durgadevichandikadurga-saptashati

𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌤𑍀 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌾 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌿𑌨𑍀 (𑌨𑌿𑌶𑍁𑌮𑍍𑌭-𑌵𑌧)

भगवती दुर्गा दुर्गार्तिनाशिनी (निशुम्भ-वध) in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 11× repetitions·🕐 During Navaratri, on Ashtami and Navami, or on Tuesdays at dawn·📜 Durga Saptashati Chapter 9

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Origin & Story

Durga Saptashati Chapter 9 · Sage Markandeya (Markandeya Purana) · c. 400–600 CE (Markandeya Purana)

After Raktabija was slain, the demon-brothers Shumbha and Nishumbha gave way to measureless wrath and attacked the Goddess together. In the fierce duel, Nishumbha repeatedly assailed Chandika with sword, spear, pike and mace, each shattered by the Devi. Finally she pierced his heart with her pike, beheaded the second warrior who sprang from it, and laid Nishumbha low, leaving Shumbha to face her alone.

✦ As told in scripture

Devotees regard the name Durgartinashini in this verse as a direct appeal for relief; it is traditionally chanted in times of crisis, with many recounting that the Mother who pierced Nishumbha's heart swiftly cut through their own difficult, persistent troubles.

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Verse 1

𑌤𑌤𑍋 𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌤𑍀 𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌾 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌿𑌨𑍀 । 𑌚𑌿𑌚𑍍𑌛𑍇𑌦 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍀 𑌚𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌿 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌶𑌰𑍈𑌃 𑌸𑌾𑌯𑌕𑌾𑌂𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍 ॥

tato bhagavatī kruddhā durgā durgārtināśinī ciccheda devī cakrāṇi svaśaraiḥ sāyakāṃśca tān

Meaning:तब क्रुद्ध भगवती दुर्गा, दुर्गति और दुस्तर पीड़ाओं का नाश करने वाली, ने अपने बाणों से उन चक्रों और बाणों को काट डाला। पीड़ा देने वाला निशुम्भ जब हाथ में शूल लिए आगे बढ़ा, तब चण्डिका ने वेग से फेंके गए शूल से उसके हृदय को बेध दिया। शूल से बिंधे उसके हृदय से एक और महाबली, महापराक्रमी पुरुष 'ठहर!' कहता हुआ निकला। उसके निकलते ही देवी ने अट्टहास करके खड्ग से उसका सिर काट डाला; तब वह भूमि पर गिर पड़ा।

Verse 2

𑌶𑍂𑌲𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌶𑍁𑌮𑍍𑌭𑌮𑌮𑌰𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌦𑌨𑌮𑍍 । 𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌿 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌧 𑌶𑍂𑌲𑍇𑌨 𑌵𑍇𑌗𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍇𑌨 𑌚𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌿𑌕𑌾 ॥

śūlahastaṃ samāyāntaṃ niśumbhamamarārdanam hṛdi vivyādha śūlena vegāviddhena caṇḍikā

Verse 3

𑌭𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌶𑍂𑌲𑍇𑌨 𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌃𑌸𑍃𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌪𑌰𑌃 । 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌬𑌲𑍋 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌵𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑍇𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑍋 𑌵𑌦𑌨𑍍 ॥

bhinnasya tasya śūlena hṛdayānniḥsṛto'paraḥ mahābalo mahāvīryastiṣṭheti puruṣo vadan

Verse 4

𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌨𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌤𑍋 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍀 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌨𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌤𑌃 । 𑌶𑌿𑌰𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌚𑍍𑌛𑍇𑌦 𑌖𑌡𑍍𑌗𑍇𑌨 𑌤𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌸𑌾𑌵𑌪𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌿 ॥

tasya niṣkrāmato devī prahasya svanavattataḥ śiraściccheda khaḍgena tato'sāvapatadbhuvi

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌤𑌤𑌃 𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌤𑍀 𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾🔊tataḥ bhagavatī kruddhāThen the Bhagavati (Goddess), enraged

𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌾🔊durgāDurga (the inaccessible, invincible one)

𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌿𑌨𑍀🔊durga-ārti-nāśinīDestroyer of distress and of evils hard to overcome

𑌚𑌿𑌚𑍍𑌛𑍇𑌦 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍀 𑌚𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌿🔊ciccheda devī cakrāṇiThe Devi cut those discuses

𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌶𑌰𑍈𑌃 𑌸𑌾𑌯𑌕𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌚 𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍🔊sva-śaraiḥ sāyakān ca tānAnd those arrows, with her own arrows

𑌶𑍂𑌲𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍍🔊śūla-hastaṃ samāyāntamComing on, pike in hand

𑌨𑌿𑌶𑍁𑌮𑍍𑌭𑌮𑍍 𑌅𑌮𑌰𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌦𑌨𑌮𑍍🔊niśumbham amar-ārdanamNishumbha, tormentor of the gods (immortals)

𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌿 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌧 𑌶𑍂𑌲𑍇𑌨🔊hṛdi vivyādha śūlenaPierced him in the heart with her pike

𑌵𑍇𑌗𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍇𑌨 𑌚𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌿𑌕𑌾🔊vegāviddhena caṇḍikāHurled with force, Chandika (did so)

𑌭𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌶𑍂𑌲𑍇𑌨 𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍🔊bhinnasya tasya śūlena hṛdayātFrom his heart, cleft by the pike

𑌨𑌿𑌃𑌸𑍃𑌤𑌃 𑌅𑌪𑌰𑌃🔊niḥsṛtaḥ aparaḥThere issued forth another being

𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠 𑌇𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌃 𑌵𑌦𑌨𑍍🔊tiṣṭha iti puruṣaḥ vadanA being (purusha) crying 'Stop!'

𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍀 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌶𑌿𑌰𑌃 𑌚𑌿𑌚𑍍𑌛𑍇𑌦 𑌖𑌡𑍍𑌗𑍇𑌨🔊devī prahasya śiraḥ ciccheda khaḍgenaThe Devi, laughing aloud, severed his head with her sword

𑌤𑌤𑌃 𑌅𑌸𑍗 𑌅𑌪𑌤𑌤𑍍 𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌿🔊tataḥ asau apatat bhuviThereupon he fell to the ground

Benefits of Chanting भगवती दुर्गा दुर्गार्तिनाशिनी (निशुम्भ-वध)

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Invokes Durga by her potent name Durgartinashini, 'remover of all distress'

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Recited to overcome troubles that are difficult or seemingly impossible to surmount

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Brings courage to face dangers that regenerate or return after being defeated

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Strengthens faith in the Goddess as the one who cuts down evil at its very source

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Powerful during Navaratri and in the recitation of the ninth chapter of the Saptashati

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Grants protection from enemies, fear and obstacles on the spiritual path

How to Chant भगवती दुर्गा दुर्गार्तिनाशिनी (निशुम्भ-वध)

Repetitions11times

Best TimeDuring Navaratri, on Ashtami and Navami, or on Tuesdays at dawn

Begin with the Saptashati seed mantra 'Om Aim Hrim Klim Chamundayai Vichche'. Chant with devotion, dwelling on the name 'Durga Durgartinashini' as an appeal to remove all difficulty. Recited when one faces obstacles that are hard to overcome, and as part of the ninth chapter path of the Durga Saptashati, which narrates the slaying of Nishumbha.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete भगवती दुर्गा दुर्गार्तिनाशिनी (निशुम्भ-वध) 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.

Durgartinashini means 'the destroyer of durga-arti' — that is, the remover of distress, pain and dangers that are hard to overcome (durga means both 'difficult' and a name of the Goddess). It is one of the most beloved epithets of the Goddess in the Saptashati.

Chandika hurls her pike with force into Nishumbha's heart. From the cleft heart a second mighty warrior emerges, crying 'Stop!' — but the Goddess laughs aloud and severs his head with her sword, ending Nishumbha completely.

These are verses 29 and 32 to 34 of the ninth chapter (Nishumbha-Vadha) of the Durga Saptashati, part of the Uttama Charita presided over by the Goddess Mahasaraswati.