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𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌾 𑌆𑌪𑌦𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌕 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍍

Durga Apaduddharaka Stotram in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 3× repetitions·🕐 At the three sandhyas (dawn, midday, dusk); recited immediately when facing danger or calamity·📜 Siddheshwari Tantra (Uma-Maheshwara Samvada)

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Origin & Story

Siddheshwari Tantra (Uma-Maheshwara Samvada) · Traditional — revealed by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati · Tantric/Puranic era

The stotra appears in the Siddheshwari Tantra as part of a dialogue between Shiva (Maheshwara) and Parvati (Uma). Moved by compassion for beings caught in the sufferings of worldly existence, Shiva reveals to the Goddess a hymn whose very purpose (apad-uddhara-hetukam) is to rescue devotees from every form of calamity. Each verse is a direct cry to the Divine Mother as the one and only refuge, culminating in the refrain 'Trahi Durge' — 'Save me, O Durga.'

✦ As told in scripture

Devotees through the ages have recited this hymn at moments of acute crisis — shipwreck, fire, attack by enemies, false imprisonment and sudden illness — and traditional accounts hold that those who called upon the Mother with even a single verse were unexpectedly delivered, the danger dissolving as if the Goddess herself had thrown them the 'boat of rescue' (nistara-nauka) the hymn describes.

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Verse 1

𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌶𑌰𑌣𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍇 𑌸𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌕𑌮𑍍𑌪𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌜𑌗𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌪𑌿𑌕𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍇। 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌜𑌗𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌿 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑌿 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍇॥௧॥

namaste sharanye shive sanukampe namaste jagad-vyapike vishva-rupe | namaste jagad-vandya-padaravinde namaste jagat-tarini trahi durge ||1||

Meaning:Salutations to you, O Refuge of all, O auspicious and compassionate one; salutations to you who pervade the universe and whose form is the cosmos. Salutations to you whose lotus-feet are adored by the whole world — O Saviour of the world, protect me, O Durga!

Verse 2

𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌜𑌗𑌚𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍇। 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌸𑌦𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌿 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑌿 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍇॥௨॥

namaste jagac-chintyamana-svarupe namaste maha-yogi-vijnana-rupe | namaste namaste sadananda-rupe namaste jagat-tarini trahi durge ||2||

Meaning:Salutations to you whose true nature is beyond the thought of the world; salutations to you who are the wisdom of the great yogis; salutations again and again to you who are ever-blissful — O Saviour of the world, protect me, O Durga!

Verse 3

𑌅𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌦𑍀𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌤𑍁𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌭𑌯𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌭𑍀𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌬𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌃। 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌾 𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌿 𑌨𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌿 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑌿 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍇॥௩॥

anathasya dinasya trishnaturasya bhayartasya bhitasya baddhasya jantoh | tvam eka gatir devi nistara-kartri namaste jagat-tarini trahi durge ||3||

Meaning:For the helpless, the wretched, the craving-tormented, the terrified, the frightened and the bound creature, you alone, O Goddess, are the recourse, the one who delivers — O Saviour of the world, protect me, O Durga!

Verse 4

𑌅𑌰𑌣𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌰𑌣𑍇 𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍁𑌣𑍇 𑌶𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌜𑌲𑍇 𑌸𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌟𑍇 𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌗𑍇𑌹𑍇 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌾𑌤𑍇। 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌾 𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌿 𑌨𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌹𑍇𑌤𑍁- 𑌰𑍍𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌿 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑌿 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍇॥௪॥

aranye rane darune shatru-madhye jale sankate raja-gehe pravate | tvam eka gatir devi nistara-hetur namaste jagat-tarini trahi durge ||4||

Meaning:In the forest, in battle, amid dreadful enemies, in water, in danger, in the king's court, in a storm — you alone, O Goddess, are the means of rescue — O Saviour of the world, protect me, O Durga!

Verse 5

𑌅𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍇 𑌮𑌹𑌦𑍁𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌰𑍇𑌽𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌘𑍋𑌰𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌾𑌗𑌰𑍇 𑌮𑌜𑍍𑌜𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌭𑌾𑌜𑌾𑌮𑍍। 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌾 𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌿 𑌨𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌨𑍗𑌕𑌾 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌿 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑌿 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍇॥௫॥

apare mahad-ustare 'tyanta-ghore vipat-sagare majjatam deha-bhajam | tvam eka gatir devi nistara-nauka namaste jagat-tarini trahi durge ||5||

Meaning:For embodied beings drowning in the boundless, impassable, utterly terrible ocean of calamity, you alone, O Goddess, are the boat of deliverance — O Saviour of the world, protect me, O Durga!

Verse 6

𑌨𑌮𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌿𑌕𑍇 𑌚𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌦𑍋𑌰𑍍𑌦𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌲𑍀𑌲𑌾- 𑌸𑌮𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌖𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌖𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌲𑌾𑌶𑍇𑌷𑌶𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌃। 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌾 𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌘𑍍𑌨𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍋𑌹𑌹𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌿 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑌿 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍇॥௬॥

namash chandike chanda-dor-danda-lila- samutkhandita-khandalashesha-shatroh | tvam eka gatir vighna-sandoha-hartri namaste jagat-tarini trahi durge ||6||

Meaning:Salutations, O Chandika, who by your fierce sport of the mighty raised arm have cut down every last unbroken enemy; you alone are the recourse that removes the host of obstacles — O Saviour of the world, protect me, O Durga!

Verse 7

𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌾 𑌸𑌦𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌤𑌾 𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌾𑌦𑌿- 𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌨𑍇𑌕𑌾𑌖𑌿𑌲𑌾 𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌧𑌨𑌾 𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌧𑌨𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌾। 𑌇𑌡𑌾 𑌪𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌲𑌾 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌷𑍁𑌮𑍍𑌨𑌾 𑌚 𑌨𑌾𑌡𑍀 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌿 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑌿 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍇॥௭॥

tvam eka sadaradhita satya-vadiny aneka-akhila krodhana krodha-nishtha | ida pingala tvam sushumna cha nadi namaste jagat-tarini trahi durge ||7||

Meaning:You alone are ever-worshipped, the truthful one; you are Ida, Pingala and Sushumna, the channels of the inner being — O Saviour of the world, protect me, O Durga!

Verse 8

𑌨𑌮𑍋 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌿 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍇 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍇 𑌭𑍀𑌮𑌨𑌾𑌦𑍇 𑌸𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌰𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌧𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍋𑌘𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍇। 𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌿𑌃 𑌸𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌿 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑌿 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍇॥௮॥

namo devi durge shive bhima-nade sarasvaty-arundhaty-amogha-svarupe | vibhutih satam kala-ratri-svarupe namaste jagat-tarini trahi durge ||8||

Meaning:Salutations, O Goddess Durga, auspicious one of terrifying roar; you are Saraswati, Arundhati and the unfailing one; you are the glory of the noble, the very form of Kalaratri — O Saviour of the world, protect me, O Durga!

Verse 9

𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌮𑌸𑌿 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌧𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌂 𑌮𑍁𑌨𑌿𑌦𑌨𑍁𑌜𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌂 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌭𑌿𑌃 𑌪𑍀𑌡𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌮𑍍। 𑌨𑍃𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌗𑍃𑌹𑌗𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌦𑌸𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌭𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌸𑌿 𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌾 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌿 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍇 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑍀𑌦॥௯॥

sharanam asi suranam siddha-vidyadharanam muni-danuja-varanam vyadhibhih piditanam | nripati-griha-gatanam dasyubhis trasitanam tvam asi sharanam eka devi durge prasida ||9||

Meaning:You are the sole refuge of the gods, the Siddhas and Vidyadharas, of sages, of the best of men afflicted by disease, of those imprisoned in the king's house and those terrorised by robbers — you alone are the refuge, O Goddess Durga, be gracious!

Verse 10

𑌇𑌦𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌮𑌯𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌾𑌪𑌦𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌹𑍇𑌤𑍁𑌕𑌮𑍍। 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌵𑌾 𑌪𑌠𑌨𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌘𑍋𑌰𑌸𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌟𑌾𑌤𑍍॥

idam stotram maya proktam apad-uddhara-hetukam | tri-sandhyam eka-sandhyam va pathanad ghora-sankatat ||

Meaning:This hymn for deliverance from calamity has been spoken by me. Whoever recites it at the three junctures of the day, or even once, in dire distress — there is no doubt that on earth, in heaven or in the nether world he is freed; whoever with devotion always recites all of it or even a single verse abandons every evil deed and attains the supreme state.

Verse 11

𑌮𑍁𑌚𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌨𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍇𑌹𑍋 𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌿 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍇 𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌤𑌲𑍇। 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌵𑌾 𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌂 𑌵𑌾 𑌯𑌃 𑌪𑌠𑍇𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌸𑌦𑌾। 𑌸 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌦𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌨𑍋𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌂 𑌪𑌦𑌮𑍍॥

muchyate natra sandeho bhuvi svarge rasatale | sarvam va shlokam ekam va yah pathed bhaktiman sada | sa sarvam dushkritam tyaktva prapnoti paramam padam ||

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇🔊namasteSalutations to you

𑌶𑌰𑌣𑍍𑌯𑍇🔊sharanyeO refuge of all, granter of shelter

𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍇🔊shiveO auspicious one, consort of Shiva

𑌸𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌕𑌮𑍍𑌪𑍇🔊sanukampeO full of compassion and mercy

𑌜𑌗𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌪𑌿𑌕𑍇🔊jagad-vyapikeOne who pervades the entire universe

𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍇🔊vishva-rupeOne whose form is the cosmos itself

𑌜𑌗𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍇🔊jagad-vandya-padaravindeWhose lotus-feet are worshipped by the whole world

𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌿🔊jagat-tariniO saviour who ferries the world across (the ocean of existence)

𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑌿 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍇🔊trahi durgeProtect me, O Durga! (the refrain ending each verse)

𑌅𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌸𑍍𑌯🔊anathasyaOf the helpless / one with no protector

𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌤𑍁𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌯🔊trishnaturasyaOf one tormented by thirst/craving

𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌾 𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌿🔊tvam eka gatir deviYou alone, O Goddess, are the refuge/recourse

𑌨𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀🔊nistara-kartriThe one who liberates and delivers

𑌅𑌰𑌣𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌰𑌣𑍇🔊aranye raneIn the forest, in battle

𑌶𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑍇🔊shatru-madhyeIn the midst of enemies

𑌨𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌨𑍗𑌕𑌾🔊nistara-naukaThe boat that carries one across (the sea of calamity)

𑌵𑌿𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌾𑌗𑌰𑍇🔊vipat-sagareIn the ocean of misfortune and danger

𑌇𑌡𑌾 𑌪𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌲𑌾 𑌸𑍁𑌷𑍁𑌮𑍍𑌨𑌾🔊ida pingala sushumnaYou are the three subtle channels (nadis) of the yogic body

𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍇🔊kala-ratri-svarupeOne whose form is Kalaratri (the dark night of dissolution)

𑌆𑌪𑌦𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌹𑍇𑌤𑍁𑌕𑌮𑍍🔊apad-uddhara-hetukamComposed for the purpose of deliverance from calamities

𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌂 𑌪𑌦𑌮𑍍🔊paramam padamThe supreme state / liberation (moksha)

Benefits of Chanting Durga Apaduddharaka Stotram

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Invoked specifically for deliverance from sudden dangers, accidents and grave calamities

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Protects travellers in forests, on water, in storms and in hostile situations

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Removes fear, anxiety and the sense of helplessness in difficult times

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Believed to free one from imprisonment, false accusation and the threat of enemies

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Grants courage and the assurance of the Divine Mother's protective presence

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The phalashruti promises liberation from sins and attainment of the supreme state

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Even a single verse recited with devotion is said to ward off ghora-sankata (terrible distress)

How to Chant Durga Apaduddharaka Stotram

Repetitions3times

Best TimeAt the three sandhyas (dawn, midday, dusk); recited immediately when facing danger or calamity

The stotra itself prescribes recitation at the three junctures of the day (trisandhyam) or at least once daily. In an emergency it may be chanted then and there with full faith, even a single verse. Sit facing east before an image of Durga if possible, light a lamp, and recite with concentration on the refrain 'Trahi Durge' (protect me, O Durga), feeling oneself wholly surrendered to the Mother. Regular recitation builds an enduring shield of protection.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Durga Apaduddharaka Stotram 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.

Apad-uddharaka means 'one who lifts up out of calamity'. Apad = misfortune/danger, uddharaka = rescuer. The stotra is recited to be delivered from sudden dangers, disasters and grave distress of every kind.

It is drawn from the Siddheshwari Tantra, framed as a dialogue (Uma-Maheshwara Samvada) in which Lord Shiva teaches the hymn to Goddess Parvati. It is therefore regarded as having come directly from Shiva himself.

Traditionally it is recited at the three sandhyas (dawn, noon and dusk), or at least once a day. It is especially recited at the moment of facing any danger — illness, travel, conflict, legal trouble or natural calamity.

Yes. The closing phalashruti states that whoever recites the whole hymn or even a single verse with devotion is freed from distress and evil deeds and attains the supreme state, so even one verse chanted in faith is held to be efficacious.