This page follows seven Durga-related texts in the exact order stored in the Hindi source: a beej salutation, two Gayatri forms, and four longer praise verses. Each sacred unit receives its own Roman reading and meaning.
Quick Facts
Durga Mantra and Stuti Texts
Om Dum Durgayai Namah
Beej-based salutation mantraOm Dum Durgayai Namah
English Meaning
Om. Reverent salutations to Durga, invoked through the sacred syllable Dum.
Durga Gayatri — Source Form
Gayatri mantra in the Mahanarayana Upanishad traditionKatyayanaya Vidmahe Kanyakumari Dhimahi
Tanno Durgih Prachodayat
English Meaning
May we know Katyayana’s divine power and meditate upon Kanyakumari. May Durga inspire and guide us.
Durga Gayatri — Common Variant
Common Gayatri variantOm Katyayanyai Vidmahe Kanyakumaryai Dhimahi
Tanno Durga Prachodayat
English Meaning
May we know Katyayani and meditate upon the youthful Goddess. May Durga inspire and guide us.
Ya Devi Shakti-Rupena
Devi Mahatmya praise verseYa Devi Sarvabhuteshu Shakti-Rupena Samsthita
Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namah
English Meaning
Salutations again and again to the Goddess who abides in all beings in the form of power.
Sarva-Mangala-Mangalye
Narayani Stuti verseSarva-Mangala-Mangalye Shive Sarvartha-Sadhike
Sharanye Tryambake Gauri Narayani Namostu Te
English Meaning
O auspiciousness within all that is auspicious, benevolent fulfiller of worthy aims, refuge, three-eyed Gauri and Narayani: salutations to you.
Durge Smrita Harasi
Devi Mahatmya praise verseDurge Smrita Harasi Bhitim Ashesha-Jantoh
Svasthaih Smrita Matim Ativa Shubham Dadasi
Daridrya-Duhkha-Bhaya-Harini Ka Tvadanya
Sarvopakarakaranaya Sada Ardra-Chitta
English Meaning
Remembered in distress, Durga removes the fear of living beings; remembered by those at peace, she grants auspicious understanding. Who besides her removes poverty, sorrow, and fear while remaining tender-hearted in service to all?
Sharanagata-Dinarta
Narayani Stuti verseSharanagata-Dinarta-Paritrana-Parayane
Sarvasyarti-Hare Devi Narayani Namostu Te
English Meaning
O Narayani, devoted to rescuing the surrendered, humble, and afflicted, Goddess who removes everyone’s distress: salutations to you.
Why These Durga Texts Are Kept Separate
The short Dum salutation, the two Gayatri readings, and the praise verses belong to different textual forms. Their common devotion to Durga does not make them one continuous mantra.
The longer verses emphasize the Goddess as power, refuge, auspiciousness, compassionate protector, and remover of fear. The English layout preserves those verses as whole units rather than breaking them into artificial fragments.
How to Read the Durga Mantras and Verses
Choose one complete unit or read the collection in its stored order. Keep the source and common Gayatri variants distinct rather than blending their words.
The four-line Durge Smrita verse should remain one continuous prayer unit. No universal count or ritual prescription is added across these different forms.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Hindi source separately preserves a source-form reading and a commonly used variant, so both remain distinct.
No. It is presented as a praise verse from the Narayani Stuti tradition.
No. Each complete source verse receives one corresponding English meaning.
Original Sanskrit
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Om Dum Durgayai Namah
Beej-based salutation mantraDurga Gayatri — Source Form
Gayatri mantra in the Mahanarayana Upanishad traditionतन्नो दुर्गिः प्रचोदयात्॥
Durga Gayatri — Common Variant
Common Gayatri variantतन्नो दुर्गा प्रचोदयात्॥
Ya Devi Shakti-Rupena
Devi Mahatmya praise verseनमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः॥
Sarva-Mangala-Mangalye
Narayani Stuti verseशरण्ये त्र्यम्बके गौरि नारायणि नमोऽस्तु ते॥
Durge Smrita Harasi
Devi Mahatmya praise verseस्वस्थैः स्मृता मतिमतीव शुभां ददासि।
दारिद्र्यदुःखभयहारिणि का त्वदन्या
सर्वोपकारकरणाय सदाऽऽर्द्रचित्ता॥
Sharanagata-Dinarta
Narayani Stuti verseसर्वस्यार्तिहरे देवि नारायणि नमोऽस्तु ते॥