Maa Devi (Durga / Chamunda)
Navarna Mantra
From the Durgasaptashati (Markandeya Purana); the Sarva Mangala shloka is from the Devi Mahatmya.
The central mantra of Shakta worship, used in all Devi puja and in the recitation of the Durgasaptashati. The nine syllables (Om Aim Hreem Kleem Chamundayai Vicche) invoke the triple power of Mahasaraswati, Mahalakshmi, and Mahakali in the form of Chamunda. Recited at the beginning and end of each chapter of the Durgasaptashati.
ॐ ऐं ह्रीं क्लीं चामुण्डायै विच्चे ॥
oṃ aiṃ hrīṃ klīṃ cāmuṇḍāyai vicce ||
Om Aim Hreem Kleem Chamundayai Vicche ||
ॐ ऐं (सरस्वती) ह्रीं (महामाया) क्लीं (कमला) — चामुण्डा (देवी) को, विच्चे — दुर्गा का नवार्ण (नौ-अक्षरी) मन्त्र।
Om — Aim (Saraswati) — Hreem (Mahamaya) — Kleem (Kamala) — to Chamunda (Devi) — Vicche (invocation). The nine-syllable mantra of the Devi, drawn from the opening of the Durgasaptashati.
ॐ ऐं नमः — सरस्वती बीज
ॐ ह्रीं नमः — भुवनेश्वरी / महामाया बीज
ॐ श्रीं नमः — महालक्ष्मी बीज
ॐ क्लीं नमः — कामाक्षी / कृष्ण बीज
ॐ दुं दुर्गायै नमः — दुर्गा बीज
oṃ aiṃ namaḥ | oṃ hrīṃ namaḥ | oṃ śrīṃ namaḥ | oṃ klīṃ namaḥ | oṃ duṃ durgāyai namaḥ
Om Aim Namah | Om Hreem Namah | Om Shreem Namah | Om Kleem Namah | Om Dum Durgayai Namah
देवी बीज-मन्त्र — ऐं (सरस्वती), ह्रीं (भुवनेश्वरी/महामाया), श्रीं (महालक्ष्मी), क्लीं (काली/काम)।
Aim — to Saraswati; Hreem — to Bhuvaneshvari / Mahamaya; Shreem — to Mahalakshmi; Kleem — to Kamakshi / Krishna; Dum — to Durga. The five primary devi beej (seed) mantras used in tantric and devotional worship.
सर्वमङ्गलमाङ्गल्ये शिवे सर्वार्थसाधिके ।
शरण्ये त्र्यम्बके गौरि नारायणि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥
sarvamāṅgalamāṅgalye śive sarvārthasādhike | śaraṇye tryambake gauri nārāyaṇi namo'stu te ||
Sarva Mangala Mangalye Shive Sarvartha Sadhike | Sharanye Tryambake Gauri Narayani Namostute ||
हे समस्त मंगलों की मंगल, शिवे, सर्व-अर्थ साधने वाली, शरण्ये, त्र्यम्बके गौरी, नारायणी — आपको नमस्कार।
O auspiciousness of all that is auspicious, O Shiva, O fulfiller of all purposes; O refuge, O three-eyed one, O Gauri, O Narayani — salutation to you.
Navarna Mantra (नवार्ण मन्त्र) is a mantra dedicated to Devi (Durga / Chamunda). A Mantra is a sacred sound or formula, often Vedic, repeated in worship and meditation to invoke a deity and focus the mind.
The Navarna Mantra is dedicated to Devi (Durga / Chamunda).
Yes. On Adiveda the Navarna Mantra is given verse by verse in Devanagari (the original Hindi/Sanskrit script) with Roman (IAST) transliteration, simple phonetics and a clear English meaning, so you can read, pronounce and understand every line.
The Navarna Mantra is drawn from From the Durgasaptashati (Markandeya Purana); the Sarva Mangala shloka is from the Devi Mahatmya..
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