Durga Ashtottara Sata Namavali
Durga Ashtottara Sata Namavali
Durga Ashtottara Sata Namavali
durgā aṣṭottara śata nāmāvali
oṃ durgāyai namaḥ
oṃ śivāyai namaḥ
oṃ mahālakṣmyai namaḥ
oṃ mahāgauryai namaḥ
oṃ caṇḍikāyai namaḥ
oṃ sarvajñāyai namaḥ
oṃ sarvālokeśāyai namaḥ
oṃ sarvakarmaphalapradāyai namaḥ
oṃ sarvatīrdhamayyai namaḥ
oṃ puṇyāyai namaḥ (10)
oṃ devayonaye namaḥ
oṃ ayonijāyai namaḥ
oṃ bhūmijāyai namaḥ
oṃ nirguṇāyai namaḥ
oṃ ādhāraśaktyai namaḥ
oṃ anīśvaryai namaḥ
oṃ nirguṇāyai namaḥ
oṃ nirahaṅkārāyai namaḥ
oṃ sarvagarva vimardinyai namaḥ
oṃ sarvalokapriyāyai namaḥ (20)
oṃ vāṇyai namaḥ
oṃ sarvavidyādhi devatāyai namaḥ
oṃ pārvatyai namaḥ
oṃ devamātre namaḥ
oṃ vanīśāyai namaḥ
oṃ vindhyavāsinyai namaḥ
oṃ tejovatyai namaḥ
oṃ mahāmātre namaḥ
oṃ koṭisūrya samaprabhāyai namaḥ
oṃ devatāyai namaḥ (30)
oṃ vahnirūpāyai namaḥ
oṃ satejase namaḥ
oṃ varṇarūpiṇyai namaḥ
oṃ guṇāśrayāyai namaḥ
oṃ guṇamadhyāyai namaḥ
oṃ guṇatraya vivarjitāyai namaḥ
oṃ karmajñānapradāyai namaḥ
oṃ kāntāyai namaḥ
oṃ sarvasaṃhāra kāriṇyai namaḥ
oṃ dharmajñānāyai namaḥ (40)
oṃ dharmaniṣṭhāyai namaḥ
oṃ sarvakarma vivarjitāyai namaḥ
oṃ kāmākṣyai namaḥ
oṃ kāmasaṃhartryai namaḥ
oṃ kāmakrodha vivarjitāyai namaḥ
oṃ śāṅkaryai namaḥ
oṃ śāmbhavyai namaḥ
oṃ śāntāyai namaḥ
oṃ candrasuryāgni locanāyai namaḥ
oṃ sujayāyai namaḥ (50)
oṃ jayabhūmiṣṭhāyai namaḥ
oṃ jāhnavyai namaḥ
oṃ janapūjitāyai namaḥ
oṃ śāstryai namaḥ
oṃ śāstramayyai namaḥ
oṃ nityāyai namaḥ
oṃ śubhāyai namaḥ
oṃ candrārdhamastakāyai namaḥ
oṃ bhāratyai namaḥ
oṃ bhrāmaryai namaḥ (60)
oṃ kalpāyai namaḥ
oṃ karālyai namaḥ
oṃ kṛṣṇa piṅgalāyai namaḥ
oṃ brāhmyai namaḥ
oṃ nārāyaṇyai namaḥ
oṃ raudryai namaḥ
oṃ candrāmṛta parisrutāyai namaḥ
oṃ jyeṣṭhāyai namaḥ
oṃ indirāyai namaḥ
oṃ mahāmāyāyai namaḥ (70)
oṃ jagatsṛṣṭyadhikāriṇyai namaḥ
oṃ brahmāṇḍakoṭi saṃsthānāyai namaḥ
oṃ kāminyai namaḥ
oṃ kamalālayāyai namaḥ
oṃ kātyāyanyai namaḥ
oṃ kalātītāyai namaḥ
oṃ kālasaṃhārakāriṇyai namaḥ
oṃ yoganiṣṭhāyai namaḥ
oṃ yogigamyāyai namaḥ
oṃ yogidhyeyāyai namaḥ (80)
oṃ tapasvinyai namaḥ
oṃ jñānarūpāyai namaḥ
oṃ nirākārāyai namaḥ
oṃ bhaktābhīṣṭa phalapradāyai namaḥ
oṃ bhūtātmikāyai namaḥ
oṃ bhūtamātre namaḥ
oṃ bhūteśyai namaḥ
oṃ bhūtadhāriṇyai namaḥ
oṃ svadhāyai namaḥ
oṃ nārī madhyagatāyai namaḥ (90)
oṃ ṣaḍādhārādhi vardhinyai namaḥ
oṃ mohitāṃśubhavāyai namaḥ
oṃ śubhrāyai namaḥ
oṃ sūkṣmāyai namaḥ
oṃ mātrāyai namaḥ
oṃ nirālasāyai namaḥ
oṃ nimnagāyai namaḥ
oṃ nīlasaṅkāśāyai namaḥ
oṃ nityānandāyai namaḥ
oṃ harāyai namaḥ (100)
oṃ parāyai namaḥ
oṃ sarvajñānapradāyai namaḥ
oṃ anantāyai namaḥ
oṃ satyāyai namaḥ
oṃ durlabharūpiṇyai namaḥ
oṃ sarasvatyai namaḥ
oṃ sarvagatāyai namaḥ
oṃ sarvābhīṣṭapradāyinyai namaḥ (108)
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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
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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