Durga Chalisa is a prayer consisting of forty stanzas dedicated to Goddess Durga Devi. It is particularly renowned for its opening verses, ‘Namo Namo Durge.’
Namo namo Durge sukh karani |Namo namo Ambe dukh harani || 1 Nirankar hai jyoti tumhariTihun lok pheli ujayari || 2 ||||
Shashi lalat mukh maha vishala |Netra lal brikuti vikrala || 3 ||Roop matu ko adhika suhave |Daras karat jan ati sukh pave || 4 ||
Tum sansar shakti laya kina |Palan hetu anna dhan dina || 5 ||Annapurna hui jag pala |Tumhi adi sundari bala || 6 ||
Pralaya kal sab nashan hari |Tum Gauri Shiv Shankar pyari || 7 ||Shiv yogi tumhare gun gave |Brahma Vishnu tumhe nit dhyaven || 8 ||
Roop Saraswati ko tum dhara |De subudhi rishi munin ubara || 9 ||Dharyo roop Narsimha ko Amba |Pragat bhayin phar kar kamba || 10 ||
Roop Saraswati ko tum dhara |De subudhi rishi munin ubara || 9 ||Dharyo roop Narsimha ko Amba |Pragat bhayin phar kar kamba || 10 ||
Raksha kari Prahalad bachayo |Hiranakush ko swarg pathayo || 11 ||Lakshmii roop dharo jag mahi |Shree Narayan ang samahi || 12 ||
Ksheree Sindhu karat vilasa |Daya Sindhu deejay man aasa || 13 ||Hingalaj mein tumhi Bhavani |Mahima amit na jaat bakhani || 14 ||
Matangi Dhoomavati Mata |Bhuvneshwari Bagala Sukhdata || 15 ||Shree Bairav Tara jog tarani |Chin-na Bhala bhav dukh nivarani || 16 ||