durgA

dEvi mAhAtmyam shlokam

mAtarmE madhukaitaBAgni mahishaprAnApahAroDhyamE

hElAnirmitha DhUmralochanavadhE hE chandamundArdhinI

nishEshIkrutha raktabIjadhanujE nityE nishumbhApahE

shumbhaDhvamshini samharAshu duritham durgE namastEambikE

My salutations to you, O, Mother DurgA, who destroyed evil forces such as the MadhukaitabhAs, MahishAsurA, DhUmralochanA, ChandA, MundA, RaktabijA, ShumbhA and NishumbhA. I salute you who is eternal. Please destroy my ills.

mahAkAli dyAnam

Khadgam chakragadeshu chApapariDAn shulambhushundim shiraha

shankam sandhadhathim karaistrinayanAm sarvAngabhushavruthAm

yAmhAnthum madhukaitabau jalajabusthUstAvasupteharau

nilAshamdyutimAsya pAdadashakAm sevemahAkAlikAm

Salutatations to mahAkAli who holds sword, discus, mace, arrow, bow, iron club, spear(piercinginsight), sling, human head, and conch –adorned on all her limbs –sparkling like a sapphire (blue black) –vast night sky and her

infinitude -- three eyed (past present future) who was extolled by brahmA.

mahAlaxmi dyAnam

akshasra parasum gadeshu kulisham padmam DhanukundikAm

dandam sakthimasim cha charmajalajam gantAm surAbAjanam

shUlam pAsha sudarshanE cha dadhatIm hastaihipravAla prabAm

sEvE sairibhamardhinIm iha mahAlaxmIm sarjoastithAm

I revere MahAlaxmi-Durga, who holds in her 18 hands, prayer beads, pot, mace arrow, thunderbolt, lotus, bow, waterpot, staff, lance, sword, shield, conch, bell, chalice, trident, noose and the discus sudarshanA 殆 hose complexion is radiant like coral who is seated on a lotus, and who is the destroyer of MahishAsurA.

mahAsarasvathi dyAnam

ghantA shula halAnishankha musalE chakram Dhanuh sAyakam

HastAbjair dhadathIm ganAnthavilasa chitthAmshu thulyaprabhAm gauri dehasamudhbhavAm trijagatAm AdhArabhutam mahA

purvAmatra sarasvathIm anubhajE shumbhAdhi daityArdhinIm

I worship the incomparable mahAsarasvathi who holds in her hand !bell, trident, plough, conch, mace, discus, bow, and arrow. Who is effulgent like the moon shining at the edge of a cloud 殆 ho supports the 3 worlds and who came forth from the body of gauri to destroy shumbhA