durgadevidevi-mahatmyadurga-saptashati

Ebhih Stavaish cha Mam Nityam

एभिः स्तवैश्च मां नित्यम् in English · English

🕉️ hindu·📿 9× repetitions·🕐 On Ashtami, Navami and Chaturdashi; during Navaratri; in the morning or evening with concentration·📜 Durga Saptashati Chapter 12

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀEnglishසිංහල 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

✦ Meaning

These opening verses of Chapter 12 of the Devi Mahatmya (Durga Saptashati) are the Goddess's own declaration of the fruits (phalashruti) of reciting her glory. She promises that whoever praises her with these hymns and recounts her victories over Madhu-Kaitabha, Mahishasura and Shumbha-Nishumbha — especially on the eighth, ninth and fourteenth lunar days — will be freed from every calamity, from sin, poverty and loss, and from all fear of enemies, robbers, kings, weapons, fire and flood. She declares the recitation of her Mahatmya to be the supreme and great cause of well-being.

Origin & Story

Durga Saptashati Chapter 12 · Maharshi Markandeya (traditionally ascribed) · Puranic period (c. 5th–6th century CE for the Devi Mahatmya)

The Devi Mahatmya (Durga Saptashati or Chandi), part of the Markandeya Purana, narrates the Divine Mother's three great cycles of victory — over Madhu-Kaitabha, over Mahishasura, and over Shumbha-Nishumbha. In Chapter 12, after the Narayani Stuti, the Goddess herself speaks the phalashruti, declaring the blessings that flow to those who recite and hear her Mahatmya. She promises to quell every calamity for her devotees, names the sacred lunar days for its recitation, and assures freedom from sin, poverty, loss and every fear — proclaiming her own glory to be the supreme and great cause of well-being.

✦ As told in scripture

Because these are the Goddess's own words of promise, devotees through the ages have recited the Durga Saptashati in times of war, epidemic and distress, trusting her assurance that no calamity touches those who hear her Mahatmya. Countless families recount being shielded from danger, illness and loss through the faithful recitation of these verses during Navaratri.

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Verse 1

devyuvāca ebhiḥ stavaiśca māṃ nityaṃ stoṣyate yaḥ samāhitaḥ tasyāhaṃ sakalāṃ bādhāṃ śamayiṣyāmyasaṃśayam

Meaning:The Devi said: Whoever, with concentrated mind, shall ever praise me with these hymns — for him I shall, without doubt, quell every calamity.

Verse 2

madhukaiṭabhanāśaṃ ca mahiṣāsuraghātanam kīrtayiṣyanti ye tadvadvadhaṃ śumbhaniśumbhayoḥ

Meaning:And those who shall recite the destruction of Madhu and Kaitabha, the slaying of Mahishasura, and likewise the slaying of Shumbha and Nishumbha,

Verse 3

aṣṭamyāṃ ca caturdaśyāṃ navamyāṃ caikacetasaḥ śroṣyanti caiva ye bhaktyā mama māhātmyamuttamam

Meaning:and those who, with single-minded devotion, shall listen to this my supreme glory (Mahatmya) on the eighth, the fourteenth and the ninth lunar days —

Verse 4

na teṣāṃ duṣkṛtaṃ kiñcidduṣkṛtotthā na cāpadaḥ bhaviṣyati na dāridryaṃ na caiveṣṭaviyojanam

Meaning:for them there shall be no evil deed of any kind, nor calamities arising from misdeeds; nor poverty, nor separation from loved ones.

Verse 5

śatrubhyo na bhayaṃ tasya dasyuto vā na rājataḥ na śastrānalatoyaughātkadācit sambhaviṣyati

Meaning:He shall have no fear from enemies, nor from robbers, nor from kings; never shall harm befall him from weapons, fire or floods of water.

Verse 6

tasmānmamaitanmāhātmyaṃ paṭhitavyaṃ samāhitaiḥ śrotavyaṃ ca sadā bhaktyā paraṃ svastyayanaṃ mahat

Meaning:Therefore this my Mahatmya should be recited by the concentrated, and ever listened to with devotion; it is the supreme, great cause of well-being.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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devyuvāca🔊the Devi said

ebhiḥ stavaiḥ ca māṃ nityaṃ🔊with these hymns, and (whoever) ever (praises) me

stoṣyate yaḥ samāhitaḥ🔊whoever shall praise (me) with a concentrated mind

tasya ahaṃ sakalāṃ bādhāṃ🔊for him I (shall quell) every calamity

śamayiṣyāmi asaṃśayam🔊I shall quell, without doubt

madhukaiṭabhanāśaṃ ca mahiṣāsuraghātanam🔊the destruction of Madhu and Kaitabha and the slaying of Mahishasura

kīrtayiṣyanti ye tadvat vadhaṃ śumbhaniśumbhayoḥ🔊those who recite, likewise, the slaying of Shumbha and Nishumbha

aṣṭamyāṃ ca caturdaśyāṃ navamyāṃ ca🔊on the eighth, the fourteenth and the ninth (lunar days)

ekacetasaḥ śroṣyanti ye bhaktyā🔊those who, single-minded, shall listen with devotion

mama māhātmyam uttamam🔊to this my supreme glory (Mahatmya)

na teṣāṃ duṣkṛtaṃ kiñcit🔊for them there shall be no evil deed of any kind

na āpadaḥ na dāridryaṃ na iṣṭaviyojanam🔊no calamities, no poverty, and no separation from loved ones

śatrubhyo na bhayaṃ tasya🔊he shall have no fear from enemies

dasyuto vā na rājataḥ🔊nor from robbers, nor from kings

na śastrānalatoyaughāt🔊never from weapons, fire or floods of water

tasmāt mama etat māhātmyaṃ paṭhitavyaṃ🔊therefore this my Mahatmya should be recited

paraṃ svastyayanaṃ mahat🔊it is the supreme, great cause of well-being

Benefits of Chanting एभिः स्तवैश्च मां नित्यम्

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Contains the Goddess's own promise to quell every calamity of her devotees

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Recited as the phalashruti (declaration of fruits) of the Durga Saptashati

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Said to remove fear of enemies, robbers, kings, weapons, fire and flood

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Believed to ward off sin, poverty and separation from loved ones

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Especially powerful on Ashtami, Navami and Chaturdashi lunar days

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Affirms the recitation of the Devi Mahatmya as a supreme means of well-being

How to Chant एभिः स्तवैश्च मां नित्यम्

Repetitions9times

Best TimeOn Ashtami, Navami and Chaturdashi; during Navaratri; in the morning or evening with concentration

Recite or listen to these verses with a concentrated, devoted mind, ideally on the eighth, ninth or fourteenth lunar day, as the Goddess herself prescribes. They are traditionally read as the phalashruti following a recitation of the Durga Saptashati (Chandi Path). Sit before an image of the Devi, light a lamp, and recall her great victories as you affirm her promise of protection from every calamity.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete एभिः स्तवैश्च मां नित्यम् written in the English 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.

These are verses 1–6 of Chapter 12 of the Devi Mahatmya (Durga Saptashati), where the Goddess herself proclaims the phalashruti — the fruits or blessings — that come from reciting and hearing her glory.

The Goddess names Ashtami, Navami and Chaturdashi as especially auspicious days to hear her Mahatmya with devotion. These tithis are traditionally sacred to the Devi, and recitation on them is held to be specially fruitful, removing all calamity.

She promises that her devotees will face no calamity, sin, poverty or separation from loved ones, and will have no fear from enemies, robbers, kings, weapons, fire or floods. She calls the recitation of her Mahatmya the supreme, great cause of well-being.