Deity

难近母

दुर्गाDurgā

Also called Durga Maa

verses
837
books
24
chapters
406
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What the texts say

The Devi Bhagavatam shows the god Vishnu saluting Durga as the creator and destroyer of the universe, who grants both worldly enjoyment and liberation. Devi Bhagavatam 1.9.40 In the Shiva Purana, the devas bow to Durga as Mother of the worlds, a dweller in Shiva's realm and beloved of Shiva. Shiva Purana 2.3.3.26 In the Skanda Purana, the divine Maya takes up a blazing arsenal in her many hands and becomes Durga, the lion-rider. Skanda Purana 1.3.10.65 In the Devi Bhagavatam, Durga says that because she killed the asura Durgama, her name is Durga. Devi Bhagavatam 7.28.79 The Markandeya Purana tells how Durga took up wrath against the charging asura Mahishasura in order to slay him. Markandeya Purana 83.28 In the same Purana, the gods' hymn praises Durga as the one who, when remembered, removes the fear of every living being. Markandeya Purana 84.17

Where to read

Every verse that names 难近母, book by book.

  1. Skanda Purana

    296 verses · 113 chapters

    All 296 verses in the Skanda Purana
    • 3.1.7.13

      诸位最胜的二次生者啊，杜尔迦女神在近身交战中，以战斧（paṭṭiśa）并以神轮，将婆湿迦罗送往阎摩之界，令其命终。

    • 4.2.22.34

      当丰沛的血流如洪涛般涌出之时，那强敌倒下了——被难近而伟大的杜尔迦之威勇所压伏——

    • 6.1.130.3

      而另一位，年长而吉祥者，名闻为“迦底耶耶尼（Kātyāyanī）”——她之子迦底耶耶那（Kātyāyana）善于雄辩，能宣说诸吠陀之义。

  2. Devi Bhagavatam

    131 verses · 54 chapters

    All 131 verses in the Devi Bhagavatam
    • 3.24.5

      母亲啊，您应当永远居住在我的这座城市里。愿您，至高无上的性力，以杜尔迦女神之名安驻于此。

    • 5.30.5

      看到尼舒姆巴在战斗中释放出如网般的箭簇，昌迪卡拿起她那卓越的弓，用悦耳的声音一再放声大笑。

    • 6.22.48

      大王啊！住在那里时，我在心中想道：‘我要恒久地崇拜那勇猛无比的昌迪卡女神。’

  3. Shiva Purana

    70 verses · 40 chapters

    All 70 verses in the Shiva Purana
    • 2.4.4.3

      就在那时，杜尔迦女神——莲华般的面容含笑——对她的主商布开口；他是至上之主、诸神之神、至尊的统御者。

    • 2.2.11.3

      噢女神，我恒常赞颂杜尔迦——清净无垢者，兼具明知与无明之本质；其自性即至上梵（Parabrahman）；为诸世界之持载者；亦是商布（湿婆）永恒所爱者。

    • 2.3.5.1

      那罗陀说道：“当女神杜尔迦隐没而归于自宫，诸天众亦各返其所居之后，紧接着发生了什么？”

  4. Narada Purana

    57 verses · 34 chapters

    All 57 verses in the Narada Purana
    • 1.1.3.14

      她被赞颂为杜尔迦（Durgā）、吉祥黑天女（Bhadrakālī）、旃荼女神（Caṇḍī），亦为大自在天后（Māheśvarī）；又为童子母（Kaumārī）与毗湿奴圣母（Vaiṣṇavī）；同样也为野猪圣母（Vārāhī）、因陀罗圣母（Indrī）与商婆毗（Śāmbhavī）。

    • 1.2.56.134

      毗那夜迦（Vināyaka）与阎摩（Yama）；那伽（Nāga）与月神（Candra）；斯甘陀（Skanda）与二位婆苏（Vasu）；摩诃因陀罗（Mahendra）与婆娑婆（Vāsava）；那伽、杜尔迦（Durgā）以及名为持杖者（Daṇḍadhara）——此等皆为此处所称诵、所召请之神圣名号。

    • 1.3.66.90

      普拉丢姆那与普丽蒂（爱慕）相应，阿尼鲁达与拉蒂（欢悦）相应。其后，执轮者毗湿奴有阇耶（胜利）随侍；再后，执杵者有杜尔迦（护持之力）相伴。

Also named in

Key chapters

The chapters where 难近母 matters most.

  1. Chapter 7: Durgā’s Victory over Mahiṣāsura and the Setu-Tīrtha Itinerary (Dharmapuṣkariṇī-Cakratīrtha-Setumūla)

    Skanda Purana 3.1.7 · 13 verses

  2. Vajrapañjara-stuti and the Naming of Durgā (वज्रपंजर-स्तुति तथा दुर्गानाम-प्रादुर्भावः)

    Skanda Purana 4.2.22 · 12 verses

  3. Kātyāyanī-Śāṇḍilī Upadeśa and the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Tṛtīyā Vrata (कात्यायनी-शाण्डिली-उपदेशः)

    Skanda Purana 6.1.130 · 12 verses

  4. Ajāpāleśvarī Māhātmya: The Glory of the Goddess Installed by King Ajāpāla

    Skanda Purana 6.1.95 · 9 verses

  5. Sudarshana's Description of Devi's Glory

    Devi Bhagavatam 3.24 · 6 verses

  6. The Slaying of Nishumbha and the Demons' Advice to Shumbha

    Devi Bhagavatam 5.30 · 6 verses

  7. Origin of the Pāpanāśana Tīrtha and the Vision of Arunachala’s Luminous Manifestation

    Skanda Purana 1.4.20 · 6 verses

  8. Chandikā-Āśrama-Prādurbhāva and Mahīṣāsura-Vadha (चण्डिकाश्रमप्रादुर्भावः महिषासुरवधश्च)

    Skanda Purana 7.3.36 · 6 verses

  9. Barbarīka’s Severed Head, Guptakṣetra Māhātmya, and Koṭitīrtha Phalaśruti

    Skanda Purana 1.2.66 · 5 verses

  10. Gaurī’s Ascetic Observance and the Mahīṣāsura Episode at Aruṇācala

    Skanda Purana 1.3.10 · 4 verses

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