Goddess Durga

devī māhātmyaṃ devī sūktam

(Devi Suktam in English (IAST))

From Rig Veda (Mandala 10, Hymn 125)

The Devi Suktam, also known as the Ambhrini Suktam, is a profound Vedic hymn from the Rig Veda spoken by Vak, the daughter of Sage Ambhrina. It serves as a mystical realization of the Goddess as the supreme, all-encompassing cosmic energy. As an essential part of the Devi Mahatmya, it celebrates the Divine Mother as the foundation of all existence and the source of all power. Chanting this hymn is believed to awaken inner consciousness, bestow immense spiritual wisdom, and align the devotee with the supreme feminine energy that sustains the universe.

oṃ a॒haṃ ru॒drebhi॒rvasṷbhiścarāmya॒hamā᳚di॒tyairu॒ta vi॒śvade᳚vaiḥ |
a॒ha-mmi॒trāvarṷṇo॒bhā bi̭bharmya॒hami᳚ndrā॒gnī a॒hama॒śvino॒bhā ||1||
a॒haṃ soma̭māha॒nasa᳚-mbibharmya॒ha-ntvaṣṭā᳚ramu॒ta pū॒ṣaṇa॒-mbhagam᳚ |
a॒ha-nda̭dhāmi॒ dravi̭ṇaṃ ha॒viṣma̭te suprā॒vye॒ yḙ ​3 yaja̭mānāya sunva॒te ||2||
a॒haṃ rāṣṭrī᳚ sa॒ṅgama̭nī॒ vasū᳚nā-ñciki॒tuṣī᳚ pratha॒mā ya॒jñiyā᳚nām |
tā-mmā᳚ de॒vā vya̭dadhuḥ puru॒trā bhūri̭sthātrā॒-mbhū~ryā᳚ve॒śayantī᳚m ||3||
mayā॒ so anna̭matti yo vi॒paśya̭ti॒ yaḥ prāṇi̭ti॒ ya īṃ᳚ śṛ॒ṇotyu॒ktam |
a॒ma॒nta॒vo॒mānta upa̭kṣiyanti॒ śru॒dhi śrṷtaṃ śraddhi॒va-nte᳚ vadāmi ||4||
a॒hame॒va sva॒yami॒daṃ-va~dā̭mi॒ juṣṭa᳚-nde॒vebhi̭ru॒ta mānṷṣebhiḥ |
ya-ṅkā॒maye॒ ta-nta̭mu॒gra-ṅkṛ̭ṇomi॒ ta-mbra॒hmāṇa॒-ntamṛṣi॒-ntaṃ sṷme॒dhām ||5||
a॒haṃ ru॒drāya॒ dhanu॒rāta̭nomi brahma॒dviṣe॒ śara̭ve hanta॒ vā ṷ |
a॒ha-ñjanā᳚ya sa॒mada᳚-ṅkṛṇomya॒ha-ndyāvā᳚pṛthi॒vī āvi̭veśa ||6||
a॒haṃ sṷve pi॒tara̭masya mū॒rdha-nmama॒ yoni̭ra॒psva॒nta-ssa̭mu॒dre |
tato॒ viti̭ṣṭhe॒ bhuva॒nānu॒ viśvo॒tāmū-ndyāṃ-va~॒r​ṣmaṇopa̭ spṛśāmi ||7||
a॒hame॒va vāta̭ iva॒ pravā᳚myā॒-rabha̭māṇā॒ bhuva̭nāni॒ viśvā᳚ |
pa॒ro di॒vāpara॒ e॒nā pṛ̭thi॒vyai-tāva̭tī mahi॒nā samba̭bhūva ||8||
oṃ śānti॒-śśānti॒-śśāntiḥ̭ ||
|| iti ṛgvedokta-ndevīsūktaṃ samāptam || ||ta-thsat ||

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