नैवेद्यैर्विविधैश्चापि फलेन शोभनेन च । ॐ ह्रीं षष्ठीदेव्यै स्वाहेति विधिपूर्वकम्
With various kinds of food offerings and beautiful fruits, and with the mantra 'Om hrim to Goddess Shashthi, svaha,' according to the proper method—
अष्टाक्षरं महामन्त्रं यथाशक्ति जपेन्नरः । ततः स्तुत्वा च प्रणमेद्भक्तियुक्तः समाहितः
A person should recite the eight-syllabled great mantra as much as he is able; then, having praised her, he should bow with devotion and concentration.
स्तोत्रं च सामवेदोक्तं वरं पुत्रफलप्रदम् । अष्टाक्षरं महामन्त्रं लक्षधा यो जपेत्ततः
The hymn spoken in the Sama Veda grants the excellent fruit of sons; whoever recites the eight-syllabled great mantra a hundred thousand times—
सुपुत्रं स लभेन्नूनमित्याह कमलोद्भवः । स्तोत्रं शृणु मुनिश्रेष्ठ सर्वकामशुभावहम्
He certainly obtains a good son—so says the lotus-born one. Listen, O best of sages, to the hymn that brings all desired auspiciousness.
वाञ्छाप्रदं च सर्वेषां गूढं वेदेषु नारद । नमो देव्यै महादेव्यै सिद्ध्यै शान्त्यै नमो नमः
It grants all desires to everyone, O Narada, and is hidden in the Vedas: Salutations to the Goddess, the great Goddess, to Siddhi, to Peace—salutations again and again.
शुभायै देवसेनायै षष्ठ्यै देव्यै नमो नमः । वरदायै पुत्रदायै धनदायै नमो नमः
Salutations to the auspicious one, to the leader of the divine hosts, to Goddess Shashthi; salutations to the granter of boons, the giver of sons, the giver of wealth.
सुखदायै मोक्षदायै षष्ठ्यै देव्यै नमो नमः । सृष्ट्यै षष्ठांशरूपायै सिद्धायै च नमो नमः
Salutations to the giver of happiness, the giver of liberation, to Goddess Shashthi; to creation, to the form of the sixth part, to Siddhi—salutations again and again.
मायायै सिद्धयोगिन्यै षष्ठीदेव्यै नमो नमः । सारायै शारदायै च परादेव्यै नमो नमः
Salutations to Maya, to the accomplished yogini, to Goddess Shashthi; to the essence, to Sharada, to the supreme goddess—salutations.
बालाधिष्ठातृदेव्यै च षष्ठीदेव्यै नमो नमः । कल्याणदायै कल्याण्यै फलदायै च कर्मणाम्
Salutations to the goddess who presides over children, to Goddess Shashthi; to the giver of auspiciousness, to the auspicious one, to the giver of the fruits of actions.
प्रत्यक्षायै स्वभक्तानां षष्ठ्यै देव्यै नमो नमः । पूज्यायै स्कन्दकान्तायै सर्वेषां सर्वकर्मसु
Salutations to the one who is directly perceived by her devotees, to Goddess Shashthi; to the worshipful one, beloved of Skanda, in all actions of all.
देवरक्षणकारिण्यै षष्ठीदेव्यै नमो नमः । शुद्धसत्त्वस्वरूपायै वन्दितायै नृणां सदा
Salutations to the protector of the gods, to Goddess Shashthi; to the one of pure sattvic nature, always worshipped by people.
हिंसाक्रोधवर्जितायै षष्ठीदेव्यै नमो नमः । धनं देहि प्रियां देहि पुत्रं देहि सुरेश्वरि
Salutations to the one free from violence and anger, to Goddess Shashthi; O queen of the gods, give me wealth, give me a beloved, give me a son.
मानं देहि जयं देहि द्विषो जहि महेश्वरि । धर्मं देहि यशो देहि षष्ठीदेव्यै नमो नमः
Grant me honor, grant me victory, destroy my enemies, O Great Goddess; grant me righteousness, grant me fame—repeated salutations to Goddess Ṣaṣṭhī.
देहि भूमिं प्रजां देहि विद्यां देहि सुपूजिते । कल्याणं च जयं देहि षष्ठीदेव्यै नमो नमः
Grant me land, grant me offspring, grant me knowledge, O supremely worshipped one; grant me welfare and victory—repeated salutations to Goddess Ṣaṣṭhī.
इति देवीं च संस्तूय लेभे पुत्रं प्रियव्रतः । यशस्विनं च राजेन्द्रः षष्ठीदेव्याः प्रसादतः
Thus praising the Goddess, Priyavrata obtained a son, O king, renowned and illustrious, by the grace of Goddess Ṣaṣṭhī.
षष्ठीस्तोत्रमिदं ब्रह्मन् यः शृणोति तु वत्सरम् । अपुत्रो लभते पुत्रं वरं सुचिरजीविनम्
O Brahman, whoever listens to this hymn to Ṣaṣṭhī for a year, though childless, obtains a son—an excellent one, long-lived.
वर्षमेकं च यो भक्त्या सम्पूज्येदं शृणोति च । सर्वपापाद्विनिर्मुक्तो महावन्ध्या प्रसूयते
Whoever, with devotion, worships and listens to this for one year becomes free from all sins, and even a woman long barren gives birth.
वीरं पुत्रं च गुणिनं विद्यावन्तं यशस्विनम् । सुचिरायुष्यवन्तं च सूते देवीप्रसादतः
By the Goddess's grace, she gives birth to a heroic, virtuous, learned, and renowned son, endowed with long life.
काकवन्ध्या च या नारी मृतवत्सा च या भवेत् । वर्षं श्रुत्वा लभेत्पुत्रं षष्ठीदेवीप्रसादतः
A woman who is barren like a crow, or whose children have died, by hearing this for a year, obtains a son by the grace of Goddess Ṣaṣṭhī.
रोगयुक्ते च बाले च पिता माता शृणोति चेत् । मासेन मुच्यते बालः षष्ठीदेवीप्रसादतः
If the father or mother hears this when their child is afflicted by disease, the child is freed within a month by the grace of Goddess Ṣaṣṭhī.
मङ्गलचण्डीमनसयोरुपाख्यानवर्णनम् श्रीनारायण उवाच कथितं षष्ठ्युपाख्यानं ब्रह्मपुत्र यथाऽऽगमम् । देवी मङ्गलचण्डी च तदाख्यानं निशामय
Description of the story of Maṅgala and Caṇḍī begins. Śrī Nārāyaṇa said: The story of Ṣaṣṭhī has been told to you, O son of Brahmā, as it is found in the scriptures; now listen to the story of Goddess Maṅgalacaṇḍī.
तस्याः पूजादिकं सर्वं धर्मवक्त्रेण यच्छ्रुतम् । श्रुतिसम्मतमेवेष्टं सर्वेषां विदुषामपि
All her worship and related rites, as heard from the mouth of Dharma, are approved by the Vedas and cherished even by the learned.
दक्षा या वर्तते चण्डी कल्याणेषु च मङ्गला । मङ्गलेषु च या दक्षा सा च मङ्गलचण्डिका
She who is skilled in auspicious acts is Caṇḍī, and she who brings auspiciousness is Maṅgalā; she who is skilled in auspiciousness is Maṅgalacaṇḍikā.
पूज्या या वर्तते चण्डी मङ्गलोऽपि महीसुतः । मङ्गलाभीष्टदेवी या सा वा मङ्गलचण्डिका
She who is worshipped is Caṇḍī, and Maṅgala is the great son of the earth; she who is the desired goddess of auspiciousness is also Maṅgalacaṇḍikā.
मङ्गलो मनुवंश्यश्च सप्तद्वीपधरापतिः । तस्य पूज्याभीष्टदेवी तेन मङ्गलचण्डिका
Maṅgala, descended from Manu, is the lord of the earth with seven continents; his cherished and worshipped goddess is therefore called Maṅgalacaṇḍikā.
मूर्तिभेदेन सा दुर्गा मूलप्रकृतिरीश्वरी । कृपारूपातिप्रत्यक्षा योषितामिष्टदेवता
In different forms, she is Durgā, the primal nature, the sovereign; she is compassion incarnate, manifest before all, the cherished goddess of women.
प्रथमे पूजिता सा च शङ्करेण परात्परा । त्रिपुरस्य वधे घोरे विष्णुना प्रेरितेन च
She was first worshipped by Śaṅkara, the supreme among the gods, at the terrible slaying of Tripura, prompted by Viṣṇu.
ब्रह्मन् ब्रह्मोपदेशेन दुर्गतेन च सङ्कटे । आकाशात्पतिते याने दैत्येन पातिते रुषा
O Brahman, by the instruction of Brahmā, and in distress, when the demon cast down the chariot from the sky in anger—
ब्रह्मविष्णूपदिष्टश्च दुर्गां तुष्टाव शङ्करः । सा च मङ्गलचण्डी या बभूव रूपभेदतः
Instructed by Brahmā and Viṣṇu, Śaṅkara praised Durgā; she, appearing in a different form, became Maṅgalacaṇḍī.
उवाच पुरतः शम्भोर्भयं नास्तीति ते प्रभो । भगवान्वृषरूपश्च सर्वेशस्ते भविष्यति
She said before Śambhu, 'There is no danger for you, O Lord; the blessed one in the form of a bull, the Lord of all, you shall become.'