शब्दादि रूपिणी त्वं वै करणानुग्रहा त्वमु
You are the form of sound and the rest, and you are the grace behind the faculties.
त्वं परासि महादेवि त्वं च देवि परापरा
You are the Supreme, O Great Goddess; you, O Goddess, are both the transcendent and the immanent.
सर्वरूपा त्वमीशानि त्वमरूपासि सर्वगे
O Lady of all, you are of every form; you are also formless, O all-pervading one.
वषड्वौषट्स्वरूपासि त्वमेव प्रणवात्मिका
You are the essence of the syllables vaṣaṭ and vauṣaṭ; you alone are the very soul of the sacred syllable Oṃ.
चतुर्वर्गात्मिका त्वं वै चतुर्वर्गफलोदये
You are the embodiment of the four aims of life, and the source of the fruits arising from them.
यद्दृश्यं यददृश्यं च स्थूलसूक्ष्मस्वरूपतः
Whatever is seen and whatever is unseen, in gross and subtle forms, is your very nature.
मातस्त्वयाद्य विनिहत्य महासुरेंद्रं दुर्गं निसर्गविबुधार्पितदैत्यसैन्यम् 4.2.72.
O Mother, today you have slain the great demon king Durgam, whose army was naturally supported by the wise gods.
लोके त एव धनधान्यसमृद्धिभाजस्ते पुत्रपौत्रसुकलत्र सुमित्रवंतः
In this world, those alone enjoy abundance of wealth and grain, sons, grandsons, good wives, and true friends.
त्वद्भक्तिचेतसि जनेन विपत्तिलेशः क्लेशः क्व वानुभवती नतिकृत्सु पुंसु
For those whose minds are devoted to you, what trace of misfortune or suffering can be found, even among those not wholly virtuous?
चित्रं यदत्र समरे स हि दुर्गदैत्यस्त्वद्दृष्टिपातमधिगम्य सुधानिधानम्
It is remarkable that in this battle, the demon Durgam, by receiving your glance, attained the nectar of immortality.
प्राच्यां मृडानि परिपाहि सदा नतान्नो याम्यामव प्रतिपदं विपदो भवानि
In the east, O gentle one, always protect those who bow to you; in the south, O Bhavānī, ward off calamities at every step.
ब्रह्माणि रक्ष सततं नतमौलिदेशं त्वं वैष्णवि प्रतिकुलं परिपालयाधः
O Brahmāṇi, always guard the region of bowed heads; O Vaiṣṇavī, protect below from all that is adverse.
पातु त्रिशूलममले तव मौलिजान्नो भालस्थलं शशिकला मृदुमाभ्रुवौ च
May your pure trident protect the top of my head; may the crescent moon on your brow guard my forehead, and your gentle eyebrows as well.
श्रोत्रद्वयं श्रुतिरवा दशनावलिं श्रीश्चंडी कपोलयुगलं रसनां च वाणी
May my two ears be protected by the Vedas, my row of teeth by Śrī Caṇḍī, my cheeks by your pair of cheeks, and my tongue by Vāṇī.
कंठप्रदेशमवतादिह नीलकंठी भूदारशक्तिरनिशं च कृकाटिकायाम्
May Nīlakaṇṭhī protect my throat here, and the mighty earth-piercing power ever guard my shoulders.
हस्तांगुलीः कमलजा विरजा नखांश्च कक्षांतरं तरणिमंडलगा तमोघ्नी 4.2.72.
May the lotus-born protect my fingers, the stainless one my nails, and the destroyer of darkness my armpits, which shine like the sun's orb.
अव्यात्सदा दरदरीं जगदीश्वरी नो नाभिं नभोगतिरजात्वथ पृष्ठदेशम्
May the sovereign of the world always protect my heart, may the sky-goer guard my navel, and may she also protect my back.
ऊरुद्वयं च विपुला ललिता च जानू जंघे जवाऽवतु कठोरतरात्र गुल्फौ
May the broad one protect my two thighs, Lalitā my knees, and the swift one my shanks; may the exceedingly firm one protect my ankles.
गृहं रक्षतु नो लक्ष्मीः क्षेत्रं क्षेमकरी सदा
May Lakṣmī protect our home, and the bringer of welfare always protect our fields.
यशः पातु महादेवी धर्मं पातु धनुर्धरी
May the great goddess protect my fame, and may the bearer of the bow protect my righteousness.
रणे राजकुले द्यूते संग्रामे शत्रुसंकटे
In battle, in the royal court, at dice, in war, and in the peril of enemies—
इति स्तुत्वा जगद्धात्रीं प्रणेमुश्च पुनःपुनः
Having thus praised the Mother of the Universe, they bowed to her again and again.
ततस्तुष्टा जगन्माता तानाह सुरसत्तमान्
Then, pleased, the Mother of the Universe spoke to those best of gods.
तुष्टाहमनया स्तुत्या नितरां तु यथार्थया
I am truly pleased by this praise, especially because it is sincere.
तस्याहं नाशयिष्यामि विपदं च पदे पदे
I will remove her misfortune at every step.
एतत्स्तोत्रस्य कवचं परिधास्यति यो नरः 4.2.72.
Whoever wears this hymn as armor—
अद्यप्रभृति मे नाम दुर्गेति ख्यातिमेष्यति
From today onward, my name will become famous as Durga.
ये मां दुर्गां शरणगा न तेषां दुर्गतिः क्वचित्
Those who take refuge in me as Durga will never meet with misfortune.
अनया कवचं कृत्वा मा बिभेतु यमादपि
Having made this armor, let him not fear even Yama.
झोटिंगा राक्षसाः क्रूरा विष सर्पाग्नि दस्यवः
Cruel demons called Jhoṭiṃgā, poison, serpents, fire, and thieves—