Tantrokta Ratri Suktam Lyrics with Meaning

About this stotra

Ratri Sukta is one of the famous hymn to Goddess Durga. This in true essence praises the latent energy in Narayana and in every sadhak. Ratri Suktam is used to invoke that energy and to enhance the mind powers. It is also used by people having sleep disorder. Recitation of Ratri Suktam bring one's mind in tune to sleep quicker. This also tunes up the energy level in the body. Another meaning is, Ratri Suktam defines the omnipresence and omnipotence of Goddess Durga, She is the energy prevading all forms of life. She is the power in mantras. She is the energy of getting success in all endeavours. She provides everything to her sadhak. She can destroy obstacles, enemies and every negative outcome. The energy of Durga is the cause of love, harmony, happiness and prosperity.

Tantrokta Ratri Suktam lyrics and meaning

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Verse 1

ॐ विश्वेश्वरीं जगद्धात्रीं स्थितिसंहारकारिणीम् ।
निद्रां भगवतीं विष्णोरतुलां तेजसः प्रभुः ॥१॥

oṃ viśveśvarīṃ jagaddhātrīṃ sthitisaṃhārakāriṇīm .
nidrāṃ bhagavatīṃ viṣṇoratulāṃ tejasaḥ prabhuḥ ..1..

Om, the goddess of the entire universe (Vishweshwari), who supports all the worlds (Jagatdhatri), who is the underlying cause behind the continuance of existence (Sthiti) as well as withdrawing of creation (Samhara), who is the goddess with unparalled tejas (power) and is the yoganidra of Vishnu; (to that goddess sri Brahma said ...)

Word by word

ॐ (om): Om
विश्वेश्वरीं (viśveśvarīm): goddess of the universe (viśva:universe | īśvarī:goddess)
जगद्धात्रीं (jagaddhātrīm): supporter of the worlds (jagat:worlds | dhātrī:supporter)
स्थितिसंहारकारिणीम् (sthitisamhārakāriṇīm): cause of creation and destruction (sthiti:creation | saṃhāra:destruction | kāriṇī:cause)
निद्रां (nidrām): sleep
भगवतीं (bhagavatīm): goddess
विष्णोः (viṣṇoḥ): of Vishnu
अतुलां (atulām): incomparable
तेजसः (tejasah): of power
प्रभुः (prabhuḥ): lord

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Verse 2

ब्रह्मोवाच
त्वं स्वाहा त्वं स्वधा त्वं हि वषट्कारः स्वरात्मिका ।
सुधा त्वमक्षरे नित्ये त्रिधा मात्रात्मिका स्थिता ॥२॥

brahmovāca
tvaṃ svāhā tvaṃ svadhā tvaṃ hi vaṣaṭkāraḥ svarātmikā .
sudhā tvamakṣare nitye tridhā mātrātmikā sthitā ..2..

Brahma said: you are swaha (sacrificial oblations to the gods), you are swadha (sacrificial oblations to the manes), you are indeed vasatkara (exclamation during sacrifice after which the oblation is poured); you are the essence behind these swaras (exclamations during sacrificial oblations) (and thus the one to whom all sacrificial oblations go), you are the nectar (of bliss) within the akshara (om), residing eternally as the essence behind the three maatras (a-u-m).

Word by word

ब्रह्मोवाच (brahmovāca): Brahma said (brahma:Brahma | uvāca:said)
त्वं (tvaṃ): you
स्वाहा (svāhā): oblations to gods
त्वं (tvaṃ): you
स्वधा (svadhā): oblations to manes
त्वं (tvaṃ): you
हि (hi): indeed
वषट्कारः (vaṣaṭkāraḥ): exclamation during sacrifice
स्वरात्मिका (svarātmikā): essence of exclamations (svara:exclamation | ātmikā:essence)
सुधा (sudhā): nectar
त्वम् (tvam): you
अक्षरे (akṣare): in the imperishable
नित्ये (nitye): eternal
त्रिधा (tridhā): threefold
मात्रात्मिका (mātrātmikā): essence of three maatras (mātrā:maatras | ātmikā:essence)
स्थिताः (sthitāḥ): residing

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Verse 3

अर्धमात्रास्थिता नित्या यानुच्चार्या विशेषतः ।
त्वमेव सन्ध्या सावित्री त्वं देवि जननी परा ॥३॥

ardhamātrāsthitā nityā yānuccāryā viśeṣataḥ .
tvameva sandhyā sāvitrī tvaṃ devi jananī parā ..3..

You eternally abide in the very subtle bindu of the omkara, which in particular, cannot be pronounced at all, you indeed are the Sandhya (the approaching calmness of the night and the essence of the sandhya worship) and you indeed are the Savitri (the power of the sun during the day and the essence of the gayatri mantra); you are the devi who is the supreme mother.

Word by word

अर्धमात्रास्थिता (ardhamātrāsthitā): abiding in the half-syllable (ardha:half | mātrā:syllable | sthitā:abiding)
नित्या (nityā): eternal
या (yā): who
अनुच्चार्या (anuccāryā): cannot be pronounced
विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ): in particular
त्वमेव (tvam eva): you indeed
सन्ध्या (sandhyā): twilight
सावित्री (sāvitrī): Savitri
त्वं (tvaṃ): you
देवि (devi): goddess
जननी (jananī): mother
परा (parā): supreme

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Verse 4

त्वयैतद्धार्यते विश्वं त्वयैतत् सृज्यते जगत् ।
त्वयैतत् पाल्यते देवि ! त्वमत्स्यन्ते च सर्वदा ॥४॥

tvayaitaddhāryate viśvaṃ tvayaitat sṛjyate jagat .
tvayaitat pālyate devi ! tvamatsyante ca sarvadā ..4..

You bear this universe, you create this world (from your power), and you sustain this creation, O devi (through your power), and finally you merge this creation within you, always.

Word by word

त्वया (tvayā): by you
एतत् (etat): this
धार्यते (dhāryate): is borne
विश्वं (viśvaṃ): universe
त्वया (tvayā): by you
एतत् (etat): this
सृज्यते (sṛjyate): is created
जगत् (jagat): world
त्वया (tvayā): by you
एतत् (etat): this
पाल्यते (pālyate): is sustained
देवि (devi): O devi
त्वम् (tvam): you
अस्यन्ते (asyante): merge
च (ca): and
सर्वदा (sarvadā): always

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Verse 5

विसृष्टौ सृष्टिरूपा त्वं स्थितिरूपा च पालने ।
तथा संहृतिरूपान्ते जगतोऽस्य जगन्मये ॥५॥

visṛṣṭau sṛṣṭirūpā tvaṃ sthitirūpā ca pālane .
tathā saṃhṛtirūpānte jagato'sya jaganmaye ..5..

During creation you are sristhi-rupa (of the form of the creator of this world), during sustaining you are sthiti-rupa (of the form of the abider within the creation for nourishing it), and during the end of the world, you assume the form of samhriti (of the form of withdrawer of creation within yourself); you are thus the jaganmayi (who contain the whole world within herself).

Word by word

विसृष्टौ (visṛṣṭau): during creation
सृष्टिरूपा (sṛṣṭirūpā): of the form of creation (sṛṣṭi:creation | rūpā:form of)
त्वं (tvaṃ): you
स्थितिरूपा (sthitirūpā): of the form of sustenance (sthiti:sustenance | rūpā:form of)
च (ca): and
पालने (pālne): during sustaining
तथा (tathā): thus
संहृतिरूपान्ते (saṃhṛtirūpānte): of the form of withdrawal at the end (saṃhṛti:withdrawal | rūpa:form | ante:at the end)
जगतः (jagataḥ): of the world
अस्य (asya): of this
जगन्मये (jaganmaye): who contain the world (jagat:world | maye:contain)

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Verse 6

महाविद्या महामाया महामेधा महास्मृतिः ।
महामोहा च भवती महादेवी महासुरी ॥६॥

mahāvidyā mahāmāyā mahāmedhā mahāsmṛtiḥ .
mahāmohā ca bhavatī mahādevī mahāsurī ..6..

You are Mahavidya (the great secret knowledge beyond the mind), you are Mahamaya (the knowledge which enchants the mind), you are Mahamedha (the great intelligence beyond the mind) and you are Mahasmriti (the universal memory which knows everything), you are Mahamoha (the knowledge which confounds the limited mind); you are Mahadevi, the worshipful great goddess.

Word by word

महाविद्या (mahāvidyā): great secret knowledge (mahā:great | vidyā:knowledge)
महामाया (mahāmāyā): knowledge enchanting the mind (mahā:great | māyā:enchantment)
महामेधा (mahāmedhā): great intelligence (mahā:great | medhā:intelligence)
महास्मृतिः (mahāsmṛtiḥ): universal memory (mahā:great | smṛtiḥ:memory)
महामोहा (mahāmohā): knowledge confounding the mind (mahā:great | mohā:confusion)
च (ca): and
भवती (bhavatī): you are
महादेवी (mahādevī): great goddess (mahā:great | devī:goddess)
महासुरी (mahāsurī): worshipful great goddess (mahā:great | surī:goddess)

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Verse 7

प्रकृतिस्त्वं च सर्वस्य गुणत्रयविभाविनी ।
कालरात्रिर्महारात्रिमोहरात्रिश्च दारुणा ॥७॥

prakṛtistvaṃ ca sarvasya guṇatrayavibhāvinī .
kālarātrirmahārātrimoharātriśca dāruṇā ..7..

Through your three gunas, you have given rise to the entire prakriti (the universal nature), you are kalaratri (the great night behind prakriti which causes dissolution), you are maharatri (the great night behind prakriti which is full of mystery), you are moharatri (the great night behind prakriti which causes delusion), you are (indeed) very very deep.

Word by word

प्रकृतिः (prakṛtiḥ): nature
त्वं (tvaṃ): you
च (ca): and
सर्वस्य (sarvasya): of all
गुणत्रयविभाविनी (guṇatrayavibhāvinī): manifesting the three qualities (guṇa:qualities | traya:three | vibhāvinī:manifesting)
कालरात्रिः (kālarātriḥ): night of time (kāla:time | rātriḥ:night)
महारात्रि (mahārātri): great night (mahā:great | rātri:night)
मोहरात्रिः (moharātriḥ): night of delusion (moha:delusion | rātriḥ:night)
च (ca): and
दारुणा (dāruṇā): very deep

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Verse 8

त्वं श्रीस्त्वमीश्वरी त्वं ह्रीस्त्वं बुद्धिर्बोधलक्षणा ।
लज्जा पुष्टिस्तथा तुष्टिस्त्वं शान्तिः क्षन्तिरेव च ॥८॥

tvaṃ śrīstvamīśvarī tvaṃ hrīstvaṃ buddhirbodhalakṣaṇā .
lajjā puṣṭistathā tuṣṭistvaṃ śāntiḥ kṣantireva ca ..8..

You are Sri (srim, the bija mantra of sri), you are the goddess (who brings prosperity), you are Hri (hrim, the bija mantra of prana and heart space), you are (the power which awakens) the intelligence and understanding, you are the feminine energy manifesting as modesty, nourishment, as well as contentment; you are indeed peace and the power of forbearance.

Word by word

त्वं (tvaṃ): you
श्रीः (śrīḥ): Sri
त्वम् (tvam): you
ईश्वरी (īśvarī): goddess
त्वं (tvaṃ): you
ह्रीः (hrīḥ): Hri
त्वं (tvaṃ): you
बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ): intelligence
बोधलक्षणा (bodhalakṣaṇā): awakening characteristic (bodha:awakening | lakṣaṇā:characteristic)
लज्जा (lajjā): modesty
पुष्टिः (puṣṭiḥ): nourishment
तथा (tathā): as well as
तुष्टिः (tuṣṭiḥ): contentment
त्वं (tvaṃ): you
शान्तिः (śāntiḥ): peace
क्षन्तिः (kṣantiḥ): forbearance
एव (eva): indeed
च (ca): and

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Verse 9

खड्गिनी शूलिनी घोरा गदिनी चक्रिणी तथा ।
शङ्खिनी चापिनी बाणभुशुण्डी परिघायुधा ॥९॥

khaḍginī śūlinī ghorā gadinī cakriṇī tathā .
śaṅkhinī cāpinī bāṇabhuśuṇḍī parighāyudhā ..9..

Holding the khadga (sword, scymitar) and trishula (trident) you manifest your dreadful form (making a terrible sound); with the other hands holding the gada (mace) and chakra (discus), and (holding) shankha (conch shell), caapa (bow), bana (arrow), bhusundi (a type of weapon) and the weapon parigha (club studded with iron).

Word by word

खड्गिनी (khaḍginī): holding a sword
शूलिनी (śūlinī): holding a trident
घोरा (ghorā): dreadful
गदिनी (gadinī): holding a mace
चक्रिणी (cakriṇī): holding a discus
तथा (tathā): and
शङ्खिनी (śaṅkhinī): holding a conch shell
चापिनी (cāpinī): holding a bow
बाणभुशुण्डी (bāṇabhuśuṇḍī): holding arrow and bhuśuṇḍī (bāṇa:arrow | bhuśuṇḍī:bhuśuṇḍī (weapon))
परिघायुधा (parighāyudhā): holding a club weapon (parigha:club | āyudhā:weapon)

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Verse 10

सौम्या सौम्यतराशेषसौम्येभ्यस्त्वतिसुन्दरी ।
पराऽपराणां परमा त्वमेव परमेश्वरी ॥१०॥

saumyā saumyatarāśeṣasaumyebhyastvatisundarī .
parā'parāṇāṃ paramā tvameva parameśvarī ..10..

You are Saumya (cool and placid like the moon), a greater manifestation of saumya, perfect and whole, and surpassing all that is saumya; you are indeed exceedingly beautiful, you are beyond both para (knowledge relating to the divine) and apara (knowledge relating to the world); you indeed are the supreme goddess.

Word by word

सौम्या (saumyā): cool and placid
सौम्यतराशेषसौम्येभ्यः (saumyatarāśeṣasaumyebhyaḥ): greater than all saumya (saumyatarā:greater manifestation of saumya | aśeṣa:all | saumyebhyaḥ:than saumya)
त्व (tva): you
अतिसुन्दरी (atisundarī): exceedingly beautiful
पराऽपराणां (parā'parāṇāṃ): beyond para and apara (parā:para (divine knowledge) | aparāṇāṃ:apara (worldly knowledge))
परमा (paramā): supreme
त्वमेव (tvameva): you indeed
परमेश्वरी (parameśvarī): supreme goddess

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Verse 11

यच्च किञ्चित् क्वचिद्वस्तु सदसद्वाऽखिलात्मिके ।
तस्य सर्वस्य या शाक्तिः सा त्वं किं स्तूयसे तदा ॥११॥

yacca kiñcit kvacidvastu sadasadvā'khilātmike .
tasya sarvasya yā śāktiḥ sā tvaṃ kiṃ stūyase tadā ..11..

Whatever thing, however insignificant, present anywhere, whether they are sat (based on eternal truth, lasting) or asat (not based on eternal truth, transient), O the atman (soul) of the whole universe, are all manifestations of your shakti; how then can anyone praise you? (the praiser also being part of you).

Word by word

यत् (yat): whatever
च (ca): and
किञ्चित् (kiñcit): anything
क्वचित् (kvacit): anywhere
वस्तु (vastu): thing
सत् (sat): eternal truth
असत् (asat): transient
वा (vā): or
अखिलात्मिके (akhilātmike): O soul of the universe (akhila:whole | ātmike:soul)
तस्य (tasya): of that
सर्वस्य (sarvasya): of all
या (yā): which
शाक्तिः (śāktiḥ): power
सा (sā): that
त्वं (tvaṃ): you
किं (kiṃ): how
स्तूयसे (stūyase): are praised
तदा (tadā): then

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Verse 12

यया त्वया जगत्स्रष्टा जगत् पात्यत्ति यो जगत् ।
सोऽपि निद्रावशं नीतः कस्त्वां स्तोतुमिहेश्वरः ॥१२॥

yayā tvayā jagatsraṣṭā jagat pātyatti yo jagat .
so'pi nidrāvaśaṃ nītaḥ kastvāṃ stotumiheśvaraḥ ..12..

By you, (he who is) the creator of the world, the destroyer of the world, he who is the world itself (i.e. the preserver of the world), even him (i.e. Vishnu), you have overpowered with sleep; what (further) praise can therefore be uttered by me now, O Ishwara?

Word by word

यया (yayā): by whom
त्वया (tvayā): by you
जगत्स्रष्टा (jagatsraṣṭā): creator of the world (jagat:world | sraṣṭā:creator)
जगत् (jagat): world
पाति (pāti): preserves
अत्ति (atti): destroys
यः (yaḥ): who
जगत् (jagat): world
सः (saḥ): he
अपि (api): even
निद्रावशं (nidrāvaśaṃ): under the control of sleep (nidrā:sleep | vaśam:control)
नीतः (nītaḥ): led
कः (kaḥ): who
त्वां (tvāṃ): you
स्तोतुम् (stotum): to praise
इह (iha): here
ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ): O Ishwara

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Verse 13

विष्णुः शरीरग्रहणमहमीशान एव च ।
कारितास्ते यतोऽतस्त्वां कः स्तोतं शक्तिमान् भवेत् ॥१३॥

viṣṇuḥ śarīragrahaṇamahamīśāna eva ca .
kāritāste yato'tastvāṃ kaḥ stotaṃ śaktimān bhavet ..13..

You are indeed bearing the bodies of Vishnu, myself and Ishana (Shiva), they are all created from your power; hence from what power of mine can I praise you? (since behind everything is your power).

Word by word

विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ): Vishnu
शरीरग्रहणम् (śarīragrahaṇam): bearing the bodies (śarīra:bodies | grahaṇam:bearing)
अहम् (aham): I
ईशान (īśāna): Ishana (Shiva)
एव (eva): indeed
च (ca): and
कारिताः (kāritāḥ): created
ते (te): they
यतः (yataḥ): from which
अतः (ataḥ): hence
त्वाम् (tvām): you
कः (kaḥ): who
स्तोतुम् (stotum): to praise
शक्तिमान् (śaktimān): powerful
भवेत् (bhavet): can be

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Verse 14

सा त्वमित्यं प्रभावैः स्वैरुदारैर्देवि संस्तुता ।
मोहयैतौ दुराधर्षावसुरौ मधुकैटभौ ॥१४॥

sā tvamityaṃ prabhāvaiḥ svairudārairdevi saṃstutā .
mohayaitau durādharṣāvasurau madhukaiṭabhau ..14..

Even with all your powers thus (mentioned), O devi, you are praised for your great generosity, therefore, (o devi), please delude these invincible demons, Madhu and Kaitabha.

Word by word

सा (sā): she
त्वम् (tvam): you
इत्यं (ityaṃ): thus
प्रभावैः (prabhāvaiḥ): by powers
स्वैः (svaiḥ): own
उदारैः (udāraiḥ): great
देवि (devi): O devi
संस्तुता (saṃstutā): praised
मोहय (mohaya): delude
एतौ (etau): these two
दुराधर्षौ (durādharṣau): invincible
असुरौ (asurau): demons
मधुकैटभौ (madhukaiṭabhau): Madhu and Kaitabha (madhu:Madhu | kaiṭabha:Kaitabha)

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Verse 15

प्रबोधं च जगत्स्वामी नीयतामच्युतो लघु ।
बोधश्च क्रियतामस्य हन्तुमेतौ महासुरौ ॥१५॥

prabodhaṃ ca jagatsvāmī nīyatāmacyuto laghu .
bodhaśca kriyatāmasya hantumetau mahāsurau ..15..

O devi, please wake up the lord of the world (i.e. Vishnu), and guide the Achyuta (another name of Vishnu) quickly, please make known to him about these great demons, so that he can kill them.

Word by word

प्रबोधं (prabodhaṃ): awakening
च (ca): and
जगत्स्वामी (jagatsvāmī): lord of the world (jagat:world | svāmī:lord)
नीयताम् (nīyatām): be guided
अच्युतः (acyutaḥ): Achyuta
लघु (laghu): quickly
बोधः (bodhaḥ): knowledge
च (ca): and
क्रियताम् (kriyatām): be made
अस्य (asya): to him
हन्तुम् (hantum): to kill
एतौ (etau): these two
महासुरौ (mahāsurau): great demons (mahā:great | asurau:demons)