Mantra
Devanagari:
वन्देहं अष्टमीचन्द्रविभ्राजदलिकस्थलशोभितायै नित्यं
ॐ मुखचन्द्रकलङ्काभमृगनाभिविशेषकायै नमो नमः
Transliteration:
Vandeham Ashtamichandravibhrajadalikasthalashobhitayai Nityam
Om Mukhachandrakalankabhamriganabhivisheshakayai Namo Namaha
Translation:
I bow eternally unto Her whose forehead shines like the half-moon of the eighth lunar day,
Om, salutations again and again to Her whose moon-like face bears a fragrant musk tilaka.