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महागौरी स्तोत्रम्
About Mahagauri Stotram
The Mahagauri Stotram, known in Sanskrit as महागौरी स्तोत्रम्, is a devotional hymn of praise in praise of Goddess Parvati. Attributed to Traditional (Navdurga Stotras), this prayer holds a special place in Hindu devotional literature. Regular recitation is believed to destroy all sins merely by remembrance (smarana-matra), grant extreme purity and whiteness of character, and bestow saubhagya (marital bliss) and remove all afflictions. This prayer is traditionally recited on Monday (Somvar), Tuesday (Mangalvar), and Friday (Shukravar) and during Navratri to invoke divine grace. With 11 verses and a reading time of about 5 minutes, this prayer is ideal for both daily worship and special occasions. On this page, you can read the complete Mahagauri Stotram in Devanagari Sanskrit with English transliteration, Hindi meaning (arth), and free PDF download for offline recitation.
Reviewed & translated by Acharya Pushyadant Mishra
Stotra Path (स्तोत्र पाठ)
॥ श्री महागौरी स्तोत्रम् ॥
वन्दे वाञ्छितलाभाय चन्द्रार्धकृतशेखराम्।
वृषारूढां चतुर्भुजां महागौरीं यशस्विनीम्॥१॥
श्वेतवर्णां आयातहुबलमूलस्थितां अष्टम दुर्गां त्रिनेत्राम्।
वराभीतकरां त्रिशूलडमरुधरां महागौरीं भजामि॥२॥
पटाम्बरपरिधानां मृदुहास्या नानालंकारभूषिताम्।
मञ्जीरहारकेयूरकिंकिणीरत्नकुण्डलम्॥३॥
प्रफुल्लवदनां पल्लवाधरां कान्तकपोलां तुंगकुचाम्।
कमनीयां लावण्यां श्वेतवर्णां सुशोभिताम्॥४॥
अष्टमी दुर्गा त्वंहि महातपः फलदायिनी।
श्वेतवर्णे शुभे देवि महागौरि प्रणमाम्यहम्॥५॥
गौरवर्णा कोमलांगी शिव शंकरवल्लभा।
करुणामयी कृपामयी महागौरि नमोऽस्तु ते॥६॥
महादेवप्रिया मातृ सती च शंकरप्रिया।
तपस्विनी शुभदात्री महागौरि नमोऽस्तु ते॥७॥
कठोर तपस्या करके पार्वती ने शिव पाया।
गौरवर्ण पायी तुमने महागौरि नमोऽस्तु ते॥८॥
सर्वसंगविवर्जिता सर्वमंगलमांगल्यदे।
मोक्षदायिनी सर्वार्थसिद्धिप्रदा नमोऽस्तु ते॥९॥
यस्या स्मरणमात्रेण सर्वपापक्षयो भवेत्।
सर्वसौभाग्यदायिनी महागौरि नमोऽस्तु ते॥१०॥
नवदुर्गासु अष्टमी गौरी शंकरवल्लभा।
सर्वबाधाप्रशमनी महागौरि नमोऽस्तु ते॥११॥
॥ इति श्री महागौरी स्तोत्रं सम्पूर्णम् ॥
Benefits (फल)
- ★Invokes the eighth Navdurga form for Navratri Day 8 worship
- ★Destroys all sins merely by remembrance (smarana-matra)
- ★Grants extreme purity and whiteness of character
- ★Bestows saubhagya (marital bliss) and removes all afflictions
- ★Grants moksha and fulfills all desires (sarvartha-siddhi)
- ★Represents the fruit of severe tapasya and devotion to Shiva