Durga Stotra

Sri Aurobindo wrote ’Durga stotra’ (Hymn to Durga) in 1909 invoking Mother Durga to make Herself manifest in India, giving us the courage, strength, and knowledge to fight the powers of darkness that keep India in bondage. Originally written in Bengali, the English translation by Shri Nolini Kanta Gupta has been presented below. concept & design - Arnab Bishnu Chowdhury recitation by Suresh Singhania violin - Arijit Chakravarty AUM voices - students of Sri Aurobindo International Centre of Education piano - Arnab Bishnu Chowdhury photos - Pani to listen to audio version: DURGA STOTRA - HYMN TO DURGA Mother Durga! Rider on the lion, giver of all strength, Mother, beloved of Shiva! We, born from thy parts of Power, we the youth of India, are seated here in thy temple. Listen, O Mother, descend upon earth, make thyself manifest in this land of India. Mother Durga! From age to age, in life after life, we come down into the human body, do thy work an