Aparaajitaa stotram'
Namo devyai mahaadevyai shivaayai satatam' namah' |
Namah' prakri'tyai bhadraayai niyataah' pranataah' smataam || 1 ||
Raudraayai namo nityaayai gauryai dhaatryai namo namah' |
Jyotsnaayai chenduroopinyai sukhaayai satatam' namah' || 2 ||
Kalyaanyai pranataa vri'ddhyai siddhyai kurmo namo namah' |
Nairri'tyai bhoobhri'taam' lakshmyai sharvaanyai te namo namah' || 3 ||
Durgaayai durgapaaraayai saaraayai sarvakaarinyai |
Khyaatyai tathaiva kri'shnaayai dhoomraayai satatam' namah' || 4 ||
Atisaumyaatiraudraayai nataastasyai namo namah' |
Namo jagatpratisht'haayai devyai kri'tyai namo namah' || 5 ||
Yaa devee sarvabhooteshu vishnumaayeti shabditaa |
Namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namah' || 6 ||
Yaa devee sarvabhooteshu chetanetyabhidheeyate |
Namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namah' || 7 ||
Yaa devee sarvabhooteshu buddhiroopena sam'sthitaa |
Namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namah' || 8 ||
Yaa devee sarvabhooteshu nidraaroopena sam'sthitaa |
Namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namah' || 9 ||
Yaa devee sarvabhooteshu kshudhaaroopena sam'sthitaa |
Namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namah' || 10 ||
Yaa devee sarvabhooteshu chhaayaaroopena sam'sthitaa |
Namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namah' || 11 ||
Yaa devee sarvabhooteshu shaktiroopena sam'sthitaa |
Namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namah' || 12 ||
Yaa devee sarvabhooteshu tri'shnaaroopena sam'sthitaa |
Namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namah' || 13 ||
Yaa devee sarvabhooteshu kshaantiroopena sam'sthitaa |
Namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namah' || 14 ||
Yaa devee sarvabhooteshu jaatiroopena sam'sthitaa |
Namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namah' || 15 ||
Yaa devee sarvabhooteshu lajjaaroopena sam'sthitaa |
Namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namah' || 16 ||
Yaa devee sarvabhooteshu shaantiroopena sam'sthitaa |
Namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namah' || 17 ||
Yaa devee sarvabhooteshu shraddhaaroopena sam'sthitaa |
Namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namah' || 18 ||
Yaa devee sarvabhooteshu kaantiroopena sam'sthitaa |
Namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namah' || 19 ||
Yaa devee sarvabhooteshu lakshmeeroopena sam'sthitaa |
Namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namah' || 20 ||
Yaa devee sarvabhooteshu vri'ttiroopena sam'sthitaa |
Namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namah' || 21 ||
Yaa devee sarvabhooteshu smri'tiroopena sam'sthitaa |
Namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namah' || 22 ||
Yaa devee sarvabhooteshu dayaaroopena sam'sthitaa |
Namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namah' || 23 ||
Yaa devee sarvabhooteshu tusht'iroopena sam'sthitaa |
Namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namah' || 24 ||
Yaa devee sarvabhooteshu maatri'roopena sam'sthitaa |
Namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namah' || 25 ||
Yaa devee sarvabhooteshu bhraantiroopena sam'sthitaa |
Namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namah' || 26 ||
Indriyaanaamadhisht'haatree bhootaanaam' chaakhileshu yaa |
Bhooteshu satatam' tasyai vyaaptyai devyai namo namah' || 27 ||
Chitiroopena yaa kri'tsnametad vyaapya sthitaa jagat |
Namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namah' || 28 ||
Meaning
The Aparajita Stotram is a profound hymn from the Devi Mahatmyam that praises the Goddess as the all-pervading power of the universe. Every verse acknowledges her as the source of creation, preservation and dissolution, and as the divine force operating within every being.
The opening verses bow to the Goddess as Mahadevi, Shiva, Prakriti, Bhadra, Gauri, Dhātri, Jyotsna, Lakshmi, Sharvani and several benevolent and fierce forms. This establishes her as the Mother who governs both cosmic balance and individual life.
The central part of the hymn is built around the sacred refrain “Yā Devī Sarvabhūteṣu…” —
“The Goddess who resides in all beings in the form of…”
These verses declare that the Goddess exists as consciousness, intellect, sleep, hunger, shadow, power, patience, modesty, peace, faith, beauty, prosperity, livelihood, memory, compassion, satisfaction and motherhood.
This means the Goddess is not somewhere outside — she is the very force functioning within every creature.
The stotram reveals her as the ruler of the senses, the controller of the elements, and the universal consciousness that fills the entire cosmos. It is a reminder that she is the inner guide, the sustaining energy and the liberating force for every seeker.
Recitation of Aparajita Stotram invokes the indomitable, undefeatable (“Aparajita”) divine power that protects the devotee, grants inner clarity, removes negativity, strengthens the mind, and fills life with peace and auspiciousness.
Benefits – Brief
• Inner peace, emotional balance and clarity of mind
• Protection from negativity, confusion and unseen forces
• Increases devotion, discipline, wisdom and compassion
• Enhances success, harmony, prosperity and divine grace
• Strengthens spiritual awareness and self-confidence
Frequently asked questions
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