Durga Saptashati Chapter 6 lyrics in Sanskrit & English, with meaning
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Shloka 1#
ऋषिरुवाच
इत्याकर्ण्य वचो देव्याः स दूतोऽमर्षपूरितः ।
समाचष्ट समागम्य दैत्यराजाय विस्तरात् ॥ṛṣiruvāca
ityākarṇya vaco devyāḥ sa dūto'marṣapūritaḥ |
samācaṣṭa samāgamya daityarājāya vistarāt ||ऋषि बोले: देवी के ये वचन सुनकर दूत क्रोध से भर गया और लौटकर उसने दैत्यराज को सब बातें विस्तार से कह सुनाईं।
The sage said: Hearing these words of the Goddess, the messenger, filled with indignation, returned and told the king of the daityas everything in detail.
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Shloka 2#
तस्य दूतस्य तद्वाक्यमाकर्ण्यासुरराट् ततः ।
सक्रोधः प्राह दैत्यानामधिपं धूम्रलोचनम् ॥tasya dūtasya tadvākyamākarṇyāsurarāṭ tataḥ |
sakrodhaḥ prāha daityānāmadhipaṃ dhūmralocanam ||दूत की वह बात सुनकर असुरराज क्रोध में भर गया और दैत्यों के सेनापति धूम्रलोचन से बोला।
Hearing the messenger's report, the king of the asuras, in a rage, spoke to Dhumralochana, a chief of the daityas.
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Shloka 3#
हे धूम्रलोचनाशु त्वं स्वसैन्यपरिवारितः ।
तामानय बलाद् दुष्टां केशाकर्षणविह्वलाम् ॥he dhūmralocanāśu tvaṃ svasainyaparivāritaḥ |
tāmānaya balād duṣṭāṃ keśākarṣaṇavihvalām ||'हे धूम्रलोचन! तुम शीघ्र अपनी सेना लेकर जाओ और उस दुष्टा को केश पकड़कर घसीटते हुए बलपूर्वक यहाँ ले आओ।
'O Dhumralochana, go quickly, surrounded by your army, and bring that wicked woman here by force, distraught as she is dragged by the hair.
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Shloka 4#
तत्परित्राणदः कश्चिद्यदि वोत्तिष्ठतेऽपरः ।
स हन्तव्योऽमरो वापि यक्षो गन्धर्व एव वा ॥tatparitrāṇadaḥ kaścidyadi vottiṣṭhate'paraḥ |
sa hantavyo'maro vāpi yakṣo gandharva eva vā ||'यदि उसकी रक्षा के लिए कोई दूसरा खड़ा हो — चाहे वह देवता हो, यक्ष हो या गन्धर्व — तो उसे मार डालना।'
'If anyone else rises up to protect her — be he a god, a yaksha or a gandharva — he is to be slain.'
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Shloka 5#
ऋषिरुवाच
तेनाज्ञप्तस्ततः शीघ्रं स दैत्यो धूम्रलोचनः ।
वृतः षष्ट्या सहस्राणामसुराणां द्रुतं ययौ ॥ṛṣiruvāca
tenājñaptastataḥ śīghraṃ sa daityo dhūmralocanaḥ |
vṛtaḥ ṣaṣṭyā sahasrāṇāmasurāṇāṃ drutaṃ yayau ||ऋषि बोले: शुम्भ की आज्ञा पाकर वह दैत्य धूम्रलोचन साठ हजार असुरों की सेना के साथ तुरन्त चल पड़ा।
The sage said: Commanded thus, the daitya Dhumralochana set out at once, surrounded by sixty thousand asuras.
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Shloka 6#
स दृष्ट्वा तां ततो देवीं तुहिनाचलसंस्थिताम् ।
जगादोच्चैः प्रयाहीति मूलं शुम्भनिशुम्भयोः ॥sa dṛṣṭvā tāṃ tato devīṃ tuhinācalasaṃsthitām |
jagādoccaiḥ prayāhīti mūlaṃ śumbhaniśumbhayoḥ ||हिमालय पर स्थित देवी को देखकर उसने ऊँचे स्वर में कहा, 'शुम्भ-निशुम्भ के पास चलो!
Seeing the Goddess standing on the snowy mountain, he shouted, 'Come to the presence of Shumbha and Nishumbha!
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Shloka 7#
न चेत्प्रीत्याद्य भवती मद्भर्तारमुपैष्यति ।
ततो बलान्नयाम्येष केशाकर्षणविह्वलाम् ॥na cetprītyādya bhavatī madbhartāramupaiṣyati |
tato balānnayāmyeṣa keśākarṣaṇavihvalām ||'यदि तुम आज प्रसन्नतापूर्वक मेरे स्वामी के पास नहीं चलोगी, तो मैं तुम्हें बलपूर्वक केश पकड़कर घसीटता हुआ ले चलूँगा।'
'If you do not come gladly to my master today, I will take you by force, distraught as you are dragged by the hair.'
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Shloka 8#
श्रीदेव्युवाच
दैत्येश्वरेण प्रहितो बलवान् बलसंवृतः ।
बलान्नयसि मामेवं ततः किं ते करोम्यहम् ॥śrīdevyuvāca
daityeśvareṇa prahito balavān balasaṃvṛtaḥ |
balānnayasi māmevaṃ tataḥ kiṃ te karomyaham ||देवी बोलीं: 'तुम्हें दैत्यराज ने भेजा है, तुम स्वयं बलवान हो और सेना से घिरे हो। ऐसी दशा में यदि मुझे बलपूर्वक ले चलोगे, तो मैं तुम्हारा क्या कर सकती हूँ?'
The Goddess said: 'You are sent by the lord of the daityas, mighty yourself and surrounded by an army. If you take me by force like this, what can I do to you?'
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Shloka 9#
ऋषिरुवाच
इत्युक्तः सोऽभ्यधावत्तामसुरो धूम्रलोचनः ।
हुङ्कारेणैव तं भस्म सा चकाराम्बिका ततः ॥ṛṣiruvāca
ityuktaḥ so'bhyadhāvattāmasuro dhūmralocanaḥ |
huṅkāreṇaiva taṃ bhasma sā cakārāmbikā tataḥ ||ऋषि बोले: ऐसा कहने पर असुर धूम्रलोचन उनकी ओर दौड़ा; तब अम्बिका ने केवल 'हुं' शब्द से ही उसे भस्म कर दिया।
The sage said: Spoken to thus, the asura Dhumralochana rushed at her; and Ambika reduced him to ashes with a mere 'hum'.
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Shloka 10#
अथ क्रुद्धं महासैन्यमसुराणां तथाम्बिका ।
ववर्ष सायकैस्तीक्ष्णैस्तथा शक्तिपरश्वधैः ॥atha kruddhaṃ mahāsainyamasurāṇāṃ tathāmbikā |
vavarṣa sāyakaistīkṣṇaistathā śaktiparaśvadhaiḥ ||तब असुरों की विशाल सेना क्रोधित हो उठी, और अम्बिका ने उस पर तीखे बाणों, शक्तियों और फरसों की वर्षा की।
Then the great army of the asuras grew enraged, and Ambika rained sharp arrows, spears and axes upon it.
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Shloka 11#
ततो धुतसटः कोपात् कृत्वा नादं सुभैरवम् ।
पपातासुरसेनायां सिंहो देव्याः स्ववाहनः ॥tato dhutasaṭaḥ kopāt kṛtvā nādaṃ subhairavam |
papātāsurasenāyāṃ siṃho devyāḥ svavāhanaḥ ||तब देवी का वाहन सिंह क्रोध से अपनी अयाल हिलाता हुआ, भयंकर गर्जना करके असुरों की सेना पर टूट पड़ा।
Then the Goddess's own mount, the lion, shaking his mane in fury and letting out a terrible roar, fell upon the asura army.
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Shloka 12#
कांश्चित् करप्रहारेण दैत्यानास्येन चापरान् ।
आक्रम्य चाधरेणान्यान् स जघान महासुरान् ॥kāṃścit karaprahāreṇa daityānāsyena cāparān |
ākramya cādhareṇānyān sa jaghāna mahāsurān ||उसने कुछ दैत्यों को पंजों की मार से, कुछ को मुँह से और कुछ महादैत्यों को झपटकर कुचलकर मार डाला।
Some daityas he killed with blows of his paws, others with his jaws; and others, great asuras, he crushed by pouncing on them.
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Shloka 13#
केषाञ्चित् पाटयामास नखैः कोष्ठानि केसरी ।
तथा तलप्रहारेण शिरांसि कृतवान् पृथक् ॥keṣāñcit pāṭayāmāsa nakhaiḥ koṣṭhāni kesarī |
tathā talaprahāreṇa śirāṃsi kṛtavān pṛthak ||उस सिंह ने कुछ के पेट अपने नखों से फाड़ डाले और थप्पड़ मारकर उनके सिर धड़ से अलग कर दिए।
The lion tore open the bellies of some with his claws, and with blows of his paw struck off their heads.
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Shloka 14#
विच्छिन्नबाहुशिरसः कृतास्तेन तथापरे ।
पपौ च रुधिरं कोष्ठादन्येषां धुतकेसरः ॥vicchinnabāhuśirasaḥ kṛtāstena tathāpare |
papau ca rudhiraṃ koṣṭhādanyeṣāṃ dhutakesaraḥ ||उसने कितनों की भुजाएँ और सिर काट डाले, और अयाल हिलाते हुए दूसरों के पेट से रक्त पीने लगा।
Others he left with arms and heads cut off; and, shaking his mane, he drank the blood from the bellies of others.
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Shloka 15#
क्षणेन तद्बलं सर्वं क्षयं नीतं महात्मना ।
तेन केसरिणा देव्या वाहनेनातिकोपिना ॥kṣaṇena tadbalaṃ sarvaṃ kṣayaṃ nītaṃ mahātmanā |
tena kesariṇā devyā vāhanenātikopinā ||अत्यन्त क्रोध में भरे हुए देवी के वाहन उस महाबली सिंह ने क्षण भर में वह सारी सेना नष्ट कर दी।
In a moment that whole army was destroyed by the great-souled lion, the Goddess's mount, in his towering rage.
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Shloka 16#
श्रुत्वा तमसुरं देव्या निहतं धूम्रलोचनम् ।
बलं च क्षयितं कृत्स्नं देवीकेसरिणा ततः ॥śrutvā tamasuraṃ devyā nihataṃ dhūmralocanam |
balaṃ ca kṣayitaṃ kṛtsnaṃ devīkesariṇā tataḥ ||जब सुना कि देवी ने असुर धूम्रलोचन को मार डाला और देवी के सिंह ने उसकी सारी सेना नष्ट कर दी —
Hearing that the asura Dhumralochana had been slain by the Goddess, and that his whole army had been destroyed by the Goddess's lion —
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Shloka 17#
चुकोप दैत्याधिपतिः शुम्भः प्रस्फुरिताधरः ।
आज्ञापयामास च तौ चण्डमुण्डौ महासुरौ ॥cukopa daityādhipatiḥ śumbhaḥ prasphuritādharaḥ |
ājñāpayāmāsa ca tau caṇḍamuṇḍau mahāsurau ||तब दैत्यराज शुम्भ क्रोधित हो उठा, उसके होंठ फड़कने लगे, और उसने चण्ड और मुण्ड नामक दो महादैत्यों को आज्ञा दी —
Shumbha, lord of the daityas, flew into a rage, his lips quivering, and commanded the two great asuras Chanda and Munda:
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Shloka 18#
हे चण्ड हे मुण्ड बलैर्बहुभिः परिवारितौ ।
तत्र गच्छत गत्वा च सा समानीयतां लघु ॥he caṇḍa he muṇḍa balairbahubhiḥ parivāritau |
tatra gacchata gatvā ca sā samānīyatāṃ laghu ||'हे चण्ड! हे मुण्ड! तुम बहुत बड़ी सेना लेकर वहाँ जाओ और उसे शीघ्र यहाँ ले आओ —
'O Chanda, O Munda, go there with large forces, and bring her here quickly —
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Shloka 19#
केशेष्वाकृष्य बद्ध्वा वा यदि वः संशयो युधि ।
तदाशेषायुधैः सर्वैरसुरैर्विनिहन्यताम् ॥keśeṣvākṛṣya baddhvā vā yadi vaḥ saṃśayo yudhi |
tadāśeṣāyudhaiḥ sarvairasurairvinihanyatām ||'केश पकड़कर घसीटते हुए या बाँधकर। यदि युद्ध में तुम्हें कोई सन्देह हो, तो सब असुर अपने सब अस्त्र-शस्त्रों से उस पर प्रहार करें।
'dragging her by the hair or binding her. If you have any doubt in battle, then let her be struck down by all the asuras with every weapon.
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Shloka 20#
तस्यां हतायां दुष्टायां सिंहे च विनिपातिते ।
शीघ्रमागम्यतां बद्ध्वा गृहीत्वा तामथाम्बिकाम् ॥tasyāṃ hatāyāṃ duṣṭāyāṃ siṃhe ca vinipātite |
śīghramāgamyatāṃ baddhvā gṛhītvā tāmathāmbikām ||'उस दुष्टा के घायल हो जाने और सिंह के मारे जाने पर उस अम्बिका को पकड़कर, बाँधकर शीघ्र लौट आना।'
'When that wicked one is wounded and her lion struck down, seize that Ambika, bind her and return quickly.'
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What Durga Saptashati Chapter 6 means
Angered by the Goddess's answer, Shumbha sends his general Dhumralochana with an army to drag her to him by the hair. The Goddess turns him to ashes with a single sound, "hum", and her lion destroys his army.
How to chant Durga Saptashati Chapter 6
- PartUttama charitra (last episode, chapters 5–13)
- Presiding formMahasaraswati
- WhenNavratri (Chaitra and Sharad), Ashtami, Fridays
- Prepare. Bathe, sit facing the Goddess on a clean (often red) cloth, and light a ghee lamp. Keep the book on a stand, not on the floor or your lap.
- Continue from the previous chapter. If you are reading the whole text, take up where you stopped; many read one or more chapters each day of Navratri.
- Recite clearly. Read without hurrying and without stopping in the middle of a chapter. If you cannot read Sanskrit fluently, read the Hindi or English meaning alongside.
- Close. At the end of your day's reading, offer flowers and do the aarti.
A common Navratri plan: day 1 — chapter 1; day 2 — chapters 2–3; day 3 — chapter 4; day 4 — chapters 5–8; day 5 — chapters 9–10; day 6 — chapter 11; day 7 — chapters 12–13 (traditions differ). Others read all thirteen chapters in one sitting.
Where Durga Saptashati Chapter 6 comes from
The Durga Saptashati, also called the Devi Mahatmya or Chandi Path, forms chapters 81–93 of the Markandeya Purana and is usually dated to about the 5th–6th century CE. It has seven hundred verses (sapta-shati) as counted in recitation, and is the central text of Shakta worship, read especially during the two Navratris.
About Durga Saptashati Chapter 6
Chapter 6 of the Durga Saptashati (Devi Mahatmya): Shumbha sends Dhumralochana to drag the Goddess to him; she turns him to ashes with a single 'hum', and her lion destroys his army. Verse numbers follow the Markandeya Purana (chapter 86); recitation books that number each speaker line separately count more mantras. It comes from the Markandeya Purana (Devi Mahatmya), Puranic. The text is in Sanskrit.
Sanskrit text: Sanskrit Wikisource — Markandeya Purana, chapter 86. Transliteration and meanings by The Hindu Book.
Frequently asked questions
Who wrote Durga Saptashati Chapter 6?
Durga Saptashati Chapter 6 comes from the Markandeya Purana (Devi Mahatmya) (Puranic).
Where can I read Durga Saptashati Chapter 6 lyrics in English?
This page has the full Durga Saptashati Chapter 6 in Sanskrit (Devanagari) with the English transliteration under every verse, and the meaning of each verse in Hindi and English. Use the Chant and Meaning buttons above the verses to show only what you need.
दुर्गासप्तशती षष्ठोऽध्यायः — धूम्रलोचनवध का अर्थ क्या है?
इस पेज पर दुर्गासप्तशती षष्ठोऽध्यायः — धूम्रलोचनवध के हर पद के नीचे उसका सरल हिंदी अर्थ और अंग्रेज़ी अर्थ दिया गया है।
How many verses are there in Durga Saptashati Chapter 6?
Durga Saptashati Chapter 6 has 20 verses as given on this page.
In which language is Durga Saptashati Chapter 6?
Durga Saptashati Chapter 6 is in Sanskrit. This page gives the original text in Devanagari with Roman transliteration and meaning in Hindi and English.
How long does it take to recite Durga Saptashati Chapter 6?
A full recitation takes about 6 min.
To whom is Durga Saptashati Chapter 6 dedicated?
Durga Saptashati Chapter 6 is dedicated to Durga. Chapter 6 of the Durga Saptashati (Devi Mahatmya): Shumbha sends Dhumralochana to drag the Goddess to him; she turns him to ashes with a single 'hum', and her lion destroys his army. Verse numbers follow the Markandeya Purana (chapter 86); recitation books that number each speaker line separately count more mantras.
What happens to Dhumralochana?
The Goddess burns him to ashes with a single "hum", and her lion scatters his army.
How long is chapter 6?
It is one of the shortest chapters, with about twenty verses.










