दुर्गा दुर्गार्तिशमनी दुर्गापद्विनिवारिणी। दुर्गमच्छेदिनी दुर्गसाधिनी दुर्गनाशिनी॥ १ ॥
durgā durgārtiśamanī durgāpadvinivāriṇī | durgamacchedinī durgasādhinī durganāśinī || 1 ||
Translation
Durga, the pacifier of difficult sufferings, the remover of difficult calamities, the destroyer of the impenetrable, the accomplisher of difficult tasks, the destroyer of difficulties.
Word by word
- durgā
- Durga
- durga
- difficult
- arti
- suffering
- śamanī
- pacifier [śama + nī = śamanī, consonant sandhi]
- āpat
- calamity
- vinivāriṇī
- remover [vi + nivāriṇī = vinivāriṇī, vowel sandhi]
- durgam
- impenetrable
- chedinī
- destroyer
- sādhinī
- accomplisher
- nāśinī
- destroyer
Meaning
This verse lists five names of the Goddess: Durga (the invincible), pacifier of suffering, remover of calamities, destroyer of impenetrable obstacles, accomplisher of difficult tasks, and destroyer of difficulties, highlighting her protective and liberating powers.