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Jayanti Mangala Kali Stotram

जयन्ती मङ्गला काली स्तोत्रम्

🕉️ hindu·📿 9× repetitions·🕐 Daily at dawn or dusk, on Tuesdays and Fridays, and during Navaratri·📜 Devi Mahatmya (Durga Saptashati) tradition — the Durga Nava Nama, with the Durga Gayatri and verses from the Narayani Stuti and Aparajita (Tantrokta Devi) Suktam

Also known as: jayanti mangala kali · durga nava nama · nine names of durga · jayanti mangala kali bhadrakali kapalini · durga navanama stotram

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

✦ Meaning

The Jayanti Mangala Kali Stotram is built around the celebrated 'Durga Nava Nama' — the nine sacred names of the Goddess (Jayanti, Mangala, Kali, Bhadrakali, Kapalini, Durga, Kshama, Shiva, Dhatri) — from the Devi Mahatmya tradition. Joined with the Durga Gayatri seed-prayer and the famous 'Ya Devi' and 'Sarva Mangala Mangalye' verses, it is a compact, powerful daily prayer for protection and grace. Reciting these names is held to remove fear and bestow the Mother's complete blessing.

Origin & Story

Devi Mahatmya (Durga Saptashati) tradition — the Durga Nava Nama, with the Durga Gayatri and verses from the Narayani Stuti and Aparajita (Tantrokta Devi) Suktam · Traditional (Markandeya Purana tradition) · Classical

The nine names 'Jayanti Mangala Kali...' are among the most beloved invocations of the Goddess in the Shakta tradition, encapsulating her victorious, auspicious, fierce and nurturing aspects in a single verse. Devotees combine these names with the Durga Gayatri and the great refrains of the Devi Mahatmya to form a complete, compact daily prayer — a practice handed down for invoking the Mother's protection in times of need.

✦ As told in scripture

It is traditionally said that even in moments of sudden danger, calling upon these nine names of the Goddess summons her immediate protection, the Mother shielding her devotee as 'Rakshani' (the protectress) named in the very heart of the prayer.

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Complete Text with Meaning

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Verse 1

जयन्ती मङ्गला काली भद्रकाली कपालिनी। दुर्गा क्षमा शिवा धात्री स्वाहा स्वधा नमोऽस्तु ते॥

Jayanti Mangala Kali Bhadrakali Kapalini। Durga Kshama Shiva Dhatri Svaha Svadha Namostu Te॥

Meaning:Jayanti, Mangala, Kali, Bhadrakali, Kapalini; Durga, Kshama, Shiva, Dhatri, Svaha and Svadha — salutations unto You! (These are the nine sacred names of the Goddess.)

Verse 2

ॐ दुर्गे दुर्गे रक्षणि स्वाहा।

Om Durge Durge Rakshani Svaha।

Meaning:Om! O Durga, O Durga, O Protectress — Svaha!

Verse 3

या देवी सर्वभूतेषु मातृरूपेण संस्थिता। नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः॥

Ya Devi Sarva-Bhuteshu Matri-Rupena Samsthita। Namas-Tasyai Namas-Tasyai Namas-Tasyai Namo Namah॥

Meaning:To that Goddess who abides in all beings in the form of the Mother — salutations to Her, salutations to Her, salutations again and again to Her.

Verse 4

सर्वमङ्गलमाङ्गल्ये शिवे सर्वार्थसाधिके। शरण्ये त्र्यम्बके गौरि नारायणि नमोऽस्तु ते॥

Sarva-Mangala-Mangalye Shive Sarvartha-Sadhike। Sharanye Tryambake Gauri Narayani Namostu Te॥

Meaning:O auspiciousness of all that is auspicious, O Shiva (benign one), accomplisher of every aim, O refuge, three-eyed Gauri, O Narayani — salutations be unto You.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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जयन्ती🔊JayantiThe ever-victorious one

मङ्गला🔊MangalaThe auspicious one, bestower of welfare

काली🔊KaliThe dark Goddess, power of time and dissolution

भद्रकाली🔊BhadrakaliThe auspicious (benevolent) Kali

कपालिनी🔊KapaliniShe who bears the skull (garland of skulls)

दुर्गा🔊DurgaThe one beyond reach, remover of difficulties

क्षमा🔊KshamaForgiveness, forbearance personified

शिवा🔊ShivaThe auspicious consort of Shiva, the benign one

धात्री🔊DhatriThe supporter and sustainer of all

स्वाहा🔊SvahaThe sacred utterance of offering to the gods

स्वधा🔊SvadhaThe sacred utterance of offering to the ancestors

नमोऽस्तु ते🔊Namostu TeSalutations be unto You

दुर्गे दुर्गे रक्षणि🔊Durge Durge RakshaniO Durga, O Durga, O Protectress (the Durga Gayatri seed-prayer)

मातृरूपेण संस्थिता🔊Matri-Rupena SamsthitaWho abides in all beings in the form of the Mother

नमस्तस्यै🔊Namas-TasyaiSalutations to Her

सर्वमङ्गलमाङ्गल्ये🔊Sarva-Mangala-MangalyeO auspiciousness of all that is auspicious

सर्वार्थसाधिके🔊Sarvartha-SadhikeAccomplisher of all aims (worldly and spiritual)

शरण्ये🔊SharanyeThe refuge of all who seek shelter

त्र्यम्बके🔊TryambakeThe three-eyed Goddess

नारायणि🔊NarayaniNarayani — the supreme Shakti, consort-power of Narayana

Benefits of Chanting Jayanti Mangala Kali Stotram

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Invokes the Goddess through her nine most sacred names (Durga Nava Nama)

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Recited for protection from fear, danger, disease and negative influences

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Short and easy to memorise, ideal as a daily Shakta prayer or before Chandi Path

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The Durga Gayatri seed-mantra ('Om Durge Durge Rakshani Svaha') invokes the Mother's shield

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Bestows auspiciousness (mangala) and the accomplishment of all worthy aims

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Deepens surrender to the Divine Mother as the refuge of all (Sharanye)

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Traditionally chanted for victory (jaya) over inner and outer obstacles

How to Chant Jayanti Mangala Kali Stotram

Repetitions9times

Best TimeDaily at dawn or dusk, on Tuesdays and Fridays, and during Navaratri

Sit facing east before an image of the Goddess, light a lamp, and recite the verses with devotion, dwelling on each of the nine names. It may be chanted as a standalone prayer or as part of a longer Durga worship before or after the Saptashloki Durga and the Argala Stotram. Repeating the nine names nine or more times is especially auspicious.

Frequently Asked Questions

Jayanti, Mangala, Kali, Bhadrakali, Kapalini, Durga, Kshama (Kshema), Shiva, and Dhatri. These are the 'Durga Nava Nama' — nine names by which the Goddess is invoked, followed by the offerings Svaha and Svadha.

The nine-names verse belongs to the Devi Mahatmya (Durga Saptashati) tradition and is widely used in daily Devi worship. It is commonly combined with the Durga Gayatri ('Om Durge Durge Rakshani Svaha') and the celebrated 'Ya Devi' and 'Sarva Mangala Mangalye' verses.

Chanting the nine names is traditionally believed to confer the Mother's complete protection and grace, removing fear and obstacles and bestowing auspiciousness, because each name invokes a distinct aspect of her power.

It can be recited daily, but is especially auspicious on Tuesdays and Fridays and throughout Navaratri. It is short enough to chant every morning as a protective prayer.