Mantra
Devanagari:
नमोऽस्तु सर्वोपद्रववारिण्यै नित्यं
नमोऽस्तु नवदुर्गायै सदा
नमोऽस्तु महाकाल्यै भक्त्या
ॐ ब्रह्माविष्णुशिवात्मिकायै नमो नमः
Transliteration:
Namo Astu Sarvopadravavarinyai Nityam
Namo Astu Navadurgayai Sada
Namo Astu Mahakalyai Bhaktya
Om Brahmavishnushivatmikayai Namo Namaha
Translation:
Eternal salutations unto the protector who wards off all calamities,
Perpetual salutations unto Her who manifests in the nine protective forms,
Devoted salutations unto Mahakali, destroyer of tamas,
Om, salutations again and again to Her who empowers Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva.