Durga Saptashati Path
Complete lyrics with original text, transliteration, and meaning, 22 sections
Durga Saptashati Path
Chapter 1 - Pradhanikam
Original
सर्वमङ्गलमाङ्गल्ये शिवे सर्वार्थसाधिके । शरण्ये त्र्यम्बके गौरि नारायणि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥
Transliteration
Sarvamaṅgalamāṅgalye śive sarvārthasādhike. Śaraṇye tryambake gauri nārāyaṇi namo'stu te.
Meaning / Translation
O Goddess, you are the auspicious one, the embodiment of all that is good. You are the consort of Shiv, the fulfiller of all desires, and the refuge of all. O Gauri, O Narayani, I bow to you.
Chapter 1 - Pradhanikam
Original
सरस्वति नमस्तुभ्यं वरदे कामरूपिणि । विद्यारम्भं करिष्यामि सिद्धिर्भवतु मे सदा ॥
Transliteration
Sarasvati namastubhyāṃ varade kāmarūpiṇi. Vidyārambhaṃ kariṣyāmi siddhirbhavatu me sadā.
Meaning / Translation
O Saraswati, I bow to you, the grantor of boons and the embodiment of desire. I begin my study, may I always be successful.
Chapter 1 - Devi Mahatmyam
Original
नवीनां प्रपद्ये नत्वा त्वामभ्यर्च्य च पूजिताम् । कुरु मे निर्मलां भक्तिं प्रज्ञां च गुरुसेवया ॥
Transliteration
Navīnāṃ prapadye ntvā tvāmabhyarcya ca pūjitām. Kurū me nirmalāṃ bhaktiṃ prajñāṃ ca gurusevayā.
Meaning / Translation
I approach you with reverence, worship you, and offer my devotion. Grant me pure faith and wisdom through the service of my guru.
Chapter 2 - Devi Mahatmyam
Original
अथ प्रथमोऽध्यायः
Transliteration
Atha prathamoadhyāyaḥ
Meaning / Translation
Thus begins the first chapter.
Chapter 2 - Devi Mahatmyam
Original
एकैव त्वं जगदेतच्चकितस्य ममैव च । यश्च कश्चिच्च लोकेषु दुर्गमः प्राजमीतः ॥
Transliteration
Ekaiva tvaṃ jagadetaccakitasya mamaiva ca. Yaśca kaścicca lokeṣu durgamaḥ prājamītaḥ.
Meaning / Translation
You alone are this universe, and you are also the one who is amazed by me, as well as the one who is difficult to attain in this world.
Chapter 3 - Devi Mahatmyam
Original
अथ द्वितीयोऽध्यायः
Transliteration
Atha dvitīyoadhyāyaḥ
Meaning / Translation
Thus begins the second chapter.
Chapter 3 - Devi Mahatmyam
Original
दुर्गा च लक्ष्मीर्वairoचानि ब्रह्माणि च सरस्वती । नारायणी च भगवती विश्वस्य जननी प्रभुत्वात् ॥
Transliteration
Durgā ca lakṣmīrvairocāni brahmāṇi ca sarasvatī. Nārāyaṇī ca bhagavatī viśvasya jananī prabhutvāt.
Meaning / Translation
Durga, Lakshmi, Vairochani, Brahma, Saraswati, Narayani, and Bhagavati are all manifestations of the goddess, who is the mother of the universe due to her supreme power.
Chapter 4 - Devi Mahatmyam
Original
अथ तृतीयोऽध्यायः
Transliteration
Atha tṛtīyoadhyāyaḥ
Meaning / Translation
Thus begins the third chapter.
Chapter 4 - Devi Mahatmyam
Original
मदस्थु वै मदभिमानः प्रभुत्वं मदिरा मदः । मदोन्मत्ता मदमाद्य मदस्य मदिरा मदः ॥
Transliteration
Madasthu vai madabhimānaḥ prabhutvaṃ madirā madaḥ. Madunmattā madamādya madasya madirā madaḥ.
Meaning / Translation
My intoxication, my pride, my dominance, my intoxication, my arrogance, my madness, and my drunkenness are all due to the goddess's power.
Chapter 5 - Devi Mahatmyam
Original
अथ चतुर्थोऽध्यायः
Transliteration
Atha caturthoadhyāyaḥ
Meaning / Translation
Thus begins the fourth chapter.
Chapter 5 - Devi Mahatmyam
Original
दुर्गमा दुर्गमो दुर्गं दुर्गमोऽसि दुर्गे नमः । दुर्गास्त्रातुं दुर्गमायै दुर्गायै नमोऽस्तु ते ॥
Transliteration
Durgamā durgamo durgaṃ durgamo'si durge namaḥ. Durgāstrātuṃ durgamāyai durgāyai namo'stu te.
Meaning / Translation
You are difficult to attain, you are the refuge of the difficult to attain, and you are the one who saves from difficulties. I bow to you, O Durga.
Chapter 6 - Devi Mahatmyam
Original
अथ पञ्चमोऽध्यायः
Transliteration
Atha pañcamoadhyāyaḥ
Meaning / Translation
Thus begins the fifth chapter.
Chapter 6 - Devi Mahatmyam
Original
नमस्ते चण्डिके विच्चे क्रोधिन्यै च नमो नमः । रौद्र्यै रौद्रेषु रौद्रं ताम्रायै तेजसे नमः ॥
Transliteration
Namaste caṇḍike vicce krodhinyai ca namo namaḥ. Raudryai raudreṣu raudraṃ tāmrāyai tejase namaḥ.
Meaning / Translation
I bow to you, O Chandika, the fierce and wrathful one, and to your fierce and radiant power.
Chapter 7 - Devi Mahatmyam
Original
अथ षष्ठोऽध्यायः
Transliteration
Atha ṣaṣṭhoadhyāyaḥ
Meaning / Translation
Thus begins the sixth chapter.
Chapter 7 - Devi Mahatmyam
Original
ज्ञानिनां भaktिभावानां भक्तानां मोक्षदायिनी । भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदेनैव भावेन निर्वृतोऽस्मि अहं ॥
Transliteration
Jñānīnāṃ bhaktibhāvānāṃ bhaktānāṃ mokṣadāyinī. Bhuktimuktipradenaiva bhāvena nirvṛto'smi ahaṃ.
Meaning / Translation
You grant liberation to the knowledgeable, the devoted, and the faithful. I am fulfilled by your blessings, which bring both worldly enjoyment and spiritual liberation.
Chapter 8 - Devi Mahatmyam
Original
अथ सप्तमोऽध्यायः
Transliteration
Atha saptamoadhyāyaḥ
Meaning / Translation
Thus begins the seventh chapter.
Chapter 8 - Devi Mahatmyam
Original
दुर्गे स्मृते हरसि भीतिमशेषजंतोः स्वस्थे स्मृते मातरम् । त्वामहं प्रार्थये नित्यम् प्राणतो मे न गच्छतु ॥
Transliteration
Durge smṛte harasi bhītimaśeṣajaṇtoḥ svasthe smṛte mātaram. Tvāmahaṃ prārthaye nityaṃ prāṇato me na gacchatu.
Meaning / Translation
When I remember Durga, you remove the fear of all beings. When I remember my mother, you bring me well-being. I pray to you always, do not leave my side.
Chapter 9 - Devi Mahatmyam
Original
अथ अष्टमोऽध्यायः
Transliteration
Atha aṣṭamoadhyāyaḥ
Meaning / Translation
Thus begins the eighth chapter.
Chapter 9 - Devi Mahatmyam
Original
सर्वमङ्गलमाङ्गल्ये शिवे सर्वार्थसाधिके । शरण्ये त्र्यम्बके गौरि नारायणि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥
Transliteration
Sarvamaṅgalamāṅgalye śive sarvārthasādhike. Śaraṇye tryambake gauri nārāyaṇi namo'stu te.
Meaning / Translation
O Goddess, you are the auspicious one, the embodiment of all that is good. You are the consort of Shiv, the fulfiller of all desires, and the refuge of all. O Gauri, O Narayani, I bow to you.
Chapter 10 - Devi Mahatmyam
Original
अथ दशमोऽध्यायः
Transliteration
Atha daśamoadhyāyaḥ
Meaning / Translation
Thus begins the tenth chapter.
Chapter 10 - Devi Mahatmyam
Original
दुर्गासप्तशती सम्पूर्णा पाठे नाम सहस्रकम् । पुण्यं ये पठेद्देवीभक्तः श्रद्धाय परया युतः ॥
Transliteration
Durgāsaptashatī sampūrṇā pāthe nāma sahasrakam. Puṇyaṃ ye paṭheddevībhaktaḥ śraddhāyā parayā yutaḥ.
Meaning / Translation
The Durga Saptashati is complete with the thousand names of the goddess. Whoever recites this sacred text with great devotion and faith will attain great merit.
Chapter 11 - Devi Mahatmyam
Original
इति देव्यथ श्रीमद्देविभागवते महापुराणे स्कन्दपुराणे सावित्रीसंहितायां दुर्गापाठे पाठसमाप्तिर्नाम दशमोऽध्यायः
Transliteration
Iti devyatha śrīmaddēvībhāgavatē mahāpurāṇē skandapurāṇē sāvitrīsaṃhitāyāṃ durgāpāthe pāthasamāptirnāma daśamoadhyāyaḥ
Meaning / Translation
Thus ends the tenth chapter of the Durga Saptashati, which is part of the Skanda Purana and the Savitri Samhita.