Dakaradi Durga Ashtottara Sata Namavali
Dakaradi Durga Ashtottara Sata Namavali
dakArAdi durgA aSTottara zata nAmAvali
OM durgAyai namaH
OM durgati harAyai namaH
OM durgAcala nivAsinyai namaH
OM durgAmArgAnu saJcArAyai namaH
OM durgAmArgAnivAsinyai na namaH
OM durgamArgapraviSTAyai namaH
OM durgamArgapravesinyai namaH
OM durgamArgakRtAvAsAyai
OM durgamArgajayapriyAyai
OM durgamArgagRhItArcAyai || 10 ||
OM durgamArgasthitAtmikAyai namaH
OM durgamArgastutiparAyai
OM durgamArgasmRtiparAyai
OM durgamArgasadAsthApyai
OM durgamArgaratipriyAyai
OM durgamArgasthalasthAnAyai namaH
OM durgamArgavilAsinyai
OM durgamArdatyaktAstrAyai
OM durgamArgapravartinyai namaH
OM durgAsuranihantryai namaH || 20 ||
OM durgAsuraniSUdinyai namaH
OM durgAsura harAyai namaH
OM dUtyai namaH
OM durgAsuravadhonmattAyai namaH
OM durgAsuravadhotsukAyai namaH
OM durgAsuravadhotsAhAyai namaH
OM durgAsuravadhodyatAyai namaH
OM durgAsuravadhapreSyase namaH
OM durgAsuramukhAntakRte namaH
OM durgAsuradhvaMsatoSAyai || 30 ||
OM durgadAnavadArinyai namaH
OM durgAvidrAvaNa kartyai namaH
OM durgAvidrAvinyai namaH
OM durgAvikSobhana kartyai namaH
OM durgazIrSanikruntinyai namaH
OM durgavidhvaMsana kartyai namaH
OM durgadaityanikRntinyai namaH
OM durgadaityaprANaharAyai namaH
OM durgadhaityAntakArinyai namaH
OM durgadaityaharatrAtyai namaH || 40 ||
OM durgadaityAzRgunmadAyai
OM durga daityAzanakaryai namaH
OM durga carmAmbarAvRtAyai namaH
OM durgayuddhavizAradAyai namaH
OM durgayuddotsavakartyai namaH
OM durgayuddAsavaratAyai namaH
OM durgayuddavimardinyai namaH
OM durgayuddATTahAsinyai namaH
OM durgayuddhahAsyAra tAyai namaH
OM durgayuddhamahAmAttAye namaH || 50 ||
OM durgayuddotsavotsahAyai namaH
OM durgadezaniSenyai namaH
OM durgadezavAsaratAyai namaH
OM durga dezavilAsinyai namaH
OM durgadezArcanaratAyai namaH
OM durgadezajanapriyAyai namaH
OM durgamasthAnasaMsthAnAyai namaH
OM durgamathyAnusAdhanAyai namaH
OM durgamAyai namaH
OM durgAsadAyai namaH || 60 ||
OM duHkhahantryai namaH
OM duHkhahInAyai namaH
OM dInabandhave namaH
OM dInamAtre namaH
OM dInasevyAyai namaH
OM dInasiddhAyai namaH
OM dInasAdhyAyai namaH
OM dInavatsalAyai namaH
OM devakanyAyai namaH
OM devamAnyAyai namaH || 70 ||
OM devasiddAyai namaH
OM devapUjyAyai namaH
OM devavanditAyai namaH
OM devyai namaH
OM devadhanyAyai namaH
OM devaramyAyai namaH
OM devakAmAyai namaH
OM devadevapriyAyai namaH
OM devadAnavavanditAyai namaH
OM devadevavilAsinyai namaH || 80 ||
OM devAdevArcana priyAyai namaH
OM devadevasukhapradhAyai namaH
OM devadevagatAtmi kAyai namaH
OM devatAtanave namaH
OM dayAsindhave namaH
OM dayAmbudhAyai namaH
OM dayAsAgarAyai namaH
OM dayAyai namaH
OM dayAlave namaH
OM dayAzIlAyai namaH || 90 ||
OM dayArdhrahRdayAyai namaH
OM devamAtre namaH
OM dhIrghAGgAyai namaH
OM durgAyai namaH
OM dAruNAyai namaH
OM dIrgacakSuSè namaH
OM dIrgalocanAyai namaH
OM dIrganetrAyai namaH
OM dIrgabAhave namaH
OM dayAsAgaramadhyastAyai namaH || 100 ||
OM dayAzrayAyai namaH
OM dayAmbhunighAyai namaH
OM dAzaradhI priyAyai namaH
OM dazabhujAyai namaH
OM digambaravilAsinyai namaH
OM durgamAyai namaH
OM devasamAyuktAyai namaH
OM duritApaharinyai namaH || 108 ||
iti zrI dakAradi durgA aSTottara zatanAmAvaliH sampUrNaM
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About This Stotram
Overview
The Dakaradi Durga Ashtottara Sata Namavali is a Sanskrit namavali listing 108 names of Goddess Durga, each beginning with the syllable "Da" (द). This alphabetical arrangement is a mnemonic device common in Hindu devotional literature, and the text belongs to the Shakta tradition of Goddess worship.
What are the benefits of chanting Dakaradi Durga Ashtottara Sata Namavali?
- Chanting 108 names of Durga is a standard form of japa, supporting focused devotion and mental steadiness.
- The names emphasize Durga's protective functions, making recitation appropriate when seeking relief from difficulties.
- Regular recitation is traditionally associated with the removal of obstacles and the granting of courage.
- The practice is considered meritorious during Navaratri, Durga Puja, and other Shakta observances.
- The "Da"-initial arrangement aids memorization and systematic recitation.
When is the best time to recite this?
Navaratri and Durga Puja are the primary recommended occasions. Morning and evening recitations are standard for daily devotional practice. It may also be recited at any time when seeking protection or help in overcoming adversity.
What is the historical and traditional background?
Ashtottara Sata Namavalis are a well-established genre within Puranic and Tantric devotional literature. The exact source of this particular compilation is not known; such texts are typically drawn from Puranas, Tantras, or compiled by later scholars and devotees. The practice of grouping divine names by initial syllable is found across several Hindu traditions. Durga's prominence in the Shakta tradition, which venerates the Divine Feminine as the supreme reality, provides the theological context for this text.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Shri Durga Ashtottara Sata Namavali — a general 108-name listing of Durga without the alphabetical constraint, used in similar devotional contexts.
- Devi Mahatmyam (Durga Saptasati) — the primary Puranic text on Durga's exploits, from which many of her epithets are drawn.
- Dakaradi Lakshmi Ashtottara Sata Namavali — a parallel text using the same "Da"-initial structure for Goddess Lakshmi.