Sri Navadurga Sthothram – Lyrics and meanings

|| Jai Sriman Narayana ||

|| Devi Shailaputhri ||

I shall prostrate before supreme Goddess who is personified as Shailaputhri/daughter of Mount Himavan/Parvathi,  she fulfills all the desires of worshiper, she is adorned in crescent moon on beautiful plait of long and curly hair, she is mounted on celestial bull, she is wielded in powerful spear, she is prominent Shailaputhri who has endless fame, I shall prostrate before Jaganmatha who is the mother of the Universe and its living beings, she is personified as Kaumari, Eshvari and she resides as soul in living beings, she is beloved of Universe and its living beings, she is worshiped by the whole Universe, she symbolizes primordial deity who is Adishakthi and she has various forms.

|| Devi Bhramacharini ||

I shall prostrate before Goddess Bhramacharini who is the provider of abundance of boons to worshiper, she holds lotus flower, Akshamala/prayer beads and Kamandalu/pot full of water, she is Bhramacharini who follows supreme austerities, and she is excellent. I shall prostrte before Goddess Bhramacharini who is worshiped by trinities, she is divine personified worshiped by the three worlds, she is consort of Lord Thripurari, she symbolizes Sathvik, Rajasic, and Thamasic nature, she symbolizes supreme wisdom and she imparts the same.

|| Devi Chandhraghanda ||

I shall prostrate before supreme Goddess Chandhraghanda who represents Pinda/clump/solid, she represents ancestors, she is Chanda who is wrathful, she is wielded in various weapons, she is prominently known as Chandhraghanda who is highly honorable,  Oh! Devi, kindly protect us.  I shall prostrate before supreme Goddess who is Kalyani, she is eternal, she is personified as Kalika, she is beyond Time, she symbolizes auspiciousness, she resides in the heart of Lord Shiva, and she is the source of all kinds of auspiciousness.

|| Devi Kooshmanda ||

I shall prostrate before supreme Goddess Kooshmanda, she holds a vessel overflowing with the blood, she holds lotus flower, she is Koodshmanda, I shall earnestly pray Goddess Kooshmanda to shower auspicious grace on us, I shall prostrate before Goddess Kamakshi who symbolizes various siddhis like Animadhiguna, her eyes represents one of the nine treasures of Lord Kubera/Makarakara/crocodile, she is eternal, she has great power to penetrate through the whole Universe.

|| Devi Skandhamatha ||

I shall prostrate before Goddess Skandhamatha who is the mother of Lord Skandha, she is seated on the majestic throne, her two hands holds lotus flower, she is the provider of auspiciousness always, she is highly honorable, she is Chanda who is wrathful and extremely valorous, she killed demons Chanda and Munda, I shall prostrate before Deveshi who is personified as Chandika, she is fierce and extremely valorous.

|| Devi Kathyayani ||

I shall prostrate before supreme Goddess Kathyayani who symbolizes auspiciousness, she is divine personified to annihilate Dhanavas, she has great effulgence, she is mounted on celestial vehicle lion, she is the provider of happiness and wealth, she is serene, she is worshiped by all the deities, she resides as soul in living beings, I shall prostrate before Goddess Shambhavi.

|| Devi Kalarathri ||

I shall prostrate before supreme Goddess Kalarathri, she has single tress of hair, she follows extreme austerities, she is attired in directions as clothe, she takes immense pleasure in intoxicated nectar, she has insatiable tongue, she is adorned in flowers of Karnnika on ears, her body is soaked in oil, she is adorned in bells , she has dark cloud complexion, she has long hair, she is Kalarathri who has most dreadful appearance, she is wrathful and extremely valorous, she killed the demon Rakthabeeja, I shall prostrate before Deveshi who is personified as Kalarathri, she is store house of virtues.

|| Devi Mahagauri ||

I shall prostrate before supreme Goddess Mahagauri who has fair complexion, she is mounted on celestial bull, she is attired in white and crisp garment, she is Mahagauri who symbolizes auspiciousness, she is the source of delight of Mahadeva, she is epitome of beauty, her limbs has the resemblance to precious yellow metal, she is the provider of happiness and fortune to worshiper, she is the source of happiness, I shall always prostrate before Goddess Mahagauri.

|| Devi Siddhidhathri ||

I shall prostrate before supreme Goddess Siddhidhathri who is worshiped by Siddhas, Yaksha, Kinnara, Gandharva, Asuras as well as Amaras, she symbolizes supernatural powers and she is the provider of Siddhi, she eradicates miseries and sorrows, she eradicates extreme fears and anxieties, I shall always prostrate before supreme Goddess Durga with utmost faith and devotion, she is Durga who eradicates all the miseries and sorrows of the worshiper.

||Devi Shailaputhri ||

Vandhe Vanchithalabhaya  Chadhrardhdhakrithashekharam | Vrisharoodam Shooladharam  Shailaputhri Yashasvaneem ||

Jagathpriye Jagathvandhye  Sarvashakthi Swaroopini | Sarvathmike Eshvari Kaumari  Jaganmathar Namosthuthe ||

||Devi Bhramacharini ||

Dhadhana Karapadmabhyam Akshamala Kamandalu | Devi Praseedhathumayi  Brahmacharini Anuththama ||

Thripura Thrigunadharam Marga Gnana Swaroopinim | Thrailokhyavandhitham Devim Thrimoorthim Pranamamyaham ||

|| Devi  Chandraghanda ||

Pindajapravararooda  Chandakopa Asthrakairyutha | Prasadham Thanuthe Mahyam Chandhragandethi Vishrutha ||

Kalikam Thu Kalatheetham  Kalyana Hridhayam ShivAm | Kalyana Jananeem Nithyam Kalyanim Pranamamyaham ||

|| Devi Kooshmanda ||

Sura Samboornnakalasham Rudhirapluthamevacha | Dhadhana Hasthapadhmadyam Kooshmanda  Shubhadhasthumey ||

Animadhidha  Gunaidharam Makarakara Chakshusham | Anantha Shakthim Bhedham Tham  Kamakshim Pranamamyaham ||

||Devi Skandhamatha ||

Simhasanagatha  Nithyam Padmashritha Karadhvaya | Shubadhasthu Sadha Devi  Skandhamatha Yashasvini ||

Chandaveeram Chandamayam Chandamunda Prabhanjaneem | Tham Namami Cha  Deveshi Chandikam Chandavikrama ||

|| Devi Kathyayani ||

Chandhrahasojjvalakara  Shardhoola Varavahana | Kathyayani  Shubham Dhadhyadevi Dhanavaghathini ||

Sukhanandhakarim  Shantham  Sarvadevair Namaskritham | Sarva Bhoothathmikam  Devim Shambhavim Pranamamyaham ||

||Devi Kalarathri ||

Yekaveni Japakarnnapoora  Nagna  Garasthitha | Lamboshti Karnnikakarnni Thailabhyaktha Shareerini ||

Vamapadhollasallohalatha  Gandakabhooshana | Vardhana Moordhvaja Krishna  Kalarathri Bhayankari ||

Chandaveeram  Chandamayam Rakthabeeja Prabhanjjaneem | Tham Namami Cha Deveshim Kalarathri Gunashalini ||

|| Devi Mahagauri ||

Shvethe Vrishesamarooda  Shvethambaradhara  Shuchi: | Mahagauri Shubham  Dhadhyan Mahadeva Pramodhadha ||

Sundhari  Swarnnasarvangeem  Sukha Saubhagya Dhayinim | Santhosha Jananeem Mahagaurim Pranamamyaham ||

||Devi Siddhidhathri ||

Sidhdha Gandharva Yakshadhyair Surari Amarairapi | Sevyamana  Sadha Bhooyath Siddhidha Siddhidhayini ||

Durgame Dhustharikari Bhaya Durgavinashini | Pranamami  Sadha Bhakthya  Durga Durgathivinashini ||

|| Jai Sriman Narayana ||