Devi Prasida Paripalaya Meaning — Line by Line

देवि प्रसीद परिपालय

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Verse 1#

देवि प्रसीद परिपालय नोऽरिभीते- र्नित्यं यथासुरवधादधुनैव सद्यः । पापानि सर्वजगतां प्रशमं नयाशु उत्पातपाकजनितांश्च महोपसर्गान् ॥

devi prasīda paripālaya no'ribhīte- rnityaṃ yathāsuravadhādadhunaiva sadyaḥ pāpāni sarvajagatāṃ praśamaṃ nayāśu utpātapākajanitāṃśca mahopasargān

MeaningO Devi, be gracious; protect us ever from the fear of foes, as You have just now protected us by the slaying of the asuras. And quickly bring to an end the sins of all the worlds and the great calamities born of portents.

Verse 2#

प्रणतानां प्रसीद त्वं देवि विश्वार्तिहारिणि । त्रैलोक्यवासिनामीड्ये लोकानां वरदा भव ॥

praṇatānāṃ prasīda tvaṃ devi viśvārtihāriṇi trailokyavāsināmīḍye lokānāṃ varadā bhava

MeaningBe gracious to us who bow to You, O Devi, remover of the universe's afflictions; O You worthy of praise by the dwellers of the three worlds, be the bestower of boons to the worlds!

Verse 3#

देव्युवाच वरदाहं सुरगणा वरं यन्मनसेच्छथ । तं वृणुध्वं प्रयच्छामि जगतामुपकारकम् ॥

devyuvāca varadāhaṃ suragaṇā varaṃ yanmanasecchatha taṃ vṛṇudhvaṃ prayacchāmi jagatāmupakārakam

MeaningThe Devi said: O hosts of gods, I am the giver of boons. Whatever boon you desire in your mind, choose that; I shall grant it, for the good of the worlds.

Verse 4#

देवा ऊचुः सर्वाबाधाप्रशमनं त्रैलोक्यस्याखिलेश्वरि । एवमेव त्वया कार्यमस्मद्वैरिविनाशनम् ॥

devā ūcuḥ sarvābādhāpraśamanaṃ trailokyasyākhileśvari evameva tvayā kāryamasmadvairivināśanam

MeaningThe gods said: O Sovereign of all, the quelling of all the calamities of the three worlds, and the destruction of our foes — let just this be done by You always.

Word-by-Word Breakdown

देवि प्रसीद

devi prasīda

O Goddess, be gracious

परिपालय नः अरिभीतेः

paripālaya naḥ aribhīteḥ

protect us from the fear of foes

नित्यं यथा असुरवधात् अधुना एव सद्यः

nityaṃ yathā asuravadhāt adhunā eva sadyaḥ

ever, just as You have right now by the slaying of the asuras

पापानि सर्वजगतां प्रशमं नय आशु

pāpāni sarvajagatāṃ praśamaṃ naya āśu

quickly bring to an end the sins of all the worlds

उत्पातपाकजनितान् च महोपसर्गान्

utpātapākajanitān ca mahopasargān

and the great calamities born of (the ripening of) portents

प्रणतानां प्रसीद त्वं देवि

praṇatānāṃ prasīda tvaṃ devi

be gracious to us who bow to You, O Goddess

विश्वार्तिहारिणि

viśvārtihāriṇi

O remover of the afflictions of the universe

त्रैलोक्यवासिनाम् ईड्ये

trailokyavāsinām īḍye

O You worthy of praise by the dwellers of the three worlds

लोकानां वरदा भव

lokānāṃ varadā bhava

be the bestower of boons to the worlds

देव्युवाच

devyuvāca

the Devi said

वरदा अहं सुरगणा

varadā ahaṃ suragaṇā

I am the giver of boons, O hosts of gods

वरं यत् मनसा इच्छथ

varaṃ yat manasā icchatha

whatever boon you desire in your mind

तं वृणुध्वं प्रयच्छामि

taṃ vṛṇudhvaṃ prayacchāmi

choose that; I shall grant it

जगताम् उपकारकम्

jagatām upakārakam

for the good of the worlds

सर्वाबाधाप्रशमनं त्रैलोक्यस्य अखिलेश्वरि

sarvābādhāpraśamanaṃ trailokyasya akhileśvari

the quelling of all the calamities of the three worlds, O Sovereign of all

एवम् एव त्वया कार्यम् अस्मद्वैरिविनाशनम्

evam eva tvayā kāryam asmadvairivināśanam

let just this be done by You — the destruction of our foes

Origin & History

Source: Durga Saptashati Chapter 11

Author: Maharshi Markandeya (traditionally ascribed)

Period: Puranic period (c. 5th–6th century CE for the Devi Mahatmya)

The Devi Mahatmya (Durga Saptashati or Chandi), part of the Markandeya Purana, recounts the Divine Mother's victories over the demons. In Chapter 11, after Shumbha is slain, the gods sing the Narayani Stuti and bring it to a close with this earnest prayer: that the Goddess protect them always from foes, end the sins and calamities of all the worlds, and be the bestower of boons to the three worlds. Moved, the Goddess offers them whatever boon they wish. With perfect selflessness the gods ask not for themselves but only that she forever quell the world's calamities and destroy the enemies of dharma — and so she promises, foretelling her future descents whenever danger arises.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which verses make up 'Devi Prasida Paripalaya'?▼

These are verses 33–36 of Chapter 11 of the Devi Mahatmya (Durga Saptashati): the closing plea of the Narayani Stuti, the Goddess's offer of a boon, and the gods' selfless request that she ever protect the three worlds.

What boon do the gods ask for?▼

When the Goddess offers them any boon, the gods do not ask for personal benefit. They ask only that she always quell the calamities of the three worlds and destroy the enemies of the righteous — a model of selfless prayer for the good of all.

When is this passage recited?▼

It is recited as the closing of the Narayani Stuti during the daily Chandi Path and especially during Navaratri, and is also chanted on its own as a prayer for protection from enemies, obstacles and adverse portents.

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