Mantra
Devanagari:
ॐ पञ्चतन्मात्रसायकायै विद्महे
निजारुणप्रभापूरमज्जद्ब्रह्माण्डमण्डलायै धीमहि
तन्नो दुर्गी प्रचोदयात्
Transliteration:
Om Panchatanmatrasayakayai Vidmahe
Nijarunaprabhapuramajjadbrahmandamandalayai Dhimahi
Tanno Durgi Prachodayat
Translation:
Om, may we know Her whose five arrows are the five subtle elements,
And meditate deeply upon Her who bathes all universes in Her crimson-rose effulgence;
May Goddess Durga protect and illuminate our consciousness.