Goddess Durga

śrī durgā aṣṭakam

(Shree Durga Ashtakam in English (IAST))

Also known as sri durga · durga ashtakam · durga ashtakam odia

An ashtakam to Durga as the supreme beyond the supreme, honoured by Mahesha, ocean of compassion, praised by Krishna himself.

durge pareśi śubhadeśi parātpareśi, vandye maheśadayite karūṇārṇaveśi |
stutye svadhe sakalatāpahare sureśi, kṛṣṇastute kuru kṛpāṃ lalite'khileśi || 1||
divye nute śrutiśatairvimale bhaveśi, kandarpadārāśatasundari mādhaveśi |
medhe girīśatanaye niyate śiveśi, kṛṣṇastute kuru kṛpāṃ lalite'khileśi || 2||
rāseśvari praṇatatāpahare kuleśi, dharmapriye bhayahare varadāgrageśi |
vāgdevate vidhinute kamalāsaneśi, kṛṣṇastute kuru kṛpāṃ lalite'khileśi || 3||
pūjye mahāvṛṣabhavāhini maṃgaleśi, padme digambari maheśvari kānaneśi |
ramyedhare sakaladevanute gayeśi, kṛṣṇastute kuru kṛpāṃ lalite'khileśi || 4||
śraddhe surā'suranute sakale jaleśi, gaṃge girīśadayite gaṇanāyakeśi |
dakṣe smaśānanilaye suranāyakeśi, kṛṣṇastute kuru kṛpāṃ lalite'khileśi || 5||
tāre kṛpārdranayane madhukaiṭabheśi, vidyeśvareśvari yame nikhalākṣareśi |
ūrje catuḥstani sanātani muktakeśi, kṛṣṇastute kuru kṛpāṃ lalita'khileśi || 6||
mokṣe'sthire tripurasundaripāṭaleśi, māheśvari trinayane prabale makheśi |
tṛṣṇe taraṃgiṇi bale gatide dhruveśi, kṛṣṇastute kuru kṛpāṃ lalite'khileśi || 7||
viśvambhare sakalade vidite jayeśi, vindhyasthite śaśimukhi kṣaṇade dayeśi |
mātaḥ sarojanayane rasike smareśi, kṛṣṇastute kuru kṛpāṃ lalite'khileśi || 8||
durgāṣṭakaṃ paṭhati yaḥ prayataḥ prabhāte, sarvārthadaṃ hariharādinutāṃ vareṇyāṃ |
durgāṃ supūjya mahitāṃ vividhopacāraiḥ, prāpnoti vāṃchitaphalaṃ na cirānmanuṣyaḥ || 9||

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