durgadevidevi-mahatmyadurga-saptashati

Evam Bhagavati Devi Sa Nityapi

एवं भगवती देवी सा नित्यापि in English · English

🕉️ hindu·📿 9× repetitions·🕐 During Navaratri; at the close of a Durga Saptashati recitation; in the morning or evening·📜 Durga Saptashati Chapter 12

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀEnglishසිංහල 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

✦ Meaning

These closing verses of Chapter 12 of the Devi Mahatmya (Durga Saptashati) reveal the eternal nature of the Divine Mother. Though ever-existing, she takes form again and again to protect the world; she both deludes the universe and brings it forth, granting knowledge to those who ask and prosperity to those she favours. She pervades the whole cosmos as Mahakali, is creation, sustenance and dissolution in their season, and appears as Lakshmi in times of plenty and Alakshmi in times of ruin. Worshipped with flowers and incense, she bestows wealth, offspring, a dharmic mind and an auspicious destiny.

Origin & Story

Durga Saptashati Chapter 12 · Maharshi Markandeya (traditionally ascribed) · Puranic period (c. 5th–6th century CE for the Devi Mahatmya)

The Devi Mahatmya (Durga Saptashati or Chandi), part of the Markandeya Purana, recounts the Divine Mother's victories over the demons and, in Chapter 12, the phalashruti of her worship. After Chandika vanishes from the sight of the gods, the sage Medhas brings the chapter to a close by revealing her eternal nature to King Suratha. Though ever-existing, she takes form again and again to protect the world; she is Mahakali pervading the cosmos, creation, sustenance and dissolution in their season, Lakshmi in prosperity and Alakshmi in ruin — and, worshipped with devotion, the bestower of wealth, offspring, a dharmic mind and an auspicious destiny.

✦ As told in scripture

Tradition holds that because these verses name the Goddess as the giver of wealth, children, wisdom and an auspicious destiny, their worshipful recitation during Navaratri brings abundance and well-being to the whole household. Devotees recount prayers for offspring, prosperity and a righteous mind fulfilled through faithful worship of the Mother as described here.

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Verse 1

evaṃ bhagavatī devī sā nityāpi punaḥ punaḥ sambhūya kurute bhūpa jagataḥ paripālanam

Meaning:Thus that Bhagavati Devi, though eternal, again and again takes form and accomplishes the protection of the world, O King.

Verse 2

tayaitanmohyate viśvaṃ saiva viśvaṃ prasūyate sā yācitā ca vijñānaṃ tuṣṭā ṛddhiṃ prayacchati

Meaning:By her this universe is deluded; she herself brings forth the universe. Entreated, she bestows knowledge (vijnana); pleased, she grants prosperity (riddhi).

Verse 3

vyāptaṃ tayaitatsakalaṃ brahmāṇḍaṃ manujeśvara mahādevyā mahākālī mahāmārīsvarūpayā

Meaning:By her — the Mahadevi, of the form of Mahakali and Mahamari (the great pestilence) — this whole cosmic egg (brahmanda) is pervaded, O lord of men.

Verse 4

saiva kāle mahāmārī saiva sṛṣṭirbhavatyajā sthitiṃ karoti bhūtānāṃ saiva kāle sanātanī

Meaning:She herself, in due time, is the great pestilence; she herself is the unborn creation; and she herself, the eternal one, sustains beings in their time.

Verse 5

bhavakāle nṛṇāṃ saiva lakṣmīrvṛddhipradā gṛhe saivābhāve tathālakṣmīrvināśāyopajāyate

Meaning:In prosperity she is the Lakshmi who bestows increase in the homes of men; and in misfortune she becomes Alakshmi, arising for their ruin.

Verse 6

stutā sampūjitā puṣpairgandhadhūpādibhistathā dadāti vittaṃ putrāṃśca matiṃ dharme gatiṃ śubhām

Meaning:Praised and worshipped with flowers, perfume, incense and the like, she bestows wealth and offspring, a mind set on dharma, and an auspicious destiny.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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evaṃ bhagavatī devī sā nityā api🔊thus that Bhagavati Devi, though eternal

punaḥ punaḥ sambhūya🔊again and again taking form

kurute bhūpa jagataḥ paripālanam🔊accomplishes the protection of the world, O King

tayā etat mohyate viśvaṃ🔊by her this universe is deluded

sā eva viśvaṃ prasūyate🔊she herself brings forth the universe

sā yācitā ca vijñānaṃ🔊entreated, she (bestows) knowledge (vijnana)

tuṣṭā ṛddhiṃ prayacchati🔊pleased, she grants prosperity (riddhi)

vyāptaṃ tayā etat sakalaṃ brahmāṇḍaṃ🔊by her this whole cosmic egg (brahmanda) is pervaded

mahākālī mahāmārīsvarūpayā🔊by the Mahadevi of the form of Mahakali and Mahamari (great pestilence)

sā eva kāle mahāmārī🔊she herself, in due time, is the great pestilence

sā eva sṛṣṭiḥ bhavati ajā🔊she herself is the unborn creation

sthitiṃ karoti bhūtānāṃ sā eva kāle sanātanī🔊she, the eternal one, sustains beings in their time

bhavakāle nṛṇāṃ sā eva lakṣmīḥ vṛddhipradā gṛhe🔊in prosperity she is the Lakshmi who bestows increase in the homes of men

sā eva abhāve tathā alakṣmīḥ vināśāya upajāyate🔊in misfortune she becomes Alakshmi, arising for ruin

stutā sampūjitā puṣpaiḥ gandhadhūpādibhiḥ🔊praised and worshipped with flowers, perfume, incense and the like

dadāti vittaṃ putrāṃśca🔊she bestows wealth and sons (offspring)

matiṃ dharme gatiṃ śubhām🔊a mind set on dharma, and an auspicious destiny

Benefits of Chanting एवं भगवती देवी सा नित्यापि

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Reveals the Goddess as the eternal power behind creation, sustenance and dissolution

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Recited to seek both knowledge (vijnana) and prosperity (riddhi) from the Mother

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Promises wealth, offspring, a dharmic mind and an auspicious destiny to her worshippers

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Affirms the Goddess as Mahakali pervading the entire cosmos

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Recited as part of the closing of the Durga Saptashati phalashruti

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Cultivates faith in the Mother who incarnates again and again to protect the world

How to Chant एवं भगवती देवी सा नित्यापि

Repetitions9times

Best TimeDuring Navaratri; at the close of a Durga Saptashati recitation; in the morning or evening

Recite these verses with devotion, especially when concluding a reading of the Durga Saptashati (Chandi Path), reflecting on the eternal, all-pervading nature of the Goddess. Worship her with flowers, sandal-paste and incense as the verses describe, and offer the prayer for wealth, well-being of family, a dharmic mind and an auspicious destiny. Sit before her image with a calm, surrendered heart and bow inwardly to the Mother who takes form again and again to protect the world.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete एवं भगवती देवी सा नित्यापि 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.

These are verses 34–39, the closing verses of Chapter 12 of the Devi Mahatmya (Durga Saptashati), where the sage Medhas reveals the eternal nature of the Goddess — who incarnates again and again to protect the world and is the power behind all creation, sustenance and dissolution.

The verse teaches that the one Goddess is the single power behind both fortune and misfortune. In times of prosperity she is Lakshmi, bestowing increase in homes; in times of ruin she becomes Alakshmi. This reveals her as the eternal reality underlying all of life's changing conditions.

The closing verse declares that, worshipped with flowers, perfume and incense, she bestows wealth and offspring, a mind devoted to dharma, and an auspicious destiny (shubha gati) — fulfilling both the worldly and the spiritual aspirations of her devotees.