Mantra
Devanagari:
ॐ अरुणारुणकौसुम्भवस्त्रभासत्कवीतट्यै विद्महे
रत्नकिङ्किणिकारम्यरशनादामभूषितायै धीमहि
तन्नो दुर्गी प्रचोदयात्
Transliteration:
Om Arunarunakausumbhavastrabhasatkawitatyai Vidmahe
Ratnakinkinikaramyarashanadamabhushitayai Dhimahi
Tanno Durgi Prachodayat
Translation:
Om, may we know Her who is clad in saffron-red silken garments,
And meditate deeply upon Her who wears a golden girdle with melodious gem-bells;
May Goddess Durga protect and illuminate our consciousness.