In honor of Navaratri, we are sharing with you the 108 Names of Shri Durga, with the original Sanskrit, transliteration, and English translation.

May Shri Durga bless and protect all.

Vidura Barrios

1. ॐ दुर्गायै नमः
Oṃ Durgāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to Durga, She who carries us through difficulties.

2. ॐ शिवायै नमः
Oṃ Śivāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to the Auspicious One.

3. ॐ महालक्ष्म्यै नमः
Oṃ Mahālakṣmyai Namaḥ
Salutations to the Great Goddess Lakshmi.

4. ॐ महागौर्यै नमः
Oṃ Mahāgauryai Namaḥ
Salutations to the Great Radiant and Pure One.

5. ॐ चण्डिकायै नमः
Oṃ Caṇḍikāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to the Fierce Goddess who destroys negativity.

6. ॐ सर्वज्ञायै नमः
Oṃ Sarvajñāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to She who knows all.

7. ॐ सर्वलोकेश्यै नमः
Oṃ Sarvalokeśyai Namaḥ
Salutations to the Sovereign of all worlds.

8. ॐ सर्वकर्मफलप्रदायै नमः
Oṃ Sarvakarmaphalapradāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to She who bestows the fruits of all actions.

9. ॐ सर्वतीर्थमयायै नमः
Oṃ Sarvatīrthamayāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to She who embodies all sacred places of pilgrimage.

10. ॐ पुण्यायै नमः
Oṃ Puṇyāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to She who is holiness and virtue itself.

11. ॐ देवयोनये नमः
Oṃ Devayonaye Namaḥ
Salutations to the Divine Source from whom the gods arise.

12. ॐ अयोनिजायै नमः
Oṃ Ayonijāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to She who is unborn, not born from a womb.

13. ॐ भूमिजायै नमः
Oṃ Bhūmijāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to She who is born of the Earth.

14. ॐ निर्गुणायै नमः
Oṃ Nirguṇāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to She who is beyond all qualities.

15. ॐ आधारशक्त्यै नमः
Oṃ Ādhāraśaktyai Namaḥ
Salutations to the fundamental Power supporting all existence.

16. ॐ अनीश्वर्यै नमः
Oṃ Anīśvaryai Namaḥ
Salutations to She above whom there is no ruler.

17. ॐ निर्गुणायै नमः
Oṃ Nirguṇāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to She who transcends the guṇas and all attributes.

18. ॐ निरहङ्कारायै नमः
Oṃ Nirahaṅkārāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to She who is free from ego.

19. ॐ सर्वगर्वविमर्दिन्यै नमः
Oṃ Sarvagarvavimardinyai Namaḥ
Salutations to She who destroys all pride.

20. ॐ सर्वलोकप्रियायै नमः
Oṃ Sarvalokapriyāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to She who is beloved throughout all worlds.

21. ॐ वाण्यै नमः
Oṃ Vāṇyai Namaḥ
Salutations to She who is divine speech.

22. ॐ सर्वविद्याधिदेवतायै नमः
Oṃ Sarvavidyādhidevatāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to the presiding Goddess of all knowledge.

23. ॐ पार्वत्यै नमः
Oṃ Pārvatyai Namaḥ
Salutations to Parvati, Daughter of the Mountain.

24. ॐ देवमात्रे नमः
Oṃ Devamātre Namaḥ
Salutations to the Mother of the gods.

25. ॐ वनीशायै नमः
Oṃ Vanīśāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to the Goddess and Sovereign of the forests.

26. ॐ विन्ध्यवासिन्यै नमः
Oṃ Vindhyavāsinyai Namaḥ
Salutations to She who dwells in the Vindhya Mountains.

27. ॐ तेजोवत्यै नमः
Oṃ Tejovatyai Namaḥ
Salutations to She who is filled with divine radiance.

28. ॐ महामात्रे नमः
Oṃ Mahāmātre Namaḥ
Salutations to the Great Mother.

29. ॐ कोटिसूर्यसमप्रभायै नमः
Oṃ Koṭisūryasamaprabhāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to She whose brilliance equals millions of suns.

30. ॐ देवतायै नमः
Oṃ Devatāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to the Divine Goddess.

31. ॐ वह्निरूपायै नमः
Oṃ Vahnirūpāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to She whose form is sacred fire.

32. ॐ सदौजसे नमः
Oṃ Sadaojase Namaḥ
Salutations to She who is eternally powerful and radiant.

33. ॐ वर्णरूपिण्यै नमः
Oṃ Varṇarūpiṇyai Namaḥ
Salutations to She who manifests as all colors, forms and sacred sounds.

34. ॐ गुणाश्रयायै नमः
Oṃ Guṇāśrayāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to She who is the foundation of the guṇas.

35. ॐ गुणमय्यै नमः
Oṃ Guṇamayyai Namaḥ
Salutations to She who pervades the qualities of nature.

36. ॐ गुणत्रयविवर्जितायै नमः
Oṃ Guṇatrayavivarjitāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to She who is beyond the three guṇas.

37. ॐ कर्मज्ञानप्रदायै नमः
Oṃ Karmajñānapradāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to She who bestows knowledge of action.

38. ॐ कान्तायै नमः
Oṃ Kāntāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to the Beautiful and Radiant One.

39. ॐ सर्वसंहारकारिण्यै नमः
Oṃ Sarvasaṃhārakāriṇyai Namaḥ
Salutations to She who brings about the dissolution of all things.

40. ॐ धर्मज्ञानायै नमः
Oṃ Dharmajñānāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to She who is the knowledge of Dharma.

41. ॐ धर्मनिष्ठायै नमः
Oṃ Dharmaniṣṭhāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to She who is firmly established in Dharma.

42. ॐ सर्वकर्मविवर्जितायै नमः
Oṃ Sarvakarmavivarjitāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to She who transcends all action.

43. ॐ कामाक्ष्यै नमः
Oṃ Kāmākṣyai Namaḥ
Salutations to the Goddess whose eyes fulfill divine desires.

44. ॐ कामसंहन्त्र्यै नमः
Oṃ Kāmasaṃhantryai Namaḥ
Salutations to She who destroys desire.

45. ॐ कामक्रोधविवर्जितायै नमः
Oṃ Kāmakrodhavivarjitāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to She who is free from desire and anger.

46. ॐ शाङ्कर्यै नमः
Oṃ Śāṅkaryai Namaḥ
Salutations to Shankari, the beneficent Power of Shiva.

47. ॐ शाम्भव्यै नमः
Oṃ Śāmbhavyai Namaḥ
Salutations to Shambhavi, the Power of Shambhu.

48. ॐ शान्तायै नमः
Oṃ Śāntāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to She who is perfect peace.

49. ॐ चन्द्रसूर्याग्निलोचनायै नमः
Oṃ Candrasūryāgnilocanāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to She whose eyes are the Moon, Sun and Fire.

50. ॐ सुजयायै नमः
Oṃ Sujayāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to She who is ever victorious.

51. ॐ जयभूमिष्ठायै नमः
Oṃ Jayabhūmiṣṭhāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to She who abides in the realm of victory.

52. ॐ जाह्नव्यै नमः
Oṃ Jāhnavyai Namaḥ
Salutations to She who is the sacred Ganges.

53. ॐ जनपूजितायै नमः
Oṃ Janapūjitāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to She who is worshipped by all people.

54. ॐ शास्त्रायै नमः
Oṃ Śāstrāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to She who embodies sacred teaching.

55. ॐ शास्त्रमय्यै नमः
Oṃ Śāstramayyai Namaḥ
Salutations to She who is the essence of the scriptures.

56. ॐ नित्यायै नमः
Oṃ Nityāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to the Eternal One.

57. ॐ शुभायै नमः
Oṃ Śubhāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to the Auspicious One.

58. ॐ चन्द्रार्धमस्तकायै नमः
Oṃ Candrārdhamastakāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to She who bears the crescent moon upon her head.

59. ॐ भारत्यै नमः
Oṃ Bhāratyai Namaḥ
Salutations to Bharati, Goddess of sacred speech and knowledge.

60. ॐ भ्रामर्यै नमः
Oṃ Bhrāmaryai Namaḥ
Salutations to Bhramari, the Goddess associated with the divine bee.

61. ॐ कल्पायै नमः
Oṃ Kalpāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to She who is cosmic order and sacred potential.

62. ॐ कराल्यै नमः
Oṃ Karālyai Namaḥ
Salutations to the Formidable and Terrifying One.

63. ॐ कृष्णपिङ्गलायै नमः
Oṃ Kṛṣṇapiṅgalāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to the dark and tawny-hued Goddess.

64. ॐ ब्राह्म्यै नमः
Oṃ Brāhmyai Namaḥ
Salutations to Brahmi, the Shakti of Brahma.

65. ॐ नारायण्यै नमः
Oṃ Nārāyaṇyai Namaḥ
Salutations to Narayani, the Divine Power of Narayana.

66. ॐ रौद्र्यै नमः
Oṃ Raudryai Namaḥ
Salutations to the Fierce Power of Rudra.

67. ॐ चन्द्रामृतपरिस्रुतायै नमः
Oṃ Candrāmṛtaparīsṛtāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to She from whom the moonlike nectar of immortality flows.

68. ॐ ज्येष्ठायै नमः
Oṃ Jyeṣṭhāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to the Primordial and Most Ancient One.

69. ॐ इन्दिरायै नमः
Oṃ Indirāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to Indira, the Goddess of divine beauty and prosperity.

70. ॐ महामायायै नमः
Oṃ Mahāmāyāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to the Great Divine Power of manifestation.

71. ॐ जगत्सृष्ट्यधिकारिण्यै नमः
Oṃ Jagatsṛṣṭyadhikāriṇyai Namaḥ
Salutations to She who presides over the creation of the universe.

72. ॐ ब्रह्माण्डकोटिसंस्थानायै नमः
Oṃ Brahmāṇḍakoṭisaṃsthānāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to She who abides within countless universes.

73. ॐ कामिन्यै नमः
Oṃ Kāminyai Namaḥ
Salutations to the Loving and Desirable One.

74. ॐ कमलालयायै नमः
Oṃ Kamalālayāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to She whose abode is the lotus.

75. ॐ कात्यायन्यै नमः
Oṃ Kātyāyanyai Namaḥ
Salutations to Katyayani, the warrior form of the Goddess.

76. ॐ कलातीतायै नमः
Oṃ Kalātītāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to She who transcends time and all divisions.

77. ॐ कालसंहारकारिण्यै नमः
Oṃ Kālasaṃhārakāriṇyai Namaḥ
Salutations to She who brings about the dissolution of Time.

78. ॐ योगनिष्ठायै नमः
Oṃ Yoganiṣṭhāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to She who is established in Yoga.

79. ॐ योगिगम्यायै नमः
Oṃ Yogigamyāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to She who is realized by yogis.

80. ॐ योगिध्येयायै नमः
Oṃ Yogidhyeyāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to She upon whom yogis meditate.

81. ॐ तपस्विन्यै नमः
Oṃ Tapasvinyai Namaḥ
Salutations to the Great Ascetic Goddess.

82. ॐ ज्ञानरूपायै नमः
Oṃ Jñānarūpāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to She whose very form is divine knowledge.

83. ॐ निराकारायै नमः
Oṃ Nirākārāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to the Formless One.

84. ॐ भक्ताभीष्टफलप्रदायै नमः
Oṃ Bhaktābhīṣṭaphalapradāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to She who grants the cherished wishes of devotees.

85. ॐ भूतात्मिकायै नमः
Oṃ Bhūtātmikāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to She who is the essence of all beings and elements.

86. ॐ भूतमात्रे नमः
Oṃ Bhūtamātre Namaḥ
Salutations to the Mother of all beings.

87. ॐ भूतेश्यै नमः
Oṃ Bhūteśyai Namaḥ
Salutations to the Sovereign of all beings.

88. ॐ भूतधारिण्यै नमः
Oṃ Bhūtadhāriṇyai Namaḥ
Salutations to She who sustains all beings.

89. ॐ स्वधानारीमध्यगतायै नमः
Oṃ Svadhānārīmadhyagatāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to She who abides within the inner divine power.

90. ॐ षडाधारादिवर्धिन्यै नमः
Oṃ Ṣaḍādhārādivardhinyai Namaḥ
Salutations to She who develops and awakens the six spiritual centers.

91. ॐ मोहितांशुभवायै नमः
Oṃ Mohitāṃśubhavāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to She of enchanting radiance.

92. ॐ शुभ्रायै नमः
Oṃ Śubhrāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to the Pure and Radiant One.

93. ॐ सूक्ष्मायै नमः
Oṃ Sūkṣmāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to the Subtle One.

94. ॐ मात्रायै नमः
Oṃ Mātrāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to the Divine Measure and Mother.

95. ॐ निरालसायै नमः
Oṃ Nirālasāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to She who is ever active and never indolent.

96. ॐ निम्नगायै नमः
Oṃ Nimnagāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to She who flows like a sacred river.

97. ॐ नीलसङ्काशायै नमः
Oṃ Nīlasaṅkāśāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to She who shines with a deep blue radiance.

98. ॐ नित्यानन्दायै नमः
Oṃ Nityānandāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to She who is Eternal Bliss.

99. ॐ हरायै नमः
Oṃ Harāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to She who removes suffering and negativity.

100. ॐ परायै नमः
Oṃ Parāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to the Supreme One.

101. ॐ सर्वज्ञानप्रदायै नमः
Oṃ Sarvajñānapradāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to She who bestows all knowledge.

102. ॐ अनन्तायै नमः
Oṃ Anantāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to the Infinite One.

103. ॐ सत्यायै नमः
Oṃ Satyāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to She who is Truth itself.

104. ॐ दुर्लभरूपिण्यै नमः
Oṃ Durlabharūpiṇyai Namaḥ
Salutations to She whose true form is difficult to attain.

105. ॐ सरस्वत्यै नमः
Oṃ Sarasvatyai Namaḥ
Salutations to Saraswati, Goddess of knowledge and sacred speech.

106. ॐ सर्वगतायै नमः
Oṃ Sarvagatāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to She who is present everywhere.

107. ॐ सर्वाभीष्टप्रदायिन्यै नमः
Oṃ Sarvābhīṣṭapradāyinyai Namaḥ
Salutations to She who grants all worthy desires.

108. ॐ सर्वमङ्गलमाङ्गल्यायै नमः
Oṃ Sarvamaṅgalamāṅgalyāyai Namaḥ
Salutations to She who is the most auspicious of all that is auspicious.

Shri Durga is one of the most beloved deities in the Hindu tradition. She represents the supreme Shakti, the Mother Goddess of all creation. In her form as the warrior Durga, she is a fierce power that removes all negativity and everything that keeps us from experiencing our true divine nature.

Shri Durga is invoked in times of great need, and she is known for her compassion and for protecting humanity. The Sanskrit word Durga literally means “inaccessible” or “a place difficult to overcome.” So Shri Durga is the one who carries us through difficulties and she who removes all difficulties and dangers.

In the Durgā Sūkta, we find the verse:

sa naḥ parṣad ati durgāṇi viśvā
“May the divine power carry us across all difficulties.”

She is much more than a protector, though. Shri Durga represents Maha Maya, the power of the Universe that brings forth the world into creation. She is also the power that sustains it and dissolves it.

The Nārāyaṇī Stuti says:

सृष्टिस्थितिविनाशानां शक्तिभूते सनातनि

Sṛṣṭi-sthiti-vināśānāṃ śakti-bhūte sanātani

“O eternal one, you are the power behind creation, preservation and dissolution.”

And that same dynamic is always at play within us. In her role as a fierce goddess, Shri Durga is also what animates the body, what powers everything that is alive. And ultimately, she is the fierce power of grace. She is Kundalini Shakti herself, the divine power within all humans that purifies the mind and body, and the power that burns through the delusion that we are separate. The supreme Shakti of Durga is a powerful reminder that everything is connected.

In the tradition of yogic Tantra, Bija mantras, or seed mantras, are considered the most potent sound-form vibrations of the various deities, which represent various aspects of the Divine.

The Bija Mantra of Shri Durga is:

Om Duṃ Durgāyai Namaḥ

The meaning is:

Duṃ: The Bija Mantra of Durga, associated with protective, obstacle-destroying Shakti.

Durgāyai: To Durga.

Namaḥ: I bow or honor.

Here is a recording of the Durga Bija Mantra we did. You can simply sing along or listen to it while meditating. 

Text and video by Vidura Barrios