Mantra
Devanagari:
ॐ नीलचिकुरायै विद्महे
निरपायायै धीमहि
तन्नो दुर्गी प्रचोदयात्
Transliteration:
Om Nilachikurayai Vidmahe
Nirapayayai Dhimahi
Tanno Durgi Prachodayat
Translation:
Om, may we know Her of lustrous dark-blue tresses,
And meditate deeply upon Her who is beyond all danger or decline;
May Goddess Durga protect and illuminate our consciousness.