Sacred Mantras

Maa Durga / Devi Mantras

देवी

4 authoritative mantras for Maa Durga / Devi — chanted for centuries by sadhakas. Each with Sanskrit, transliteration, meaning and recitation guide.

How to recite

Moola Mantra 108x

ॐ दुं दुर्गायै नमः

Om Dum Durgayai Namah

I bow to Durga. (Dum is her beej.)

Durga moola mantra — protection from negative forces and enemies.

Beej Mantra 108x

ॐ ऐं ह्रीं क्लीं चामुण्डायै विच्चे

Om Aim Hreem Kleem Chamundaayai Vicche

Salutations to Chamunda, the fierce form of Durga.

Navarna Mantra — central mantra of Durga Saptashati. Recited during Navaratri for victory over inner and outer enemies.

Praise / Stotra 11x

या देवी सर्वभूतेषु शक्तिरूपेण संस्थिता। नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः॥

Ya Devi Sarvabhuteshu Shakti-roopena Sansthitaa | Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namah

To that Devi who abides in all beings as Shakti — salutations, salutations, salutations again and again.

From Durga Saptashati — sung in praise of Devi's omnipresence. Recited daily for protection.

Invocation 108x

ॐ कात्यायनी महामाये महायोगिन्यधीश्वरी। नन्दगोपसुतं देवि पतिं मे कुरु ते नमः॥

Om Kaatyaayani Mahaamaaye Mahaayogini Adheeshvari | Nandagopa-sutam Devi Patim Me Kuru Te Namah

O Katyayani, great illusion, mistress of yogis — grant me a husband like the son of Nanda. Salutations.

Katyayani Mantra — recited by unmarried women seeking a suitable life partner.

Trained pandits chant these mantras on your behalf with mandatory video proof.