Verse 1 of 42
Chaupai 1 of Durga Chalisa
Namo Namo Durge Sukh Karni नमो नमो दुर्गे सुख करनी।
Namo Namo Ambe Dukh Harni नमो नमो अम्बे दुःख हरनी॥
Meaning
I bow to you again and again, Durga, giver of happiness. I bow to you again and again, Amba, who takes away sorrow.
Why this verse matters
Some printings repeat 'Durge' in the second line ('namo namo Durge dukh harni'). We print 'Ambe', which most sources have.
Read this verse in other scripts
- IAST (scholarly)
- namo namo durge sukha karanī|namo namo ambe duḥkha haranī||
- Telugu
- నమో నమో దుర్గే సుఖ్ కరనీ।నమో నమో అంబే దుఃఖ్ హరనీ॥
- Tamil
- நமோ நமோ து³ர்கே³ ஸுக்² கரநீ।நமோ நமோ அம்பே³ து³꞉க்² ஹரநீ॥
- Kannada
- ನಮೋ ನಮೋ ದುರ್ಗೇ ಸುಖ್ ಕರನೀ।ನಮೋ ನಮೋ ಅಂಬೇ ದುಃಖ್ ಹರನೀ॥
- Malayalam
- നമോ നമോ ദുര്ഗേ സുഖ് കരനീ।നമോ നമോ അമ്ബേ ദുഃഖ് ഹരനീ॥
- Gujarati
- નમો નમો દુર્ગે સુખ્ કરની।નમો નમો અમ્બે દુઃખ્ હરની॥
- Bengali
- নমো নমো দুর্গে সুখ্ করনী।নমো নমো অম্বে দুঃখ্ হরনী॥