durgadevidevi-mahatmyadurga-saptashati

ඒභිඃ ස්තවෛශ්ච මාං නිත්යම්

Ebhih Stavaish cha Mam Nityam in Sinhala · සිංහල

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

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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

දේව්යුවාච ඒභිඃ ස්තවෛශ්ච මාං නිත්යං ස්තෝෂ්යතේ යඃ සමාහිතඃ . තස්යාහං සකලාං බාධාං ශමයිෂ්යාම්යසංශයම් ..

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

මධුකෛටභනාශං ච මහිෂාසුරඝාතනම් . කීර්තයිෂ්යන්ති යේ තද්වද්වධං ශුම්භනිශුම්භයෝඃ ..

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

අෂ්ටම්යාං ච චතුර්දශ්යාං නවම්යාං චෛකචේතසඃ . ශ්රෝෂ්යන්ති චෛව යේ භක්ත්යා මම මාහාත්ම්යමුත්තමම් ..

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

න තේෂාං දුෂ්කෘතං කිඤ්චිද්දුෂ්කෘතෝත්ථා න චාපදඃ . භවිෂ්යති න දාරිද්ර්යං න චෛවේෂ්ටවියෝජනම් ..

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

ශත්රුභ්යෝ න භයං තස්ය දස්යුතෝ වා න රාජතඃ . න ශස්ත්රානලතෝයෞඝාත්කදාචිත් සම්භවිෂ්යති ..

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

තස්මාන්මමෛතන්මාහාත්ම්යං පඨිතව්යං සමාහිතෛඃ . ශ්රෝතව්යං ච සදා භක්ත්යා පරං ස්වස්ත්යයනං මහත් ..

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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දේව්යුවාච🔊devyuvācathe Devi said

ඒභිඃ ස්තවෛඃ ච මාං නිත්යං🔊ebhiḥ stavaiḥ ca māṃ nityaṃwith these hymns, and (whoever) ever (praises) me

ස්තෝෂ්යතේ යඃ සමාහිතඃ🔊stoṣyate yaḥ samāhitaḥwhoever shall praise (me) with a concentrated mind

තස්ය අහං සකලාං බාධාං🔊tasya ahaṃ sakalāṃ bādhāṃfor him I (shall quell) every calamity

ශමයිෂ්යාමි අසංශයම්🔊śamayiṣyāmi asaṃśayamI shall quell, without doubt

මධුකෛටභනාශං ච මහිෂාසුරඝාතනම්🔊madhukaiṭabhanāśaṃ ca mahiṣāsuraghātanamthe destruction of Madhu and Kaitabha and the slaying of Mahishasura

කීර්තයිෂ්යන්ති යේ තද්වත් වධං ශුම්භනිශුම්භයෝඃ🔊kīrtayiṣyanti ye tadvat vadhaṃ śumbhaniśumbhayoḥthose who recite, likewise, the slaying of Shumbha and Nishumbha

අෂ්ටම්යාං ච චතුර්දශ්යාං නවම්යාං ච🔊aṣṭamyāṃ ca caturdaśyāṃ navamyāṃ caon the eighth, the fourteenth and the ninth (lunar days)

ඒකචේතසඃ ශ්රෝෂ්යන්ති යේ භක්ත්යා🔊ekacetasaḥ śroṣyanti ye bhaktyāthose who, single-minded, shall listen with devotion

මම මාහාත්ම්යම් උත්තමම්🔊mama māhātmyam uttamamto this my supreme glory (Mahatmya)

න තේෂාං දුෂ්කෘතං කිඤ්චිත්🔊na teṣāṃ duṣkṛtaṃ kiñcitfor them there shall be no evil deed of any kind

න ආපදඃ න දාරිද්ර්යං න ඉෂ්ටවියෝජනම්🔊na āpadaḥ na dāridryaṃ na iṣṭaviyojanamno calamities, no poverty, and no separation from loved ones

ශත්රුභ්යෝ න භයං තස්ය🔊śatrubhyo na bhayaṃ tasyahe shall have no fear from enemies

දස්යුතෝ වා න රාජතඃ🔊dasyuto vā na rājataḥnor from robbers, nor from kings

න ශස්ත්රානලතෝයෞඝාත්🔊na śastrānalatoyaughātnever from weapons, fire or floods of water

තස්මාත් මම ඒතත් මාහාත්ම්යං පඨිතව්යං🔊tasmāt mama etat māhātmyaṃ paṭhitavyaṃtherefore this my Mahatmya should be recited

පරං ස්වස්ත්යයනං මහත්🔊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

This page shows the complete Ebhih Stavaish cha Mam Nityam 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.

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.