Lyrics and Translations
for Devi Kīrtan & Bhajans Live Stream Concert on Oct 15th
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1. jai jai jai gaṇa nāyaka jai jai vighna vināśaka
he śubha maṅgala dāyaka vidya buddhi pradāyaka
gaja vadana gaurī nandana
gaja vadana gaurī nandana
gaṅgādhara śiva śambho nandana
remover of obstacles
bestower of auspiciousness, knowledge and intellect
elephant-faced son of Gauri
son of siva, giver of bliss, upholder of the sacred ganges river in his hair
2. jai mā jai jai mā
lelo karakamalo me mā
divine mother, over many ages,
I have worshipped you
in every life my heart is full of your love
take me, mother
3. śakti de bhakti de durgā mātā
chārõ or anderā hai, māyā mẽ khera hai
gyāna kā diyā mana mẽ jalā dījiye
darśana kī āshā hai, mana mera pyāsā hai
āja merī ithanī-sī bāta māniye
give śakti (energy, power) give bhakti (devotion), Mother Durgā
hope for your darsan, thirst in my heart,
please grant me just this much today
darkness all around in 4 directions, immersed in māyā, please light the lamp of wisdom in my heart
4. durge durge durge jai jai mā
karuṇā sāgari mā
kālī kapālini mā
jagadodhāriṇi mā
jagadambe jai jai mā
Victory to Goddess Durgā, the ocean of compassion.
Wrathful and black Kālī (destroyer of Time) holds a half-skull offering of blood.
As Divine Mother, she supports this evolving world. Victory to the universal Mother!
5. ambā mātā, jagan-mātā
vīra-mātā satya-prema-dātā
ambā mayī, jagan-mayī vīra-mayī
satya-prema-mayī
Mother of the universe, courageous Mother, giver of truth and divine love, you are the universe itself, you are the embodiment of courage, truth and divine love.
6. jai jai jai durgā mahārāṇi (ālāp in rāga mishra śiva-ranjani)
jai jai jai durgā mahārāṇi
darśana do durgā mahārāṇi
darśana do durgā mahārāṇi
Hail! Hail! Hail! Durgā, Great Queen
Grant us your darśan Durgā, Great Queen
7. CHORUS: jaya jaya he mahiṣāsuramardini
ramyaka-pardini śailasute
The most famous and complex piece of ecstatic Sanskirt poetry to Goddess Durgā in her form as Mahishasuramardini (Buffalo-demon slayer). Full of syllables that rhyme with one another, this poem describes Durgā’s epic battle with the buffalo-demon Mahisha, whom no god could defeat. Poem composed by Adi Shankaracharya, 7th Century C.E..
8) Ya Devi Goddess Hymn (7 Verse Excerpt) - Sourced from the Goddess Text “Devī Māhātmyam”
yā devī sarvabhūteṣu buddhi-rūpeṇa saṁsthitā
namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ
I salute that Goddess, Who is present inside every living being in the form of wisdom; Salute to You, salute to You, salute to You.
yā devī sarvabhūteṣu śakti-rūpeṇa saṁsthitā
namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ
I salute that Goddess, Who is present inside every living being in the form of Śakti or power; Salute to You, salute to You, salute to You.
yā devī sarva-bhūteṣu śānti-rūpeṇa saṁsthitā
namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ
I salute that Goddess, Who is present inside every living being in the form of peace or rest; Salute to You, salute to You, salute to You.
yā devī sarva-bhūteṣu śraddhā-rūpeṇa saṁsthitā
namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ
I salute that Goddess, Who is present inside every living being in the form of dedication; Salute to You, salute to You, salute to You.
yā devī sarva-bhūteṣu lakṣmī-rūpeṇa saṁsthitā
namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ
I salute that Goddess, Who is present inside every living being in the form of wealth or Lakṣmī; Salute to You, salute to You, salute to You.
yā devī sarva-bhūteṣu dayā-rūpeṇa saṁsthitā
namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ
I salute that Goddess, Who is present inside every living being in the form of benevolence or mercy; Salute to You, salute to You, salute to You.
yā devī sarvabhūteṣu mātṛ-rūpeṇa saṁsthitā
namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ
I salute that Goddess, Who is present inside every living being in the form of Mother; Salute to You, salute to You, salute to You.
