Goddess Durga

devī māhātmyaṃ navāvarṇa vidhi

(Devi Mahatmyam Navavarna Vidhi in English (IAST))

From Markandeya Purana

This ritualistic text serves as a core liturgical framework for the worship of the Divine Mother as described in the Markandeya Purana. Centered on the powerful Navavarna Mantra, the vidhi integrates Vedic nyasas and beej mantras to invoke the combined energies of Mahakali, Mahalakshmi, and Mahasaraswati. By establishing these divine vibrations within the practitioner's body, the chanting of this text is believed to dissolve karmic obstacles, bestow spiritual protection, and grant the devotee ultimate success in both worldly affairs and the path toward liberation. It is a profound practice for inner purification and awakening.

śrīgaṇapatirjayati | oṃ asya śrīnavāvarṇamantrasya brahmaviṣṇurudrā ṛṣayaḥ,
gāyatryuṣṇiganuṣṭubhaśchandāṃsi śrīmahākālīmāhālakṣmīmahāsarasvatyo devatāḥ,
aiṃ bījaṃ, hrīṃ śakti:, klīṃ kīlakaṃ, śrīmahākālīmāhālakṣmīmahāsarasvatīprītyarthe jape
viniyogaḥ||
ṛṣyādinyāsaḥ
brahmaviṣṇurudrā ṛṣibhyo namaḥ, mukhe |
mahākālīmāhālakṣmīmahāsarasvatīdevatābhyo namaḥ,hṛdi | aiṃ bījāya namaḥ, guhye |
hrīṃ śaktaye namaḥ, pādayoḥ | klīṃ kīlakāya namaḥ, nābhau | oṃ aiṃ hrīṃ klīṃ cāmuṇḍāyai
vicce -- iti mūlena karau saṃśodhya
karanyāsaḥ
oṃ aiṃ aṅguṣṭhābhyāṃ namaḥ | oṃ hrīṃ tarjanībhyāṃ namaḥ | oṃ klīṃ madhyamābhyāṃ
namaḥ | oṃ cāmuṇḍāyai anāmikābhyāṃ namaḥ | oṃ vicce kaniṣṭhikābhyāṃ namaḥ | oṃ aiṃ
hrīṃ klīṃ cāmuṇḍāyai vicce karatalakarapṛṣṭhābhyāṃ namaḥ |
hṛdayādinyāsaḥ
oṃ aiṃ hṛdayāya namaḥ | oṃ hrīṃ śirase svāha | oṃ klīṃ śikhāyai vaṣaṭ | oṃ cāmuṇḍāyai
kavacāya hum | oṃ vicce netratrayāya vauṣaṭ | oṃ aiṃ hrīṃ klīṃ cāmuṇḍāyai vicce
astrāya phaṭ |
akṣaranyāsaḥ
oṃ aiṃ namaḥ, śikhāyām | oṃ hrīṃ namaḥ, dakṣiṇanetre | oṃ klīṃ namaḥ, vāmanetre | oṃ
cāṃ namaḥ, dakṣiṇakarṇe | oṃ muṃ namaḥ, vāmakarṇe | oṃ ḍāṃ namaḥ,
dakṣiṇanāsāpuṭe | oṃ yaiṃ namaḥ, vāmanāsāpuṭe | oṃ viṃ namaḥ, mukhe | oṃ cceṃ
namaḥ, guhye |
evaṃ vinyasyāṣṭavāraṃ mūlena vyāpakaṃ kuryāt |
diṅnyāsaḥ
oṃ aiṃ prācyai namaḥ | oṃ aiṃ āgneyyai namaḥ | oṃ hrīṃ dakṣiṇāyai namaḥ | oṃ hrīṃ
nai​ṛtyai namaḥ | oṃ klīṃ patīcyai namaḥ | oṃ klīṃ vāyuvyai namaḥ | oṃ cāmuṇḍāyai
udīcyai namaḥ | oṃ cāmuṇḍāyai aiśānyai namaḥ | oṃ aiṃ hrīṃ klīṃ cāmuṇḍāyai vicce
ūrdhvāyai namaḥ | oṃ aiṃ hrīṃ klīṃ cāmuṇḍāyai vicce bhūmyai namaḥ |
dhyānam
oṃ khaḍgaṃ cakragadeṣucāpaparighāñchūlaṃ bhuśuṇḍīṃ śiraḥ
śaṅkhaṃ sandadhatīṃ karaistrinayanāṃ sarvāṅgabhūṣāvṛtām |
nīlāśmadyutimāsyapādadaśakāṃ seve mahākālikāṃ
yāmastautsvapite harau kamalajo hantuṃ madhuṃ kauṭabham ||
oṃ akṣasrakparaśū gadeṣukuliśaṃ padmaṃ dhanuḥ kuṇḍikāṃ
daṇḍaṃ śaktimasiṃ ca carma jalajaṃ ghaṇṭāṃ surābhājanam |
śūlaṃ pāśasudarśane ca dadhatīṃ hastaiḥ pravālaprabhāṃ
seve sairibhamardinīmiha mahālakṣmīṃ sarojasthitām ||
oṃ ghaṇṭāśūlahalāni śaṅkhamusale cakraṃ dhanuḥ sāyakam |
hastābjairdhadhatīṃ ghanāntavilasacchītāṃśutulyaprabhām |
gaurīdehasamudbhavāṃ trijagatādhārabhūtāṃ mahā |
pūrvāmatra sarasvatīmanubhaje śumbhādidaityārdhinīm ||
oṃ māṃ māleṃ mahāmāye sarvaśaktisvarūpiṇi |
caturvargastvayi nyastastasmānme siddhidā bhava ||
oṃ avighnaṃ kuru māle tvaṃ gṛhṇāmi dakṣiṇe kare |
japakāle ca siddhyarthaṃ prasīda mamasiddhaye ||
aiṃ hrīṃ akṣamālikāyai namaḥ || 108 ||
oṃ māṃ māleṃ mahāmāye sarvaśaktisvarūpiṇi |
caturvargastvayi nyastastasmānme siddhidā bhava ||
oṃ avighnaṃ kuru māle tvaṃ gṛhṇāmi dakṣiṇe kare |
japakāle ca siddhyarthaṃ prasīda mamasiddhaye ||
oṃ akṣamālādhipataye susiddhiṃ dehi dehi sarvamantrārthasādhini
sādhaya sādhaya sarvasiddhiṃ parikalpaya parikalpaya me svāhā |
oṃ aiṃ hrīṃ klīṃ cāmuṇḍāyai vicce || 108 ||
guhyātiguhyagoptrī tvaṃ gṛhāṇāsmatkṛtaṃ japam |
siddhirbhavatu me devi tvatprasādānmaheśvari ||
oṃ akṣamālādhipataye susiddhiṃ dehi dehi sarvamantrārthasādhini
sādhaya sādhaya sarvasiddhiṃ parikalpaya parikalpaya me svāhā |
guhyātiguhyagoptrī tvaṃ gṛhāṇāsmatkṛtaṃ japam |
siddhirbhavatu me devi tvatprasādānmaheśvari ||
karanyāsaḥ
oṃ hrīṃ aṅguṣṭhābhyāṃ namaḥ | oṃ caṃ tarjanībhyāṃ namaḥ | oṃ ḍiṃ madhyamābhyāṃ
namaḥ | oṃ kāṃ anāmikābhyāṃ namaḥ | oṃ yaiṃ kaniṣṭhikābhyāṃ namaḥ | oṃ hrīṃ
caṇḍikāyai karatalakarapṛṣṭhābhyāṃ namaḥ |
hṛdayādinyāsaḥ
khaḍginī śūlinī ghorā gadinī cakriṇī tathā |
śaṅkhinī cāpinī bāṇabhuśuṇḍī paighāyudhā | hṛdayāya namaḥ ||
oṃ śūlena pāhi no devi pāhi khaḍgena cāmbike |
ghaṇṭāsvanena naḥ pāhi cāpajyāniḥsvanena ca | śirase svāhā ||
oṃ prācyāṃ rakṣa pratīñcyāṃ ca rakṣa caṇḍike rakṣa dakṣiṇe |
bhrāmaṇenātmaśūlasya uttarasyāṃ tatheśvari | śikhāyai vaṣaṭ ||
oṃ saumyāni yāni rūpāṇi trailokye vicaranti te |
yāni cātyarthaghorāṇi tai rakṣāsmāṃstathā bhuvam | kavacāya hum ||
oṃ khaḍgaśūlagadādīni yānicāstrāṇi te'mbike |
karapallava saṅgīni tairasmān rakṣa sarvataḥ | netratrayāya vauṣaṭ ||
oṃ sarvasvarūpe sarveśe sarvaśaktisamanvite |
bhayebhyastrāhi no devi durge namo'stute | astrāya phaṭ ||
dhyānam
oṃ vidyuddāmaprabhāṃ mṛgapatiskandhasthitāṃ bhīṣaṇām |
kanyābhiḥ karavālakheṭavilasaddhastābhirāsevitām |
hastaiścakragadāsikheṭaviśikhāṃścāpaṃ guṇaṃ tarjanīm |
bibhrāṇāmanalātmikāṃ śaśidharāṃ durgāṃ trinetrāṃ bhaje ||

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