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ශූලේන පාහි නෝ දේවි

Shulena Pahi No Devi in Sinhala · සිංහල

🕉️ hindu·📿 21× repetitions·🕐 At dawn, before travel or any risky task, or daily as a protective prayer·📜 Durga Saptashati Chapter 4
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हिन्दी / देवनागरीతెలుగుதமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡമലയാളംગુજરાતીবাংলাଓଡ଼ିଆਪੰਜਾਬੀEnglishසිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

Origin & Story

Durga Saptashati Chapter 4 · Sage Markandeya (Rishi Markandeya) · Ancient (c. 400–600 CE, Markandeya Purana)

In Chapter 4 of the Devi Mahatmya, after the Goddess slays Mahishasura, Indra and the gods sing the Shakradi Stuti. Towards its close they turn from praise to petition, beseeching Ambika-Chandika to protect them with her divine weapons and to surround them with her guard in every direction — a heartfelt appeal that has become a classic protective prayer.

✦ As told in scripture

Devotees recount that reciting 'Shulena Pahi No Devi' in moments of acute danger has steadied their hearts and turned away harm, as though the Goddess's whirling spear formed an unseen circle of protection around them.

Complete Text with Meaning

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Verse 1

ශූලේන පාහි නෝ දේවි පාහි ඛඩ්ගේන චාම්බිකේ . ඝණ්ටාස්වනේන නඃ පාහි චාපජ්යානිඃස්වනේන ච ..

śūlena pāhi no devi pāhi khaḍgena cāmbike ghaṇṭāsvanena naḥ pāhi cāpajyāniḥsvanena ca

Meaning:Protect us with your spear, O Devi; protect us, O Ambika, with your sword; protect us by the sound of your bell and by the twang of your bowstring. Guard us in the east and the west, O Chandika; guard us in the south, and in the north too, O Ishwari, by the whirling of your spear.

Verse 2

ප්රාච්යාං රක්ෂ ප්රතීච්යාං ච චණ්ඩිකේ රක්ෂ දක්ෂිණේ . භ්රාමණේනාත්මශූලස්ය උත්තරස්යාං තථේශ්වරි ..

prācyāṃ rakṣa pratīcyāṃ ca caṇḍike rakṣa dakṣiṇe bhrāmaṇenātmaśūlasya uttarasyāṃ tatheśvari

Word-by-Word Meaning

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ශූලේන🔊śūlenawith your trident/spear (shula)
පාහි නඃ🔊pāhi naḥprotect us
දේවි🔊deviO Goddess
ඛඩ්ගේන🔊khaḍgenawith your sword
අම්බිකේ🔊ambikeO Ambika (the Mother)
ඝණ්ටාස්වනේන🔊ghaṇṭāsvanenaby the sound of your bell
චාපජ්යානිඃස්වනේන🔊cāpajyāniḥsvanenaby the twang of your bowstring
ප්රාච්යාම්🔊prācyāmin the east
ප්රතීච්යාම්🔊pratīcyāmin the west
චණ්ඩිකේ🔊caṇḍikeO Chandika (the fierce one)
රක්ෂ දක්ෂිණේ🔊rakṣa dakṣiṇeguard (us) in the south
භ්රාමණේන ආත්මශූලස්ය🔊bhrāmaṇena ātmaśūlasyaby the whirling of your own spear
උත්තරස්යාම්🔊uttarasyāmin the north
තථා ඊශ්වරි🔊tathā īśvarilikewise, O Ishwari (Sovereign Goddess)

Benefits of Chanting Shulena Pahi No Devi

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A powerful all-directional shield invoking the Goddess's protection on every side

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Calms fear and grants courage in times of danger, illness or hostility

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Believed to ward off negative forces, accidents and unseen threats like an armour (kavacha)

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Invokes Durga's weapons — spear, sword, bell and bow — as living guardians of the devotee

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Ideal for daily protective recitation and at the start of travel or difficult undertakings

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Chanted within Durga Saptashati paath during Navaratri for the safety of family and home

How to Chant Shulena Pahi No Devi

Repetitions21times
Best TimeAt dawn, before travel or any risky task, or daily as a protective prayer

After bathing, sit or stand facing the rising sun before an image of Durga. Recite these two verses with a focused, fearless mind, mentally invoking the Goddess's protection in each of the four directions as you name them. Recite 11, 21 or 108 times; many devotees touch the directions or visualise a circle of protective light around themselves and their family while chanting.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Shulena Pahi No Devi 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 is a protection prayer from Durga Saptashati Chapter 4. Devotees chant it to seek the Goddess's shelter from danger, fear and negative influences, invoking her weapons and her guard in all four directions like a protective armour.
The verses address her as Devi, Ambika (the Mother), Chandika (the fierce destroyer of evil) and Ishwari (the sovereign Goddess) — emphasising both her tenderness and her power to protect.
It is excellent for daily morning protection, before journeys or challenging tasks, and during Navaratri. It is often recited as part of the full Shakradi Stuti or the complete Durga Saptashati path.

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