DURGA SUKTAM

God Agni, may he burn the obstacles we face in our way And may he take us away from all our sorrows and misdeeds As if he is arranging a ship for us in the ocean of samsara, samyak saratiti samsarahah, that which always is changing May he protect us from all misdeeds For that oh Lord, Agni, we offer you somarasa (Soma is a plant which grows only in the Himalayas, cannot easily be recogni ed with !" lea#es on it, from the full moon up to the dark moon it loses all its lea#es, again on the first day after the dark moon it starts growing, and after the full moon the bush will be a#ailable with all its lea#es, it must be plucked, which gi#e lots of energy and intellectual capacities and purifies the mind$ %n &edic time, it was used by rishis and was offered to celestial beings$' (he Goddess, who is in the form of Agni, is of red color (hat which has become bright from lots of penance And this energy belongs to Shi#a And she is the presiding deity for all of our deeds She gi#es punishment for our misdeeds, and happiness and riches for our good deeds So % )ust surrender myself at *urga+s feet ,h Mother Goddess, take us away from all these worldly attachments ,h Lord Agni, you are the one who can be praised -lease bring us good news So that we can come out of all of our sorrows and be happy .here we li#e in this small place, in which state, in which country, in which planet All that you make for a tale For our disciples are the children, and the ne/t generation of people Also may you gi#e happiness ,h Lord Agni, you are the one who makes us cross all of our sorrows -lease take us in a ship and please protect us from our sorrows ,h, protector of our bodies ,ne who is abo#e all the three gunas, satt#a, peacefulness, ra)as,acti#ity, tamas , lethargy And one who always thinks of the good of this uni#erse is Athri 0aharshi, he is the father of *attatreya Like him, oh Lord Agni 1ou may bless us .e praise and welcome that Lord Agni From all the sides who per#ades and burns out our enemies Him, we are welcoming from the assembly of %ndra, the Lord of all celestial beings -lease for the sake of us, gi#e up that great abode and come to us May he take away all the troubles May he take away us from the temporary world And he may forgi#e those deeds which we do in ignorance May he take us away from all of it

,h Lord Agni, you ha#e been praised from time unknown And you gi#e us bliss And those who do fire worship %n all of them, you are the first one 1ou are so old, but always look so young .e are your reflections, your replicas -lease gi#e us happiness From all sides, bless us 1ou are the presiding deity of my mind And you are the all2per#asi#e God And you are so pure .e always follow you (o attain so many riches (o attain that all2per#asi#e God in the female form, &aishna#i .e may ha#e de#otion towards her May all the celestial beings bless us to attain that absolute truth (he 3athy4yeni, the old monk, she is in the form of ,mkara .e are trying to know her true nature For that, we are worshipping her in the form of 3anya 3umari, a girl less than 5 years old Such *urga, may you propel us into good deeds