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Ebhih Stavaish cha Mam Nityam

एभिः स्तवैश्च मां नित्यम्

🕉️ hindu·📿 9× repetitions·🕐 On Ashtami, Navami and Chaturdashi; during Navaratri; in the morning or evening with concentration·📜 Durga Saptashati Chapter 12

Also known as: ebhih stavaish cha mam nityam · ebhih stavais cha mam nityam stoshyate · durga saptashati phalashruti · devi mahatmya chapter 12 verses · tasyaham sakalam badham shamayishyami

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हिन्दी / देवनागरीతెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ English සිංහල 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

✦ Meaning

These opening verses of Chapter 12 of the Devi Mahatmya (Durga Saptashati) are the Goddess's own declaration of the fruits (phalashruti) of reciting her glory. She promises that whoever praises her with these hymns and recounts her victories over Madhu-Kaitabha, Mahishasura and Shumbha-Nishumbha — especially on the eighth, ninth and fourteenth lunar days — will be freed from every calamity, from sin, poverty and loss, and from all fear of enemies, robbers, kings, weapons, fire and flood. She declares the recitation of her Mahatmya to be the supreme and great cause of well-being.

Origin & Story

Durga Saptashati Chapter 12 · Maharshi Markandeya (traditionally ascribed) · Puranic period (c. 5th–6th century CE for the Devi Mahatmya)

The Devi Mahatmya (Durga Saptashati or Chandi), part of the Markandeya Purana, narrates the Divine Mother's three great cycles of victory — over Madhu-Kaitabha, over Mahishasura, and over Shumbha-Nishumbha. In Chapter 12, after the Narayani Stuti, the Goddess herself speaks the phalashruti, declaring the blessings that flow to those who recite and hear her Mahatmya. She promises to quell every calamity for her devotees, names the sacred lunar days for its recitation, and assures freedom from sin, poverty, loss and every fear — proclaiming her own glory to be the supreme and great cause of well-being.

✦ As told in scripture

Because these are the Goddess's own words of promise, devotees through the ages have recited the Durga Saptashati in times of war, epidemic and distress, trusting her assurance that no calamity touches those who hear her Mahatmya. Countless families recount being shielded from danger, illness and loss through the faithful recitation of these verses during Navaratri.

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Verse 1

देव्युवाच एभिः स्तवैश्च मां नित्यं स्तोष्यते यः समाहितः । तस्याहं सकलां बाधां शमयिष्याम्यसंशयम् ॥

devyuvāca ebhiḥ stavaiśca māṃ nityaṃ stoṣyate yaḥ samāhitaḥ tasyāhaṃ sakalāṃ bādhāṃ śamayiṣyāmyasaṃśayam

Meaning:The Devi said: Whoever, with concentrated mind, shall ever praise me with these hymns — for him I shall, without doubt, quell every calamity.

Verse 2

मधुकैटभनाशं च महिषासुरघातनम् । कीर्तयिष्यन्ति ये तद्वद्वधं शुम्भनिशुम्भयोः ॥

madhukaiṭabhanāśaṃ ca mahiṣāsuraghātanam kīrtayiṣyanti ye tadvadvadhaṃ śumbhaniśumbhayoḥ

Meaning:And those who shall recite the destruction of Madhu and Kaitabha, the slaying of Mahishasura, and likewise the slaying of Shumbha and Nishumbha,

Verse 3

अष्टम्यां च चतुर्दश्यां नवम्यां चैकचेतसः । श्रोष्यन्ति चैव ये भक्त्या मम माहात्म्यमुत्तमम् ॥

aṣṭamyāṃ ca caturdaśyāṃ navamyāṃ caikacetasaḥ śroṣyanti caiva ye bhaktyā mama māhātmyamuttamam

Meaning:and those who, with single-minded devotion, shall listen to this my supreme glory (Mahatmya) on the eighth, the fourteenth and the ninth lunar days —

Verse 4

न तेषां दुष्कृतं किञ्चिद्दुष्कृतोत्था न चापदः । भविष्यति न दारिद्र्यं न चैवेष्टवियोजनम् ॥

na teṣāṃ duṣkṛtaṃ kiñcidduṣkṛtotthā na cāpadaḥ bhaviṣyati na dāridryaṃ na caiveṣṭaviyojanam

Meaning:for them there shall be no evil deed of any kind, nor calamities arising from misdeeds; nor poverty, nor separation from loved ones.

Verse 5

शत्रुभ्यो न भयं तस्य दस्युतो वा न राजतः । न शस्त्रानलतोयौघात्कदाचित् सम्भविष्यति ॥

śatrubhyo na bhayaṃ tasya dasyuto vā na rājataḥ na śastrānalatoyaughātkadācit sambhaviṣyati

Meaning:He shall have no fear from enemies, nor from robbers, nor from kings; never shall harm befall him from weapons, fire or floods of water.

Verse 6

तस्मान्ममैतन्माहात्म्यं पठितव्यं समाहितैः । श्रोतव्यं च सदा भक्त्या परं स्वस्त्ययनं महत् ॥

tasmānmamaitanmāhātmyaṃ paṭhitavyaṃ samāhitaiḥ śrotavyaṃ ca sadā bhaktyā paraṃ svastyayanaṃ mahat

Meaning:Therefore this my Mahatmya should be recited by the concentrated, and ever listened to with devotion; it is the supreme, great cause of well-being.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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देव्युवाच🔊devyuvācathe Devi said

एभिः स्तवैः च मां नित्यं🔊ebhiḥ stavaiḥ ca māṃ nityaṃwith these hymns, and (whoever) ever (praises) me

स्तोष्यते यः समाहितः🔊stoṣyate yaḥ samāhitaḥwhoever shall praise (me) with a concentrated mind

तस्य अहं सकलां बाधां🔊tasya ahaṃ sakalāṃ bādhāṃfor him I (shall quell) every calamity

शमयिष्यामि असंशयम्🔊śamayiṣyāmi asaṃśayamI shall quell, without doubt

मधुकैटभनाशं च महिषासुरघातनम्🔊madhukaiṭabhanāśaṃ ca mahiṣāsuraghātanamthe destruction of Madhu and Kaitabha and the slaying of Mahishasura

कीर्तयिष्यन्ति ये तद्वत् वधं शुम्भनिशुम्भयोः🔊kīrtayiṣyanti ye tadvat vadhaṃ śumbhaniśumbhayoḥthose who recite, likewise, the slaying of Shumbha and Nishumbha

अष्टम्यां च चतुर्दश्यां नवम्यां च🔊aṣṭamyāṃ ca caturdaśyāṃ navamyāṃ caon the eighth, the fourteenth and the ninth (lunar days)

एकचेतसः श्रोष्यन्ति ये भक्त्या🔊ekacetasaḥ śroṣyanti ye bhaktyāthose who, single-minded, shall listen with devotion

मम माहात्म्यम् उत्तमम्🔊mama māhātmyam uttamamto this my supreme glory (Mahatmya)

न तेषां दुष्कृतं किञ्चित्🔊na teṣāṃ duṣkṛtaṃ kiñcitfor them there shall be no evil deed of any kind

न आपदः न दारिद्र्यं न इष्टवियोजनम्🔊na āpadaḥ na dāridryaṃ na iṣṭaviyojanamno calamities, no poverty, and no separation from loved ones

शत्रुभ्यो न भयं तस्य🔊śatrubhyo na bhayaṃ tasyahe shall have no fear from enemies

दस्युतो वा न राजतः🔊dasyuto vā na rājataḥnor from robbers, nor from kings

न शस्त्रानलतोयौघात्🔊na śastrānalatoyaughātnever from weapons, fire or floods of water

तस्मात् मम एतत् माहात्म्यं पठितव्यं🔊tasmāt mama etat māhātmyaṃ paṭhitavyaṃtherefore this my Mahatmya should be recited

परं स्वस्त्ययनं महत्🔊paraṃ svastyayanaṃ mahatit is the supreme, great cause of well-being

Benefits of Chanting Ebhih Stavaish cha Mam Nityam

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Contains the Goddess's own promise to quell every calamity of her devotees

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Recited as the phalashruti (declaration of fruits) of the Durga Saptashati

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Said to remove fear of enemies, robbers, kings, weapons, fire and flood

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Believed to ward off sin, poverty and separation from loved ones

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Especially powerful on Ashtami, Navami and Chaturdashi lunar days

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Affirms the recitation of the Devi Mahatmya as a supreme means of well-being

How to Chant Ebhih Stavaish cha Mam Nityam

Repetitions9times

Best TimeOn Ashtami, Navami and Chaturdashi; during Navaratri; in the morning or evening with concentration

Recite or listen to these verses with a concentrated, devoted mind, ideally on the eighth, ninth or fourteenth lunar day, as the Goddess herself prescribes. They are traditionally read as the phalashruti following a recitation of the Durga Saptashati (Chandi Path). Sit before an image of the Devi, light a lamp, and recall her great victories as you affirm her promise of protection from every calamity.

Frequently Asked Questions

These are verses 1–6 of Chapter 12 of the Devi Mahatmya (Durga Saptashati), where the Goddess herself proclaims the phalashruti — the fruits or blessings — that come from reciting and hearing her glory.

The Goddess names Ashtami, Navami and Chaturdashi as especially auspicious days to hear her Mahatmya with devotion. These tithis are traditionally sacred to the Devi, and recitation on them is held to be specially fruitful, removing all calamity.

She promises that her devotees will face no calamity, sin, poverty or separation from loved ones, and will have no fear from enemies, robbers, kings, weapons, fire or floods. She calls the recitation of her Mahatmya the supreme, great cause of well-being.