Durga mantra kommer från Devi Mahatmya. Devi-mahatmya är skriven på 500-talet och är den mest hedrade av alla hindu shakta (shakti-inriktade) texterna. Här sägs Durga (shakti/energi) underligga och genomsyra hela kosmos. Hon sägs också manifesteras då kosmos ordning störs. Idag vet vi att fysisk energi följer lagar, man kan säga att de återupprättar en slags kosmisk ordning då denna rubbats.

I denna text bekämpar Durga demoniska krafter som tagit över världen.

Sarva-Manggala-Maanggalye Shive Sarvaartha-Saadhike |

Sharannye Trya[i-A]mbake Gauri Naaraayanni Namo[ah-A]stu Te ||

Betydelse:

1: (Salutations to You O Narayani) Who is the Auspiciousness in All the Auspicious, Auspiciousness Herself, Complete with All the Auspicious Attributes, and Who fulfills All the Objectives of the Devotees (Purusharthas – Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha),

2: Who is the Giver of Refuge, With Three Eyes and a Shining Face; Salutations to You O Narayani.

सर्वमङ्गलमाङ्गल्ये (Sarva-Manggala-Maanggalye): Who is the Auspiciousness in all the Auspicious

सर्व (Sarva) = All

मङ्गल (Manggala) = Auspiciousness

माङ्गल्य (Maanggalya) = Conferring Happiness or Auspiciousness

शिवे (Shive): Auspiciousness Herself

शिव (Shiva) = The Auspicious One

सर्वार्थसाधिके (Sarvaartha-Saadhike): Complete with All the Auspicious Attributes or Who fulfills all the Objectives [Purusharthas] of the Devotees

सर्वार्थ (Sarvaartha) = All Things or Objects, All Manner of Things

साधिक (Saadhika) = Having Excess or Surplus, Excessive, More than Full or Complete

साधक (Saadhaka) = Accomplishing, Fulfilling

शरण्ये (Sharannye): Giver of Refuge

शरण्य (Sharannya) = Affording Shelter, Yielding Help or Protection to

त्र्यम्बके (Tryambake): With Three Eyes

त्रि (Tri) = Three

अम्बक (Ambaka) = Eye

गौरि (Gauri): With a Shining Face

गौर (Gaura) = Shining, Brilliant, another name of Devi Durga

नारायणि (Naaraayanni): Devi Narayani

नमोऽस्तु (Namostu): Salutations Be [to You]

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Mantrat kan också översättas så här:

sarva mangala mangalye – To auspiciousness of all auspiciousness, consort to Shiva
sarvarrtha saadhike – to the accomplisher of all objectives
sharanye – to the Source of Refuge
tryambake – to the mother of the three worlds.
Gauri – to the Goddess who is Rays of Light
Naaraayani – Exposer of Consciousness
Namostute We bow to you again and again. We worship you

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