सुरवरवर्षिणि दुर्धरधर्षिणि दुर्मुखमर्षिणि हर्षरते त्रिभुवनपोषिणि शङ्करतोषिणि किल्बिषमोषिणि घोषरते दनुजनिरोषिणि दितिसुतरोषिणि दुर्मदशोषिणि सिन्धुसुते जय जय हे महिषासुरमर्दिनि रम्यकपर्दिनि शैलसुते ॥ २ ॥
suravaravarṣiṇi durdharadharṣiṇi durmukhamarṣiṇi harṣarate tribhuvanapoṣiṇi śaṅkaratoṣiṇi kilbiṣamoṣiṇi ghoṣarate danujaniroṣiṇi ditisutaroṣiṇi durmadaśoṣiṇi sindhusute jaya jaya he mahiṣāsuramardini ramyakapardini śailasute || 2 ||
Translation
O showerer of boons on gods, attacker of the irresistible, destroyer of evil-faced ones, delighting in joy, nourisher of the three worlds, pleasing Śiva, destroyer of sins, delighting in proclamation, destroyer of demons, enraging the sons of Diti, destroyer of evil pride, O daughter of the ocean, victory, victory to you, O slayer of Mahishasura, O beautiful one with matted hair, O daughter of the mountain.
Word by word
- sura
- gods
- vara
- excellent
- varṣiṇī
- showering
- durdhara
- irresistible
- dharṣiṇī
- attacker
- durmukha
- evil-faced
- marṣiṇī
- destroyer
- harṣa
- joy
- rate
- delighting
- tribhuvana
- three worlds
- poṣiṇī
- nourisher
- śaṅkara
- Śiva
- toṣiṇī
- pleasing
- kilbiṣa
- sins
- moṣiṇī
- destroyer
- ghoṣa
- proclamation
- danuja
- demons
- niroṣiṇī
- destroyer
- diti
- Diti
- suta
- sons
- roṣiṇī
- enraging
- durmada
- evil pride
- śoṣiṇī
- destroyer
- sindhu
- ocean
- sute
- daughter
- jaya
- victory
- he
- O
- mahiṣāsura
- buffalo demon
- mardinī
- slayer
- ramya
- beautiful
- kapardinī
- with matted hair
- śaila
- mountain
Meaning
The verse celebrates Durga’s divine powers in granting boons, destroying evil, nourishing the cosmos, pleasing Śiva, and annihilating demons and sins, invoking her as the ocean’s daughter and Mahishasura’s slayer.