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दुर्गा सूक्तम् in Sinhala · සිංහල

🕉️ vedic·📿 11× repetitions·🕐 During Navratri, Vedic fire rituals, or any time of danger·🎵 Audio included·📜 Rigveda & Taittiriya Aranyaka (Yajurveda)

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Englishසිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

Origin & Story

Rigveda & Taittiriya Aranyaka (Yajurveda) · Vedic Rishis · 1500-1000 BCE

The Durga Suktam is among the oldest hymns to the divine feminine in human civilization. It appears in both the Rigveda and the Taittiriya Aranyaka. The hymn invokes Durga through Agni (fire), the Vedic intermediary between humans and gods. The very concept of 'Durga' as the goddess who carries us across impossible dangers originates from this suktam — making it the foundational text of all Durga worship.

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This suktam contains the verse 'Sa Nah Parshad Ati Durgani Vishva Naveva Sindhum' — 'May she carry us across ALL dangers like a boat across the ocean.' The metaphor is powerful: no matter how vast the ocean of troubles, the goddess IS the boat. Vedic priests have chanted this suktam during fire rituals for over 3000 years — the unbroken chain of recitation from the Rigvedic period to today makes it one of the oldest continuously performed religious practices in human history.

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Verse 1

ඕං ජාතවේදසේ සුනවාම සෝමමරාතීයතෝ නිදහාති වේදඃ . ස නඃ පර්ෂදති දුර්ගාණි විශ්වා නාවේව සින්ධුං දුරිතාත්යග්නිඃ ..

Om jatavedase sunavama somamaratiyato nidahati vedah Sa nah parshadati durgani vishva naveva sindhum duritatyagnih

Meaning:हम जातवेदा (अग्नि) के लिए सोम अभिषुत करते हैं; वह सर्वज्ञ हमारे शत्रुओं को भस्म करे; वह हमें सब संकटों से नौका-सा पार ले जाए।

Verse 2

තාමග්නිවර්ණාං තපසා ජ්වලන්තීං වෛරෝචනීං කර්මඵලේෂු ජුෂ්ටාම් . දුර්ගාං දේවීං ශරණමහං ප්රපද්යේ සුතරසි තරසේ නමඃ ..

Tamagnivarnam tapasa jvalantim vairochanim karmaphaleshu jushtam Durgam devim sharanamaham prapadye sutarasi tarase namah

Meaning:अग्निवर्णा, तप से ज्वलित, वैरोचनी, कर्मफलों के लिए सेविता — उस दुर्गा देवी की मैं शरण लेता हूँ; हे पार उतारने वाली! हमें भवसागर से पार करो।

Verse 3

අග්නේ ත්වං පාරයා නව්යෝ අස්මාන් ස්වස්තිභිරති දුර්ගාණි විශ්වා . පූශ්ච පෘථ්වී බහුලා න උර්වී භවා තෝකාය තනයාය ශංයෝඃ ..

Agne tvam paraya navyo asman svastibhirati durgani vishva Pushcha prithvi bahula na urvi bhava tokaya tanayaya shamyoh

Meaning:हे अग्ने! सदा-नूतन होकर, अपने कल्याणकारी आशीषों से हमें समस्त दुर्गम कठिनाइयों के पार ले जाओ; हमारा नगर विस्तृत-समृद्ध हो, हमारी सन्तति सुखी रहे।

Verse 4

විශ්වානි නෝ දුර්ගහා ජාතවේදඃ සින්ධුං න නාවා දුරිතාතිපර්ෂි . අග්නේ අත්රිවන්මනසා ගෘණානෝ(අ)ස්මාකං බෝධ්යවිතා තනූනාම් ..

Vishvani no durgaha jatavedah sindhum na nava duritatiparshi Agne atrivanmanasa grinanosmakam bodhyavita tanunam

Meaning:हे जातवेदा, समस्त दुर्गों (कठिनाइयों) का नाश करने वाले! जैसे नौका से सिन्धु पार किया जाता है, वैसे हमें सब दुरितों से पार उतारो।

Verse 5

පෘතනාජිතං සහමානමුග්රමග්නිං හුවේම පරමාත්සධස්ථාත් . ස නඃ පර්ෂදති දුර්ගාණි විශ්වා ක්ෂාමද්දේවෝ අති දුරිතාත්යග්නිඃ ..

Pritanajitam sahamanamugramagnim huvema paramatsadhasthat Sa nah parshadati durgani vishva kshamaddevo ati duritatyagnih

Verse 6

ප්රත්නෝෂි කමීඩ්යෝ අධ්වරේෂු සනාච්ච හෝතා නව්යශ්ච සත්සි . ස්වාං චාග්නේ තනුවං පිප්රයස්වාස්මභ්යං ච සෞභගමායජස්ව ..

Pratnoshi kamidyo adhvareshu sanachcha hota navyashcha satsi Svam chagne tanuvam piprayasvasmabhyam cha saubhagamayajasva

Verse 7

ගෝභිර්ජුෂ්ටමයුජෝ නිෂික්තං තවේන්ද්ර විෂ්ණෝරනුසංචරේම . නාකස්ය පෘෂ්ඨමභි සංවසානෝ වෛෂ්ණවීං ලෝක ඉහ මාදයන්තාම් ..

Gobhirjushtamayujo nishiktam tavendra vishnoranusamcharema Nakasya prishthamabhi samvasano vaishnavim loka iha madayantam

Word-by-Word Meaning

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ජාතවේදසේ🔊JatavedaseTo Agni (fire), the all-knowing

සෝම🔊SomaThe sacred offering/nectar

දුර්ගාණි🔊DurganiDifficulties, dangers, obstacles

නාවා🔊NavaLike a boat

සින්ධුං🔊SindhumThe ocean

අග්නිවර්ණාං🔊AgnivarnamOf the color of fire

තපසා ජ්වලන්තීං🔊Tapasa JvalanteemBlazing with austerity

වෛරෝචනීං🔊VairochaneemRadiant, luminous

කර්මඵලේෂු🔊KarmaphaleshuIn the fruits of action/karma

දුර්ගාං🔊DurgamDurga — she who is hard to approach/overcome

ශරණම්🔊SharanamRefuge, shelter

ප්රපද්යේ🔊PrapadyeI surrender/take refuge

ස්වස්තිභිඃ🔊SvastibhihWith blessings of well-being

දුර්ගහා🔊DurgahaDestroyer of difficulties

Benefits of Chanting दुर्गा सूक्तम्

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One of the most ancient prayers to Durga — from the Rigveda itself

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'Durgam Devim Sharanam Aham Prapadye' — ultimate surrender to Durga

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Vedic fire ritual prayer — invokes Durga through the sacred fire (Agni)

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Carries the devotee across ALL difficulties like a boat across the ocean

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The very NAME 'Durga' comes from this suktam — 'she who takes us across dangers'

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Used in Vedic fire rituals (homas) for protection and obstacle removal

How to Chant दुर्गा सूक्तम्

Repetitions11times

Best TimeDuring Navratri, Vedic fire rituals, or any time of danger

This is a Vedic suktam traditionally chanted during fire offerings (homa/havan). For personal practice, sit facing east, light a diya or small fire. Chant 11 times with Vedic pronunciation. The key verse is 'Durgam Devim Sharanam Aham Prapadye' — feel complete surrender to the goddess as you chant it.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete दुर्गा सूक्तम् written in the Sinhala 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.

A Vedic hymn from the Rigveda and Taittiriya Aranyaka invoking Goddess Durga through Agni (fire). It is one of the oldest references to Durga in Vedic literature and the source of her very name.

In this Vedic hymn, Durga is described as 'Agnivarnam' (fire-colored) and 'Tapasa Jvalanteem' (blazing with austerity). Fire represents the transformative power that burns away ignorance, evil and suffering — this IS Durga's nature.

The word 'Durga' comes from 'durgani' in this very suktam, meaning 'difficulties/dangers that are hard to cross.' Durga is the goddess who takes us across (tara) these insurmountable dangers — like a boat across a stormy ocean.