Patteeswaram Durgai Amman Ashtottaram..
Durgai Amman Temple is a temple dedicated to the Ma Devi Durga situated in Thenupuriswarar Temple, Patteeswaram near Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu.
ASHTOTHRAM OF PATTEESWARAM DURGAI AMMAN
Sri Patteeswaram Durgai Ashtakam is the Slokam written in praise of Sri Durga Devi. The Slokam describes the various attributes of Sri Durga Devi.
Sri Durga Devi is Sri Kaathyayani, Ambica, Kali, Lokamata, the Goddess of Victory and the daughter of Sage Kathyayana. She has sword and bow as weapons; She adorns the sword; and She is Chandi, the protector. My humble and grateful Salutations to Sri Durga Devi who resides in the holy Sri Patteeswaram Temple.
Sri Durga Devi is the daughter of Sri Vasudeva; She is the sister of Vaasudheva, Sri Krishna; She is the mother earth and She is the Goddess of wealth. She is everything anything and the entire things present in the universe. My humble and grateful Salutations to Sri Durga Devi who resides in the holy Sri Patteeswaram Temple.
Sri Durga Devi is in Yoga Nidhra; She exists in the deep meditative sleep; She is the core of Yoga and She is the great illusion; She is the Greatest among the Goddesses; She blesses the Yogic attributes; and She is pure, perfect and protector. My humble and grateful Salutations to Sri Durga Devi who resides in the holy Sri Patteeswaram Temple.
Sri Durga Devi holds the holy conch, the holy wheel (Sudarsana) and gada as the weapons; She blows the holy conch; She adorns yellow colour garments; and She blesses prosperity. My humble and grateful Salutations to Sri Durga Devi who resides in the holy Sri Patteeswaram Temple.
Sri Durga Devi exists in the Four Vedas such as Rug, Yajur, Sama and Atharvana; She is in the form of Brahmam, the ultimate supreme consciousness; and She is Brahmi, the powerful, she is the true goddess, and she can be called as “THE HOLY MOTHER OF THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE. My humble and grateful Salutations to Sri Durga Devi who resides in the holy Sri Patteeswaram Temple.
Sri Durga Devi is powerful and passionate; She is the sister of Lord Vishnu; She is of handsome appearance; she is very kind, soft and gentle in nature to the good, and she corrects the bad behaviour of the bad people, and She is the one who bestows wealth. My humble and grateful Salutations to Sri Durga Devi who resides in the holy Sri Patteeswaram Temple.
Sri Durga Devi is omnipresent; She is aware of everything; She belongs to Lord Shiva; and She holds nectar in Her plaited hair. She is Umayal, Maheswari, Angala Parameswari, Angayarkanni and Meenambal, fish like eyes. My humble and ardent Salutations to Sri Durga Devi.
Sri Durga Devi has eight hands; She is fond of Ashtami and Navami; Her laughter is powerful and fierce; and She protects the devotees. My humble and grateful Salutations to Sri Durga Devi who resides in the holy Sri Patteeswaram Temple.
Those Durga devotees who sincerely read and recite this Sri Durga Ashtakam shall be blessed with numerous benefits such as fulfilment of their desires and wishes and they would reach the abode of Sri Durga on liberation.
“OM SRI PATTEESWARAM DURGAI AMMANE NAMO NAMAHA”
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R. HARISHANKAR