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This page contains sacred Shlokas and references to Shri. Narayani Devi from ancient scriptures. Click on the articles below to read the full details.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Shri Narayani Stotra (From the Narayani Stotra)<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

The Narayani Stotra<\/strong> is a powerful hymn of praise dedicated to Goddess Narayani (Durga), widely regarded as a form of Shakti. It is believed that reciting this Stotra invokes divine protection and blessings for peace, prosperity, and spiritual progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Narayani Ashtakshara Mantra<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

The Narayani Ashtakshara Mantra<\/strong> is an 8-syllable mantra consisting of the names of Narayani. Reciting this mantra is said to help devotees achieve spiritual elevation and overcome hardships.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Narayani Kavacham (From Devi Mahatmya)<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

The Narayani Kavacham<\/strong> is a protective shield in the form of a hymn or mantra. It is recited by devotees to shield themselves from external harm, illness, or negative influences. This Kavacham is a powerful invocation of Goddess Narayani\u2019s divine energy, invoking protection in all aspects of life.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Narayani Sahasranama (From the Vishnu Purana)<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

The Narayani Sahasranama<\/strong> is a list of 1000 names of Goddess Narayani. Each name highlights a different facet of her divine qualities and attributes, such as being the protector of the universe, the eternal goddess, and the embodiment of knowledge and wisdom. Chanting these names is believed to bring blessings and spiritual purification.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Narayani Dhyaan Mantra (From Devi Puranas)<\/a><\/strong>
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The Narayani Dhyaan Mantra<\/strong> is a meditation chant used to concentrate the mind and connect spiritually with Goddess Narayani. Meditating upon the divine form of Narayani is said to grant inner peace and spiritual strength.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Role of Narayani in the Devi Bhagavata Purana<\/a><\/strong>
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The Devi Bhagavata Purana<\/strong> elaborates on the origin, divine powers, and cosmic role of Goddess Narayani. It describes her as the ultimate source of all energy, the creator, preserver, and destroyer of the universe. Narayani is also associated with the supreme goddess energy, encompassing aspects of wisdom, power, and grace.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

N\u0100R\u0100YAN\u012a STUTI in Durga Saptashati
Shri. Chamanlal Raina
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This articles records the N\u0100R\u0100YAN\u012a STUTI as found in the Chapter 11 of Durga Saptashati.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

N\u0100R\u0100YAN\u012a STUTI in Durga Saptashati The chapter 11 of the N\u0100R\u0100YAN\u012a STUTI is the culmination of the Devi Mahatmya, where the gods offer praises to the Devi, especially in her form as N\u0101r\u0101ya\u1e47\u012b, after she has vanquished the demon Raktab\u012bja. The mantra \u201dN\u0101r\u0101ya\u1e47\u012b namo\u2019stu te\u201d (Salutations to you, O Narayani!)<\/em> is chanted after each verse of praise and is symbolic of the invocation of the sixteen-fold aspects of Devi as N\u0101r\u0101ya\u1e47\u012b. Sixteenfold Power of N\u0101r\u0101ya\u1e47\u012b \u2013 Reflecting the 16 Kal\u0101s The \u201d\u1e63o\u1e0da\u015ba kal\u0101\u1e25\u201d (\u0937\u094b\u0921\u0936 \u0915\u0932\u093e\u0903) or sixteen attributes\/energies are traditionally associated with the full moon and the P\u016br\u1e47a \u015aakti (complete power). In the context of the N\u0101r\u0101ya\u1e47\u012b \u015aakti, these sixteen kal\u0101s are metaphysical aspects of the Devi\u2019s completeness, and are often linked to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Creation (S\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e6di)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Preservation (Sthiti)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Destruction (Samh\u0101ra)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Tirobh\u0101va (Concealment or Maya)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Anugraha (Grace or Revelation)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. J\u00f1\u0101na (Knowledge)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Icch\u0101 (Will)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. Kriy\u0101 (Action)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. \u015a\u0101nti (Peace)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. Lak\u1e63m\u012b (Prosperity)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11. Dh\u1e5bti (Fortitude)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12. \u015araddh\u0101 (Faith)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

13. Medh\u0101 (Intelligence)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

14. Sm\u1e5bti (Memory)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

15. Daya (Compassion)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

16. Mukti (Liberation)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These sixteen kal\u0101s can also be reflected in the 16 verses of the N\u0101r\u0101ya\u1e47\u012b Stuti, which invoke different powers or qualities of the Devi in N\u0101r\u0101ya\u1e47\u012b form, revealing how she functions as the cosmic, all-encompassing \u015aakti behind all deities and cosmic operations.
Philosophical Significance<\/em>
\u201cN\u0101r\u0101ya\u1e47\u012b\u201d here does not merely mean the female counterpart of Narayana (Vi\u1e63\u1e47u), but the primordial Shakti from whom even N\u0101r\u0101ya\u1e47a derives his power. She is the Ady\u0101 \u015aakti, the original source of all divine powers, from Vi\u1e63\u1e47u, \u015aiva, Brahm\u0101, and others. This concept is in line with Sh\u0101kta Tantric and Kashmir
Shaiva perspectives where \u015aakti is the absolute (not merely a consort).
Devotional and Liturgical Use<\/em>
The 16 Kal\u0101 Stuti of N\u0101r\u0101ya\u1e47\u012b has been adopted in various yantra p\u016bj\u0101s, \u015bo\u1e0da\u015bopac\u0101ra p\u016bj\u0101, and in the Navar\u0101tri rituals, especially when invoking the completeness of Devi as the cosmic mother.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n


N\u0100R\u0100YA\u1e46\u012a STUTI \u2013 THE SIXTEEN VERSES<\/em><\/strong>
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Here is the English translation and philosophical commentary on the 16 verses of the N\u0101r\u0101ya\u1e47\u012b Stuti from Chapter 11 of the Durga Saptashati (also called Devi Mahatmyam), followed by the refrain \u201dN\u0101r\u0101ya\u1e47\u012b namo\u2019stu te\u201d in each verse. This hymn is the culmination of the Devi\u2019s triumph over evil and an invocation
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1.Salutation to the Devi, who is welfare in all beings. Sarva mangala m\u0101\u1e45galye \u015bive sarv\u0101rtha s\u0101dhike \u015bara\u1e47ye tryambake gauri n\u0101r\u0101ya\u1e47i namo\u2019stu te O Auspiciousness in all that is auspicious, O Shiva (beneficent), O accomplisher of every objective, O refuge of all, O three-eyed Gauri, salutation to you, O N\u0101r\u0101ya\u1e47\u012b. Kal\u0101: Ma\u1e45gala Kal\u0101 \u2014 Auspiciousness and the power to bless all endeavors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Devi as Support of the Universe \u015aara\u1e47\u0101gata d\u012bn\u0101rta paritr\u0101\u1e47a par\u0101ya\u1e47e sarvasya\u0101rtihare devi n\u0101r\u0101ya\u1e47i namo\u2019stu te You are the savior of those who are helpless and afflicted, the refuge of all; You remove all suffering, O Devi, O N\u0101r\u0101ya\u1e47\u012b, salutation to you. Kal\u0101: Karun\u0101 Kal\u0101 \u2014 Compassion, the power of protection and refuge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Devi as Consciousness Sarva svar\u016bpe sarve\u015be sarva \u015bakti samanvite bhayebhyas tr\u0101hi no devi durge devi namo\u2019stu te You are the essence of all forms, the ruler of all, and united with all powers; Deliver us from fear, O Durga Devi, salutation to you, O N\u0101r\u0101ya\u1e47\u012b. Kal\u0101: J\u00f1\u0101na Kal\u0101 \u2014 Supreme Consciousness in all forms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Devi as Mind and Intellect Ete ch\u0101 sa kal\u0101\u1e25 p\u016br\u1e47\u0101\u1e25 tvam eva parameshvari tato bhavasi sa s\u0101re sa s\u0101ra nava setave These are but your aspects and partial manifestations, O Supreme Lady; You become the boat that helps us cross the ocean of existence. Kal\u0101: Medh\u0101 Kal\u0101 \u2014 Intellect and discriminative insight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Devi as the Sustaining Force Rog\u0101n a\u015be\u1e63\u0101n apahamsi tu\u1e63\u1e6d\u0101 ru\u1e63\u1e6d\u0101 tu k\u0101m\u0101n sakal\u0101n abh\u012b\u1e63\u1e6d\u0101n tv\u0101m \u0101\u015brit\u0101n\u0101 na vipanna r\u0101\u1e47\u0101 tv\u0101m \u0101\u015brit\u0101 hy \u0101\u015brayat\u0101 pray\u0101nti When pleased, you destroy all ailments; when displeased, you destroy all desires; Those who take refuge in you never come to grief \u2014 you become the refuge itself. Kal\u0101: Dh\u0101ra\u1e47a Kal\u0101 \u2014 The power to sustain and heal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6 Devi as M\u0101y\u0101 and Wisdom Sarva bh\u016bta ya\u1e45\u0101 dev\u012b bh\u012bte\u1e63u bhaya h\u0101ri\u1e47\u012b trailokya v\u0101sin\u012b dev\u012b n\u0101r\u0101ya\u1e47i namo\u2019stu te O Goddess abiding in all beings, removing the fears of the frightened, Dwelling in the three worlds \u2014 O Devi, N\u0101r\u0101ya\u1e47\u012b \u2014 salutations to you. Kal\u0101: M\u0101y\u0101 Kal\u0101 \u2014 The power of illusion and cosmic play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Devi as Energy (Shakti) Sarvopadrava \u015b\u0101ntyai devyai durg\u0101yai te namah pratyak\u1e63a bhavati trailokya d\u0101rik\u0101 \u015bakti r\u016bpi\u1e47\u012b To the goddess who brings peace amidst all calamities, to Durga, we bow; You manifest as visible power in the three worlds. Kal\u0101: Kriy\u0101 Kal\u0101 \u2014 Power of divine action and intervention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. Devi as Strength and Courage Devi pras\u012bda parip\u0101laye m\u0101m bhakty\u0101 hi yenaiva niyata\u1e25 smar\u0101mi tva devi vi\u015bva jagat\u0101 vadh\u016bn\u0101 m\u0101ta\u1e25 sm\u1e5bt\u0101 bhavati mok\u1e63a d\u0101tr\u012b O Devi, be pleased! Protect me, for with devotion, I always remember you. You are the Mother of the universe, and remembrance of you bestows liberation. Kal\u0101: Icch\u0101 Kal\u0101 \u2014 Divine Will; power to respond to devotion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. Devi as Supreme Knowledge Sarva\u015bruti samudbh\u016bt\u0113 sarv\u0101k\u0101ra kriy\u0101tmike sarva\u015bakti maye devi n\u0101r\u0101ya\u1e47i namo\u2019stu te You are born from all sacred texts, the essence of all forms and actions, O Devi, filled with all powers \u2014 salutation to you, O N\u0101r\u0101ya\u1e47\u012b! Kal\u0101: \u015aruti Kal\u0101 \u2014 The essence of Vedic revelation and eternal wisdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. Devi as the Embodiment of the Vedas Bindu r\u016bpini \u015bakti m\u0101l\u0101 vitat\u0101 \u015bruti m\u0101t\u1e5bk\u0101 svar\u016bpi\u1e47\u012b na m\u0101y\u0101 tvam para tattva mukti hetu mah\u0113\u015bvar\u012b You are the power behind the seed-point (bindu), you are the garland of energy, You are the very syllables of the Vedas, not mere illusion \u2014 but the Supreme Truth and the giver of liberation. Kal\u0101: Mok\u1e63a Kal\u0101 \u2014 Liberating knowledge and transcendence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11. Devi as the Fire in Sacrifice Havirbhuja havir d\u0101t\u1e5b havya vahana k\u0101lik\u0101m ya\u1e45y\u0101n\u0101m adhidaivatya devi sarva nam\u0101my aham You are the offering, the giver of the offering, the receiver of the offering, You are the fire itself \u2014 the presiding deity of sacrifices. I bow to you. Kal\u0101: Yaj\u00f1a Kal\u0101 \u2014 The power behind all sacred rituals and sacrifice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12. Devi as Righteousness Dharm\u0101dharma vidh\u0101tr\u012b tva sarva j\u00f1a sarva dehina m\u0101t\u1e5b r\u016bpe\u1e47a sa sthita dev\u012b tv\u0101m namay aham You ordain dharma and adharma; you are omniscient and reside in all beings in the form of the Mother \u2014 O Devi, I bow to you. Kal\u0101: Dharma Kal\u0101 \u2014 Power of cosmic law, order, and justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

13. Devi as Night and Day R\u0101tri tvam k\u0101lar\u0101tri\u015b ca mah\u0101 r\u0101tri\u015b ca d\u0101ru\u1e47\u0101 tva \u015biv\u0101 \u015b\u0101nt\u0101 \u015buddh\u0101 s\u0101rv\u0101\u1e45g\u012b parame\u015bvar\u012b You are the dark night, the dreadful night, the great night, and also the auspicious night. You are pure, peaceful, pervading all limbs \u2014 O Supreme Lady. Kal\u0101: K\u0101la Kal\u0101 \u2014 Time and transcendence of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

14. Devi as Brahmavidya Brahma vidy\u0101 mah\u0101 vidy\u0101 \u015br\u012b vidy\u0101 k\u0101ma sevit\u0101 k\u0101l\u012b h\u1e5bllekha k\u0101l\u012b ca \u015babda brahma may\u012b par\u0101 You are the supreme knowledge of Brahman, the great knowledge, the \u015ar\u012bvidy\u0101 adored by those who desire fulfillment; You are K\u0101l\u012b, the power of the heart, the supreme Word-Brahman. Kal\u0101: Para Kal\u0101 \u2014 Transcendental knowledge and mantra-shakti. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

15. Devi as the Source of All Devas Tvam m\u0101t\u0101 sarva dev\u0101n\u0101 sarva bh\u016bta ni\u1e0dh\u0101rik\u0101 tvam m\u016bla prak\u1e5bti\u1e25 \u015buddh\u0101 avyakt\u0101 vyakta m\u016brtaya\u1e25 You are the mother of all gods, the support of all beings. You are the pure root-nature (M\u016bla Prak\u1e5bti), both unmanifest and manifest. Kal\u0101: Prak\u1e5bti Kal\u0101 \u2014 The original nature, manifesting creation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

16. Devi as Victory and Glory Jaya tvam devi ch\u0101munde jaya bh\u016bta h\u0101ri\u1e47i jaya sarva gate devi k\u0101la r\u0101tri namo\u2019stu te Victory to you, O Devi Ch\u0101munda, destroyer of evil beings. Victory to you, all-pervading goddess, obeisance to you, O K\u0101lar\u0101tri. Kal\u0101: Vijaya Kal\u0101 \u2014 Triumph, glory, and dissolution of negativity.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Summary Table of 16 Kal\u0101s<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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N\u0101r\u0101ya\u1e47\u012b \u015aakti in Durga Saptashati (Chapter 11) expresses her sixteen aspects or kal\u0101s, making her the P\u016br\u1e47a \u015aakti \u2014 the fullness of cosmic, divine energy. These sixteen verses praising her, each ending with \u201dN\u0101r\u0101ya\u1e47\u012b namostute\u201d, reflect this \u1e63o\u1e0da\u015ba-r\u016bpa of the Divine Mother, encompassing all divine functions
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Verse Aspect Kal\u0101 (Divine Power)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Auspiciousness Ma\u1e45gala Kal\u0101<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Protection Karu\u1e47\u0101 Kal\u0101<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. All-Form Consciousness J\u00f1\u0101na Kal\u0101<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Mind\u2013Intellect Medh\u0101 Kal\u0101<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Healing & Sustenance Dh\u0101ra\u1e47\u0101 Kal\u0101<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. M\u0101y\u0101 Shakti M\u0101y\u0101 Kal\u0101<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Divine Action Kriy\u0101 Kal\u0101<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. Will & Devotion Icch\u0101 Kal\u0101<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. Vedic Wisdom \u015aruti Kal\u0101<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. Supreme Truth Mok\u1e63a Kal\u0101<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11. Fire\/Sacrifice Yaj\u00f1a Kal\u0101<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12. Dharma\/Righteousness Dharma Kal\u0101<\/p>\n\n\n\n

13. Time & Eternity K\u0101la Kal\u0101<\/p>\n\n\n\n

14. Mantra & Brahmavidya Para Kal\u0101<\/p>\n\n\n\n

15. Cosmic Nature Prak\u1e5bti Kal\u0101<\/p>\n\n\n\n

16. Victory & Power Vijaya Kal<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

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