Rcligion/Spi

rituaIity

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'l'lrc Om }Irrm SrrmDum Durglyai Namah
OB lrrlinitc llerond Conccl.rliorr
Ilifm M l l r l l . t l r c S t r h r t u n c co l ' \ r v t r r c n c : :
Srfm lttctclr:c ol ll,c:Per'r
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Namah I lrorr
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I tro$ lo lltt'(irttlrltsr l)tttt'.r llrr'(,t.tttlilt,,1 lrr,l,,r.,' \\llr' l{('ilt1'rr'..rll
[ ) i l l i r . t r l t i c : . ; t t t tr lt l l o r r \ t t \ l o t ] ( ' t ( ( ' l \ r ' l l r r ' l r r l r r r l t r r l l l t r I r r , r r , r \ l r t ' r : l l r t ' l ) r r r r r r ' .'1
M o 1 l l r ' 1 l.t t t t ll l l r l i . l l t ' t l \ , t r t ' r . \ l l \ l r . r k r r r ( \ r , l ( \ s r t l r r r lr l t r ((i,
W l t o c v c r u r l l r c p c l r t t l r r r r r l r r r l l r r r t l r r r r t ' ro l r l t c r : . i l l i t n \ l t n t ( ' o l t l r l l r t u l t : r r l rt . t
sities. rvill irnrnccliatcll bc li.cctl lirrn lll (()n(cnr\.
T h e n t a n t r a i s t h e e s s e t t c eo l l o u r l r c i r r g . l t i s l h c c t c r r l r l v o u . Y o u . \ ( ) u r ( l l v l n r t \ ,
1'our Guru and Cod are all one in thc nlalltra. As 1ou rcpclt thc ntanlrit. rcrrrcnrbcr
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y o u r t r u e s e l f .R e p e a t h e m a n t r at i e q u e n t l y a. n d d i v e d e e p i n t o r r r c d i t a t i o r r .
The natureof the mind is attachment.As you repeatthe nrantra,allow tltc cllo
t i s m o f t h o u g h ta, l l o f t h o s ea t t a c h m e n tosf e g o t i s nar n d p o s s e s s i oonf. " 1 " a r r d" r r r i r r c " ,
to dissolveinto the blissof divine union. /
She is our Divine Mother. Her essenceis Sat-Cit-Ananda.Truth-Consciousrrcrs
B l i s s .J u s ta s t h e s p a c ew i t h i ny o u i s t h e s a m ea s t h e s p a c eo u t s i d eo f y o u . a l k r w l l c r
Infinite Grace to fill your world completely.
Open up to that Grace and allow Her to dwell in your hearts.Recite llcr rnuntr.l
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and flow into meditation.Live with that divinity both in the day and in the nighr.lrxl
renremberthat I love you. -- ShreeMaa
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DurgAPuja

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by
Swami Satyananda Saraswati
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0 k[ty[yantrya vidmahe kanydkumlrT dhlmahi
lnno durgih pracodaytrtorp
OmWe meditateuponthe Ever PureOne,contemplatethe
qTIfrqr trfl il-qT Durge
Puje DrughterWithoutFlaw or Imperfection.May that Goddessgrant
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Libraryof CongressCatalogCardNumber om agu jyoti ravi jyotiS candrajyotb tathaiva ca
crP 200r 126530 Jyoti Samuttaryg_4evr_dlpo:yan_pr_a$grhyaglq ,'ltoo
op drpafi dltn j]fggii"i qf.*pb-j ":'aiu 'r1t/ z
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oqrThe Divine Fire is the Light, the Light of Wisdomis the
glf fqr Puja
T'IT ?l-siT Durge l,ight,theLight of Devotionis the Light as well. The Light of
SwamiSatyananda Saraswati thc llighestBliss,Oh Goddess, is in the Light whichI offer,the
l. HinduReligion. Worship.3. Spirituality.
2. l,ightwhichI requestyou to accept.We bow to the Goddess,
SwamiSatyananda;
l. Saraswati,
4, Phikrsophy. l)urglt,theGrantorof Increase, who Removesall Difficulties.

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(Wave incense) t t|, I it llower with each mantra ete gandhapu$pe

3b ffiqft11ffi q=qrfuf rr*rT 31FT:I rr,1r1+ffi g:" ri qqffi qq: I

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tlc gendhapu$pe om garngagapatayenamafu ):'

lrq W, 3:"6i fr g Effi qq' ll rth thcsescentedflowers om I bow to the Lord of Wisdom,
:
a I o r t lo l ' t h eM u l t i t u d e s .
qrrg{s }i< cq-<l-{f<irc"Rt( ?tT-eT{fg{ ll
ri rrJ+f,qQ
F ,rEoq nqqb* Tq;
q{ {"[3 3 t-i( 5tT(T-( rqtcT fl8
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om vanaspatirasotpannogandhydtyeye gandhya uttamah

rl" . rfff"Jc6el- qm-grnq {<ar{( eTI {5trs
aghreya[ sarva devdn6rp dhiipo-yap pratigphyatam .lc gandhapu$peor1rediffedi navagrahebhyonamafu
eqa dhiipaf hn} SrTrn?urn durgdyai namah Wrthllrcsescentedflowersor.nI bow to the Sun,the Light of
"rn ll'rstlorn,
alongwith the nineplanets.
orn Spirit of the Forest,from you is proituci:iiiEi most excellent
ol'scents.The scentmostpleasingto all the Gods,that scentI
requestyou to accept.With the offering of fragrantscentorp We rrf q-q@se@qq:
bow to the Goddess,Durgd, the Grantorof Increase,who 3((

Itcmovesall Difficulties. r; .. 5pi"{Cr"f ffiT[Q.tl-g6n<gi6eTl- {Itrg

rte gandhapu$peorp SivEdipaffcadevatEbhyonama[
(ftlrled hands) \\ rtlrtlrcsescentedflowersor.nI bow to Siva,the Consciousness
335.tia:G{:lcqCqfisq(Tm ks em I ,,f lrrlirriteGoodness, alongwith the five primarydeities(Siva,
\ . r l t r . V i s n u ,G a n e s aS
, [rya).
fkfr * q: q+(qr( 11
.i F{3 I 5q qT<T<C{qI\ rr,qq-;r.;qQ$b@{q:
?l<3 t,6Er CraQiI
Irliir, I i{crr crl {s ?rutqils I I | . . ',lr6e]Ce?l
om bh0r bhuvah svah otegandhapu$pe orp indrEdidaSadikpelebhyonamah
tat savitur varenyam bhargo devasyadhr-mahi \\ rtlrllrcsescentedflowersor.nI bowto Indra,the Rulerof
dhiyo yo na[ pracodayEt rfr,'l'ru'c.alongwith theTen Protectors
of thetendiretions.
( )r1rtlrt' lrrlilritcBcyondConception,the grossbody,the subtle
lrorly';rrrrltlrt't'lrrsulbody;we meditateuponthat Light of 'r,q rp+51Q 93 @ qq:
W r s r l o r r rv l r rltr i s t l r c S u p r e m eW e a l t ho f t h e G o d s .M a y i t g r a n t
l() lt\ nt(tt'lrst' in ottr lttcrlilations. ,,. {Sry *.
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r'tc gandhapu$peorn matsyedi daSdvatdrebhyonamah
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With thcscsccnteclllowerso1nI bow to Vishnu,the Fish,along ,' 1'1,'trqQ33 q56frrefr;g:
with the Ten Incarnations
which He assumed.
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rri rr*TqQ g%trqrqtrA qq: .t. lrndhapu$peom brEhmanebhyo namah
gc. fl rtlrllrcscscentedflowersom I bow to All Knowersof
,f61tcf,et s ?[ql"{-arT fl3
ll rrrhrttl.
etegandhapu$pe orgrprajepataye
nama[
With thesescentedflowers or.nI bow to the Lord of All
6camana
CreatcdBeings.
11'rrrrunc water in right palm. Sip some water atier each om r
r rvrr, thcn clean hands with remaining water and dry
1r} rFrlqq s:bqfr qT{-rtu1-rT;trT:
; faqssq$bq
qe . rfa["Trc"f {c{r ilsil-{ctBtr{Ts ', I'l:| 3 'KT 'KT
ete gandhapu$peom namo nErEya?Eyanamaf
r{t vi$nuoryrviggu orp vigTu
Witlr thesescentedflowerso1nI bow to the perfect
.'tn('()nsciousness,
o1nConsciousness,
or.nConsciousness
[)crccptionof Consciousness.

f rr,rrrl/rc'Iollowing yantra with some drops of water and/or san-

G r1;grqq 3:bq+* ?ir* qq: .f.r//r;rstcitt the front of your seat. Place a flower on the bindu in
q6-e fficJfeei q6469n 646{CET1 4rls tlt,'trtttldlc.

ete gandhapu$peorp sanrebhyodevebhyonama[

Withthcsescented flowersom I bowto All theGods.

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cte gandhapuspeoryrsanrEbhyodevfbhyonama[ r tc gr ndhapu$pe om-hrrm Sdhera Saktaye-kamal5sansya nama[
wrtlrrlrcscsccntedflowersor.nI bowto All theGoddesses. \\ rtlrtlrt'scscentedflowers sRnhrln I bow to'the PrirnalEnergy
' r u , r t r . ri ln t h i sl o t u ss e a t .
rrd rr+f,r{rl,T 3l
a
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, ttl' lr;tlxls3 times and snap fingers in the ten directions
,,,,. ,,1,.!,',.11',r',1
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5-C< +la \ \ ,. lY NE SW NW SE UP DOWN) repeating
ctc gandhapu$peoryrSrI gurave namah rrlr lrrlrp Srfmdum durgeyai namah each time. (
w r t l r l l r t ' s ts' t ' t ' r r r clt'l . w c r so q r I b o w t o t h e R e s p e c t eG
d uru.

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om hn-mSrfmdum durgayainamah
ornWc bowto theGoddess, Durgd,theGrantorof Increase,
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w
R c n ro vcs
a II D i l 'l 'i cu l ti e s. , . . . I Cq-ft)s1'T ?1T.ffi* )1F-gTkT{..-13q-{ |
Place a tlower in leti hand. Pour 3 drops of water on it atier say q' , r ..t;11;,4ia41rig xl1.9f( {s xflfg;Flft |I
ing om tat sat. Place right hand over tTowerand finishreciting .r1r(llnlll dyau Sf,ntf,pflhivlrp
this vcrse with the appropriate nanlesadded (refer to a lunar llntn rn tlrdhvam tirvantarikSam
c'alcndar,it'available), then offer the tTower. ffntnrrr 0rdhvamvatirEpa[ Santamnaf SanWopadhl
fqq: ev qgq I s:benfl lqflq ( ltnr ) qt{r * n l ' r ' , t ( ( ' i nt h e h e a v e n sP, e a c eo n t h e e a r t h ,P e a c eu p w a r d s
1 , , .g1r t ' l r r r c a t itnhge a t m o s p h e r eP;e a c eu p w a r d so, v e r ,o n a l l
( )Trfu( )ffi ( )qrd (
)qA ( r , ' 1'., , r r r rl lu r t h e r ;P e a c et o u s ,P e a c et o a l l
frri ( )rildrfr ( ) ?tcq rfrCzffi:stt
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Itl ?rtT sTitrsr.tqT sttq( sT{C{f tl lrnt,ilnr ptlrva riipd4r Sdntamno-stu kftA kfhm
vifnuh orp tat sat orp adya jamb[dvlpe, (Coun[y) deSe, llrrtirr;rhhtitaryrca bhavyam ca sarvameva samastunah
(state)pradeSe,(City) nagare, @ivine Mother) mandke, (month) ! r , , t o r r l lt h a th a sf o r m ,P e a c et o a l l c a u s e sa n d e f f e c t s ;
mf,se,(Suklaor kripga) pakpe, (name of day) tithau, {name of i r , , t . r r l lc x i s t e n c ea, n d t o a l l i n t e n s i t i eosf r e a l i t yi n c l u d i n g
(Satydnanda))gotra, SrT(your name) kftaitat, Sn-durg6 kEmah, , r i l , lt ' r c r y t h i n g P
; e a c eb e t o u s .
p0jl karmdharyrkarigye
l l r t ' ( ' o r r s c i o u s n cW s sh i c hP e r v a d e A s l l , o m T h a ti s T r u t h .
l ' r t ' r c r r l l \o
' . r rt l r c P l a n e tE a r t h ,( A m e r i c a )C o u n t r y (, N a m e )
S t . r l t '(,\ r r r r r t .(t' i r y .i n ( D e v iM a n d i r )T e m p l e (, N a m eo f M o n t h )
\ l o r r t l r(.l l r r t l r ro r l ) l r k ) f b r t n i g h t( ,N a m eo f D a y ) D a y , { N a m c
, l S . r r l l rlr;rr r r r r i l r , ( S r r t y a n a n d a ) | GSont (r yao, u r N a m e )i s p e r - 'r'f.,r'.|iil.qpfi;1q1q:, tnfu:, urfu:
Tffk S-4n {ItTItfFf,,
l ' r r r r r r r lr'r r r s l r i Pl r r r l r cs l t i s l ' a c t i oonf t h e G o d d e s sD, u r g d ,t h c
( irrrrloo rrr :lrf.i, {il rtt Arrk, {'fkflf: tl
r l l r r tr t ' l r s r r. v. l r ol l c r r r o v casl l D i f f i c u l t i e s .
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islTtir 3 Jt{ 6T f[4I8, ril;.g$fl. {fr.^-'flns, ilt I lurrrrmf,ya namaf
frr I l',rrr'to lhe Support of the Earth
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pgthivlrp S6ntir antarikgarp S[ntir dyau
d rl.t. . RI .-l5trg
Sf,ntirEpah,Sdntiropadayaf,Sentihvanaspatayah,Sf,ntirvi6vo
me devEh,Santihsarvame devEh,Sdntirbrahma,Santirapa[, |l rnnntlya nama[
6entisarvam,Santiredhi,Sentih,Santih,sarvaSenti,se ma Ir I lxrrvto Infinity
Santibhih
Let the earthbe at Peace,the atmosphere be at Peace,the F {,ror qq,
ensbe filled with Peace.Even furthermay Peaceextend,Pe
to all vegetation,Peaceto All Godsof the Universe,Peaceto d '.''rtt,i.Jt
;I{s
All Godswithin me, Peaceto CreativeConsciousness, Peace I pthivyainamah
to Brilliant Light, Peaceto All, Peaceto Everything,Peace, 11rI lxrrr'lothe Earth
Pcilce, altogetherPeace,equallyPeace,by meansof Peace.
fifr r' .ilr t'rrtpty water pot on the bindu in the center of the
3:" ilTfk:, {ITfk:, mk' )tnt,,t t hcnsaying phal
l((( l11rrft reit qzrR
1l xfu,.e3, {TF.53, qTFrOs
orp SEntif,Santih,Sentih l'' l' 'ftcfl-g< sh
oln Peace, Peace, Peace ilnr rtlrtrp sthlro bhava phaf
b rrrll rn tlrc GrossBody! Be Still in the SubtleBody! Be Still
',rtrsul
I)raw thc tbllowing yantra on the plate or space for worship [ +r f r . ( B o d y !P U R I F Y !
t. s:trt<lalpasteand/or water. Qffer rice on the yantra for each of
thc nc.\l lour ntantras. *itlt water while chantingmantra.
)ttt 1x,1
t'" ,rf,;{ qTi fu tffi {r{fr I
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J:, Jdlr.lTrQl=Fz[;[q: r{4 fr1+;affi TAsft{ttTfdEI tt ll
.; r11:11.1^1
3;6.4;Irtrs ri -, ]t:t-f,{ lu-< cunqKK q-<}<rt
orp [dhlra Saktayenama[
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orp gangeca yamunecaiva godavarisarasvati I. rrrr)VCS
all Difficulties.
narmadesindhukaveri jale-asminsannidhimkuru
om the Ganges,Yamuna,Godavari,Saraswati, Narmada, lptn*le water over all articles to be offered, then throw
Sindhu,Kaverithesewatersare mingledtogether. xtttrc drops of water over your shoulders repeating the
nliltrlra:
Notc. Thc Gangcs is the IQa, Yamuna is the Pingala. The other five rivers are the
fivc scnses. The land of the seven rivers is within the body as well as outside. fiTdrltd 16r
Offer 3 tlowers into the water pot with the mantra
0l'1|.,I{TF '<Rr
mritem kunrsvahd
G rFeTqqs:b6i fr g grrp il. Mnkcthisimmortalnectar! I am Onewith God!
ca rr6"nj-c6'f
d fl* frr r( Trntr n{s
ete gandhapu$pe om hrTn Srtm dum durg5yai namaf FtllpaSuddhi
With thesescentedflowers o1nWe bow to the GoddessDurgd, Wuvchandsover flowers with prarthanamudrdwhile chanting
the Grantorof Increase,who Removesall Difficulties. llrq line and with dhenumudrdwhile chantinssecondline of
lhts tttitntra.
f" iF gq r6r-qq g.qq rysq{ I
Wave right hand in ankusamudrd while chanting this mantra.
s%l}qq-qifu'Wwsfr | TrrqqTqfrilqEE{z{16ril
'i '1"ry
ffi ftr;er6r+R'qAsfu{qFfu
t tl lryer{ETllsef
:q

'ICq D- T5lr{ CF-< ,1"^tt!,1ll-6?rq-ref< |

(( ''.tt:,tF{f<-ft
rfIIq]<K wls<tg I 5 {( ${ "<q1 tl
rrn pu$papu$pa mahE pu$pa supu$papugpasambhave
;wcq''lrfTstr<iKqr;T{T"n-{qffi{( Tf tl F4pa caydvaklr4e ca hflrn phaf sv5hd
or;t gangeca yamunecaiva godavarisarasvati .rtr lilowers,flowers,Oh Great Flowers,excellentflowers; flow-
narmadesindhukaveri jale-asminsannidhimkuru crr in heapsand scatteredabout,cut the ego, purify, I am One
oqrlhc Ganges,Yamuna,Godivari,Saraswati, r rth(iod!
Narmada,
Sindhu,Kaverithesewatersaremingledtogether.
I tllcr a flower while chanting each of the tbllowing mantras ete
g,rrrtllrapuspe
3!frfr q gRlt, (Chant l0 times) rr;lrr*Td 3ba qFemr*;rq:
s jlq fl( T( TunfuE.{c r,. . qs?|C6n 3T( 51034ffi fl8
ca\rq

om hrTrnSrfmdum durgeyainamah tlc gandhapu$pe

om hrTrncap{ikeyai nama[
orlrWc bow to thc Goddess
Durg6,the Grantorof Increase,
who

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W i t h t h c s csccntcclllowers or.nI bow to She Who Tears Apart 'r,t q-*Td gb ql f,6ft
Thought "{q'
3q
,, . . tlIfi".rlfsef [-{T( ,{tilCol' {5tr3
1r} rrrqgq 3:bA ,fi q gqp nq, rte gandhapu$peom baum brahmaTe nama[
\t'rththesescentedflowers om I bow to the Creative
:ArA\(
c- as"_[cr'lf 3.f< IfI( ?-( F IK-T{Ta ('orrsciousness
ete gandhapu$peorn hnrn Sn-mdum durgEyai namah
With thesescentedflowersom I bow to the Relieverof r74q;qqQ3:,"dffiqq:
Dil-l'iculties
'f<VC<q{c
rr,.. uf{ltc"n d fir
nd rt=qgq 3:b+1 ap| ;g: otc gandhapu$peorn khn vigqave namah
\l'rtlrthesescentedflowersom I bow to the Consciousness
qe : qIf"ntcc"ii f,( ql.u aqa \l'hichPervadesAll
ete gandhapu$peorn kn:n kalyai namah
With thesescentedflowersom I bow to the She Who Is Bevond rrdrrxrd 3n Tq: fttqpq
Time (alsothe GoddessWho TakesAway Darkness)
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r,, . rFF",fC-6"[Ci q{c
1fr 1qqq s:bff oqq| qq: rle gandhapu$pe ornnamahSivEya
:G\<.
\\ rthlhcsescented flowersom I bowto theConsciousness
of
c : rffr?tcc"i 3 Iff( aTd_ryiqqg lr r lr nitc
Goodn es s
ete gandhapu$pe
om Srtmlakpmyainamaf
With thesescentedflowersom I bow to the Goddess
of True thy!lnam
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stc . 5l6.atc.rl q( T<y{roT {5is 'ur@qrfl{l
ete gandhapu$pe
orn sarnsarasvatyai
nama[
Witltthcscsccnlccl
flowersor.nI bowto theSpiritof All- ]".|GEM(iT;T( e"trcrT'{Tqrdq{ | |
l)crv:rrlirrK
g rrowlcclge ,r1r j a[trjiifasamEyuktEmarddhendukftaSekhar6m
l.x nnatrayasarpyuktlrp pEr4endusadfSlnan6m
I rrrrWilh looseflowing tresses,poisedwith equanimitywitlr tlrc
r , l r r n lh a l f m o o nu p o nh e r h e a d ,h e r t h r e ee y e sa r c s h i n i r r gl i k t '
, 1 , ,l.r r l lD r o o n .

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taptak6frcanavar4f,bhErpsuprati$tEmsulocanEm arp tath[ Saktimdakgi{repuvicintayet
I tft trnavtrqr
navayauvanasampannErnsarvabhara4abhuqitam I lhclakampEr4acEpaflca pf,SamankuSameva ca
She hasthe color of meltedgold,of excellentbirth and beautifut f'.,rr';lnd arrow, and then energy we contemplate on her right
e y e s .S h eh a sn i n e m a n i f c s t a t i o nasl l r e s p l e n d a n t lsyh i n i n gw i t h l ,r,lt' Shield, club, noose, and curved sword,
t h c i ro r n a m e n t s . I
rt'r4T
-[Tqq qrfu -6EF[:qffi( r
qqlEdq*sRr(
VqrFRr;|-rcd-q |I x'p{1-qfoi prctlq rr
Aqs+rru{TqTq@rrFifr( l I ,i.ril( <T rl5fT a1-a| q:ffs ql:lf,{,stcTq I
eqs "nrEtE-o=eicil{Tr{
T5r+qrr-{r( I I ' ;;r>.1qiq-qq OnEi"K-''T(
'rq-sqqTqq(q'ril( ?iFf-CTq | |
Mirft ll IIlhnntdmvd paraSuvEpivdmatahsanniveSayet
suc6ruda6anErptadvatpr-nonnatapayodharEm I rrlhastdnmahigam tadvadviSiraskarnpradarSayet
tribhangasthdnasarpsthanam
mahiqEsuramardinlm i rtr,'hcll or the battle-axe,we contemplateon her left side.
Sheholdsaloftten excellentweaponsin her hands,andhas flr'krwlies the severedheadof the Great Eeo in the form of a
- ^ I
threebeautifulfolds underher breasts the Slaverof the Great I ' r r l l l r l o .
t
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qufldtrlrlqqf Rrqrg qqF{dT( I I sf4
1Q"1Frffu FrfA@Ifuat tt
k.rroffibfur+fr+tsxqqq:rr I r ' x1(n$r[( qrsll"tlT6'FT{ |
eqqT;FI(
5I"'lT.1BI-rq('?[afr',sKig qnT-.<i1q. I ' ,'
i1tr"14l.{r5fl( rflk-;qrdElT.a{ ll
,rt'.trL.tC<TT(CfeE(trQ;(
tat^tr..l\ ll j
trrl (chedodbhavarn
tadvaddlnavam kha{gapa4inam
mpEldyatasarpsparSadaSabahusarnanvitEm I tqr I r Sfllena nirbhinnam nirjadantravibhiiqitam
triSiilam dakpine dhyeyarp kha{garyr cakarp kramddadhah I ',' l'llcc of the severedheadon his neck is the demonicinragc
She bcarstlrc touchol'clcathto the Ego in eachof her ten arms.I t tlrcGreatEgo with a swordin his hand.He is showngrittirrg
We nreclitatc on thc orclcrol'weaponsbeginningat the upper ] , . tt'clhfrom the spearwhich has piercedhis heart.
right:trident,sworcl,discus,
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-il-fr9-drrg@ttietuq, i,r.J-rfiT aznt q{+fqwqq1 |

I
lt
afta rrrrqril{ R-AqiEunr-tq. . qB+tr}( tt
I f r,rq[[ ilSqqR: c\
agt6-5.aFqr rrrffi-<r-e'nqX , I
)r.ldtr;TT(Cq-A-tq?l"ilrf$-cfw-f( |
r<Th1(;rTn"rTCsFr d-fft6Tqn-fl n ,
I ::lilFl$
gqSnuka r[l-g64x1gq | |
raktltraltlkrtangaflca raktavisphuritekgar.ram I ;rsannavadandm devlm sarvakamaphalaprad6rp
ve$thitamn6gap6senabhrtikufl'bhga4ttnanam I luyamtrnaflca tadrilpamamarai[ sanniveSayet
Bloodis flowingoverhisbodyandredis seenon all hislimbs.I llrc (ioddessis extremelypleasedand grantsthe fruitsof all
The cobrasnakein the form of a noosehaswrappeditself I .fcrrrcsto thosewho contemplateher excellentform and with

ffi,*;:
,ilc lnindsingher praises:

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I
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q'rgrqrg{fr Aq ffitt
qrdrrr qrs{rEr+r

4r1psrf5f{(r5{ f5[4]Fg rqr'f | | "1lb'3T?fE-stF- F-63I3liF3{TBTSTI

<qq.+i{<Tf,gr rn<Tlshrq, eqrtcss r I
A\qc<
,']| F'3<5[ 6tr< 53$'elfloFI3ST ll
sap6Savdmahastena dhtrtakeSantudurgayE I firacaT{tr pracaq{[ ca cag{ogrd caUdan[yikf,
vamadrudhiravakhaffca devya[ simhampradar6ayet I r rndl caT{avafi caiva ca4{ar0pitticar.ldik[
On the sideof the Goddess is shownthe lion, Dharma,who is I Itrc'l'cnibleSlayerof Passion,WhoseNatureRemovesFear,
herconveyance, andis facingtheleft. \lrc Who SlaysFear,She Who SeesEverywhereFreedomfrom
I I r',rr,SheWho TearsApart Fear,She Who Contains

@ qK srTftdqR furd(,
d-qT"r The Form of the Erradicatorof Fear,and the
I r',rrlcssneSs,
I I'rrnurryShe Who TearsApart All Thoughts.
t+WdqTil-qrguqffi
'M(CqTeil{ 't{ET. | ilqrn{:Trffi{rf\:
6q<nT nrqtq( ?fpa( rf5tr( | Trcrd
|
r+r,urarrElr {|nTEb(niqr{T?i<| | hrarlTr6t eTrfredrri6rqr"ftiqrfi tt
|
devytrstudakgitrarppddarpsamaryrsirphoparisthitam I ''i;it yc ffigs qT.5( e
kifrcidiirddharyr
tathd vdmamangu$tharn mahigopari I ,.(.{a,-,;e1g1t ll
Il;:iil',:,:::',i,1i1",:l:l"';H'[x""'ffi
:?';J8,uJ;::]'""o1 m( @
r I tll bhif SaktibhistEbhihsatatarp parivepfhitilm
. rntayejj agatltm dh[trtm dharmmakamitrthamokgadam
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Wilh thcsccight energiesalwayssurrounding her, we think of

ri afiTfu+rtqrqlq-c
thc Crcalorol'the PerceivableUniverse,who bestowsthe Way
ol'Truth and Harmony,Satiationof Desires,Material ,?1(stErffl-sn( ct{h
Sustcnancc, and Liberationotherwiseknown as Self- .r1rhrauqtkaniSthikebhy[4r vau$at thumbflittle finger
Rcaliz-ation. ,,r1rlrraulnin the little finger, Ultimate Purity!
t,rll lrandover handforwardswhile recitingkaratalakara,and
kara ny6sa then clap handswhen
b.rtkwardswhile chantingp1glhabhyaln,
establishment
in the hands
astr[ya pha[.
. lr,rrrting
g:ba 3iqqpqi ;{r{:
:\ '1,,
3 tr( srTqT-tfl( ;TT3 5: 4-q66 4{ gBf.qt 3Raf{TqQ ll
om hrEma+gup[hdbhy6rpnama[ thumb/forefinger .r r.3 s.{ ocl Q-{ qr-q{ st | |
".fsT3Tf(
om hrdmin thethumbI bow. rnrhrahkaratalakarapfSth[bhyam astrdyaphaf
t lrrrhrahI bow to the GoddessDurg[, with the weaponof
33fr ilf,frqr 16r \ nlue.

f( os.frwt( F<t<r
orp hn:mtarjanlbhyEmsvEh6 thumb/forefinger
r'fr{tqq'rft;m:
or.nhnln in the forefinger, I am One with God! ,' i]( frr f( gartl ara
,rgrhrTrpSrImdum durgayainamafu
evg ueamwrry r trlrI bowto the Goddess, who
Durgd,the Grantorof Increase,
l{r'rnoves all Difficulties
i T, {T|In-ul( <{q
orp hriirp madhyamdbhyEm vaqaf thumb/midd]e finger rilga nyiisa
om hrDn in the middle finger, Purify! ertablishment in the body
ll,rlllingtattvamudra,touchheart.
g:bB 3mrfutrrqrg i ' $t ({:tp{ ;fi{:
s fur oFnTTsrcry;(
Tt '. ',''T(
{rTBI {5I3
o4 hrairpanamikabhyEmhum thumb/ring finger ,rtrhrE$fudayeyanamah touchhean
oqr hrainrin thc ring I'inger,Cut the Ego! ilrrr hrar.nin the heart, I bow.
22 errf q-qt
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Durga Piija 23

Holdingtattvamudra,touchtop of head. 6: zFrro 6-t qErw 3rcnq tFEll

s! fr m {qr6r . e3 ${sc[ T{
?{sT-glT(
q'E]T rFq ll
d fl< t r+ca F<r{f astr6yaphaf
,'rnhrahkaratalakarap6trh[bhydrp
orn hrln SirasesvEhE top of head r lrtthrah I bow to the GoddessDurgd, with the weaponof
Orp hnr1lon the top of the head,I am One with God! \ rrtue.

'r'fr !fr
With thumbextended.touchback of head. EElfi <n:
sv6ffiry '' 3?(&( f( Ttntl q{g
:.q(
3 {( r{"r|c{ <'{q iln hrtm Srrmdum durgeyainamah
tlrlrI bowto the Goddess who
Durgd,the Grantorof Increase,
om hrum Sikheyaivaqaf back ofhead
l(cnroves all Difficulties
Om hr[m on the back of the head,Purify!

Holding tattva mudrl, crossboth arrns. r|',{qIfETFITEIFFTTOT

gbB +{qrq g .c

1l',f f5flET[--(rH[5l5llcif
rthadurgddv6trimSannitma mElit
G.( S-<D-RI
T( llrc Rosaryof Thirty-twoNamesof Durgd
om hraim kavac6ya hurp cross both arms
Om hraim crossingboth arms,Cut the Ego!
frt Edftftrrfr qff'qftFrqrRrftt
Holding tattva mudra,touch three eyes at once with three mid- dr.,dffrg,mrfrGffitt
dle fingers.
{rffi g;n"ffi<ft |
3! d+{aq|qfu ,,,,q16u1ffi tl
g ret( rn-qqil-rffi fffiTft fffixffi
rlurgEdurgitrti Samanl durg6 padviniv6ri4l
orythraurpnetratrayEyavaugaf touch three eyes rltrgamacchedinf durga sddhinl durga ndSinl
Orlr hrauqrin the three eyes, Ultimate Purity! t The Relieverof Difficulties
' Who PutsDifficulties at Peace
Roll lranrlovcr hand lbrwardswhile recitingkaratalakara,and t Dispellerof Difficult Adversities
backwarrlswhilc chantirrgp6thabhyary,then clap handswhen t Who Cuts Down Difficulties
c h a n t i n ga s l r i l y ap h a t . r The Performerof Disciplineto Expel Difficulties
I' The Destroyerof Difficulties
 24 g'rf Fqr
gf-frarMg'th6* g't+rror
gfrdTr4@rr
fqrslaTl-{ftntnq{"fr 56rm.ent
durgatod dheri$I durga nihanfif durga mtrpaha
dugamajfl Inadfi durga daityaloka davenalI
7. Who Holds the Whip to Difficulties
8. Who SendsDifficulties ro Ruin
9. Who MeasuresDifficulties
10. Who Makes Difficulties Unconscious
I l. Who Destroysrhe World of Difficult Thoughts
gfrt AtrrdfrTCtqrssffiun ,
AffiqAT g,fqf{dr grfqrfrdrtl
Ttril fq16-ctTo1fffierfr | 25. The Refineryof Difficulties
rqnr<kTrrqTftrg|tl
rerverzmr
durgam[ durgamElokE dugam6trrasvar0pi4l
durgamf,rgapradI durgam avidyl drugamlsritl
12. The Mother of Difficulties
13. The Perceptionof Difficulties
14. The IntrinsicNature of the Soul of Difficulties
15. Who SearchesThroughDifficulties
16. The Knowledge of Difficulties
17. The ExtricarionFrom Difficulties
grfqa41r11ffi 1
CrflqsP{rtr
glt+Erg'fT'n qrtqrsfr46frufr
rr
T-rn{nq-gt{fr |
tr6Ng]_d-{(q{.ll
fqHRr fE{tfl- Term+-+Or"rfttl
DurgdPuja 25
durgamajfl[na sarnsthln[ durgam adhyEnabhesinl
durgamoh[ durgamagf,durgamf,rttrasvaropi4l
Iti. The ContinuedExistenceof Difficulties
19. WhoseMeditationRemainsBrilliantWhenin Difficulties
20. Who DeludesDifficulties
21. Who ResolvesDifficulties
22. Who is the IntrinsicNatureof the Objectof Difficulties
gfqrgTriag{qr+Ilunni!ft t
ffi g.t6r g'tq, grfrEntt
I q{r{-<-{1q-rq{T{Til-{ft |
gffi fqqTg+wnfffi ll
durgamf,surasamhantrrdurgam [yudha dheri4r
durgamligl drngamatfidurgamyl durgameSvarr
23. The Annihilatorof the Egotismof Difficulties
24. Bearerof the WeaponAgainstDifficulties
26. Who is BeyondDifficulties
21. ThisPresentDifficulty
2tt. The Empressof Difficulties
TfrnqrgrfttTqrgfr*ffi.frt
qq WrfqrrFTrlFtz{:I
TrqtErfrrFtqf
qq-fr{r fq-51{l ftrsT fqq-|r-<fr|
,11q3ffiq|.' {Eg tr'fBT ffi {T;fitrs I
durgabhtm[durgabh[ml durgabhEdugaderi4l
nlmf,valimimf,rpyastudurgayAmamamf,navaf
le. Who is Tenibleto Difficulties
10. The Lady of Difficulties
I l. The llluminatorof Difficulties
ll. Who CutsOff Difficulties
a
 26
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Whoeverwill recirethis garlandof the namesof Durgd, yogwt bath

'tr 6t fi g gqR qq' dq FFi sqfffi 11
qt( tr+qqTd qFqwrfr
;r {ftr-cT:
n ,j flr frr T.(ffik q{s qT{ F{14(q{trili{ ll
"rcbq TK-eTFSrsl cffi { q(rKs tl ornhrtmsrrmdumdurgeyainamahdadhisnlnarpsamarpayf,mi
palhet sarvabhayInmuktobhavigyatina sarpSayaf Durga,the Grantorof Increase,
tlm We bow to the Goddess,
the Relieverof Difficulties,for me, will be freedfrom every whoRemovesall Difficulties,andoffer thiscurdfor yourbath.
typeof l'earwithouta doubt.
gheebath
3:bAfrqgftw, I f fi g gqR;rq: E[ctEri qqffi 11
g f( fr( f( Fnfu ila
i fr( fi( T.(ffik E{s Te '-{lq( q{tfil-l-{ ll
on hfn SrImdum durgeyainama[ ( 1 0 8t i m e s ) om hrIm SrImdum drng[yai nama[ gh$a snf,namsamarpayami
We bow to the Goddess, Durgd,the Grantorof Increase.who tumWe bow to the Goddess, Durga,the Grantorof Incrcasc'
Removesall Difficulties whoRemovesall Difficulties,andoffer thisgheefor yourbath.

If desired, collect the next eight liquid offerings in a bowl. honeybath

footbath
314figgffiqq:qgFFisqffi11
31A fr g WrRq'r:errsq{qfr s1
i flr frr f( fq-fu E{s 11 'EI;I( q{4wll{ ll
qj fr fr( T-(TuifT n-{geff?T(qq,qTtTrtl on hlrn Srrmdumdugeyai namahmadhusndnarn
om hfrn Srrmdum durgeyainamafup5dyarpsamarpayImi samarpayf,mi
o'-IrWe bow to the Goddess,
Durgd,the Grantorof Increase, DurgS'the Grantorof Increase'
,,t W, bow to the Goddess,
who Removesall Difficulties,andoffer thesefoot bathwaters. whoRemovesall Difficulties,andoffer thishoneyfor yourbath'

mik bath sugarbath

3a f fr g qttp qE[:e-r[:FTt=isqffi 'i:b6t fi q qTlRqq, {r${r Fr;t qq{qrfr 11
s1
g f( fr(
T-(gerfu qTa "RtrssEFr(qrIRilT{ tl ,; fr( frr f( f6tfu qqg.FF-{T "-flq( q{qrm ll
on hrlrn SrImdum drugeyainamafupayah sn[narp samarpaytrmi orn hrfip Srfm dum durgeyai namah Sarkarf, sndnam
orp Wc b.w to the Goddess, Durg6,theGrantorof Increase, samarpaylmi
whoRemovcs all Difficulties,
andofferthismilk for yourbath. ,,,,, w" bow to the Goddess,Durgd, the Grantorof Increase,
rvhoRemovesall Difficulties, and offer this sugarfor your bath'
 28 g.f 5w DurgaPiijd 29

five nectarcbath
red powder
3:bfr fr g WrRrq: r*qrTdrrr=isq{rffi 1; PAfrqffiqq'Rr.{r{Tqffi11
(j fl( fr< 5<nqrfu{rs nsrys( qFr( wffi 'PrYT(qrltwnq
tl i flr fr, f* f{-fu {Ts ll
om hrTmSrtmdum durgeyainama[ paflc[mfiarp sntrnarp
ornhlm Srrmdumdurgeyainamahsinduramsamarpaydmi
samarpaylmi
or.n We bow to the Goddess,Durga, the Grantor of Increase,
om We bow to the Goddess,Durgd, the Grantor of Increase,
who Removesall Difficulties, and offer this red colored powder.
who Removesall Difficulties, and offer thesefive nectars
for
your bath.
sandal paste
water bath sl fr fr g gffi;F{: qq{ qqm 11
3afr fr g g.tR;rr{:q-g1
HFt qqm 11 i fl( &r f-( fffu fls E"t-{( wltwil{ ll
'ilq( wff{
Cjfr, frr T-(mfu ils rro?T om hfiin Srfmdun durgeyainamahcandanamsamarpaylmi
tl om We bow to the Goddess, Durgd,the Grantorof Increase,
om hrtm 6r[m dum durgEyainamah gangesn[narn samarpay
orp we bow to the Goddess,Durgd,the Grantorof Increise. whoRemovesall Difficulties,andoffer this sandalpaste'
who Removesall Difficurties,and offer thesebath waters.
ice
cloth 3:aA fr g gffi qq: silffd'qqffi tt
3bfr fr g gR;IrT: Eq1ffiffi 11 g S( fr( f( fa-fu ils qs o( wI'f{iFI | |
Ci frr fir T-(fqlfu {:trery-q1({Errsffr rl om hrI$ SrImdum durgeyainamaf ak$ata$ samarpaytrmi
om hrTmSrImdum durgEyainamahvasttrrp samarpaylmi or.nWe bow to the Goddess,Durgf,,the Grantorof Increase,
om We bow to the Goddess,Durgi, the Granto.oi In"rrur", whoRemovesall Difficulties,andoffer thesegrainsof rice.
who Removesall Difficurties,andoffer thiswearingapparer.
fTower garland
rudrdkSa s:bA fr g WrR +T: gqqrdl sqffi 11
3bfr fr g gf};rET:5ilqrsqfiffi 11 i flr &( f.( mfu 4qee-rer:IFII(q{twn.{ ll
Ci fr( fr( T-(fflfu qrs sETs.(qrnil-N rl om hrrm Srrmdum durglyai namahpugpamllf,rp samf,rp[ylmi
om hrlm Srfmdum durgeyainamahrudreklam samarpayami om We bow to the Goddess, Durgd,the Grantorof Increase,
orp we bow to the Goddess, whoRemovesall Difficulties,andoffer thisgarlandof flowers.
Durgd,theGrantorof Incrlase.
whoRemovesall Difficulties,andoffer thisrudrdksa.
 30 gfftrw DurgdPiija 3l

food otrering
w"trqqtgfr q fdfi{i reqrFiufrI
3bfr fr g gqR;H: rfrqi+il{sqftTrfr sl qgef5111
(i f( frr gr fEThq{s rsrE hr<n{ qrffin Tftr TflAfr Tqrueft
u d Eqqr hq-{Tff u'rq-6Tr sffilt{fr |
omhrtm Srfmdumdurgeyainamaf bhognaivedyam
samarpaylmi qfur 5-.gqrctrlsTqK^Sfs u-gffi ll
orp We bow to the Goddess,Durgd, the Grantor oqr prathamarpSailapufif ca dviffyap bnahmac[ri4l
of Increase,
who Removesall Difficurties,and offer this presentation
of trfiyam candragha$letik0Sm[Udeticaturthakam
food.
oqrFirstis the Goddessof Inspiration,and secondthe Goddess
of SacredStudy;third is the Goddessof the Delightof Practice,
drinking water the Goddessof PurifyingAusterityis fourth'
33fr fr g gqp;rq: qpqrdTo(sqffi 1s
qgrqWqrAfr q$ 619ffifr q I
i fl( fr( f-( f6treTffis ?it-ilarqE{ qr?Tt-fr tl
orp hrfiR Srfmdum dugeyai namahpEnlrtha jalam qgq+rdrrfrfr T6rrmfr qrerT(ll
samarpaytrmi
orp we bow to the Goddess,Durgd,the Grantorof Increase,
ef{( .o-.vqrrdro qhr o|l5nrfrig F
who Removesall Difficulties,and offer this drinking
water.
qs( srcT<rffis T{rffrfto fl$q{ ll
paflcamap skandam[teti $aSthamkatyeyanfti ca
G'FsTgqsbfrffggfio", saptama4 kllaretrfti mah[gaurtti cE$tamam
..qcr r[-.de*tcsa[ Fiith is the Goddesswho NurturesDivinity, sixthis the OneWho
i flr frr f-( Fqrfg qrs is Ever-Pureand Freefrom Error;seventhis the Goddessof the
_ej!eanfta pu$peom hrtm Srrmdumdurgeyainamah Dark Night of overcomingEgotism,the Goddessof the Great
with thesescentedflowersorpwe bowto theGoddess, RadiantLight is eighth.
Durgd,
the Grantorof Increase,who Removesail Difficulties.

Tqq R{ffiqqagqf:
3bfrfrggqpnq, -.flffi qrqrfr ildfu rrrFriTll
qj flr ftr T-(5enfuaqa {.N('ffi|. D-T<f-rttszrffre-gla r
on hrm Srrmdumdurgeyai
namah (l0g rimes) q il{l-r{ -<mtq< T{l-el;il ll
We bow to the Goddess,Durgd, the Granror
Removesall Difficulties.
of Increase,who navamaqlsiddhidefrrca navadurge[ pratxrtiuh
ukEnyetlni n[m[ni brabmagaivamah[finanf,
Ninthis the Goddesswho GrantsPerfection,the nine Durgls.
Relieversof Difficulties,havebeenenumerated, andthesc
 33
DurgaPiija
32 aTitr{r
nameshave beenrevealedby the greatsoulof the Supreme namo namo durge sukha karanl
himself. namo namo ambe dukha haranl
of Difficulties' Causeof
I bow, I bow, to tt'e t{etiever all pain'
Happiness.I bow, I ;;' to the Mother who takes away
Sn-DurgaCalrsa
The Adventuresof Durgd
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+dr ftK*dffisffitt
6[IEI 'r+<<+r<k 6qr15 qqrfr |
dohl
Tq fr grrf 3Tftil4.r,qrr6[rfttfr qriTTI rsg czilT es-"ft
niramk[ra hai jYoti tumhef
Et qrdqr r+{,fri frR Tr;TTsT
ll tihuth loka Phaill ujiYail extendsover
yourbrightness
qr fr fqT qt-K$T, E=1at\effiffi
{ret I Yourlightilluminatesall darkness'
the threeworlds.
e'{.<T ilfr'{r <Ei, frk crli{ q;ilat ll
jaya Sn-durgl ambike,jagaQelinl mete nRrdord gr+H{fl6r I
tumharocEhs6racahurh,tfjai mohi san6tha
Victoryto the RespectedRelieverof Difficulties,Motherof the {e 616 Irea faa-556111
Universe,the Motherwhoprotectsthe world.I elucidateyour I
.l-l-.f ;FTb Tqr iz1-.11"{I
songof praise.Pleaseeradicateall ignorance. 'l<4-{FTr
ffiq. 4Fr aTFt ll
,fr qqf rrmrfu qq SaSilalap mukhaviS6le
netra l6la bhrfkuf vikarf,lf, When
fr nunnrsl ro qr With the moonon your forehead
your face is tremendous'
eyesit is terriblyfrightening'
Srtdurg6mItE ki jaya ;;;'ft"*" with rei
Durg6Md
Victoryto the respected
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34 6nfg{r DurgaPujd 3s

rtlpa mtrtuko ati suhavai pralayak[la sabanf,SanahErT

daraSakaratajana ati sulfia p[vai tuma gaurTSivaSamkarapy6rT
In the form of Motherit is extremelypleasing,andthosewho you destroyall. You are the
At the time of totaldissolution
seeyou in thisway receivethe greatestpleasure. Goddess who is Raysof Light,belovedof Siva,Sankar,the
Causeof Peace.
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g{ q(fl3r {r9- 1.T ft.qT I ilgr fr"T G frd eqGtrr
'rr<
qrlcq ft.{I ll
nrfr :WqL<?fq-rrK-<(|
"tlc'ld R-g 'KT 'l-q,gi
tuma samsaraSalti lai klnha -<qT Q(R( Tfrr{l I1
ptrlanahetu annadhanadlnh[ Sivayogt tumhareguqagdverp
You moveall the energyamongstall objectsandrelationships. brahmaviq4utumhep nita dhyaveryr
You protectall, andare the Giverof grainsandwealth. Sivaandall yogissingof yourqualities.
BrahnraandVi94u
alwaysmeditateuponyou.
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tl
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tumahrm f,di sundarrbll[ rilpa sarasvadke tuma dh6rtr
As the Goddesswho is full of grainsand food you protectthe dai subuddhifd munina uvErf,
world. You are the foremostand mostbeautifulbeing. You wearthe form of Sarasvati,
Goddessof Knowledge.You
give excellentknowledgewhichliberatestheftis andmunis.
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36 g'ttYt{r Durg[ Pujd 37

kSlrasindhumerpkaratabilEs6
dharyo rllpa narasimhako amb[
dayesindhudtjai mana Esd
prakafa bharm viddri kai khambe
You aredelighted in theoceanof milk.Oh Oceanof
iou guu, the form for Narasinghato wear,Mother,whichmani-
Compassion, pleasegrantthemind'swish.
festedwith the crumblingof the pillar.

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roT -{a e{5KTI | |
hiagulAja mern tumhl bhav5nl
rak$6kari prahaladabacaYo mahimeamita na jeta bakhanl
ko svargapafheyo
hirar.ryakaSipu In theHingulajyouareBhavdnl,the Motherof Existence.
No
to
oh Protector, savedPrahalad,andsentHiraqyakasipu
you onewhois borncandescribe yourgreatness.
heaven.
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d'ffif Sri TC{TIsrqffi I
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lakpml rflpa dharyojagamErhhl bhuvane6varibarpgalasuktradata
SrInlrf,yaga ariga samEhlrn You areMatangrandMotherDhiimdvati.As BhuvaneSvari
and
You wearthe form of Laksmi,Oh Motherof the Universe, Bapgala you grantcomfortandhappiness.
whichis regardedthe sameasthe bodyof the Respected
Naraya4a.
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 38
6qfrqr Durgd Piijd r.,
As the respected
fearfu.r.Bhairavtyou deriverat the worrds.
chinnamaqta you prohibitpain in As lhcn in Mother'shand is seenthe tridentby which She abolrslrcr
worrds.
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9

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keharibtrhanasohabhavenr nagarakofamerp tumhtrp virejata
The excellentamong the
monkeyswent to welcome
timhufir loka merp damka vljata
Bhavdnt,you who ride upon you, oh In Nagarkofyou are knownas Viraja,andthe peopleof the
,f,"itn.-'
thrceworldsbeaton drumsto celebrateyou.
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khangavirlje { T'fui qrf-{g {({r-cg ll
jahi viloki kata bhaya lurpbhaniSumbhadai$a tuma mEre
bhaje
In yourhandsare the ,*oid raktabljaaganitasamhere
anda beggar,s bowl.The Seer
experiences the fear of Time,the Cr"ut Youslayedthe demonsSelf-Conceit andSelf-Deprecation.
You
Destroyer.
tlissolvcd
the innumerable
Seedsof Desire.
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kara Sobhitataba mrtu hiSulr
jlte ufhara6atmhiya mrhig[suranypaati abhim6nl
SulI
fohl lgha bharamahl akulenl

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 40 g'lf f{r DurgaPujd 4l
The King Great Ego was extremely proud. The
- burden of his ,rll clucidateyour greatnesswith greatjoy and tranquility'
guilt for sins broughthim down low.

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r0pa kar[la kdikd dhere vll[ mernhai jyoti tumhert
sainyasahita tuma tlhi sarhhere p0jahirptumahim sadf,nara ndr1
yourlight is buming.Men andwomen
In all the inhabitants
As Kalr you wearan immenseform. You destroyed
the entire rlwaysperformyourworshiP.
armyin battle.

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part bhtra santanapai jaba jaba prcmabhaktiyutajo YaSagevahiP

bhalrp sahayamtrtu tuma taba taba
wheneveryourchirdrenare burdened
with perprexity,
thenand
thereyou manifest,Oh Mother,to renderassistance.-
dukhaderidra nikata nahim [vahim
Whoeverwill singthispraisewith love anddevotion,painand
rliscomfortwill notcomecloseto them.

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taba mahimtr sabarahahi aSoka flrunu mara$ate so chufijEI
will
Wlrocvcrwill meditateon you with full concentration,
Againandagainyou leadpeopleto dwell in immortality.
Then .'rr,rp('lrrttrthecycleof birthanddeath.
 42 gqftrqr DurgaPiija 43

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jogl suramuni kahata pukerr
yoga na ho binu Salri tumharr
The yogis,Gods,andmunisall call out,.,Withoutyourenergy
unionis impossible!"
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lakti rupa ko maramana Pf,Yo
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'l'hc who singsin praiseof
formof energyis neverdestroyed.
l')ncrgy,his mindwill endure.

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SivaSamkara
acarajatapa klnh5 larapf,gatahui klrti batfienl
kema hodha kahaimbasakari lrnhe jaya jaya jaya jagadambabhavEnl
SivaSankarperformeda mostwonderfultapasyaby whichHe Whotakesrefugein you,famewill increase. Victory,victory,
defeatedAngerandPassion. vicloryto the DivineMotherof the Universe,Motherof
l:xistcnce!
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klhu klla nahim sumirotumako l{rrtrp prasanna6di jagadamb6
Eventhoughonemeditates uponsiva everyday,he cannever dtnha Saktinahim tfnha vilamba
reachto theheightsof yourattainment. f'lc.rrcbc pteased,oh Motherof the Universe.Give me cncrEy
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moko m[tu kagfa ati ghero karahu$pe he mlhr dayf,h
f{ tuma binu kauna hare duhkhamero rddhi siddhi dai karahu nihele
oh Mother,I am surrounded by difficurties.
other thanyou,who (iivc me yourGrace,Oh CompassionateMother.Give increase
Tr cantakeawaymy pain? to pcrfection causingSupremeHappiness.
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hil
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wishes and desiresare extremelytormenting.The ignorance Whcn the fruit of Compassiontouchesmy heart, I only want to
.1 causedby foolish limitationsis extremelyfearful. nlwayssingyour praises.
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e' sumirlhu eka cita tumahi bhavanl
durg[ cf,lls[ jo nara gevaiqr
rrbu sukhabhogi paramapadap[vairp
z oh Great Queen,pleasedestroyail enemies.Let me
recoilect \\'lrocvcrsingsthisDurgdCahsa,Praiseof the DivineMothcr.
One Consciousness, and let that be you, Oh Mother of *rll cn.ioythehighesthappinessandattainthemostexaltcd
E
Existence. rc rpt't'l.
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 46 Durga Piijd 47
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llc Victorious!
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karahu gpa jagadambabhavf,nl
Wherewill I find my own refuge?pleasegive me your qrgrFrFrq-{dfiFr q{tTrFrf{3r{T=rq
Grace,
Oh Motherof the Universe,Motherof Existence. qr$ q-q cf{T
fi' ffi
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jrya caq{r jaya jaya (meih)jaya casdl jaya jaya
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t +.tg?qr;rfr qTh+ q.{mEr6riAR ll orpjaya ca4dljaYajaYa
-Victorious!
Itc Otr CoOOess Who Tears Apart Thought! Be
e mrry1aq il'g e{ TqqTcrqrsK I of
victorious!You takeawayall fear andilluminatethe intensity
.(
A s-{T T"fr qt-{ qlrdro nrilr gqrr{ E-K tl rcalitv.Be Victorious!
simhlvehinl mtrtu tuma mudamarpgaladtrtara
1 fr ra-fc gt+r<gfrtrtrsqrT)
;
6r karahu Spe jani jenike paryo tumheredvtrra
you ride upona lion, Grantorof Delightand werfare.
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Oh Motherof all beings,give Graceto yourchildren,who
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s SrIdrugl mItI ki jaya
Victoryto the respected
DurgdMd
r0 hI satacita sukhamayasuddhabrahmarilpe(merh)
q-t rutya san[tanasundara(2'1paraSivas[ra bhupe
orpjaya ca$dljaYajaYa

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 48 g'if fw DurgdPujd 49

You are the essenceof Truth,

e ur r r ulu, \-onsctousness,
Consciousness,Happi
Happiness, the .rtt'tlby Brahm6, sustainedby Vi94u, and Siva who dissolves
of PureconsciousBeing.you are the beauty ,trr, t lcittion.Be Victorious!
oi nternat
Eternal tT;
infinite goodness,you rule over all the
l-gVona Gods.
Victorious!
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qT F^9 qT qT O vidhi vadh0 ramf, t[ umf, mah6 mtryE(mafir)
n0hpra$ti vrdya tu (2) t0 jananl jeye
f,di anEdiantrmayaavicala avin[Sl (martr) qn jaya ca$dr jaya iaya
amala anantaagocara(2) aja trnandarf,Sl
Youarethe wife of Brahmd,the wife of ViUu (Ramd),the wife
orpjaya ca4{r jaya jaya You
of Conscious-ness.
ol Siva(Umd),the GreatMeasurement
The beginning,withoutbeginning,unseverable; the Motherwho
of primordialexistence, gives
motionless
and rrc tlrcknowledge
indestructible;Brig]rt,infinite, imperceptible,
unborn,the great hrrtlrto all. Be Victorious!
collectionof Bliss.Be Victorious!
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qffiq T:I <KI
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qT 5-OE qT qT
e avikerTaghahlrr akala kaledhlrl (marh)
rlnu ky6patE sItEbrajarenl redha (meih)
r0 v[frchtrkalpadruma(2) harini sababadh[
T kartte vidhi bhartta hari (2) hara sarthEraklrt rr.trJ&yaca$dr jaya iaya
otnjaya cagfi jaya jaya of the subtlelight of wisdonrwhiclr
T \,ru itl'cthe consciousness
Changeless, holy One,sinless, bearerof individualphenomena; withthe ultimate.You are theDoerof All. You arc Slln,
,rr.rr1(.s
 50 g.rfr{r DurgdPujd .sI
thepurewhiteone,the
eueenof the multitude;Radha,the Ru
,l( \l beauty.You wander about the cremationgroundsdanc-
:fl ilffili:.*i::"jt
away
;r;; wishrurrining
jesir-e rree,
taki r,rtlrc rhythmicmusic.Be Victorious!
all obstructions.Be Victorious!

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daSavidyE nava durga ntrn[Sasta nrr muni mohini saumytrtu Sobhe--dhare(martr)
kare (medr)
a$[a.meq*eyogini (2) navanava rlvrsanavikaf sarfipe(2) pralayamayl dhara
ru;;dhartr
ot1tjaya ca4drjayapya m jaya ca$dljayajaya
Yournesmerize the Godsandmuniswhenyoupresentyour radi-
of knowredge
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tlrc tirne when you assumethe form of total dissolution.Be
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thatyou assume.Be Victorious! Vrt'lorious!

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vilesini m (martr)
{ t0hr SmaSrna
vihrrinifZl te{rAu""L-riitu ntna vibh0$ita tu lrl (2) tu ht asthi tantr
ornjaya ca4fi jaya rrp jaya ca4dl jaya jaya
iaya'
R you are the inhabitant
of the highestresidence.yours YoupcrvadeLove and ease.You are extremelyeminent.You lrc
is the rhc llrillianceof the jewel. You are the invisibleexislcltcc,llc
Vrr'lorious!
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jui'.iuyu
j?:,","ooi 'inr;;" rava hlm ati drna dutfiI mdfir vipat jdla ghere(mertr)
hrip kap[t ati kapafl (2) parabElakatere

l-'":,"J:ffi
ilil:H*in',ii"#iTlil: sran,,he
hishes, ot1tjaya caq{rjaya jaya
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Be VictoriouJ usoneyou :
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llrcs andsuffering. We are negligentandinsincere, but still we
,u('yourchildren. Be Victorious!
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;T iuy"l'"'yf7 lrruqtt kara karu{rEmayi (2) cara$a Sara{radijai
-"q d r e ""ncr
evefy fO fffr fryn candl jaya jaya
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qqtrRfrrrr{drRftrrr{qrfrfr Gr.T'r{T fqds{i hsqrdr qtrs+r FIuItIrEr(
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qr y"E qr qr ({r) qr u^6 qr qr yiog-Ot<EcfEITrtiEq-| |
mangaldrp Sobhanlm SuddhemniSkalam paramErgrkaldm
9T{fflcl' e<3il5lTcl g<giT:Il4 q{ qT
vi6veSvarTrnviSvam6ttrmca4dikarp praqamEmyaham
wg u"E qr qr Wclfare, RadiantBeauty,CompletelyPure,Without Limitations,
jaya ca1rfi jaya jaya (merh)jaya ca4{r jaya jaya the Ultimate Limitation, the Lord of the Universe,the Mother of
bhayaharinrbhava trri+i (2) bhavabhaminijaya jaya thc Universe,to you Ca4{i, to the Energy which Tears Apart
'l'hought,
orpjaya candljaya jaya I bow in submission.
Be Victorious!Oh GoddessWho Tears Apart Thought!Be
Victorious!You takeawayall fear andilluminatethe intensityof F{da+4t?fr v4ftntqrqerqt
reality.Be Victorious!
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sarvadevamaylmdevlm sarvarogabhayEpahlm
vddtr rarfig qurqrfrv<r ftrqr( tt brahmeSavi*'unamitarp pragamEmisadESivf,m
'f.rO1 rg;gffii ('ornposedof all the Gods, andfear,
removingall sickness
gen< -<qTfrr_{flctsiZm{ | llrlhnra,Maheshwar andVi$nubow downto Her, andI always
q-<r"ilT-zrcq-ftrsEqrll5trqql '|5KT{ tl lxrwdownto the Energyof InfiniteGoodness.
durgf,rp Siv[rp Santikarrm brahmEgm brahma$ah priylm
sarvaloka praTetrlfica pra4amdmi sada Sivflm ftprzlpa FFqFFq5.qT
ffit
The Reliever of Difficulties, Exposerof Goodness,Causeof
Peace,Infinite Consciousness, Beloved by Knowersof 4ffiffiq FqqrErqll
Consciousness; all the inhabitantsof all the worlds always bow
'ffi
l.l:f,l)tll'l<-an;1.{Tlf |
to Her, and I anr bowing to GoodnessHerself.
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vlrxllryrnth[ryrvindhyanilaylrpdivyasthananivtrsinlm
yrrylntqr yogajananlmcandikeryrprarlamtrmyaham

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The dwellingplaceof Knowledge,residingin Knowledge, .i'.13 lxl?l-fT III;ERI s.EIcfGIIT CREC{ I

Residentin the placeof Divine lllumination,the Causeof
Union, the Knower of Union, to the EnergyWhich Tears Apart ,tr,.lklTti{5-fqFI( g( ori.gqr<rq'rrgtl
Thoughtwe constantlybow. ory nama[ Siv[ya SanUya kEra4ahEya hetave
nivedayami cEfinlnarp tvarp gati parameSvara
( )r1rI bow to the Consciousness
f{rmqrr{?flfrs{frErtrqrl r of Infinite Goodness.to Peace.
to llrc Causeof the three worlds. I offer to vou the fullnessof mv
qurdsftqFdt gqf qruruffi!fr( rr roul, Oh SupremeLord.

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cnfrffiftq-<i?Rrrrl-|
aqq rrrcrq fudratq atq trgg sq{ratq 1
Eqcg|{rrr qqTrfl( q'1fl-<[6r<.ali-{frT-
||
IS[namtrtararp devlmlSvarTmlsvarapriylm a{q fTflr qhl airq arq F{q.rrrTeak rr
pragato-smi sad6 durgf,rp sarps6rEr4avatlri4lm
;(.'.ld nT5[ U iofef FrT<I ECn"f<-.fF q"lT tr{?t I
The Mother of the SupremeConsciousness, the GoddessWho is 't-<ryr
the SupremeConsciousness, beloved by the Supreme ;c'.t<T -ftK{q ;C{< TcTiI r|{{ w rq-{c(zt tr
Consciousness, we always bow to Durgd, the Reliever of lvameva m[t6 ca pite ffameva
Difficulties,who takes aspirantsacrossthe difficult sea of tvamevabandhuScasakha tvameva
objectsand their relationships. lvameva vidyE dravinaqr tvameva
lvameva sarvam mama deva deva
w" T6kq rdFrFTTddF-rqtgr r You alone are Mother and Father,you alone are friend and rela-
tivc. You aloneare knowledgeand wealth,Oh my God of Gods,
tr{rTg 61rtq qzFRr{T
qfr qq: s; you :rloneare everything.
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y|{'4T'T T{I( 6q-{ {"FI:[K {6TT T;tR {q T{REtd g;q5qr Tq rF 61tffi( I
fls tl
om mahadevamahetrf,namahf,yogimaheSvara
.T,?Tfq
{(q( {@{ q{d ilTrqunnfr qqfqrfr 11
sarvapepaharf,mdeva makerEyanamonamafu 'l,r,il.l.lF ;r< ?fTg F<{r<t\ |
Om The GreatGod,the GreatReliever,theGreatyogi, Oh $ilqf
SupremeLord,Oh Godwho removesall Sin,in the form of the 't,.:lilit {?Tq qs-"T{ eKF{ il-<tTTKSlo
letter"M" whichdissolves creation,
we bowto youagainand ) t ' . t .t,1 l i l { I I
again.
ll ycna vaca manasendriyairva
lrurklhy[trntr nava praSta svabhavat
$b ;frl: fttqrq Tn=TTq
+fruf+fqt fi f lnrrnri yadyat sakalam parasmai
fr+drqrfrqrqFi Etrrfr qrtgr rr nl r ll ylr;rf,yeti samarpayEmi
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Body, speech,mind, the five organsof knowledge(five senses) .'6q< ?-5rFn- 3qR-M | ?rn<-?|ersr. 3-fl'f <IraftTITsI
I
and the intellect;thesenine are the naturalconditionof human
l5r-{ <T(TlTl-N,q-eT{ <ffi{ |
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existence.In their highestevolution,I move beyondthem all, as

I surrendercompletelyto the SupremeConsciousness. ..T qT{<T, gq- <s-l<n-<T I q<9 {l-{., q<9

s1 qrise qrq+qEqTq-FTT
qlrrcrnrqI {ST{\ ll
tvamevapratyakgambrahmf,-sitvamevapratyakqambrahmf,
TrRIigreft+eTFdqrqei eR rr vadiSydmiritam vadiSy[mi,satyamvadiSylmi tan m[mavatu,
I
g TKei|{qq cfl7-S{q( efielTgl ef[epf'g?[ tad valiltrramavatuavatumdm, avatu vaktlram
| Youaloneare the Perceivable SupremeDivinity.You aloneare
'A\.<
qTI{{( To5Tr+'n( ffiry"f {r{T {Ft tl thePerceivable SupremeDivinity,so I shalldeclare.I shall
om pepo-harpplpakarmaharpplpefinf ptrpasambhava speakthe nectarof immortality.I shallspeakTruth.May this
trlhimarp pundaftakSam sarvapf,paharo hari bodybe yourinstrument. May thismouthbe yourinstrument.
Om I am of sin,confusion, duality;my actionsare of duality; MaytheDivinealwaysbe with us.May it be thus.
thisentireexistenceis of duality.Oh SaviorandProtector, Oh
GreatConsciousness, takeawayall sin,confusion, duality. { ql re | {rE{d +r t
l} ue;rcFrE,
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sffi{( Tr<d-<| :41paiqrsn-afq
tl
Tq?TqT( {T[ CqT{"n<Tqr rPg c{ tl om saha nEvavatu saha nau bhunaktu
orn mantrahlnarpkriy6hlnarp bhaktihlnarp sureSvari saha vlryam karavf,vahai
yatpfljita$ mayEdevi pariptimarptadastume tejasvinf,vadhr-tamastumE vidviS6vahai
Om I know nothingof mantras.I do not performgoodconduct.I ( )r1rMay the Lord protect us. May the Lord grant us enjoyment
haveno devotion,Oh SupremeGoddess. But Oh my Goddess, ol all actions.May we be grantedstrengthto work together.
pleaseacceptthe worshipthatI offer. Mty our studiesbe thoroughand faithful. May all disagreement
( ('it SC.

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rIsSrqTr(Rqgr de $Tc qq: ll
orp asatom[ sadgamaya
tamasomejyotirgamaya
mftyorma amftam gamaya
rffiqT ffiTe Tfcrir<T{rE-{Ks I
o'n Fromthe untruthlead us to Truth.From
darknessreadus to
FW+rS er-<r( gTT e&{ fr1rrr< ala ll
the Light.Fromdeathleadus to Immortalitv. gunu brahmagurun'imuh gururdevomaheSvaraf
gurusEkpEtparambrahmatasmaiSrTgurave namah
3bq*{ Eftr'hg I f4E qrFilhg | t'dq grf ,{q TheGuruis Brahma,Guruis Vilnuh,Guruis the Lord
r MaheSvarah. The Guruis actuallythe SupremeDivinity,and
ffi qg'6rr+g| t'd E gt+r: r d q ftrtqqr:1 thereforewe bow downto the Guru.
s{ rr(rfurq{T{ r qr +ls< g:q{qrq+( ls
sbilgrfu rg Ekdgrill run gd( |
qj qr<Ti <p--rsrg I rr-cfit( "flis.g<9. I qcr{t( f,& t{ qfrq readsqrfimrtt
T'X E<9 | T6-fit( To?c.I( I TC-< |
'l-d-SqTfa d sa-T"lq(smt fuqr-fll sffqT {E{
Tf*fq, I TC< ,.1--g I TC-{ Wriq- T-DN I stq-{ rg{ q;s<r1 3q-Efuwn<-+ll
nT SirFK [-at; g]-a1,-g6qtl
orn brahmarya$arnbrahmahavir
orn sarvegarpsvastirbhavatus:rrvegarn brahmEgnaubrahma$[ hutam
Sentirbhavatu
sarve$arF ptlr0ambhavatusarvegarnmarigalarp brahmaivatena gantavya$ brahmakarmasamEdhind
bhavatu
sarvebhavantusukhinahsaryeSantuniramayafi Om The SupremeDivinity makesthe offeringithe Supreme
bhadreaipaSyantuma kaScidduhttra bhagbhavet Divinity is the offering;offeredby the SupremeDivinity, in the
larve
om May all be bressed with the highestrearizarion. I'ireof the SupremeDivinity.By seeingthe SupremeDivinity in
May ail be
blessed with peace.May a'be bre"ssed withperfection.'May all actions,onerealizesthatSupremeDivinity.
be blessedwith werfare.May alr be blessed a,
with comfortand
happiness'May a, be free from misery.Maya, perceive
ciousness.May all be free from infirmities.
auspi- 3v qofq6:gdfrq gof1( qdrnqi t
Tf{qgtr+raqqdffi rr
d ".f"Hk-elcrria6 *TqTqTqTk51Tg I
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p[rframidam pflr4et pilrqamudacyate
orp pfirr.ramadah
piir4asyap[qramdd6yapilmamevEvaSigyate
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