SHRI DURGA STOTRA - LYRICS AND MEANING

­­­Sri  Durga Stotra

This great prayer addressed to the goddess Durga occurs , 
In Virata Parva of Maha Bharatha, just before the great war, 
With Kauravas by Yudhishtra , the eldest of the Pandavas. This  
is one of the wonderful verses praising the glories of Goddess  Durga by king Yudhishthira after the arrival in the pleasant city of Virata. King Yuhdhisthira pleads Her to protect him, along with his brother throughout his journey. He knows She is most powerful goddess who can rescue him and as he expected immediately after his prayer Devi stood before him addressing him and relieving him from his fear. Similarly if we recite this stotra remembering the power of Durga devi, we are sure to easily cross this ocean of samsara easily without any strain.

In return Durga Devi, who was praised by son of pandu appeared in front of him. She addressed him in these words

'O mighty armed king, listen, O Lord, to these words of

mine. Having defeated and slain the ranks of the Kauravas through my grace, victory in battle will soon be yours. You shall again lord it over the entire Earth, having made your territory thorn less.

And, O king, you shall also, with your brothers, obtain great happiness. And through my grace, joy and health will be yours. And they also in the world who will recite my attributes and achievements will be freed from their sins, and gratified. I will bestow upon them kingdom, long life, beauty of person, and offspring. And they, O king, who will invoke me, after your manner, in exile or in the city, in the midst of battle or of

dangers from foes, in forests or in inaccessible deserts, in seas or

mountain fastnesses, there is nothing that they will not obtain in this world. And ye sons of Pandu, he will achieve success in every business of  his that will listen to, or himself recite with devotion, this excellent hymn.

And through my grace neither the Kuru's spies, nor those that dwell in the country of the Matsyas, will succeed in recognizing you all as long as you reside in Virata's city!' And having said these words unto Yudhishthira, that punishing of foes, and having arranged for the protection of the sons of Pandu, the Goddess disappeared there and then."

rATanagaram ramyam gacCamanO yudhiShThiraH |

astuvanmanasA dEvlm durgAm triBuvanESvarlm || 1 ||

Yasoda Garbha sambhoothaam, Narayana vara priyaam, 
Nanda gopa kule jaathaam , Mangalya kula vardhaneem || 2 || 

Kamsa vidhravanakarim , asuraanaam kshayamkarim, 
Shilaathata vinikshiptham , aakaasaam prathi gaminim || 3 ||

Vasudevasya bhagineem , divya mala vibhooshithaam, 
Divyambara dharam devim , khadga ketaka dharinim. || 4 ||

Bharavatharane punye ye smaranthi sadashivaam, 
Thaan vai tharayase paapaath pankhe gamiva durbhalaam. || 5 ||

 
StOtum parackrame buyo vividhaih stOtra sambavaih

Amantrya darsanakamkshi raja devim sahanuja  || 6 ||

Namosthu varade Krishne. Kumari brahmacharini, 

Balakarsadhrusakare , poorna chandra nibhanane. || 7 ||

Chathurbhuje, chathur vakthre peena sroni payodhare, 
Mayura picha valaye keyurangadha dharini.  || 8 ||

Bhasi devi yadha Padma narayana parigraha. 

Swaroopam Brahmacharye cha visadham Gaganeswari. || 9 ||

Krishnacha visamaa krishnaa sankarshana samanana.

Vibhrathi vipulou baahu saakra dwaja samuchrayou. || 10 ||

 
Pathri cha panlaji ghnti sthree vishuddhacha yaa bhuvi, 
Pasam dhanr maha chakram vividha anya aayudhani cha. || 11 ||

 
Kundalabhyam suprnabhyaamm karnabhyam cha vibhooshithaa
Chandra vispardheena devi mukhena thwam virajase  || 12 ||

Mukutena vichithrena kesa bhandhena shobhinaa
Bhujanga bhoga vaasena sreni suthrena raajathaa. || 13 ||

 
Vibhrajase chabaddhenabhogenevehamandhara
Dwajena shiki picchana muchruthena virajase. || 14 ||

Kaumaram vruthamasthaya tridivam pavitham thwaya 
Thena thwam sthooyase devi tridasai poojyase api cha. || 15 ||

 
Tri lokya rakshanartham Mahishasura nasini, 
Prasanna may sura sreshte dayaam kuru shivaa bhava. || 16 ||

Jayaa thwam vijayaa chaiva sangrame cha jayapradha, 
Mamaapi vijayam dehi varada thwam cha sampratham. || 17 ||

 
Vindhye chaiva naga sreshte thava sthanam hi saswatham, 
Kali Kali Maha kali Gadga gadwanga dharini. || 18 ||

Kruthanuyathraa bhoothaisthvam varada kamacharini, 
Bhravathare ye cha thwaam samsmarishyanthi maanavaa. || 19 ||

Pranamanthi cha ye thwaam hi prabhathe thu naraa bhuvi, 
Na thesham durlabham kinchithputrato dhanatho api vaa. || 20 ||

Durgaath tharayase durge thath thwam Durgaa smruthaa janai, 
Kanthreshwa vasannaanam magnanaam cha Maharnave. || 21 ||

Dasyubhirva niruddhhanam thwam gathi paramaa nrunaam, 
Jala pratharane chaiva kanthare ashvataveeshu cha. || 22 ||

Ye smaranthi maha devi na cha seedhanthi they naraa, 
Thwam keerthi sreer dhruthi sidhreerhweer vidhyaa santhathar mathi. || 23 ||

Sandhyaa Rathri prabhaa nidhraa jyothsnaa kanthi kshama dhaya, 
Nunamcha bandanam moham putranasam dhanakshayam || 24 ||

Vyadhim mruthyum bhayam chaiva poojithaa nasayishyathi, 
So aham rajyath pari brushta saranam thwam prapannavan|| 25 ||

Pranathascha yadhaa moordhnaa thava devi sureswari , 
Thrahi mam Padma pathrakshi sathye sathya bhavakha na|| 26 ||

Saranam bhava durge saranye bhaktha vathsale, 
Yetham sthuthaa hi saa devi darsayamasa pandavam. || 27 ||

Upagamyatu rajaanam idam vacanambravit,

Srunu raja mahabaho madyam vacanam prabo.  || 28 ||

Bhavishya ciradeva samgrame vijayastava

Mama prasidanarjitya hatva kaurava vahinim. || 29 ||

Rajayam nishkamtakam krutva bokshyase medinim punah

Bratrubih sahito rajam pritim prapsyasi pushkalam. || 30 ||

Matprasadacca te saukyamrogyam ca bavishyati,  

Ye cha sanmkeerthayishyanthi loke vigatha kalmashaa. || 31 ||

Theshaam thushtaa pradhaasyaami rajya mayur vapu,
Pravasenagare chapi sangrame Shathru sankate. || 32 ||

Atavyaam durga kaanthaare sagare gahane girou, 
Ye smarishyanthi mam rajan yadhaham bhavatha smrutha|| 33 || 

Na thesham kinchid asmim loke bhavishyathi, 
Idham stotra varam bhakthyaa srunyad vaa padeth vaa. || 34 ||

Thasya sarvaani karyaani sidhim yasyanthi pandava, 
Math prasadachha ya sarvaan virata nagare sthithaan. || 35 || 

Ityukta varada evi yudhistir marinthamam

Raksham krutva ca pandunam tatraivantradhiyata. || 36 ||

|| iti yudhistirakRuta durga stavam sampurnam ||

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