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Durga Gayatri Mantra in Punjabi (Gurmukhi)

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ

🕉️ hindu·📿 108× repetitions·🕐 At dawn (and the sandhya times), especially on Navratri, Tuesdays and Fridays·📜 The Gayatri mantra of Goddess Durga

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Origin & Story

The Gayatri mantra of Goddess Durga · Traditional (Vedic)

Beyond the universal Gayatri Mantra, the Vedic tradition gives each great deity its own Gayatri — a prayer in the sacred Gayatri meter calling upon that deity to illumine the intellect. The Durga Gayatri Mantra invokes Goddess Durga, the giver of protection, strength, courage and victory, in the timeless pattern "Vidmahe… Dhimahi… Prachodayat" — "may we know, may we meditate, may the Lord inspire our minds." Chanted at the sandhya hours, it is a complete and gentle daily sadhana.

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The Mantra

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ੴ ਕਾਤ੍ਯਾਯਨ੍ਯੈ ਚ ਵਿਦ੍ਮਹੇ ਕਨ੍ਯਾਕੁਮਾਰ੍ਯੈ ਚ ਧੀਮਹਿ । ਤਨ੍ਨੋ ਦੁਰ੍ਗਿਃ ਪ੍ਰਚੋਦਯਾਤ੍ ॥

Om Katyayanyai cha Vidmahe Kanya-kumaryai cha Dhimahi. Tanno Durgih Prachodayat.

Meaning:Om. May we know Katyayani (the fierce daughter of sage Katyayana); may we meditate upon the eternal maiden (Kanyakumari); may that Durga inspire and illumine our minds.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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ੴ🔊Omthe primordial sound

ਵਿਦ੍ਮਹੇ🔊Vidmahemay we know / we seek to know — Katyayani (the fierce daughter of sage Katyayana)

ਧੀਮਹਿ🔊Dhimahiwe meditate upon — the eternal maiden (Kanyakumari)

ਤਨ੍ਨਃ … ਪ੍ਰਚੋਦਯਾਤ੍🔊Tannah … Prachodayatmay Durga inspire and illumine our intellect

Benefits of Chanting Durga Gayatri Mantra

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The Gayatri mantra of Goddess Durga — invoking Goddess Durga's grace through the sacred Gayatri meter, the most powerful of Vedic metres

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Chanted for protection, strength, courage and victory, and to awaken and illumine the intellect (the heart of every Gayatri)

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A complete, daily Vedic mantra of Goddess Durga, suitable for meditation, japa and the start of worship

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Most powerful on Navratri, Tuesdays and Fridays, at the three sandhya times (dawn, noon, dusk), facing the east

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Recited 108 times on a mala with a calm, focused mind; said to bring clarity, peace and the steady blessings of Goddess Durga

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Often chanted along with the great Gayatri Mantra ("Om Bhur Bhuvah Svaha…") as part of a daily sadhana

How to Chant Durga Gayatri Mantra

Repetitions108times

Best TimeAt dawn (and the sandhya times), especially on Navratri, Tuesdays and Fridays

After a bath, sit facing east at dawn with a calm mind and chant "Om Katyayanyai cha Vidmahe Kanya-kumaryai cha Dhimahi. Tanno Durgih Prachodayat" 108 times on a mala. Like all Gayatri mantras it is ideally recited at the sandhya times (dawn, midday, dusk). Hold Goddess Durga in the heart and let the mantra settle the mind. It may be chanted daily as a complete sadhana, alongside the universal Gayatri Mantra.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Durga Gayatri Mantra written in the Punjabi (Gurmukhi) script (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ) — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character into Punjabi (Gurmukhi) so Punjab devotees can read and chant it comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud, and the Roman (IAST) transliteration is shown beneath each verse for pronunciation.

Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

It is the Gayatri mantra of Goddess Durga: "Om Katyayanyai cha Vidmahe Kanya-kumaryai cha Dhimahi. Tanno Durgih Prachodayat". Set in the sacred Gayatri meter, it invokes Goddess Durga to inspire and illumine the intellect, in the pattern "Vidmahe… Dhimahi… Prachodayat".

It is chanted for protection, strength, courage and victory, and to awaken clarity and wisdom of mind. As a Gayatri mantra it is held to be especially purifying and steadying, bringing the blessings of Goddess Durga into daily life.

Chant it 108 times on a mala, ideally at dawn and the other sandhya times, facing east. Navratri, is its special day. It can be made part of a daily Gayatri sadhana.

Every Gayatri follows this pattern: "Vidmahe" — may we know; "Dhimahi" — may we meditate upon; "Prachodayat" — may that deity inspire and illumine our intellect. So the mantra is a prayer for the deity to awaken wisdom within us.

Yes — deity Gayatri mantras may be chanted by anyone with devotion. They are recited at dawn after a bath, with a clean mind, ideally on Navratri,, and are a gentle, complete daily practice.