Goddess Durga

devī māhātmyaṃ devī sūktam

(Devi Suktam in English (IAST))

From Rig Veda (Mandala 10, Hymn 125)

Also known as om aham rudrebhirvasubhiscaramyahamadityairuta visvadevaih

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 ahaṃ rudrebhirvasṷbhiścarāmyahamādityairuta viśvadevaiḥ |
aha-mmitrāvarṷṇobhā bi̭bharmyahamindrāgnī ahamaśvinobhā ||1||
ahaṃ soma̭māhanasa-mbibharmyaha-ntvaṣṭāramuta pūṣaṇa-mbhagam |
aha-nda̭dhāmi dravi̭ṇaṃ haviṣma̭te suprāvye yḙ 3 yaja̭mānāya sunvate ||2||
ahaṃ rāṣṭrī saṅgama̭nī vasūnā-ñcikituṣī prathamā yajñiyānām |
tā-mmā devā vya̭dadhuḥ purutrā bhūri̭sthātrā-mbhū~ryāveśayantīm ||3||
mayā so anna̭matti yo vipaśya̭ti yaḥ prāṇi̭ti ya īṃ śṛṇotyuktam |
amantavomānta upa̭kṣiyanti śrudhi śrṷtaṃ śraddhiva-nte vadāmi ||4||
ahameva svayamidaṃ-va~dā̭mi juṣṭa-ndevebhi̭ruta mānṷṣebhiḥ |
ya-ṅkāmaye ta-nta̭mugra-ṅkṛ̭ṇomi ta-mbrahmāṇa-ntamṛṣi-ntaṃ sṷmedhām ||5||
ahaṃ rudrāya dhanurāta̭nomi brahmadviṣe śara̭ve hanta vā ṷ |
aha-ñjanāya samada-ṅkṛṇomyaha-ndyāvāpṛthivī āvi̭veśa ||6||
ahaṃ sṷve pitara̭masya mūrdha-nmama yoni̭rapsvanta-ssa̭mudre |
tato viti̭ṣṭhe bhuvanānu viśvotāmū-ndyāṃ-va~rṣmaṇopa̭ spṛśāmi ||7||
ahameva vāta̭ iva pravāmyā-rabha̭māṇā bhuva̭nāni viśvā |
paro divāpara enā pṛ̭thivyai-tāva̭tī mahinā samba̭bhūva ||8||
oṃ śānti-śśānti-śśāntiḥ̭ ||
|| iti ṛgvedokta-ndevīsūktaṃ samāptam || ||ta-thsat ||

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