The Markandeya Purana's Chapter 88 has the mantra "Durga Dwatrimsha Namamala" (32 Names of Durga). The Hindu religious tradition offers the words and syllables to be sung for various mantras, along with an advised intonation pattern. The intonation has been transmitted orally from swami to swami and may have been mentioned in old texts in certain instances. Three tones are used in this mantra: a middle tone, a lower tone that is one musical step down (bold), and a higher tone that is half a step up (italicised). The 32 names of Maa Durga are a very potent stotra to eliminate problems in life.
32 Names Of Maa Durga With Meanings
1. Durga - The reliever of difficulties
2. Durgartishamani - Who puts difficulties at peace
3. Durgapaddhinivarini - Dispeller of difficult adversities
4. Durgamachchhedani - Who cuts down the difficulty
5. Durgasadhini - The performer of discipline to expel difficulties
6. Durganashini - The destroyer of difficulty
7. Durgatoddharini - Who holds the whip of difficulties
8. Durganihantri - Who sends difficulties to Ruin
9. Durgamapaha - Who measures difficulties
10. Durgamagyanada - Who makes difficulties unconscious
11. Durgadaityalokadavanala - Who destroys the world of difficult thoughts
12. Durgama - The mother of difficulties
13. Durgamaloka - The perception of difficulties
14. Durgamatmaswarupini - The intrinsic nature of the soul of difficulties
15. Durgamargaprada - Who searches through the difficulties
16. Durgamavidya - The knowledge of difficulties
17. Durgamashrita - The extrication from difficulties
18. Durgamagyanasamsthana - The continued existence of difficulties
Maa Durga is the supreme manifestation of Shakti - or the divine feminine energy. (Image Source: Canva)
19. Durgamadhyanabhasini - Whose meditation remains brilliant when in difficulties
20. Durgamoha - Who deludes difficulties
21. Durgamaga - Who resolves difficulties
22. Durgamarthaswarupini - Who is the intrinsic nature of the object of difficulties
23. Durgamasurasamhantri - The annihilator of the egotism of difficulties
24. Durgamayudhadharini - Bearer of the weapon against difficulties
25. Durgamangi - The refinery of difficulties
26. Durgamata - Who is beyond difficulties
27. Durgamya - This present difficulty
28. Durgameshwari - The empress of difficulties
29. Durgabhima - Who is terrible to difficulties
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30. Durgabhama - The lady to difficulties
31. Durgabha - The illuminator of difficulties
32. Durgadarini - Who cuts off difficulties
॥ Iti Shri Durga Dwatrinshanamavalih Sampurna ॥