- By Kashish Rai
- Thu, 03 Oct 2024 04:25 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
108 Names Of Maa Durga: Goddess Durga, the embodiment of feminine divine power is revered as a symbol of strength, courage, and protection. She represents the triumphant energy that vanquishes evil and adversity. As the goddess of time, change, and destruction, Maa Durga's worship is essential during Navratri. Her 108 names, enumerated in the Durga Saptashati, encapsulate her various attributes and manifestations. Reciting these names is believed to invoke her blessings, granting devotees protection, prosperity, and spiritual growth.
Reciting Maa Durga's 108 names offers numerous benefits. It is said to dispel fear, anxiety, and negativity, replacing them with courage, confidence, and inner peace. Regular recitation is believed to bring about spiritual awakening, enlightenment, and self-realization. Devotees seek her blessings for success, good health, and harmony in family life. The recitation also helps to overcome obstacles, challenges, and adversities, as Maa Durga's potent energy is invoked to guide and protect.
Check out the complete list of 108 names of Maa Durga along with their mantras and meanings below:
Reciting 108 names of Maa Durga helps devotees amass her choicest blessings. (Image Source: Canva)
Complete List Of 108 Names Of Maa Durga
| MAA DURGA NAME | MANTRA | MEANING |
| 1. Shree | ॐ श्रियै नमः। | Auspicious |
| 2. Uma | ॐ उमायै नमः। | Mother of the Mountains |
| 3. Bharati | ॐ भारत्यै नमः। | Goddess of speech |
| 4. Bhadra | ॐ भद्रायै नमः। | Great and kind |
| 5. Sharvani | ॐ शर्वाण्यै नमः। | Consort of Sharva |
| 6. Vijaya | ॐ विजयायै नमः। | Conquerer |
| 7. Jaya | ॐ जयायै नमः। | Victorious |
| 8. Vani | ॐ वाण्यै नमः। | Personification of speech |
| 9. Sarvagataya | ॐ सर्वगतायै नमः। | Omnipresent |
| 10. Gauri | ॐ गौर्यै नमः। | Goddess of purity and posterity |
| 11. Varahi | ॐ वाराह्यै नमः। | Shakti of Varaha |
| 12. Kamalapriya | ॐ कमलप्रियायै नमः। | Lover of lotus |
| 13. Saraswati | ॐ सरस्वत्यै नमः। | Goddess of learning |
| 14. Kamala | ॐ कमलायै नमः। | Embodiment of Goddess Lakshmi |
| 15. Maya | ॐ मायायै नमः। | She who is illusion |
| 16. Matangi | ॐ मातंग्यै नमः। | Goddess Matangi |
| 17. Apara | ॐ अपरायै नमः। | The one who is present as Apara Prakriti |
| 18. Aja | ॐ अजायै नमः। | The one who has no birth |
| 19. Shankabharya | ॐ शांकभर्यै नमः। | The wife of Lord Shankar |
| 20. Shiva | ॐ शिवायै नमः। | The other half of Lord Shiva |
| 21. Chandi | ॐ चण्डयै नमः। | The fierce Goddess |
| 22. Kundalini | ॐ कुण्डल्यै नमः। | Personification of Kundalini |
| 23. Vaishnavi | ॐ वैष्णव्यै नमः। | The invincible |
| 24. Kriya | ॐ क्रियायै नमः। | Present in all acts |
| 25. Shri | ॐ श्रियै नमः। | The most auspicious |
| 26. Indira | ॐ ऐन्द्रयै नमः। | Beautiful and magnificent |
| 27. Madhumati | ॐ मधुमत्यै नमः। | She who has a nature as sweet as honey |
| 28. Girija | ॐ गिरिजायै नमः। | Daughter of Himalaya |
| 29. Subhaga | ॐ सुभगायै नमः। | Who is the bestower of prosperity |
| 30. Ambika | ॐ अम्बिकायै नमः। | Mother of the Universe |
| 31. Tara | ॐ तारायै नमः। | One who ferries across (Samsara) |
| 32. Padmavati | ॐ पद्मावत्यै नमः। | The one who possesses Lotus |
| 33. Hansa | ॐ हंसायै नमः। | The one who is superior to all |
| 34. Padmanabha Sahodari | ॐ पद्मनाभसहोदर्यै नमः। | The one who is Lord Vishnu's sister |
| 35. Aparna | ॐ अपर्णायै नमः। | Who doesn't even eat leaves while fasting |
| 36. Lalita | ॐ ललितायै नमः। | Who is charming and desirable |
| 37. Dhatri | ॐ धात्र्यै नमः। | Mother of the Universe |
| 38. Kumari | ॐ कुमार्यै नमः। | The beautiful adolescent |
| 39. Shikhvahinyai | ॐ शिखवाहिन्यै नमः। | Who resides in mountains |
| 40. Shambhavi | ॐ शाम्भव्यै नमः। | The consort of Lord Shiva (Shambhu) |
| 41. Sumukhi | ॐ सुमुख्यै नमः। | The one who has a beautiful face |
| 42. Maitreyi | ॐ मैत्र्यै नमः। | The embolidement of friendship |
| 43. Trinetra | ॐ त्रिनेत्रायै नमः। | The one who has three eyes |
| 44. Vishwarupa | ॐ विश्वरूपिण्यै नमः। | The one who has the whole Universe as her form |
| 45. Aarya | ॐ आर्यायै नमः। | The divine goddess |
| 46. Mridaani | ॐ मृडान्यै नमः। | Wife of Lord Mrida (Shiva) |
| 47. Hinkaryai | ॐ हींकार्यै नमः। | The one who roars like a tiger |
| 48. Krodhinyai | ॐ क्रोधिन्यै नमः। | Extremely angry |
| 49. Sudinayai | ॐ सुदिनायै नमः। | The one who is bright and radiant |
| 50. Achala | ॐ अचलायै नमः। | The one who is immovable |
| 51. Sukshma | ॐ सूक्ष्मायै नमः। | Subtle |
| 52. Paratpara | ॐ परात्परायै नमः। | Most supreme |
| 53. Shobha | ॐ शोभायै नमः। | Brilliant |
| 54. Sarvavarna | ॐ सर्ववर्णायै नमः। | All coloured |
| 55. Haripriya | ॐ हरप्रियायै नमः। | Beloved of Lord Vishnu |
| 56. Mahalakshmi | ॐ महालक्ष्म्यै नमः। | The great Goddess Lakshmi |
| 57. Mahasiddhi | ॐ महासिद्धयै नमः। | Embodiment of great Siddhis |
| 58. Swadha | ॐ स्वधायै नमः। | Embodiment of Swadha Devi |
| 59. Swaha | ॐ स्वाहायै नमः। | Embodiment of Swaha Devi |
| 60. Manomani | ॐ मनोन्मन्यै नमः। | Who is Shiva's Shakti |
| 61. Trilokpalini | ॐ त्रिलोकपालिन्यै नमः। | Who controls three worlds |
| 62. Udbhuta | ॐ उद्भूतायै नमः। | One Who is Perceptible |
| 63. Trisandhya | ॐ त्रिसन्ध्यायै नमः। | Who exists in all three periods of time |
| 64. Tripurantakyai | ॐ त्रिपुरान्तक्यै नमः। | The Better Half of Lord Shiva Who Killed Tripurasura |
| 65. Trishaktyai | ॐ त्रिशक्त्यै नमः। | Embodiment of Three Powers - Desire, Knowledge And Action |
| 66. Tripadayai | ॐ त्रिपदायै नमः। | One Who is Present in Gayatri Tripada Chhanda |
| 67. Durga | ॐ दुर्गायै नमः। | Remover of Distress |
| 68. Brahmi | ॐ ब्राह्मयै नमः | Power of god Brahma |
| 69. Trailokyavasini | ॐ त्रैलोक्यवासिन्यै नमः। | The one who resides in all three lokas |
| 70. Pushkara | ॐ पुष्करायै नमः | The one who is complete |
| 71. Atrisuta | ॐ अत्रिसुतायै नमः। | Daughter of Atri |
| 72. Gudha | ॐ गूढ़ायै नमः। | The one who is secret |
| 73. Trivarna | ॐ त्रिवर्णायै नमः। | One who is three-coloured |
| 74. Triswara | ॐ त्रिस्वरायै नमः। | The one who forms three swaras |
| 75. Triguna | ॐ त्रिगुणायै नमः। | She Who Is Endowed With The Three Gunas Of Sattva, Rajas And Tamas |
| 76. Nirguna | ॐ निर्गुणायै नमः। | She Who Is Beyond All Three Gunas Of Nature, Namely Sattva, Rajas And Tamas |
| 77. Satya | ॐ सत्यायै नमः। | The truth |
| 78. Nirvikalpa | ॐ निर्विकल्पायै नमः। | She Who Is Free of False Imaginings |
| 79. Niranjana | ॐ निरंजिन्यै नमः | She Who Stays Unattached, Bound To Nothing |
| 80. Jwalinyai | ॐ ज्वालिन्यै नमः। | Form of Flaming |
| 81. Malini | ॐ मालिन्यै नमः। | She who is always wearing garlands |
| 82. Charchayai | ॐ चर्चायै नमः। | One Who is Repetitively Described in Vedas |
| 83. Kravyadopa Nibarhinyai | ॐ क्रव्यादोप निबर्हिण्यै नमः। | Destroyer of Demons |
| 84. Kamakshi | ॐ कामाक्ष्यै नमः। | She Whose Eyes Awaken Desire |
| 85. Kaminyai | ॐ कामिन्यै नमः। | One Who Amaze the Universe |
| 86. Kanta | ॐ कान्तायै नमः। | The one who is beautiful |
| 87. Kamdayai | ॐ कामदायै नमः। | Granter of desires |
| 88. Kalahansini | ॐ कलहंसिन्यै नमः। | Supreme Goddess |
| 89. Salajja | ॐ सलज्जायै नमः। | Shy |
| 90. Kulaja | ॐ कुलजायै नमः | Born in a noble family |
| 91. Pragya | ॐ प्राज्ञ्यै नमः। | Wise and intelligent |
| 92. Prabha | ॐ प्रभायै नमः। | Radiant |
| 93. Madanasundari | ॐ मदनसुन्दर्यै नमः। | Beautiful like Kamadeva |
| 94. Vagishwari | ॐ वागीश्वर्यै नमः। | The sovereign goddess of speech |
| 95. Vishalakshi | ॐ विशालाक्ष्यै नमः। | The one who has big eyes |
| 96. Sumangali | ॐ सुमंगल्यै नमः। | The one who is eternally auspicious |
| 97. Kali | ॐ काल्यै नमः। | Dark-complexioned goddess |
| 98. Maheshwari | ॐ महेश्वर्यै नमः। | She who is wife of Mahesh |
| 99. Chandi | ॐ चण्ड्यै नमः। | Great Goddess, Angry name of Goddess Shakti |
| 100. Bhairavi | ॐ भैरव्यै नमः। | Wife of Bhairava |
| 101. Bhuvaneshwari | ॐ भुवनेश्वर्यै नमः। | Ruler of universe |
| 102. Nitya | ॐ नित्यायै नमः। | Eternal |
| 103. Sanandavibhvayai | ॐ सानन्दविभवायै नमः। | She Who Spread Joy and Happiness in the Universe |
| 104. Satyajnana | ॐ सत्यज्ञानायै नमः। | She Who Know the Truth |
| 105. Tamopaha | ॐ तमोपहायै नमः। | She Who Removes The Ignorance Born Of Tamas |
| 106. Maheshvarapriyanka | ॐ महेश्वरप्रियंकर्यै नमः। | Who makes Lord Shiva happy |
| 107. Maha Tripura Sundari | ॐ महात्रिपुरसुन्दर्यै नमः। | She Who Is The Great Tripurasundari |
| 108. Durgaparmeshvaryai | ॐ दुर्गापरमेश्वर्यै नमः। | She Who is the Supreme Goddess and Remove Every Kind of Distress |
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