durgadevidevi-mahatmyadurga-saptashati

Sharatkale Mahapuja

शरत्काले महापूजा in English · English

🕉️ hindu·📿 9× repetitions·🕐 During autumn Navaratri; in rites of peace (shanti-karma); after troubling dreams or during planetary afflictions·📜 Durga Saptashati Chapter 12

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀEnglishසිංහල 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

✦ Meaning

In these verses from Chapter 12 of the Devi Mahatmya (Durga Saptashati), the Goddess describes the rich fruits of hearing her glory at the great autumn worship — the annual Navaratri. The devotee becomes free of all calamity and blessed with wealth and grain, fearless in adversity, with enemies destroyed and family rejoicing. Recited in rites of peace, after bad dreams or amid harsh planetary afflictions, her Mahatmya quells calamities, turns evil dreams to good, soothes troubled children, restores broken friendships, and by its mere recitation drives away rakshasas, bhutas and pishachas.

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, recounts the Divine Mother's victories over the demons. In Chapter 12, after the Narayani Stuti, the Goddess speaks the phalashruti — the declaration of the blessings of her worship. Here she singles out the 'sharatkale mahapuja,' the great annual autumn Navaratri, promising that those who hear her Mahatmya then will be freed from every calamity and blessed with abundance. She further describes its power in rites of peace and amid bad dreams, planetary afflictions, child-seizing spirits, broken friendships and malign beings — declaring her glory to be a refuge in every trouble.

✦ As told in scripture

Tradition holds that the autumn Navaratri recitation of the Durga Saptashati, blessed by the Goddess's own words here, brings prosperity and peace to entire households. Devotees recount evil dreams turning auspicious, harsh planetary periods passing peacefully, and discord dissolving into harmony after hearing the Devi Mahatmya during Sharad Navaratri.

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Verse 1

śaratkāle mahāpūjā kriyate yā ca vārṣikī tasyāṃ mamaitanmāhātmyaṃ śrutvā bhaktisamanvitaḥ

Meaning:Whoever, full of devotion, has heard this my Mahatmya at the great annual worship performed in the autumn season — that person shall, by my grace, become freed from all calamities and endowed with wealth and grain; of this there is no doubt.

Verse 2

sarvābādhāvinirmukto dhanadhānyasamanvitaḥ manuṣyo matprasādena bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ

Meaning:Having heard this my Mahatmya, and likewise my auspicious manifestations and my prowess in battles, a man becomes fearless. His enemies go to destruction, welfare accrues, and the family of those who listen to my Mahatmya rejoices.

Verse 3

śrutvā mamaitanmāhātmyaṃ tathā cotpattayaḥ śubhāḥ parākramaṃ ca yuddheṣu jāyate nirbhayaḥ pumān

Meaning:Everywhere — in the rite of propitiation, at the seeing of evil dreams, and amid fierce planetary afflictions — let one listen to my Mahatmya. The calamities subside, and the dreadful planetary afflictions; and the evil dream seen by men turns into a good dream.

Verse 4

ripavaḥ saṅkṣayaṃ yānti kalyāṇaṃ copapadyate nandate ca kulaṃ puṃsāṃ māhātmyaṃ mama śṛṇvatām

Meaning:It brings peace to children possessed by child-seizing spirits; it is the best maker of friendship among men where there is a breach. It is the supreme reducer of the strength of all the wicked; by its mere recitation comes the destruction of rakshasas, bhutas and pishachas.

Verse 5

śāntikarmaṇi sarvatra tathā duḥsvapnadarśane grahapīḍāsu cogrāsu māhātmyaṃ śṛṇuyānmama

Verse 6

upasargāḥ śamaṃ yānti grahapīḍāśca dāruṇāḥ duḥsvapnaṃ ca nṛbhirdṛṣṭaṃ susvapnamupajāyate

Verse 7

bālagrahābhibhūtānāṃ bālānāṃ śāntikārakam saṅghātabhede ca nṛṇāṃ maitrīkaraṇamuttamam

Verse 8

durvṛttānāmaśeṣāṇāṃ balahānikaraṃ param rakṣobhūtapiśācānāṃ paṭhanādeva nāśanam

Word-by-Word Meaning

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śaratkāle mahāpūjā vārṣikī🔊the great annual worship performed in the autumn season (Navaratri)

tasyāṃ mama etat māhātmyaṃ śrutvā🔊having heard this my Mahatmya at that (worship)

bhaktisamanvitaḥ🔊(one who is) full of devotion

sarvābādhāvinirmuktaḥ🔊freed from all calamities

dhanadhānyasamanvitaḥ🔊endowed with wealth and grain

matprasādena bhaviṣyati🔊shall become, by my grace

parākramaṃ ca yuddheṣu jāyate nirbhayaḥ pumān🔊hearing of my prowess in battles, a man becomes fearless

ripavaḥ saṅkṣayaṃ yānti🔊his enemies go to destruction

kalyāṇaṃ ca upapadyate🔊and welfare accrues

nandate ca kulaṃ🔊and the family rejoices

śāntikarmaṇi duḥsvapnadarśane🔊in the rite of propitiation, and at the seeing of evil dreams

grahapīḍāsu ca ugrāsu🔊and amid fierce planetary afflictions

upasargāḥ śamaṃ yānti🔊the calamities subside

duḥsvapnaṃ susvapnam upajāyate🔊the evil dream turns into a good dream

bālagrahābhibhūtānāṃ bālānāṃ śāntikārakam🔊it brings peace to children possessed by child-seizing spirits

saṅghātabhede maitrīkaraṇam uttamam🔊where there is a breach, it is the best maker of friendship

durvṛttānāṃ balahānikaraṃ param🔊the supreme reducer of the strength of all the wicked

rakṣobhūtapiśācānāṃ paṭhanāt eva nāśanam🔊by its mere recitation comes the destruction of rakshasas, bhutas and pishachas

Benefits of Chanting शरत्काले महापूजा

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Describes the great fruits of hearing the Devi Mahatmya during autumn Navaratri

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Promises freedom from all calamities and blessing of wealth and grain

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Said to make the devotee fearless and destroy enemies

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Recited to calm fierce planetary afflictions (graha-pida) and turn bad dreams to good

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Believed to soothe children troubled by spirits and restore broken friendships

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Its recitation is said to destroy rakshasas, bhutas and pishachas

How to Chant शरत्काले महापूजा

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Best TimeDuring autumn Navaratri; in rites of peace (shanti-karma); after troubling dreams or during planetary afflictions

Hear or recite these verses with devotion, especially during the autumn Navaratri (Sharad Navaratri), as the Goddess herself prescribes. They are read as part of the phalashruti of the Durga Saptashati. Devotees facing bad dreams, planetary trouble or family discord recite them in a spirit of surrender; light a lamp before the Devi's image and listen with a calm, faithful heart to invite her peace and protection.

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.

It refers to verses 11–18 of Chapter 12 of the Devi Mahatmya (Durga Saptashati), where the Goddess praises the great annual autumn worship — Navaratri — and describes the many blessings of hearing her Mahatmya at that time.

The 'sharatkale mahapuja' is the great annual Navaratri worship of the Devi in autumn. The Goddess herself declares that those who hear her Mahatmya then are freed from all calamities and blessed with wealth, grain and welfare by her grace.

Yes. The verses state that hearing the Devi Mahatmya in rites of peace, after evil dreams, or amid fierce planetary afflictions causes calamities to subside, turns bad dreams into good ones, and reduces the power of all malign influences.