Durga Ashtottara Shatanama Stotram: 108 Names of Durga in Verse - Text & Meaning
Durga Ashtottara Shatanama Stotram - Sanskrit Text
॥ श्री दुर्गा अष्टोत्तरशतनाम स्तोत्रम् ॥
॥ ईश्वर उवाच ॥
शतनाम प्रवक्ष्यामि शृणुष्व कमलानने ।
यस्य प्रसादमात्रेण दुर्गा प्रीता भवेत् सती ॥१॥
ॐ सती साध्वी भवप्रीता भवानी भवमोचनी ।
आर्या दुर्गा जया चाद्या त्रिनेत्रा शूलधारिणी ॥२॥
पिनाकधारिणी चित्रा चण्डघण्टा महातपाः ।
मनो बुद्धिरहङ्कारा चित्तरूपा चिता चितिः ॥३॥
सर्वमन्त्रमयी सत्ता सत्यानन्दस्वरूपिणी ।
अनन्ता भाविनी भाव्या भव्याभव्या सदागतिः ॥४॥
शाम्भवी देवमाता च चिन्ता रत्नप्रिया सदा ।
सर्वविद्या दक्षकन्या दक्षयज्ञविनाशिनी ॥५॥
अपर्णानेकवर्णा च पाटला पाटलावती ।
पट्टाम्बरपरीधाना कलमञ्जीररञ्जिनी ॥६॥
अमेयविक्रमा क्रूरा सुन्दरी सुरसुन्दरी ।
वनदुर्गा च मातङ्गी मतङ्गमुनिपूजिता ॥७॥
ब्राह्मी माहेश्वरी चैन्द्री कौमारी वैष्णवी तथा ।
चामुण्डा चैव वाराही लक्ष्मीश्च पुरुषाकृतिः ॥८॥
विमलोत्कर्षिणी ज्ञाना क्रिया नित्या च बुद्धिदा ।
बहुला बहुलप्रेमा सर्ववाहनवाहना ॥९॥
निशुम्भशुम्भहननी महिषासुरमर्दिनी ।
मधुकैटभहन्त्री च चण्डमुण्डविनाशिनी ॥१०॥
सर्वासुरविनाशा च सर्वदानवघातिनी ।
सर्वशास्त्रमयी सत्या सर्वास्त्रधारिणी तथा ॥११॥
अनेकशस्त्रहस्ता च अनेकास्त्रस्य धारिणी ।
कुमारी चैककन्या च कैशोरी युवती यतिः ॥१२॥
अप्रौढा चैव प्रौढा च वृद्धमाता बलप्रदा ।
महोदरी मुक्तकेशी घोररूपा महाबला ॥१३॥
अग्निज्वाला रौद्रमुखी कालरात्रिस्तपस्विनी ।
नारायणी भद्रकाली विष्णुमाया जलोदरी ॥१४॥
शिवदूती कराली च अनन्ता परमेश्वरी ।
कात्यायनी च सावित्री प्रत्यक्षा ब्रह्मवादिनी ॥१५॥
य इदं प्रपठेन्नित्यं दुर्गानामशताष्टकम् ।
नासाध्यं विद्यते देवि त्रिषु लोकेषु पार्वति ॥१६॥
धनं धान्यं सुतं जायां हयं हस्तिनमेव च ।
चतुर्वर्गं तथा चान्ते लभेन्मुक्तिं च शाश्वतीम् ॥१७॥
कुमारीं पूजयित्वा तु ध्यात्वा देवीं सुरेश्वरीम् ।
पूजयेत् परया भक्त्या पठेन्नामशताष्टकम् ॥१८॥
तस्य सिद्धिर्भवेद् देवि सर्वैः सुरवरैरपि ।
राजानो दासतां यान्ति राज्यश्रियमवाप्नुयात् ॥१९॥
गोरोचनालक्तककुङ्कुमेन सिन्दूरकर्पूरमधुत्रयेण ।
विलिख्य यन्त्रं विधिना विधिज्ञो भवेत् सदा धारयते पुरारिः ॥२०॥
भौमावास्यानिशामग्रे चन्द्रे शतभिषां गते ।
विलिख्य प्रपठेत् स्तोत्रं स भवेत् सम्पदां पदम् ॥२१॥
॥ इति श्रीविश्वसारतन्त्रे दुर्गाष्टोत्तरशतनामस्तोत्रं समाप्तम् ॥
Transliteration (Roman/IAST)
Ishvara uvacha: Shatanama pravakshyami shrinushva kamalanane | yasya prasada-matrena Durga prita bhavet sati || 1 ||
Om Sati Sadhvi Bhavaprita Bhavani Bhavamochani | Arya Durga Jaya chadya Trinetra Shuladharini || 2 ||
Nishumbha-shumbha-hanani Mahishasura-mardini | Madhu-kaitabha-hantri cha Chanda-munda-vinashini || 10 ||
Meaning
Spoken by Lord Shiva (Ishvara) to Parvati (‘lotus-faced one’), this stotram strings 108 names of Goddess Durga into flowing verse, declaring that by these alone the Mother is pleased. The names sweep across her every aspect: the chaste Sati and Bhavani who liberates from worldly bondage; the three-eyed, trident-bearing Durga; the cosmic principles themselves — mind, intellect, ego and consciousness (Mano-buddhir-ahankara, Chitta-rupa); the eight Matrikas (Brahmi, Maheshvari, Aindri, Kaumari, Vaishnavi, Chamunda, Varahi, Lakshmi); and her fierce victorious forms — slayer of Shumbha and Nishumbha, crusher of Mahishasura, destroyer of Madhu-Kaitabha and Chanda-Munda. The closing phalashruti promises that nothing is unattainable in the three worlds for one who recites it: wealth, grain, progeny, spouse, the fourfold aims of life and, finally, eternal liberation.
About this Stotra
This is the Durga Ashtottara Shatanama Stotram from the Vishvasara Tantra, framed as Shiva’s teaching to Parvati. Unlike a namavali (which lists names as separate salutations), this presents the 108 names woven into metrical shlokas, making it a complete recitable hymn. It is among the most popular Durga stotras, especially during Navaratri.
Significance & Spiritual Benefits
The phalashruti is emphatic: the steadfast reciter finds nothing impossible, gains wealth, family and the four purusharthas, and ultimately attains eternal liberation; kings become his servants and royal fortune comes to him. More deeply, the hymn invokes Durga’s protection against every adversity — the asuras she slays symbolising the inner enemies of ego, anger and delusion. It bestows courage, victory over obstacles and the Mother’s all-round grace.
Astrological Relevance
Durga, the supreme Shakti, is the great remedial deity for the malefic and node planets. Her worship strengthens a weak Moon (Chandra) — the mind and the mother — and pacifies Mangala (Mars), Shani (Saturn), Rahu and Ketu when they afflict the chart. This stotram is a powerful remedy during Sade Sati, a hard Mars/Rahu/Ketu dasha, or when the 6th, 8th or 12th houses (enemies, sudden misfortune, loss) are troubled. As the slayer of asuras she grants victory over enemies (6th house) and protection from black magic and unseen harm. Tuesday, Friday and the Navaratri nights are the prime times.
How to Chant (Vidhi)
Bathe and sit before an image of Durga facing east or north. Light a lamp, offer red flowers, kumkum and a red cloth. As the stotram itself advises, worship a young girl (kumari-puja) and meditate on the Goddess, then recite the 108-name stotram with full devotion. Daily recitation through the nine nights of Navaratri is the classic practice; a red-coral or rudraksha mala may be used.
Best Day & Time
Tuesday and Friday, the Ashtami and Navami tithis, and all nine nights of Navaratri are most auspicious. Early morning after bath or the evening lamp-lighting are the ideal hours.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between this stotram and a Durga namavali?
This stotram weaves the 108 names into metrical verse as a continuous recitable hymn, whereas a namavali lists them as separate “Om…namah” salutations for archana.
Which scripture is it from?
It is the Durga Ashtottara Shatanama Stotram of the Vishvasara Tantra, spoken by Shiva to Parvati.
What does the hymn promise its reciter?
That nothing in the three worlds remains unattainable — wealth, progeny, spouse, the fourfold aims of life and, finally, eternal liberation, along with Durga’s protection and victory over enemies.
A Tantric scripture's garland of Durga's names
What distinguishes the Durga Ashtottara Shatanama Stotram from other Devi namavalis is its literary form and its Tantric provenance: these 108 names, drawn from the Vishvasara Tantra and framed as Shiva's own teaching to Parvati, are woven into verse rather than listed as a plain litany. Each name is a mantra in miniature, evoking a distinct form of the Goddess - from the fierce to the nurturing, from the cosmic to the intimate. The dialogue between Shiva and Parvati, teacher and student, husband and wife, places the stotram within the esoteric tradition where sacred knowledge is transmitted through love, embedding the recitation in a narrative of divine intimacy that elevates it beyond mere formula.
In the Jyotish tradition, Goddess Durga is the presiding deity invoked to pacify malefic planetary influences, and this stotram is traditionally recommended as a remedy during Sade Sati (Saturn's seven-and-a-half-year transit over the natal Moon), Dhaiya, and afflictions by Rahu or Ketu. Devotees believe that chanting all 108 names earnestly during Navaratri - ideally nine names per day across the nine nights, or the full stotram each evening - builds a shield of the Goddess's protective energy around the household. The verses are also traditionally recited on Fridays and Ashtami tithis as a regular sadhana for those who take Devi as their ishta devata, the warmth of devoted repetition gradually revealing the deeper meanings held within each of the Goddess's names.