Mantra
Devanagari:
ॐ क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञपालिन्यै विद्महे
क्षयवृद्धिविनिर्मुक्तायै धीमहि
तन्नो दुर्गी प्रचोदयात्
Transliteration:
Om Kshetrakshetrajnapalinyai Vidmahe
Kshayavriddhivinirmuktayai Dhimahi
Tanno Durgi Prachodayat
Translation:
Om, may we know the protector of both the field and the knower,
And meditate deeply upon Her who is free from waxing and waning;
May Goddess Durga protect and illuminate our consciousness.