Durga Ashtottara Shatanamavali - all 108 sacred names of Goddess Durga in Sanskrit with Roman transliteration and English meaning.
Chant as: ॐ [नाम]ायै नमः (Om [Name]ayai Namah) - offering one kumkum pellet or red flower with each name. Especially powerful during Navratri and Tuesdays.
| # | Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | सती | Sati | The devoted one - who is true and faithful in all circumstances |
| 2 | साध्वी | Sadhvi | The righteous one - who walks the path of virtue and truth |
| 3 | भवप्रीता | Bhavaprīta | Who is beloved and dear to Bhava (Lord Shiva) |
| 4 | भवानी | Bhavani | The wife of Bhava (Shiva); the mother of all beings |
| 5 | भवमोचिनी | Bhavamochini | Who liberates all souls from the cycle of existence (bhava) |
| 6 | आर्या | Arya | The noble, honourable and righteous one |
| 7 | दुर्गा | Durga | Who is hard to approach - the invincible, inaccessible goddess |
| 8 | जया | Jaya | The ever-victorious one - who is never defeated |
| 9 | आद्या | Adya | The primal, primordial one - the original goddess at creation |
| 10 | त्रिनेत्रा | Trinetra | The three-eyed one - who sees past, present and future |
| 11 | शूलधारिणी | Shuladharini | Who wields the divine trident (shula) - weapon of transformation |
| 12 | पिनाकधारिणी | Pinakadhaarini | Who holds the Pinaka bow of Lord Shiva in her divine hands |
| 13 | चित्रा | Chitra | The wonderful, astonishing and variegated one |
| 14 | चण्डघण्टा | Chandaghanta | Who bears the fierce, resounding bell - the third Navadurga form |
| 15 | महातपा | Mahatapa | Who practises supreme austerity and penance (tapas) |
| 16 | मन | Mana | The mind itself - who is the ruler of all mental faculties |
| 17 | बुद्धि | Buddhi | Intelligence itself - the supreme discerning awareness |
| 18 | अहंकारा | Ahankara | The ego - who is the source and master of all individuality |
| 19 | चित्तरूपा | Chittarupa | Who has the nature of pure consciousness and awareness |
| 20 | चिता | Chita | The funeral pyre - who transforms death into liberation |
| 21 | चिति | Chiti | The power of consciousness - the ground of all awareness |
| 22 | सर्वमन्त्रमयी | Sarvamantramayi | Who is composed of all sacred mantras and divine vibrations |
| 23 | सत्ता | Satta | Pure being and existence itself - absolute reality |
| 24 | सत्यानन्दस्वरूपिणी | Satyananda-svarupini | Whose nature is truth (satya) and bliss (ananda) combined |
| 25 | अनन्ता | Ananta | The infinite, the boundless - without beginning or end |
| 26 | भाविनी | Bhavini | The creator of all beings and all manifestations |
| 27 | भाव्या | Bhavya | The magnificent, splendid and auspicious one |
| 28 | भव्या | Bhavya | The most worthy of devotion and most magnificent in form |
| 29 | अभव्या | Abhavya | Who does not belong to the realm of ordinary existence |
| 30 | सदागति | Sadagati | The eternal refuge and path - the ever-present guidance |
| 31 | शाम्भवी | Shambhavi | Daughter of Shambhu (Shiva); consort of Shambhu |
| 32 | देवमाता | Devamata | Mother of all the gods - the universal divine mother |
| 33 | चिन्ता | Chinta | Contemplation - who removes all worry through her grace |
| 34 | रत्नप्रिया | Ratnapriya | Who loves precious gems and is associated with divine jewels |
| 35 | सर्वविद्या | Sarvavidya | Who embodies all knowledge and all forms of wisdom |
| 36 | दक्षकन्या | Dakshakonya | Daughter of Daksha - who was born as Sati in her first life |
| 37 | दक्षयज्ञविनाशिनी | Dakshayajña-vinashini | Who destroyed the yajna of Daksha - the arrogant sacrifice |
| 38 | अपर्णा | Aparna | Who survived on leaves alone - the supreme ascetic form |
| 39 | अनेकवर्णा | Anekavarṇa | Who has many divine forms and colours - infinite in manifestation |
| 40 | पाटला | Patala | Of a reddish, crimson form - the colour of power and passion |
| 41 | पाटलावती | Patalavati | Who is adorned and characterised by reddish crimson colour |
| 42 | पट्टाम्बरपरीधाना | Pattambara-paridhana | Who wears the finest silk garments and divine clothing |
| 43 | कलमञ्जीररञ्जिनी | Kalamanjira-ranjini | Who is delighted by the musical anklets that adorn her feet |
| 44 | अमेया | Ameya | Who cannot be measured, calculated or fully comprehended |
| 45 | विक्रमा | Vikrama | Of extraordinary, awe-inspiring prowess and power |
| 46 | क्रूरा | Krura | The formidable one - fierce in destroying evil and injustice |
| 47 | सुन्दरी | Sundari | The beautiful one - supremely and divinely beautiful |
| 48 | सुरसुन्दरी | Surasundari | Beautiful beyond all the gods - the most beautiful in all the worlds |
| 49 | वनदुर्गा | Vanadurga | Durga who dwells in the forest - the wild, natural goddess |
| 50 | मातङ्गी | Matangi | The elephant goddess - associated with power and tantric wisdom |
| 51 | मतङ्गमुनिपूजिता | Matangamuni-pujita | Who is worshipped by the great sage Matanga |
| 52 | ब्राह्मी | Brahmi | The Shakti (power) of Brahma - the power of creation |
| 53 | माहेश्वरी | Maheshvari | The Shakti of Maheshvara (Shiva) - the power of dissolution |
| 54 | ऐन्द्री | Aindri | The Shakti of Indra - the power of divine rulership and thunder |
| 55 | कौमारी | Kaumari | The Shakti of Kumara (Kartikeya) - the youthful divine warrior |
| 56 | वैष्णवी | Vaishnavi | The Shakti of Vishnu - the power of divine preservation |
| 57 | चामुण्डा | Chamunda | Slayer of the demons Chanda and Munda - the fierce protector |
| 58 | वाराही | Varahi | The Shakti of Varaha - the divine boar goddess of stability |
| 59 | लक्ष्मी | Lakshmi | Goddess of abundance and prosperity in her universal form |
| 60 | पुरुषाकृति | Purushakrti | Who sometimes assumes a male form - the transcendent one |
| 61 | विमलोत्कर्षिणी | Vimalotkarsini | Who is immaculate and who uplifts all who seek her |
| 62 | ज्ञाना | Jñana | Knowledge itself - the supreme, liberating divine knowledge |
| 63 | क्रिया | Kriya | Action itself - the divine creative and purposeful activity |
| 64 | नित्या | Nitya | The eternal one - who has no beginning and no end |
| 65 | बुद्धिदा | Buddhida | The bestower of intelligence, wisdom and clarity of thought |
| 66 | बहुला | Bahula | The abundant one - infinite in her forms and manifestations |
| 67 | बहुलप्रेमा | Bahulaprema | Who loves her devotees with infinite and unconditional love |
| 68 | सर्ववाहनवाहना | Sarvavahana-vahana | Who rides upon all vehicles - she transcends all limitations |
| 69 | निशुम्भशुम्भहननी | Nishumbha-shumbha-hanani | Slayer of the great demons Nishumbha and Shumbha |
| 70 | महिषासुरमर्दिनी | Mahishasura-mardini | The destroyer of the great buffalo demon Mahishasura |
| 71 | मधुकैटभहन्त्री | Madhukaitabha-hantri | Slayer of the demons Madhu and Kaitabha at creation |
| 72 | चण्डमुण्डविनाशिनी | Chandamunda-vinashini | Destroyer of the demons Chanda and Munda |
| 73 | सर्वासुरविनाशा | Sarvasura-vinasha | Destroyer of all demons and all negative forces in existence |
| 74 | सर्वदानवघातिनी | Sarvamanavaghatini | Who destroys all evil beings threatening the divine order |
| 75 | सर्वशास्त्रमयी | Sarvashastramayi | Who embodies all weapons and sacred texts simultaneously |
| 76 | सत्या | Satya | Truth itself - the ultimate indestructible divine reality |
| 77 | सर्वास्त्रधारिणी | Sarvastradhaarini | Who holds all divine weapons in her many divine hands |
| 78 | अनेकशस्त्रहस्ता | Anekashastra-hasta | Who holds many weapons in her multiple divine hands |
| 79 | अनेकास्त्रधारिणी | Anekastradharini | Who bears many divine missiles and celestial weapons |
| 80 | कुमारी | Kumari | The eternal virgin - ever young and forever pure |
| 81 | एककन्या | Ekakanya | The only daughter - the unique divine feminine power |
| 82 | कैशोरी | Kaishori | The young girl - who embodies divine youthfulness and vitality |
| 83 | युवती | Yuvati | The young woman - whose beauty and power are in full bloom |
| 84 | यति | Yati | The renunciant - who has given up everything for truth |
| 85 | अप्रौढा | Apraudha | Who does not age - eternally young and ever-fresh |
| 86 | प्रौढा | Proudha | The mature and fully developed one in her complete power |
| 87 | वृद्धमाता | Vriddhamata | The ancient, primordial mother - older than time itself |
| 88 | बलप्रदा | Balaprada | The bestower of strength, power and divine vitality |
| 89 | महोदरी | Mahodari | The great-bellied one who contains all the worlds within |
| 90 | मुक्तकेशी | Muktakeshi | With flowing, unbound hair - the wild, free divine mother |
| 91 | घोररूपा | Ghorarupa | Of a fierce, terrifying form that destroys all ignorance |
| 92 | महाबला | Mahabala | Of immense divine strength and incomparable power |
| 93 | अग्निज्वाला | Agnijvala | Who blazes like sacred fire - the brilliant, purifying one |
| 94 | रौद्रमुखी | Raudramukhi | Whose face is fierce like Rudra - the terrifying divine mother |
| 95 | कालरात्रि | Kalaratri | The dark night of time - the 7th Navadurga, destroyer of all |
| 96 | तपस्विनी | Tapasavini | Who practises the most extreme and powerful austerities |
| 97 | नारायणी | Narayani | The feminine form of Narayana - the universal divine mother |
| 98 | भद्रकाली | Bhadrakali | The auspicious Kali - who transforms death into liberation |
| 99 | विष्णुमाया | Vishnumaya | The creative power (maya) of Lord Vishnu - cosmic illusion |
| 100 | जलोदरी | Jalodari | Who has an ocean in her belly - containing all the worlds |
| 101 | शिवदूती | Shivaduti | Who is the messenger and emissary of Lord Shiva |
| 102 | करी | Kari | Who causes or enacts all things - the divine activity itself |
| 103 | अनन्ता | Ananta | The infinite and boundless - she who has no limitations |
| 104 | परमेश्वरी | Parameshvari | The supreme goddess - the ultimate ruling power of all |
| 105 | कात्यायनी | Katyayani | Born to sage Katyayana - the 6th Navadurga, who destroyed Mahisha |
| 106 | सावित्री | Savitri | The daughter of the Sun - the divine radiance of all knowledge |
| 107 | प्रत्यक्षा | Pratyaksha | Who is directly perceived by the sincere devotee |
| 108 | श्री महादुर्गायै | Shri Mahadurgayai | The supreme Goddess Mahadurga - the mother of all protection |
The 108 Names of Goddess Durga, known as the Durga Ashtottara Shatanamavali, is a sacred Sanskrit hymn enumerating 108 epithets of the Divine Mother. In Hindu tradition, the number 108 is deeply auspicious - it represents the distance between the Earth and the Sun in solar diameters, appears in the 108 Upanishads, the 108 beads of a japa mala (prayer rosary), and the 108 classical dance forms (karanas) described in the Natya Shastra. Reciting the 108 names of Durga is considered especially meritorious during Navratri, Durga Puja, Fridays, and Amavasya (new moon days).
Each of the 108 names reveals a different aspect of the Goddess - her form, power, and divine qualities. Names like Durga (the invincible), Bhavani (the giver of life), Chandika (the fierce one), Kalaratri (the dark night of destruction), and Mahishasuramardini (slayer of Mahishasura) reflect her role as the supreme protector and destroyer of evil. The names are drawn from ancient texts including the Devi Mahatmyam (Chandi Path), Devi Bhagavata Purana, and Skanda Purana.
During Navratri, devotees across India chant the Ashtottara Shatanamavali as part of daily puja. In West Bengal, it is central to Durga Puja rituals. This page presents all 108 names in Sanskrit with Roman transliteration and English meanings - suitable for daily chanting, memorisation, and study.