ඒවං භගවතී දේවී සා නිත්යාපි
Evam Bhagavati Devi Sa Nityapi in Sinhala · සිංහල
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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, 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.
✦ As told in scripture
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.
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ඒවං භගවතී දේවී සා නිත්යාපි පුනඃ පුනඃ . සම්භූය කුරුතේ භූප ජගතඃ පරිපාලනම් ..
evaṃ bhagavatī devī sā nityāpi punaḥ punaḥ sambhūya kurute bhūpa jagataḥ paripālanam
Meaning:Thus that Bhagavati Devi, though eternal, again and again takes form and accomplishes the protection of the world, O King.
තයෛතන්මෝහ්යතේ විශ්වං සෛව විශ්වං ප්රසූයතේ . සා යාචිතා ච විජ්ඤානං තුෂ්ටා ඍද්ධිං ප්රයච්ඡති ..
tayaitanmohyate viśvaṃ saiva viśvaṃ prasūyate sā yācitā ca vijñānaṃ tuṣṭā ṛddhiṃ prayacchati
Meaning:By her this universe is deluded; she herself brings forth the universe. Entreated, she bestows knowledge (vijnana); pleased, she grants prosperity (riddhi).
ව්යාප්තං තයෛතත්සකලං බ්රහ්මාණ්ඩං මනුජේශ්වර . මහාදේව්යා මහාකාලී මහාමාරීස්වරූපයා ..
vyāptaṃ tayaitatsakalaṃ brahmāṇḍaṃ manujeśvara mahādevyā mahākālī mahāmārīsvarūpayā
Meaning:By her — the Mahadevi, of the form of Mahakali and Mahamari (the great pestilence) — this whole cosmic egg (brahmanda) is pervaded, O lord of men.
සෛව කාලේ මහාමාරී සෛව සෘෂ්ටිර්භවත්යජා . ස්ථිතිං කරෝති භූතානාං සෛව කාලේ සනාතනී ..
saiva kāle mahāmārī saiva sṛṣṭirbhavatyajā sthitiṃ karoti bhūtānāṃ saiva kāle sanātanī
Meaning:She herself, in due time, is the great pestilence; she herself is the unborn creation; and she herself, the eternal one, sustains beings in their time.
භවකාලේ නෘණාං සෛව ලක්ෂ්මීර්වෘද්ධිප්රදා ගෘහේ . සෛවාභාවේ තථාලක්ෂ්මීර්විනාශායෝපජායතේ ..
bhavakāle nṛṇāṃ saiva lakṣmīrvṛddhipradā gṛhe saivābhāve tathālakṣmīrvināśāyopajāyate
Meaning:In prosperity she is the Lakshmi who bestows increase in the homes of men; and in misfortune she becomes Alakshmi, arising for their ruin.
ස්තුතා සම්පූජිතා පුෂ්පෛර්ගන්ධධූපාදිභිස්තථා . දදාති විත්තං පුත්රාංශ්ච මතිං ධර්මේ ගතිං ශුභාම් ..
stutā sampūjitā puṣpairgandhadhūpādibhistathā dadāti vittaṃ putrāṃśca matiṃ dharme gatiṃ śubhām
Meaning:Praised and worshipped with flowers, perfume, incense and the like, she bestows wealth and offspring, a mind set on dharma, and an auspicious destiny.
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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
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.
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