Goddess Durga

śrī kṛṣṇa kṛta durgā stotram

(Shri Krishna Krita Durga Stotram in English (IAST))

From Brahmavaivarta Purana

Found within the Brahmavaivarta Purana, this powerful hymn is composed by Lord Krishna in praise of Goddess Durga. It highlights the Devi as the primordial energy, Mulaprakriti, who manifests as the three gunas for the sake of creation while remaining formless and eternal in her essence. Devotees recite this stotram to seek the protective grace of the Divine Mother. Chanting these verses is believed to dissolve obstacles, bestow spiritual wisdom, and invoke the ultimate protection of the Shakti, helping the practitioner transcend worldly illusions and attain proximity to the Divine.

śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca |

tvameva sarvajananī mūlaprakṛtirīśvarī |
tvamevādyā sṛṣṭividhau svecchayā triguṇātmikā || 1 ||
kāryārthe saguṇā tvaṃ ca vastuto nirguṇā svayam |
parabrahmasvarūpā tvaṃ satyā nityā sanātanī || 2 ||
tejaḥ svarūpā paramā bhaktānugravigrahā |
sarvasvarūpā sarveśā sarvādhārā parātparā || 3 ||
sarvabījasvarūpā ca sarvapūjyā nirāśrayā |
sarvajñā sarvatobhadrā sarvamaṅgalamaṅgalā || 4 ||
sarvabuddhisvarūpā ca sarvaśaktisvarūpiṇī |
sarvajñānapradā devī sarvajñā sarvabhāvinī || 5 ||
tvaṃ svāhā devadāne ca pitṛdāne svadhā svayam |
dakṣiṇā sarvadāne ca sarvaśaktisvarūpiṇī || 6 ||
nidrā tvaṃ ca dayā tvaṃ ca tṛṣṇā tvaṃ cātmanaḥ priyā |
kṣut kṣāntiḥ śāntirīśā ca kāntistuṣṭiśca śāśvatī || 7 ||
śraddhā puṣṭiśca tandrā ca lajjā śobhā dayā tathā |
satāṃ sampatsvarūpā śrīrvipattirasatāmiha || 8 ||
prītirūpā puṇyavatāṃ pāpināṃ kalahāṅkurā |
śaśvatkarmamayī śaktiḥ sarvadā sarvajīvinām || 9 ||
devebhyaḥ svapado dātrī dhāturdhātrī kṛpāmayī |
hitāya sarvadevānāṃ sarvāsuravināśinī || 10 ||
yoginidrā yogarūpā yogadātrī ca yoginām |
siddhisvarūpā siddhānāṃ siddhidā siddhayoginī || 11 ||
māheśvarī ca brahmāṇī viṣṇumāyā ca vaiṣṇavī |
bhadradā bhadrakālī ca sarvalokabhayaṅkarī || 12 ||
grāme grāme grāmadevī gṛhadevī gṛhe gṛhe |
satāṃ kīrtiḥ pratiṣṭhā ca nindā tvamasatāṃ sadā || 13 ||
mahāyuddhe mahāmārī duṣṭasaṃhārarūpiṇī |
rakṣāsvarūpā śiṣṭānāṃ māteva hitakāriṇī || 14 ||
vandyā pūjyā stutā tvaṃ ca brahmādīnāṃ ca sarvadā |
brahmaṇyarūpā viprāṇāṃ tapasyā ca tapasvinām || 15 ||
vidyā vidyāvatāṃ tvaṃ ca buddhirbuddhimatāṃ satām |
medhā smṛtisvarūpā ca pratibhā pratibhāvatām || 16 ||
rājñāṃ pratāparūpā ca viśāṃ vāṇijyarūpiṇī |
sṛṣṭau sṛṣṭisvarūpā tvaṃ rakṣārūpā ca pālane || 17 ||
tathānte tvaṃ mahāmārī viśve viśvaiśca pūjite |
kālarātrirmahārātrirmoharātriśca mohinī || 18 ||
duratyayā me māyā tvaṃ yayā sammohitaṃ jagat |
yayā mugdho hi vidvāṃśca mokṣamārgaṃ na paśyati || 19 ||
ityātmanā kṛtaṃ stotraṃ durgāyā durganāśanam |
pūjākāle paṭhedyo hi siddhirbhavati vāñchitā || 20 ||
iti śrībrahmavaivarte mahāpurāṇe dvitīye prakṛtikhaṇḍe nāradanārāyaṇasaṃvāde durgopākhyāne ṣaṭṣaṣṭitamo'dhyāye śrī durgā stotram |

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