Jayanti Mangala Kali Stotram Meaning — Line by Line
जयन्ती मङ्गला काली स्तोत्रम्
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Jayanti Mangala Kali Bhadrakali Kapalini।
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॥
MeaningJayanti, Mangala, Kali, Bhadrakali, Kapalini; Durga, Kshama, Shiva, Dhatri, Svaha and Svadha — salutations unto You! (These are the nine sacred names of the Goddess.)
Om Durge Durge Rakshani Svaha।
ॐ दुर्गे दुर्गे रक्षणि स्वाहा।
Om Durge Durge Rakshani Svaha।
MeaningOm! O Durga, O Durga, O Protectress — Svaha!
Ya Devi Sarva-Bhuteshu Matri-Rupena Samsthita।
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॥
MeaningTo 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.
Sarva-Mangala-Mangalye Shive Sarvartha-Sadhike।
सर्वमङ्गलमाङ्गल्ये शिवे सर्वार्थसाधिके। शरण्ये त्र्यम्बके गौरि नारायणि नमोऽस्तु ते॥
Sarva-Mangala-Mangalye Shive Sarvartha-Sadhike। Sharanye Tryambake Gauri Narayani Namostu Te॥
MeaningO 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.
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Origin & History
Source: Devi Mahatmya (Durga Saptashati) tradition — the Durga Nava Nama, with the Durga Gayatri and verses from the Narayani Stuti and Aparajita (Tantrokta Devi) Suktam
Author: Traditional (Markandeya Purana tradition)
Period: 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.
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