Durga Pancha Ratnam
Durga Pancha Ratnam
दुर्गा पञ्च रत्नम्
ते ध्यानयोगानुगता अपश्यन्
त्वामेव देवीं स्वगुणैर्निगूढाम् ।
त्वमेव शक्तिः परमेश्वरस्य
मां पाहि सर्वेश्वरि मोक्षदात्रि ॥ 1 ॥
देवात्मशक्तिः श्रुतिवाक्यगीता
महर्षिलोकस्य पुरः प्रसन्ना ।
गुहा परं व्योम सतः प्रतिष्ठा
मां पाहि सर्वेश्वरि मोक्षदात्रि ॥ 2 ॥
परास्य शक्तिः विविधैव श्रूयसे
श्वेताश्ववाक्योदितदेवि दुर्गे ।
स्वाभाविकी ज्ञानबलक्रिया ते
मां पाहि सर्वेश्वरि मोक्षदात्रि ॥ 3 ॥
देवात्मशब्देन शिवात्मभूता
यत्कूर्मवायव्यवचोविवृत्या
त्वं पाशविच्छेदकरी प्रसिद्धा
मां पाहि सर्वेश्वरि मोक्षदात्रि ॥ 4 ॥
त्वं ब्रह्मपुच्छा विविधा मयूरी
ब्रह्मप्रतिष्ठास्युपदिष्टगीता ।
ज्ञानस्वरूपात्मतयाखिलानां
मां पाहि सर्वेश्वरि मोक्षदात्रि ॥ 5 ॥
इति परमपूज्य श्री चन्द्रशेखरेन्द्र सरस्वती स्वामि कृतं दुर्गा पञ्चरत्नं सम्पूर्णम् ।
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About This Stotram
Overview
The Durga Pancha Ratnam (Five Jewels of Durga) is a Sanskrit stotram of five verses dedicated to Goddess Durga. Each verse addresses her as the sovereign of all (Sarveshvari) and giver of liberation (Mokshadatri), repeating the refrain "protect me, O Mother." The text belongs to the Shakta tradition and is used as a concise devotional hymn in Durga worship.
What are the benefits of chanting Durga Pancha Ratnam?
- Seeking protection from all evils and adversity
- Invoking the Goddess's grace for liberation (moksha)
- Cultivating steady devotion through a brief, manageable hymn
- Suitable as a daily prayer for those who cannot recite longer texts
When is the best time to recite this?
The stotram is recited in the morning or evening, and is particularly appropriate during Navaratri and Durga Puja. It can be recited on any day as a short invocatory prayer to Goddess Durga.
What is the historical and traditional background?
The Durga Pancha Ratnam is a standalone Sanskrit stotram of unknown authorship. Its composition date is uncertain; it circulates within the wider corpus of Durga devotional literature rather than being attributed to a specific Purana or Tantra. The use of the "Pancha Ratnam" (five jewels) naming convention for five-verse stotrams is a recognized form in Sanskrit hymnology, applied to various deities. The text's availability in multiple Indian scripts indicates its adoption across regional devotional traditions.
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 Apaduddharaka Stotram — another short standalone stotram focused on seeking Durga's protection from calamities
- Devi Mahatmyam Durga Saptasati — the foundational text of Shakta worship from which Durga's attributes as Sarveshvari and Mokshadatri derive