Navadurga Stotram
Navadurga Stotram
नवदुर्गा स्तॊत्रम्
ईश्वर उवाच ।
शृणु देवि प्रवक्ष्यामि कवचं सर्वसिद्धिदम् ।
पठित्वा पाठयित्वा च नरो मुच्येत सङ्कटात् ॥ 1 ॥
अज्ञात्वा कवचं देवि दुर्गामन्त्रं च यो जपेत् ।
न चाप्नोति फलं तस्य परं च नरकं व्रजेत् ॥ 2 ॥
उमादेवी शिरः पातु ललाटे शूलधारिणी ।
चक्षुषी खेचरी पातु कर्णौ चत्वरवासिनी ॥ 3 ॥
सुगन्धा नासिकं पातु वदनं सर्वधारिणी ।
जिह्वां च चण्डिकादेवी ग्रीवां सौभद्रिका तथा ॥ 4 ॥
अशोकवासिनी चेतो द्वौ बाहू वज्रधारिणी ।
हृदयं ललितादेवी उदरं सिंहवाहिनी ॥ 5 ॥
कटिं भगवती देवी द्वावूरू विन्ध्यवासिनी ।
महाबला च जङ्घे द्वे पादौ भूतलवासिनी ॥ 6 ॥
एवं स्थिताऽसि देवि त्वं त्रैलोक्ये रक्षणात्मिका ।
रक्ष मां सर्वगात्रेषु दुर्गे देवि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥ 7 ॥
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About This Stotram
Overview
The Navadurga Stotram is a Sanskrit stotram of 7 verses honoring the nine forms of Goddess Durga, presented in a kavacham-like structure where the different forms of the goddess are invoked to protect specific aspects of the devotee's life. The text is framed as a dialogue between Shiva and Parvati ("Ishvara uvacha"), a format characteristic of Tantric and Puranic Shakta literature. It belongs to the Shakta tradition and is used in worship during Navaratri.
What are the benefits of chanting Navadurga Stotram?
- Invokes the collective protection of all nine forms of Goddess Durga
- Grants accomplishment (siddhi) through the worship of the Navadurga
- Protects the devotee from difficulties and calamities
- Supports Navaratri practice with a structured praise and protection text
When is the best time to recite this?
The Navadurga Stotram is recited during Navaratri, particularly in the morning and evening. Durga Puja and other occasions dedicated to Goddess Durga are also appropriate times for its recitation.
What is the historical and traditional background?
The Shiva-Parvati dialogue format that frames this stotram is a standard feature of Shakta Tantric literature, found in texts such as the Devi Bhagavata Purana and various Tantras. The worship of nine forms of Durga — the Navadurga — is attested in Puranic sources and has been a central feature of Navaratri observance across India. The authorship of this specific stotram is not known. It likely belongs to the corpus of Shakta kavacham literature that developed within the Puranic-Tantric tradition.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Nava Durga Stotram — a related Sanskrit hymn also honoring the nine forms of Durga, recited in the same Navaratri worship context
- Durga Saptashati — the 700-verse canonical text of Durga worship from the Markandeya Purana that provides the scriptural basis for Navadurga mythology