devidurgatantrokta-devi-suktamdurga-saptashati

නමෝ දේව්යෛ මහාදේව්යෛ

नमो देव्यै महादेव्यै in Sinhala · සිංහල

🕉️ hindu·📿 9× repetitions·🕐 During Navaratri, on Ashtami and Navami, or daily at dawn after a bath·📜 Durga Saptashati (Devi Mahatmyam) Chapter 5 — Tantrokta Devi Suktam / Aparajita Stuti, verses 7-10; from the Markandeya Purana

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Origin & Story

Durga Saptashati (Devi Mahatmyam) Chapter 5 — Tantrokta Devi Suktam / Aparajita Stuti, verses 7-10; from the Markandeya Purana · Sage Markandeya (traditional) · Ancient (the Devi Mahatmyam is dated to c. 5th-6th century CE)

When the asuras Shumbha and Nishumbha seized the three worlds and the offices of the gods, the deities, cast out and defeated, went to the Himalaya and called to mind the invincible Goddess (Aparajita), who had promised to end their direst calamities whenever remembered. There, beside Himavan, lord of mountains, they extolled her as Vishnu-maya with the Tantrokta Devi Suktam, beginning with these salutations — 'Namo Devyai Mahadevyai' — that lead into the celebrated 'Ya Devi Sarvabhuteshu' litany.

✦ As told in scripture

It is said that the gods' recitation of this stuti on the Himalaya so pleased the Goddess that she manifested as Ambika from the sheath of Parvati's body — radiant as Gauri — to undertake the slaying of Shumbha and Nishumbha. Devotees hold that those who bow with these salutations are likewise never abandoned by the Aparajita ('unconquered') Devi, who comes to the aid of all who remember her.

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Verse 1

නමෝ දේව්යෛ මහාදේව්යෛ ශිවායෛ සතතං නමඃ . නමඃ ප්රකෘත්යෛ භද්රායෛ නියතාඃ ප්රණතාඃ ස්ම තාම් ..

namo devyai mahādevyai śivāyai satataṃ namaḥ namaḥ prakṛtyai bhadrāyai niyatāḥ praṇatāḥ sma tām

Meaning:देवी को, महादेवी को, शिवा को निरन्तर नमस्कार; प्रकृति को, भद्रा को नमस्कार — हम नियमपूर्वक उन्हें प्रणाम करते हैं।

Verse 2

රෞද්රායෛ නමෝ නිත්යායෛ ගෞර්යෛ ධාත්ර්යෛ නමෝ නමඃ . ජ්යෝත්ස්නායෛ චේන්දුරූපිණ්යෛ සුඛායෛ සතතං නමඃ ..

raudrāyai namo nityāyai gauryai dhātryai namo namaḥ jyotsnāyai cendurūpiṇyai sukhāyai satataṃ namaḥ

Meaning:रौद्री को, नित्या को, गौरी को, धात्री को नमस्कार-नमस्कार; ज्योत्स्ना (चाँदनी) को और चन्द्ररूपिणी को, सुख-स्वरूपा को निरन्तर नमस्कार।

Verse 3

කල්යාණ්යෛ ප්රණතාං වෘද්ධ්යෛ සිද්ධ්යෛ කුර්මෝ නමෝ නමඃ . නෛරෘත්යෛ භූභෘතාං ලක්ෂ්ම්යෛ ශර්වාණ්යෛ තේ නමෝ නමඃ ..

kalyāṇyai praṇatāṃ vṛddhyai siddhyai kurmo namo namaḥ nairṛtyai bhūbhṛtāṃ lakṣmyai śarvāṇyai te namo namaḥ

Meaning:कल्याणी को, प्रणत जनों की वृद्धिरूपा को, सिद्धि को हम नमस्कार करते हैं; नैऋती को, राजाओं की लक्ष्मी को, शर्वाणी को आपको नमस्कार-नमस्कार।

Verse 4

දුර්ගායෛ දුර්ගපාරායෛ සාරායෛ සර්වකාරිණ්යෛ . ඛ්යාත්යෛ තථෛව කෘෂ්ණායෛ ධූම්රායෛ සතතං නමඃ ..

durgāyai durgapārāyai sārāyai sarvakāriṇyai khyātyai tathaiva kṛṣṇāyai dhūmrāyai satataṃ namaḥ

Meaning:दुर्गा को, दुर्गम (संसार) से पार उतारने वाली को, सार-स्वरूपा को, सब कुछ करने वाली को, ख्याति को, तथा कृष्णा और धूम्रा को निरन्तर नमस्कार।

Word-by-Word Meaning

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නමෝ දේව්යෛ🔊namo devyaisalutation to the Devi (the Goddess)

මහාදේව්යෛ🔊mahādevyaito the Mahadevi (the Great Goddess)

ශිවායෛ🔊śivāyaito Shiva (the auspicious one, consort of Shiva)

සතතං නමඃ🔊satataṃ namaḥever / continually salutation

නමඃ ප්රකෘත්යෛ🔊namaḥ prakṛtyaisalutation to Prakriti (primordial Nature)

භද්රායෛ🔊bhadrāyaito the gracious / auspicious one (Bhadra)

නියතාඃ ප්රණතාඃ ස්ම🔊niyatāḥ praṇatāḥ smawith discipline / reverence we bow down

රෞද්රායෛ🔊raudrāyaito the terrible one (Raudri)

නිත්යායෛ🔊nityāyaito the eternal one (Nitya)

ගෞර්යෛ ධාත්ර්යෛ🔊gauryai dhātryaito Gauri, to the Supporter (Dhatri)

ජ්යෝත්ස්නායෛ🔊jyotsnāyaito the moonlight (Jyotsna)

ඉන්දුරූපිණ්යෛ🔊indu-rūpiṇyaito her of moon-like form

සුඛායෛ🔊sukhāyaito bliss / happiness itself

කල්යාණ්යෛ🔊kalyāṇyaito the auspicious one (Kalyani)

වෘද්ධ්යෛ සිද්ධ්යෛ🔊vṛddhyai siddhyaito Growth (Vriddhi) and to Attainment (Siddhi)

භූභෘතාං ලක්ෂ්ම්යෛ🔊bhūbhṛtāṃ lakṣmyaito the Lakshmi (fortune) of kings

දුර්ගායෛ දුර්ගපාරායෛ🔊durgāyai durga-pārāyaito Durga, to her who carries (us) beyond the difficult / inaccessible

සර්වකාරිණ්යෛ🔊sarva-kāriṇyaito the doer / cause of all

Benefits of Chanting नमो देव्यै महादेव्यै

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A pure act of namaskara (salutation) to the Goddess in all her names and forms

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Invokes the Mother as Mahadevi, Shiva, Prakriti, Gauri, Kalyani, Siddhi and Durga together

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Believed to draw the grace of the invincible Aparajita Devi who removes all calamity

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Cultivates humility and surrender as the heart bows again and again 'namo namah'

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Forms the sacred opening of the 'Ya Devi Sarvabhuteshu' stuti recited during Navaratri

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Recited for protection, auspiciousness, growth (vriddhi) and spiritual attainment (siddhi)

How to Chant नमो देव्यै महादेव्यै

Repetitions9times

Best TimeDuring Navaratri, on Ashtami and Navami, or daily at dawn after a bath

Sit before an image or yantra of Durga with a lit lamp, fold the hands in reverence, and recite these salutation verses after 'Om'. They are most powerful when chanted as the opening of the full Tantrokta Devi Suktam, flowing into the 'Ya Devi Sarvabhuteshu' litany. Let each 'namah' be an inward bow. This stuti is part of daily Durga worship and is recited at the close of the Durga Saptashati during the nine nights of Navaratri.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete नमो देव्यै महादेव्यै 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 the opening verse of the Tantrokta Devi Suktam (Aparajita Stuti) in Chapter 5 of the Durga Saptashati. It is a chain of salutations — 'salutation to the Devi, to the Great Goddess, to the auspicious one' — bowing to the Mother in all her names.

These salutation verses ('Namo Devyai...') come immediately before the famous 'Ya Devi Sarvabhuteshu' litany in the same Chapter 5 hymn. Together they form the complete Aparajita Stuti, one of the most recited Devi prayers.

The verse salutes the one Goddess in her many aspects — fierce (Raudri) and gentle (Gauri), eternal (Nitya), prosperity (Vriddhi), attainment (Siddhi), Durga and more — to honour her as the single power present in every form and force of the universe.

It is recited daily by devotees of the Goddess and especially during Navaratri, as part of the Durga Saptashati. Many chant it on Ashtami and Navami, the most auspicious days of Devi worship.