Subhashitams from Navadurga Stotram
This source contributes 9 subhashitams across 3 themes.
Latest update: Jun 21, 2026
सिद्धगन्धर्वयक्षाद्यैरसुरैरमरैरपि। सेव्यमाना सदा भूयात् सिद्धिदा सिद्धिदायिनी॥
siddhagandharvayakṣādyairasurairamarairapi । sevyamānā sadā bhūyāt siddhidā siddhidāyinī ॥
A prayer to Goddess Siddhidatri, the ninth form of Navadurga, who bestows all spiritual powers and perfections.
श्वेते वृषे समारूढा श्वेताम्बरधरा शुचिः। महागौरी शुभं दद्यान्महादेवप्रमोददा॥
śvete vṛṣe samārūḍhā śvetāmbaradharā śuciḥ । mahāgaurī śubhaṁ dadyān mahādevapramodadā ॥
A prayer to Goddess Mahagauri, the eighth form of Navadurga, who embodies purity and serenity.
वामपादोल्लसल्लोहलताकण्टकभूषणा। वर्धन्मूर्धध्वजा कृष्णा कालरात्रिर्भयङ्करी॥
vāmapādollasallohalatākaṇṭakabhūṣaṇā । vardhanmūrdhadhvajā kṛṣṇā kālarātrirbhayaṅkarī ॥
A powerful verse from the Navadurga Stotram describing the fierce and magnificent form of Maa Kalaratri, the destroyer of darkness and fear.
चन्द्रहासोज्ज्वलकरा शार्दूलवरवाहना। कात्यायनी शुभं दद्याद् देवी दानवघातिनी॥
candrahāsojjvalakarā śārdūlavaravāhanā । kātyāyanī śubhaṁ dadyād devī dānavaghātinī ॥
A prayer to Goddess Katyayani, who shines with the divine sword Chandrahāsa, seeking her blessings for auspiciousness and victory over obstacles.
सिंहासनगता नित्यं पद्माश्रितकरद्वया। शुभदाऽस्तु सदा देवी स्कन्दमाता यशस्विनी॥
siṁhāsanagatā nityaṁ padmāśritakaradvayā । śubhadā’stu sadā devī skandamātā yaśasvinī ॥
A prayer to Goddess Skandamata, the fifth form of Durga worshipped on the fifth day of Navratri, who symbolizes maternal love and protection.
सुरासम्पूर्णकलशं रुधिराप्लुतमेव च। दधाना हस्तपद्माभ्यां कूष्माण्डा शुभदाऽस्तु मे॥
surāsampūrṇakalaśaṃ rudhirāplutameva ca । dadhānā hastapadmābhyāṃ kūṣmāṇḍā śubhadā'stu me ॥
A prayer to Goddess Kushmanda, the creative energy of the universe, who holds the nectar of life and blesses her devotees with well-being.
पिण्डजप्रवरारूढा चण्डकोपास्त्रकैर्युता। प्रसादं तनुते मह्यं चन्द्रघण्टेति विश्रुता॥
piṇḍajapravarārūḍhā caṇḍakopāstrakairyutā । prasādaṁ tanute mahyaṁ candraghaṇṭeti viśrutā ॥
A prayer to Maa Chandraghanta, the third form of Goddess Durga, who rides a lion and brings peace and serenity.
दधाना करपद्माभ्यामक्षमालाकमण्डलू। देवी प्रसीदतु मयि ब्रह्मचारिण्यनुत्तमा॥
dadhānā karapadmābhyām akṣamālā-kamaṇḍalū । devī prasīdatu mayi brahmacāriṇy-anuttamā ॥
A deep prayer to Brahmacharini, the second form of Goddess Durga worshipped on the second day of Navratri, who symbolizes penance, purity, and spiritual discipline.
वन्दे वाञ्छितलाभाय चन्द्रार्धकृतशेखराम्। वृषारूढां शूलधरां शैलपुत्रीं यशस्विनीम्॥
vande vāñchitalābhāya candrārdhakṛtaśekharām । vṛṣārūḍhāṃ śūladharāṃ śailaputrīṃ yaśasvinīm ॥
This verse is a devotional salutation to Goddess Shailaputri, the first of the nine forms of Durga worshipped during Navratri, who fulfills wishes, bears the crescent moon, rides a bull, and wields a trident.