Goddess Durga

durgā nitya pūjā vidhānam

(Durga Nitya Puja Vidhanam in English (IAST))

Traditional

Durga Nitya Puja Vidhanam is a systematic guide dedicated to the daily worship of Goddess Durga, the fierce and protective form of the Divine Mother. Rooted in traditional Vedic and Tantric ritual practices, this text provides a structured framework for practitioners to invoke the Goddess for spiritual protection, removal of obstacles, and internal purification. Regular performance of this daily ritual is believed to bestow strength, courage, and mental clarity upon the devotee. By engaging in these prescribed rites, one aligns their consciousness with the transformative energy of the Devi, fostering deep devotion and inner peace.

āvaśyakāni vastūni
- āsanaṃ
- dīpaḥ
- gandhaḥ
- kuṅkumaṃ
- akṣatāḥ
- puṣpāṇi
- dhūpaḥ
- naivedyaṃ
- tāmbūlaṃ
- ācamanīyaṃ
- pūjā pātraṃ
- kalaśaḥ
- śaṅkhaḥ [optional]
- durgā devī pratimā vā citrapaṭaḥ vā
pūrvāṅga pūjā
śrīmahāgaṇādhipataye namaḥ |
śrī gurubhyo namaḥ |
hariḥ om |
śuciḥ
apavitraḥ pavitro vā sarvāvasthāṃ gato'pi vā |
yaḥ smaret puṇḍarīkākṣaṃ sa bāhyābhyantaraḥ śuciḥ ||
puṇḍarīkākṣa puṇḍarīkākṣa puṇḍarīkākṣāya namaḥ ||
prārthanā
śuklāmbaradharaṃ viṣṇuṃ śaśivarṇaṃ caturbhujam |
prasannavadanaṃ dhyāyet sarvavighnopaśāntaye ||
agajānana padmārkaṃ gajānanamaharniśam |
anekadaṃ taṃ bhaktānāṃ ekadantamupāsmahe ||
tadeva lagnaṃ sudinaṃ tadeva
tārābalaṃ candrabalaṃ tadeva |
vidyābalaṃ daivabalaṃ tadeva
lakṣmīpate te'ṅghriyugaṃ smarāmi ||
gururbrahmā gururviṣṇuḥ gururdevo maheśvaraḥ |
guruḥ sākṣāt parabrahma tasmai śrīgurave namaḥ ||
sarvamaṅgala māṅgalye śive sarvārthasādhike |
śaraṇye tryambake gaurī nārāyaṇi namo'stu te ||
śrīlakṣmīnārāyaṇābhyāṃ namaḥ |
umāmaheśvarābhyāṃ namaḥ |
vāṇīhiraṇyagarbhābhyāṃ namaḥ |
śacīpurandarābhyāṃ namaḥ |
arundhatīvasiṣṭhābhyāṃ namaḥ |
śrīsītārāmābhyāṃ namaḥ |
mātāpitṛbhyo namaḥ |
sarvebhyo mahājanebhyo namaḥ |
ācamanaṃ
oṃ keśavāya svāhā |
oṃ nārāyaṇāya svāhā |
oṃ mādhavāya svāhā |
oṃ govindāya namaḥ |
oṃ viṣṇave namaḥ |
oṃ madhusūdanāya namaḥ |
oṃ trivikramāya namaḥ |
oṃ vāmanāya namaḥ |
oṃ śrīdharāya namaḥ |
oṃ hṛṣīkeśāya namaḥ |
oṃ padmanābhāya namaḥ |
oṃ dāmodarāya namaḥ |
oṃ saṅkarṣaṇāya namaḥ |
oṃ vāsudevāya namaḥ |
oṃ pradyumnāya namaḥ |
oṃ aniruddhāya namaḥ |
oṃ puruṣottamāya namaḥ |
oṃ adhokṣajāya namaḥ |
oṃ nārasiṃhāya namaḥ |
oṃ acyutāya namaḥ |
oṃ janārdanāya namaḥ |
oṃ upendrāya namaḥ |
oṃ haraye namaḥ |
oṃ śrīkṛṣṇāya namaḥ |
dīpārādhanam
dīpastvaṃ brahmarūpo'si jyotiṣāṃ prabhuravyayaḥ |
saubhāgyaṃ dehi putrāṃśca sarvānkāmāṃśca dehi me ||
bho dīpa devi rūpastvaṃ karmasākṣī hyavighnakṛt |
yāvatpūjāṃ kariṣyāmi tāvattvaṃ susthiro bhava ||
dīpārādhana muhūrtaḥ sumuhūrto'stu ||
bhūtoccāṭanam
uttiṣṭhantu bhūtapiśācāḥ ya ete bhūmibhārakāḥ |
eteṣāmavirodhena brahmakarma samārabhe ||
apasarpantu te bhūtā ye bhūtā bhūmisaṃsthitāḥ |
ye bhūtā vighnakartāraste gacchantu śivā'jñayā ||
prāṇāyāmaḥ
o-mbhūḥ | o-mbhuvaḥ̭ | ogṃ suvaḥ̭ | o-mmahaḥ̭ | o-ñjanaḥ̭ | o-ntapaḥ̭ | ogṃ satyam |
o-ntatsa̭vi॒turvare᳚ṇya॒-mbhargo̭ de॒vasya̭ dhīmahi |
dhiyo॒ yo naḥ̭ praco॒dayā᳚t ||
omāpo॒ jyotī॒ raso॒-'mṛta॒-mbrahma॒ bhūrbhuva॒ssuva॒rom ||
saṅkalpaḥ
mama upātta samasta duritakṣaya dvārā śrīparameśvara prītyarthaṃ, mama/asmākaṃ sahakuṭumbasya kṣema-sthairya-dhairya-vīrya-vijaya-abhaya-āyuḥ-ārogya-aiśvarya-abhivṛddhyarthaṃ, dharmārtha-kāma-mokṣa-caturvidha-puruṣārtha-phala-siddhyarthaṃ, sarvābhīṣṭa-siddhyarthaṃ, śrīdurgā devī-prītyarthaṃ, yāvacchakti dhyāna-āvāhanādi-ṣoḍaśopacāra-pūjāṃ kariṣye ||
tadaṅga kalaśārādhanaṃ kariṣye ||
kalaśārādhanam
kalaśe gandha puṣpākṣatairabhyarcya |
kalaśe udakaṃ pūrayitvā |
kalaśasyopari hastaṃ nidhāya |
kalaśasya mukhe viṣṇuḥ kaṇṭhe rudraḥ samāśritaḥ |
mūle tvasya sthito brahmā madhye mātṛgaṇāḥ smṛtāḥ ||
kukṣau tu sāgarāḥ sarve saptadvīpā vasundharā |
ṛgvedo'tha yajurvedo sāmavedo hyatharvaṇaḥ ||
aṅgaiśca sahitāḥ sarve kalaśāmbu samāśritāḥ ||
gaṅge ca yamune caiva godāvarī sarasvatī |
narmade sindhu kāverī jale'smin sannidhiṃ kuru ||
kāverī tuṅgabhadrā ca kṛṣṇaveṇī ca gautamī |
bhāgīrathīti vikhyātāḥ pañcagaṅgāḥ prakīrtitāḥ ||
āyāntu devapūjārthaṃ mama duritakṣayakārakāḥ |
kalaśodakena pūjā dravyāṇi samprokṣya, devaṃ samprokṣya, ātmānaṃ ca samprokṣya ||
śaṅkhapūjā
śaṅkhaṃ candrārka daivataṃ madhye varuṇa devatām |
pṛṣṭhe prajāpatiṃ vindyādagre gaṅgā sarasvatīm ||
trailokye yāni tīrthāni vāsudevasya ājñayā |
śaṅkhe tiṣṭhantu viprendrāḥ tasmāt śaṅkhaṃ prapūjayet ||
oṃ śaṅkhāya namaḥ |
oṃ dhavalāya namaḥ |
oṃ pāñcajanyāya namaḥ |
oṃ śaṅkhadevatābhyo namaḥ |
sakalapūjārthe akṣatān samarpayāmi ||
ghaṇṭānādaḥ
āgamārthaṃ tu devānāṃ gamanārthaṃ tu rākṣasām |
ghaṇṭāravaṃ karomyādau devatāhvāna lāñchanam ||
oṃ ghaṇṭādevatābhyo namaḥ |
sakalopacāra pūjārthe akṣatān samarpayāmi ||
śrī mahāgaṇapati pūjā
o-ṅga॒ṇānā᳚-ntvā ga॒ṇapa̭tigṃ havāmahe ka॒vi-ṅka̭vī॒nāṃ upa॒maśra̭vastavam |
jye॒ṣṭha॒rāja॒-mbrahma̭ṇā-mbrahmaṇaspata॒ ā naḥ̭ śṛ॒ṇvannū॒tibhi̭ssīda॒ sāda̭nam ||
sumukhaścaikadantaśca kapilo gajakarṇakaḥ |
lambodaraśca vikaṭo vighnarājo gaṇādhipaḥ ||
dhūmaketurgaṇādhyakṣaḥ phālacandro gajānanaḥ |
vakratuṇḍaḥ śūrpakarṇo herambaḥ skandapūrvajaḥ ||
oṃ śrīmahāgaṇapataye namaḥ |
dhyāyāmi | āvāhayāmi | āsanaṃ samarpayāmi |
pādyaṃ samarpayāmi | arghyaṃ samarpayāmi | ācamanīyaṃ samarpayāmi |
snānaṃ samarpayāmi | vastraṃ samarpayāmi | yajñopavītaṃ samarpayāmi |
gandhaṃ samarpayāmi | puṣpāṇi samarpayāmi |
dhūpamāghrāpayāmi | dīpaṃ darśayāmi |
naivedyaṃ samarpayāmi | tāmbūlaṃ samarpayāmi |
nīrājanaṃ samarpayāmi | mantrapuṣpaṃ samarpayāmi |
pradakṣiṇa namaskārān samarpayāmi ||
ṣoḍaśopacāra pūjā
durgā devī dhyānam
om || jā॒tavḙdase sunavāma॒ soma̭ marātīya॒to nida̭hāti॒ vedaḥ̭ |
sa naḥ̭ par-ṣa॒dati̭ du॒rgāṇi॒ viśvā̭ nā॒veva॒ sindhṷ-nduri॒tā-'tya॒gniḥ ||
o-ṅkā॒tyā॒ya॒nāya̭ vi॒dmahḙ kanyaku॒māri̭ dhīmahi |
tanno̭ durgiḥ praco॒dayā᳚t ||
siṃhasthā śaśiśekharā marakataprakhyaiścaturbhirbhujaiḥ |
śaṅkhaṃ cakra dhanuḥ śarāṃśca dadhatī netraistribhiḥ śobhitā ||
āmuktāṅgada hāra kaṅkaṇaraṇatkāñcīraṇannūpurā |
durgā durgatihāriṇī bhavatu no ratnollasatkuṇḍalā ||
sarvamaṅgala māṅgalye śive sarvārthasādhike |
śaraṇye tryambake gaurī nārāyaṇi namo'stu te ||
oṃ śrī durgāyai namaḥ |
dhyāyāmi | dhyānaṃ samarpayāmi ||
āvāhanam
āgaccha varade devi daityadarpavināśini |
pūjāṃ gṛhāṇa sumukhi namaste śaṅkarapriye ||
oṃ śrī durgāyai namaḥ |
āvāhayāmi | sthāpayāmi | pūjayāmi ||
āsanam
anekaratna saṃyuktaṃ nānāmaṇigaṇānvitam |
idaṃ hemamayaṃ divyamāsanaṃ pratigṛhyatām ||
oṃ śrī durgāyai namaḥ |
āsanaṃ samarpayāmi ||
pādyam
gaṅgādi sarvatīrthebhyo nītaṃ toyamuttamam |
pādyārthaṃ te pradāsyāmi gṛhāṇa parameśvari ||
oṃ śrī durgāyai namaḥ |
pādayoḥ pādyaṃ samarpayāmi ||
arghyam
gandha puṣpākṣatairyuktaṃ arghyaṃ sampāditaṃ mayā |
gṛhāṇa tvaṃ mahādevi prasannā bhava sarvadā ||
oṃ śrī durgāyai namaḥ |
hastayoḥ arghyaṃ samarpayāmi ||
ācamanīyam
karpūreṇa sugandhena vāsitaṃ svādu śītalam |
toyamācamanīyārthaṃ gṛhāṇa parameśvari ||
oṃ śrī durgāyai namaḥ |
mukhe ācamanīyaṃ samarpayāmi ||
snānam
āpo॒ hiṣṭhā ma̭yo॒bhuva॒stā na̭ ū॒rje da̭dhātana |
ma॒he raṇā̭ya॒ cakṣa̭se ||
yo vaḥ̭ śi॒vata̭mo rasa॒stasya̭ bhājayate॒ha naḥ̭ |
u॒śa॒tīri̭va mā॒ta̭raḥ ||
tasmā॒ ara̭-ṅgamāma vo॒ yasya॒ kṣayā̭ya॒ jinva̭tha |
āpo̭ ja॒naya̭thā ca naḥ ||
oṃ śrī durgāyai namaḥ |
śuddhodaka snānaṃ samarpayāmi ||
snānānantaraṃ ācamanīyaṃ samarpayāmi ||
vastram
vastrayugmaṃ ca divyaṃ ca śobhanaṃ prīti vardhanam |
oṃ śrī durgāyai namaḥ |
vastraṃ samarpayāmi ||
yajñopavītam
yajñopavītaṃ paramaṃ pavitraṃ prajāpateryatsahajaṃ purastāt |
āyuṣyamagryaṃ pratimuñca śubhraṃ yajñopavītaṃ balamastu tejaḥ ||
oṃ śrī durgāyai namaḥ |
yajñopavītaṃ samarpayāmi ||
gandham
śrīkhaṇḍaṃ candanaṃ divyaṃ gandhāḍhyaṃ sumanoharam |
vilepanaṃ suraśreṣṭhe candanaṃ pratigṛhyatām ||
oṃ śrī durgāyai namaḥ |
gandhaṃ samarpayāmi ||
arcana
akṣatān dhavalān divyān puṣpāṇi ca sugandhīni |
bhaktyā dattāni gṛhyantāṃ sarvadevāḥ prasīdata ||
aṅga pūjā
oṃ durgāyai namaḥ - pādau pūjayāmi |
oṃ girijāyai namaḥ - gulphau pūjayāmi |
oṃ aparṇāyai namaḥ - jānunī pūjayāmi |
oṃ harapriyāyai namaḥ - ūrū pūjayāmi |
oṃ pārvatyai namaḥ - kaṭiṃ pūjayāmi |
oṃ āryāyai namaḥ - nābhiṃ pūjayāmi |
oṃ jaganmātre namaḥ - udaraṃ pūjayāmi |
oṃ maṅgalāyai namaḥ - hṛdayaṃ pūjayāmi |
oṃ śivāyai namaḥ - kaṇṭhaṃ pūjayāmi |
oṃ maheśvaryai namaḥ - skandhau pūjayāmi |
oṃ viśvavandyāyai namaḥ - bāhū pūjayāmi |
oṃ kālyai namaḥ - hastau pūjayāmi |
oṃ ādyāyai namaḥ - mukhaṃ pūjayāmi |
oṃ varadāyai namaḥ - netre pūjayāmi |
oṃ ambikāyai namaḥ - śiraḥ pūjayāmi |
oṃ parādevyai namaḥ - sarvāṇyaṅgāni pūjayāmi ||
[Recite the durgA aShTOttara Sata nAmAvaLI, or at least a few known names of Durga. Offer flowers or akshatas with each name.]
durgā aṣṭottara śata nāmāvalī>
athavā durgā nāmāvalī paṭhanam ||
oṃ śrī durgāyai namaḥ |
aṣṭottara śata nāmāvalī pūjāṃ samarpayāmi |
akṣatān puṣpāṇi ca samarpayāmi ||
dhūpam
vanaspatyudbhavairdivyaiḥ nānāgandhaiḥ susaṃyutaḥ |
āghreyaḥ sarvadevānāṃ dhūpo'yaṃ pratigṛhyatām ||
oṃ śrī durgāyai namaḥ |
dhūpamāghrāpayāmi ||
dīpam
sājyaṃ trivarti saṃyuktaṃ vahninā yojitaṃ priyam |
gṛhāṇa maṅgalaṃ dīpaṃ trailokya timirāpaham ||
oṃ śrī durgāyai namaḥ |
dīpaṃ darśayāmi ||
naivedyam
naivedyaṃ gṛhyatāṃ devi bhaktyā sampāditaṃ mayā |
idaṃ phalaṃ ca pānīyaṃ sarvopacāra saṃyutam ||
o-mbhūrbhuva॒ssuvaḥ॒ | tatsa̭vi॒turvare᳚ṇya॒-mbhargo̭ de॒vasya̭ dhīmahi |
dhi॒yo yo naḥ̭ praco॒dayā᳚t ||
satyaṃ tvā ṛtena pariṣiñcāmi |
amṛtamastu | amṛtopastaraṇamasi |
oṃ prāṇāya svāhā | oṃ apānāya svāhā | oṃ vyānāya svāhā |
oṃ udānāya svāhā | oṃ samānāya svāhā |
madhye madhye pānīyaṃ samarpayāmi |
amṛtāpidhānamasi |
uttarāpośanaṃ samarpayāmi |
hastau prakṣālayāmi | pādau prakṣālayāmi |
śuddhācamanīyaṃ samarpayāmi ||
oṃ śrī durgāyai namaḥ |
naivedyaṃ samarpayāmi ||
tāmbūlam
pūgīphalaśca karpūraiḥ nāgavallīdalairyutam |
muktācūrṇa saṃyuktaṃ tāmbūlaṃ pratigṛhyatām ||
oṃ śrī durgāyai namaḥ |
tāmbūlaṃ samarpayāmi ||
nīrājanam
nānādīpasamāyuktaṃ nīrājanaṃ manoharam |
ajñāna timira dhvaṃsi gṛhyatāṃ bhaktipūrvakam ||
oṃ śrī durgāyai namaḥ |
nīrājanaṃ samarpayāmi ||
mantrapuṣpam
o-ṅkā॒tyā॒ya॒nāya̭ vi॒dmahḙ kanyaku॒māri̭ dhīmahi |
tanno̭ durgiḥ praco॒dayā᳚t ||
śraddhayā siktayā bhaktyā hyārdra premṇā samarpitaḥ |
mantrapuṣpāñjaliścāyaṃ kṛpayā pratigṛhyatām ||
oṃ śrī durgāyai namaḥ |
mantrapuṣpaṃ samarpayāmi ||
pradakṣiṇam
yāni kāni ca pāpāni janmāntara kṛtāni ca |
tāni tāni praṇaśyanti pradakṣiṇa pade pade ||
pāpo'haṃ pāpakarmā'haṃ pāpātmā pāpasambhava |
trāhi māṃ kṛpayā devi śaraṇāgatavatsale ||
anyathā śaraṇaṃ nāsti tvameva śaraṇaṃ mama |
tasmātkāruṇya bhāvena rakṣa rakṣa maheśvari ||
oṃ śrī durgāyai namaḥ |
pradakṣiṇa namaskārān samarpayāmi ||
namaskāraḥ
urasā śirasā dṛṣṭyā manasā vacasā tathā |
padbhyāṃ karābhyāṃ karṇābhyāṃ praṇāmo'ṣṭāṅga ucyate ||
oṃ śrī durgāyai namaḥ |
namaskārān samarpayāmi ||
sarvopacārāḥ
oṃ śrī durgāyai namaḥ |
chatraṃ samarpayāmi |
cāmaraṃ samarpayāmi |
gītaṃ śrāvayāmi |
nṛtyaṃ darśayāmi |
samasta rājopacārān devopacārān samarpayāmi ||
stotra/sūkta paṭhanam
durgā sūktam>
śrī durgā sapta ślokī>
kṣamāprārthanā
aparādhasahasrāṇi kriyante'harniśaṃ mayā |
dāso'yamiti māṃ matvā kṣamasva parameśvari ||
āvāhanaṃ na jānāmi na jānāmi visarjanam |
pūjāṃ caiva na jānāmi kṣamyatāṃ parameśvari ||
mantrahīnaṃ kriyāhīnaṃ bhaktihīnaṃ sureśvari |
yatpūjitaṃ mayā devi paripūrṇaṃ tadastu te ||
kāyena vācā manasendriyairvā
buddhyātmanā vā prakṛteḥ svabhāvāt |
karomi yadyat sakalaṃ parasmai
nārāyaṇāyeti samarpayāmi ||
anayā dhyāna-āvāhanādi-ṣoḍaśopacāra pūjayā śrīdurgā devī suprītā suprasannā varadā bhavatu ||
udvāsanam
oṃ śrī durgāyai namaḥ |
yathāsthānaṃ udvāsayāmi |
śobhanārthe kṣemāya punarāgamanāya ca ||
prasāda grahaṇam
akālamṛtyuharaṇaṃ sarvavyādhinivāraṇam |
samastapāpakṣayakaraṃ devatā pādodakaṃ śubham ||
śrīdurgā devī prasādaṃ śirasā gṛhṇāmi ||
oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ ||
oṃ tatsat brahmārpaṇamastu ||

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