Durga ashtothara satha nama stotram

 

Durga ashtothara   satha  nama stotram  

 

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

 

(The text of this    stotra was sent to me  by Sri  Raja Sundareswaran . Thanks to him)

 

1.Durga, Shivaa  , Mahalakshmir Maha Gauri  cha  Chandikaa

Sarvajnaa  ,sarva  lokesi ,sarva karma  phala pradhaa

1.Durga, wife  of Shiva  , Mahalakshmi  , Mahagauri , killer  of chanda

She who knows   everything,  she who  belongs to  all worlds, The one who makes all actions   success

 

2.SArva  theerthamayee , punyaax, deva yonir ayonijaa

BHoomija  , nirgunaadhara sakthi schaneeswari  thadhaa

 

2.She  who is pervaded  by all sacred waters, who is blessed, the creator of devas, she who was not born of any womb

She  who was born to earth , she who does not have any properties,  the power which supports, one goddess  who does  not   have  any one above her

 

3.Nirgunaa  nirahankaaraa sarva garva vimardhini

SArva loka priyaa vaani , sarva vidhyaadhi devathaa

 

3.She who has  no properties, she   who is without pride, she  punishes   all pride.

She   who is liked by all worlds, The goddess of speech, The  goddess controlling all  knowledge

 

4.Parvathi , deva  maathaa cha  vanesaa , vindhya vaasini

THejovathi mahaamathaa , koti surya  samaprabhaa

 

4.The daughter of mountain, the  mother of devas, the goddess  of earth, she   who lives  on vindhya  mountain

She who is with luster, the great mother, she who has luster  equal  to crores of suns

 

5.DEvathaa  vahni roopaa  cha  sarojaa  varna rooopini,

Gunaasrayaa, Guna madhyaa  , Guna thraya  vivarjithaa

 

5.The goddess  who has form of fire and she who has   colour  of lotus

She   who helps good people, she who is in middle  of good people, she who is divided  in to three  types

 

6.Karma jnana  pradhaa kaanthaa  sarvasamhara karinee

Dharma jnanaa , dharma nishtaa, sarva  karma  vivarjithaa

 

6.She who grants duties and wisdom. The wife. She   who destroys everything

She who  knows dharma, she  who observes dharma, she who  is free  from all karmas

 

7.Kamakshi , kama samharthri kama krodha vivarjithaa

Saankari  Saambhavi Saanthaa   Chandrasuryaagni  lochanaa

 

7.She who has passionate eyes, she who destroys passion, she who avoids  passion and anger

She   who is wife of Sankara, She   who is wife of Shambhu, She   who is peaceful, she who has moon, sun    and fire as eyes

 

8.Sujayaa   jaya  bhooyishtaa   jahnavi   jana poojithaa

Saasthraa   Saasthra mayaa   nithyaa   Shubhaa   Chandrardha  Masthakaa

 

8.She who  has pure victory, she who wins over eartrh., she who is daughter of Jahnu, She   who is worshipped by  people

She who is science, She   who is pervaded  with science, she   who is forever, She who is auspicious, she who keeps  half moon on her  head

 

9.Bharathi  bhraamari  kalpaa  karaali Krishna  pingalaa

Brahmi  Narayani   Roudhri   Charndramrutha  parivruthaa

 

9.She who is  from Bharatha, She  who creeps, She who is eons, she who is terrible, she who is blackisk brown,

She who has   aspect of Brahma, She   who has apect of Narayana, She who is ferocious, she who is surrounded by  moon and nectar

 

10.Jyeshteindraa  , mahaamayaa  , jagath   sruthya adhikarini

Brahmanda   koti   samshthanaa kamini  kamalaalayaa

 

10.She who is elder  to Lakshmi, who is great illusion, she who is responsible for creation of the world,

She who established   crores of universes, she who is lover , she   who lives  in lotus

 

11.Kathyayani  Kalaatheethaa , kala Samhara   Karini

Yoga  Nishtaa   yoga  gamyaa  Yoga dhyeyaa  , thapaswini

 

11.She who is daughter  of Kathyayana, she who is  beyond ats, she   who is cause  of  destroying time( death)

She  who is in yogic sleep, she who goes towards yoga. She   who can be  meditated  while in Yoga. She    who does penance

 

12.Jnana roopaa, niraakaaraa, bhkthabheshta  phala  pradhaa

Bhoothathmikaa  bhoothamathaa  bhoothesaa bhootha  dharini

 

12.She who has a form of wisdom, She   who does not have form, She who fulfills desire of  devotees

She who  is soul of all beings, who is mother of all  beings, The goddess  of all beingws, She who is worn by beings

 

13.SWadhanari madhyagathaa shadaadharavivardhanee

Mohithaamsubhavaa Shubraa  Sookshmaa  Mathraa   Niralasaa

 

13.She who is convenience  , who is a lady, who goes through  middle path, She   who increases  the six aspects

She  who attracts, she who is like sun, she who is clean, she   who is tiny, she who  is alone

 

14. Nimnagaa  neelasangaasaa , nithaanandhaa   Haraa paraa

SArvajnana pradhananda, sathyaa, durlabha roopini

 

14.She   who is deep,  who  appears like blue, who is forever happy, wife of Shiva  , who is divine

She who enjoys giving  all type of knowledge, she who is joyful , who is truthful  , who has a rare form

 

15.  Saraswathi   SArvagathaa, sarvaabheeshta  Dhayini

Ithi  Durga ashtothara   satha  nama stotram   SAmpornam

 

15.She   who is saraswathi, who goes to all places and grants   all desires

Thus ends prayer of 108 names  of durga