Sri Durgashtakam 2 Lyrics in English:
॥ durgāṣṭakam 2 ॥
katyayani mahamaye khaḍgabanadhanurdhare ।
khaḍgadharini canḍi durgadevi namo’stu te ॥ 1 ॥
vasudevasute kali vasudevasahodari ।
vasundharasriye nande durgadevi namo’stu te ॥ 2 ॥
yoganidre mahanidre yogamaye mahesvari ।
yogasiddhikari suddhe durgadevi namo’stu te ॥ 3 ॥
saṅkhacakragadapane sarṅgajyayatabahave ।
pitambaradhare dhanye durgadevi namo’stu te ॥ 4 ॥
rgyajussamatharvanascatussamantalokini ।
brahmasvarupini brahmi durgadevi namo’stu te ॥ 5 ॥
vrsninam kulasambhute visnunathasahodari ।
vrsnirupadhare dhanye durgadevi namo’stu te ॥ 6 ॥
sarvajne sarvage sarve sarvese sarvasaksini ।
sarvamrtajatabhare durgadevi namo’stu te ॥ 7 ॥
astabahu mahasattve astami navami priye ।
attahasapriye bhadre durgadevi namo’stu te ॥ 8 ॥
durgastakamidam punyam bhaktito yah pathennarah ।
sarvakamamavapnoti durgalokam sa gacchati ॥ 9 ॥
iti srī durgastakam |
Sri Durgashtakam 2 Meaning:
Salutations to goddess Durga,
Who is Karthyayaini,
Who is the greatest enchantress,
Who carries with her sword, arrow and bow,
And who is Chandi who carries the sword. ॥ 1 ॥
Salutations to goddess Durga,
Who is the daughter of king Vasudeva,
Who is the sister to Lord Vaasudeva,
And who is the lady who is earth as well as Lakshmi. ॥ 2 ॥
Salutations to goddess Durga,
Who is the sleep of yoga,
Who is the great sleep,
Who is enchantress of yoga,
Who is the greatest goddess,
Who is the one who gives powers through yoga,
And who is clean and truthful. ॥ 3 ॥
Salutations to goddess Durga,
Who holds conch, wheel and mace,
Who blows the conch called Sarnga of Vishnu,
And who is blessed and wears yellow silk. ॥ 4 ॥
Salutations to goddess Durga,
Who lives in the four areas,
Of Rik, Yajur, sama and Atharvana Veda,
Who is the power of Brahma and is like Brahma. ॥ 5 ॥
Salutations to goddess Durga,
Who belongs to the clan of Vrushnees,
Who is the sister of Lord Vishnu,
And who is blessed by taking the form of Vrushnee. ॥ 6 ॥
Salutations to goddess Durga,
Who knows all, is everywhere, and belongs to Shiva,
Who is the Goddess of all and is the witness of all,
And who carries the nectar as her tufted hair. ॥ 7 ॥
Salutations to goddess Durga,
Who is the great being with eight hand,
Who likes Ashtami[1] and Navami
Who takes care but likes fierce play. ॥ 8 ॥
If this holy octet on Durga,
Is read by men with devotion,
They would get all desires fulfilled,
And attain the world of Durga. ॥ 9 ॥
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