दुर्गा सूक्त — प्रारम्भिक श्लोक
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॥
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
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.
सर्वोत्तम समय: Navratri; Tuesdays; during Devi puja
Taittiriya Aranyaka 10.1 (Mahanarayana Upanishad section); Durga Sukta
Pronunciation aid only — not a certified Vedic recitation.