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Nandagopa Grihe Jata (The Devi's Prophecy of Her Future Avatars)

Nandagopa Grihe Jata (The Devi's Prophecy of Her Future Avatars) in English · English

🕉️ hindu·📿 9× repetitions·🕐 Shakambhari Navratri, Shakambhari Purnima, or during scarcity, drought or hardship·📜 Durga Saptashati Chapter 11

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀEnglishසිංහල 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

✦ Meaning

In this passage from Chapter 11 of the Durga Saptashati, the Goddess herself foretells her future descents into the world. She promises to be born as Yashoda's daughter (Vindhyavasini) to slay the reborn Shumbha and Nishumbha, to become Raktadantika as she devours the Viprachitti danavas, and — in a hundred-year drought — to appear as the hundred-eyed Shatakshi and as Shakambhari, sustaining all beings with herbs from her own body while slaying the demon Durgama. It is the scriptural source of several of the Devi's most loved names and forms.

Origin & Story

Durga Saptashati Chapter 11 · Sage Markandeya (Markandeya Purana) · Ancient (part of the Markandeya Purana, c. 400–600 CE)

After the gods praise the Goddess in the Narayani Stuti and she offers them a boon, they ask that she ever quell the calamities of the three worlds. In reply, the Devi foretells her future descents: as Vindhyavasini born of Yashoda to slay the reborn Shumbha and Nishumbha; as Raktadantika devouring the Viprachitti danavas; and, in a great hundred-year drought, as Shatakshi and Shakambhari, sustaining all life with herbs from her own body while destroying the demon Durgama — promising to incarnate whenever danava-born trouble arises.

✦ As told in scripture

It is said that when a terrible hundred-year drought once parched the earth and the sages prayed, the Goddess appeared as Shakambhari, weeping a hundred eyes of compassion (Shatakshi) and bringing forth fruits, roots and greens from her own body to feed every starving creature until the rains returned — a deliverance devotees still invoke in times of famine and want.

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Complete Text with Meaning

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Verse 1

devyuvāca vaivasvate'ntare prāpte aṣṭāviṃśatime yuge śumbho niśumbhaścaivānyāvutpatsyete mahāsurau

Meaning:The Devi said: 'When the twenty-eighth age is reached in the Vaivasvata Manvantara, two other great asuras, Shumbha and Nishumbha, shall be born. Then, born in the house of the cowherd Nanda, sprung from the womb of Yashoda, and dwelling on the Vindhya mountain, I shall destroy those two. And again, descending to the earth in a most terrible form, I shall slay the danavas descended from Viprachitti; and as I devour those fierce great asuras my teeth shall become red, like pomegranate flowers. Thereupon the gods in heaven and human beings on earth, praising me, shall ever call me Raktadantika (the red-toothed). And again, when there is no rain on earth for a hundred years — a waterless drought — remembered by the sages I shall be born on the earth, not from a womb. Then I shall behold the sages with a hundred eyes, and people shall hymn me as Shatakshi (the hundred-eyed). Then, O gods, I shall sustain the whole world with life-supporting vegetables grown from my own body until the rains return; I shall then become renowned on earth as Shakambhari, and there itself I shall slay the great asura named Durgama.'

Verse 2

nandagopagṛhe jātā yaśodāgarbhasambhavā tatastau nāśayiṣyāmi vindhyācalanivāsinī

Verse 3

punarapyatiraudreṇa rūpeṇa pṛthivītale avatīrya haniṣyāmi vaipracittāṃśca dānavān

Verse 4

bhakṣayantyāśca tānugrān vaipracittān mahāsurān raktā dantā bhaviṣyanti dāḍimīkusumopamāḥ

Verse 5

tato māṃ devatāḥ svarge martyaloke ca mānavāḥ stuvanto vyāhariṣyanti satataṃ raktadantikām

Verse 6

bhūyaśca śatavārṣikyāmanāvṛṣṭyāmanambhasi munibhiḥ saṃsmṛtā bhūmau sambhaviṣyāmyayonijā

Verse 7

tataḥ śatena netrāṇāṃ nirīkṣiṣyāmyahaṃ munīn kīrtayiṣyanti manujāḥ śatākṣīmiti māṃ tataḥ

Verse 8

tato'hamakhilaṃ lokamātmadehasamudbhavaiḥ bhariṣyāmi surāḥ śākairāvṛṣṭeḥ prāṇadhārakaiḥ

Verse 9

śākambharīti vikhyātiṃ tadā yāsyāmyahaṃ bhuvi tatraiva ca vadhiṣyāmi durgamākhyaṃ mahāsuram

Word-by-Word Meaning

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vaivasvate'ntare🔊In the Vaivasvata Manvantara (the present age of Manu)

aṣṭāviṃśatime yuge🔊When the twenty-eighth age (yuga) is reached

nandagopagṛhe jātā🔊Born in the house of the cowherd Nanda

yaśodāgarbhasambhavā🔊Sprung from the womb of Yashoda

vindhyācalanivāsinī🔊Dwelling on the Vindhya mountain (Vindhyavasini)

tau nāśayiṣyāmi🔊I shall destroy those two (Shumbha and Nishumbha reborn)

atiraudreṇa rūpeṇa🔊In a most terrible form

vaipracittān dānavān🔊The danavas descended from Viprachitti

raktā dantā ... dāḍimīkusumopamāḥ🔊My teeth shall become red, like the flowers of the pomegranate

raktadantikām🔊As Raktadantika (the red-toothed Goddess)

śatavārṣikyām anāvṛṣṭyām🔊During a hundred-year drought (without rain)

ayonijā🔊Born not from a womb (self-manifest)

śatena netrāṇāṃ🔊With a hundred eyes (I shall behold the sages)

śatākṣīm🔊As Shatakshi (the hundred-eyed Goddess)

śākaiḥ prāṇadhārakaiḥ🔊With life-supporting vegetables (grown from my own body)

śākambharīti🔊As Shakambhari (the bearer/nourisher of herbs)

durgamākhyaṃ mahāsuram🔊The great asura named Durgama (whom she slays as Durga)

Benefits of Chanting Nandagopa Grihe Jata (The Devi's Prophecy of Her Future Avatars)

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Reveals the origin of the Devi's beloved forms — Vindhyavasini, Raktadantika, Shatakshi and Shakambhari

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Affirms the Mother's eternal promise to descend whenever demonic forces or great calamity arise

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Recited as Shakambhari/Shatakshi prayer for relief from famine, drought and scarcity

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Invokes the nourishing aspect of the Goddess who sustains all beings with food from her own body

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Strengthens faith that the divine Mother repeatedly incarnates to protect dharma

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Especially chanted during Shakambhari Navratri and at Vindhyavasini and Shakambhari shrines

How to Chant Nandagopa Grihe Jata (The Devi's Prophecy of Her Future Avatars)

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Best TimeShakambhari Navratri, Shakambhari Purnima, or during scarcity, drought or hardship

Recite before an image of the Devi (especially Shakambhari or Vindhyavasini) after lighting a lamp. Chant slowly, contemplating each promised form of the Mother. These verses are part of the eleventh chapter of the Durga Saptashati; for relief from want and scarcity, devotees particularly meditate on the Shakambhari and Shatakshi portions, offering vegetables, fruits and greens to the Goddess.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Nandagopa Grihe Jata (The Devi's Prophecy of Her Future Avatars) 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.

Vindhyavasini (born as Yashoda's daughter, who slays the reborn Shumbha and Nishumbha), Raktadantika (the red-toothed, who devours the Viprachitti danavas), Shatakshi (the hundred-eyed), and Shakambhari (who feeds the world with herbs from her body and slays the demon Durgama).

Yes. The verse 'Nandagopa grihe jata, Yashoda-garbha-sambhava' refers to the Goddess born as the daughter of Yashoda in Nanda's house — the divine maiden who, in the Krishna story, slips from Kamsa's grasp and becomes Vindhyavasini, dwelling on the Vindhya mountain.

During a hundred-year drought she nourishes all beings with life-giving vegetables (shaka) born from her own body until the rains return. 'Shakambhari' means 'the bearer/nourisher of herbs.' She is invoked for relief from famine and scarcity.

It is in Chapter 11 (the Narayani Stuti chapter), verses 38 onward, where the Goddess, pleased after the slaying of Shumbha, foretells her future advents before granting the gods their boon.