हिनस्ति दैत्यतेजांसि — Benefits & How to Chant
हिनस्ति दैत्यतेजांसि
Complete guide to chanting correctly for maximum benefit
Benefits of Chanting हिनस्ति दैत्यतेजांसि
A heartfelt prayer to the Goddess's bell and sword for protection
Invokes the Mother's shielding of her devotees from all evils
Recited for safety, courage and the destruction of negative forces
Compares the Goddess's protection to a mother guarding her children
A cherished portion of the Narayani Stuti for daily and Navaratri recitation
Cultivates loving surrender to Chandika, the fierce yet caring Mother
How to Chant हिनस्ति दैत्यतेजांसि
Instructions
Recite these verses with devotion as a prayer for protection, calling upon the Goddess's bell and sword to shield you from all harm. They may be chanted on their own or within the full Narayani Stuti and Durga Saptashati. Bow inwardly to Chandika at 'tvam nata vayam,' trusting her to guard you as a mother guards her children; light a lamp before her image and offer the prayer with a calm, surrendered heart.
Spiritual Significance
The sound of the Goddess's bell is said in the Devi Mahatmya to have stripped the great demons of their vigour and filled the worlds with auspicious power. Devotees ring a bell while reciting these verses, trusting that its sound, like the Goddess's own, drives away negativity and surrounds them with the Mother's protection.
Origin & History
Source: Durga Saptashati Chapter 11
Author: Maharshi Markandeya (traditionally ascribed)
The Devi Mahatmya (Durga Saptashati or Chandi), part of the Markandeya Purana, narrates the Divine Mother's victories over the demons. In Chapter 11, after Shumbha is slain, the gods sing the Narayani Stuti. Within it they turn in prayer to the very weapons of her triumph: her bell, whose sound filled the battlefield and drained the demons' strength, and her sword, still smeared with the asuras' blood. They ask the bell to protect them from all evils as a mother shields her children, and the sword to be turned toward their welfare — bowing to Chandika and taking refuge in the instruments of her grace.