Durga ShoDasha nAmAni

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shrIH

 

The following are the 16 names of Durga given by Sage Narada in

Prakriti khanda of Brahmavaivartha Purana.

 

durgA nArAyaNIshAnA viShNumAyA shivA satI.

nityA satyA bhagavatI sharvANI sarvama.ngalA ..1..

 

 

ambikA vaiShNavI gaurI pArvatI ca sanAtanI.

nAmAni kauthumoktAni shubhAni shubhadAni ca..2..

 

The names are

DurgA

NArAyaNI

IshAnA

ViShNumAyA

ShivA

SatI

NityA

SatyA

BhagavatI

SharvANI

Sarvama.ngalA

AmbikA

VaiShNavI

GaurI

PArvatI

SanAtanI

 

 

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> shrIH

>

> The following are the 16 names of Durga given by Sage Narada in

> Prakriti khanda of Brahmavaivartha Purana.

>

> durgA nArAyaNIshAnA viShNumAyA shivA satI.

> nityA satyA bhagavatI sharvANI sarvama.ngalA ..1..

>

>

> ambikA vaiShNavI gaurI pArvatI ca sanAtanI.

> nAmAni kauthumoktAni shubhAni shubhadAni ca..2..

 

 

The sanskrit meanings of the above names are given in the same

text, which are as follows.

 

 

durgA

 

durge daityamahAvighne bhavavaddurgakarmaNi.

shoke dukhe ca narake yamadaNDe ca janmani..1..

 

mahAbhaye a.tiroge vai cAshabdau hantR^ivAcakaH.

etAn.h hantyeva yA devI sA durgA parikIrtitA..2..

 

nArAyaNI

 

yashasA tejasA rUpaiH nArAyaNa samA guNaiH.

shaktiH nArAyaNasyeyaM tena nArAyaNI smR^itA..3..

 

IshAnA

 

IshAnaH sarvasiddhArthashcAshabdo dAtR^ivAcakaH.

priye dAtari cA shabdaH shivA tena prakIrtitA..4..

 

viShNumAyA

 

sadbuddhyAdhiShThAtR^idevI vidyamAnA yuge yuge.

sR^iShtA mAyA purA sriShTA viShNunA paramAtmanA..5..

 

mohitaM ca yayA vishvaM viShNumAyA ca kIrtitA.

 

shivA

 

shivA kalyANarUpA ca shivadA ca shivapriyA..6..

 

priye dAtari cA shabdaH shivA tena prakIrtitA.

 

satI

 

pativratA sushIlA yA sA satI parikIrtitA..7..

 

continued...( Translation of above is appreciated)

 

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> shivA kalyANarUpA ca shivadA ca shivapriyA..6..

> priye dAtari cA shabdaH shivA tena prakIrtitA.

>

> The one who is indicated by words/phrases like - one who is the

> personification of auspiciousness, the giver of good things, Lord

shiva's

> beloved, very dear to all and auspicious, She is known as "shivA".

>

> satI

>

> pativratA sushIlA yA sA satI parikIrtitA..7..

>

> The one who is ever devoted to Her husband and is of good character

is known

> as "satI".

 

shrIH

 

The next set of meanings are given as follows:

 

nityA:

yathA nityo hi bhagavAn.h nityA bhagavatI tathA.

 

satyA:

svamAyayA tirobhUtA tatraishe prAkR^ite laye..8..

 

AbrahmastambaparyantaM sava mithyaiva kR^itrimam.h.

durgA satya svarUpA sA prakR^itirbhagavAnyathA..9..

 

bhagavatI:

siddhaishvaryAdikaM sarvaM yasyAmasti yuge yuge.

siddhAdike bhago GYeyastena bhagavatI smR^itA..10..

 

sarvANI:

sarvAnmoxaM prApayati janmamR^ityujarAdikam.h.

carA carAMshca svasthAnaM sharvANI tena kIrtitA..11..

 

sarvamaN^galA:

maN^galaM moxavacanaM cAshabdo dAtR^ivAcakaH.

sarvAnmoxAya dadAti sA evaM sarvamaN^gala..12..

 

harShe saMpatti kalyANe maN^galaM parikIrtitam.h.

tAndadAti ca sA devI sA evaM sarvamaN^gala..13..

 

ambikA:

ambeti mAtR^ivacanA vandane pUjane .api ca.

pUjitA vanditA mAtA jagatAM tena sA .ambikA..14..

 

vaiShNavI:

viShNubhaktirviShNurUpA viShNoH shaktisvarUpiNI.

sR^iShTau ca viShNunA sR^iShTA vaiShNavI tena kIrtitA..15..

 

gaurI:

gaurIpate ca nirlipte pare brahmaNi nirmale.

tasyAtmanaH shaktiriyaM gaurIti tena kIrtitA..16..

 

guruH shaMbhushca sarveShAM tasya shaktiH priyA sati.

guruH kR^iShNashca tanmAyA gaurIti tena kIrtitA..17..

 

pArvatI:

tithibhede kalpabhede sarvavedaprabhedake.

taddhAtau teShu vikhyAtA pArvatI tena kIrtitA..18..

 

parvatasya sutA devI sA.a.avirbhUtA ca parvate.

parvatAdhiShThAtR^idevI pArvatI tena kIrtitA..19..

 

sanAtanI:

sarvakAle sanA proktA vidyamAnA sanAtanI.

sarvatra sarvakAle sA vidyamAnA sanAtanI..20..

 

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