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Jayanti Mangala Kali

Jayanti Mangala Kali in English · English

🕉️ hindu·📿 108× repetitions·🕐 Daily at dawn and dusk, during Navaratri, and on Ashtami and Navami·📜 Traditional Devi salutation verse recited in the Durga worship and Durga Saptashati liturgy (Shakta tradition)

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀEnglishසිංහල 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

✦ Meaning

'Jayanti Mangala Kali' is one of the most famous single-verse invocations of the Great Goddess, saluting her by nine sacred names — Jayanti, Mangala, Kali, Bhadrakali, Kapalini, Durga, Kshama, Shiva and Dhatri — followed by Svaha and Svadha, the very powers of sacrificial offering. In a single breath it gathers the Mother's fierce, auspicious, protective and nourishing aspects. It is recited daily, at the start and close of Devi worship, and throughout Navaratri as a complete and beloved salutation to Durga.

Origin & Story

Traditional Devi salutation verse recited in the Durga worship and Durga Saptashati liturgy (Shakta tradition) · Traditional (anonymous) · Ancient / classical

This single, treasured shloka has long been recited by devotees of the Goddess to open and close their worship. By saluting the Mother through nine names that span her terrible and tender forms — and through Svaha and Svadha, the powers of offering to gods and ancestors — it offers, in one verse, a complete namaskara to the whole of the Divine Feminine. It is especially associated with the recitation of the Durga Saptashati, whose chapters glorify these very forms of Durga.

✦ As told in scripture

Devotees hold that beginning any task or worship with 'Jayanti Mangala Kali' places it under the protection of the Goddess in all her forms at once. By naming her as Jayanti, victory is invoked; as Mangala, auspiciousness; as Durga, the removal of every difficulty — so that the simple recitation of this one verse is said to clear obstacles and turn undertakings to success.

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The Mantra

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jayantī maṅgalā kālī bhadrakālī kapālinī durgā kṣamā śivā dhātrī svāhā svadhā namo'stu te

Meaning:O Jayanti (ever-victorious), Mangala (auspicious), Kali, Bhadrakali, Kapalini; O Durga, Kshama (forgiveness), Shiva (the gracious), Dhatri (sustainer), Svaha and Svadha — salutation be to you!

Word-by-Word Meaning

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jayantī🔊Jayanti — the ever-victorious one; she who conquers all

maṅgalā🔊Mangala — the auspicious one, bringer of all welfare

kālī🔊Kali — the dark one, power of time who devours all

bhadrakālī🔊Bhadrakali — the auspicious / benevolent Kali

kapālinī🔊Kapalini — she who bears the skull (garland), the destroyer

durgā🔊Durga — the inaccessible one who removes all difficulty (durga)

kṣamā🔊Kshama — forgiveness, forbearance, the patient Earth itself

śivā🔊Shiva — the gracious, benign one; consort of Shiva

dhātrī🔊Dhatri — the Supporter and Nourisher of all the worlds

svāhā🔊Svaha — the sacred utterance that conveys offerings to the gods

svadhā🔊Svadha — the utterance that conveys offerings to the ancestors (pitris)

namo'stu te🔊salutation be to you

Benefits of Chanting Jayanti Mangala Kali

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A complete salutation to the Goddess in nine of her most powerful names

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Invokes Jayanti for victory, Mangala for auspiciousness and Durga for removal of difficulty

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Unites the fierce (Kali, Bhadrakali, Kapalini) and gentle (Shiva, Kshama, Dhatri) aspects of the Mother

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Believed to grant protection, courage and success when chanted with faith

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Traditionally recited to open and seal Durga worship and the Durga Saptashati paath

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Short enough to memorise, making it ideal for daily japa and Navaratri sadhana

How to Chant Jayanti Mangala Kali

Repetitions108times

Best TimeDaily at dawn and dusk, during Navaratri, and on Ashtami and Navami

Sit before an image of Durga or Kali with a lit lamp, and recite this verse after 'Om' with folded hands. Because it is short and complete, it is excellent for japa on a mala — many repeat it 108 times. It is traditionally chanted at the beginning and the end of Devi worship and of a Durga Saptashati recitation, as a salutation gathering all the Mother's names. Pause on each name, calling the Goddess to mind in that form.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Jayanti Mangala Kali written in the English 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.

It is a salutation to the Goddess by nine names — Jayanti, Mangala, Kali, Bhadrakali, Kapalini, Durga, Kshama, Shiva and Dhatri — ending with Svaha, Svadha and 'namostute' (salutation to you). Each name praises a different aspect of the one Great Goddess.

Svaha is the sacred sound by which offerings are given to the gods in fire sacrifice, and Svadha is the sound by which offerings reach the ancestors (pitris). Naming the Goddess as Svaha and Svadha honours her as the very power that makes all sacrifice fruitful.

It is a favourite daily prayer and is especially recited during Navaratri. Devotees use it to begin and to close their worship of Durga, including the recitation of the Durga Saptashati, as a salutation to the Mother in all her forms.

This verse is a widely recited traditional salutation to Durga associated with Devi worship and the Saptashati liturgy. The names it gathers — Kali, Bhadrakali, Durga, Shiva — are the very forms praised throughout the Devi Mahatmyam, which is why it is sung alongside it.