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नवदुर्गा स्तोत्रम् in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 9× repetitions·🕐 During the nine nights of Navaratri (Sharad and Chaitra), at dawn or dusk; or daily during Brahma Muhurta·📜 Traditional Shakta hymn; the nine dhyana verses associated with Navaratri worship (linked to the Devi Mahatmya / Markandeya Purana tradition and Navaratri puja paddhati)

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Origin & Story

Traditional Shakta hymn; the nine dhyana verses associated with Navaratri worship (linked to the Devi Mahatmya / Markandeya Purana tradition and Navaratri puja paddhati) · Unknown (traditional) · Classical / medieval

The nine forms of Durga are first enumerated in the prayer 'Prathamam Shailaputri cha...' and elaborated in Puranic and Tantric Navaratri liturgy. Each form arose in the Goddess's cosmic mission to protect dharma and destroy demons such as Mahishasura, Shumbha and Nishumbha. The Navadurga Stotram gathers the dhyana verse of each form so that a devotee may meditate on the whole spectrum of the Mother's power across the nine sacred nights.

✦ As told in scripture

It is traditionally held that one who meditates on all nine forms through the nine nights of Navaratri receives, in sequence, the specific boons of each Devi — culminating in Siddhidatri granting the eight great siddhis and ultimately liberation, just as she is said to have bestowed perfections upon Lord Shiva himself.

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Verse 1

𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍇 𑌵𑌾𑌞𑍍𑌛𑌿𑌤𑌲𑌾𑌭𑌾𑌯 𑌚𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌧𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌶𑍇𑌖𑌰𑌾𑌮𑍍। 𑌵𑍃𑌷𑌾𑌰𑍂𑌢𑌾𑌂 𑌶𑍂𑌲𑌧𑌰𑌾𑌂 𑌶𑍈𑌲𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌂 𑌯𑌶𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍀𑌮𑍍॥௧॥

Vande Vanchhita-Labhaya Chandrardha-Krita-Shekharam। Vrisharudham Shuladharam Shailaputrim Yashasvinim॥1॥

Meaning:जो समस्त वाञ्छित फल प्रदान करती हैं, जिनके मस्तक पर अर्धचन्द्र शोभित है, जो वृषभ पर आरूढ़ एवं त्रिशूलधारिणी हैं — उन यशस्विनी शैलपुत्री की मैं वन्दना करता हूँ।

Verse 2

𑌦𑌧𑌾𑌨𑌾 𑌕𑌰𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌮𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌕𑌮𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌲𑍂। 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍀 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑍀𑌦𑌤𑍁 𑌮𑌯𑌿 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌚𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌨𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌾॥௨॥

Dadhana Kara-Padmabhyam Akshamala-Kamandalu। Devi Prasidatu Mayi Brahmacharinyanuttama॥2॥

Meaning:जो अपने करकमलों में अक्षमाला और कमण्डलु धारण करती हैं, वे सर्वोत्तम देवी ब्रह्मचारिणी मुझ पर प्रसन्न हों।

Verse 3

𑌪𑌿𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌜𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌰𑍂𑌢𑌾 𑌚𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌕𑍋𑌪𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌤𑌾। 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌦𑌂 𑌤𑌨𑍁𑌤𑍇 𑌮𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌚𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌘𑌣𑍍𑌟𑍇𑌤𑌿 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌤𑌾॥௩॥

Pindaja-Pravararudha Chanda-Kopastra-Kair-Yuta। Prasadam Tanute Mahyam Chandraghanteti Vishruta॥3॥

Meaning:जो श्रेष्ठ वाहन पर आरूढ़ हैं तथा प्रचण्ड कोप के अस्त्रों से युक्त हैं, चन्द्रघण्टा नाम से विख्यात वे देवी मुझ पर कृपा-प्रसाद करें।

Verse 4

𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌕𑌲𑌶𑌂 𑌰𑍁𑌧𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌲𑍁𑌤𑌮𑍇𑌵 𑌚। 𑌦𑌧𑌾𑌨𑌾 𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌕𑍂𑌷𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌾 𑌶𑍁𑌭𑌦𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌮𑍇॥௪॥

Sura-Sampurna-Kalasham Rudhiraplutam-Eva Cha। Dadhana Hasta-Padmabhyam Kushmanda Shubhada-Astu Me॥4॥

Meaning:जो अपने करकमलों में अमृत से पूर्ण कलश तथा रक्त से भरा कलश धारण करती हैं, वे कूष्माण्डा देवी मुझे शुभ प्रदान करें।

Verse 5

𑌸𑌿𑌂𑌹𑌾𑌸𑌨𑌗𑌤𑌾 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌕𑌰𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌾। 𑌶𑍁𑌭𑌦𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍀 𑌸𑍍𑌕𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌮𑌾𑌤𑌾 𑌯𑌶𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍀॥௫॥

Simhasana-Gata Nityam Padmashrita-Kara-Dvaya। Shubhada-Astu Sada Devi Skandamata Yashasvini॥5॥

Meaning:जो सदा सिंहासन पर विराजमान हैं और जिनके दोनों हाथ कमल से सुशोभित हैं, वे यशस्विनी स्कन्दमाता देवी सदा शुभदायिनी हों।

Verse 6

𑌚𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌹𑌾𑌸𑍋𑌜𑍍𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌲𑌕𑌰𑌾 𑌶𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌦𑍂𑌲𑌵𑌰𑌵𑌾𑌹𑌨𑌾। 𑌕𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌨𑍀 𑌶𑍁𑌭𑌂 𑌦𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌦𑍍 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍀 𑌦𑌾𑌨𑌵𑌘𑌾𑌤𑌿𑌨𑍀॥௬॥

Chandrahasojjvala-Kara Shardula-Vara-Vahana। Katyayani Shubham Dadyad Devi Danava-Ghatini॥6॥

Meaning:जिनका कर चन्द्रहास (खड्ग) के समान उज्ज्वल है, जो श्रेष्ठ शार्दूल (व्याघ्र) पर सवार हैं, वे दानवघातिनी देवी कात्यायनी शुभ प्रदान करें।

Verse 7

𑌏𑌕𑌵𑍇𑌣𑍀 𑌜𑌪𑌾𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌪𑍂𑌰𑌾 𑌨𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌾 𑌖𑌰𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌾। 𑌲𑌮𑍍𑌬𑍋𑌷𑍍𑌠𑍀 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌣𑍀 𑌤𑍈𑌲𑌾𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌶𑌰𑍀𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍀॥ 𑌵𑌾𑌮𑌪𑌾𑌦𑍋𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌸𑌲𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌹𑌲𑌤𑌾𑌕𑌣𑍍𑌟𑌕𑌭𑍂𑌷𑌣𑌾। 𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌧𑌨𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌧𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌜𑌾 𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌭𑌯𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌰𑍀॥௭॥

Eka-Veni Japa-Karna-Pura Nagna Kharasthita। Lambosthi Karnika-Karni Tailabhyakta-Sharirini॥ Vama-Padollasal-Loha-Lata-Kantaka-Bhushana। Vardhanamurdha-Dhvaja Krishna Kalaratrir-Bhayankari॥7॥

Meaning:एक वेणी वाली, जपा-पुष्प के कर्णफूल धारिणी, दिगम्बरा, गर्दभ पर स्थित, लम्बे ओष्ठ वाली, कर्णिका के समान कानों वाली, तैल से अभ्यक्त शरीर वाली, बायें पैर में लौह-लता के कण्टक का आभूषण धारण किये, ऊपर उठी ध्वजा जैसी शिखा वाली, कृष्णवर्णा — वे भयंकरी कालरात्रि हैं।

Verse 8

𑌶𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌤𑍇 𑌵𑍃𑌷𑍇 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍂𑌢𑌾 𑌶𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌰𑌧𑌰𑌾 𑌶𑍁𑌚𑌿𑌃। 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌗𑍗𑌰𑍀 𑌶𑍁𑌭𑌂 𑌦𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍋𑌦𑌦𑌾॥௮॥

Shvete Vrishe Samarudha Shvetambara-Dhara Shuchih। Mahagauri Shubham Dadyan-Mahadeva-Pramodada॥8॥

Meaning:जो श्वेत वृषभ पर आरूढ़, श्वेत वस्त्रधारिणी, पवित्र हैं तथा महादेव को आनन्द देने वाली हैं, वे महागौरी शुभ प्रदान करें।

Verse 9

𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍈𑌰𑌸𑍁𑌰𑍈𑌰𑌮𑌰𑍈𑌰𑌪𑌿। 𑌸𑍇𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌾 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌭𑍂𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍 𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌦𑌾 𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌦𑌾𑌯𑌿𑌨𑍀॥௯॥

Siddha-Gandharva-Yakshadyair-Asurair-Amarair-Api। Sevyamana Sada Bhuyat Siddhida Siddhidayini॥9॥

Meaning:जो सिद्ध, गन्धर्व, यक्ष आदि तथा असुरों और देवताओं द्वारा भी सदा सेवित हैं, वे सिद्धि प्रदान करने वाली सिद्धिदात्री देवी सदा (मुझ पर प्रसन्न) रहें।

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍇🔊VandeI bow, I worship

𑌶𑍈𑌲𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑍍🔊ShailaputrimShailaputri, the daughter of the mountain (Himalaya) — first form of Durga

𑌵𑍃𑌷𑌾𑌰𑍂𑌢𑌾𑌮𑍍🔊VrisharudhamMounted upon the bull (Nandi)

𑌶𑍂𑌲𑌧𑌰𑌾𑌮𑍍🔊ShuladharamBearing the trident (trishula)

𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌚𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍀🔊BrahmachariniThe ascetic seeker of Brahman — second form, holding rosary and water-pot

𑌅𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌮𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌕𑌮𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌲𑍂🔊Akshamala-KamandaluRosary (japa-mala) and the ascetic's water-pot

𑌚𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌘𑌣𑍍𑌟𑌾🔊ChandraghantaShe who bears a half-moon shaped like a bell on her forehead — third form

𑌕𑍂𑌷𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌾🔊KushmandaShe who created the cosmic egg (brahmanda) with her smile — fourth form

𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌕𑌲𑌶𑌮𑍍🔊Sura-Sampurna-KalashamA pitcher brimful of nectar/divine wine

𑌸𑍍𑌕𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌮𑌾𑌤𑌾🔊SkandamataThe mother of Skanda (Kartikeya) — fifth form, seated on a lion

𑌸𑌿𑌂𑌹𑌾𑌸𑌨𑌗𑌤𑌾🔊Simhasana-GataSeated upon the lion-throne

𑌕𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌨𑍀🔊KatyayaniDaughter of sage Katyayana — sixth form, slayer of demons

𑌦𑌾𑌨𑌵𑌘𑌾𑌤𑌿𑌨𑍀🔊Danava-GhatiniDestroyer of the demons (danavas)

𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌃🔊KalaratriThe dark night of dissolution — seventh, fierce form, dark-complexioned

𑌭𑌯𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌰𑍀🔊BhayankariTerrifying (to evil), the fierce one

𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌗𑍗𑌰𑍀🔊MahagauriThe greatly radiant, fair goddess — eighth form, on a white bull

𑌶𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌰𑌧𑌰𑌾🔊Shvetambara-DharaClad in white garments; pure (shuchi)

𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌦𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀🔊SiddhidatriBestower of all perfections (siddhis) — ninth and final form

𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍈𑌃🔊Siddha-Gandharva-YakshadyaihBy Siddhas, Gandharvas, Yakshas and others

𑌸𑍇𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌾🔊SevyamanaBeing served and worshipped

Benefits of Chanting नवदुर्गा स्तोत्रम्

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Invokes the complete grace of all nine forms of Goddess Durga (Navadurga)

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Ideal for daily recitation during the nine nights of Navaratri, one form per day

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Each verse is a dhyana (meditation) shloka that aids visualization of the Goddess

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Bestows protection, courage, prosperity and removal of obstacles

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Grants the boons specific to each form — desires (Shailaputri), siddhis (Siddhidatri), and more

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Purifies the mind and deepens devotion to the Divine Mother

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Traditionally believed to destroy fear, disease and negative influences

How to Chant नवदुर्गा स्तोत्रम्

Repetitions9times

Best TimeDuring the nine nights of Navaratri (Sharad and Chaitra), at dawn or dusk; or daily during Brahma Muhurta

During Navaratri, recite the verse of the corresponding form on each of the nine days (Shailaputri on day one through Siddhidatri on day nine), or recite all nine verses together. Sit facing east before an image or yantra of the Goddess, light a lamp, and visualize each form as described in its verse. The stotram may be preceded by the Durga Gayatri and concluded with aarti.

Frequently Asked Questions

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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 the nine forms of Goddess Durga worshipped over Navaratri: Shailaputri, Brahmacharini, Chandraghanta, Kushmanda, Skandamata, Katyayani, Kalaratri, Mahagauri, and Siddhidatri — in this traditional order.

Each of the nine nights is dedicated to one form. Devotees chant the verse for that day's form (Shailaputri on the first night, ending with Siddhidatri on the ninth). Many also recite all nine verses every day.

Each form represents a stage of the Goddess's power and grace — from the gentle mountain-daughter Shailaputri and the ascetic Brahmacharini, to the fierce Kalaratri who destroys evil, and finally Siddhidatri who grants liberation and all perfections.

Yes. While especially powerful during Navaratri, it may be recited on any Tuesday, Friday, Ashtami or Navami, or daily as a complete meditation on the Divine Mother.