Durga 32 Names (Durga Dvatrimshan Namamala) · दुर्गा द्वात्रिंशन्नाममाला (दुर्गा के 32 नाम)
Thirty-two names of Durga, every one beginning with "Durg-", praising her as the one who removes every difficulty.
दुर्गा दुर्गार्तिशमनी दुर्गापद्विनिवारिणी । दुर्गमच्छेदिनी दुर्गसाधिनी दुर्गनाशिनी ॥
durgā durgārtiśamanī durgāpadvinivāriṇī । durgamacchedinī durgasādhinī durganāśinī ॥
दुर्गा; संकट की पीड़ा को शांत करने वाली; संकट की आपत्ति को दूर करने वाली; कठिनाइयों को काटने वाली; दुर्गम कार्य सिद्ध करने वाली; संकट का नाश करने वाली।
Durga; the one who calms distress in hardship; the one who wards off calamity in hardship; the one who cuts through difficulties; the one who accomplishes what is hard; the destroyer of hardship.
दुर्गतोद्धारिणी दुर्गनिहन्त्री दुर्गमापहा । दुर्गमज्ञानदा दुर्गदैत्यलोकदवानला ॥
durgatoddhāriṇī durganihantrī durgamāpahā । durgamajñānadā durgadaityalokadavānalā ॥
दुर्दशा में पड़े लोगों का उद्धार करने वाली; दुर्ग (असुर) का वध करने वाली; दुर्गमता को हरने वाली; दुर्लभ ज्ञान देने वाली; दुर्ग दैत्य के लोक के लिए दावानल।
The one who lifts up those in misfortune; the slayer of Durga (the demon); the remover of difficulty; the giver of knowledge hard to attain; a forest fire to the world of the demon Durga.
दुर्गमा दुर्गमालोका दुर्गमात्मस्वरूपिणी । दुर्गमार्गप्रदा दुर्गमविद्या दुर्गमाश्रिता ॥
durgamā durgamālokā durgamātmasvarūpiṇī । durgamārgapradā durgamavidyā durgamāśritā ॥
दुर्गमा (कठिनाई से प्राप्त होने वाली); जिनका दर्शन दुर्लभ है; जिनका आत्मस्वरूप दुर्गम है; दुर्गम मार्ग दिखाने वाली; दुर्गम विद्या-स्वरूपा; संकट में आश्रय देने वाली।
The one hard to reach; the one hard to behold; the one whose self is hard to know; the one who shows the hard path; the one whose knowledge is hard to attain; the refuge in hardship.
दुर्गमज्ञानसंस्थाना दुर्गमध्यानभासिनी । दुर्गमोहा दुर्गमगा दुर्गमार्थस्वरूपिणी ॥
durgamajñānasaṃsthānā durgamadhyānabhāsinī । durgamohā durgamagā durgamārthasvarūpiṇī ॥
दुर्गम ज्ञान में स्थित; दुर्गम ध्यान में प्रकाशित होने वाली; जिन्हें मोहित करना कठिन है; दुर्गम स्थानों में जाने वाली; दुर्गम अर्थ-स्वरूपा।
The one who abides in knowledge hard to attain; the one who shines in meditation hard to achieve; the one hard to delude; the one who moves where it is hard to go; the one whose form is meaning hard to grasp.
दुर्गमासुरसंहन्त्री दुर्गमायुधधारिणी । दुर्गमाङ्गी दुर्गमता दुर्गम्या दुर्गमेश्वरी ॥
durgamāsurasaṃhantrī durgamāyudhadhāriṇī । durgamāṅgī durgamatā durgamyā durgameśvarī ॥
दुर्गमासुर का संहार करने वाली; दुर्गम आयुध धारण करने वाली; दुर्गम अंगों वाली; दुर्गम स्वरूपा; कठिनाई से पाई जाने वाली; दुर्गम की ईश्वरी।
The slayer of the demon Durgama; the bearer of formidable weapons; the one of unapproachable form; the one hard to reach; the one approached with difficulty; the goddess of the inaccessible.
दुर्गभीमा दुर्गभामा दुर्गभा दुर्गदारिणी ॥
durgabhīmā durgabhāmā durgabhā durgadāriṇī ॥
संकट में भयंकर; संकट में दीप्तिमान; कठिनाई में प्रकाश देने वाली; संकट को विदीर्ण करने वाली।
The one terrible in battle; the one radiant in battle; the one shining in difficulty; the one who tears apart difficulty.
About this text
The Durga Dvatrimshan Namamala (garland of thirty-two names) is a short Sanskrit hymn printed with the Durga Saptashati. Every name plays on the word durga, which means both "difficult, hard to reach" and "fortress": she is the one who removes difficulties, protects in hardship, destroys the demon Durgama, gives knowledge that is hard to attain, and is herself hard to approach. In the tradition that accompanies it, Durga gives these names to the gods as a protection against all calamities. The editions add a closing verse saying that whoever recites the names is freed from all fear; because the editions compared here word its first line differently, this page gives the thirty-two names only.
How it is recited
It is often recited after the Durga Saptashati or on its own during Navratri and in times of difficulty, sometimes 108 times. Customs vary.
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- Durga 32 Names (Durga Dvatrimshan Namamala), drikpanchang.com (2026), collated 2026-10-10, sha256 6f050c135ceb
- Durga 32 Names (Durga Dvatrimshan Namamala), astroyogi.com (2026), collated 2026-10-10, sha256 7c0248c49bc6
- Durga 32 Names (Durga Dvatrimshan Namamala), sanskritdocuments.org (2026), collated 2026-10-10, sha256 3fab71d2fe1a
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