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श्रीदेव्यथर्वशीर्षम्

Devi Atharvashirsha

A Shakta Upanishadic hymn in which the Goddess identifies herself with ultimate reality, nature, consciousness, knowledge and the powers of the cosmos. Its central praise and meditation verses are widely recited in Devi worship and during Navratri.

समर्पितमाँ दुर्गा
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Om sarve vai Deva Devim upatasthuh: kasi tvam Mahadeviti.

Sabravit: aham Brahma-svarupini; mattah prakriti-purushatmakam jagat; shunyam chashunyam cha.

Aham anandan-anandau; aham vijnanavijnane; aham Brahmabrahmani veditavye; aham pancha-bhutany apancha-bhutani; aham akhilam jagat.

Vedo'ham avedo'ham; vidyaham avidyaham; ajaham anajaham; adhash chordhvam cha tiryak chaham.

Aham Rudrebhir Vasubhish charami; aham Adityair uta Vishvadevaih; aham Mitra-Varunav ubhau bibharmi; aham Indragni aham Ashvinav ubhau.

Aham Somam Tvashtaram Pushanam Bhagam dadhami; aham Vishnum Urukramam Brahmanam uta Prajapatim dadhami.

Aham dadhami dravinam havishmate supravye yajamanaya sunvate; aham Rashtri sangamani Vasunam chikitushee prathama yajniyanam; aham suve pitaram asya murdhan mama yonir apsv antah samudre; ya evam veda sa daivim sampadam apnoti.

Te Deva abruvan: namo Devyai Mahadevyai Shivayai satatam namah; namah Prakrityai Bhadrayai niyatah pranatah sma tam.

Tam agni-varnam tapasa jvalantim Vairochanim karma-phaleshu jushtam; Durgam Devim sharanam prapadyamahe, asuran nashayitryai te namah.

Devim vacham ajanayanta Devas tam vishva-rupah pashavo vadanti; sa no mandresham urjam duhana dhenur vag asman upa sushtutaitu.

Kalaratrim Brahma-stutam Vaishnavim Skandamataram; Sarasvatim Aditim Daksha-duhitaram namamah pavanam Shivam.

Mahalakshmyai cha vidmahe Sarva-shaktyai cha dhimahi; tan no Devi prachodayat.

Aditir hy ajanisht Daksha ya duhita tava; tam Deva anvajayanta Bhadra amrita-bandhavah.

Kamo yonih Kamala Vajrapanir Guha Hasa Matarishvabhram Indrah; punar Guha Sakala Mayaya cha puruchyaisha Vishvamata dividyom.

Eshatma-shaktih; esha Vishva-mohini; pashankusha-dhanur-bana-dhara; esha Shri-Mahavidya; ya evam veda sa shokam tarati.

Namaste astu Bhagavati, matar asman pahi sarvatah.

Saisha ashtau Vasavah; saisha ekadasha Rudrah; saisha dvadashadityah; saisha Vishvedevah somapa asomapash cha; saisha yatudhana asura rakshamsi pishacha yakshah siddhah; saisha sattva-rajas-tamamsi; saisha Brahma-Vishnu-Rudra-rupini; saisha Prajapati-Indra-Manavah; saisha graha-nakshatra-jyotimshi; kala-kashthadi-kala-rupini; tam aham pranaumi nityam. Papapaharinim Devim bhukti-mukti-pradayinim; anantam vijayam shuddham sharanyam shivadam Shivam.

Viyad-ikara-samyuktam vitihotra-samanvitam; ardhendu-lasitam Devya bijam sarvartha-sadhanam.

Evam ekaksharam Brahma yatayah shuddha-chetasah; dhyayanti paramanandamaya jnanambu-rashayah.

Vangmaya Brahmasus tasmat shashtham vaktra-samanvitam; Suryo'vama-shrotra-bindu-samyuktashtat tritiyakah; Narayanena sammishro Vayush chadhara-yuk tatah; Vichche navarnako'rnah syan mahadananda-dayakah.

Hrit-pundarika-madhyastham pratah-surya-sama-prabham; pashankusha-dharam saumyam varadabhaya-hastakam; trinetram rakta-vasanam bhakta-kama-dugham bhaje.

Namami tvam Mahadevim maha-bhaya-vinashinim; maha-durga-prashamanim maha-karunya-rupinim.

Yasyah svarupam Brahmadayo na jananti tasmad uchyate Ajneya; yasya anto na labhyate tasmad uchyate Ananta; yasya lakshyam nopalakshyate tasmad uchyate Alakshya; yasya jananam nopalabhyate tasmad uchyate Aja; ekaiva sarvatra vartate tasmad uchyate Eka; ekaiva vishva-rupini tasmad uchyate Naika; ata evochyate Ajneyanantalakshyajaika Naiketi.

Mantranam matrika Devi shabdanam jnana-rupini; jnananam chinmayatita shunyanam shunya-sakshini; yasyah parataram nasti saisha Durga prakirtita.

Tam Durgam durgamam Devim durachara-vighatinim; namami bhava-bhito'ham samsararnava-tarinim.

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श्रीदेव्यथर्वशीर्षम् का अर्थ

A Shakta Upanishadic hymn in which the Goddess identifies herself with ultimate reality, nature, consciousness, knowledge and the powers of the cosmos. Its central praise and meditation verses are widely recited in Devi worship and during Navratri.