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සර්වස්වරූපේ සර්වේශේ

Sarva-Svarupe Sarveshe in Sinhala · සිංහල

🕉️ hindu·📿 11× repetitions·🕐 At dawn or dusk, during Navaratri, or whenever protection from fear is sought·📜 Durga Saptashati (Devi Mahatmyam) Chapter 11 — Narayani Stuti, verses 23-25; from the Markandeya Purana

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Origin & Story

Durga Saptashati (Devi Mahatmyam) Chapter 11 — Narayani Stuti, verses 23-25; from the Markandeya Purana · Sage Markandeya (traditional) · Ancient (the Devi Mahatmyam is dated to c. 5th-6th century CE)

Within the Narayani Stuti, after praising each cosmic form of the Goddess with the refrain 'Narayani namostute', the gods turn to direct prayers for protection. 'Sarva-svarupe Sarveshe' begins this protective sequence, calling on the Devi who is the form and ruler of all to save them from fear, and invoking her serene three-eyed face and her flaming trident — the destroyer of all asuras — to guard them on every side.

✦ As told in scripture

Devotees facing danger, illness or persistent fear traditionally repeat 'Sarva-svarupe Sarveshe' as a kavacha (armour) mantra, visualising the Mother's trident encircling them. Many testify that this verse, recited with faith, dispels nightmares, unseen dangers and panic, fulfilling the Goddess's own pledge in the Devi Mahatmyam to shield those who remember her.

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Verse 1

සර්වස්වරූපේ සර්වේශේ සර්වශක්තිසමන්විතේ . භයේභ්යස්ත්රාහි නෝ දේවි දුර්ගේ දේවි නමෝ(අ)ස්තු තේ ..

sarvasvarūpe sarveśe sarvaśaktisamanvite bhayebhyastrāhi no devi durge devi namo'stu te

Meaning:O you of the form of all, Mistress of all, endowed with all powers — save us from fears, O Devi; O Durga Devi, salutation be to you!

Verse 2

ඒතත්තේ වදනං සෞම්යං ලෝචනත්රයභූෂිතම් . පාතු නඃ සර්වභූතේභ්යඃ කාත්යායනි නමෝ(අ)ස්තු තේ ..

etatte vadanaṃ saumyaṃ locanatrayabhūṣitam pātu naḥ sarvabhūtebhyaḥ kātyāyani namo'stu te

Meaning:May this benign face of yours, adorned with three eyes, protect us from all (sources of fear); O Katyayani, salutation be to you!

Verse 3

ජ්වාලාකරාලමත්යුග්රමශේෂාසුරසූදනම් . ත්රිශූලං පාතු නෝ භීතේර්භද්රකාලි නමෝ(අ)ස්තු තේ ..

jvālākarālamatyugramaśeṣāsurasūdanam triśūlaṃ pātu no bhīterbhadrakāli namo'stu te

Meaning:May your trident, terrible with flames, most fierce, the slayer of all asuras, protect us from fear; O Bhadrakali, salutation be to you!

Word-by-Word Meaning

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සර්වස්වරූපේ🔊sarva-svarūpeO you who are the form / nature of all things

සර්වේශේ🔊sarveśeO Mistress / Sovereign of all

සර්වශක්තිසමන්විතේ🔊sarva-śakti-samanviteO you who are endowed with all powers (shaktis)

භයේභ්යඃ🔊bhayebhyaḥfrom (all) fears / dangers

ත්රාහි නඃ🔊trāhi naḥsave us, protect us

දුර්ගේ දේවි🔊durge deviO Goddess Durga

නමෝ(අ)ස්තු තේ🔊namo'stu tesalutation be to you

ඒතත් වදනම්🔊etat vadanaṃthis face of yours

සෞම්යම්🔊saumyaṃbenign, gentle, serene

ලෝචනත්රයභූෂිතම්🔊locana-traya-bhūṣitamadorned with three eyes

පාතු නඃ සර්වභූතේභ්යඃ🔊pātu naḥ sarva-bhūtebhyaḥmay it protect us from all beings (sources of fear)

කාත්යායනි🔊kātyāyaniO Katyayani (a form of Durga)

ජ්වාලාකරාලම්🔊jvālā-karālamterrible / fearsome with flames

අත්යුග්රම්🔊atyugrammost fierce

අශේෂාසුරසූදනම්🔊aśeṣa-asura-sūdanamthe slayer of all asuras without exception

ත්රිශූලම්🔊triśūlaṃthe trident

පාතු නඃ භීතේඃ🔊pātu naḥ bhīteḥmay it protect us from fear

භද්රකාලි🔊bhadrakāliO Bhadrakali (auspicious Kali)

Benefits of Chanting Sarva-Svarupe Sarveshe

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A powerful prayer for protection from all kinds of fear, danger and harm

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Invokes the Goddess as Sarveshwari — Mistress of all, possessed of every power

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Calls upon her three-eyed serene face to guard the devotee from all beings and forces

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Invokes the flaming trident of Bhadrakali, slayer of all asuras, as a shield

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Frequently chanted for courage, fearlessness and removal of unseen dangers

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Part of the Narayani Stuti recited during Navaratri and daily Devi worship

How to Chant Sarva-Svarupe Sarveshe

Repetitions11times

Best TimeAt dawn or dusk, during Navaratri, or whenever protection from fear is sought

Light a lamp before an image of Durga and chant these verses with steady attention, beginning with 'Om'. They may be recited on their own as a compact prayer for protection, or as part of the full Narayani Stuti. Many devotees repeat 'Sarva-svarupe Sarveshe... bhayebhyas-trahi no devi' eleven or twenty-one times when feeling afraid or before undertaking something difficult, visualising the Mother's protecting trident around them.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Sarva-Svarupe Sarveshe written in the Sinhala 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 means 'O you who are the form of all, the Mistress of all, endowed with all powers.' It addresses Durga as the all-pervading reality and supreme ruler, before pleading with her to save the devotee from every fear.

It is from the Narayani Stuti in Chapter 11 of the Durga Saptashati (Devi Mahatmyam), part of the Markandeya Purana, sung by the gods after the Goddess slew the asura Shumbha.

Because it directly prays 'bhayebhyas-trahi no devi' — 'O Devi, save us from all fears' — and invokes the Goddess's three-eyed face and asura-slaying trident as a shield. It is treasured as a concise, potent prayer for fearlessness.

Both are fierce, protective forms of the same Great Goddess (Durga). Katyayani is the warrior daughter of sage Katyayana; Bhadrakali is the auspicious yet terrible Kali. Here they are invoked as aspects of the one Devi whose face and trident guard the devotee.