śrī śiva kṛta durgā stotra

॥ Shri Shiva Krita Durga Stotra ॥

Protect, protect, O Great Goddess Durga, the destroyer of misfortune. O compassionate one, I am a devoted and affectionate devotee, besieged by enemies.

O Vishnumaya, the fortunate one, Narayani, eternal one. The embodiment of Brahma, supreme, and the form of eternal bliss.

You are the mother of Brahma and other gods, O Ambika, the mother of the universe. You are with form and qualities, and also formless and beyond qualities.

By illusion, you are the Purusha, and by illusion, you are Prakriti itself. Beyond both, you bear the supreme Brahman, the eternal one.

You are the mother of the Vedas and the supreme Savitri. In Vaikuntha, you are Mahalakshmi, the embodiment of all prosperity.

On earth, you are the goddess of wealth, in the ocean of milk, the beloved of the serpent recliner. In heaven, you are the goddess of heaven, and on earth, the royal goddess.

In the netherworld, you are the goddess of wealth, and in homes, the household deity. You are the form of all crops and the bestower of all opulence.

You are the goddess presiding over passion and Saraswati of Brahma. You are the presiding deity of life forces and of Krishna, the supreme soul.

In Goloka, you are Radha, residing on the chest of Shri Krishna. The goddess presiding over Goloka, in the forest of Vrindavan.

Delightful in the circle of the divine dance, the enchantress of Vrindavan. The presiding goddess of Shatashringa, known by the name Chitravali.

The daughter of Daksha in one era, and in another, the daughter of the mountain. You are Aditi, the mother of gods, and the earth, the support of all.

You are Ganga, Tulsi, and also Swaha, Swadha, and Sati. By your fragmentary parts, you are the origin of all goddesses.

O Goddess, you are in the form of women, men, and also the neuter. Among trees, you are the form of trees, and the creator in the form of sprouts.

In fire, you are the burning power, in water, the form of coolness. In the sun, the form of brilliance, and constantly the form of light.

The form of fragrance on earth, and the form of sound in the sky. The form of beauty in the moon, and certainly among lotuses.

In creation, you are the form of creation, in preservation, the preserver. In destruction, the great destroyer, and in water, the form of water.

You are hunger, compassion, sleep, thirst, and the form of intellect. You are satisfaction, nourishment, faith, and forgiveness itself.

You are peace, delusion, beauty, fame, modesty, and illusion. The form of enjoyment and liberation.

You are the embodiment of all powers, the bestower of all wealth. In the Vedas, you are indescribable, and no one knows you.

Even with a thousand mouths, no one can praise you, O Queen of the Gods. The Vedas are not capable, nor is any learned person, nor Saraswati.

Even Brahma is not capable, nor is the eternal Vishnu. How can I, with five mouths, praise you, O Great Goddess, terrified in battle?

Show mercy, O Great Illusion, destroy my enemies.