Stuti · Sanskrit
दुर्गाद्वात्रिंशन्नाममाला
Durga Dvatrimshan Naama Mala (32 Names of Durga)
The ancient thirty-two sacred names of Goddess Durga from Durga Saptashati, dispelling insurmountable hardships, fear, and negativity.
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दुर्गा दुर्गार्तिशमनी दुर्गापद्विनिवारिणी । दुर्गमच्छेदिनी दुर्गसाधिनी दुर्गनाशिनी ॥ १ ॥
दुर्गतोद्धारिणी दुर्गनिहन्त्री दुर्गमापहा । दुर्गमज्ञानदा दुर्गदैत्यलोकदवानला ॥ २ ॥
दुर्गमा दुर्गमालोका दुर्गमात्मस्वरूपिणी । दुर्गमार्गप्रदा दुर्गमविद्या दुर्गमाश्रिता ॥ ३ ॥
दुर्गमज्ञानसंस्थाना दुर्गमध्यानभासिनी । दुर्गमोहा दुर्गमगा दुर्गमार्थस्वरूपिणी ॥ ४ ॥
दुर्गमासुरसंहन्त्री दुर्गमायुधधारिणी । दुर्गमाङ्गी दुर्गमता दुर्गम्या दुर्गमेश्वरी ॥ ५ ॥
दुर्गभीमा दुर्गभामा दुर्गभा दुर्गदारिणी । नामावलिमिमां यस्तु दुर्गाया मम मानवः । पठेत् सर्वभयान्मुक्तो भविष्यति न संशयः ॥ ६ ॥
Roman reading aid
Durga Durgartishamani Durgapadvinivarini | Durgamachhedini Durgasadhini Durganashini || 1 || Durgatoddharini Durganihantri Durgamapaha | Durgamajnanada Durgadaityalokadavanala || 2 || Durgama Durgamaloka Durgamatmasvarupini | Durgamargaprada Durgamavidya Durgamashrita || 3 || Durgamajnanasamsthana Durgamadhyanabhasini | Durgamoha Durgamaga Durgamarthasvarupini || 4 || Durgamasurasamhantri Durgamayudhadharini | Durgamangee Durgamata Durgamya Durgameshwari || 5 || Durgabheema Durgabhama Durgabha Durgadarini | Namavalim Imam Yastu Durgaya Mama Manavah | Pathet Sarvabhayan Mukto Bhavishyati Na Samshayah || 6 ||
English meaning
English Translation: 1. Durga (The Inaccessible / Reliever of Difficulties) 2. Durgartishamani (The Dispeller of Severe Distress) 3. Durgapadvinivarini (The Remover of Perils and Calamities) 4. Durgamachhedini (The Severer of Insuperable Obstacles) 5. Durgasadhini (The Accomplisher of Difficult Tasks) 6. Durganashini (The Destroyer of Demons and Evil) 7. Durgatoddharini (The Rescuer from Hardship) 8. Durganihantri (The Vanquisher of Affliction) 9. Durgamapaha (The Dispeller of Impossible Tribulations) 10. Durgamajnanada (The Giver of Esoteric Knowledge) 11. Durgadaityalokadavanala (The Blazing Forest Fire Consuming Demonic Forces) 12. Durgama (Unfathomable by Mortals) 13. Durgamaloka (Perceivable Only Through Divine Grace) 14. Durgamatmasvarupini (The Embodiment of the Inner Self) 15. Durgamargaprada (The Bestower of the Righteous Path) 16. Durgamavidya (The Essence of Supreme Wisdom) 17. Durgamashrita (The Haven of All Who Suffer) 18. Durgamajnanasamsthana (The Foundation of Divine Understanding) 19. Durgamadhyanabhasini (Illuminated Through Meditation) 20. Durgamoha (The Dispeller of Deep-Seated Delusion) 21. Durgamaga (Pervading Inaccessible Realities) 22. Durgamarthasvarupini (The Core Essence of Ultimate Meaning) 23. Durgamasurasamhantri (The Slayer of Insuperable Demons) 24. Durgamayudhadharini (The Wielder of Celestial Weapons) 25. Durgamangi (Endowed with Supreme Spiritual Splendor) 26. Durgamata (The Mother of Difficult Realities) 27. Durgamya (Reachable by the Sincere Devotee) 28. Durgameshwari (The Sovereign of the Cosmos) 29. Durgabheema (Formidable to Evildoers) 30. Durgabhama (Luminous in Splendor) 31. Durgabha (Radiating Divine Light) 32. Durgadarini (Tearing Asunder the Sorrows of Life) Whoever recites this garland of thirty-two holy names of Mother Durga shall undoubtedly be liberated from all fears, dangers, and tribulations! Devotional Significance: Known as Durgadwatrimshannaamavali from the Shakta canon, this thirty-two name hymn is chanted during crises, legal troubles, and spiritual trials to evoke rapid divine protection.