Durga Manthra Pushpam
Thanno Durgih Prachodayaath
Guidelines for the pronunciation are in the footnotes
durgaa manthra pushpam
jaatha vedase sunvaama soma maraatheeyatho nidaha
thvedah sanah parushadathi durgaani vishvaa naa veva
sindhum durithaadyagni
thaa magni varnaam thapasaa jvalantheem vairochaneem
karma phaleshu jushtaam, durgaam deveegam sharana maha
prapadye sutharasi thrase namah
agne thvam paarayaa navyo asmaast thsvasthi bhirathi
durgaani vishvaa, puuscha prudhvee bahulaana urvi
bhavathokaaya thanayaaya shamyoh
vishvaanino durgahaa jaathaveda ssindhum nanaavaa
durithaa athivarshi agne athrivan manasaa grinaano
asmaakam bhodhanvithaa thanonaam
prithavaajithagm sahamaanam ugram agnigam huve
ma paramath sadhasthaath sanah parshadathi durgaani
vishva kshaamath devo athi duritha athyagnih
prathnoshi kameedyo adhvareshu sanaachcha hothaa
navyaschapathsi, svaamcha agne thanuvam
pipraya svaassabhyam cha saubhaagamaa yajasya
gobhirjubhusha mayujo nishiktham thavendra vishnoranusam
charema naakasya prushta mabhi samvasaano vaishnaveem
loka iha maa dayam thaam
kaathyaayanaaya vidmahe kanyakumaari dheemahi
thanno durgih prachodayaath
Suggestions for Further Reading
- Popular Prayers of Hindu Gods and Goddesses
- Aspects, Emanations, Incarnations and Forms of God Vishnu
- Hindu God Vishnu, the Preserver
- Dainya Ashtakam
- Sri Gopala Ashtakam
- Sri Gopala Sthavam
- Govardhana Ashtakam
- Sri Govardhana Dharashtakam
- Sri Krishna Ashtakam
- Sri Krishna Ashtakam by Vallabhacharya
- Sri Krishnashraya Sthothram
- Sri Krishna Dvadasanama Sthothram
- Sri Krishna Sharana Aasthakam
- Sri Krishnashtaka Sthothram
- Sri Krishna Sthothram
- Sri Krishna Thandava Sthothram
- Sri Madhurashtakam
- A Prayer During a Pradakshina at a A Hindu Temple
- Salutations to Dikpalas, Rishis and Devathas
- Ganapathya Atharvashirsham
- Shri Ganesha Ashtotthara Sathanama Puja
- Essays On Dharma
- Esoteric Mystic Hinduism
- Introduction to Hinduism
- Hindu Way of Life
- Essays On Karma
- Hindu Rites and Rituals
- The Origin of The Sanskrit Language
- Symbolism in Hinduism
- Essays on The Upanishads
- Concepts of Hinduism
- Essays on Atman
- Hindu Festivals
- Spiritual Practice
- Right Living
- Yoga of Sorrow
- Happiness
- Mental Health
- Concepts of Buddhism
- General Essays
Guidelines to pronunciation: Sanskrit is essentially a language of sounds and sound vibrations. The efficacy of Sanskrit prayers depends upon the vibrations that are produced during chanting. It is difficult to transliterate Sanskrit words into English with full justification to the original sounds. In the above stated transliteration we followed a simple approach to make it easier even for those who are not familiar with English or Sanskrit. Wherever you find repeat vowels (aa, uu, ee) please stretch the vowel sound (for ex., aa as in vast or path, uu as in cool or root, ee as in eel or feel). Similarly, "ai" should be pronounced as in gait, fight, or tight. Th should be pronounced as in think or thick, but when t alone is used, it should be pronounced as in two, top or tip.