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𑌹𑌂𑌸𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌵𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌥𑍇 — 𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌣𑌿 𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌤𑍇 (𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍃𑌕𑌾 𑌰𑍂𑌪)

हंसयुक्तविमानस्थे — नारायणि नमोऽस्तु ते (मातृका रूप) in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

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Origin & Story

Durga Saptashati Chapter 11 · Sage Markandeya (Markandeya Purana) · Ancient (part of the Markandeya Purana, c. 400–600 CE)

After the Goddess slays the great asura Shumbha, Indra and the gods — their lotus-faces beaming with joy — pour out the Narayani Stuti in praise of Katyayani. In this central portion they salute her in each of her cosmic Mother-forms (the Matrikas), the very energies that had emerged from the gods to fight Raktabija and the demon hosts, recognising that the single Goddess Narayani manifests as Brahmani, Maheshwari, Kaumari, Vaishnavi, Varahi, Narasimhi, Aindri, Shivaduti and Chamunda.

✦ As told in scripture

Devotees hold that reciting these verses surrounds them with the protective power of all the Mother-forms at once — Brahmani's serenity, Vaishnavi's preservation and Chamunda's fierce destruction of evil — so that, as the gods were rescued from the demon armies, the worshipper too is shielded on every side from danger.

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Verse 1

𑌹𑌂𑌸𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌵𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌥𑍇 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌣𑍀𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌿 । 𑌕𑍗𑌶𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌭𑌃𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰𑌿𑌕𑍇 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌿 𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌣𑌿 𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌤𑍇 ॥

haṃsayuktavimānasthe brahmāṇīrūpadhāriṇi kauśāmbhaḥkṣarike devi nārāyaṇi namo'stu te

Meaning:हे हंसयुक्त विमान पर विराजमान, ब्राह्मणी रूप धारण करने वाली, कुश-जल से अभिषेक करने वाली देवी! हे नारायणि! आपको नमस्कार है। हे त्रिशूल, चन्द्र और सर्प धारण करने वाली, महान् वृषभ पर सवार माहेश्वरी रूप वाली! हे नारायणि! आपको नमस्कार है। हे मयूर और कुक्कुट से घिरी, महाशक्ति धारण करने वाली, निष्पाप कौमारी रूप में स्थित! हे नारायणि! आपको नमस्कार है। हे शंख, चक्र, गदा और शार्ङ्ग रूप परम आयुध धारण करने वाली! प्रसन्न होइए, हे वैष्णवी रूप वाली! हे नारायणि! आपको नमस्कार है। हे उग्र महाचक्र धारण करने वाली, दाढ़ से पृथ्वी को उठाने वाली, कल्याणी वराह (वाराही) रूप वाली! हे नारायणि! आपको नमस्कार है। हे उग्र नृसिंह रूप से दैत्यों के वध में उद्यत, त्रैलोक्य की रक्षा से युक्त! हे नारायणि! आपको नमस्कार है। हे मुकुट धारण करने वाली, महान् वज्र धारण करने वाली, सहस्र नेत्रों से उज्ज्वल, वृत्र के प्राण हरने वाली ऐन्द्री! हे नारायणि! आपको नमस्कार है। हे शिवदूती रूप से दैत्यों के महाबल का नाश करने वाली, घोर रूप और महानाद वाली! हे नारायणि! आपको नमस्कार है। हे दाढ़ों से विकराल मुख वाली, मुण्डमाला से विभूषित, मुण्ड का मर्दन करने वाली चामुण्डे! हे नारायणि! आपको नमस्कार है।

Verse 2

𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌶𑍂𑌲𑌚𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑌿𑌧𑌰𑍇 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌵𑍃𑌷𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌹𑌿𑌨𑌿 । 𑌮𑌾𑌹𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍇𑌣 𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌣𑌿 𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌤𑍇 ॥

triśūlacandrāhidhare mahāvṛṣabhavāhini māheśvarīsvarūpeṇa nārāyaṇi namo'stu te

Verse 3

𑌮𑌯𑍂𑌰𑌕𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌕𑍁𑌟𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍇 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌶𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌧𑌰𑍇𑌽𑌨𑌘𑍇 । 𑌕𑍗𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍀𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌸𑌂𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌨𑍇 𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌣𑌿 𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌤𑍇 ॥

mayūrakukkuṭavṛte mahāśaktidhare'naghe kaumārīrūpasaṃsthāne nārāyaṇi namo'stu te

Verse 4

𑌶𑌙𑍍𑌖𑌚𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌗𑌦𑌾𑌶𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌗𑍃𑌹𑍀𑌤𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌯𑍁𑌧𑍇 । 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑍀𑌦 𑌵𑍈𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌵𑍀𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍇 𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌣𑌿 𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌤𑍇 ॥

śaṅkhacakragadāśārṅgagṛhītaparamāyudhe prasīda vaiṣṇavīrūpe nārāyaṇi namo'stu te

Verse 5

𑌗𑍃𑌹𑍀𑌤𑍋𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌚𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌦𑌂𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍃𑌤𑌵𑌸𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌧𑌰𑍇 । 𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌹𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌿𑌣𑌿 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍇 𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌣𑌿 𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌤𑍇 ॥

gṛhītogramahācakre daṃṣṭroddhṛtavasundhare varāharūpiṇi śive nārāyaṇi namo'stu te

Verse 6

𑌨𑍃𑌸𑌿𑌂𑌹𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍇𑌣𑍋𑌗𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌣 𑌹𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌂 𑌦𑍈𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍋𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍇 । 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍈𑌲𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌸𑌹𑌿𑌤𑍇 𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌣𑌿 𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌤𑍇 ॥

nṛsiṃharūpeṇogreṇa hantuṃ daityān kṛtodyame trailokyatrāṇasahite nārāyaṇi namo'stu te

Verse 7

𑌕𑌿𑌰𑍀𑌟𑌿𑌨𑌿 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌵𑌜𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌸𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌰𑌨𑌯𑌨𑍋𑌜𑍍𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌲𑍇 । 𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌹𑌰𑍇 𑌚𑍈𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿 𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌣𑌿 𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌤𑍇 ॥

kirīṭini mahāvajre sahasranayanojjvale vṛtraprāṇahare caindri nārāyaṇi namo'stu te

Verse 8

𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌦𑍂𑌤𑍀𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍇𑌣 𑌹𑌤𑌦𑍈𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌬𑌲𑍇 । 𑌘𑍋𑌰𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍇 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌵𑍇 𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌣𑌿 𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌤𑍇 ॥

śivadūtīsvarūpeṇa hatadaityamahābale ghorarūpe mahārāve nārāyaṇi namo'stu te

Verse 9

𑌦𑌂𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌕𑌰𑌾𑌲𑌵𑌦𑌨𑍇 𑌶𑌿𑌰𑍋𑌮𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍂𑌷𑌣𑍇 । 𑌚𑌾𑌮𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌡𑍇 𑌮𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌮𑌥𑌨𑍇 𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌣𑌿 𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌤𑍇 ॥

daṃṣṭrākarālavadane śiromālāvibhūṣaṇe cāmuṇḍe muṇḍamathane nārāyaṇi namo'stu te

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌹𑌂𑌸𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌵𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌥𑍇🔊haṃsayuktavimānastheO you seated in the swan-yoked aerial chariot (as Brahmani)

𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌣𑍀𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌿🔊brahmāṇīrūpadhāriṇiBearing the form of Brahmani (the Shakti of Brahma)

𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌣𑌿 𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌤𑍇🔊nārāyaṇi namo'stu teO Narayani, salutation be to you!

𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌶𑍂𑌲𑌚𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑌿𑌧𑌰𑍇🔊triśūlacandrāhidhareO bearer of the trident, the moon and the serpent

𑌮𑌾𑌹𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍇𑌣🔊māheśvarīsvarūpeṇaIn the form of Maheshwari (the Shakti of Shiva)

𑌮𑌯𑍂𑌰𑌕𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌕𑍁𑌟𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍇🔊mayūrakukkuṭavṛteO you attended by the peacock and the cock

𑌕𑍗𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍀𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌸𑌂𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌨𑍇🔊kaumārīrūpasaṃsthāneEstablished in the form of Kaumari (the Shakti of Kumara/Skanda)

𑌶𑌙𑍍𑌖𑌚𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌗𑌦𑌾𑌶𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌙𑍍𑌗🔊śaṅkhacakragadāśārṅgaHolding the conch, discus, mace and the Sharnga bow

𑌵𑍈𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌵𑍀𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍇🔊vaiṣṇavīrūpeIn the form of Vaishnavi (the Shakti of Vishnu)

𑌦𑌂𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍃𑌤𑌵𑌸𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌧𑌰𑍇🔊daṃṣṭroddhṛtavasundhareO you who lifted up the earth with your tusk (as Varahi)

𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌹𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌿𑌣𑌿🔊varāharūpiṇiIn the form of the Boar (Varahi)

𑌨𑍃𑌸𑌿𑌂𑌹𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍇𑌣🔊nṛsiṃharūpeṇaIn the fierce form of the Man-Lion (Narasimhi)

𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍈𑌲𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌸𑌹𑌿𑌤𑍇🔊trailokyatrāṇasahiteJoined with the protection of the three worlds

𑌕𑌿𑌰𑍀𑌟𑌿𑌨𑌿 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌵𑌜𑍍𑌰𑍇🔊kirīṭini mahāvajreO diademed one, holder of the great thunderbolt (as Aindri)

𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌹𑌰𑍇 𑌚𑍈𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿🔊vṛtraprāṇahare caindriO Aindri, who took the life of Vritra

𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌦𑍂𑌤𑍀𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍇𑌣🔊śivadūtīsvarūpeṇaIn the form of Shivaduti (who made Shiva her messenger)

𑌦𑌂𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌕𑌰𑌾𑌲𑌵𑌦𑌨𑍇🔊daṃṣṭrākarālavadaneO you whose face is fearsome with tusks

𑌶𑌿𑌰𑍋𑌮𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍂𑌷𑌣𑍇🔊śiromālāvibhūṣaṇeAdorned with a garland of (demon) heads

𑌚𑌾𑌮𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌡𑍇 𑌮𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌮𑌥𑌨𑍇🔊cāmuṇḍe muṇḍamathaneO Chamunda, slayer of Munda

Benefits of Chanting हंसयुक्तविमानस्थे — नारायणि नमोऽस्तु ते (मातृका रूप)

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Invokes all the Sapta-Matrika (Seven Mother) energies as the one Goddess Narayani

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Each verse aligns the devotee with a specific divine power — creation (Brahmani), dissolution (Maheshwari), valour (Kaumari, Aindri), protection (Vaishnavi, Varahi, Narasimhi)

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Considered a complete protective invocation, surrounding the devotee with the Matrikas on every side

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Recited within the Durga Saptashati for victory over inner and outer 'demons'

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Cultivates deep devotion through repeated surrender — 'Narayani Namostute'

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Especially powerful during Navratri and at Devi temples enshrining the Matrikas

How to Chant हंसयुक्तविमानस्थे — नारायणि नमोऽस्तु ते (मातृका रूप)

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Best TimeDuring Navratri, on Durga Ashtami, or after completing the Durga Saptashati paath

Recite before an image of the Devi after lighting a lamp and incense. Chant each verse meditating on the corresponding Matrika form — visualising her weapon, vehicle and posture — and bow inwardly at every 'Narayani Namostute.' These verses are part of the eleventh chapter (Narayani Stuti); they may also be recited as a self-contained nine-verse hymn to the Mother forms.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete हंसयुक्तविमानस्थे — नारायणि नमोऽस्तु ते (मातृका रूप) 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.

They are Brahmani, Maheshwari, Kaumari, Vaishnavi, Varahi, Narasimhi (Narasimhi), Aindri, Shivaduti and Chamunda — the Mother-energies who carry the powers of Brahma, Shiva, Kumara, Vishnu, Varaha, Narasimha, Indra, and the fierce slaying forms of the Goddess.

It is part of the Narayani Stuti in Chapter 11, verses 12–20, sung by Indra and the gods after the slaying of Shumbha. Each verse ends with the refrain 'Narayani Namostute.'

It means 'O Narayani, salutation be to you.' Narayani is the Shakti of Narayana (Vishnu) and a name of the supreme Goddess. The repeated refrain expresses total surrender to the Mother in each of her forms.

The full Narayani Stuti praises the Goddess as the support of the world, Vaishnavi power and seed of the universe, and as Lakshmi, Sarasvati and Durga. This particular portion focuses on her nine martial Matrika (Mother) forms, making it a vivid meditation on her many embodiments of divine power.