O Goddess Nārāyaṇī, ever devoted to protecting those who are distressed and afflicted, you are the compassionate refuge for all who seek your shelter, the remover of every suffering. To you, we offer our deepest salutations. You, Nārāyaṇī, dwell in a celestial chariot drawn by graceful swans, taking the noble form of Brahmāṇī, embodying the very essence of pure, sacred waters. We bow to you in reverence. Bearing the trident, adorned with the crescent moon and the mighty serpent, you ride the powerful bull in the form of Māheśvarī. O Nārāyaṇī, we bow before your majesty. Resplendent as Kaumārī, you are surrounded by the peacock and the cock, wielding the great spear, shining with youthful valor. To you, Nārāyaṇī, we offer our salutations. In your Vaiṣṇavī form, you hold the conch, discus, mace, and the bow Śārṅga—supreme weapons of righteousness. Graciously look upon us, O Nārāyaṇī, as we bow to you. You take the fierce form of Varāha, holding the mighty discus and lifting the earth with your tusks, bringing auspiciousness to all. O Nārāyaṇī, we bow to you. In your terrifying form as Narasiṃha, intent on destroying the demons and protecting the three worlds, you are the embodiment of divine wrath and compassion. O Nārāyaṇī, we bow before you. Crowned and radiant, bearing the thunderbolt, shining with a thousand eyes, you are Indrāṇī, the destroyer of Vṛtra, the terror of the wicked. O Nārāyaṇī, we bow to you. As Shivaduti, you vanquish the mighty strength of demons, your form fierce and your roar terrifying. O Nārāyaṇī, we bow to you. In the dreadful form of Chamunda, with protruding fangs and a garland of severed heads, you crush the skulls of the wicked. O Nārāyaṇī, we bow to you. You are Lakshmi, the goddess of prosperity; Lajja, the embodiment of modesty; Mahavidya, the great knowledge; Shraddha, the faith; Pushti, the nourishment; Swadha, the oblation; Dhruva, the steadfast one; the great night, and the great illusion. O Nārāyaṇī, we bow to you. You are Medha, the wisdom; Sarasvati, the goddess of speech; Vara, the boon-giver; Bhuti, the prosperity; Babhravi, the tawny one; Tamasi, the darkness; Niyate, the destiny. O gracious ruler, we bow to you. You dwell at the ends of all hands and feet, in every eye, every head, every mouth, every ear, and every nose. O Nārāyaṇī, we bow to you, present everywhere. O Devi Durga, you are the essence of all forms, the ruler of all, endowed with every power. Protect us from all fears, O Divine Mother. May your gentle face, adorned with three eyes, protect us from every fear; O Kātyāyanī, we bow to you. May your trident, blazing and fearsome, destroyer of all demons, protect us from terror; O Bhadrakālī, we bow to you. May your bell, whose mighty sound shatters the strength of demons and fills the world, protect us from sin, just as a mother protects her children. May your shining sword, smeared with the blood and fat of demons, bring us auspiciousness; O Caṇḍikā, we bow to you. When pleased, you remove every disease; when angered, you destroy all that is desired. Those who seek refuge in you never fall into misfortune; indeed, those who take shelter in you become a refuge for others. The destruction of the great demons, the foes of righteousness, which you have accomplished today by assuming many forms—who else but you, O Ambikā, could have done this? In knowledge, in the scriptures, in the lamps of discernment, in the highest teachings—who but you, O Goddess, plunges the world into the vast darkness of delusion, into the pit of possessiveness? Wherever there are demons, venomous serpents, enemies, bands of robbers, raging forest fires, or the dangers of the ocean, there you stand, protecting the world. O Lady of the Universe, you safeguard all creation; as the soul of the universe, you sustain everything. Those who bow to you with devotion become a refuge for the world, and you are worshipped even by the Lord of the universe. O Goddess, be ever gracious! Protect us always, just as you have now by slaying the demons. Quickly bring to rest the sins of all beings and swiftly remove great calamities born of misfortune. Be gracious to those who bow to you, O Goddess, remover of all the world's distress. Praised by the dwellers of the three worlds, be the granter of boons to all beings. Then the Goddess spoke: “I am the granter of boons, O assembly of gods. Whatever you desire in your hearts, choose it; for the welfare of the worlds, I shall grant it.” The gods replied, “O Sovereign of all the worlds, continue to remove all afflictions and destroy our enemies.” The Goddess declared, “When the period of Vaivasvata Manu arrives, in the twenty-eighth yuga, two great asuras—Shumbha and Nishumbha—will arise. Born in the house of Nanda the cowherd, emerging from the womb of Yashoda, I will dwell on Mount Vindhya and destroy those two demons. Again, descending to earth in an exceedingly fierce form, I will slay the Vaipracitta danavas. Devouring those fierce demons, my teeth will become red like pomegranate blossoms. Then, gods in heaven and humans on earth will praise me as Raktadantika. Again, when there is a drought lasting a hundred years and no water, praised by the sages, I shall be born not from a womb. With a hundred eyes, I shall look upon the sages, and people will call me Shatakshi, the Hundred-Eyed. After that, I will sustain the entire world with vegetables produced from my own body, as life-giving food during the drought. Then I shall become known as Shakambhari; and there I will slay the great demon named Durgama. My name will become famous as Durga Devi. Again, assuming a terrifying form on the Himalaya, I will devour the rakshasas for the protection of the virtuous. All the sages, with heads bowed, will praise me, and my name will be renowned as Bhima Devi. When the one named Aruna brings great distress to the three worlds, I will take the form of a countless swarm of bees. For the welfare of the three worlds, I will slay that great demon, and all will praise me everywhere as Bhramari.” Thus, the Goddess revealed her many forms and her eternal promise to protect the worlds, to remove suffering, and to be ever gracious to those who seek her refuge.