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විද්යාඃ සමස්තාස්තව දේවි භේදාඃ

विद्याः समस्तास्तव देवि भेदाः in Sinhala · සිංහල

🕉️ hindu·📿 11× repetitions·🕐 During Navaratri; on Tuesdays and Fridays; in the morning before study or worship·📜 Durga Saptashati Chapter 11
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हिन्दी / देवनागरीతెలుగుதமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡമലയാളംગુજરાતીবাংলাଓଡ଼ିଆਪੰਜਾਬੀEnglishසිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

Origin & Story

Durga Saptashati Chapter 11 · 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, narrates the Divine Mother's victories over Madhu-Kaitabha, Mahishasura, and Shumbha-Nishumbha. After Shumbha is slain in Chapter 11, Indra and the gods, their faces beaming with joy, pour out the Narayani Stuti. In these verses they marvel that all learning and all women are her aspects, that she alone fills the universe, and that she is beyond all praise — the supreme utterance from which speech itself arises. Humbled, they confess that no words can ever truly hymn the one who grants both enjoyment and liberation.

✦ As told in scripture

It is traditionally held that the Goddess, as the embodiment of all vidya, removes ignorance from the hearts of those who adore her. Devotees recount that sincere recitation of the Narayani Stuti during Navaratri brings clarity of mind, success in learning, and the dawning of inner knowledge that loosens the bonds of delusion.

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Verse 1

විද්යාඃ සමස්තාස්තව දේවි භේදාඃ ස්ත්රියඃ සමස්තාඃ සකලා ජගත්සු . ත්වයෛකයා පූරිතමම්බයෛතත් කා තේ ස්තුතිඃ ස්තව්යපරාපරෝක්තිඃ ..

vidyāḥ samastāstava devi bhedāḥ striyaḥ samastāḥ sakalā jagatsu tvayaikayā pūritamambayaitat kā te stutiḥ stavyaparāparoktiḥ

Meaning:हे देवी! समस्त विद्याएँ आपके ही भेद हैं; जगत् की समस्त स्त्रियाँ आपके ही रूप हैं। हे अम्बे! आप अकेली से ही यह विश्व परिपूर्ण है। स्तुति से परे, परम वाणी-स्वरूपा आपकी क्या स्तुति की जाए?

Verse 2

සර්වභූතා යදා දේවී භුක්තිමුක්තිප්රදායිනී . ත්වං ස්තුතා ස්තුතයේ කා වා භවන්තු පරමෝක්තයඃ ..

sarvabhūtā yadā devī bhuktimuktipradāyinī tvaṃ stutā stutaye kā vā bhavantu paramoktayaḥ

Meaning:जब आप — समस्त भूत-स्वरूपा, भोग और मोक्ष देने वाली देवी — की स्तुति की जाए, तब स्तुति के लिए कौन-सी श्रेष्ठ उक्तियाँ पर्याप्त हो सकती हैं?

Word-by-Word Meaning

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විද්යාඃ සමස්තාඃ🔊vidyāḥ samastāḥall the branches of knowledge and learning
තව දේවි භේදාඃ🔊tava devi bhedāḥare Your aspects (differentiations), O Goddess
ස්ත්රියඃ සමස්තාඃ🔊striyaḥ samastāḥall women
සකලා ජගත්සු🔊sakalā jagatsuall (of them) in all the worlds (are Your forms)
ත්වයා ඒකයා🔊tvayā ekayāby You alone
පූරිතම් අම්බයා ඒතත්🔊pūritam ambayā etatis this (universe) filled and pervaded, O Mother
කා තේ ස්තුතිඃ🔊kā te stutiḥwhat praise can there be for You
ස්තව්යපරාපරෝක්තිඃ🔊stavyaparāparoktiḥwho are beyond praise, the supreme utterance itself
සර්වභූතා🔊sarvabhūtāhaving become all beings (the all-pervading one)
යදා දේවී🔊yadā devīwhen the Devi
භුක්තිමුක්තිප්රදායිනී🔊bhuktimuktipradāyinīthe giver of worldly enjoyment (bhukti) and liberation (mukti)
ත්වං ස්තුතා🔊tvaṃ stutāYou are (thus) praised
ස්තුතයේ කා වා🔊stutaye kā vāwhat words then can suffice for Your praise
භවන්තු පරමෝක්තයඃ🔊bhavantu paramoktayaḥlet (even) the loftiest utterances (be — they are not enough)

Benefits of Chanting विद्याः समस्तास्तव देवि भेदाः

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Glorifies the Goddess as the source of all knowledge and learning (vidya)

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Recited to invoke her grace for wisdom, study and right understanding

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Affirms the divine feminine in all women as forms of the one Mother

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Cultivates humility and surrender before the limitless Divine

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A cherished portion of the Narayani Stuti recited during Navaratri

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Said to bestow both worldly fulfilment (bhukti) and liberation (mukti)

How to Chant विद्याः समस्तास्तव देवि भेदाः

Repetitions11times
Best TimeDuring Navaratri; on Tuesdays and Fridays; in the morning before study or worship

Recite these verses with devotion as part of the Narayani Stuti or on their own as a prayer for wisdom and the Mother's grace. Students and seekers chant them before study, reflecting on the truth that all knowledge flows from the Goddess. Sit facing an image of the Devi, light a lamp, and recite with a calm, surrendered heart, acknowledging that no praise can fully capture her glory.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete विद्याः समस्तास्तव देवि भेदाः 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.
They are verses 5 and 6 of the Narayani Stuti in Chapter 11 of the Devi Mahatmya (Durga Saptashati), part of the Markandeya Purana. The gods sing this hymn after the Goddess slays Shumbha and Nishumbha.
It teaches that every form of knowledge and every woman in the worlds is a manifestation of the one Divine Mother, and that she alone pervades the whole universe. Because she is the very source of speech, no words can fully praise her.
Because it declares the Goddess to be the totality of all vidyas (knowledge). Devotees, especially students and seekers, recite it to seek her blessing for learning, clarity and understanding.

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