ಸಪ್ತಶ್ಲೋಕೀ ದುರ್ಗಾ
Saptashloki Durga in Kannada · ಕನ್ನಡ
ನಿಮ್ಮ ಭಾಷೆ/ಲಿಪಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಓದಿ
ಮೂಲ & ಕಥೆ
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.
✦ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಹೇಳಿದಂತೆ
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.
ಅರ್ಥದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಪೂರ್ಣ ಪಾಠ
ಯಾವುದೇ ಸಾಲನ್ನು ಅಥವಾ ▶ ಬಟನ್ ಒತ್ತಿ ಕೇಳಿ
ಓಂ ಅಸ್ಯ ಶ್ರೀದುರ್ಗಾಸಪ್ತಶ್ಲೋಕೀಸ್ತೋತ್ರಮನ್ತ್ರಸ್ಯ ನಾರಾಯಣ ಋಷಿಃ, ಅನುಷ್ಟುಪ್ ಛನ್ದಃ, ಶ್ರೀಮಹಾಕಾಲೀಮಹಾಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀಮಹಾಸರಸ್ವತ್ಯೋ ದೇವತಾಃ, ಶ್ರೀದುರ್ಗಾಪ್ರೀತ್ಯರ್ಥಂ ಸಪ್ತಶ್ಲೋಕೀದುರ್ಗಾಪಾಠೇ ವಿನಿಯೋಗಃ ।
oṃ asya śrīdurgāsaptaślokīstotramantrasya nārāyaṇa ṛṣiḥ, anuṣṭup chandaḥ, śrīmahākālī-mahālakṣmī-mahāsarasvatyo devatāḥ, śrīdurgāprītyarthaṃ saptaślokīdurgāpāṭhe viniyogaḥ |
ಅರ್ಥ: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.
ಶಿವ ಉವಾಚ — ದೇವಿ ತ್ವಂ ಭಕ್ತಸುಲಭೇ ಸರ್ವಕಾರ್ಯವಿಧಾಯಿನಿ । ಕಲೌ ಹಿ ಕಾರ್ಯಸಿದ್ಧ್ಯರ್ಥಮುಪಾಯಂ ಬ್ರೂಹಿ ಯತ್ನತಃ ॥
śiva uvāca — devi tvaṃ bhaktasulabhe sarvakāryavidhāyini | kalau hi kāryasiddhyarthamupāyaṃ brūhi yatnataḥ ||
ಅರ್ಥ: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.
ದೇವ್ಯುವಾಚ — ಶೃಣು ದೇವ ಪ್ರವಕ್ಷ್ಯಾಮಿ ಕಲೌ ಸರ್ವೇಷ್ಟಸಾಧನಮ್ । ಮಯಾ ತವ ಚ ಸ್ನೇಹೇನಾಪ್ಯಮ್ಬಾಸ್ತುತಿಃ ಪ್ರಕಾಶ್ಯತೇ ॥
devyuvāca — śṛṇu deva pravakṣyāmi kalau sarveṣṭasādhanam | mayā tava ca snehenāpyambāstutiḥ prakāśyate ||
ಅರ್ಥ: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.
ಓಂ ಜ್ಞಾನಿನಾಮಪಿ ಚೇತಾಂಸಿ ದೇವೀ ಭಗವತೀ ಹಿ ಸಾ । ಬಲಾದಾಕೃಷ್ಯ ಮೋಹಾಯ ಮಹಾಮಾಯಾ ಪ್ರಯಚ್ಛತಿ ॥ ೧॥
oṃ jñānināmapi cetāṃsi devī bhagavatī hi sā | balādākṛṣya mohāya mahāmāyā prayacchati || 1||
ಅರ್ಥ:1. That Divine Goddess Bhagavati, the great Mahamaya, forcibly seizes even the minds of the wise and casts them into delusion.
ದುರ್ಗೇ ಸ್ಮೃತಾ ಹರಸಿ ಭೀತಿಮಶೇಷಜನ್ತೋಃ ಸ್ವಸ್ಥೈಃ ಸ್ಮೃತಾ ಮತಿಮತೀವ ಶುಭಾಂ ದದಾಸಿ । ದಾರಿದ್ರ್ಯದುಃಖಭಯಹಾರಿಣಿ ಕಾ ತ್ವದನ್ಯಾ ಸರ್ವೋಪಕಾರಕರಣಾಯ ಸದಾರ್ದ್ರಚಿತ್ತಾ ॥ ೨॥
durge smṛtā harasi bhītimaśeṣajantoḥ svasthaiḥ smṛtā matimatīva śubhāṃ dadāsi | dāridryaduḥkhabhayahāriṇi kā tvadanyā sarvopakārakaraṇāya sadārdracittā || 2||
ಅರ್ಥ: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?
ಸರ್ವಮಙ್ಗಲಮಾಙ್ಗಲ್ಯೇ ಶಿವೇ ಸರ್ವಾರ್ಥಸಾಧಿಕೇ । ಶರಣ್ಯೇ ತ್ರ್ಯಮ್ಬಕೇ ಗೌರಿ ನಾರಾಯಣಿ ನಮೋಽಸ್ತು ತೇ ॥ ೩॥
sarvamaṅgalamāṅgalye śive sarvārthasādhike | śaraṇye tryambake gauri nārāyaṇi namo'stu te || 3||
ಅರ್ಥ:3. O auspiciousness of all auspicious things, O benevolent Shiva, accomplisher of all aims, O refuge, three-eyed Gauri, O Narayani — salutations to you.
ಶರಣಾಗತದೀನಾರ್ತಪರಿತ್ರಾಣಪರಾಯಣೇ । ಸರ್ವಸ್ಯಾರ್ತಿಹರೇ ದೇವಿ ನಾರಾಯಣಿ ನಮೋಽಸ್ತು ತೇ ॥ ೪॥
śaraṇāgatadīnārtaparitrāṇaparāyaṇe | sarvasyārtihare devi nārāyaṇi namo'stu te || 4||
ಅರ್ಥ: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.
ಸರ್ವಸ್ವರೂಪೇ ಸರ್ವೇಶೇ ಸರ್ವಶಕ್ತಿಸಮನ್ವಿತೇ । ಭಯೇಭ್ಯಸ್ತ್ರಾಹಿ ನೋ ದೇವಿ ದುರ್ಗೇ ದೇವಿ ನಮೋಽಸ್ತು ತೇ ॥ ೫॥
sarvasvarūpe sarveśe sarvaśaktisamanvite | bhayebhyastrāhi no devi durge devi namo'stu te || 5||
ಅರ್ಥ: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.
ರೋಗಾನಶೇಷಾನಪಹಂಸಿ ತುಷ್ಟಾ ರುಷ್ಟಾ ತು ಕಾಮಾನ್ ಸಕಲಾನಭೀಷ್ಟಾನ್ । ತ್ವಾಮಾಶ್ರಿತಾನಾಂ ನ ವಿಪನ್ನರಾಣಾಂ ತ್ವಾಮಾಶ್ರಿತಾ ಹ್ಯಾಶ್ರಯತಾಂ ಪ್ರಯಾನ್ತಿ ॥ ೬॥
rogānaśeṣānapahaṃsi tuṣṭā ruṣṭā tu kāmān sakalānabhīṣṭān | tvāmāśritānāṃ na vipannarāṇāṃ tvāmāśritā hyāśrayatāṃ prayānti || 6||
ಅರ್ಥ: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.
ಸರ್ವಾಬಾಧಾಪ್ರಶಮನಂ ತ್ರೈಲೋಕ್ಯಸ್ಯಾಖಿಲೇಶ್ವರಿ । ಏವಮೇವ ತ್ವಯಾ ಕಾರ್ಯಮಸ್ಮದ್ವೈರಿವಿನಾಶನಮ್ ॥ ೭॥
sarvābādhāpraśamanaṃ trailokyasyākhileśvari | evameva tvayā kāryamasmadvairivināśanam || 7||
ಅರ್ಥ: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.
ಪದ-ಪದ ಅರ್ಥ
ಉಚ್ಚಾರಣೆ ಕೇಳಲು ಯಾವುದೇ ಪದವನ್ನು ಕ್ಲಿಕ್ ಮಾಡಿ
Saptashloki Durga ಪಾರಾಯಣದ ಪ್ರಯೋಜನಗಳು
Condenses the entire power of the 700-verse Durga Saptashati into seven easily memorised verses
Removes fear, anxiety, poverty and disease when chanted with devotion
Offers swift protection to those who take refuge in the Divine Mother
Ideal daily practice for those who cannot recite the full Durga Saptashati
Strengthens courage and steadiness of mind in difficult times
Believed to ward off enemies and obstacles (the final verse prays for their destruction)
Bestows an auspicious, sattvic intellect (shubha mati) on the sincere seeker
Saptashloki Durga ಪಾರಾಯಣ ವಿಧಿ
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.
ಪದೇ ಪದೇ ಕೇಳುವ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆಗಳು
ಇವನ್ನೂ ಓದಿ
ॐ
ಪೂರ್ಣ Saptashloki Durgaವನ್ನು ಶ್ಲೋಕ-ಶ್ಲೋಕ ಅರ್ಥದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಓದಿ, ಅಥವಾ ಇನ್ನಷ್ಟು ಪವಿತ್ರ ಪಾಠಗಳನ್ನು ನೋಡಿ