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durgadevimahakalibrahma-stuti

මහාවිද්යා මහාමායා ස්තුති

महाविद्या महामाया स्तुति in Sinhala · සිංහල

🕉️ hindu·📿 11× repetitions·🕐 Early morning (Brahma Muhurta), on Ashtami, or during Navaratri·📜 Durga Saptashati Chapter 1
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हिन्दी / देवनागरीతెలుగుதமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡമലയാളംગુજરાતીবাংলাଓଡ଼ିଆਪੰਜਾਬੀEnglishසිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

Origin & Story

Durga Saptashati Chapter 1 · Sage Markandeya (Rishi Markandeya) · Ancient (c. 400–600 CE, Markandeya Purana)

At the opening of the Devi Mahatmya, while Vishnu lies in the yogic sleep of Yoganidra upon the cosmic waters, the demons Madhu and Kaitabha threaten Brahma seated on the lotus from Vishnu's navel. Brahma sings the Brahma Stuti to the Goddess of that sleep, extolling her by these supreme names so that she may withdraw from Vishnu and let him awaken to destroy the demons.

✦ As told in scripture

Tradition holds that this Brahma Stuti pleased the Goddess so greatly that she released her hold on Vishnu, who awoke and slew Madhu and Kaitabha — showing that her grace, invoked by these great names, can dispel even the mightiest obstacles.

Complete Text with Meaning

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Verse 1

තථා සංහෘතිරූපාන්තේ ජගතෝ(අ)ස්ය ජගන්මයේ . මහාවිද්යා මහාමායා මහාමේධා මහාස්මෘතිඃ ..

tathā saṃhṛtirūpānte jagato'sya jaganmaye mahāvidyā mahāmāyā mahāmedhā mahāsmṛtiḥ

Meaning:और जगत् के अंत में आप संहाररूपा होती हैं, हे जगन्मयी! आप महाविद्या, महामाया, महामेधा और महास्मृति हैं; आप महामोह, महादेवी और महेश्वरी भी हैं। आप सबकी प्रकृति हैं और तीनों गुणों को प्रकट करने वाली हैं।

Verse 2

මහාමෝහා ච භවතී මහාදේවී මහේශ්වරී . ප්රකෘතිස්ත්වං ච සර්වස්ය ගුණත්රයවිභාවිනී ..

mahāmohā ca bhavatī mahādevī maheśvarī prakṛtistvaṃ ca sarvasya guṇatrayavibhāvinī

Word-by-Word Meaning

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සංහෘතිරූපා🔊saṃhṛtirūpāin the form of dissolution / withdrawal
අන්තේ🔊anteat the end (of the world)
ජගතඃ අස්ය🔊jagataḥ asyaof this world
ජගන්මයේ🔊jaganmayeO you who are the world itself, who pervade all
මහාවිද්යා🔊mahāvidyāthe great Knowledge (supreme liberating wisdom)
මහාමායා🔊mahāmāyāthe great cosmic illusion / creative power
මහාමේධා🔊mahāmedhāthe great intellect
මහාස්මෘතිඃ🔊mahāsmṛtiḥthe great memory / recollection
මහාමෝහා🔊mahāmohāthe great delusion (that veils beings)
භවතී🔊bhavatīyou are (respectful 'you')
මහාදේවී🔊mahādevīthe great Goddess
මහේශ්වරී🔊maheśvarīthe supreme Sovereign Goddess
ප්රකෘතිඃ ත්වම් ච සර්වස්ය🔊prakṛtiḥ tvam ca sarvasyaand you are the Prakriti (Nature) of all
ගුණත්රයවිභාවිනී🔊guṇatrayavibhāvinīthe one who evolves and manifests the three gunas

Benefits of Chanting महाविद्या महामाया स्तुति

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Invokes the Goddess as Mahavidya — the supreme liberating wisdom that frees from ignorance

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Reveals her dual play as both Mahamaya (illusion) and the knowledge that transcends it

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Strengthens medha (intellect) and smriti (memory) through her names Mahamedha and Mahasmriti

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A profound contemplation on the Devi as Prakriti, the source of the three gunas

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Chanted within the Brahma Stuti of Durga Saptashati Chapter 1 for grace and protection

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Deepens devotion by uniting metaphysical insight with the worship of the great Goddess

How to Chant महाविद्या महामाया स्तुति

Repetitions11times
Best TimeEarly morning (Brahma Muhurta), on Ashtami, or during Navaratri

After bathing, sit before an image of Durga or Mahakali and recite these verses with a calm, attentive mind, reflecting on each great name as a facet of the one Goddess. Recite 11 or 108 times, or chant them within the Brahma Stuti of Durga Saptashati Chapter 1. They are well suited to study before learning or meditation, invoking Mahavidya and Mahamedha.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete महाविद्या महामाया स्तुति 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.
It is from the Brahma Stuti (also called the Tantric Ratri Sukta) in Chapter 1 of the Durga Saptashati, sung by Brahma to the Goddess Yoganidra so that she would release Vishnu to slay the demons Madhu and Kaitabha.
They mean the great Knowledge, the great Illusion, the great Intellect and the great Memory. Together they show the Goddess as the power that both veils the world as Maya and liberates it as Vidya, while sustaining intellect and memory in all beings.
The verse names her the Prakriti of all and 'guna-traya-vibhavini' — the one who evolves the three gunas (sattva, rajas, tamas). She is thus the primordial Nature from whom the entire manifest world unfolds.

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