Mantras of Goddess Durga - The Universal Mother

Anamika S Jain is a Social Media Consultant and Blogger. She is passionate about topics like Alternative Health Therapies and Hindu Mantras.

Goddess Durga Mantras

Goddess Durga is one of the most popular goddesses in Hindu religion. She is the Divine Mother and representation of compassion, strength, morality and protection. She protects her devotees from evil powers and safeguards them. It is believed that Goddess Durga is said to be the combined form of powers of Goddesses Laxmi, Kali and Saraswati.

"Na Mantram Na Yantram Tadapi Cha Na Jane Stutimaho Na Chavhanam Dhyanam Tadapi Cha Na Jane Stutikathah

Na Jane Mudraste Tadapi Cha Na Jane Vilapanam Param Jane Matastvadanusaranam Kleshaharanam"

In this Prayer the Devotee addresses Durga as Maa (which means Mother) and tells her that he does not know any prayer, mantra or any magic summons for Durga. He also admits his ignorance that he does not know how to meditate on Goddess Durga nor does he know much about her story and glory or the various postures of the divine mother. He further says that he is seeking shelter and protection from Maa Durga as following her command will definitely put an end to all his sufferings. In most of the prayers to Goddess Durga ,the person reciting addresses himself as an incompetent and ignorant who only knows that that if he prays her, she will offer her unconditional help to him and save him from all his miseries by giving him courage and strength for facing all troubles. Goddess Durga is respected and referred as the mother of whole of the world and all nature who protects her children from all troubles. How much ever a son/daughter be bad, can a mother be cruel and hate or leave her own child? The Durga mantra is the one which has in it the best way of reaching towards the Divine mother who would never let her children down. Maa Durga is that Mother to whom we can have a soul talk about our sufferings and troubles and ask for mercy and forgiveness if one has done a wrong deed and be rest assured that Durga Maa will never let you to be in distress.

There are several mantras for Durga but the Mantra "Om Sri Durgaya Namah"is the most simple and easy mantra to remember. It is believed that by chanting this mantra regularly the Universal Mother would remove all the physical, mental, economic problems in our life. Some other Mantras of Maa Durga are

"AUM AING HRING KLEENG CHAMUNDAYE VICHCHEY AUM"

"Ya devi sarvabhuteshu, shakti rupena samshthitha Namasteshwai Namasteshwai Namasteshwai namo namaha".

NavaDurga - Manifestations of Goddess Durga

According to Hindu Mythology, ‘Navadurga' means nine Durgas or the manifestation of Durga in nine different forms. These nine forms of manifestation of Goddess Durga are Shailputri, Brahmacharini, Chandraghanteti,Kushmanda, Skanda Mata, Katyayani, Kalratri, Maha Gauri and Siddhidatri.

Shree Durga Chalisa

Goddess Durga Chalisa

Namo namo durge sukha karani

Namo namo ambe duhkha harani

Nirankara hai jyoti tumhari

Tihuun loka phaili ujiyari

Shashi lilata mukha maha vishala

Netra lala bhrikuti vikarala

Ruupa matu ko adhika suhave

Darasha karata jana ati sukha pave

Tuma sansara shakti laya kina

Palana hetu anna dhana dina

Annapuurana hui jaga pala

Tuma hi adi sundari bala

Prlayakala saba nashana hari

Tuma gauri shiva shankara pyari

Shiva yogi tumare guna gaven

Brahma vishnu tumhen nita dhyaven

Ruupa sarasvati ko tuma dhara

De subuddhi rishi munina ubara

Dharayo ruupa narasinha ko amba

Pragata bhai phada kara khamba

Raksha kari prahalada bachayo

Hiranakusha ko svarga pathayo

Lakshmi ruupa dhara jaga mahin

Shri narayana anga samahi

Kshirasindhu men karata vilasa

Daya sindhu dijai mana asa

Hingalaja men tumhin bhavani

Mahima amita na jata bakhani

Matangi aru dhuumavati mata

Bhuvaneshvari bagala sukhadata

Shri bhairava tara jaga tarini

Chhinna bhala bhava duhkha nivarini

Kehari vahana soha bhavani

Langura vira chalata agavani

Kara men khappara khadhga viraje

Jako dekha kala dara bhaje

Sohe astra aura trishuula

Jate uthata shatru hiya shuula

Nagara koti men tumhin virajata

Tihuun loka men danka bajata

Shumbha nishumbha danava tuma mare

Rakta bija shankhana sanhare

Mahishasura nripa ati abhimani

Jehi adha bhara mahi akulani

Ruupa karala kalika dhara

Sena sahita tuma tihi sanhara

Pari gadha santana para jaba jaba

Bhai sahaya matu tuma taba taba

Amarapuri aru basava loka

Taba mahima saba rahe ashoka

Jvala men hai jyoti tumhari

Tumhen sada puujen nara nari

Prema bhakti se jo yasha gave

Duhkha daridra nikata nahin ave

Dhyave tumhen jo nara mana lai

Janma marana takau chhuti jai

Jogi sura muni kahata pukari

Yoga na ho bina shakti tumhari

Shankara acharaja tapa kino

Kama aru krodha jiti saba lino

Nishidina dhyana dharo shankara ko

Kahu kala nahin sumiro tumako

Shakti ruupa ko marama na payo

Shakti gai taba mana pachhatayo

Sharanagata hui kirti bakhani

Jaya jaya jaya jagadamba bhavani

Bhai prasanna adi jagadamba

Dai shakti nahin kina vilamba

Moko mata kashta ati ghero

Tuma bina kauna hare duhkha mero

Asha trishna nipata satavai

Moha madadika saba vinashavai

Shatru nasha kijai maharani

Sumiron ikachita tumhen bhavani

Karo kripa he mata dayala

Riddhi siddhi de karahu nihala

Jaba lagi jiyau daya phala paun

Tumharo yasha main sada sunaun

Durga chalisa jo jana gave

Saba sukha bhoga paramapada pave

Devidasa sharana nija jani

Karahu kripa jagadamba bhavani

There is a Serial dedicated to Goddess Durga ‘Jai Maa Durga' which is shown on Star TV in which Maa Durga saves her devotee Sundari from the hands of the demon.

© 2008 Anamika S Jain

Comments

vidyadarshanee on October 21, 2012:

"AUM AING HRING KLEENG CHAMUNDAYE VICHCHEY AUM"

Hi, Anamika. Can i know the meaning of this Mantra? Is there any specific time/period to recite it?

Thanks.

YOGEETA on October 18, 2012:

jai sai durga ma tu sabk bhal karti he ha ma meri beti nonu per kirpa

ker ki usko bhi acha pati or ghar parviar de ma, me to nirgun hu ma

to sabki sunti he ma meri bhi sun jai sai durga jai sai durga ma

om "Om Sri Durgaya Namah""Om Sri Durgaya Namah""Om Sri Durgaya Namah""Om Sri Durgaya Namah""Om Sri Durgaya Namah"

Madhumanti from Kolkata on August 16, 2012:

Jai Maa Durga...

Hey Maa Durga you know why I am suffering. I am trying my best to overcome it, please help me as you have helped me earlier also.

Lisa tarrance on April 15, 2012:

Durga maa jai, thank you UNIVERSAL MOTHER. I will practice kind words and be a good girl I will Try maa, I will try. I love you and thank you for opening my third eye, your beautiful all one of you..

ajay sawant on April 11, 2012:

he matarani you always helped me out from trouble,even though iam bad u helped me out,mata rani this time iam in serious truoble,mata rani i promise to be a good person throughout my life,i will b ur bhakat for rest of life,iam soory mata,i am not a good son of urs,i did mistakes a lot in my life,but every time u hold me and take me out of my troubles,mata iam soory,i wont b a bad person,i accept all my wrong deeds,i promise i will b ur good son,maata help me out for the last time,plz help me bless me ur ashirwad for my biggest mannat,i will b good.....jai maata di

vishakha on March 30, 2012:

jai durga maa ki

Durga ji u have always helped me in trouble time.whenever I needed your help,you have always helped me.this time i am suffering from some serious problems.plzz shower your blessings to my family.every member of my family is in pain just bcoz of me.plz durga ji bring happiness to my family

jai mata di

Rohit on March 25, 2012:

Jai Mata Dee please help me... going through bad time my head is always in your feet....

Jai Mata Dee

Prabhakar reddy on January 24, 2012:

jai maa ambe is the universal mother

jai maa ambe...

Krish charlia on January 19, 2012:

JAI MATA KI.... MATA RANI is the mother of our total human being.. and MATA RANI help us for any problem and solve us all problems... SHE make us powerfull to fill full our family's athorities so i thank to my MATA RANI...

GIRIJA on January 15, 2012:

MA DURGAYE NAMAHA-

HREEM HREEM HREEM HREEM HREEM HREEM HREEM HREEM

Satya Mithilesh on January 08, 2012:

I loved it.

Babuni sahoo on December 22, 2011:

Jai maa durga

vwmgds on December 19, 2011:

thank you, my beloved creator for the protection and support u have given me. i would never hesitate to respect and love u

sibananda mishra on December 17, 2011:

jai maa durga........

N on December 11, 2011:

Help me Maa.....I am in a very bad situation please help me

sara on December 10, 2011:

i love so much durga amma.she only can help solve my problem."OM SRI DURGAIYE NAMAHA"

Bhagwan-Bhagwani Sevika on November 28, 2011:

THANKS!!!!!! OMG THNKS SOOOOOOOO MUCH! u r like the Oh-N-LY person to put this mantra on.....u should put the surya mantra too....if u dont then i know that ima put it when i create a hub.....i used to but apparently they send a virus in my computer.......ps....im only 13.....

sarvesh jaiswal on November 23, 2011:

i lov maa durga [ jai mata di ]

Nishank on November 14, 2011:

Mantra for Goddess Durga

Om Hreem Dum Durgaaye Namaha

8 Lakh times chant will bring unexpected powerful positive favourable results.

Umesh tripathi on November 06, 2011:

Jai mata di

sajeeta on October 13, 2011:

matarani has such powers to get one back on track.... jai mata di.......

Biswajit on October 04, 2011:

Very Nice.Jai Mata Di......

neelam verma on September 29, 2011:

I LOVE MAA DURGA ALL SWROOPS

bhushan sharma on January 31, 2011:

i like mata kamakhsa very much

P.sarathi on December 01, 2010:

I like maa durga mantra.

Karuna on October 05, 2010:

Nice Hub: Mujhe iss se aur prerna milti hein. Jai Maata Di..

Manjula on July 02, 2010:

Thanks for posting. I am the devotee of godess DURGAMMA. can one please post mahisaasuramardini stotram [lyrics]in telugu.

kiran on April 08, 2010:

really great work...jai mata di...

neha on March 25, 2010:

would u be able to give the parvati swyamvara mantra??with pronunciation??

Paper Moon from In the clouds on May 23, 2009:

I love this. Thank you for posting it! I am facinated by Hinduism. I am glad you included the video, it is nice to be able to listen to it.

easetravels from INDIA,TAMILNADU on March 05, 2009:

In Hindu religion only we have more names for the God. Yes! that makes us feel that we are living in the family of God. The moral stories of various Gods give usgood habits. The japa parayana (changting mantras) give us confidence, cintentment in life and real satisfaction too.

I have not started reading your hubs fully. I shall go through them and give my comments too.

Ohm Namasivaya! Thathvamasi! Ohm namo Narayana! Sarvam Brahmarpanamasthu.

LOL

Ease travels. Visit my hub if time permits.

Thanks

Anamika S Jain (author) from Mumbai - Maharashtra, India on August 29, 2008:

Thanks for the response. I have a Hub on Gayathri Mantra as well. https://discover.hubpages.com/religion-philosophy/

There are plenty of Mantras in Hindu Religion. I chant a few like Gayathri, Mahamrityunjay and Navagraha about which I already have written on my Hubs and would be writing on Ganesh, Hanuman, Laxmi, Saraswati, Krishna ..

ASHWINSPGA from Lion City ( Singapore) on August 29, 2008:

Great work on the hub. can i know what is a Gayathri Manthra and any chance you know of it sister?

guidebaba from India on August 29, 2008:

That's Great Anamika. Even though I am an Athest, my sister does her prayers every morning.