Durga Sapthashathi Complete Audio

Durga Sapthashathi is also called Devi Mahatmyam or Chandi Paat and is part of Markhandeya Puranam. The main part ( Pradhaana Charitram ) comprises 700 mantras and hence the name. This is one of the most powerful set of shlokas and is loaded with potent mantras that are SURE to transform any individual that recites them with a level of serious bhakthi and devotion. This post is one of the most important entries in this blog.

It was October 2013. After a small amount of effort, Adiyen ( the humble servant here ) had sung a small “anga” ( limb ) from this aforementioned text called Keelakam at the Golu festival in a family friend’s house whose name is Suja and her husband Ganesh. There was socializing going on in the other areas of the house; but as the song was being sung, an older lady ( unfamiliar at that time ) came rushing through with a book in hand and joined the recitation and at the end said “Raghavan, you must recite the entire Durga Sapthashati”. It was that one line that transformed Adiyen forever. It is a firm belief that Durga Devi Herself came and spoke those words through the lady – who happened to be Suja’s mom. The next day, they were in another person’s house and Adiyen showed a copy ( downloaded from the internet ) of the Argala Stotram to Suja’s dad and he said, “ You seem to be taking this pretty seriously rightaway!”

After about a month’s constant preparation after work every day, took November 15, 2013 - a Friday off from work (unheard of in life up to that point), with the sole intention of reciting the entire Durga Sapthashathi. It took 8 hours with tremendous struggles in pronunciation; started at 4:00 am and finished at noon. Went to work after that in cloud nine ! That was a marvelous struggle, but it was a tiny offering of love to Durga Devi by a nobody with no clue about anything (still holds true to this day).

Since then, life completely changed; everything remained the same outside, but the transformation inside has been going on every day, to this day. This text is used in Maha Chandi Homams ( there are a few articles regarding Maha Chandi Homams in this blog ) and words simply cannot express the feelings of love and affection that develop deep inside the heart when reciting or listening to Chandi Paath. Durga Devi in Her Forms as Maha Saraswathi and Maha Kali has bestowed upon Adiyen, the ability to recite Sanskrit shlokas in a nicer manner and through Her Form as Maha Lakshmi has bestowed sufficient wealth to lead a decent life. Adiyen ( the humble servant here )  is DEEPLY thankful to Durga Devi !

There are several books and articles available that describe in detail the meanings of Devi Mahatmyam and one can learn a lot from them. There is one thing for sure – this is no ordinary work – every shloka is a Divine Mantra, every sentence is a Divine Sentence. The transformation that Durga Saptashathi started has been taking Adiyen to deeper levels of spirituality with the parayanam of Srimad Devi Bhagawatham ( 18,000 verses ), Sri Kalika Puranam (8,462 verses), Sri Markhandeya Puranam (9,000 verses), Sri Shiva Mahapuranam (24,000 verses), Srimad Bhagawatham (18,000) verses, Sri Brahmanda Mahapuranam (12,000) verses, Sri Vishnu Puranam (6,000 verses), Sri Kurma Puranam (6,000 verses) and just getting ready to start Sri Matsya Puranam. Durga Devi has guided to start and complete the beautiful Rig Veda Parayanam ( over 10,000 verses), Yajur Veda Parayanam and currently guiding through Sama Veda Parayanam. SHE has guided through over 230 homams and guided the recitations of many Sahasranamams and shlokas – SHE IS the Doer – Adiyen ends up with the bliss !! All the while, SHE makes sure that income to carry on the worldly life keeps coming so the devotee does not suffer – Shouldn’t we offer our thanks to HER ? The Only reason all this is being written here is to give the potential devotee and potential aspirant a glimpse of the greatness of Devi Mahatmyam – SHE IS POWERFUL – SHE IS COMPASSIONATE – SHE HELPS ANYONE that approaches HER with LOVE !!! If SHE can help this nobody, can you imagine what the ardent devotees experience !

The audio here is broken down into small sections. There is a prelude ( Poorva Bhagam ), additional preludes ( Anya Poorva Bhagam ), Main Text ( Madhya Bhagam comprising 13 chapters) and postscript ( Uttara Bhaagam ). The order of recitation is exactly the order in which it is provided here. Keelakam, Argala Stotram, Siddha Kunjika Stotram, etc can be recited or listened to individually; if one is learning to recite specific shlokas, then individual chapters or shlokas may be addressed individually; however, if one is listening in the car or reciting directly as a prayer, then either the entire 13 chapters have to be done together or chapters 2,3,4 to be done together, chapters 5,6 together, chapters 9,10 together; other chapters can be addressed individually; for example chapter 1 by itself or chapter 7 by itself. This is easily remembered as 234-56-910. The reason is that one cannot start reading, reciting or listen to such a powerful set of stories and leave them half way complete to attend to any stupid worldly activity. For example, if you are listening to chapter 5 in the car and have arrived at your “worldly destination”, you cannot stop and go; you MUST finish 5 AND 6 before leaving. The minutes associated with these chapters are hence given, so you can plan ahead. It is recommended to have a separate playlist just for Durga Sapthashathi.

The text used in this recitation is Durga Sapthashathi from Giri Trading Co, Chennai, India. Book ISBN Number: 978-81-7950-339-3. Their phone number is: 91-44-66939315. This book is also available in many languages. The image on top of this post is the cover of this book. See also the section below entitled Lyrics - which provides lyrics for reference only here.

In this text, the order followed is:

Poorva Bhaagam and Anya Poorva Bhaagam: Pages 9, 20,21,28,32,183,47,48,43,34 through 42*,50.

Madhya Bhaagam: Pages 53-127.

Uttara Bhaagam: Pages 131,134,138,143,171,146

*In 34-42, after p.34 Navarna Mantra Vidhi, go to Karanyasa,, etc on p 40, Dhyaanam on p 41.
 Then on p. 50, after Sapthashathi Nyasa, go to Atha Dhyaanam at the bottom of p.52.

Madhya Bhaagam Ch 2 Verse 68 2nd line: Audio should be "Asooniva" not "Asoomuniva".

The audio duration to listen in one sitting is a little over 3 hours.

And now the audio:

( Mobile devices: click download; then play.)

Poorva Bhaagam:

Shaapoddhara Evam Utkeelana Mantra: 3 MB (3 minutes: 28 seconds)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5yrewH-M1znR2ZQSW5mMkZZdVE/view?usp=sharing

Kavacham: 12 MB (13 minutes: 20 seconds)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5yrewH-M1znYjVSNUtFc2FabVE/view?usp=sharing

Argala Stotram: 7 MB (7 minutes: 20 seconds)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5yrewH-M1znQk55WjZNb2JGaWM/view?usp=sharing

Keelakam: 4 MB (4 minutes: 11 seconds)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5yrewH-M1zncjFZMldZS3dxWTA/view?usp=sharing

Vedoktam Raathri Suktam: 2 MB (1 minutes: 43 seconds)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5yrewH-M1znLUw2ckJHcnA3cWM/view?usp=sharing

Tantroktham Raathri Suktam: 3 MB (3 minutes: 18 seconds)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5yrewH-M1znaDlrYTU4Rl95ams/view?usp=sharing

Devi Atharva Sheersham: 7 MB (7 minutes: 34 seconds)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5yrewH-M1zneGVnYXh2LWdwUjA/view?usp=sharing

Siddha Kunjika Stotram: 4 MB (3 minutes: 53 seconds)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5yrewH-M1znX3Z2TnZXUFBOWTg/view?usp=sharing

Anya Poorva Bhaagam: 14 MB (15 minutes: 47 seconds) ( includes Navarna Mantra )

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5yrewH-M1znWXpudU1mQkVFUms/view?usp=sharing

Madhya Bhaagam:

Ch 1: 15 MB (16 minutes: 34 seconds)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5yrewH-M1znSERSTk5qNXRmbm8/view?usp=sharing

Ch 2: 12 MB (13 minutes: 17 seconds)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5yrewH-M1zneDNBNVZ2TG1XSE0/view?usp=sharing

Ch 3: 8 MB (8 minutes: 24 seconds)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5yrewH-M1znTDFkbW1Ha3VGa28/view?usp=sharing

Ch 4: 9 MB (9 minutes: 49 seconds)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5yrewH-M1znQ3RIdnVPd29ZQXM/view?usp=sharing

Ch 5: 14 MB (14 minutes: 50 seconds)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5yrewH-M1zncWxoXzloTVRWUnM/view?usp=sharing

Ch 6: 4 MB (4 minutes: 25 seconds)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5yrewH-M1znZl9Uc3FvMVNzanc/view?usp=sharing

Ch 7: 5 MB (5 minutes: 07 seconds)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5yrewH-M1zneUNCdnNmbnVHdlk/view?usp=sharing

Ch 8: 10 MB (10 minutes: 58 seconds)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5yrewH-M1znVExITU9yb3RmSVk/view?usp=sharing

Ch 9: 7 MB (7 minutes: 07 seconds)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5yrewH-M1znX2VhTXFkMjktZHc/view?usp=sharing

Ch 10: 5 MB (5 minutes: 15 seconds)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5yrewH-M1zncmlXa0JFS1h5dDA/view?usp=sharing

Ch 11: 9 MB (10 minutes: 01 seconds)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5yrewH-M1zndkFHR2VtTzdGdzA/view?usp=sharing

Ch 12: 7 MB (7 minutes: 17 seconds)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5yrewH-M1znSGdlOGlZN2FQdkU/view?usp=sharing

Ch 13: 4 MB (4 minutes: 06 seconds)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5yrewH-M1znQVBEc3RmSnF1RzA/view?usp=sharing

Uttara Bhaagam:

Pradhaanikam Rahasyam: 6 MB (6 minutes: 03 seconds)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5yrewH-M1znZjZTR3pJRUZ3Q1E/view?usp=sharing

 Vaikruthikam Rahasyam: 6 MB (6 minutes: 47 seconds)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5yrewH-M1znUU1Jd1ZBaEtheFE/view?usp=sharing

Moorthy Rahasyam: 4 MB (4 minutes: 37 seconds)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5yrewH-M1znR2tWcEhBSGlFeDg/view?usp=sharing

 Kshama Praarthana: 1 MB (1 minutes: 32 seconds)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5yrewH-M1znNm9sOWFCZFkxY0U/view?usp=sharing

Lyrics:

Sanskrit lyrics used in the recitation are given below for reference only. Please purchase the book from the publisher referred to above for easy reading and ethical conduct. Note there is NO financial or commercial incentive here for this recommendation.

Lyrics -- Shaapodhara Evam Utkeelana Mantra:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5yrewH-M1znUm5Ja3BMTTZxc00/view?usp=sharing

 Lyrics -- Poorva Bhaagam: ( Includes Kavacham, Argala, Keelakam, etc )

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5yrewH-M1znSkx2eDJheUpNc1E/view?usp=sharing

 Lyrics -- Madhya Bhaagam: ( Chapters 1 through 4 )

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5yrewH-M1znelpoNkNad1B4MGs/view?usp=sharing

 Lyrics -- Madhya Bhaagam: ( Chapters 5 through 10 )

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5yrewH-M1znMUFuUWRzeXNHd00/view?usp=sharing

 Lyrics -- Madhya Bhaagam: ( Chapters 11 through 13 )

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5yrewH-M1znaHBWbnpnZjRIZFE/view?usp=sharing

 Lyrics -- Uttara Bhaagam: ( including all Rahasyams, etc)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5yrewH-M1znazFpa09QRVpzdGs/view?usp=sharing

 

Om Shree Durga Devi Namo Namaha !