Mantra
Devanagari:
ॐ पद्मरागशिलादर्शपरिभाविकपोलभुवे विद्महे
नवविद्रुमबिम्बzरीन्यक्कारिरदनच्Cहदायै धीमहि
तन्नो दुर्गी प्रचोदयात्
Transliteration:
Om Padmaragashiladarshaparibhavikapolabhuve Vidmahe
Navavidrumabimbazrinyakkariradanachchadayai Dhimahi
Tanno Durgi Prachodayat
Translation:
Om, may we know Her whose cheeks gleam like polished mirrors of ruby,
And meditate deeply upon Her whose lips surpass the redness of coral and bimba fruit;
May Goddess Durga protect and illuminate our consciousness.