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🕉️ hindu·📿 3× repetitions·🕐 At the three sandhyas (dawn, midday, dusk); recited immediately when facing danger or calamity·📜 Siddheshwari Tantra (Uma-Maheshwara Samvada)

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Origin & Story

Siddheshwari Tantra (Uma-Maheshwara Samvada) · Traditional — revealed by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati · Tantric/Puranic era

The stotra appears in the Siddheshwari Tantra as part of a dialogue between Shiva (Maheshwara) and Parvati (Uma). Moved by compassion for beings caught in the sufferings of worldly existence, Shiva reveals to the Goddess a hymn whose very purpose (apad-uddhara-hetukam) is to rescue devotees from every form of calamity. Each verse is a direct cry to the Divine Mother as the one and only refuge, culminating in the refrain 'Trahi Durge' — 'Save me, O Durga.'

✦ As told in scripture

Devotees through the ages have recited this hymn at moments of acute crisis — shipwreck, fire, attack by enemies, false imprisonment and sudden illness — and traditional accounts hold that those who called upon the Mother with even a single verse were unexpectedly delivered, the danger dissolving as if the Goddess herself had thrown them the 'boat of rescue' (nistara-nauka) the hymn describes.

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Verse 1

𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌶𑌰𑌣𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍇 𑌸𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌕𑌮𑍍𑌪𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌜𑌗𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌪𑌿𑌕𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍇। 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌜𑌗𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌿 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑌿 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍇॥௧॥

namaste sharanye shive sanukampe namaste jagad-vyapike vishva-rupe | namaste jagad-vandya-padaravinde namaste jagat-tarini trahi durge ||1||

Meaning:हे शरण देने वाली, हे कल्याणमयी और करुणामयी, आपको नमस्कार है; हे जगत् में व्याप्त रहने वाली, हे विश्वरूपिणी, आपको नमस्कार है। जिनके चरण-कमल समस्त जगत् के वन्दनीय हैं, हे जगत् को तारने वाली, मेरी रक्षा करो, हे दुर्गे!

Verse 2

𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌜𑌗𑌚𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍇। 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌸𑌦𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌿 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑌿 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍇॥௨॥

namaste jagac-chintyamana-svarupe namaste maha-yogi-vijnana-rupe | namaste namaste sadananda-rupe namaste jagat-tarini trahi durge ||2||

Meaning:जिनका स्वरूप जगत् की कल्पना से परे है, जो महायोगियों का विज्ञान-स्वरूप हैं, जो सदा आनन्दस्वरूपा हैं — उन्हें बार-बार नमस्कार; हे जगत्तारिणि, त्राहि दुर्गे!

Verse 3

𑌅𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌦𑍀𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌤𑍁𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌭𑌯𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌭𑍀𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌬𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌃। 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌾 𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌿 𑌨𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌿 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑌿 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍇॥௩॥

anathasya dinasya trishnaturasya bhayartasya bhitasya baddhasya jantoh | tvam eka gatir devi nistara-kartri namaste jagat-tarini trahi durge ||3||

Meaning:अनाथ, दीन, तृष्णा से व्याकुल, भय से पीड़ित, डरे हुए और बन्धन में पड़े प्राणी के लिए, हे देवि, आप ही एकमात्र गति और उद्धार करने वाली हैं — हे जगत्तारिणि, त्राहि दुर्गे!

Verse 4

𑌅𑌰𑌣𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌰𑌣𑍇 𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍁𑌣𑍇 𑌶𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌜𑌲𑍇 𑌸𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌟𑍇 𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌗𑍇𑌹𑍇 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌾𑌤𑍇। 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌾 𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌿 𑌨𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌹𑍇𑌤𑍁- 𑌰𑍍𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌿 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑌿 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍇॥௪॥

aranye rane darune shatru-madhye jale sankate raja-gehe pravate | tvam eka gatir devi nistara-hetur namaste jagat-tarini trahi durge ||4||

Meaning:वन में, युद्ध में, भयंकर शत्रुओं के बीच, जल में, सङ्कट में, राजभवन में और आँधी में — हे देवि, आप ही एकमात्र रक्षा का साधन हैं — हे जगत्तारिणि, त्राहि दुर्गे!

Verse 5

𑌅𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍇 𑌮𑌹𑌦𑍁𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌰𑍇𑌽𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌘𑍋𑌰𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌾𑌗𑌰𑍇 𑌮𑌜𑍍𑌜𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌭𑌾𑌜𑌾𑌮𑍍। 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌾 𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌿 𑌨𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌨𑍗𑌕𑌾 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌿 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑌿 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍇॥௫॥

apare mahad-ustare 'tyanta-ghore vipat-sagare majjatam deha-bhajam | tvam eka gatir devi nistara-nauka namaste jagat-tarini trahi durge ||5||

Meaning:अपार, अत्यन्त दुस्तर और घोर विपत्ति-सागर में डूबते हुए देहधारियों के लिए, हे देवि, आप ही उद्धार की नौका हैं — हे जगत्तारिणि, त्राहि दुर्गे!

Verse 6

𑌨𑌮𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌿𑌕𑍇 𑌚𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌦𑍋𑌰𑍍𑌦𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌲𑍀𑌲𑌾- 𑌸𑌮𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌖𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌖𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌲𑌾𑌶𑍇𑌷𑌶𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌃। 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌾 𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌘𑍍𑌨𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍋𑌹𑌹𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌿 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑌿 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍇॥௬॥

namash chandike chanda-dor-danda-lila- samutkhandita-khandalashesha-shatroh | tvam eka gatir vighna-sandoha-hartri namaste jagat-tarini trahi durge ||6||

Meaning:हे चण्डिके, जिन्होंने अपनी प्रचण्ड भुजाओं की लीला से समस्त शत्रुओं को नष्ट कर डाला, आप ही विघ्नों के समूह को हरने वाली एकमात्र गति हैं — हे जगत्तारिणि, त्राहि दुर्गे!

Verse 7

𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌾 𑌸𑌦𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌤𑌾 𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌾𑌦𑌿- 𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌨𑍇𑌕𑌾𑌖𑌿𑌲𑌾 𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌧𑌨𑌾 𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌧𑌨𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌾। 𑌇𑌡𑌾 𑌪𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌲𑌾 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌷𑍁𑌮𑍍𑌨𑌾 𑌚 𑌨𑌾𑌡𑍀 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌿 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑌿 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍇॥௭॥

tvam eka sadaradhita satya-vadiny aneka-akhila krodhana krodha-nishtha | ida pingala tvam sushumna cha nadi namaste jagat-tarini trahi durge ||7||

Meaning:आप ही सदा आराधित, सत्यवादिनी हैं; आप ही इडा, पिङ्गला और सुषुम्ना नाड़ी हैं — हे जगत्तारिणि, त्राहि दुर्गे!

Verse 8

𑌨𑌮𑍋 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌿 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍇 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍇 𑌭𑍀𑌮𑌨𑌾𑌦𑍇 𑌸𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌰𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌧𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍋𑌘𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍇। 𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌿𑌃 𑌸𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌿 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑌿 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍇॥௮॥

namo devi durge shive bhima-nade sarasvaty-arundhaty-amogha-svarupe | vibhutih satam kala-ratri-svarupe namaste jagat-tarini trahi durge ||8||

Meaning:हे देवि दुर्गे, हे शिवे, हे भीमनादा, आप सरस्वती, अरुन्धती और अमोघस्वरूपा हैं; सत्पुरुषों की विभूति और कालरात्रि-स्वरूपा हैं — हे जगत्तारिणि, त्राहि दुर्गे!

Verse 9

𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌮𑌸𑌿 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌧𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌂 𑌮𑍁𑌨𑌿𑌦𑌨𑍁𑌜𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌂 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌭𑌿𑌃 𑌪𑍀𑌡𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌮𑍍। 𑌨𑍃𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌗𑍃𑌹𑌗𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌦𑌸𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌭𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌸𑌿 𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌾 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌿 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍇 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑍀𑌦॥௯॥

sharanam asi suranam siddha-vidyadharanam muni-danuja-varanam vyadhibhih piditanam | nripati-griha-gatanam dasyubhis trasitanam tvam asi sharanam eka devi durge prasida ||9||

Meaning:आप देवताओं, सिद्धों, विद्याधरों, मुनियों, श्रेष्ठ मनुष्यों, रोग से पीड़ितों, राजभवन में बन्दी और दस्युओं से त्रस्त जनों की एकमात्र शरण हैं — हे देवि दुर्गे, प्रसन्न होओ!

Verse 10

𑌇𑌦𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌮𑌯𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌾𑌪𑌦𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌹𑍇𑌤𑍁𑌕𑌮𑍍। 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌵𑌾 𑌪𑌠𑌨𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌘𑍋𑌰𑌸𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌟𑌾𑌤𑍍॥

idam stotram maya proktam apad-uddhara-hetukam | tri-sandhyam eka-sandhyam va pathanad ghora-sankatat ||

Meaning:यह आपत्ति से उद्धार करने वाला स्तोत्र मैंने कहा है। जो इसे तीनों सन्ध्याओं में अथवा एक बार भी पढ़ता है, वह घोर सङ्कट से छूट जाता है — इसमें सन्देह नहीं। जो भक्तियुक्त होकर इसका सम्पूर्ण अथवा एक श्लोक भी सदा पाठ करता है, वह समस्त पाप त्यागकर परम पद को प्राप्त करता है।

Verse 11

𑌮𑍁𑌚𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌨𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍇𑌹𑍋 𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌿 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍇 𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌤𑌲𑍇। 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌵𑌾 𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌂 𑌵𑌾 𑌯𑌃 𑌪𑌠𑍇𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌸𑌦𑌾। 𑌸 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌦𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌨𑍋𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌂 𑌪𑌦𑌮𑍍॥

muchyate natra sandeho bhuvi svarge rasatale | sarvam va shlokam ekam va yah pathed bhaktiman sada | sa sarvam dushkritam tyaktva prapnoti paramam padam ||

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𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇🔊namasteSalutations to you

𑌶𑌰𑌣𑍍𑌯𑍇🔊sharanyeO refuge of all, granter of shelter

𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍇🔊shiveO auspicious one, consort of Shiva

𑌸𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌕𑌮𑍍𑌪𑍇🔊sanukampeO full of compassion and mercy

𑌜𑌗𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌪𑌿𑌕𑍇🔊jagad-vyapikeOne who pervades the entire universe

𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍇🔊vishva-rupeOne whose form is the cosmos itself

𑌜𑌗𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍇🔊jagad-vandya-padaravindeWhose lotus-feet are worshipped by the whole world

𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌿🔊jagat-tariniO saviour who ferries the world across (the ocean of existence)

𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑌿 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍇🔊trahi durgeProtect me, O Durga! (the refrain ending each verse)

𑌅𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌸𑍍𑌯🔊anathasyaOf the helpless / one with no protector

𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌤𑍁𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌯🔊trishnaturasyaOf one tormented by thirst/craving

𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌾 𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌿🔊tvam eka gatir deviYou alone, O Goddess, are the refuge/recourse

𑌨𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀🔊nistara-kartriThe one who liberates and delivers

𑌅𑌰𑌣𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌰𑌣𑍇🔊aranye raneIn the forest, in battle

𑌶𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑍇🔊shatru-madhyeIn the midst of enemies

𑌨𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌨𑍗𑌕𑌾🔊nistara-naukaThe boat that carries one across (the sea of calamity)

𑌵𑌿𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌾𑌗𑌰𑍇🔊vipat-sagareIn the ocean of misfortune and danger

𑌇𑌡𑌾 𑌪𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌲𑌾 𑌸𑍁𑌷𑍁𑌮𑍍𑌨𑌾🔊ida pingala sushumnaYou are the three subtle channels (nadis) of the yogic body

𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍇🔊kala-ratri-svarupeOne whose form is Kalaratri (the dark night of dissolution)

𑌆𑌪𑌦𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌹𑍇𑌤𑍁𑌕𑌮𑍍🔊apad-uddhara-hetukamComposed for the purpose of deliverance from calamities

𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌂 𑌪𑌦𑌮𑍍🔊paramam padamThe supreme state / liberation (moksha)

Benefits of Chanting श्री दुर्गा आपदुद्धारक स्तोत्रम्

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Invoked specifically for deliverance from sudden dangers, accidents and grave calamities

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Protects travellers in forests, on water, in storms and in hostile situations

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Removes fear, anxiety and the sense of helplessness in difficult times

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Believed to free one from imprisonment, false accusation and the threat of enemies

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Grants courage and the assurance of the Divine Mother's protective presence

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The phalashruti promises liberation from sins and attainment of the supreme state

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Even a single verse recited with devotion is said to ward off ghora-sankata (terrible distress)

How to Chant श्री दुर्गा आपदुद्धारक स्तोत्रम्

Repetitions3times

Best TimeAt the three sandhyas (dawn, midday, dusk); recited immediately when facing danger or calamity

The stotra itself prescribes recitation at the three junctures of the day (trisandhyam) or at least once daily. In an emergency it may be chanted then and there with full faith, even a single verse. Sit facing east before an image of Durga if possible, light a lamp, and recite with concentration on the refrain 'Trahi Durge' (protect me, O Durga), feeling oneself wholly surrendered to the Mother. Regular recitation builds an enduring shield of protection.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete श्री दुर्गा आपदुद्धारक स्तोत्रम् 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.

Apad-uddharaka means 'one who lifts up out of calamity'. Apad = misfortune/danger, uddharaka = rescuer. The stotra is recited to be delivered from sudden dangers, disasters and grave distress of every kind.

It is drawn from the Siddheshwari Tantra, framed as a dialogue (Uma-Maheshwara Samvada) in which Lord Shiva teaches the hymn to Goddess Parvati. It is therefore regarded as having come directly from Shiva himself.

Traditionally it is recited at the three sandhyas (dawn, noon and dusk), or at least once a day. It is especially recited at the moment of facing any danger — illness, travel, conflict, legal trouble or natural calamity.

Yes. The closing phalashruti states that whoever recites the whole hymn or even a single verse with devotion is freed from distress and evil deeds and attains the supreme state, so even one verse chanted in faith is held to be efficacious.