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दुर्गा सूक्तम्
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- Verse 1. Om jatavedase sunavama somamaratiyato nidahati vedah
- Verse 2. Tamagnivarnam tapasa jvalantim vairochanim karmaphaleshu jushtam
- Verse 3. Agne tvam paraya navyo asman svastibhirati durgani vishva
- Verse 4. Vishvani no durgaha jatavedah sindhum na nava duritatiparshi
- Verse 5. Pritanajitam sahamanamugramagnim huvema paramatsadhasthat
- Verse 6. Pratnoshi kamidyo adhvareshu sanachcha hota navyashcha satsi
- Verse 7. Gobhirjushtamayujo nishiktam tavendra vishnoranusamcharema
Om jatavedase sunavama somamaratiyato nidahati vedah
ॐ जातवेदसे सुनवाम सोममरातीयतो निदहाति वेदः । स नः पर्षदति दुर्गाणि विश्वा नावेव सिन्धुं दुरितात्यग्निः ॥
Om jatavedase sunavama somamaratiyato nidahati vedah Sa nah parshadati durgani vishva naveva sindhum duritatyagnih
MeaningLet us press the Soma for Jatavedas (Agni, knower of all beings); may he burn away the wealth of those who are hostile to us. May that Agni carry us safely across all perils, as a boat carries one across a river, beyond every difficulty.
Tamagnivarnam tapasa jvalantim vairochanim karmaphaleshu jushtam
तामग्निवर्णां तपसा ज्वलन्तीं वैरोचनीं कर्मफलेषु जुष्टाम् । दुर्गां देवीं शरणमहं प्रपद्ये सुतरसि तरसे नमः ॥
Tamagnivarnam tapasa jvalantim vairochanim karmaphaleshu jushtam Durgam devim sharanamaham prapadye sutarasi tarase namah
MeaningTo that Goddess Durga — fire-hued, blazing with austerity, the radiant power of the Sun, worshipped for the fruits of action — I surrender myself for refuge. O you who ferry us safely across, salutations to you who help us cross.
Agne tvam paraya navyo asman svastibhirati durgani vishva
अग्ने त्वं पारया नव्यो अस्मान् स्वस्तिभिरति दुर्गाणि विश्वा । पूश्च पृथ्वी बहुला न उर्वी भवा तोकाय तनयाय शंयोः ॥
Agne tvam paraya navyo asman svastibhirati durgani vishva Pushcha prithvi bahula na urvi bhava tokaya tanayaya shamyoh
MeaningO Agni, worthy of praise, carry us across all perils by auspicious paths; and may the broad earth and the wide expanse be ample for us — grant well-being to our children and our descendants.
Vishvani no durgaha jatavedah sindhum na nava duritatiparshi
विश्वानि नो दुर्गहा जातवेदः सिन्धुं न नावा दुरितातिपर्षि । अग्ने अत्रिवन्मनसा गृणानोऽस्माकं बोध्यविता तनूनाम् ॥
Vishvani no durgaha jatavedah sindhum na nava duritatiparshi Agne atrivanmanasa grinanosmakam bodhyavita tanunam
MeaningO Jatavedas, destroyer of all perils, carry us beyond every difficulty as a boat across a river. O Agni, praised by our minds like the sage Atri, become the protector of our very selves.
Pritanajitam sahamanamugramagnim huvema paramatsadhasthat
पृतनाजितं सहमानमुग्रमग्निं हुवेम परमात्सधस्थात् । स नः पर्षदति दुर्गाणि विश्वा क्षामद्देवो अति दुरितात्यग्निः ॥
Pritanajitam sahamanamugramagnim huvema paramatsadhasthat Sa nah parshadati durgani vishva kshamaddevo ati duritatyagnih
MeaningWe invoke from the highest abode that fierce Agni who conquers armies and overpowers the foe. May that scorching god carry us safely across all perils, beyond every difficulty.
Pratnoshi kamidyo adhvareshu sanachcha hota navyashcha satsi
प्रत्नोषि कमीड्यो अध्वरेषु सनाच्च होता नव्यश्च सत्सि । स्वां चाग्ने तनुवं पिप्रयस्वास्मभ्यं च सौभगमायजस्व ॥
Pratnoshi kamidyo adhvareshu sanachcha hota navyashcha satsi Svam chagne tanuvam piprayasvasmabhyam cha saubhagamayajasva
MeaningO adorable Agni, you kindle the worship-rites; you abide as the priest (hota), both the ancient and the ever-new. Gladden your own form, and win for us auspicious fortune.
Gobhirjushtamayujo nishiktam tavendra vishnoranusamcharema
गोभिर्जुष्टमयुजो निषिक्तं तवेन्द्र विष्णोरनुसंचरेम । नाकस्य पृष्ठमभि संवसानो वैष्णवीं लोक इह मादयन्ताम् ॥
Gobhirjushtamayujo nishiktam tavendra vishnoranusamcharema Nakasya prishthamabhi samvasano vaishnavim loka iha madayantam
MeaningUnited with the rays of light, the unequalled, the all-pervading — may we ever follow after that (supreme step) of Vishnu. Abiding upon the summit of heaven, may the gods rejoice here in the realm of Vishnu.
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Origin & History
Source: Rigveda & Taittiriya Aranyaka (Yajurveda)
Author: Vedic Rishis
Period: 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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