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Hinasti Daityatejamsi

हिनस्ति दैत्यतेजांसि in English · English

🕉️ hindu·📿 9× repetitions·🕐 During Navaratri; on Tuesdays and Fridays; in the morning or evening, or in times of danger·📜 Durga Saptashati Chapter 11

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀEnglishසිංහල 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

✦ Meaning

These two verses from the Narayani Stuti (Chapter 11 of the Devi Mahatmya / Durga Saptashati) are a tender prayer to the Goddess's weapons. The gods ask that her bell — whose sound fills the world and shatters the strength of the demons — protect them from all evils as a mother shields her children, and that her gleaming sword, still wet with the blood of the asuras, be turned toward their welfare. Bowing to Chandika, they seek refuge in the very instruments of her victory.

Origin & Story

Durga Saptashati Chapter 11 · 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, 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.

✦ As told in scripture

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.

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Verse 1

hinasti daityatejāṃsi svanenāpūrya yā jagat sā ghaṇṭā pātu no devi pāpebhyo naḥ sutāniva

Meaning:May that bell of Yours, which fills the world with its sound and destroys the energies of the daityas, protect us from evils, O Devi, as a mother protects her children.

Verse 2

asurāsṛgvasāpaṅkacarcitaste karojjvalaḥ śubhāya khaḍgo bhavatu caṇḍike tvāṃ natā vayam

Meaning:May Your sword, lustrous in Your hand, smeared with the mire of the asuras' blood and fat, be for our welfare, O Chandika; to You we bow.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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hinasti daityatejāṃsi🔊(which) destroys the energies of the daityas

svanena āpūrya yā jagat🔊which fills the world with its sound

sā ghaṇṭā pātu naḥ devi🔊may that bell of Yours protect us, O Goddess

pāpebhyaḥ naḥ sutān iva🔊from evils, as a mother protects her children

asurāsṛgvasāpaṅkacarcitaḥ🔊smeared with the mire of the asuras' blood and fat

te karojjvalaḥ🔊lustrous in Your hand

śubhāya khaḍgaḥ bhavatu🔊may Your sword be for our welfare

caṇḍike🔊O Chandika

tvāṃ natā vayam🔊to You we bow

Benefits of Chanting हिनस्ति दैत्यतेजांसि

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A heartfelt prayer to the Goddess's bell and sword for protection

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Invokes the Mother's shielding of her devotees from all evils

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Recited for safety, courage and the destruction of negative forces

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Compares the Goddess's protection to a mother guarding her children

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A cherished portion of the Narayani Stuti for daily and Navaratri recitation

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Cultivates loving surrender to Chandika, the fierce yet caring Mother

How to Chant हिनस्ति दैत्यतेजांसि

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Best TimeDuring Navaratri; on Tuesdays and Fridays; in the morning or evening, or in times of danger

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete हिनस्ति दैत्यतेजांसि 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.

They are verses 26–27 of the Narayani Stuti in Chapter 11 of the Devi Mahatmya (Durga Saptashati), a prayer in which the gods ask the Goddess's bell and sword to protect them and turn toward their welfare.

In the Devi Mahatmya, the Goddess's bell terrifies the demons and drains their strength, while her sword slays them. By praying to these very weapons, devotees seek the protective power of the Goddess's victory, asking that it shield them from all evils.

It is at once awe-struck and tender. The gods bow to the fierce Chandika, whose sword is still wet with the demons' blood, yet ask her to guard them gently — 'as a mother protects her children.' It beautifully unites the Goddess's terrible power with her motherly love.