॥ Chandi Navakshari Mantra Japa English Lyrics ॥
॥ Śrī Candi Navaksarī Mantra Japaḥ ॥
॥ 1. Ṛsyadi nyasaḥ ॥
asya śrī candi navaksarī mahamantrasya ।
markandeya rsiḥ (open the right palm and touch the top of the forehead)
jagatī chandaḥ (right palm on the mouth)
durga laksmi sarsvati devata ॥ (right palm on the heart chakra)
hraṁ bījaṁ – hrīṁ śaktiḥ – hrūṁ kīlakam ॥
bījaṁ – touch right shoulder with right hand; śaktiḥ – touch left shoulder with right hand; kīlakam – touch center of the chest. The only tip of the fingers to be used.
śrī durga śrī laksmī śrī sarasvati prasada siddhyarthe śrī candi navaksarī mantra jape viniyogaḥ ॥
॥ 2. Karanyasaḥ ॥
hraṁ – aṅgusthabhyam namaḥ » use both the index fingers and run them on both the thumbs.
hrīṁ – tarjanībhyaṁ namaḥ » use both the thumbs and run them on both the index fingers.
hrūṁ – madhyamabhyaṁ namaḥ » both the thumbs on the middle fingers.
hraiṁ – anamikabhyaṁ namaḥ » both the thumbs on the ring fingers.
hrauṁ – kanisthīkabhyaṁ namaḥ » both the thumbs on the little fingers.
hraḥ – karatalakaraprsthabhyaṁ namaḥ » open both the palms; run the opened palms of the right hand on the front and back sides of the left palm and repeat the same for the other palm.
॥ 3. Hrdayadi nyasaḥ ॥
hraṁ – hrdayaya namaḥ » open index, middle and ring fingers of the right hand and place them on the heart chakra.
śirase svaha » open middle and ring fingers of the right hand and touch the top of the forehead.
hraiṁ – śikhayai vasat » open the right thumb and touch the back of the head. This is the point where tuft is kept.
hraiṁ – kavacaya huṁ » cross both the hands and run the fully opened palms from shoulders to fingertips.
hrauṁ – netratrayaya vausat » open the index, middle and ring fingers of the right hand; touch both the eyes using index and ring fingers and touch the point between the two eyebrows (ajña chakra) with the middle finger.
hraḥ – astraya phat ॥
bhūrbhuvassuvaromiti digbandhaḥ ॥
॥ 4. Dhyanam ध्यानम् ॥
matarme madhukaitabhaghni mahisapranapaharodyame helanirmita dhūmralocanavadhe he candamundardini ।
niśśesīkrta raktabījadanuje nitye niśuṁbhapahe śuṁbhadhvaṁsini saṁharaśu duritaṁ durge namaste’mbike ॥
Meaning: O! Devi!! You have decimated demons like Madhu, Kaitabha, Mahisasura, Dhūmralocana, Canda, Munda, Raktabīja, Niśuṁbha, Śuṁbha. You are eternal. O! Durga Devi, please remove all my sins at the earliest.
॥ 5. Pañcapūja (follow as per Karanyasa)
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laṁ – prthivyatmikayai gandhaṁ samarpayami।
haṁ – akaśatmikayai puspaiḥ pūjayami।
yaṁ – vayvatmikayai dhūpamaghrapayami।
raṁ – agnyatmikayai dīpaṁ darśayami ।
vaṁ – amrtatmikayai amrtaṁ mahanaivedyaṁ nivedayami ।
saṁ – sarvatmikayai sarvopacara pūjam samarpayami॥
॥ 6.Śrī Candi Navaksarī Mantraḥ ॥
om aiṁ hrīṁ klīṁ camundayai vicce ॥
॥ 7. Hrdayadi nyasaḥ ॥
hraṁ – hrdayaya namaḥ » open index, middle and ring fingers of the right hand and place them on the heart chakra.
hrīṁ – śirase svaha » open middle and ring fingers of the right hand and touch the top of the forehead.
hraiṁ – śikhayai vasat » open the right thumb and touch the back of the head. This is the point where tuft is kept.
hraiṁ – kavacaya huṁ » cross both the hands and run the fully opened palms from shoulders to fingertips.
hrauṁ – netratrayaya vausat » open the index, middle and ring fingers of the right hand; touch both the eyes using index and ring fingers and touch the point between the two eyebrows (ajña chakra) with the middle finger.
hraḥ – astraya phat ॥
bhūrbhuvassuvaromiti digvimokaḥ ॥
(by using right-hand thumb and middle fingers make rattle anticlockwise around the head)
॥ 8. Dhyanam: ॥
matarme madhukaitabhaghni mahisapranapaharodyame helanirmita dhūmralocanavadhe he candamundardini ।
niśśesīkrta raktabījadanuje nitye niśuṁbhapahe śuṁbhadhvaṁsini saṁharaśu duritaṁ durge namaste’mbike ॥
॥ 9. Pañcapūja पञ्चपूजा (follow as per Karanyasa) ॥
laṁ – prthivyatmikayai gandhaṁ samarpayami।
haṁ – akaśatmikayai puspaiḥ pūjayami।
yaṁ – vayvatmikayai dhūpamaghrapayami।
raṁ – agnyatmikayai dīpaṁ darśayami ।
vaṁ – amrtatmikayai amrtaṁ mahanaivedyaṁ nivedayami ।
saṁ – sarvatmikayai sarvopacara pūjam samarpayami॥
॥ 10. Samarpanam ॥
guhyati guhya goptrī tvaṁ grhanasmat-krtaṁ japam ।
siddhirbhavatu me devi tvatprasadanmayi stira ॥
Meaning: You sustain the secret of all secrets. Please accept this Japa performed by me and bestow Your perpetual Grace on me.
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