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𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌾 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌂𑌶𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌮𑌮𑌾𑌲𑌾 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍍

दुर्गा द्वात्रिंशन्नाममाला स्तोत्रम् in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ 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)

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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

𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌾 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌶𑌮𑌨𑍀 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍀 । 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌚𑍍𑌛𑍇𑌦𑌿𑌨𑍀 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌸𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌨𑍀 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌿𑌨𑍀 ॥ ௧॥

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

Meaning:दुर्गा — कठिनाइयों से उत्पन्न पीड़ा को शान्त करने वाली, दुर्गम विपत्तियों का निवारण करने वाली; दुर्गम का छेदन करने वाली, दुष्कर को सिद्ध करने वाली, समस्त संकटों का नाश करने वाली।

Verse 2

𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌤𑍋𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍀 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌨𑌿𑌹𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌾𑌪𑌹𑌾 । 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌦𑌾 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌦𑍈𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌦𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌲𑌾 ॥ ௨॥

durgatoddhāriṇī durganihantrī durgamāpahā | durgamajñānadā durgadaityalokadavānalā || 2||

Meaning:विपत्ति में पड़े जनों का उद्धार करने वाली, कष्ट की संहारिणी, विघ्नों को हरने वाली; दुर्लभ ज्ञान प्रदान करने वाली, अजेय दैत्यों के लोक के लिए दावानल समान।

Verse 3

𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌾 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌾𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌾 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌿𑌣𑍀 । 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌾 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌾 ॥ ௩॥

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

Meaning:दुर्गमा, जिनका दर्शन भी कठिन है, जिनका स्वरूप ही दुर्गम आत्मतत्त्व है; दुर्गम मार्ग को दिखाने वाली, दुर्लभ विद्या स्वरूपा, कठिनता से प्राप्य आश्रयदात्री।

Verse 4

𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌸𑌂𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌨𑌾 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌭𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌨𑍀 । 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌮𑍋𑌹𑌾 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌗𑌾 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌿𑌣𑍀 ॥ ௪॥

durgamajñānasaṃsthānā durgamadhyānabhāsinī | durgamohā durgamagā durgamārthasvarūpiṇī || 4||

Meaning:गूढ़ ज्ञान में स्थित, गहन ध्यान में प्रकाशित होने वाली; दुर्गम मोह को दूर करने वाली, दुर्गम में गमन करने वाली, परम अर्थ स्वरूपा।

Verse 5

𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌸𑌂𑌹𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌾𑌯𑍁𑌧𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍀 । 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌗𑍀 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌤𑌾 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌮𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀 ॥ ௫॥

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

Meaning:दुर्गमासुर की संहारिणी, दुर्जेय आयुधों को धारण करने वाली; भयावह अंग वाली, दुर्बोध, दुरापा, दुर्गम की ईश्वरी।

Verse 6

𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌭𑍀𑌮𑌾 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌭𑌾𑌮𑌾 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌭𑌾 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌦𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍀 । 𑌨𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌵𑌲𑌿𑌮𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌯𑌾 𑌮𑌮 𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌵𑌃 ॥ ௬॥

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

Meaning:कठिनाई के लिए भीषण, संकट में दीप्तिमयी, अन्धकार में प्रकाशमान, समस्त दुर्गति का विदारण करने वाली। जो मनुष्य दुर्गा की इस नाममाला का पाठ करता है, वह समस्त भयों से मुक्त हो जाता है — इसमें कोई संशय नहीं।

Verse 7

𑌪𑌠𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌭𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍋 𑌭𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 𑌨 𑌸𑌂𑌶𑌯𑌃 ॥ ௭॥

paṭhetsarvabhayānmukto bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ || 7||

Word-by-Word Meaning

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

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

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

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

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

𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌿𑌨𑍀🔊durga-nāśinīShe who destroys difficulties and dangers

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

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

𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌾𑌪𑌹𑌾🔊durgamāpahāShe who takes away the impassable obstacles

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌮𑍋𑌹𑌾🔊durga-mohāShe who dispels difficult delusion

𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌸𑌂𑌹𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀🔊durgamāsura-saṃhantrīShe who destroys the demon Durgamasura

𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌾𑌯𑍁𑌧𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍀🔊durgamāyudha-dhāriṇīShe who bears formidable weapons

𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌮𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀🔊durgameśvarīthe sovereign Goddess of the inaccessible

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

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

𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌦𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍀🔊durga-dāriṇīShe who tears asunder all difficulties

𑌨𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌵𑌲𑌿𑌮𑍍 𑌇𑌮𑌾𑌂🔊nāmāvalim imāṃthis garland of names

𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 ... 𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌵𑌃 𑌪𑌠𑍇𑌤𑍍🔊yastu ... mānavaḥ paṭhetwhatever person recites (it)

𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌭𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍋 𑌭𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿🔊sarva-bhayān mukto bhaviṣyatishall be freed from all fears

𑌨 𑌸𑌂𑌶𑌯𑌃🔊na saṃśayaḥthere is no doubt (about this)

Benefits of Chanting दुर्गा द्वात्रिंशन्नाममाला स्तोत्रम्

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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 दुर्गा द्वात्रिंशन्नाममाला स्तोत्रम्

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

This page shows the complete दुर्गा द्वात्रिंशन्नाममाला 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.

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.