Devi Prapannarti-Hara (Prasida) Meaning — Line by Line
देवि प्रपन्नार्तिहरे प्रसीद
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devi prapannārtihare prasīda
देवि प्रपन्नार्तिहरे प्रसीद प्रसीद मातर्जगतोऽखिलस्य । प्रसीद विश्वेश्वरि पाहि विश्वं त्वमीश्वरी देवि चराचरस्य ॥
devi prapannārtihare prasīda prasīda mātarjagato'khilasya prasīda viśveśvari pāhi viśvaṃ tvamīśvarī devi carācarasya
MeaningO Devi, remover of the suffering of those who take refuge in you, be gracious; be gracious, O Mother of the whole world; be gracious, O Mistress of the universe, protect the universe — you are the Sovereign, O Devi, of all that moves and is unmoving.
ādhārabhūtā jagatastvamekā
आधारभूता जगतस्त्वमेका महीस्वरूपेण यतः स्थितासि । अपां स्वरूपस्थितया त्वयैत- दाप्यायते कृत्स्नमलङ्घ्यवीर्ये ॥
ādhārabhūtā jagatastvamekā mahīsvarūpeṇa yataḥ sthitāsi apāṃ svarūpasthitayā tvayaita- dāpyāyate kṛtsnamalaṅghyavīrye
MeaningYou alone are the support of the world, since you abide in the form of the earth; and by you, abiding in the form of the waters, all this is nourished, O you of unsurpassable might.
tvaṃ vaiṣṇavīśaktiranantavīryā
त्वं वैष्णवीशक्तिरनन्तवीर्या विश्वस्य बीजं परमासि माया । सम्मोहितं देवि समस्तमेतत् त्वं वै प्रसन्ना भुवि मुक्तिहेतुः ॥
tvaṃ vaiṣṇavīśaktiranantavīryā viśvasya bījaṃ paramāsi māyā sammohitaṃ devi samastametat tvaṃ vai prasannā bhuvi muktihetuḥ
MeaningYou are the Vaishnavi Shakti, of boundless valour; you are the seed of the universe, the supreme Maya. By you, O Devi, has all this been deluded; and you indeed, when gracious, become the cause of liberation on earth.
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Origin & History
Source: Durga Saptashati (Devi Mahatmyam) Chapter 11 — Narayani Stuti, verses 2-4; from the Markandeya Purana
Author: Sage Markandeya (traditional)
Period: Ancient (the Devi Mahatmyam is dated to c. 5th-6th century CE)
The Devi Mahatmyam recounts how the asura brothers Shumbha and Nishumbha conquered the three worlds and drove out the gods. The Goddess, manifesting from the combined energies of the deities, slew Nishumbha, Raktabija and finally Shumbha himself. With the great asura fallen, Indra and the gods — their faces blossoming like lotuses with joy — poured out the Narayani Stuti in gratitude, beginning with this plea to the 'remover of the suffering of those who take refuge in her.'
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