tuj-Aisi NahiThere is none like you

चारी श्रमले🔊Chari ShramaleThe four (Vedas) grew weary (trying to describe you)

प्रसन्नवदने🔊Prasanna-VadaneO you of the gracious, smiling face

तोडीं भवपाशां🔊Todi BhavapashaCut asunder the bonds of worldly existence

अंबे तुजवांचून🔊Ambe TujavanchunO Mother, apart from you

कोण पुरवील आशा🔊Kon Puravil AshaWho will fulfil (my) hopes?

नरहरि तल्लिन झाला🔊Narahari Tallin ZhalaNarahari (the poet) is wholly absorbed

पदपंकजलेशा🔊Padapankaja-LeshaIn even a particle (of the dust) of your lotus feet

Benefits of Chanting Durge Durghata Bhari

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Invokes the protection of the Mother Goddess against insurmountable difficulties and dangers

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Builds courage and surrender, reminding the devotee that the Goddess comes swiftly to those who call

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A cherished daily aarti in Devi, Bhavani and Ambe temples throughout Maharashtra

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Cultivates humility through total surrender to the dust of the Goddess's lotus feet

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Brings peace of mind in times of crisis, illness or fear

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Especially powerful during Navaratri and at Shakti pilgrimage sites such as Tuljapur

How to Chant Durge Durghata Bhari

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Best TimeDaily during aarti (dawn and dusk); especially during Navaratri

Sing this aarti while waving the lamp (aarti) before an image of Durga, Bhavani or Ambe, joining the refrain 'Jai Devi Jai Devi' with the assembled devotees. It is offered morning and evening, and with special fervour through the nine nights of Navaratri. Sing it with a surrendered heart, taking refuge in the Mother as the remover of every insurmountable trouble.

Frequently Asked Questions

It is addressed to the Mother Goddess in Her form as Durga / Bhavani / Ambe — the slayer of Mahishasura. In Maharashtra it is sung in honour of Devi, including Tuljapur Bhavani, the family goddess (kuladevata) of many Marathi households and of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

Durga means 'the one difficult to reach' and also 'remover of distress (durga)'. The opening line plays on this: life is 'durghata' (full of difficulty) without Her, and She alone can remove that difficulty.

It is a traditional Marathi aarti bearing the signature 'Narahari' in its final verse, by which the poet declares himself absorbed in the dust of the Goddess's lotus feet. It has been sung in Devi worship for centuries.

It is sung in daily morning and evening aarti before the Goddess, and most especially during the nine nights of Navaratri and on visits to Shakti shrines like Tuljapur, Kolhapur and Saptashrungi.