Evam Bhagavati Devi Sa Nityapi — Benefits & How to Chant
एवं भगवती देवी सा नित्यापि
Complete guide to chanting correctly for maximum benefit
Benefits of Chanting Evam Bhagavati Devi Sa Nityapi
Reveals the Goddess as the eternal power behind creation, sustenance and dissolution
Recited to seek both knowledge (vijnana) and prosperity (riddhi) from the Mother
Promises wealth, offspring, a dharmic mind and an auspicious destiny to her worshippers
Affirms the Goddess as Mahakali pervading the entire cosmos
Recited as part of the closing of the Durga Saptashati phalashruti
Cultivates faith in the Mother who incarnates again and again to protect the world
How to Chant Evam Bhagavati Devi Sa Nityapi
Instructions
Recite these verses with devotion, especially when concluding a reading of the Durga Saptashati (Chandi Path), reflecting on the eternal, all-pervading nature of the Goddess. Worship her with flowers, sandal-paste and incense as the verses describe, and offer the prayer for wealth, well-being of family, a dharmic mind and an auspicious destiny. Sit before her image with a calm, surrendered heart and bow inwardly to the Mother who takes form again and again to protect the world.
Spiritual Significance
Tradition holds that because these verses name the Goddess as the giver of wealth, children, wisdom and an auspicious destiny, their worshipful recitation during Navaratri brings abundance and well-being to the whole household. Devotees recount prayers for offspring, prosperity and a righteous mind fulfilled through faithful worship of the Mother as described here.
Origin & History
Source: Durga Saptashati Chapter 12
Author: Maharshi Markandeya (traditionally ascribed)
The Devi Mahatmya (Durga Saptashati or Chandi), part of the Markandeya Purana, recounts the Divine Mother's victories over the demons and, in Chapter 12, the phalashruti of her worship. After Chandika vanishes from the sight of the gods, the sage Medhas brings the chapter to a close by revealing her eternal nature to King Suratha. Though ever-existing, she takes form again and again to protect the world; she is Mahakali pervading the cosmos, creation, sustenance and dissolution in their season, Lakshmi in prosperity and Alakshmi in ruin — and, worshipped with devotion, the bestower of wealth, offspring, a dharmic mind and an auspicious destiny.