Durga Mantras · दुर्गा मंत्र

Three of the most widely recited verses to Durga, from the Durga Saptashati tradition.

Shloka 1
सर्व मङ्गल माङ्गल्ये शिवे सर्वार्थ साधिके ।sarva mangala mangalye shive sarvartha sadhike |शरण्ये त्र्यंबके गौरी नारायणि नमोऽस्तुते ॥sharanye tryambake gauri narayani namo'stute ||
sarva maṅgala māṅgalye śive sarvārtha sādhike । śaraṇye tryaṃbake gaurī nārāyaṇi namo'stute ॥
हे सब मंगलों की मंगलमयी, हे शिवा (कल्याणकारी), सब प्रयोजनों को सिद्ध करने वाली, शरण देने वाली, त्रिनेत्रा गौरी: हे नारायणी, आपको नमस्कार है।
O auspiciousness of all that is auspicious, O Shiva (the auspicious one), who accomplishes every purpose, giver of refuge, three-eyed Gauri: O Narayani, salutation to you.
Shloka 2
या देवी सर्वभूतेषु शक्तिरूपेण संस्थिता ।ya devi sarvabhuteshu shaktirupena sansthita |नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः ॥namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namah ||
yā devī sarvabhūteṣu śaktirūpeṇa saṃsthitā । namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ ॥
जो देवी सब प्राणियों में शक्ति-रूप से स्थित हैं, उन्हें नमस्कार, उन्हें नमस्कार, उन्हें नमस्कार, बार-बार नमस्कार।
To the Goddess who dwells in all beings in the form of power: salutation to her, salutation to her, salutation to her, salutation again and again.
Shloka 3
जयन्ती मङ्गला काली भद्रकाली कपालिनी ।jayanti mangala kali bhadrakali kapalini |दुर्गा शिवा क्षमा धात्री स्वाहा स्वधा नमोऽस्तु ते ॥durga shiva kshama dhatri swaha swadha namo'stu te ||
jayantī maṅgalā kālī bhadrakālī kapālinī । durgā śivā kṣamā dhātrī svāhā svadhā namo'stu te ॥
जयंती, मंगला, काली, भद्रकाली, कपालिनी, दुर्गा, शिवा, क्षमा, धात्री, स्वाहा और स्वधा: आपको नमस्कार है।
Jayanti (the victorious), Mangala (the auspicious), Kali, Bhadrakali, Kapalini, Durga, Shiva, Kshama (the forgiving), Dhatri (the sustainer), Svaha and Svadha: salutation to you.

About this text

This page gathers three Sanskrit verses to the Goddess that are recited on their own as mantras. Sarva-mangala-mangalye comes from the Narayani Stuti (chapter 11 of the Devi Mahatmya) and salutes her as Gauri and Narayani, the auspiciousness of all that is auspicious. Ya devi sarva-bhuteshu is the best-known verse of the hymn in chapter 5, in which the gods bow to the Goddess who dwells in all beings as power; the same pattern is repeated for many other forms (as consciousness, intelligence, mother and so on). Jayanti mangala kali opens the Argala Stotram recited before the Saptashati, and is also the first verse of the Durga Puja pushpanjali (flower offering). Each verse has been compared separately against independent editions.

How it is recited

These verses are recited in daily Devi worship, throughout Navratri and at the Durga Puja flower offering, and are often chanted 108 times. Customs vary.