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துர்கா துவாதசநாம ஸ்தோத்திரம் (துர்கையின் பன்னிரண்டு நாமங்கள்)

दुर्गा द्वादशनाम स्तोत्रम्

🕉️ hindu·📿 12× 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)

Also known as: durga dwadasanama stotram · durga dwadasha nama stotram · 12 names of durga · durga dwadash naam · durga durgartishamani

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हिन्दी / देवनागरीతెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ English සිංහල 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

✦ Meaning

The Durga Dwadasanama Stotram is a short, powerful litany of the twelve sacred names of Goddess Durga, each beginning with 'Durga' and describing how She overcomes every difficulty, danger and demon. It closes with the assurance that whoever recites this garland of names is freed from all fears, without doubt. Drawn from the Devi tradition surrounding the Durga Saptashati, it is treasured as an easily-memorised protective prayer for times of fear and distress and for daily recitation during Navaratri.

Origin & Story

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

The Durga Dwadasanama — the 'twelve names of Durga' — is a beloved protective hymn of the Shakta tradition, recited alongside the Durga Saptashati (Devi Mahatmyam). Its names recall the Mother as the conqueror of every 'durga' — every fort, every difficulty, every danger that is hard to cross — and as the slayer of demons and the giver of liberating wisdom. Devotees in every age of hardship have turned to this brief litany, trusting its own vow 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 twelve names of Durga with faith find their dangers dissolved, for the stotra itself promises that the reciter 'shall be freed from all fears, without doubt'.

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Verse 1

ॐ दुर्गा दुर्गार्तिशमनी दुर्गापद्विनिवारिणी। दुर्गमच्छेदिनी दुर्गसाधिनी दुर्गनाशिनी॥

om durgā durgārti-śamanī durgāpad-vinivāriṇī | durgama-cchedinī durga-sādhinī durga-nāśinī ||

Meaning:ஓம். துர்கா; கஷ்டங்களால் உண்டாகும் வேதனையை சாந்தப்படுத்துபவள்; கடத்தற்கரிய விபத்துகளை நிவாரணம் செய்பவள்; கடத்தற்கரியதை சேதிப்பவள்; செய்தற்கரியதை சாதிப்பவள்; சகல சங்கடங்களையும் அழிப்பவள்.

Verse 2

दुर्गतोद्धारिणी दुर्गनिहन्त्री दुर्गमापहा। दुर्गमज्ञानदा दुर्गदैत्यलोकदवानला॥

durgato-ddhāriṇī durga-nihantrī durgamāpahā | durgama-jñāna-dā durga-daitya-loka-davānalā ||

Meaning:விபத்தில் சிக்கியோரை உத்தரிப்பவள்; கஷ்டங்களின் சம்ஹாரிணி; கடத்தற்கரியதை அழிப்பவள்; அரிய ஞானத்தை அளிப்பவள்; வெல்லற்கரிய அசுரர்களின் உலகுக்கு காட்டுத்தீ போன்றவள்.

Verse 3

दुर्गमा दुर्गमालोका दुर्गमात्मस्वरूपिणी। दुर्गमार्गप्रदा दुर्गमविद्या दुर्गमाश्रिता॥

durgamā durgamālokā durgamātma-svarūpiṇī | durgamārga-pradā durgama-vidyā durgamāśritā ||

Meaning:துர்கமா; யாருடைய தரிசனமும் கடினமோ; யாருடைய சொரூபமே கடத்தற்கரிய ஆத்மதத்துவமோ; கடத்தற்கரிய பாதையைக் காட்டுபவள்; அரிய வித்யா சொரூபா; சரணடைந்தோரின் ஆஶ்ரயதாத்ரி.

Verse 4

नामावलिमिमां यस्तु दुर्गाया मम मानवः। पठेत्सर्वभयान्मुक्तो भविष्यति न संशयः॥

nāmāvalim imāṃ yastu durgāyā mama mānavaḥ | paṭhet sarva-bhayān mukto bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ ||

Meaning:எந்த மனிதன் துர்கையின் இந்த பன்னிரண்டு நாமங்களின் இந்த நாமமாலையை ஓதுகிறானோ, அவன் சகல பயங்களிலிருந்தும் விடுபடுகிறான் — இதில் சந்தேகமே இல்லை.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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दुर्गा🔊durgāDurga — the invincible One, hard to reach, remover of difficulties; the Divine Mother (1st name)

दुर्गार्तिशमनी🔊durgārti-śamanīShe who quells the suffering (arti) born of difficulties (2nd name)

दुर्गापद्विनिवारिणी🔊durgāpad-vinivāriṇīShe who wards off hard-to-overcome calamities (3rd name)

दुर्गमच्छेदिनी🔊durgama-cchedinīShe who cuts through the impassable and insurmountable (4th name)

दुर्गसाधिनी🔊durga-sādhinīShe who accomplishes what is difficult to attain (5th name)

दुर्गनाशिनी🔊durga-nāśinīShe who destroys difficulties and dangers (6th name)

दुर्गतोद्धारिणी🔊durgato-ddhāriṇīShe who lifts up those fallen into distress (7th name)

दुर्गनिहन्त्री🔊durga-nihantrīShe who slays the demon of difficulty and all hardship (8th name)

दुर्गमापहा🔊durgamāpahāShe who removes the impassable obstacle (9th name)

दुर्गमज्ञानदा🔊durgama-jñāna-dāShe who grants the hard-to-attain wisdom (10th name)

दुर्गदैत्यलोकदवानला🔊durga-daitya-loka-davānalāShe who is a forest-fire to the world of invincible demons (11th name)

दुर्गमा🔊durgamāThe inaccessible One (12th name)

दुर्गमात्मस्वरूपिणी🔊durgamātma-svarūpiṇīShe whose very nature is the unreachable supreme Self

दुर्गमार्गप्रदा🔊durga-mārga-pradāShe who reveals the difficult path to liberation

नामावलिम् इमां यः पठेत्🔊nāmāvalim imāṃ yaḥ paṭhetwhoever recites this garland of names

सर्वभयान्मुक्तो भविष्यति🔊sarva-bhayān mukto bhaviṣyatishall be freed from all fears

न संशयः🔊na saṃśayaḥthere is no doubt about this

Benefits of Chanting துர்கா துவாதசநாம ஸ்தோத்திரம் (துர்கையின் பன்னிரண்டு நாமங்கள்)

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Invokes the twelve sacred names of Goddess Durga, each calling on Her power over difficulty and danger

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The hymn itself promises freedom from all fears (sarva-bhaya) to its reciter

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A short, easily memorised litany ideal for daily protective recitation

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

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Bestows courage and victory over seemingly insurmountable obstacles

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

How to Chant துர்கா துவாதசநாம ஸ்தோத்திரம் (துர்கையின் பன்னிரண்டு நாமங்கள்)

Repetitions12times

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 twelve names slowly with faith, ideally daily or 12 / 108 times during Navaratri. Because the closing verse promises freedom from all fear, it is traditionally recited at once in any sudden danger or calamity. Conclude with a prayer for the Mother's protection.

Frequently Asked Questions

It is a hymn listing the twelve (dwadasha) sacred names of Goddess Durga. Each name begins with 'Durga' and praises Her power to overcome difficulty, slay demons and protect Her devotees. It is a short, much-loved protective prayer 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.

Both are litanies of Durga's names whose words begin with 'Durga'. The Dwadasanama lists twelve names, while the Dwatrimsha Namamala lists thirty-two. The twelve-name version is shorter and especially convenient for daily recitation.

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