Mantra
Devanagari:
ॐ रक्तबीजसंहारिण्यै विद्महे
धूम्रलोचननाशिन्यै धीमहि
तन्नो दुर्गी प्रचोदयात्
Transliteration:
Om Raktabijasamharinyai Vidmahe
Dhumralochananashinyai Dhimahi
Tanno Durgi Prachodayat
Translation:
Om, may we know Her who drank the multiplying drops of Raktabija,
And meditate deeply upon Her who reduced smoky-eyed Dhumralochana to ashes;
May Goddess Durga protect and illuminate our consciousness.