Mantra
Devanagari:
नमोऽस्तु सिम्हवाहिन्यै नित्यं
नमोऽस्तु अष्टभुजायै सदा
नमोऽस्तु दशभुजायै भक्त्या
ॐ अष्टादशभुजायै नमो नमः
Transliteration:
Namo Astu Simhavahinyai Nityam
Namo Astu Ashtabhujayai Sada
Namo Astu Dashabhujayai Bhaktya
Om Ashtadashabhujayai Namo Namaha
Translation:
Eternal salutations unto Her who rides upon the majestic lion of Dharma,
Perpetual salutations unto the eight-armed protectress of the eight directions,
Devoted salutations unto the ten-armed Mahishasuramardini,
Om, salutations again and again to the eighteen-armed Mahalakshmi Chandika.