श्री दुर्गा सप्तश्लोकी Śrī Durgā Saptaślokī
Śrī Durgā Saptaślokī consist of seven verses, which is considered as the essence of Śrī Durgā Saptaśatī, also known as Śrī Devī Māhātmyam consisting of 700 verses. It is said that Śrī Durgā Saptaślokī should be chanted daily, three times. It is also said that proper recitation of this removes, poverty, ailments, fear and mental afflictions.
ज्ञानिनामपि चेतांसि देवी भगवति हि सा।
बलादाकृष्य मोहाय महामाया प्रयच्छति॥ १
jñāninamapi cetāṁsi devī bhagavati hi sā |
balādākṛṣya mohāya mahāmāyā prayacchati || 1
दुर्गे स्मृता हरसि भीति मेशेषजन्तोः स्वस्थैः स्मृता मतिमतीव शुभां ददासि।
दारिद्रय द्ःख भय हारिणि का त्वदन्या सर्वोपकारकरणाय सदार्द्र चित्ता॥ २
durge smṛtā harasi bhīti meśeṣajantoḥ svasthaiḥ smṛtā matimatīva śubhāṁ dadāsi |
dāridraya dḥkha bhaya hāriṇi kā tvadanyā sarvopakārakaraṇāya sadārdra cittā || 2
सर्वमङ्गल माङ्गल्ये शिवे सर्वार्थ साधिके।
शरण्ये त्र्यम्बके गौरि नारायणि नमोऽस्तुते॥ ३
sarvamaṅgala māṅgalye śive sarvārtha sādhike |
śaraṇye tryambake gauri nārāyaṇi namo'stute || 3
शरणागत दीनार्त परित्राण परायणे।
सर्वस्यार्तिहरे देवि नारायणि नमोऽस्तुते॥ ४
śaraṇāgata dīnārta paritrāṇa parāyaṇe |
sarvasyārtihare devi nārāyaṇi namo'stute || 4
सर्वस्वरूपे सर्वेशे सर्वशक्ति समन्विते।
भयेभ्यस्त्राहि नो देवि दुर्गे देवि नमोऽस्तुते॥ ५
sarvasvarūpe sarveśe sarvaśakti samanvite |
bhayebhyastrāhi no devi durge devi namo'stute || 5
रोगानशेषानपहंसि तुष्टा रुष्टा तु कामान् सकलानभीष्टान्।
त्वामाश्रितानां नविपन्नराणां त्वामश्रिता ह्याश्रयतां प्रयान्ति ॥ ६
rogānaśeṣānapahaṁsi tuṣṭā ruṣṭā tu kāmān sakalānabhīṣṭān |
tvāmāśritānāṁ navipannarāṇāṁ tvāmaśritā hyāśrayatāṁ prayānti || 6
सर्वा बाधा प्रशमनं त्रैलोक्यस्याखिलेश्वरि।
एवमेव त्वया कार्य मस्मद्वैरि विनाशनम्॥ ७
sarvā bādhā praśamanaṁ trailokyasyākhileśvari |
evameva tvayā kārya masmadvairi vināśanam || 7
Mathew
December 15, 2016 02:15 PM
Sir, Can you please post Dakshina Kali Mantra Japa with Nyasas, Curse removal and Dhyanam like you posted for MahaSodashi? Thank you
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MANBLUNDER
December 15, 2016 05:32 PM
I will post this soon.
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mahesh
January 03, 2017 09:36 PM
Really vey nice article sir! can you also please provide durga mantra which will be chanted during navarathri(Nine days). Each day different durga mantra, so please provide the mantra.
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Indra
March 18, 2019 12:50 PM
Hi sir, in the Argala Stotram, can we take only the 1st verse (Jayanti Mangala Kali Bhadrakali Kapalini Durga Kshama Shiva Dhatri Svaha Svadha Namostute) and chant continuously in meditative state? Also, should we add OM at the beginning or is it fine to start with Jayanthi?
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Krishna
March 22, 2019 01:31 PM
You may meditate on the verse as is.
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910
October 03, 2019 11:58 AM
Hi sir. I just wanted some clarification and no offence please, I may be wrong :) In the verse 6, त्वामाश्रितानां नविपन्नराणां त्वामश्रिता ह्याश्रयतां प्रयान्ति, त्वामश्रिता should be त्वामाश्रिता, right? AND in the verse 7, एवमे should be एवमेव, right? Please throw some light on this. Thank you :)
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MANBLUNDER
October 03, 2019 12:10 PM
Thank you for observing this. Verse 6 is correct and in verse 7 you have pointed out the error, which has been corrected in the site.
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910
October 03, 2019 01:16 PM
Thank you sir. What is the difference in meaning between त्वामाश्रितानां and त्वामश्रिता, thank you again :)
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MANBLUNDER
October 03, 2019 02:41 PM
त्वामाश्रितानां means seeking refuge and त्वामश्रिता means you are the one to whom we seek asylum.
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Indra
January 16, 2020 03:39 PM
Sir, in Sarva Mangala Mangalye.... some sources say "tryambake" and some say "tryambike", which one is right to follow? Thank you
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Krishna
January 17, 2020 02:30 AM
Amba and Ambika are synonyms. You can use either "tryambake" or "tryambike". However, "tryambake" is more commonly used.
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Indra
January 17, 2020 10:58 AM
Noted. Also, what does tryambake mean? - the three eyed one OR the mother of three worlds? Thank you.
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Krishna
January 19, 2020 06:53 AM
It represents all the triads. She is the mother of all three realms, She is the cause of Creation, Preservation, Destruction etc.
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Богдан
August 27, 2020 06:44 PM
Hello, I want to ask you if you will publish - Tantra Durga Saptashati to Navaratri which will take place this fall (October 17-25)? It is known that each of the seven hundred verses of Durga Saptashati is a coded bija mantra. In this book ( https://archive.org/details/wg305/page/n1/mode/2up ) all 700 verses are deciphered and replaced by bija mantras themselves. The advantages of reading this form of Durga Saptashati are as follows: it does not require reading Argala, Kilaka, Kavacha, you can not read Navarna Mantra, and in itself such reading takes much less time than the usual 700 verses. This is perfect for us because we do not always have time to read Durga Saptashati with all the procedures, and this version of bija mantras instead of verses can be read every day for 9 days Navaratri. I beg you to publish this version of Durga Saptashati, along with Dhyana which is in the book before the first chapter of Durga Saptashati. Thank you in advance.
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Krishna
August 30, 2020 01:58 AM
You may wish to look on the Shivyog site. They have a digital download of the 700 verses with the associated seed syllable mantras, as per the post. https://digitalstore.shivyog.com/products/durga-saptashati-e-book-digital-download
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swati
August 31, 2020 09:07 AM
Swami Satyananda Saraswati who dedicated his entire life to intense sadhana of Durga Saptashati sadhana, has written Bija Mantratmak Saptashati. Its a Free Book they made it available for all in multiple languages. Check this out. http://www.shreemaa.org/samasti-chandi/ They were also working on making Bijamantratmak Saptashati available as an App
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Богдан
August 31, 2020 12:36 PM
Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful book
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Mnx
August 28, 2020 01:45 PM
Hello, Some pgs of Tantra Durga Saptashati are missing in link given above.
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Богдан
August 28, 2020 09:38 PM
What links are missing, please open it here - https://archive.org/details/wg305/page/n1/mode/2up - there will be a scanned book that you can view or download in various formats such as PDF.
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Mnx
August 29, 2020 04:52 PM
I must have opened some other link. My mistake. Sorry. But I came across another version of Tantra DSS. https://drive.google.com/file/d/17unY...
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Богдан
August 30, 2020 11:58 AM
Try opening this link - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1u0N-9YSaYcG9mN4x5FJTdZHLQoxvEQRb/view - this is from my Google Drive.
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Mnx
August 31, 2020 01:01 PM
https://drive.google.com/file/d/17unYpz9LwFUCyqwclZM_Q52vGkAx3Xpz/view The link I have given above is quite interesting. All Beejas are extended with Maa Shakti's various names, derived from each shloka of DSS.
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Богдан
August 31, 2020 06:14 PM
Thank you very much for this version of Durga Saptashati.
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AtmaVidhya
September 03, 2020 05:10 AM
Thank you for sharing the Beejakshara version of Saptashati. Can anyone recite this or require initiation from a qualified guru. I am based in US and wonder if anyone can refer me to a qualified guru to take up this recitation. Thanks In advance.
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Krishna
October 13, 2020 12:05 AM
This requires an initiation from a qualified guru. From what I know, there is a pre-requisite of performing the mantra japa of the Divine Mother Caṇḍī.
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Sidha
October 11, 2020 11:05 AM
Burundi can post Devi kavacham with meanings . I am finding difference between one book to another. I am getting confused about authenticity . Please help
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Sidha
October 12, 2020 09:19 PM
Namaste to all. Sorry typing mistake please delete barundi. Auto spell mistake
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Krishna
October 12, 2020 11:59 PM
We have posted some kavacas of various deities. Please take a look at them and see if what you are looking for, is already present. Further, if there is anything specific you are looking for, then you may let us know and we will put on our list for future.
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Богдан
January 18, 2021 02:04 PM
Good day Sir. Can you supplement your article about Shri Durga Saptashloki by adding each Sloka bija mantra to which it corresponds? The first Shloka is bija mantra - strauṃ The second Shloka is bija mantra - śrīṃ The third Shloka is bija mantra - sklīṃ The fourth Shloka is bija mantra - glauṃ The fifth Shloka is the bija mantra - śrūṃ The sixth Shloka is bija mantra - hrauṃ The seventh Shloka is bija mantra - seṃ I think it will be useful for many people. Since there is not always time to read Saptashloki, especially since it is recommended to read 7 times. Can you post these bija mantras also in Sanskrit?
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Krishna
January 18, 2021 10:47 PM
Substituting the ślokas with the bījas is not a very widely accepted tradition. It should not be used as a substitute for the stotra verses, but can be perceived as the seeds that contain the gist of the verses and can be meditated upon.
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Nat
August 13, 2023 10:08 AM
Namaskarams. I understand that there is compilation of all namas stated in Devi Mahatmyam - Devi Mahatmya Nama Archana -. I would appreciate if you could guide me where I can get this?
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Shraddha
March 16, 2024 08:03 PM
Sir, what is the nyasa that needs to be followed to chant Durga saptashloki stotram? Also does one need initiation to chant these 7 verses?
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Krishna
March 17, 2024 01:03 PM
You can recite without an initiation as is. But if you wish to follow the Viniyoga (not published here), then initiation into Caṇḍī Navākṣarī would be most appropriate.
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