𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌹𑌾 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌧𑌾 (𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌕𑍃𑌤 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌨𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌤𑌿)
Tvam Svaha Tvam Svadha (Brahma's Stuti to Yoganidra) in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥
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Origin & Story
Durga Saptashati Chapter 1 · Sage Markandeya (Markandeya Purana) · Ancient (composed c. 400–600 CE as part of the Markandeya Purana)
In the Prathama Charita of the Devi Mahatmya, at the end of a cosmic cycle the universe becomes a single ocean and Vishnu lies in yogic sleep upon Ananta-Shesha. From the wax of his ears arise two terrible asuras, Madhu and Kaitabha, who rush to slay Brahma seated on the lotus from Vishnu's navel. Unable to wake Vishnu, Brahma extols the Goddess of Sleep (Yoganidra) with this hymn, beginning 'Tvam svaha tvam svadha.' Pleased, she withdraws from Vishnu's body; he awakens and, after a five-thousand-year battle, slays the two demons.
✦ As told in scripture
Tradition holds that just as Brahma was delivered from the unassailable demons Madhu and Kaitabha the very moment the Goddess was praised, a devotee who recites this first stuti with faith is freed from overwhelming, seemingly invincible troubles, and the 'sleep of delusion' clouding the mind is lifted into spiritual awakening.
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𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑍋𑌵𑌾𑌚 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌹𑌾 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌧𑌾 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌹𑌿 𑌵𑌷𑌟𑍍𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌕𑌾 । 𑌸𑍁𑌧𑌾 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰𑍇 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌧𑌾 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌕𑌾 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌾 ॥
brahmovāca tvaṃ svāhā tvaṃ svadhā tvaṃ hi vaṣaṭkāraḥ svarātmikā sudhā tvamakṣare nitye tridhā mātrātmikā sthitā
Meaning:Brahma said: You are Svaha and Svadha; you are indeed the Vashatkara, the very soul of sound. You are the nectar Sudha, O eternal, imperishable One; you abide as the three matras of Om, and as the eternal half-matra that cannot be separately uttered. You yourself are the Sandhya, the Savitri, the supreme Mother of the gods, O Goddess. By you this universe is upheld, by you this world is created; by you it is sustained, O Goddess, and you ever devour it at the end. At creation you take the form of creation, in protection the form of sustenance, and at the world's end the form of dissolution, O you who are the world itself. You are the Mahavidya, Mahamaya, Mahamedha and Mahasmriti; you are the Mahamoha, the Mahadevi, the Maheshwari. You are Shri, you are Ishwari, you are Hri, you are the intellect marked by inner awakening; you are modesty, nourishment and contentment, tranquillity and forbearance. You are the supreme of the high and the low; you alone are the Supreme Sovereign. And whatever thing exists anywhere, real or unreal, O soul of all — of all that you are the Power; how then can I praise you fully? Delude these two unassailable asuras, Madhu and Kaitabha, and let the Lord of the world, the unfallen Vishnu, be quickly brought to waking.
𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌧𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌾 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌚𑍍𑌚𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍇𑌷𑌤𑌃 । 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍇𑌵 𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌸𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌿 𑌜𑌨𑌨𑍀 𑌪𑌰𑌾 ॥
ardhamātrā sthitā nityā yānuccāryāviśeṣataḥ tvameva sandhyā sāvitrī tvaṃ devi jananī parā
𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌯𑍈𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌯𑍈𑌤𑌤𑍍 𑌸𑍃𑌜𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍍 । 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌯𑍈𑌤𑌤𑍍 𑌪𑌾𑌲𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌿 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌚 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌦𑌾 ॥
tvayaitaddhāryate viśvaṃ tvayaitat sṛjyate jagat tvayaitat pālyate devi tvamatsyante ca sarvadā
𑌵𑌿𑌸𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍗 𑌸𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌿𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌾 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌾 𑌚 𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌨𑍇 । 𑌤𑌥𑌾 𑌸𑌂𑌹𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌜𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌯𑍇 ॥
visṛṣṭau sṛṣṭirūpā tvaṃ sthitirūpā ca pālane tathā saṃhṛtirūpānte jagato'sya jaganmaye
𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌯𑌾 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌮𑍇𑌧𑌾 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌃 । 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌮𑍋𑌹𑌾 𑌚 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍀 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍀 𑌮𑌹𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀 ॥
mahāvidyā mahāmāyā mahāmedhā mahāsmṛtiḥ mahāmohā ca bhavatī mahādevī maheśvarī
𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌹𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌬𑍋𑌧𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌣𑌾 । 𑌲𑌜𑍍𑌜𑌾 𑌪𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌥𑌾 𑌤𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌶𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍇𑌵 𑌚 ॥
tvaṃ śrīstvamīśvarī tvaṃ hrīstvaṃ buddhirbodhalakṣaṇā lajjā puṣṭistathā tuṣṭistvaṃ śāntiḥ kṣāntireva ca
𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌾 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍇𑌵 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀 । 𑌯𑌚𑍍𑌚 𑌕𑌿𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌕𑍍𑌵𑌚𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌸𑌦𑌸𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌖𑌿𑌲𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌕𑍇 ॥
parāparāṇāṃ paramā tvameva parameśvarī yacca kiñcitkvacidvastu sadasadvākhilātmike
𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌯𑌾 𑌶𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃 𑌸𑌾 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌕𑌿𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍂𑌯𑌸𑍇 𑌮𑌯𑌾 । 𑌮𑍋𑌹𑌯𑍈𑌤𑍗 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌵𑌸𑍁𑌰𑍗 𑌮𑌧𑍁𑌕𑍈𑌟𑌭𑍗 । 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌬𑍋𑌧𑌂 𑌚 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌮𑍀 𑌨𑍀𑌯𑌤𑌾𑌮𑌚𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌤𑍋 𑌲𑌘𑍁 ॥
tasya sarvasya yā śaktiḥ sā tvaṃ kiṃ stūyase mayā mohayaitau durādharṣāvasurau madhukaiṭabhau prabodhaṃ ca jagatsvāmī nīyatāmacyuto laghu
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Benefits of Chanting Tvam Svaha Tvam Svadha (Brahma's Stuti to Yoganidra)
Invokes the Devi as Mahamaya and Yoganidra — the supreme power behind creation, preservation and dissolution
Considered a powerful awakening prayer to dispel inner ignorance (the sleep of delusion) and confer spiritual wakefulness
Recited at the very start of the Durga Saptashati paath, sanctifying the entire recitation
Praises the Goddess as the soul of Om and the Vedas, deepening devotion and Self-knowledge
Believed to grant protection from unseen dangers, just as Brahma was saved from Madhu and Kaitabha
Cultivates surrender to the divine Mother as the one Shakti pervading all that exists
How to Chant Tvam Svaha Tvam Svadha (Brahma's Stuti to Yoganidra)
Sit facing east or north before an image of the Devi. Light a lamp and recite the hymn slowly, dwelling on the Mother as Mahamaya and Yoganidra. It is traditionally chanted at the opening of the first charita (Prathama Charita) of the Saptashati, whose presiding deity is Mahakali. After recitation, meditate silently on the Goddess as the one power within and behind all creation.
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