durgadeviyudhishthiramahabharata

𑌯𑍁𑌧𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌿𑌰𑌕𑍃𑌤 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌾 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍍

युधिष्ठिरकृत दुर्गा स्तोत्रम् in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 1× repetitions·🕐 Early morning; before a difficult or uncertain undertaking; during Navaratri and on Tuesdays and Fridays·📜 Mahabharata, Virata Parva (Pandava-Pravesha Parva)

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Origin & Story

Mahabharata, Virata Parva (Pandava-Pravesha Parva) · Veda Vyasa (the hymn spoken by Yudhishthira) · Itihasa (Epic) period

Having completed twelve years of forest exile, the Pandavas were bound to spend a thirteenth year in concealment, during which their discovery would have cost them another twelve years of banishment. As they approached the city of King Virata to live there in disguise, Yudhishthira, the eldest and most righteous of the brothers, turned his mind to the Divine Mother and invoked the Goddess Durga for protection. He glorified her as the daughter born in the house of Nanda the cowherd, the sister of Krishna, the one who terrified Kamsa and slays the Asuras, the auspicious bearer of sword and shield, and the unfailing refuge who lifts her devotees from the mire of sin. Pleased with his devotion, the Goddess appeared before him, granted the Pandavas her protection through the difficult year, and assured them of final victory and the recovery of their kingdom.

✦ As told in scripture

The Mahabharata relates that the Goddess, appearing before Yudhishthira, promised that by her grace the Pandavas would remain unrecognised in Virata's city and would soon regain their kingdom by vanquishing the Kauravas. Tradition holds that those who recite this hymn with faith receive the same protection — safe passage through danger and the Mother's shelter in their hour of need.

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Verse 1

𑌯𑌶𑍋𑌦𑌾𑌗𑌰𑍍𑌭𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌣𑌵𑌰𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌮𑍍। 𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌗𑍋𑌪𑌕𑍁𑌲𑍇 𑌜𑌾𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌮𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌲𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌕𑍁𑌲𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌨𑍀𑌮𑍍॥

yaśodā-garbha-sambhūtāṃ nārāyaṇa-vara-priyām | nanda-gopa-kule jātāṃ maṅgalyāṃ kula-vardhinīm ||

Meaning:(मैं उन्हें प्रणाम करता हूँ) जो यशोदा के गर्भ से उत्पन्न हुईं, जो नारायण के वर से प्रिय हैं, जो नन्दगोप के कुल में जन्मीं, जो मङ्गलमयी और कुल की वृद्धि करने वाली हैं;

Verse 2

𑌕𑌂𑌸𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌵𑌣𑌕𑌰𑍀𑌮𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌂 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌯𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌰𑍀𑌮𑍍। 𑌶𑌿𑌲𑌾𑌤𑌟𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌕𑌾𑌶𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿 𑌗𑌾𑌮𑌿𑌨𑍀𑌮𑍍॥

kaṃsa-vidrāvaṇa-karīm-asurāṇāṃ kṣayaṅkarīm | śilā-taṭa-vinikṣiptām-ākāśaṃ prati gāminīm ||

Meaning:जिन्होंने कंस को भयभीत कर भगा दिया और जो असुरों का संहार करती हैं; जो शिला पर पटके जाने पर आकाश की ओर उठ गईं (और अपना दिव्य रूप प्रकट किया);

Verse 3

𑌵𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌭𑌗𑌿𑌨𑍀𑌂 𑌦𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌲𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍂𑌷𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍। 𑌦𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌰𑌧𑌰𑌾𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍀𑌂 𑌖𑌡𑍍𑌗𑌖𑍇𑌟𑌕𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍀𑌮𑍍॥

vāsudevasya bhaginīṃ divya-mālya-vibhūṣitām | divyāmbara-dharāṃ devīṃ khaḍga-kheṭaka-dhāriṇīm ||

Meaning:जो श्रीकृष्ण की भगिनी हैं, दिव्य मालाओं से विभूषित, दिव्य वस्त्र धारण किए, खड्ग और ढाल धारण करने वाली देवी हैं।

Verse 4

𑌭𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌵𑌤𑌰𑌣𑍇 𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌯𑍇 𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑌦𑌾𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌮𑍍। 𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌵𑍈 𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌪𑌾𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍍 𑌪𑌙𑍍𑌕𑍇 𑌗𑌾𑌮𑌿𑌵 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌬𑌲𑌾𑌮𑍍॥

bhārāvataraṇe puṇye ye smaranti sadāśivām | tān vai tārayate pāpāt paṅke gām-iva durbalām ||

Meaning:पृथ्वी का भार उतारने के पुण्य कार्य में जो भी उन सदाशिवा देवी का स्मरण करते हैं, उन्हें वे निश्चय ही पाप से वैसे ही उबार लेती हैं जैसे कीचड़ में फँसी निर्बल गाय को निकाल लिया जाता है।

Verse 5

𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍁𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌚𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍇 𑌭𑍂𑌯𑍋 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌧𑍈𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌭𑌵𑍈𑌃। 𑌆𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍍𑌯 𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌶𑌨𑌾𑌕𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍀 𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌾 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍀𑌂 𑌸𑌹𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌜𑌃॥

stotuṃ pracakrame bhūyo vividhaiḥ stotra-sambhavaiḥ | āmantrya darśanākāṅkṣī rājā devīṃ sahānujaḥ ||

Meaning:तब उनके दर्शन की अभिलाषा से राजा युधिष्ठिर अपने अनुजों सहित देवी का आवाहन कर अनेक स्तोत्रों से पुनः उनकी स्तुति करने लगे।

Verse 6

𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌵𑌰𑌦𑍇 𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍇 𑌕𑍁𑌮𑌾𑌰𑌿 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌚𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌿। 𑌬𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌕𑌸𑌦𑍃𑌶𑌾𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍇 𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌚𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌨𑌿𑌭𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍇॥

namo'stu varade kṛṣṇe kumāri brahmacāriṇi | bālārka-sadṛśākāre pūrṇa-candra-nibhānane ||

Meaning:हे वरदायिनी कृष्णे, हे कुमारि, हे ब्रह्मचारिणि, आपको नमस्कार हो! हे बालसूर्य के समान आकृति वाली, पूर्णचन्द्र के समान मुख वाली देवि!

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌯𑌶𑍋𑌦𑌾𑌗𑌰𑍍𑌭𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌾𑌂🔊yaśodā-garbha-sambhūtāṃborn from the womb of Yashoda

𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌣𑌵𑌰𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌮𑍍🔊nārāyaṇa-vara-priyāmthe beloved who received the boon of Narayana

𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌗𑍋𑌪𑌕𑍁𑌲𑍇 𑌜𑌾𑌤𑌾𑌂🔊nanda-gopa-kule jātāṃborn in the household of the cowherd Nanda

𑌮𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌲𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌕𑍁𑌲𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌨𑍀𑌮𑍍🔊maṅgalyāṃ kula-vardhinīmthe auspicious one who increases the prosperity of the family

𑌕𑌂𑌸𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌵𑌣𑌕𑌰𑍀𑌮𑍍🔊kaṃsa-vidrāvaṇa-karīmshe who put Kamsa to flight (terrified him)

𑌅𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌂 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌯𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌰𑍀𑌮𑍍🔊asurāṇāṃ kṣayaṅkarīmthe destroyer of the Asuras (demons)

𑌶𑌿𑌲𑌾𑌤𑌟𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍🔊śilā-taṭa-vinikṣiptāmshe who was dashed against the rock (by Kamsa)

𑌆𑌕𑌾𑌶𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿 𑌗𑌾𑌮𑌿𑌨𑍀𑌮𑍍🔊ākāśaṃ prati gāminīmrose up into the sky (and revealed her divine form)

𑌵𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌭𑌗𑌿𑌨𑍀𑌂🔊vāsudevasya bhaginīṃthe sister of Vasudeva's son (Krishna)

𑌦𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌲𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍂𑌷𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍🔊divya-mālya-vibhūṣitāmadorned with celestial garlands

𑌦𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌬𑌰𑌧𑌰𑌾𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍀𑌂🔊divyāmbara-dharāṃ devīṃthe Goddess clad in divine garments

𑌖𑌡𑍍𑌗𑌖𑍇𑌟𑌕𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍀𑌮𑍍🔊khaḍga-kheṭaka-dhāriṇīmthe bearer of the sword and the shield

𑌭𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌵𑌤𑌰𑌣𑍇 𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑍇🔊bhārāvataraṇe puṇyein the sacred (mission of) relieving the earth of its burden

𑌯𑍇 𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑌦𑌾𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌮𑍍🔊ye smaranti sadāśivāmthose who remember the ever-auspicious Goddess

𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌵𑍈 𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌪𑌾𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍍🔊tān vai tārayate pāpātshe surely delivers them from sin

𑌪𑌙𑍍𑌕𑍇 𑌗𑌾𑌮𑍍 𑌇𑌵 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌬𑌲𑌾𑌮𑍍🔊paṅke gām-iva durbalāmas one lifts a weak cow stuck in the mire

𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍁𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌚𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍇 𑌭𑍂𑌯𑌃🔊stotuṃ pracakrame bhūyaḥ(the king) began once more to praise her

𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌾 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍀𑌂 𑌸𑌹𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌜𑌃🔊rājā devīṃ sahānujaḥthe king (Yudhishthira), together with his younger brothers, (praised) the Goddess

𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌵𑌰𑌦𑍇 𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍇🔊namo'stu varade kṛṣṇesalutations to You, O bestower of boons, O dark-hued one (Krishna)

𑌕𑍁𑌮𑌾𑌰𑌿 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌚𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌿🔊kumāri brahmacāriṇiO ever-youthful virgin, O Brahmacharini (practitioner of austerity)

𑌬𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌕𑌸𑌦𑍃𑌶𑌾𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍇 𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌚𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌨𑌿𑌭𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍇🔊bālārka-sadṛśākāre pūrṇa-candra-nibhānaneO You whose form is radiant like the rising sun, with a face like the full moon

Benefits of Chanting युधिष्ठिरकृत दुर्गा स्तोत्रम्

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Recited for divine protection during times of danger, concealment and difficulty

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Invokes the Goddess as the slayer of demons and the guardian of the righteous

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Said to deliver the devotee from sin and calamity, as it delivered the Pandavas

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Bestows victory, courage and success in difficult and uncertain undertakings

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A prayer of refuge (sharanagati) blessed by the protection granted to the Pandavas

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Cultivates faith in the Mother as the unfailing shelter of those who remember her

How to Chant युधिष्ठिरकृत दुर्गा स्तोत्रम्

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Best TimeEarly morning; before a difficult or uncertain undertaking; during Navaratri and on Tuesdays and Fridays

As Yudhishthira did when entering Virata's city, recite the hymn with folded hands and a heart seeking the Mother's shelter and protection. It is especially suited to recitation before entering upon any difficult, hidden or dangerous task, or when one feels in need of refuge. Meditate on the Goddess bearing sword and shield, the sister of Krishna and the slayer of demons, and surrender to her as the giver of protection and victory.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete युधिष्ठिरकृत दुर्गा स्तोत्रम् written in the Grantha 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 hymn to Goddess Durga recited by Yudhishthira, the eldest Pandava, at the start of the Virata Parva of the Mahabharata, as the Pandavas began their year of concealment (agyatavasa) in the kingdom of Virata. He invoked the Goddess for protection, and she appeared and blessed them.

The Pandavas had to spend a thirteenth year incognito, and discovery would have meant another long exile. Before entering the city of Virata, Yudhishthira prayed to the Goddess Durga — the protector of the righteous — to shield them and let them pass the year unrecognised. Pleased, the Goddess granted them safety and assured victory.

The hymn identifies Durga with Yoganidra, the divine Maya, who took birth as the daughter of Yashoda and Nanda and was exchanged for the infant Krishna. When Kamsa tried to dash her against a rock, she rose into the sky in her divine form. Hence she is praised as Krishna's sister, born in Nanda's family, and the one who terrified Kamsa.

It is found at the beginning of the Virata Parva (the Book of Virata) of the Mahabharata, in the section describing the Pandavas' entry into the kingdom of Virata for their year of concealment. It is sometimes called the Durga Nakshatra Malika Stuti.