MA DURGA DEVI NAMAVALI
INTRODUCTION
Ma Durga Devi is a form of Shakti Devi, and both are considered as one and the same. Ma Shakti Devi had transformed into Durga Devi, during the time of fighting with the demons like Mahisasura, Shumba, Nishumba, Raktabija and others. Ma Durga is considered as the goddess of victory, bravery, courage and wisdom, and she is our beloved mother. Lot of Mantras and songs are written in praise of Ma Durga, and those who have staunch faith and devotion on Ma Durga Devi, would keep their names like Durgadas, Devidas and Kalidas.
Ma Durga is considered as the creator of the universe, and she was mentioned in our Vedas, Puranas and also in several other holy texts of Hinduism. In Rig Veda and Atharvaveda several hymns are dedicated to her, and she was praised by saints, sages, kings, queens and by the ordinary people, for showering her kindness towards them. In the Devi Mahatmyam, it is mentioned, that due to the enormous powers of Ma Durga, the world still exists and people are able to peacefully live in this difficult world, by chanting the divine Mantras of Ma Durga, and by reciting her names, the souls of the devotees would get melted, and joyful tears would flow from their eyes. Ma Durga acts as an affectionate mother for everybody, including the Devas in the heaven, and even her consort Lord Shiva used to praise her, for showering her unconditional love and motherly affection on everybody in the universe.
Orphaned and abandoned children can consider Ma Durga as their own mother, and they can also tell their worries in front of her pictures, in order to find proper solutions to their problems. As a giver of food, she is praised as Ma Annapurna, as a giver of education, she is praised as Ma Saraswati, as a giver of wealth, she is praised as Ma Lakshmi Devi and as a giver of bravery she is praised as Ma Kali Devi. During Vedic period, people started worshipping the nature gods like Surya, Chandra and Agni, and later due to the increase in the significance of worshipping Ma Durga Devi, most of the people began to worship Ma Durga Devi as the main goddess, and they began to consider the nature gods as minor gods, and they mostly offered their prayers to them only during the performance of Yagnas, at the time of offering of oblations to them.
The following are the 108 praises of Ma Durga, and those who sincerely recites it, would find good results in their lives.
- Om sriyai namah
- Om umayai namah
- Om bharatyai namah
- Om bhadrayai namah
- Om sarvanyai namah
- Om vijayayai namah
- Om jayayai namah
- Om vanyai namah
- Om sarvagatayai namah
- Om gauryai namah
- Om varahyai namah
- Om kamalapriyayai namah
- Om sarasvatyai namah
- Om kamalayai namah
- Om mayayai namah
- Om matamgyai namah
- Om aparayai namah
- Om ajayai namah
- Om samkabharyai namah
- Om sivayai namah
- Om candayai namah
- Om kundalyai namah
- Om vaisnavyai namah
- Om kriyayai namah
- Om sriyai namah
- Om aindrayai namah
- Om madhumatyai namah
- Om girijayai namah
- Om subhagayai namah
- Om ambikayai namah
- Om tarayai namah
- Om padmavatyai namah
- Om hamsayai namah
- Om padmanabhasahodaryai namah
- Om aparnayai namah
- Om lalitayai namah
- Om dhatryai namah
- Om kumaryai namah
- Om sikhavahinyai namah
- Om sambhavyai namah
- Om sumukhyai namah
- Om maitryai namah
- Om trinetrayai namah
- Om visvarupinyai namah
- Om aryayai namah
- Om mrdanyai namah
- Om hinkaryai namah
- Om krodhinyai namah
- Om sudinayai namah
- Om acalayai namah
- Om suksmayai namah
- Om paratparayai namah
- Om sobhayai namah
- Om sarvavarnayai namah
- Om harapriyayai namah
- Om mahalaksmyai namah
- Om mahasiddhayai namah
- Om svadhayai namah
- Om svahayai namah
- Om manonmanyai namah
- Om trilokapalinyai namah
- Om udbhutayai namah
- Om trisandhyayai namah
- Om tripurantakyai namah
- Om trisaktyai namah
- Om tripadayai namah
- Om durgayai namah
- Om brahmayai namah
- Om trailokyavasinyai namah
- Om puskarayai namah
- Om atrisutayai namah
- Om gomatiyai namah
- Om trivarnayai namah
- Om trisvarayai namah
- Om trigunayai namah
- Om nirgunayai namah
- Om satyayai namah
- Om nirvikalpayai namah
- Om niramjinyai namah
- Om jvalinyai namah
- Om malinyai namah
- Om carcayai namah
- Om kravyadopa nibarhinyai namah
- Om kamaksyai namah
- Om kaminyai namah
- Om kantayai namah
- Om kamadayai namah
- Om kalahamsinyai namah
- Om salajjayai namah
- Om kulajayai namah
- Om prajnyai namah
- Om prabhayai namah
- Om madanasundaryai namah
- Om vagisvaryai namah
- Om visalaksyai namah
- Om sumamgalyai namah
- Om kalyai namah
- Om mahesvaryai namah
- Om candyai namah
- Om bhairavyai namah
- Om bhuvanesvaryai namah
- Om nityayai namah
- Om sanandavibhavayai namah
- Om satyajnanayai namah
- Om tamopahayai namah
- Om mahesvarapriyankaryai namah
- Om mahatripurasundaryai namah
- Om durgaparamesvaryai namah
“OM MA SHIVASHAKTI DEVIYE NAMAHA”
WRITTEN BY
R.HARISHANKAR