Goddess Durga

durgā pañca ratnam

(Durga Pancha Ratnam in English (IAST))

Adi Shankaracharya

The Durga Pancha Ratnam is a profound devotional hymn attributed to the great philosopher Adi Shankaracharya. Consisting of five evocative verses, it reveres Goddess Durga as the supreme primordial energy and the embodiment of liberation. The stotra highlights the Goddess as the source of all divine power and knowledge, transcending the material realm. Devotees chant this hymn to seek the grace of the Mother Goddess, aiming to remove obstacles, dispel ignorance, and achieve spiritual salvation. Its rhythmic structure and deep philosophical content make it a powerful tool for meditation and inner purification.

te dhyānayogānugatā apaśyan
tvāmeva devīṃ svaguṇairnigūḍhām |
tvameva śaktiḥ parameśvarasya
māṃ pāhi sarveśvari mokṣadātri || 1 ||
devātmaśaktiḥ śrutivākyagītā
maharṣilokasya puraḥ prasannā |
guhā paraṃ vyoma sataḥ pratiṣṭhā
māṃ pāhi sarveśvari mokṣadātri || 2 ||
parāsya śaktiḥ vividhaiva śrūyase
śvetāśvavākyoditadevi durge |
svābhāvikī jñānabalakriyā te
māṃ pāhi sarveśvari mokṣadātri || 3 ||
devātmaśabdena śivātmabhūtā
yatkūrmavāyavyavacovivṛtyā
tvaṃ pāśavicchedakarī prasiddhā
māṃ pāhi sarveśvari mokṣadātri || 4 ||
tvaṃ brahmapucchā vividhā mayūrī
brahmapratiṣṭhāsyupadiṣṭagītā |
jñānasvarūpātmatayākhilānāṃ
māṃ pāhi sarveśvari mokṣadātri || 5 ||
iti paramapūjya śrī candraśekharendra sarasvatī svāmi kṛtaṃ durgā pañcaratnaṃ sampūrṇam |

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