Durga Suktam - Sanskrit Invocation to Goddess Durga - with lyrics and meanings

⁣Jātavedase sunavāma soma marātīyato nidahāti vedaḥ .
Sa naḥ parṣadati durgāṇi viśvā nāveva sindhuṃ duritātyagniḥ ॥1॥

जा॒तवे॑दसे सुनवाम॒ सोम॑ मरातीय॒तो निद॑हाति॒ वेदः॑ ।
स नः॑ पर्-ष॒दति॑ दु॒र्गाणि॒ विश्वा॑ ना॒वेव॒ सिन्धुं॑ दुरितात्यग्निः ॥

We offer oblations of Soma unto Agni. May he burn those who are against us. May that Agni lead us beyond all difficulties, like a boatman takes his boat across a river.

Tāmagnivarṇāṃ tapasā jvalantīṃ vairocanīṃ karmaphaleṣu juṣṭām .
Durgāṃ devīm̐̐ śaraṇamahaṃ prapadye sutarasi tarase namaḥ ॥2॥

ताम॒ग्निव॑र्णां तप॑सा ज्वल॒न्तीं वै॑रोच॒नीं क॑र्मफ॒लेषु॒ जुष्टा॓म् ।
दु॒र्गां दे॒वीग्ं शर॑णम॒हं प्रप॑द्ये सु॒तर॑सि तरसे॑ नमः॑ ॥

I take refuge in that Goddess, who has the lustre of fire, who is radiant due to her penance, who gives the fruits of all actions, and who is difficult to obtain. O Durga, we bow to you who are skilled in making us cross all difficulties.

Agne tvaṃ pārayā navyo asmān svastibhirati durgāṇi viśvā .
Pūśca pṛthvī bahulā na urvī bhavā tokāya tanayāya śaṃyoḥ ॥3॥

अग्ने॒ त्वं पा॑रया॒ नव्यो॑ अ॒स्मान्थ्-स्व॒स्तिभि॒रति॑ दु॒र्गाणि॒ विश्वा॓ ।
पूश्च॑ पृ॒थ्वी ब॑हु॒ला न॑ उ॒र्वी भवा॑ तो॒काय॒ तन॑याय॒ शंयोः ॥

O Agni! You are worthy of praise. Lead us safely across all obstacles. May our land and earth be abundant. Bless our children and grandchildren with happiness.

Viśvāni no durgahā jātavedaḥ sindhunna nāvā duritātiparṣi .
Agne atrivanmanasā gṛṇāno'smākaṃ bodhyavitā tanūnām ॥4॥

विश्वा॑नि नो दु॒र्गहा॑ जातवेदः॒ सिन्धु॒न्न ना॒वा दु॑रि॒ता‌तिपर्षि ।
अग्ने॑ अत्रि॒वन्मन॑सा गृणा॒नो॓‌உस्माकं॑ बोध्यवि॒ता त॒नूना॓म् ॥

O Destroyer of all difficulties! Rescue us from difficulties, just as one crosses a river by means of a boat. O Agni! Protect our bodies vigilantly like Atri (who is concerned with the welfare of all beings).

Pṛtanā jitam̐̐ sahamānamugramagnim̐̐ huvema paramāthsadhasthāt .
Sa naḥ parṣadati durgāṇi viśvā kṣāmaddevo atiduritātyagniḥ ॥5॥

पृ॒त॒ना॒ जित॒ग्ं॒ सह॑मानमु॒ग्रम॒ग्निग्ं हु॑वेम पर॒माथ्-स॒धस्था॓त् ।
स नः॑ पर्-ष॒दति॑ दु॒र्गाणि॒ विश्वा॒ क्षाम॑द्दे॒वो अति॑ दुरि॒ता‌உत्य॒ग्निः ॥

We invoke Agni from the highest assembly , who charges and vanquishes his enemies and is fearsome. May that Agni protect us and lead us beyond all that is transient, all difficulties, and all sins.

Pratnoṣi kamīḍyo adhvareṣu sanācca hotā navyaśca sathsi .
Svāñcāgne tanuvaṃ piprayasvāsmabhyaṃ ca saubhagamāyajasva ॥6॥

प्र॒त्नोषि॑ क॒मीड्यो॑ अध्व॒रेषु॑ स॒नाच्च॒ होता॒ नव्य॑श्च सत्सि॑ ।
स्वाञ्चा॓‌உग्ने त॒नुवं॑ पि॒प्रय॑स्वा॒स्मभ्यं॑ च॒ सौभ॑ग॒माय॑जस्व ॥

O Agni! Praised in sacrifices, you multiply our joy. You are present in the sacrifices and are always laudable. Grant us happiness thinking of us as your own body. Bring us good fortune from all corners.

Gobhirjuṣṭamayujo niṣiktaṃ tavendra viṣṇoranusañcarema .
Nākasya pṛṣṭhamabhi saṃvasāno vaiṣṇavīṃ loka iha mādayantām ॥7॥

गोभि॒र्जुष्ट॑मयुजो॒ निषि॑क्तं॒ तवें॓द्र विष्णो॒रनु॒सञ्च॑रेम ।
नाक॑स्य पृ॒ष्ठम॒भि स॒ंवसा॑नो॒ वैष्ण॑वीं लो॒क इ॒ह मा॑दयन्ताम् ॥

O Indra, all-pervading! We shall follow you blessed with cattle and unbroken happiness. May those who live on the heights of heaven bring here the world of Vishnu.