जय भगवति देवि नमो वरदे
जय पापविनाशिनि बहुफलदे।
जय शुम्भनिशुम्भकपालधरे
प्रणमामि तु देवि नरार्तिहरे।।1।।
जय चन्द्रदिवाकरनेत्रधरे
जय पावकभूषितवक्त्रवरे।
जय भैरवदेहनिलीनपरे
जय अन्धकदैत्यविशोषकरे।।2।।
जय महिषविमर्दिनि शूलकरे
जय लोकसमस्तकपापहरे।
जय देवि पितामहविष्णुनते
जय भास्करशक्रशिरोवनते।।3।।
जय षण्मुखसायुधईशनुते
जय सागरगामिनि शम्भुनते।
जय दुःखदरिद्रविनाशकरे
जय पुत्रकलत्रविवृद्धिकरे।।4।।
जय देवि समस्तशरीरधरे
जय नाकविदर्शिनि दुःखहरे।
जय व्याधिविनाशिनि मोक्षकरे
जय वाञ्छितदायिनि सिद्धिवरे।।5।।
एतद्व्यासकृतं स्तोत्रं यः पठेन्नियतः शुचिः।
गृहे वा शुद्धभावेन प्रीता भगवती सदा।।6।।
jaya bhagavati devi namo varade
jaya pāpavināśini bahuphalade |
jaya śumbhaniśumbhakapāladhare
praṇamāmi tu devi narārtihare ||1||
jaya candradivākaranetradhare
jaya pāvakabhūṣitavaktravare |
jaya bhairavadehanilīnapare
jaya andhakadaityaviśoṣakare ||2||
jaya mahiṣavimardini śūlakare
jaya lokasamastakapāpahare |
jaya devi pitāmahaviṣṇunate
jaya bhāskaraśakraśirovanate ||3||
jaya ṣaṇmukhasāyudheśanute
jaya sāgaragāmini śambhunate |
jaya duḥkhadaridravināśakare
jaya putrakalatravivṛddhikare ||4||
jaya devi samastaśarīradhare
jaya nākavidarśini duḥkhahare |
jaya vyādhivināśini mokṣakare
jaya vāñchitadāyini siddhivare ||5||
etadvyāsakṛtaṁ stotraṁ yaḥ paṭhenniyataḥ śuciḥ |
gṛhe vā śuddhabhāvena prītā bhagavatī sadā ||6||
"Victory to you, Bhagavati Devi, bestower of boons; victory to the destroyer of sins, giver of abundant fruits; victory to the one who holds the skulls of Shumbha and Nishumbha; I bow to you, O Goddess, remover of human distress." The hymn continues to hail her: she whose eyes are the moon and the sun, whose radiant face is adorned with fire, who merges into the fierce Bhairava form, who dried up the demon Andhaka. "Victory to the slayer of Mahishasura, holding the trident; remover of the sins of all the worlds; bowed to by Brahma and Vishnu; before whom the Sun and Indra lower their heads." She is saluted by six-faced Skanda and the armed gods, flows as the rivers to the ocean, is honoured by Shambhu (Shiva); she destroys sorrow and poverty and multiplies the well-being of children and spouse. "Victory to the Goddess who dwells in every body, who reveals heaven, who removes grief; destroyer of disease, giver of liberation; granter of every wish and the boon of perfection." The final verse promises that whoever recites this Vyasa-composed hymn with restraint, purity and a pure heart, at home, ever pleases Bhagavati.
The Bhagwati Stotra, traditionally attributed to the sage Vyasa (as its closing verse states, etadvyāsakṛtaṁ stotram), is a concise and rhythmic hymn of victory (jaya) to the Divine Mother Durga/Bhagavati. Each line begins with jaya — "victory" or "hail" — celebrating the Goddess in her warrior forms, particularly as the slayer of the demons Shumbha, Nishumbha and Mahishasura, exploits recounted in the Devi Mahatmya. Its brevity and uplifting cadence make it a popular daily prayer for protection and grace.
The hymn's own phalashruti declares that one who recites it with purity and devotion at home ever pleases the Goddess. Devotees chant it for protection from enemies and disease, removal of sorrow and poverty, the well-being and increase of family (children and spouse), fulfilment of righteous desires, attainment of spiritual perfection (siddhi), and ultimately liberation (moksha). Because each verse affirms the Goddess's victory over demonic forces, it is recited to dispel negativity and to invoke courage and divine protection.
As a victory-hymn to Durga, the supreme Shakti, the Bhagwati Stotra is used as a remedial prayer during difficult planetary periods — to build courage and overcome conflict (Mars), to dispel sudden fears and confusion (Rahu/Ketu), and to endure prolonged hardship (Saturn). Its explicit prayers for the increase of children and spouse and for the destruction of disease and poverty make it relevant to the well-being of the family and home (4th house), progeny (5th house), health (6th house) and prosperity. As the Goddess who grants vanchita (desired) results and siddhi, the hymn is favoured for wish-fulfilment and protection, especially during Navratri and crisis periods.
Bathe and sit before an image of Maa Durga/Bhagavati, facing east or north. Light a ghee or sesame-oil lamp, offer red flowers, kumkum and incense. Recite the hymn with a pure heart and steady attention, ideally as a daily practice; the text stresses purity (śuciḥ) and a pure inner attitude (śuddhabhāvena). Conclude by bowing to the Mother and praying for protection, family well-being and the fulfilment of righteous wishes.
Navratri is the most auspicious time. Otherwise, Tuesdays and Fridays — sacred to the Goddess — and the Ashtami and Navami tithis are ideal. Morning after worship, or dusk, is the best time to recite.
The hymn is traditionally attributed to the sage Vyasa, as stated in its concluding verse (etadvyāsakṛtaṁ stotram).
It is chanted for protection, removal of sorrow, poverty and disease, the well-being of family, fulfilment of righteous wishes, spiritual perfection and liberation.
It is ideal during Navratri and on Tuesdays and Fridays, and may be recited daily at home with a pure heart, as the hymn itself recommends.
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Sage Vyasa's victorious hymn and the Mother who defeats all adversaries
The Bhagwati Stotra attributed to the sage Vyasa is a hymn of triumphant address to the Divine Mother in her most combative and protective aspect. Its opening cry — a salutation to the one who bestows boons — immediately establishes the devotee's relationship with a Goddess who is not a remote or impassive power but an active, engaged protector who has already demonstrated her willingness to intervene in cosmic history by defeating Shumbha, Nishumbha, and Mahishasura. This grounding in the narrative of the Devi Mahatmya gives the stotra a quality of confident faith rather than anxious petition: the devotee is approaching a power whose victories are already established, whose capacity to remove obstruction is not in question.
The Bhagwati Stotra is recited during Navratri puja, on Fridays dedicated to the Goddess, and at moments when a devotee or household faces genuine adversity and seeks the protection and blessings of the Divine Mother. Because the hymn explicitly references the Goddess's defeat of demonic adversaries, it is particularly associated in the devotional tradition with the dissolution of external obstacles, legal difficulties, and the courage to persevere in the face of opposition. In the Jyotish tradition, hymns to the Goddess in her triumphant aspect are traditionally associated with Mars in its protective expression and with measures to strengthen one's capacity to navigate challenging graha periods with inner steadiness. Devotees believe the stotra's joyful, victorious tone is itself spiritually nourishing — a reminder that the Mother's grace is not withheld but continuously flowing toward those who turn toward her.