Durgā Sūkta — Opening Verses (Taittiriya Aranyaka)
Om jaata-vedase sunaavaama somam raatee-yato ni dahaati vedah
Sa nah parshad ati durgaani vishvaa naaveva sindhum duri-taaty Agnih
Taam agni-varnaam tapasaa jvalanteem vairochaneeem karma-phalesh ujushtaam
Durgaam deveem sharanam-aham prapadye su-tarasi tarase namah
ॐ जातवेदसे सुनवाम सोमं रातीयतो नि दहाति वेदः।
स नः पर्षदति दुर्गाणि विश्वा नावेव सिन्धुं दुरितात्यग्निः॥
तामग्निवर्णां तपसा ज्वलन्तीं वैरोचनीं कर्मफलेषु जुष्टाम्।
दुर्गां देवीं शरणमहं प्रपद्ये सुतरसि तरसे नमः॥
We press out Soma for Jatavedas (Agni), who protects those who offer; who burns away the giving; may he carry us safely across all difficulties as a boat across a river — Agni who carries us beyond all evil. She who is fire-coloured and blazes with austerity, who is the radiant daughter of the Sun, who is served in the fruits of action — I take refuge in Goddess Durga. Salutation to the one who helps us cross over.
Navratri; Devi puja; for protection from difficulties.
Best Time: Navratri; Tuesdays; during Devi puja
Taittiriya Aranyaka 10.1 (Mahanarayana Upanishad section); Durga Sukta
Pronunciation aid only — not a certified Vedic recitation.