Dakaradi Durga Ashtottara Sata Namavali
Dakaradi Durga Ashtottara Sata Namavali
Dakaradi Durga Ashtottara Sata Namavali
dakārādi durgā aṣṭottara śata nāmāvali
oṃ durgāyai namaḥ
oṃ durgati harāyai namaḥ
oṃ durgācala nivāsinyai namaḥ
oṃ durgāmārgānu sañcārāyai namaḥ
oṃ durgāmārgānivāsinyai na namaḥ
oṃ durgamārgapraviṣṭāyai namaḥ
oṃ durgamārgapravesinyai namaḥ
oṃ durgamārgakṛtāvāsāyai
oṃ durgamārgajayapriyāyai
oṃ durgamārgagṛhītārcāyai || 10 ||
oṃ durgamārgasthitātmikāyai namaḥ
oṃ durgamārgastutiparāyai
oṃ durgamārgasmṛtiparāyai
oṃ durgamārgasadāsthāpyai
oṃ durgamārgaratipriyāyai
oṃ durgamārgasthalasthānāyai namaḥ
oṃ durgamārgavilāsinyai
oṃ durgamārdatyaktāstrāyai
oṃ durgamārgapravartinyai namaḥ
oṃ durgāsuranihantryai namaḥ || 20 ||
oṃ durgāsuraniṣūdinyai namaḥ
oṃ durgāsura harāyai namaḥ
oṃ dūtyai namaḥ
oṃ durgāsuravadhonmattāyai namaḥ
oṃ durgāsuravadhotsukāyai namaḥ
oṃ durgāsuravadhotsāhāyai namaḥ
oṃ durgāsuravadhodyatāyai namaḥ
oṃ durgāsuravadhapreṣyase namaḥ
oṃ durgāsuramukhāntakṛte namaḥ
oṃ durgāsuradhvaṃsatoṣāyai || 30 ||
oṃ durgadānavadārinyai namaḥ
oṃ durgāvidrāvaṇa kartyai namaḥ
oṃ durgāvidrāvinyai namaḥ
oṃ durgāvikṣobhana kartyai namaḥ
oṃ durgaśīrṣanikruntinyai namaḥ
oṃ durgavidhvaṃsana kartyai namaḥ
oṃ durgadaityanikṛntinyai namaḥ
oṃ durgadaityaprāṇaharāyai namaḥ
oṃ durgadhaityāntakārinyai namaḥ
oṃ durgadaityaharatrātyai namaḥ || 40 ||
oṃ durgadaityāśṛgunmadāyai
oṃ durga daityāśanakaryai namaḥ
oṃ durga carmāmbarāvṛtāyai namaḥ
oṃ durgayuddhaviśāradāyai namaḥ
oṃ durgayuddotsavakartyai namaḥ
oṃ durgayuddāsavaratāyai namaḥ
oṃ durgayuddavimardinyai namaḥ
oṃ durgayuddāṭṭahāsinyai namaḥ
oṃ durgayuddhahāsyāra tāyai namaḥ
oṃ durgayuddhamahāmāttāye namaḥ || 50 ||
oṃ durgayuddotsavotsahāyai namaḥ
oṃ durgadeśaniṣenyai namaḥ
oṃ durgadeśavāsaratāyai namaḥ
oṃ durga deśavilāsinyai namaḥ
oṃ durgadeśārcanaratāyai namaḥ
oṃ durgadeśajanapriyāyai namaḥ
oṃ durgamasthānasaṃsthānāyai namaḥ
oṃ durgamathyānusādhanāyai namaḥ
oṃ durgamāyai namaḥ
oṃ durgāsadāyai namaḥ || 60 ||
oṃ duḥkhahantryai namaḥ
oṃ duḥkhahīnāyai namaḥ
oṃ dīnabandhave namaḥ
oṃ dīnamātre namaḥ
oṃ dīnasevyāyai namaḥ
oṃ dīnasiddhāyai namaḥ
oṃ dīnasādhyāyai namaḥ
oṃ dīnavatsalāyai namaḥ
oṃ devakanyāyai namaḥ
oṃ devamānyāyai namaḥ || 70 ||
oṃ devasiddāyai namaḥ
oṃ devapūjyāyai namaḥ
oṃ devavanditāyai namaḥ
oṃ devyai namaḥ
oṃ devadhanyāyai namaḥ
oṃ devaramyāyai namaḥ
oṃ devakāmāyai namaḥ
oṃ devadevapriyāyai namaḥ
oṃ devadānavavanditāyai namaḥ
oṃ devadevavilāsinyai namaḥ || 80 ||
oṃ devādevārcana priyāyai namaḥ
oṃ devadevasukhapradhāyai namaḥ
oṃ devadevagatātmi kāyai namaḥ
oṃ devatātanave namaḥ
oṃ dayāsindhave namaḥ
oṃ dayāmbudhāyai namaḥ
oṃ dayāsāgarāyai namaḥ
oṃ dayāyai namaḥ
oṃ dayālave namaḥ
oṃ dayāśīlāyai namaḥ || 90 ||
oṃ dayārdhrahṛdayāyai namaḥ
oṃ devamātre namaḥ
oṃ dhīrghāṅgāyai namaḥ
oṃ durgāyai namaḥ
oṃ dāruṇāyai namaḥ
oṃ dīrgacakṣuṣè namaḥ
oṃ dīrgalocanāyai namaḥ
oṃ dīrganetrāyai namaḥ
oṃ dīrgabāhave namaḥ
oṃ dayāsāgaramadhyastāyai namaḥ || 100 ||
oṃ dayāśrayāyai namaḥ
oṃ dayāmbhunighāyai namaḥ
oṃ dāśaradhī priyāyai namaḥ
oṃ daśabhujāyai namaḥ
oṃ digambaravilāsinyai namaḥ
oṃ durgamāyai namaḥ
oṃ devasamāyuktāyai namaḥ
oṃ duritāpaharinyai namaḥ || 108 ||
iti śrī dakāradi durgā aṣṭottara śatanāmāvaliḥ sampūrṇaṃ
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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.
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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.