Sunday, 11 February 2018

Sri Durga Sthothram – Lord Shiva – Lyrics and meanings


|| Jai Sriman Narayana ||




I shall prostrate before supreme Goddess Durga,  Oh! Mahadevi,  Oh! Durge, kindly protect us from all kinds’ troubles and misfortunes, Oh! Kripamayi/compassionate, kindly eradicate all the enemies of your passionate devotee, Oh! Vishnumaye/form of Durga who emanating from Vishnu, Oh! Mahabhage who is pure/highly fortunate/illustrious/most venerable/supremely virtuous, Oh! Narayani, Oh! Sanathani who is primeval deity, she symbolizes absolute Bhramam, she is supreme Goddess who is eternal bliss, Oh! Jagadhambike, you are most venerable by Lord Bhrama and deities, you represents energetic with various virtues and void of properties as well, she is great illusionist, she is Purusha and Prakrithi as well, she is Parambhramam, she is beyond human intellect, she is the preserver of the Universe and its living beings, she is primeval deity, she is the mother of sacred Veda, she is Savithri as well as Parathpara, she is personified as Mahalakshmi in the abode of Srivaikundham, she symbolizes wealth and happiness, she is worshipped as Goddess Sri Mahalakshmi  who is personified as divine cow on Earth, she is gorgeous, she is inseparable from Lord Vishnu who reclines on the serpent Anantha, she is  venerated as Swargalakshmi in the abode of heaven, she is worshiped as Rajalakshmi on the Earth, she is venerated as Nagalakshmi on the Pathalaloka, she is worshiped as Grihalakshmi in homes, she is omnipresent and she assumes innumerable forms, she is the provider of all kinds of auspiciousness, she represents Thridevi/Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswathi, she is personified as Saraswathi who is female force of Lord Bhrama, she resides as soul in living beings, she is personified as Radharani/Paramathmana for Lord Krishna, she is personified as Radha in the Vraja/abode of cows and cowherds, who is inseparable from Krishna and she resides in the heart of Krishna, she is the presiding deity of Vrajamandal and she merrily explores through the woods of Vrindavan, she takes immense pleasure in the passionate sport with Krishna in Rasamandala, she takes immense delight in performing various pastimes with Krishna on the sacred land of Vrindavan, she is personified as Dhakshakanya who is the daughter of Dhakshaprajapathi, she is personified as Shailaja who is the daughter of Mount Himavan, she represents Devamatha/Adithi, she has great splendor, she is embodied as Earth which is the basis of creation of living beings, she is emobdodied as Ganga, Tulasi, Swaha,  Swadha and Sathi, she is all pervading, she represents all female deities, she has gorgeous female form, male and Napumsakam / neither male or female too, she have assumed the form of tree and various non-living too,  she represents heat in the fire, coldness in the water, radiance in Surya, and illuminates, she represents fragrance on Earth, sound in the sky, she is lustrous, she represents moon, pack of lotus flower, she represents creator as well as the creation, she represents preserver  as well as the living and non-living things sustained in the Universe, she represents Mahamari/epidemic that causes mass destruction, she represents the liquid form in the water, she represents hunger, compassion, sleep, passion, desire and intellect as well, she symbolizes contentment, nourishment, concentration, and endurance, she represents serenity, perplexity, attractiveness, and fame, she symbolizes timidness, illusion and  Bhukthi and Mukthi as well, she represents all mighty forms, wealth and all the richness, Vedas are incompetent to describe her splendor, she is beyond description, Oh! Sureshvari, eulogizing your endless glories with thousands of face would be insufficient, even Veda, or scholars or Saraswathi is incapable to describe your splendor, even Lord Bhrama or Lord Vishnu cannot describe your marvelousness, Oh! Maheshvari how did I eulogize your glories with these five faces? Oh! Mahamaye, be kind and eradicates my enemies.



Raksha Raksha  Mahadevi  Durge Dhurgathinashini | Mam Bhakthanuraktham Cha Shathrugratham Kripamayi ||

Vishnumaye  Mahabhage  Narayani Sanathani | Bhramaswroope  Parame Nithyanandaswroopini ||

Thvam Cha  Bhramadhi Devanamambike  Jagadhambike | Thvam Sakare  Cha Gunatho Nirakare Cha Nirgunath ||

Mayaya Purushasthvam Cha  Mayaya Prakrithi: Swayam | Thayo: Parambhrama Param Thvam Bhibharshi Sanathani ||

Vedanam Janani Thvam Cha Savithri Cha Parathpara | Vaikunde  Cha Mahalakshmi: Sarvasampathswaroopini ||

Marthyalakshmeeshcha Ksheerodhe Kamini Sheshashayina: | Swargeshu Swargalakshmisthvam  Rajalakshmishcha  Bhoothale||

Nagadhilakshmi:  Pathale  Griheshu Grihadevatha | Sarvasasya Swaroopa  Thvam Sarvaishvarya Vidhayini ||

Ragadhishta Thridevi  Thvam  Bhramanashcha Saraswathi| Prananam Adhidevi Thvam Krishnasya  Paramathmana: ||

Goloke  Cha Swayam Radha  Srikrishnasyaiva  Vakshasi | Golokadhishtitha  Devi  Vrindavanavane Vane ||

Sri Rasamandale Ramya  Vrindavanavinodhini | Shathashringadhi Devi  Thvam Nana Chithravalithi Cha ||

Dhakshakanya  Kuthra  Kalpe  Kuthrakalpe  Cha Shailaja | Devamatha  Dhithisthvam Cha  Sarvadhara  Vasundhara ||

Thvameva Ganga Thulasi Thvam Cha  Swaha Swatha  Sathi | Thvadhamshamsha Kalaya  Sarvadevadhiyoshitha: ||

Sthriroopam Chapi Purusham Devi Thvam Cha Napumsakam | Vrikshanam Vriksharoopa  Thvam Shrishtau Chakungararoopini ||

Vahnau Cha  Dhahika  Shakthir Jale  Shaithya  Swaroopini | Soorye Thejaroopa  Cha Prabha Roopa Cha Santhatham ||

Gandharoopa  Cha Bhoomau Cha Akashe  Shabdharoopini | Shobhaswaroopa  Chandhre Cha Padmasanghe  Cha Nishchitham ||

Srishtau  Shrishtiswroopa  Cha Palane  Paripalika | Mahamari  Cha Samhare  Jale Cha  Jalaroopini ||

Kshuth Thvam Dhaya Thvam Nidhra Thvam Thrishna Thvam Buddhiroopini | Thushtisthvam Chapi Pushtisthvam  Shradhdha Thvam  Cha Kshama Swayam ||

Shanthisthvam Cha Swayam Bhranthi: Kanthisthvam Keerthireva  Cha | Lajja Thvam Cha Thadha  Maya  Bhukthimukthi Swaroopini ||

Sarvashakthiswaroopa  Thvam Sarvasampathi Pradhayini | Vede Anirvachaneeya  Thvam Thvam  Na  Janathi Kashchana ||

Sahasravakthrasthvam Sthothum Na Shaktha: Sureshvari | Veda: Na Shaktha: Ko Vidhvan  Na Cha  Shaktha  Saraswathi ||

Swayam Vidhatha  Shaktho  Na Na Cha  Vishnu:  Sanathana: | Kim Sthaumi Panchavakthrena  Ranathrastho Maheshvari | Kripam Kuru Mahamaye  Mama Shathrukshayam Kuru ||

|| Jai Sriman Narayana ||