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દુર્ગા દ્વાત્રિંશન્નામમાલા સ્તોત્રમ્ (દુર્ગાનાં બત્રીસ નામ)

दुर्गा द्वात्रिंशन्नाममाला स्तोत्रम्

🕉️ hindu·📿 32× repetitions·🕐 During Navaratri, on Tuesdays and Fridays, and at any moment of fear, danger or distress·📜 Traditional Devi stotra (recited within the Durga Saptashati / Devi Mahatmyam tradition)

Also known as: durga dwatrimsha namamala · 32 names of durga · durga dvatrimsha namamala stotram · durga battis naam · durga durgartishamani · durga dwatrimshannama mala

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

✦ Meaning

The Durga Dwatrimsha Namamala Stotram is a powerful litany of the thirty-two sacred names of Goddess Durga, each name beginning with 'Durga' and describing how She overcomes every form of difficulty, danger and demon. It is one of the most cherished short hymns of the Devi tradition, closing with the promise that whoever recites this garland of names will be freed from all fears. It is especially chanted in times of calamity, fear and distress, and during Navaratri.

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

दुर्गा दुर्गार्तिशमनी दुर्गापद्विनिवारिणी । दुर्गमच्छेदिनी दुर्गसाधिनी दुर्गनाशिनी ॥ १॥

durgā durgārtiśamanī durgāpadvinivāriṇī | durgamacchedinī durgasādhinī durganāśinī || 1||

Meaning:દુર્ગા — મુશ્કેલીઓથી ઉત્પન્ન પીડાને શાંત કરનારી, દુર્ગમ વિપત્તિઓનું નિવારણ કરનારી; દુર્ગમનું છેદન કરનારી, દુષ્કરને સિદ્ધ કરનારી, સમસ્ત સંકટોનો નાશ કરનારી.

Verse 2

दुर्गतोद्धारिणी दुर्गनिहन्त्री दुर्गमापहा । दुर्गमज्ञानदा दुर्गदैत्यलोकदवानला ॥ २॥

durgatoddhāriṇī durganihantrī durgamāpahā | durgamajñānadā durgadaityalokadavānalā || 2||

Meaning:વિપત્તિમાં પડેલા જનોનો ઉદ્ધાર કરનારી, કષ્ટની સંહારિણી, વિઘ્નોને હરનારી; દુર્લભ જ્ઞાન પ્રદાન કરનારી, અજેય દૈત્યોના લોક માટે દાવાનળ સમાન.

Verse 3

दुर्गमा दुर्गमालोका दुर्गमात्मस्वरूपिणी । दुर्गमार्गप्रदा दुर्गमविद्या दुर्गमाश्रिता ॥ ३॥

durgamā durgamālokā durgamātmasvarūpiṇī | durgamārgapradā durgamavidyā durgamāśritā || 3||

Meaning:દુર્ગમા, જેમનું દર્શન પણ કઠિન છે, જેમનું સ્વરૂપ જ દુર્ગમ આત્મતત્ત્વ છે; દુર્ગમ માર્ગ બતાવનારી, દુર્લભ વિદ્યાસ્વરૂપા, મહેનતથી જ પ્રાપ્ય આશ્રયદાત્રી.

Verse 4

दुर्गमज्ञानसंस्थाना दुर्गमध्यानभासिनी । दुर्गमोहा दुर्गमगा दुर्गमार्थस्वरूपिणी ॥ ४॥

durgamajñānasaṃsthānā durgamadhyānabhāsinī | durgamohā durgamagā durgamārthasvarūpiṇī || 4||

Meaning:ગૂઢ જ્ઞાનમાં સ્થિત, ગહન ધ્યાનમાં પ્રકાશિત થનારી; દુર્ગમ મોહને દૂર કરનારી, દુર્ગમમાં ગમન કરનારી, પરમ અર્થસ્વરૂપા.

Verse 5

दुर्गमासुरसंहन्त्री दुर्गमायुधधारिणी । दुर्गमाङ्गी दुर्गमता दुर्गम्या दुर्गमेश्वरी ॥ ५॥

durgamāsurasaṃhantrī durgamāyudhadhāriṇī | durgamāṅgī durgamatā durgamyā durgameśvarī || 5||

Meaning:દુર્ગમાસુરની સંહારિણી, દુર્જેય આયુધો ધારણ કરનારી; ભયાનક અંગવાળી, દુર્બોધ, દુરાપ, દુર્ગમની ઈશ્વરી.

Verse 6

दुर्गभीमा दुर्गभामा दुर्गभा दुर्गदारिणी । नामावलिमिमां यस्तु दुर्गाया मम मानवः ॥ ६॥

durgabhīmā durgabhāmā durgabhā durgadāriṇī | nāmāvalimimāṃ yastu durgāyā mama mānavaḥ || 6||

Meaning:મુશ્કેલી માટે ભીષણ, સંકટમાં દીપ્તિમયી, અંધકારમાં પ્રકાશમાન, સમસ્ત દુર્ગતિનું વિદારણ કરનારી. જે મનુષ્ય દુર્ગાની આ નામમાલાનો પાઠ કરે છે, તે સમસ્ત ભયોથી મુક્ત થઈ જાય છે — એમાં કોઈ સંશય નથી.

Verse 7

पठेत्सर्वभयान्मुक्तो भविष्यति न संशयः ॥ ७॥

paṭhetsarvabhayānmukto bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ || 7||

Word-by-Word Meaning

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

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

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

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

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

दुर्गनाशिनी🔊durga-nāśinīShe who destroys difficulties and dangers

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

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

दुर्गमापहा🔊durgamāpahāShe who takes away the impassable obstacles

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

दुर्गमोहा🔊durga-mohāShe who dispels difficult delusion

दुर्गमासुरसंहन्त्री🔊durgamāsura-saṃhantrīShe who destroys the demon Durgamasura

दुर्गमायुधधारिणी🔊durgamāyudha-dhāriṇīShe who bears formidable weapons

दुर्गमेश्वरी🔊durgameśvarīthe sovereign Goddess of the inaccessible

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

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

दुर्गदारिणी🔊durga-dāriṇīShe who tears asunder all difficulties

नामावलिम् इमां🔊nāmāvalim imāṃthis garland of names

यस्तु ... मानवः पठेत्🔊yastu ... mānavaḥ paṭhetwhatever person recites (it)

सर्वभयान्मुक्तो भविष्यति🔊sarva-bhayān mukto bhaviṣyatishall be freed from all fears

न संशयः🔊na saṃśayaḥthere is no doubt (about this)

Benefits of Chanting દુર્ગા દ્વાત્રિંશન્નામમાલા સ્તોત્રમ્ (દુર્ગાનાં બત્રીસ નામ)

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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 દુર્ગા દ્વાત્રિંશન્નામમાલા સ્તોત્રમ્ (દુર્ગાનાં બત્રીસ નામ)

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

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.