durgakunjikanavratrisaptashati

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Siddha Kunjika Stotram in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 1× repetitions·🕐 During Navratri, before reading Durga Saptashati, or any time of great need·🎵 Audio included·📜 Revealed by Lord Shiva to Parvati (part of Durga Saptashati tradition)

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Origin & Story

Revealed by Lord Shiva to Parvati (part of Durga Saptashati tradition) · Lord Shiva (as narrator) · Ancient (Markandeya Purana tradition)

The Siddha Kunjika Stotram is presented as a dialogue between Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. Parvati asks Shiva about the easiest way to obtain the full fruit of the Durga Saptashati (700 verses of Devi Mahatmyam from the Markandeya Purana). Shiva reveals this 'secret key' — a concentrated essence of all the power of the Saptashati in a single stotra. He emphasizes its secrecy, saying it should be guarded as carefully as one's own deepest secret, and that even the gods find it rare.

✦ As told in scripture

The Durga Saptashati (Chandi Path) is one of the most powerful texts in Hinduism — it is said that its complete recitation during Navratri can fulfill any desire. However, the full recitation requires elaborate preparations (Kavach, Argala, Keelakam, Nyasa, etc.) that take hours. Lord Shiva revealed the Kunjika as a shortcut that contains the ENTIRE power of the Saptashati in concentrated form. Devotees across India testify that during Navratri, chanting just the Kunjika Stotra with intense devotion has resolved seemingly impossible problems — court cases, health crises, financial ruin, and relationship breakdowns.

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Verse 1

𑍐 𑌐𑌂 𑌹𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌂 𑌕𑍍𑌲𑍀𑌂 𑌚𑌾𑌮𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌾𑌯𑍈 𑌵𑌿𑌚𑍍𑌚𑍇। 𑍐 𑌗𑍍𑌲𑍗𑌂 𑌹𑍁𑌂 𑌕𑍍𑌲𑍀𑌂 𑌜𑍂𑌂 𑌸𑌃 𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌲𑌯 𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌲𑌯 𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌲 𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌲 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌲 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌲 𑌐𑌂 𑌹𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌂 𑌕𑍍𑌲𑍀𑌂 𑌚𑌾𑌮𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌾𑌯𑍈 𑌵𑌿𑌚𑍍𑌚𑍇 𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌲 𑌹𑌂 𑌸𑌂 𑌲𑌂 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌂 𑌫𑌟𑍍 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌹𑌾॥

Om Aim Hreem Kleem Chamundayai Vichche Om Glaum Hum Kleem Joom Sah Jvalaya Jvalaya Jvala Jvala Prajvala Prajvala Aim Hreem Kleem Chamundayai Vichche Jvala Ham Sam Lam Ksham Phat Svaha

Meaning:Om Aim Hreem Kleem — salutations to Chamunda! Om Glaum Hum Kleem Joom Sah — Blaze, blaze, burn, burn, blaze forth intensely! Aim Hreem Kleem to Chamunda — Blaze! Ham Sam Lam Ksham Phat Svaha!

Verse 2

𑌶𑌿𑌵 𑌉𑌵𑌾𑌚: 𑌶𑍃𑌣𑍁 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌕𑍁𑌞𑍍𑌜𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌮𑍍। 𑌯𑍇𑌨 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑌾𑌵𑍇𑌣 𑌚𑌣𑍍𑌡𑍀𑌜𑌾𑌪𑌃 𑌶𑍁𑌭𑍋 𑌭𑌵𑍇𑌤𑍍॥

Shiva Uvacha: Shrinu Devi Pravakshyami Kunjikaastotram Uttamam Yena Mantraprabhaavena Chandeejaapah Shubho Bhavet

Meaning:Lord Shiva said: Listen, O Devi, I shall reveal the supreme Kunjika Stotra. By the power of this mantra, the recitation of Chandi (Durga Saptashati) becomes auspicious.

Verse 3

𑌨 𑌕𑌵𑌚𑌂 𑌨𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌲𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌕𑍀𑌲𑌕𑌂 𑌨 𑌰𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌕𑌮𑍍। 𑌨 𑌸𑍂𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌨𑌾𑌪𑌿 𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌚 𑌨 𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌸𑍋 𑌨 𑌚 𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌚𑌨𑌮𑍍॥

Na Kavacham Naargalaastotram Keelakam Na Rahasyakam Na Sooktam Naapi Dhyanam Cha Na Nyaaso Na Cha Varchanam

Meaning:Neither the Kavach (armor), nor the Argala Stotra, nor the Keelakam, nor the Rahasyam, nor the Suktam, nor meditation, nor nyasa, nor worship is needed.

Verse 4

𑌕𑍁𑌞𑍍𑌜𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌪𑌾𑌠𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌣 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌪𑌾𑌠𑌫𑌲𑌂 𑌲𑌭𑍇𑌤𑍍। 𑌅𑌤𑌿 𑌗𑍁𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌰𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌿 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌮𑌪𑌿 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌲𑌭𑌮𑍍॥

Kunjikapaathamatrena Durgaapaathphalam Labhet Ati Guhyataram Devi Devaanamapi Durlabham

Meaning:By merely reading the Kunjika, one obtains the full fruit of reciting the entire Durga Saptashati. This is the most secret of secrets, O Devi — rare even for the gods.

Verse 5

𑌗𑍋𑌪𑌨𑍀𑌯𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌨𑍇𑌨 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌯𑍋𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌿𑌵 𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑌿। 𑌮𑌾𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌮𑍋𑌹𑌨𑌂 𑌵𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍍𑌭𑌨𑍋𑌚𑍍𑌚𑌾𑌟𑌨𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌕𑌮𑍍। 𑌪𑌾𑌠𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌣 𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌤𑍍 𑌕𑍁𑌞𑍍𑌜𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌮𑍍॥

Gopaneeyam Prayatnena Svayoniriva Parvati Maaranam Mohanam Vashyam Stambhanocchaatanaadikam Paathamatrena Samsiddhyet Kunjikaastotram Uttamam

Meaning:It should be kept as secret as one's own womb, O Parvati. Destruction, attraction, subjugation, paralysis, and expulsion — all are accomplished merely by reading this supreme Kunjika Stotra.

Verse 6

𑍐 𑌐𑌂 𑌹𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌂 𑌕𑍍𑌲𑍀𑌂 𑌚𑌾𑌮𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌾𑌯𑍈 𑌵𑌿𑌚𑍍𑌚𑍇 𑍐 𑌗𑍍𑌲𑍗𑌂 𑌹𑍁𑌂 𑌕𑍍𑌲𑍀𑌂 𑌜𑍂𑌂 𑌸𑌃 𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌲𑌯 𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌲𑌯 𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌲 𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌲 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌲 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌲 𑌐𑌂 𑌹𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌂 𑌕𑍍𑌲𑍀𑌂 𑌚𑌾𑌮𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌾𑌯𑍈 𑌵𑌿𑌚𑍍𑌚𑍇 𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌲 𑌹𑌂 𑌸𑌂 𑌲𑌂 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌂 𑌫𑌟𑍍 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌹𑌾॥

Om Aim Hreem Kleem Chamundayai Vichche Om Glaum Hum Kleem Joom Sah Jvalaya Jvalaya Jvala Jvala Prajvala Prajvala Aim Hreem Kleem Chamundayai Vichche Jvala Ham Sam Lam Ksham Phat Svaha

Meaning:Om Aim Hreem Kleem to Chamunda! Om Glaum Hum Kleem Joom Sah — Blaze forth! Aim Hreem Kleem to Chamunda — Blaze! Ham Sam Lam Ksham Phat Svaha!

Verse 7

𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌰𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌿𑌣𑍍𑌯𑍈 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌮𑌧𑍁𑌮𑌰𑍍𑌦𑌿𑌨𑌿। 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌕𑍈𑌟𑌭𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍈 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌮𑌹𑌿𑌷𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌦𑌿𑌨𑌿॥

Namaste Rudraroopinyai Namaste Madhumardini Namah Kaitabhanashinyai Namaste Mahishardini

Meaning:Salutations to you in the form of Rudra. Salutations to the crusher of Madhu. Salutations to the destroyer of Kaitabha. Salutations to the crusher of Mahishasura.

Verse 8

𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌶𑍁𑌮𑍍𑌭𑌹𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍍𑌯𑍈 𑌚 𑌨𑌿𑌶𑍁𑌮𑍍𑌭𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌘𑌾𑌤𑌿𑌨𑌿। 𑌜𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌂 𑌹𑌿 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌿 𑌜𑌪𑌂 𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌂 𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌵 𑌮𑍇॥

Namaste Shumbhahantryai Cha Nishumbhasuraghatin Jagratam Hi Mahadevi Japam Siddham Kurushva Me

Meaning:Salutations to the slayer of Shumbha and the destroyer of Nishumbha. Awaken, O Great Goddess, and make my chanting perfect and fruitful!

Verse 9

𑌐𑌂𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍀 𑌸𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌿𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌾𑌯𑍈 𑌹𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌂𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍀 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌿𑌕𑌾। 𑌕𑍍𑌲𑍀𑌂𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍀 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌿𑌣𑍍𑌯𑍈 𑌬𑍀𑌜𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌤𑍇॥

Aimkari Srishtiroopayai Hrimkari Pratipalika Klimkari Kamaroopinyai Beejaroope Namostu Te

Meaning:Aim is your creative form, Hreem is your preserving form, Kleem is your form of desire. Salutations to you in the form of seed mantras.

Verse 10

𑌚𑌾𑌮𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌾 𑌚𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌘𑌾𑌤𑍀 𑌚 𑌯𑍈𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍀 𑌵𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌯𑌿𑌨𑍀। 𑌵𑌿𑌚𑍍𑌚𑍇 𑌚𑌾𑌭𑌯𑌦𑌾 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌿𑌣𑌿॥

Chamunda Chandaghati Cha Yaikari Varadayini Vichche Chabhayada Nityam Namaste Mantraroopini

Meaning:Chamunda, the fierce slayer, the giver of boons. Vichche, the eternal giver of fearlessness. Salutations to you, the embodiment of mantras.

Verse 11

𑌧𑌾𑌂 𑌧𑍀𑌂 𑌧𑍂𑌂 𑌧𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌟𑍇𑌃 𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌨𑍀 𑌵𑌾𑌂 𑌵𑍀𑌂 𑌵𑍂𑌂 𑌵𑌾𑌗𑌧𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀। 𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌂 𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌂 𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍂𑌂 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌿𑌕𑌾 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍀 𑌶𑌾𑌂 𑌶𑍀𑌂 𑌶𑍂𑌂 𑌮𑍇 𑌶𑍁𑌭𑌂 𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍁॥

Dham Dhim Dhoom Dhurjateh Patni Vam Vim Voom Vagadhishvari Kram Krim Kroom Kalika Devi Sham Shim Shoom Me Shubham Kuru

Meaning:Dham Dhim Dhoom — O wife of Shiva! Vam Vim Voom — O goddess of speech! Kram Krim Kroom — O Kali Devi! Sham Shim Shoom — grant me auspiciousness!

Verse 12

𑌹𑍁𑌂 𑌹𑍁𑌂 𑌹𑍁𑌂𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌿𑌣𑍍𑌯𑍈 𑌜𑌂 𑌜𑌂 𑌜𑌂 𑌜𑌮𑍍𑌭𑌨𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌨𑍀। 𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌂 𑌭𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌂 𑌭𑍍𑌰𑍂𑌂 𑌭𑍈𑌰𑌵𑍀 𑌭𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍈 𑌤𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑍋 𑌨𑌮𑌃॥

Hum Hum Humkararoopinyai Jam Jam Jam Jambhanadini Bhram Bhrim Bhroom Bhairavi Bhadre Bhavanyai Te Namo Namah

Meaning:Hum Hum Hum — O goddess in the form of Humkara! Jam Jam Jam — O thundering one! Bhram Bhrim Bhroom — O fierce Bhairavi, O auspicious Bhavani — salutations to you again and again!

Verse 13

𑌇𑌤𑌿 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌕𑍁𑌞𑍍𑌜𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌮𑍍॥

Iti Shri Siddha Kunjika Stotram Sampoornam

Meaning:Thus ends the complete Siddha Kunjika Stotram.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧🔊SiddhaPerfected, accomplished — grants instant results

𑌕𑍁𑌞𑍍𑌜𑌿𑌕𑌾🔊KunjikaKey — the master key to Durga Saptashati

𑌐𑌂🔊AimBija mantra of Saraswati (knowledge/speech)

𑌹𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌂🔊HreemBija mantra of Maya/Shakti (cosmic energy)

𑌕𑍍𑌲𑍀𑌂🔊KleemBija mantra of Kamadeva (attraction/desire)

𑌚𑌾𑌮𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌾𑌯𑍈🔊ChamundayaiTo Chamunda (fierce form of Durga)

𑌵𑌿𑌚𑍍𑌚𑍇🔊VichcheSacred seed syllable completing the mantra

𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌲𑌯🔊JvalayaBlaze! Burn! (command to ignite divine fire)

𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌲🔊PrajvalaBlaze forth intensely!

𑌫𑌟𑍍🔊PhatTantric syllable of destruction/breaking

𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌹𑌾🔊SvahaSacred offering (conclusion of mantras)

𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌪𑌾𑌠𑌫𑌲𑌂🔊DurgapaathphalamThe fruit/result of reading the entire Durga Saptashati

𑌅𑌤𑌿 𑌗𑍁𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌰𑌂🔊Ati GuhyataramExtremely secret

𑌗𑍋𑌪𑌨𑍀𑌯𑌂🔊GopaneeyamTo be kept hidden/secret

𑌰𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌿𑌣𑍍𑌯𑍈🔊RudraroopinyaiShe who has the form of Rudra (fierce Shiva)

𑌮𑌧𑍁𑌮𑌰𑍍𑌦𑌿𑌨𑌿🔊MadhumardiniCrusher of the demon Madhu

𑌕𑍈𑌟𑌭𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍈🔊KaitabhanashinyaiDestroyer of the demon Kaitabha

𑌮𑌹𑌿𑌷𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌦𑌿𑌨𑌿🔊MahishardiniCrusher of Mahishasura

𑌶𑍁𑌮𑍍𑌭𑌹𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍍𑌯𑍈🔊ShumbhahantryaiSlayer of Shumbha

𑌬𑍀𑌜𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍇🔊BeejaroopeShe whose form is the seed mantras

𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌿𑌕𑌾🔊KalikaKali — the dark fierce goddess

𑌭𑍈𑌰𑌵𑍀🔊BhairaviThe terrifying feminine form

𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍀🔊BhavaniGoddess of existence (Parvati)

Benefits of Chanting Siddha Kunjika Stotram

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THE master key to Durga Saptashati — Shiva himself says no other preparation needed

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Kunjika means 'key' — unlocks the full power of the 700 verses of Chandi Path

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Shiva declares: just reading this gives the FULL fruit of the entire Saptashati

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Contains the most powerful Tantric bija mantras (Aim, Hreem, Kleem, Phat)

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'Ati Guhyataram' — Lord Shiva calls it 'the most secret of secrets'

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Essential during Navratri — chant before Durga Saptashati for complete results

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Grants protection, victory over enemies, and fulfillment of all desires

How to Chant Siddha Kunjika Stotram

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Best TimeDuring Navratri, before reading Durga Saptashati, or any time of great need

This stotra is traditionally chanted BEFORE reading the Durga Saptashati (Chandi Path). Lord Shiva tells Parvati that by chanting just this stotra, one gets the complete fruit of the entire 700-verse Saptashati — without needing the Kavach, Argala, Keelakam or any other preparation. Sit before Durga's image. Light a ghee diya. Chant with intense focus and devotion. The bija mantras (Aim, Hreem, Kleem) should be pronounced precisely. During Navratri, chant daily for 9 days.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Siddha Kunjika 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.

'Siddha' means perfected/accomplished. 'Kunjika' means key. Together: 'The Perfected Key' — it is the master key that unlocks the complete power of the Durga Saptashati without any other rituals or preparations.

Lord Shiva tells Parvati that normally, to recite the Durga Saptashati properly, one needs the Kavach (armor), Argala (bolt), Keelakam (pin), meditation, nyasa, and worship. But the Kunjika Stotra is the 'key' that bypasses ALL of these — one simple reading gives the complete result.

Lord Shiva himself declares in the stotra: 'Kunjikapaathamatrena Durgaapaathphalam Labhet' — merely by reading the Kunjika, one obtains the fruit of the entire Durga path. He also calls it 'Ati Guhyataram' (most secret) and 'Devaanamapi Durlabham' (rare even for the gods).

Chant it once before each reading of the Durga Saptashati during Navratri. If you cannot read the full 700-verse Saptashati, chanting just the Kunjika Stotra is said to give equivalent results. This makes it the most important Navratri prayer for those short on time.

Aim (Saraswati/knowledge), Hreem (Shakti/cosmic energy), Kleem (desire/attraction), Glaum (Ganesha/obstacle removal), Hum (Shiva/protection), Phat (destruction of negativity), Svaha (offering). Together they invoke the complete spectrum of divine feminine power.