𑌏𑌭𑌿𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌵𑍈𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍
एभिः स्तवैश्च मां नित्यम् in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥
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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.
Complete Text with Meaning
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𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌵𑌾𑌚 𑌏𑌭𑌿𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌵𑍈𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌯𑌃 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌹𑌿𑌤𑌃 । 𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌹𑌂 𑌸𑌕𑌲𑌾𑌂 𑌬𑌾𑌧𑌾𑌂 𑌶𑌮𑌯𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌂𑌶𑌯𑌮𑍍 ॥
devyuvāca ebhiḥ stavaiśca māṃ nityaṃ stoṣyate yaḥ samāhitaḥ tasyāhaṃ sakalāṃ bādhāṃ śamayiṣyāmyasaṃśayam
Meaning:देवी बोलीं — जो एकाग्रचित्त होकर इन स्तुतियों से सदा मेरी स्तुति करेगा, उसकी समस्त बाधा मैं निःसंदेह शान्त कर दूँगी।
𑌮𑌧𑍁𑌕𑍈𑌟𑌭𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌂 𑌚 𑌮𑌹𑌿𑌷𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌘𑌾𑌤𑌨𑌮𑍍 । 𑌕𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌯𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌯𑍇 𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌧𑌂 𑌶𑍁𑌮𑍍𑌭𑌨𑌿𑌶𑍁𑌮𑍍𑌭𑌯𑍋𑌃 ॥
madhukaiṭabhanāśaṃ ca mahiṣāsuraghātanam kīrtayiṣyanti ye tadvadvadhaṃ śumbhaniśumbhayoḥ
Meaning:और जो मधु-कैटभ के नाश, महिषासुर के वध, तथा वैसे ही शुम्भ-निशुम्भ के वध का कीर्तन करेंगे,
𑌅𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌚 𑌚𑌤𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌦𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌨𑌵𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌚𑍈𑌕𑌚𑍇𑌤𑌸𑌃 । 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌚𑍈𑌵 𑌯𑍇 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌮𑌮 𑌮𑌾𑌹𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌮𑍍 ॥
aṣṭamyāṃ ca caturdaśyāṃ navamyāṃ caikacetasaḥ śroṣyanti caiva ye bhaktyā mama māhātmyamuttamam
Meaning:और जो अष्टमी, चतुर्दशी तथा नवमी को एकचित्त होकर भक्तिपूर्वक मेरे इस उत्तम माहात्म्य को सुनेंगे —
𑌨 𑌤𑍇𑌷𑌾𑌂 𑌦𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌂 𑌕𑌿𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌦𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌥𑌾 𑌨 𑌚𑌾𑌪𑌦𑌃 । 𑌭𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 𑌨 𑌦𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌨 𑌚𑍈𑌵𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌵𑌿𑌯𑍋𑌜𑌨𑌮𑍍 ॥
na teṣāṃ duṣkṛtaṃ kiñcidduṣkṛtotthā na cāpadaḥ bhaviṣyati na dāridryaṃ na caiveṣṭaviyojanam
Meaning:उन्हें न कोई दुष्कर्म होगा, न दुष्कर्मों से उत्पन्न विपत्तियाँ; न दरिद्रता, और न ही प्रियजनों का वियोग।
𑌶𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌭𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌨 𑌭𑌯𑌂 𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌦𑌸𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌤𑍋 𑌵𑌾 𑌨 𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌤𑌃 । 𑌨 𑌶𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌨𑌲𑌤𑍋𑌯𑍗𑌘𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌕𑌦𑌾𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍 𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌭𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 ॥
śatrubhyo na bhayaṃ tasya dasyuto vā na rājataḥ na śastrānalatoyaughātkadācit sambhaviṣyati
Meaning:उसे शत्रुओं से भय न होगा, न चोरों से, न राजा से; शस्त्र, अग्नि और जल-प्रवाह से भी कभी हानि न होगी।
𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌮𑍈𑌤𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌹𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌪𑌠𑌿𑌤𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌹𑌿𑌤𑍈𑌃 । 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌤𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌚 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌪𑌰𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌯𑌨𑌂 𑌮𑌹𑌤𑍍 ॥
tasmānmamaitanmāhātmyaṃ paṭhitavyaṃ samāhitaiḥ śrotavyaṃ ca sadā bhaktyā paraṃ svastyayanaṃ mahat
Meaning:इसलिए मेरा यह माहात्म्य एकाग्रचित्त होकर पढ़ना चाहिए और सदा भक्ति से सुनना चाहिए; यह परम और महान् कल्याणकारी है।
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Benefits of Chanting एभिः स्तवैश्च मां नित्यम्
Contains the Goddess's own promise to quell every calamity of her devotees
Recited as the phalashruti (declaration of fruits) of the Durga Saptashati
Said to remove fear of enemies, robbers, kings, weapons, fire and flood
Believed to ward off sin, poverty and separation from loved ones
Especially powerful on Ashtami, Navami and Chaturdashi lunar days
Affirms the recitation of the Devi Mahatmya as a supreme means of well-being
How to Chant एभिः स्तवैश्च मां नित्यम्
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.
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