durgasaptashlokidevi-mahatmyadurga-saptashati

𑌸𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑍀 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌾

Saptashloki Durga in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 7× repetitions·🕐 During Navratri, on Ashtami/Navami, on Tuesdays and Fridays, or daily at dawn after a bath·📜 Devi Mahatmya (Durga Saptashati / Chandi), part of the Markandeya Purana

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Origin & Story

Devi Mahatmya (Durga Saptashati / Chandi), part of the Markandeya Purana · Sage Markandeya (the verses are spoken within a Shiva–Devi dialogue) · Ancient (Devi Mahatmya c. 5th–6th century CE; verses earlier)

The Saptashloki is framed by a conversation between Lord Shiva and the Divine Mother. Shiva asks her to reveal the simplest and most certain means by which beings of the Kali age can attain their goals. In response, the Goddess discloses seven verses drawn from the Devi Mahatmya as the supreme distillation of her glory — a 'short Saptashati' that carries the protective force of the entire scripture for those unable to recite the whole.

✦ As told in scripture

Devotees across centuries have held that even when calamity strikes and there is no time for elaborate worship, a single heartfelt recitation of these seven verses brings the Mother's immediate protection. Many narrate being delivered from illness, lawsuits and danger by reciting the Saptashloki when the full Saptashati could not be completed.

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Verse 1

𑍐 𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌸𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑍀𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌣 𑌋𑌷𑌿𑌃, 𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍁𑌪𑍍 𑌛𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌃, 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌕𑌾𑌲𑍀𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑍀𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌸𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌤𑌾𑌃, 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌂 𑌸𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑍀𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌪𑌾𑌠𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌿𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌃 ।

oṃ asya śrīdurgāsaptaślokīstotramantrasya nārāyaṇa ṛṣiḥ, anuṣṭup chandaḥ, śrīmahākālī-mahālakṣmī-mahāsarasvatyo devatāḥ, śrīdurgāprītyarthaṃ saptaślokīdurgāpāṭhe viniyogaḥ |

Meaning:Om. For this hymn-mantra of the Durga Saptashloki, the seer is Narayana, the metre is Anushtup, the deities are Mahakali, Mahalakshmi and Mahasaraswati; it is recited for the pleasure of Sri Durga.

Verse 2

𑌶𑌿𑌵 𑌉𑌵𑌾𑌚 — 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌿 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌸𑍁𑌲𑌭𑍇 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌾𑌯𑌿𑌨𑌿 । 𑌕𑌲𑍗 𑌹𑌿 𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌮𑍁𑌪𑌾𑌯𑌂 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑍂𑌹𑌿 𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌨𑌤𑌃 ॥

śiva uvāca — devi tvaṃ bhaktasulabhe sarvakāryavidhāyini | kalau hi kāryasiddhyarthamupāyaṃ brūhi yatnataḥ ||

Meaning:Shiva said: O Goddess, easily attained by devotees, accomplisher of all tasks — in this age of Kali, kindly tell me with care the means to attain success.

Verse 3

𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌵𑌾𑌚 — 𑌶𑍃𑌣𑍁 𑌦𑍇𑌵 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌕𑌲𑍗 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌸𑌾𑌧𑌨𑌮𑍍 । 𑌮𑌯𑌾 𑌤𑌵 𑌚 𑌸𑍍𑌨𑍇𑌹𑍇𑌨𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌤𑌿𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥

devyuvāca — śṛṇu deva pravakṣyāmi kalau sarveṣṭasādhanam | mayā tava ca snehenāpyambāstutiḥ prakāśyate ||

Meaning:The Goddess said: Listen, O Lord, I shall declare the means to fulfil every desire in the Kali age. Out of love for you, the praise of the Mother is now revealed.

Verse 4

𑍐 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌮𑌪𑌿 𑌚𑍇𑌤𑌾𑌂𑌸𑌿 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍀 𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌤𑍀 𑌹𑌿 𑌸𑌾 । 𑌬𑌲𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌯 𑌮𑍋𑌹𑌾𑌯 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌯𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌤𑌿 ॥ ௧॥

oṃ jñānināmapi cetāṃsi devī bhagavatī hi sā | balādākṛṣya mohāya mahāmāyā prayacchati || 1||

Meaning:1. That Divine Goddess Bhagavati, the great Mahamaya, forcibly seizes even the minds of the wise and casts them into delusion.

Verse 5

𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍇 𑌸𑍍𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌾 𑌹𑌰𑌸𑌿 𑌭𑍀𑌤𑌿𑌮𑌶𑍇𑌷𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌥𑍈𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌾 𑌮𑌤𑌿𑌮𑌤𑍀𑌵 𑌶𑍁𑌭𑌾𑌂 𑌦𑌦𑌾𑌸𑌿 । 𑌦𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑌭𑌯𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌿 𑌕𑌾 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌦𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍋𑌪𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌕𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌯 𑌸𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾 ॥ ௨॥

durge smṛtā harasi bhītimaśeṣajantoḥ svasthaiḥ smṛtā matimatīva śubhāṃ dadāsi | dāridryaduḥkhabhayahāriṇi kā tvadanyā sarvopakārakaraṇāya sadārdracittā || 2||

Meaning:2. O Durga, when remembered you remove the fear of every creature; remembered by the well, you bestow a most auspicious mind. O remover of poverty, sorrow and fear — who other than you is ever tender-hearted to do good to all?

Verse 6

𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌲𑌮𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌲𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍇 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌸𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌕𑍇 । 𑌶𑌰𑌣𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌕𑍇 𑌗𑍗𑌰𑌿 𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌣𑌿 𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌤𑍇 ॥ ௩॥

sarvamaṅgalamāṅgalye śive sarvārthasādhike | śaraṇye tryambake gauri nārāyaṇi namo'stu te || 3||

Meaning:3. O auspiciousness of all auspicious things, O benevolent Shiva, accomplisher of all aims, O refuge, three-eyed Gauri, O Narayani — salutations to you.

Verse 7

𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌗𑌤𑌦𑍀𑌨𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌣𑍇 । 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌹𑌰𑍇 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌿 𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌣𑌿 𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌤𑍇 ॥ ௪॥

śaraṇāgatadīnārtaparitrāṇaparāyaṇe | sarvasyārtihare devi nārāyaṇi namo'stu te || 4||

Meaning:4. O you ever-devoted to rescuing the meek and the afflicted who take refuge, O remover of everyone's distress, O Narayani — salutations to you.

Verse 8

𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍇 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌶𑍇 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌶𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌸𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍇 । 𑌭𑌯𑍇𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑌿 𑌨𑍋 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌿 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍇 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌿 𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌤𑍇 ॥ ௫॥

sarvasvarūpe sarveśe sarvaśaktisamanvite | bhayebhyastrāhi no devi durge devi namo'stu te || 5||

Meaning:5. O you who are the very form of all, ruler of all, endowed with all power — protect us from all fears, O Goddess Durga; salutations to you.

Verse 9

𑌰𑍋𑌗𑌾𑌨𑌶𑍇𑌷𑌾𑌨𑌪𑌹𑌂𑌸𑌿 𑌤𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾 𑌰𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾 𑌤𑍁 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌸𑌕𑌲𑌾𑌨𑌭𑍀𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾𑌨𑍍 । 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌨 𑌵𑌿𑌪𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌾 𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 ॥ ௬॥

rogānaśeṣānapahaṃsi tuṣṭā ruṣṭā tu kāmān sakalānabhīṣṭān | tvāmāśritānāṃ na vipannarāṇāṃ tvāmāśritā hyāśrayatāṃ prayānti || 6||

Meaning:6. When pleased, you destroy all diseases; when displeased, you fulfil every cherished desire. Those who take refuge in you fall into no misfortune — indeed, those who take refuge in you themselves become a refuge for others.

Verse 10

𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌬𑌾𑌧𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌶𑌮𑌨𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍈𑌲𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌖𑌿𑌲𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌿 । 𑌏𑌵𑌮𑍇𑌵 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌾 𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌨𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௭॥

sarvābādhāpraśamanaṃ trailokyasyākhileśvari | evameva tvayā kāryamasmadvairivināśanam || 7||

Meaning:7. O Mistress of all the three worlds, just as you have quelled every affliction, so too may you accomplish the destruction of our enemies.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌮𑍍🔊jñānināmof the wise / the knowledgeable ones

𑌅𑌪𑌿 𑌚𑍇𑌤𑌾𑌂𑌸𑌿🔊api cetāṃsieven the minds (of)

𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍀 𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌤𑍀🔊devī bhagavatīthe Divine Goddess Bhagavati

𑌬𑌲𑌾𑌤𑍍 𑌆𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌯🔊balāt ākṛṣyaforcibly drawing away

𑌮𑍋𑌹𑌾𑌯🔊mohāyatowards delusion

𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌯𑌾🔊mahāmāyāthe great cosmic illusion (Mahamaya)

𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍇 𑌸𑍍𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌾🔊durge smṛtāO Durga, when remembered

𑌹𑌰𑌸𑌿 𑌭𑍀𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍍🔊harasi bhītimyou remove fear

𑌅𑌶𑍇𑌷𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌃🔊aśeṣajantoḥof every living being

𑌦𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑌭𑌯𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌿🔊dāridrya-duḥkha-bhaya-hāriṇiO remover of poverty, sorrow and fear

𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌲𑌮𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌲𑍍𑌯𑍇🔊sarva-maṅgala-māṅgalyeO auspiciousness of all that is auspicious

𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍇🔊śiveO benevolent one (consort of Shiva)

𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌸𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌕𑍇🔊sarvārtha-sādhikeO accomplisher of all goals

𑌶𑌰𑌣𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌕𑍇🔊śaraṇye tryambakeO refuge, O three-eyed one

𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌣𑌿 𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌤𑍇🔊nārāyaṇi namo'stu teO Narayani (Shakti of Narayana), salutations to you

𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌗𑌤𑌦𑍀𑌨𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌣𑍇🔊śaraṇāgata-dīnārta-paritrāṇa-parāyaṇeO you devoted to protecting the helpless and the suffering who seek refuge

𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍇 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌶𑍇🔊sarvasvarūpe sarveśeO you who are the form of all, the ruler of all

𑌭𑌯𑍇𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌃 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑌿 𑌨𑌃🔊bhayebhyaḥ trāhi naḥprotect us from all fears

𑌰𑍋𑌗𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌅𑌶𑍇𑌷𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌅𑌪𑌹𑌂𑌸𑌿🔊rogān aśeṣān apahaṃsiyou destroy all diseases (when pleased)

𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌬𑌾𑌧𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌶𑌮𑌨𑌮𑍍🔊sarvābādhā-praśamanamthe quelling of all afflictions/obstacles

𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌨𑌮𑍍🔊asmad-vairi-vināśanamthe destruction of our enemies

Benefits of Chanting Saptashloki Durga

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Condenses the entire power of the 700-verse Durga Saptashati into seven easily memorised verses

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Removes fear, anxiety, poverty and disease when chanted with devotion

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Offers swift protection to those who take refuge in the Divine Mother

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Ideal daily practice for those who cannot recite the full Durga Saptashati

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Strengthens courage and steadiness of mind in difficult times

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Believed to ward off enemies and obstacles (the final verse prays for their destruction)

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Bestows an auspicious, sattvic intellect (shubha mati) on the sincere seeker

How to Chant Saptashloki Durga

Repetitions7times

Best TimeDuring Navratri, on Ashtami/Navami, on Tuesdays and Fridays, or daily at dawn after a bath

Sit facing east or north before an image of Durga. Begin with the viniyoga (rishi-chandas-devata) statement, then chant the Shiva-uvacha and Devi-uvacha framing verses, followed by the seven main shlokas. It may be repeated 7, 11 or 108 times. Many devotees recite it daily as a substitute for the full Durga Saptashati, especially when time is short. End by praying for the protection of all beings.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Saptashloki Durga 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.

Saptashloki Durga is a prayer of seven verses selected from the Devi Mahatmya (Durga Saptashati). It is presented as Shiva's question and the Goddess's answer about the easiest path to spiritual success in the Kali age, and is regarded as the concentrated essence of all 700 verses.

Yes. Traditionally these seven verses are recommended precisely for devotees who lack the time or ability to recite the complete 700-verse Saptashati. Chanting them daily with faith is said to grant the same protective grace of the Mother.

It is especially powerful during Navratri and on Ashtami and Navami, as well as on Tuesdays and Fridays. For daily practice, dawn after bathing is ideal.

These verses, also found in the Durga Saptashati, salute the Goddess as Narayani — the auspiciousness of all that is auspicious, the fulfiller of every aim, and the ever-watchful protector of the helpless and the suffering who come to her for refuge.