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Durga Suktam information:
• Rishi (ऋषि): The sage who composed or revealed the hymn.
• The Rishi for Durga Suktam is Rishi Vamadeva.
• Devata (देवता): The deity or divine entity to whom the hymn is dedicated.
• The Devata for Durga Suktam is Goddess Durga.
• Chandas (छन्दस्): The meter in which the hymn is composed.
• The Chandas for the provided verse is Anushtubh Chandas
Among the numerous hymns on Goddess Durga, few hymns like the Durga suktam have a special importance. This is because most of the popular hymns are from the 7th century and the later period. Very few like the Durga suktam are from the Vedic period.
About the mantra
The Durga suktam is a series of hymns present in Taittiriya Aranyaka, the later sessions of Vedas, and important sacred texts for Hindu rituals.
Most of the Durga suktam lyrics mainly address and adhere to Agni, the sacrificial fire. Where Agni implies even to the Devi Durga indirectly.
Goddess Durga is linked to Agni and there is a form of Durga devi called Agni Durga. Coming to the Durga suktam meaning, the devotee asks the Goddess and Agni to offer their protection, give moksha, and make lives happier and prosperous.
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0:00 intro
0:16 Durga suktam chanting in Sanskrit & English
2:24 once more with English lyrics and meaning