Mantra
Devanagari:
ॐ वदनस्मरमाङ्गल्यगृहतोरणचिल्लिकायै विद्महे
वक्त्रलक्ष्मीपरीवाहचलन्मीनाभलोचनायै धीमहि
तन्नो दुर्गी प्रचोदयात्
Transliteration:
Om Vadanasmaramangalyagrihatoranachillikayai Vidmahe
Vaktralakshmiparivahachalanminabhalochanayai Dhimahi
Tanno Durgi Prachodayat
Translation:
Om, may we know Her whose arched eyebrows form an auspicious gateway,
And meditate deeply upon Her whose eyes move with grace in the stream of facial beauty;
May Goddess Durga protect and illuminate our consciousness.