📿 Chalisa · Durga
Durga Chalisa
40-verse Chalisa to Ma Durga.
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Best occasion
Chaitra & Sharadiya Navratri, Ashtami-Navami, Fridays
🕉️ Sanskrit / Devanagari
नमो नमो दुर्गे सुख करनी। नमो नमो अम्बे दुःख हरनी॥ निरंकार है ज्योति तुम्हारी। तिहूँ लोक फैली उजियारी॥ शशि ललाट मुख महाविशाला। नेत्र लाल भृकुटी विकराला॥
Roman Transliteration
Namo namo Durge sukh karani Namo namo Ambe dukh harani Nirankar hai jyoti tumhari Tihun lok phaili ujiyaari Shashi lalat mukh maha-vishala Netra laal bhrikuti vikarala
English
Salutations to Durga, giver of joy. Salutations to Ambika, remover of sorrow. Formless is your light, Spreading radiance through the three worlds. Moon on your brow, immense your face, Red-eyed, terrible your knitted brows.
Meaning & Significance
Recited during Navratri, before major undertakings, and by devotees seeking strength and protection from Ma Durga.
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