Navadurga Stotram

ನವದುರ್ಗಾ ಸ್ತೋತ್ರಮ್

The Sanskrit text in Kannada script. The Roman line and the meaning are the same as in the original.

Mantras · Sanskrit · Durga

1. ಪ್ರಥಮಂ ಶೈಲಪುತ್ರೀ ಚ ದ್ವಿತೀಯಂ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಚಾರಿಣೀ।
   ತೃತೀಯಂ ಚನ್ದ್ರಘಣ್ಟೇತಿ ಕೂಷ್ಮಾಣ್ಡೇತಿ ಚತುರ್ಥಕಮ್॥

   Prathamam shailaputri cha dvitiyam brahmacharini, tritiyam chandraghanteti kushmandeti chaturthakam.

   First is Shailaputri, daughter of the mountain; second Brahmacharini, the ascetic; third Chandraghanta, who wears the moon like a bell; fourth Kushmanda.

2. ಪಞ್ಚಮಂ ಸ್ಕನ್ದಮಾತೇತಿ ಷಷ್ಠಂ ಕಾತ್ಯಾಯನೀತಿ ಚ।
   ಸಪ್ತಮಂ ಕಾಲರಾತ್ರೀತಿ ಮಹಾಗೌರೀತಿ ಚಾಷ್ಟಮಮ್॥

   Panchamam skandamateti shashtham katyayaniti cha, saptamam kalaratriti mahagauriti chashtamam.

   Fifth is Skandamata, mother of Skanda; sixth Katyayani; seventh Kalaratri, the dark night; and eighth Mahagauri, the radiant white one.

3. ನವಮಂ ಸಿದ್ಧಿದಾತ್ರೀ ಚ ನವದುರ್ಗಾಃ ಪ್ರಕೀರ್ತಿತಾಃ।
   ಉಕ್ತಾನ್ಯೇತಾನಿ ನಾಮಾನಿ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣೈವ ಮಹಾತ್ಮನಾ॥

   Navamam siddhidatri cha navadurgah prakirtitah, uktanyetani namani brahmanaiva mahatmana.

   Ninth is Siddhidatri, giver of perfection. These are the nine Durgas, and these names were spoken by the great Brahma himself.