atisaumyatiraudrayai natastasyai namo namah। namo jagatpratishthayai devyai krityai namo namah॥5॥
ya devi sarvabhuteshu vishnumayeti shabdita। namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namah॥6॥
ya devi sarvabhuteshu chetanetyabhidhiyate। namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namah॥7॥
ya devi sarvabhuteshu buddhirupena samsthita। namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namah॥8॥
ya devi sarvabhuteshu nidrarupena samsthita। namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namah॥9॥
ya devi sarvabhuteshu kshudharupena samsthita। namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namah॥10॥
ya devi sarvabhuteshu chhayarupena samsthita। namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namah॥11॥
ya devi sarvabhuteshu shaktirupena samsthita। namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namah॥12॥
ya devi sarvabhuteshu trishnarupena samsthita। namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namah॥13॥
ya devi sarvabhuteshu kshantirupena samsthita। namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namah॥14॥
ya devi sarvabhuteshu jatirupena samsthita। namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namah॥15॥
ya devi sarvabhuteshu lajjarupena samsthita। namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namah॥16॥
ya devi sarvabhuteshu shantirupena samsthita। namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namah॥17॥
ya devi sarvabhuteshu shraddharupena samsthita। namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namah॥18॥
ya devi sarvabhuteshu kantirupena samsthita। namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namah॥19॥
ya devi sarvabhuteshu lakshmirupena samsthita। namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namah॥20॥
ya devi sarvabhuteshu vrittirupena samsthita। namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namah॥21॥
ya devi sarvabhuteshu smritirupena samsthita। namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namah॥22॥
ya devi sarvabhuteshu dayarupena samsthita। namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namah॥23॥
ya devi sarvabhuteshu tushtirupena samsthita। namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namah॥24॥
ya devi sarvabhuteshu matrirupena samsthita। namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namah॥25॥
ya devi sarvabhuteshu bhrantirupena samsthita। namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namah॥26॥
indriyanamadhishthatri bhutanam chakhileshu ya। bhuteshu satatam tasyai vyaptidevyai namo namah॥27॥
chitirupena ya kritsnametadvyapya sthita jagat। namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namah॥28॥
stuta suraih purvamabhishtasamshrayattatha surendrena dineshu sevita। karotu sa nah shubhaheturishvari shubhani bhadranyabhihantu chapadah॥29॥
ya sampratam choddhatadaityatapitairasmabhirisha cha surairnamasyate। ya cha smrita tatkshanameva hanti nah sarvapado bhaktivinamramurtibhih॥30॥
Frequently asked questions about Devi Suktam
What is the Devi Suktam?
The hymn in which the Devi speaks in her own voice - I move with the Rudras and Vasus, I am the one through whom all beings eat and see and breathe. It is one of the boldest passages in the Vedic corpus, spoken by the rishika Vak Ambhrini.
Why is it recited with the Saptashati?
Because it establishes the Devi as the supreme reality before the narrative of her victories begins. The Saptashati path places it after the three limbs and before the chapters for exactly that reason.
What makes it unusual?
That the goddess is the speaker rather than the one addressed. Almost every other hymn praises a deity from outside; this one is a first-person declaration, which is why it stands at the head of Shakta theology.
When is it recited?
Through Navratri and at Durga Puja, before the Saptashati, and daily by Devi upasakas. It is also chanted in Chandi havan.
Can it be recited on its own?
Yes. It is a Vedic hymn, publicly recited, and needs no initiation - only care with the pronunciation, learnt from a recording or a teacher. This page is the stotra; the forty-verse hymn is the Durga Chalisa, and the lamp-song is the Chandi aarti.
About the Devi Suktam
The Devi Suktam - the beloved "Ya Devi Sarvabhuteshu" hymn from the Durga Saptashati, saluting the Goddess present in all beings.
Meaning
With the refrain "Ya Devi sarvabhuteshu... namastasyai namo namah", it salutes the Goddess who abides in all beings as consciousness, power, mercy, intellect and peace.
Benefits
Recited for the Mother's all-pervading grace, inner strength and peace; a complete and accessible Devi prayer for daily worship and the Navaratri.
The Devi Suktam above is given in both Devanagari (Sanskrit) and Roman transliteration so you can read it in whichever script you are comfortable with - switch between the two using the buttons above, share the link, or download a PDF.
A stotram is a longer Sanskrit hymn of praise, not a forty-verse chalisa and not the lamp-song of an aarti. Browse every stotra on the Stotram index. For japa of a short formula use a mantra. The steps of worship around the recitation are in Puja Vidhi.
