DURGA SUKTAM

                                        

Jatavedase sunavama soma marayatiyato nidahati vedaha sanah parshadati durgani viswa naveva sindhum duritatyagnihi

Agni from whom we derive jnana is called ‘jataveda’. It is for him that we get the ‘somalata’ (for yaga) and offer its  essence . Let this all knowing  Agni , reduce into ashes, all our enemies who want to harm us  outwardly and inwardly. Let Agni ward off all our difficulties and sins in the same way as a boatman helps people cross the unfathomable ocean!

Mantra:  tha magnivarnam tapasa jwalanthim vairochinim karma phaleshu jushtam durgam devigum sarana maham prapady esutarasi tarase namaha

This mantra speaks of Durga Devi as described in mantra sastras like ‘navadurgakalpa’ and others.”I surrender myself to Durgadevi of Agni’s bright red  colour, and related to  paramatma,  who destroys our enemies by the very radiance of her  body, and whom the  upasakas  propitiate for children, cattle and  Swarga. O Durgadevi! You save the devotees who surrender themselves to you and safely take them across the sea of samsara. I offer my pranams to you

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Agne thwam parayana vyoasman swasthibhirati durgani viswa puscha pruthvi bahulana urvi bhava thokaya thanayaya samyoh 

 

O Agni! You are fit to be praised by all. You would safely  bale  us out of our toils and troubles by proper planning, Let our residential town be extensive through your grace. Let our fertile lands prosper. You be the provider of happiness to our sons and grandsons.

Mantra: visvanino durgaha jatavedas sindhumna nava duritati parshi agneatri vanmanasa grunano smakam bodhyavita tanunam 

O Jataveda! Agni! The destroyer of all our troubles! Ward off all sins like a boatman who ferries people across the seas safely. O Agni! Similar to the great ‘jivanmukta’, sage Athri, wish us always happiness and good things in life. Be thou the protector of our bodies.

Adhyatmika ditapatraya rahitvenaathrihi=athrihina+thrihi=athrihi-one who has no adhyatmika taapas or sorrows. Sage Athri would always say’sarvecha sukhinas santhu sarvesanthun  iramayaaha’ Let all be happy and healthy!

Mantra: prutana jitagam sahamana mugra magniggam huvema paramath sadhastathsa  nah  parshadati durgani visva kshmaddevo atiduritaat yagnihi

We invite Agni, a terror to his enemies, who is victorious and humiliates them. We welcome Agni to this place from his best resort where he is surrounded by his own colleagues and friends. Let him accept our invitation ,come here ,and destroy all our sufferingsand terrible sins like ‘brahmahatya’.

Mantra:  pratyoshika midyo adhwareshu sanacha hota navyascha sadshnisvanchagne tanuvampipriyas vasvabhym cha sowbhagama yajasva

O Agni!,praised by all in yagas and other sacrifices, you grant much happiness to your devotees. Though you bestow results according to their karmas, you are very much present at ‘homas’. Though worthy of praise, you are ever available at places of sacrifice. So, O Agni! Be satisfied with the ‘havis’ I  offer you and bless me with all prosperity!

Mantra: gobhirjushta mayujo nishiktam tavendra vishno ranusanchrema nakasyaprushta mabhisamvasano vaishnavim loka iha madayantam

O Indra! Desirous of cattle and exceptional prosperity tinged with nectarine flow, we aspire for a life totally free from sins and sorrows. we follow you for that. You pervade all types of yagas and we follow you like servants. Let all Devas  in  heaven grant us ,the devotees of Vishnu, all our desires and make us happy.

Mantras For “ANNA KAMA ”bhuranna magnaye pruthivyai swaha bhuvo rannam vayaven tharikshaya swaha suvaranna madityaya  dive swaha bhurbhuvassuvarannam chandramase digbhya swaha namo devebhya swadha pitrubhyo bhurbhuvassuvurannamom

Bhuhu representing Agni  is for deities of earth; bhuvaha representing  vayu  is for deities of sky; suvaha representing  Aditya  is for gods of ‘dyuloka’. bhurbhuvassuva mantras  are for Chandra and the deities of the four directions. I offer this havis for them. Let this annam  be properly  sacrified .My salutations to pitrus  and the deities. O Gods! Accept that we are offering this annam  to you!

Mantra for  attaining  jnana  and the essence of all Upanishads:   yaschandasa mrushabho visvarupa schandhobhyas chandagam syanivesasa chagam sikyah purovachopanishad indro jyeshta indriyayarushibhyo namo devebhyas swadha pitrubhyo bhurbhuvassuvas chandavom 

Omkara, innate in the entire universe is the greatest in the Vedas and its   essence. This   Pranava  is born of the Vedas. Later it entered into the chandas of the mantras of Gayathri. According to ”prapanchasara’  Pranava  should be recited at the beginning of every mantra. Indra  who represents the Pranava spoke of this doctrine  earlier. This Indra is one to be realized by  jnanis , upasakas, and those who perform karmas  rigidly. He is also the great root cause of all jagat. He instructed the-aspirant sages on the  Upanishads . I offer my salutations to the Gods and the pitrus to remove any obstacles in the attainment of jnana. Let  all the vedas in the three worlds be realized by me!