Goddess Durva

ದುರ್ವಾ ಸೂಕ್ತಮ್ (ಮಹಾನಾರಾಯಣ ಉಪನಿಷದ್)

(Durva Suktam in Kannada)

From Mahanarayana Upanishad

The Durva Suktam is a sacred Vedic hymn sourced from the Mahanarayana Upanishad, dedicated to the holy Durva grass, which is considered a manifestation of the Divine Mother. The text describes the grass as possessing thousand-fold roots and shoots, symbolizing infinite growth and resilience. Reciting this hymn is believed to cleanse the devotee of past sins, eliminate nightmares, and foster spiritual purification. By invoking the divine energy of the Earth, the chant seeks protection and abundance, ultimately connecting the practitioner with the life-giving, sustaining force of the primordial nature that supports all existence.

ಸ॒ಹ॒ಸ್ರ॒ಪರ॑ಮಾ ದೇ॒ವೀ॒ ಶ॒ತಮೂ॑ಲಾ ಶ॒ತಾಙ್ಕು॑ರಾ । ಸರ್ವಗ್ಂ॑ ಹರತು॑ ಮೇ ಪಾ॒ಪ॒-ನ್ದೂ॒ರ್ವಾ ದುಃ॑ಸ್ವಪ್ನ॒ ನಾಶ॑ನೀ । ಕಾಣ್ಡಾ᳚-ತ್ಕಾಣ್ಡಾ-ತ್ಪ್ರ॒ರೋಹ॑ನ್ತೀ॒ ಪರು॑ಷಃ ಪರುಷಃ॒ ಪರಿ॑ ।
ಏ॒ವಾ ನೋ॑ ದೂರ್ವೇ॒ ಪ್ರತ॑ನು ಸ॒ಹಸ್ರೇ॑ಣ ಶ॒ತೇನ॑ ಚ । ಯಾ ಶ॒ತೇನ॑ ಪ್ರತ॒ನೋಷಿ॑ ಸ॒ಹಸ್ರೇ॑ಣ ವಿ॒ರೋಹ॑ಸಿ । ತಸ್ಯಾ᳚ಸ್ತೇ ದೇವೀಷ್ಟಕೇ ವಿ॒ಧೇಮ॑ ಹ॒ವಿಷಾ॑ ವ॒ಯಮ್ । ಅಶ್ವ॑ಕ್ರಾ॒ನ್ತೇ ರ॑ಥಕ್ರಾ॒ನ್ತೇ॒ ವಿ॒ಷ್ಣುಕ್ರಾ᳚ನ್ತೇ ವ॒ಸುನ್ಧ॑ರಾ । ಶಿರಸಾ॑ ಧಾರ॑ಯಿಷ್ಯಾ॒ಮಿ॒ ರ॒ಕ್ಷ॒ಸ್ವ ಮಾ᳚-ಮ್ಪದೇ॒ ಪದೇ ॥ 1.37 (ತೈ. ಅರ. 6.1.8)

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