durga32-namesnamamalashakti

දුර්ගා ද්වාත්රිංශන්නාමමාලා ස්තෝත්රම්

ದುರ್ಗಾ ದ್ವಾತ್ರಿಂಶನ್ನಾಮಮಾಲಾ ಸ್ತೋತ್ರಂ (ದುರ್ಗೆಯ ಮೂವತ್ತೆರಡು ನಾಮಗಳು) in Sinhala · සිංහල

🕉️ hindu·📿 32× repetitions·🕐 During Navaratri, on Tuesdays and Fridays, and at any moment of fear, danger or distress·📜 Traditional Devi stotra (recited within the Durga Saptashati / Devi Mahatmyam tradition)

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Englishසිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

Origin & Story

Traditional Devi stotra (recited within the Durga Saptashati / Devi Mahatmyam tradition) · Traditional (Puranic) · Ancient / Classical

The Durga Dwatrimsha Namamala — the 'garland of the thirty-two names of Durga' — is one of the most popular protective hymns of the Shakta tradition, recited alongside the Durga Saptashati (Devi Mahatmyam). Its names recall the Mother as the slayer of the demon Durgama and the conqueror of every 'durga' — every fort, every difficulty, every danger that is hard to cross. Devotees in every age of hardship have turned to this litany, trusting its own promise that its recitation frees one from all fear.

✦ As told in scripture

It is traditionally told that those overwhelmed by calamity — imprisonment, disease, debt, the threat of enemies or the terror of death — who recite these thirty-two names of Durga with faith find their dangers dissolved, for the stotra itself vows that the reciter 'shall be freed from all fears, without doubt'.

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Verse 1

දුර්ගා දුර්ගාර්තිශමනී දුර්ගාපද්විනිවාරිණී . දුර්ගමච්ඡේදිනී දුර්ගසාධිනී දුර්ගනාශිනී .. 1..

durgā durgārtiśamanī durgāpadvinivāriṇī | durgamacchedinī durgasādhinī durganāśinī || 1||

Meaning:ದುರ್ಗಾ — ಕಷ್ಟಗಳಿಂದ ಉಂಟಾಗುವ ಬೇನೆಯನ್ನು ಶಮನಗೊಳಿಸುವವಳು, ದಾಟಲಾಗದ ವಿಪತ್ತುಗಳನ್ನು ನಿವಾರಿಸುವವಳು; ದುರ್ಗಮವಾದುದನ್ನು ಭೇದಿಸುವವಳು, ಸಾಧಿಸಲಾಗದುದನ್ನು ಸಾಧಿಸುವವಳು, ಸಮಸ್ತ ಸಂಕಟಗಳನ್ನು ನಾಶಮಾಡುವವಳು.

Verse 2

දුර්ගතෝද්ධාරිණී දුර්ගනිහන්ත්රී දුර්ගමාපහා . දුර්ගමජ්ඤානදා දුර්ගදෛත්යලෝකදවානලා .. 2..

durgatoddhāriṇī durganihantrī durgamāpahā | durgamajñānadā durgadaityalokadavānalā || 2||

Meaning:ವಿಪತ್ತಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಸಿಲುಕಿದವರನ್ನು ಉದ್ಧರಿಸುವವಳು, ಕಷ್ಟವನ್ನು ಸಂಹರಿಸುವವಳು, ವಿಘ್ನಗಳನ್ನು ಹರಿಸುವವಳು; ದುರ್ಲಭ ಜ್ಞಾನವನ್ನು ಅನುಗ್ರಹಿಸುವವಳು, ಅಜೇಯ ರಾಕ್ಷಸರ ಲೋಕಕ್ಕೆ ಕಾಡ್ಗಿಚ್ಚಿನಂತಿರುವವಳು.

Verse 3

දුර්ගමා දුර්ගමාලෝකා දුර්ගමාත්මස්වරූපිණී . දුර්ගමාර්ගප්රදා දුර්ගමවිද්යා දුර්ගමාශ්රිතා .. 3..

durgamā durgamālokā durgamātmasvarūpiṇī | durgamārgapradā durgamavidyā durgamāśritā || 3||

Meaning:ದುರ್ಗಮಳು, ದರ್ಶನವೂ ಕಠಿಣವಾದವಳು, ದುರ್ಗಮ ಆತ್ಮತತ್ತ್ವವೇ ತನ್ನ ಸ್ವರೂಪವಾಗಿರುವವಳು; ದುರ್ಗಮ ಮಾರ್ಗವನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸುವವಳು, ದುರ್ಲಭ ವಿದ್ಯಾಸ್ವರೂಪಿಣಿ, ಪ್ರಯತ್ನದಿಂದ ಮಾತ್ರ ಪಡೆಯಬಹುದಾದ ಆಶ್ರಯ.

Verse 4

දුර්ගමජ්ඤානසංස්ථානා දුර්ගමධ්යානභාසිනී . දුර්ගමෝහා දුර්ගමගා දුර්ගමාර්ථස්වරූපිණී .. 4..

durgamajñānasaṃsthānā durgamadhyānabhāsinī | durgamohā durgamagā durgamārthasvarūpiṇī || 4||

Meaning:ಆಳವಾದ ಜ್ಞಾನದಲ್ಲಿ ನೆಲೆಸಿದವಳು, ಆಳವಾದ ಧ್ಯಾನದಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಕಾಶಿಸುವವಳು; ದುರ್ಗಮ ಮೋಹವನ್ನು ನಿವಾರಿಸುವವಳು, ದುರ್ಗಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಚರಿಸುವವಳು, ಪರಮಾರ್ಥ ಸ್ವರೂಪಿಣಿ.

Verse 5

දුර්ගමාසුරසංහන්ත්රී දුර්ගමායුධධාරිණී . දුර්ගමාඞ්ගී දුර්ගමතා දුර්ගම්යා දුර්ගමේශ්වරී .. 5..

durgamāsurasaṃhantrī durgamāyudhadhāriṇī | durgamāṅgī durgamatā durgamyā durgameśvarī || 5||

Meaning:ದುರ್ಗಮಾಸುರನನ್ನು ಸಂಹರಿಸುವವಳು, ದುರ್ಜೇಯ ಆಯುಧಗಳನ್ನು ಧರಿಸುವವಳು; ಭಯಂಕರ ಅಂಗಗಳುಳ್ಳವಳು, ತಿಳಿಯಲಾಗದವಳು, ತಲುಪಲಾಗದವಳು, ದುರ್ಗಮದ ಈಶ್ವರಿ.

Verse 6

දුර්ගභීමා දුර්ගභාමා දුර්ගභා දුර්ගදාරිණී . නාමාවලිමිමාං යස්තු දුර්ගායා මම මානවඃ .. 6..

durgabhīmā durgabhāmā durgabhā durgadāriṇī | nāmāvalimimāṃ yastu durgāyā mama mānavaḥ || 6||

Meaning:ಕಷ್ಟಕ್ಕೆ ಭೀಷಣಳು, ಸಂಕಟದಲ್ಲಿ ದೀಪ್ತಿಮಯಳು, ಕತ್ತಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಕಾಶಿಸುವವಳು, ಸಮಸ್ತ ದುರ್ಗತಿಯನ್ನು ವಿದಾರಣ ಮಾಡುವವಳು. ಯಾವ ಮನುಷ್ಯನು ದುರ್ಗೆಯ ಈ ನಾಮಮಾಲೆಯನ್ನು ಪಠಿಸುತ್ತಾನೋ, ಅವನು ಸಮಸ್ತ ಭಯಗಳಿಂದ ಮುಕ್ತನಾಗುತ್ತಾನೆ — ಇದರಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಶಯವಿಲ್ಲ.

Verse 7

පඨේත්සර්වභයාන්මුක්තෝ භවිෂ්යති න සංශයඃ .. 7..

paṭhetsarvabhayānmukto bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ || 7||

Word-by-Word Meaning

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දුර්ගා🔊durgāDurga — the One who is hard to reach / the remover of difficulties; the invincible Divine Mother

දුර්ගාර්තිශමනී🔊durgārti-śamanīShe who quells the suffering (arti) caused by difficulties (durga)

දුර්ගාපද්විනිවාරිණී🔊durgāpad-vinivāriṇīShe who wards off hard-to-overcome calamities and misfortune

දුර්ගමච්ඡේදිනී🔊durgama-cchedinīShe who cuts through the impassable / insurmountable

දුර්ගසාධිනී🔊durga-sādhinīShe who accomplishes what is difficult to attain

දුර්ගනාශිනී🔊durga-nāśinīShe who destroys difficulties and dangers

දුර්ගතෝද්ධාරිණී🔊durgato-ddhāriṇīShe who lifts up and rescues those in distress / fallen states

දුර්ගනිහන්ත්රී🔊durga-nihantrīShe who slays the demon of difficulty (Durgama) and all hardships

දුර්ගමාපහා🔊durgamāpahāShe who takes away the impassable obstacles

දුර්ගමජ්ඤානදා🔊durgama-jñāna-dāShe who grants the hard-to-attain knowledge

දුර්ගදෛත්යලෝකදවානලා🔊durga-daitya-loka-davānalāShe who is a forest-fire to the world of difficult-to-conquer demons

දුර්ගමාත්මස්වරූපිණී🔊durgamātma-svarūpiṇīShe whose very nature is the inaccessible Self / supreme Reality

දුර්ගමාර්ගප්රදා🔊durga-mārga-pradāShe who reveals the difficult path (to liberation)

දුර්ගමවිද්යා🔊durgama-vidyāShe who is the hard-to-attain sacred knowledge

දුර්ගමාශ්රිතා🔊durgamāśritāShe in whom the helpless take their (hard-won) refuge

දුර්ගමධ්යානභාසිනී🔊durga-ma-dhyāna-bhāsinīShe who shines forth in the difficult meditation upon Her

දුර්ගමෝහා🔊durga-mohāShe who dispels difficult delusion

දුර්ගමාසුරසංහන්ත්රී🔊durgamāsura-saṃhantrīShe who destroys the demon Durgamasura

දුර්ගමායුධධාරිණී🔊durgamāyudha-dhāriṇīShe who bears formidable weapons

දුර්ගමේශ්වරී🔊durgameśvarīthe sovereign Goddess of the inaccessible

දුර්ගභීමා🔊durga-bhīmāShe who is terrifying to (the forces of) difficulty

දුර්ගභා🔊durga-bhāShe who shines amidst difficulty / the radiance within hardship

දුර්ගදාරිණී🔊durga-dāriṇīShe who tears asunder all difficulties

නාමාවලිම් ඉමාං🔊nāmāvalim imāṃthis garland of names

යස්තු ... මානවඃ පඨේත්🔊yastu ... mānavaḥ paṭhetwhatever person recites (it)

සර්වභයාන්මුක්තෝ භවිෂ්යති🔊sarva-bhayān mukto bhaviṣyatishall be freed from all fears

න සංශයඃ🔊na saṃśayaḥthere is no doubt (about this)

Benefits of Chanting ದುರ್ಗಾ ದ್ವಾತ್ರಿಂಶನ್ನಾಮಮಾಲಾ ಸ್ತೋತ್ರಂ (ದುರ್ಗೆಯ ಮೂವತ್ತೆರಡು ನಾಮಗಳು)

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Recites the thirty-two sacred names of Goddess Durga, each invoking Her power over difficulty and danger

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Promised in the hymn itself to free the devotee from all fears (sarva-bhaya)

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Traditionally chanted in times of calamity, illness, danger, lawsuits, debt and great distress

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Invokes Durga's protection against enemies, negativity, accidents and evil forces

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Bestows courage, strength and victory over seemingly insurmountable obstacles

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A short, easily memorised litany suitable for daily protective recitation

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Especially powerful during Navaratri and on Tuesdays and Fridays, the days of the Goddess

How to Chant ದುರ್ಗಾ ದ್ವಾತ್ರಿಂಶನ್ನಾಮಮಾಲಾ ಸ್ತೋತ್ರಂ (ದುರ್ಗೆಯ ಮೂವತ್ತೆರಡು ನಾಮಗಳು)

Repetitions32times

Best TimeDuring Navaratri, on Tuesdays and Fridays, and at any moment of fear, danger or distress

After a bath, sit before an image of Maa Durga with red flowers, kumkum and a ghee lamp. Recite the thirty-two names slowly and with full faith and devotion, ideally daily or 32 / 108 times during Navaratri. Because the closing verse promises freedom from all fear, it is traditionally recited immediately in any sudden danger, calamity or distress. Conclude with a prayer for the Mother's 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 is a 'garland' (namamala) of the thirty-two (dwatrimsha) sacred names of Goddess Durga. Every name begins with 'Durga' and praises Her power to overcome difficulty, destroy demons and protect Her devotees. It is a short, much-loved protective hymn of the Devi tradition.

Its closing verse declares that whoever recites this garland of Durga's names 'shall be freed from all fears — of this there is no doubt' (sarva-bhayan mukto bhavishyati na samshayah). For this reason it is recited especially in times of danger and distress.

It may be recited daily, but is especially powerful during Navaratri and on Tuesdays and Fridays. Traditionally it is chanted immediately at any moment of sudden fear, calamity, illness or danger to invoke the Mother's protection.

There are thirty-two names of Durga in this litany, hence 'Dwatrimsha' (thirty-two). The number 32 is considered auspicious and complete in the tradition, and reciting the full set is held to invoke the totality of the Goddess's protective power.