The invincible Mother who rides the lion
Durga Mantras & Stotras
Durga is the warrior form of the Divine Mother, born from the combined radiance of all the gods to defeat the buffalo demon Mahishasura. She protects her devotees with fierce love and is celebrated above all during the nine nights of Navaratri.
Each hymn here is given in full, with an easy reading, the exact Sanskrit and a line-by-line English meaning.
Durga Hymns with Meaning
Stotram · 22 verses
Aigiri Nandini
The thrilling hymn to Durga as slayer of the buffalo demon — twenty-one verses that roar with battle drums and dance rhythms, each ending “victory, victory to you, daughter of the mountain!”
Mantra · 1 verses
Navarna Mantra
The nine-syllable heart-mantra of the Divine Mother — Aim, Hreem, Kleem, Chamundayai Vichche — uniting the powers of Saraswati, Lakshmi and Kali, chanted above all during Navaratri.