Mantra
Devanagari:
ॐ मरालीमन्दगमनायै विद्महे
महालावण्यशेवधये धीमहि
तन्नो दुर्गी प्रचोदयात्
Transliteration:
Om Maralimandagamanayai Vidmahe
Mahalavanyashevadhaye Dhimahi
Tanno Durgi Prachodayat
Translation:
Om, may we know Her whose gait is serene and graceful like a royal swan,
And meditate deeply upon the boundless treasury of transcendent beauty;
May Goddess Durga protect and illuminate our consciousness.