chamundanavarnadurgatantric

චාමුණ්ඩා මංත්ර ඒවං නවාර්ණ මංත්ර

Chamunda Mantra & Navarna Mantra in Sinhala · සිංහල

🕉️ hindu·📿 108× repetitions·🕐 During Navratri, Fridays, Ashtami, or any time of need·🎵 Audio included·📜 Devi Mahatmyam / Durga Saptashati (Markandeya Purana)

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Origin & Story

Devi Mahatmyam / Durga Saptashati (Markandeya Purana) · Sage Markandeya · 5th-6th century CE (Purana compilation)

The Navarna Mantra emerges from the Devi Mahatmyam (also called Durga Saptashati or Chandi Path), a 700-verse text in the Markandeya Purana. It is the bija (seed) mantra that encodes the entire power of the 700 verses in just 9 syllables. Chamunda is the fierce form that emerged during the great battle against the demon army — she is Durga at her most terrifying and protective.

✦ As told in scripture

The Devi Mahatmyam narrates: When the demons Chanda and Munda attacked with a vast army, Goddess Kali manifested Chamunda from her forehead — dark as ink, wearing a garland of skulls, laughing terrifyingly. Chamunda devoured the entire demon army and brought the severed heads of Chanda and Munda to Durga. The 'Sarvamangala' verse that concludes Devi worship is considered so powerful that it is inscribed on the walls of Shakti temples across India — its mere presence is said to protect the space from all negativity.

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Verse 1

ඕං ඓං හ්රීං ක්ලීං චාමුණ්ඩායෛ විච්චේ..

Om Aim Hreem Kleem Chamundayai Vichche

Meaning:Om Aim Hreem Kleem — Salutations to Chamunda (the Navarna Mantra — 9 sacred syllables).

Verse 2

ඕං ජයන්තී මංගලා කාලී භද්රකාලී කපාලිනී. දුර්ගා ක්ෂමා ශිවා ධාත්රී ස්වාහා ස්වධා නමෝ(අ)ස්තු තේ..

Om Jayanti Mangala Kali Bhadrakali Kapalini Durga Kshama Shiva Dhatri Svaha Svadha Namostu Te

Meaning:Om — salutations to you who are Jayanti (victorious), Mangala (auspicious), Kali (fierce), Bhadrakali (benevolent fierce), Kapalini (skull-bearer), Durga (invincible), Kshama (forgiving), Shiva (auspicious), Dhatri (sustainer). Svaha, Svadha — I bow to you.

Verse 3

සර්වමංගලමාංගල්යේ ශිවේ සර්වාර්ථසාධිකේ. ශරණ්යේ ත්ර්යම්බකේ ගෞරි නාරායණි නමෝ(අ)ස්තු තේ..

Sarvamangala Mangalye Shive Sarvartha Sadhike Sharanye Tryambake Gauri Narayani Namostu Te

Meaning:O most auspicious of all that is auspicious, O Shiva, accomplisher of all goals, O refuge-giver, three-eyed Gauri, O Narayani — I bow to you.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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ඓං🔊AimBija of Saraswati — knowledge, speech

හ්රීං🔊HreemBija of Maya/Shakti — cosmic energy

ක්ලීං🔊KleemBija of Kama — attraction, desire

චාමුණ්ඩා🔊ChamundaSlayer of demons Chanda and Munda

විච්චේ🔊VichcheSacred seed syllable (completion)

නවාර්ණ🔊NavarnaNine syllables (the 9-syllable mantra)

ජයන්තී🔊JayantiThe victorious one

මංගලා🔊MangalaThe auspicious one

කාලී🔊KaliThe dark/fierce goddess

භද්රකාලී🔊BhadrakaliThe auspicious Kali

කපාලිනී🔊KapaliniBearer of skulls

ක්ෂමා🔊KshamaForgiveness

සර්වමංගලමාංගල්යේ🔊Sarvamangala MangalyeO auspicious of all that is auspicious

සර්වාර්ථසාධිකේ🔊Sarvartha SadhikeAccomplisher of all objectives

ශරණ්යේ🔊SharanyeThe one who gives refuge

ත්ර්යම්බකේ🔊TryambakeThree-eyed one

නාරායණි🔊NarayaniThe feminine divine power of Narayana

Benefits of Chanting Chamunda Mantra & Navarna Mantra

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The Navarna Mantra (9 syllables) is the MOST POWERFUL Shakti mantra

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Contains the three supreme bija mantras: Aim + Hreem + Kleem

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Central mantra of the entire Durga Saptashati tradition

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The 'Sarvamangala' verse is the most quoted Durga shloka in Hinduism

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Grants protection from all enemies, evil, and negative forces

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Used in all Shakti/Devi worship — from Navratri to daily puja

How to Chant Chamunda Mantra & Navarna Mantra

Repetitions108times

Best TimeDuring Navratri, Fridays, Ashtami, or any time of need

The Navarna Mantra (Om Aim Hreem Kleem Chamundayai Vichche) is chanted 108 times with a mala. It is the seed mantra of the entire Durga Saptashati. Pronounce each bija syllable clearly — Aim, Hreem, Kleem. The 'Sarvamangala' shloka can be chanted as a standalone prayer any time. During Navratri, chanting 1008 times over 9 days is considered extremely powerful.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Chamunda Mantra & Navarna Mantra written in the Sinhala script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.

Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

The 9-syllable mantra 'Om Aim Hreem Kleem Chamundayai Vichche' is called the Navarna (nine-letter) Mantra. It is the root mantra of the Durga Saptashati and considered the most powerful Shakti mantra in Hinduism.

Chamunda is the fierce form of Goddess Durga who slew the demons Chanda and Munda (hence Cha-munda). She emerged from Goddess Kali's forehead during the battle described in the Devi Mahatmyam.

'O most auspicious among all that is auspicious, O accomplisher of all goals, O giver of refuge, three-eyed Gauri, O Narayani — I bow to you.' It is the most widely recited Durga shloka, used to conclude virtually every Devi worship.

Yes, absolutely. The Navarna Mantra and Chamunda worship is for all devotees regardless of gender. The Devi Mahatmyam itself was narrated to a king and a merchant — both men.