Deity: Durga
Mantra
Devanagari:
ॐ अष्टमीचन्द्रविभ्राजदलिकस्थलशोभितायै विद्महे
मुखचन्द्रकलङ्काभमृगनाभिविशेषकायै धीमहि
तन्नो दुर्गी प्रचोदयात्
ॐ अष्टमीचन्द्रविभ्राजदलिकस्थलशोभितायै विद्महे
मुखचन्द्रकलङ्काभमृगनाभिविशेषकायै धीमहि
तन्नो दुर्गी प्रचोदयात्
Transliteration:
Om Ashtamichandravibhrajadalikasthalashobhitayai Vidmahe
Mukhachandrakalankabhamriganabhivisheshakayai Dhimahi
Tanno Durgi Prachodayat
Om Ashtamichandravibhrajadalikasthalashobhitayai Vidmahe
Mukhachandrakalankabhamriganabhivisheshakayai Dhimahi
Tanno Durgi Prachodayat
Translation:
Om, may we know Her whose forehead shines like the half-moon of the eighth lunar day,
And meditate deeply upon Her whose moon-like face bears a fragrant musk tilaka;
May Goddess Durga protect and illuminate our consciousness.
Om, may we know Her whose forehead shines like the half-moon of the eighth lunar day,
And meditate deeply upon Her whose moon-like face bears a fragrant musk tilaka;
May Goddess Durga protect and illuminate our consciousness.