Durgashtakam

Durgashtakam

(octet o0n durga)

By

Madanāntānandasaraswathi

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

1.Durge  , paresi , shubhadesi parathparesi,

Vandhye  mahesa  dayithe, karunarnavesi,

Sthuthye   swadhe sakala thapa hare suresi,

Krishna sthuthe  kuru krupaam  lalithe akhilesi 

Oh Durga, oh divine Goddess  who grants auspicious , Goddess  of the divine god,

Goddess  who is respected, Consort of Mahesa, Oh goddess   who is ocean of  mercy,

She whom people pray, who is swadha, destroyer of all sufferings, oh goddess of devas,

Oh goddess who  prayed to  Krishna, please do  mercy, oh lalitha who is goddess  of all.

2.Divye , , nuthe sruthi sathair  vimale, bhavesi,

Kandharpa dharaa satha  sundari, madhavesi,

Medhe, gireesa thanaye, niyathe , shivesi

Krishna sthuthe  kuru krupaam  lalithe akhilesi 

Oh divine  goddess, who is prayed 100 times by Vedas, oh pure onr. Oh goddess of birth cycle,

Who is hundred times  prettier than wife of  god of love, who is goddess  of madhava,

Oh wise goddess, daughter of great mountain, she who follows rulesand who is goddess  of Shiva,

Oh goddess who  prayed to  Krishna, please do  mercy, oh lalitha who is goddess  of all.

3.Raseseswari, pranatha thaapa hare, kulesi,

Dharma priye., bhayahare, varadhaa agragesi,

Vaagdevathe, vidhinuthe, kamasanesi

Krishna sthuthe  kuru krupaam  lalithe akhilesi 

Oh goddess of dance, she who removes suffering of those  who salutes her, who is goddess  of clan,

Who is liked by Dharma, who removes fear, who is the greatest  boon giver,

Who is goddess of speech, who is saluted by Brahma, who is goddess  of Brahma

Oh goddess who  prayed to  Krishna, please do  mercy, oh lalitha who is goddess  of all.

4.Poojye  , maha vrishabha vahini, mangalesi,

Padme digambari maheswari kananesi

Ramye  dhare sakala   deva nuthe gayesi,

Krishna sthuthe  kuru krupaam  lalithe akhilesi 

Oh honourable one who gides on great bull, who is auspecious goddess,

Who is padma the lotus, who dresses the directions as kali, who is great goddess, who is  goddess  of forests

Who is pretty, who carries, who is  prayed to  by all devas, who is wealth,

Oh goddess who  prayed to  Krishna, please do  mercy, oh lalitha who is goddess  of all.

5.Sradhe   surasura nuthe   sakale jalesi,

Gange gireesa dhayithe, gana nayakesi

DAkshe smasana nilaye suranayikesi,

Krishna sthuthe  kuru krupaam  lalithe akhilesi 

She who is attentive  , she who i  prayed to  by devas  and asuras, who is everything, who is goddess of water,

Who is ganges, who is consort god of mountains, who is goddess of ganesa

Who is cautious, who lives on cremation ground, who is goddess  of Indra

Oh goddess who  prayed to  Krishna, please do  mercy, oh lalitha who is goddess  of all.

6.Thaare  , krupardra  naraye, madhu kaidabesi,

Vidhyeswareswari yame nikhalaaksharesi  ,

OOrje  chathu sthani sanathani, muktha kesi,

Krishna sthuthe  kuru krupaam  lalithe akhilesi 

Oh Tara(one of the mag havidyas) , who has eyes  wet with mercy, who subdued Madhu and Kaidaba

Who is goddess of god of knowledge, who is restrained, who is goddess of all that which does not die,

Who is fuel, who has four breasts, who is from the beginning, who has untied hair,

Oh goddess who  prayed to  Krishna, please do  mercy, oh lalitha who is goddess  of all.

7.Mokshe, sthire, Tripura sundari, patalesi

Maheswari, trinayane prabhale, makhesi,

Trushne   tharangini bale gathidhe druvesi

Krishna sthuthe  kuru krupaam  lalithe akhilesi 

Oh goddess   who gives salvation, who is stable, who is beauty of three cities, who is  red goddess,

Who is the great goddess, who has three eyes, who is very important, who is great goddess,

Who is thirsty  , who moves like waves, who is strong, who shows the way andgoddess who is permanent

Oh goddess who  prayed to  Krishna, please do  mercy, oh lalitha who is goddess  of all.

8.Viswambare sakaladhe  vidhithe   jayesi,

Vindhya sthithe sasi mukhi kshanadhe dhayesi

Maatha saroja nayane rasike smaresi,

Krishna sthuthe  kuru krupaam  lalithe akhilesi 

She who is  the universe, who is everything, who is the one giving rules  , who is goddess jaya

Who   stays in vindhyas, who has a moon face, who decides quicklu, who is goddess of kindness

Who is mother, who is lotus eyed, who  enjoys  and goddess of memory,

Oh goddess who  prayed to  Krishna, please do  mercy, oh lalitha who is goddess  of all.

9.Durgashtakam padahi  ya  prayatha prabhathi

Sarvarthadha, hariharathi nuthaam  varenyaam

Durgaa suppojya mahithaam vividhopacharai,

Prapnothi   vanchitha phalam na chiraan manushya

To him who chants  in the morning the octet of dhurga

She grants all prosperity,and those  who pray to Vishnu  and Shiva,

And also worship Durga by doing   various type of worships,

They will get all they desire which never disppears