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Durga Ashtottara Sata Namavali

Durga Ashtottara Sata Namavali

Namavali
Durga
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durgA aSTottara zata nAmAvali

OM durgAyai namaH

OM zivAyai namaH

OM mahAlakSmyai namaH

OM mahAgauryai namaH

OM caNDikAyai namaH

OM sarvajJAyai namaH

OM sarvAlokezAyai namaH

OM sarvakarmaphalapradAyai namaH

OM sarvatIrdhamayyai namaH

OM puNyAyai namaH (10)

OM devayonaye namaH

OM ayonijAyai namaH

OM bhUmijAyai namaH

OM nirguNAyai namaH

OM AdhArazaktyai namaH

OM anIzvaryai namaH

OM nirguNAyai namaH

OM nirahaGkArAyai namaH

OM sarvagarva vimardinyai namaH

OM sarvalokapriyAyai namaH (20)

OM vANyai namaH

OM sarvavidyAdhi devatAyai namaH

OM pArvatyai namaH

OM devamAtre namaH

OM vanIzAyai namaH

OM vindhyavAsinyai namaH

OM tejovatyai namaH

OM mahAmAtre namaH

OM koTisUrya samaprabhAyai namaH

OM devatAyai namaH (30)

OM vahnirUpAyai namaH

OM satejase namaH

OM varNarUpiNyai namaH

OM guNAzrayAyai namaH

OM guNamadhyAyai namaH

OM guNatraya vivarjitAyai namaH

OM karmajJAnapradAyai namaH

OM kAntAyai namaH

OM sarvasaMhAra kAriNyai namaH

OM dharmajJAnAyai namaH (40)

OM dharmaniSThAyai namaH

OM sarvakarma vivarjitAyai namaH

OM kAmAkSyai namaH

OM kAmasaMhartryai namaH

OM kAmakrodha vivarjitAyai namaH

OM zAGkaryai namaH

OM zAmbhavyai namaH

OM zAntAyai namaH

OM candrasuryAgni locanAyai namaH

OM sujayAyai namaH (50)

OM jayabhUmiSThAyai namaH

OM jAhnavyai namaH

OM janapUjitAyai namaH

OM zAstryai namaH

OM zAstramayyai namaH

OM nityAyai namaH

OM zubhAyai namaH

OM candrArdhamastakAyai namaH

OM bhAratyai namaH

OM bhrAmaryai namaH (60)

OM kalpAyai namaH

OM karAlyai namaH

OM kRSNa piGgalAyai namaH

OM brAhmyai namaH

OM nArAyaNyai namaH

OM raudryai namaH

OM candrAmRta parisrutAyai namaH

OM jyeSThAyai namaH

OM indirAyai namaH

OM mahAmAyAyai namaH (70)

OM jagatsRSTyadhikAriNyai namaH

OM brahmANDakoTi saMsthAnAyai namaH

OM kAminyai namaH

OM kamalAlayAyai namaH

OM kAtyAyanyai namaH

OM kalAtItAyai namaH

OM kAlasaMhArakAriNyai namaH

OM yoganiSThAyai namaH

OM yogigamyAyai namaH

OM yogidhyeyAyai namaH (80)

OM tapasvinyai namaH

OM jJAnarUpAyai namaH

OM nirAkArAyai namaH

OM bhaktAbhISTa phalapradAyai namaH

OM bhUtAtmikAyai namaH

OM bhUtamAtre namaH

OM bhUtezyai namaH

OM bhUtadhAriNyai namaH

OM svadhAyai namaH

OM nArI madhyagatAyai namaH (90)

OM SaDAdhArAdhi vardhinyai namaH

OM mohitAMzubhavAyai namaH

OM zubhrAyai namaH

OM sUkSmAyai namaH

OM mAtrAyai namaH

OM nirAlasAyai namaH

OM nimnagAyai namaH

OM nIlasaGkAzAyai namaH

OM nityAnandAyai namaH

OM harAyai namaH (100)

OM parAyai namaH

OM sarvajJAnapradAyai namaH

OM anantAyai namaH

OM satyAyai namaH

OM durlabharUpiNyai namaH

OM sarasvatyai namaH

OM sarvagatAyai namaH

OM sarvAbhISTapradAyinyai namaH (108)

About This Stotram

Overview

The Durga Ashtottara Sata Namavali is a Sanskrit collection of 108 names of Goddess Durga used in Shakti worship. Each name describes a specific attribute or aspect of the Goddess, including forms such as Shivai, Mahalakshmi, and Mahagauri, reflecting the syncretic range of her divine identity. The text belongs to the Shakta tradition and is employed in both daily worship and festival observances.

What are the benefits of chanting Durga Ashtottara Sata Namavali?

  • Invoking protection, strength, and courage from Goddess Durga
  • Removal of obstacles and fears
  • Seeking prosperity and well-being through name recitation
  • Supporting concentration and devotion in regular Shakti worship

When is the best time to recite this?

This namavali is suited to daily recitation and is especially observed during Navaratri, Durga Puja, and Chaitra Navaratri. Tuesdays and Fridays are also considered auspicious days for this recitation.

What is the historical and traditional background?

Ashtottara sata namavalis are a standard feature of Hindu devotional literature derived from Puranic and Tantric traditions. This compilation likely draws from the Devi Mahatmyam (Markandeya Purana), the Skanda Purana, and Shakta Agamas. The inclusion of names identifying Durga with Shiva's consort and with Lakshmi reflects the integrative quality of Puranic goddess theology. The author is unknown, and the compilation date is uncertain; such texts typically developed over centuries through oral and manuscript transmission.

Available scripts

This text is available in 14 scripts: devanagari, tamil, telugu, kannada, malayalam, gujarati, bengali, iast, gurmukhi, oriya, assamese, sinhala, itrans, hk. Use the script selector above to switch between them.

Related Texts

  • Durga 108 Names — a distinct 108-name compilation of Durga's epithets from a different source tradition
  • Lalita Sahasranamam — the thousand names of Goddess Lalita Tripurasundari, the most extensive namavali in the Shakta tradition