Mantra
Devanagari:
ॐ कूर्मपृष्ठजयिष्णुप्रपदान्वितायै विद्महे
नखदीधितिसञ्Cहन्ननमज्जनतमोगुणायै धीमहि
तन्नो दुर्गी प्रचोदयात्
Transliteration:
Om Kurmaprishthajayishnuprapadanvitayai Vidmahe
Nakhadidhitisanchannanamajjanatamogunayai Dhimahi
Tanno Durgi Prachodayat
Translation:
Om, may we know Her of arched and auspicious insteps,
And meditate deeply upon Her whose radiant toe-nails dispel the darkness of ignorance in devotees;
May Goddess Durga protect and illuminate our consciousness.