रूपं देहि जयं देहि Meaning — Line by Line

रूपं देहि जयं देहि

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Verse 1#

ॐ जय त्वं देवि चामुण्डे जय भूतापहारिणि । जय सर्वगते देवि कालरात्रि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥

Om jaya tvam devi chamunde jaya bhutapaharini Jaya sarvagate devi kalaratri namostu te

Meaningॐ, हे देवी चामुण्डे, तुम्हारी जय हो; हे भूतों का नाश करने वाली, जय हो; हे सर्वव्यापिनी देवी कालरात्रि, जय हो — तुम्हें नमस्कार!

Verse 2#

जयन्ती मङ्गला काली भद्रकाली कपालिनी । दुर्गा शिवा क्षमा धात्री स्वाहा स्वधा नमोऽस्तु ते ॥

Jayanti mangala kali bhadrakali kapalini Durga shiva kshama dhatri svaha svadha namostu te

Meaningहे जयन्ती, मङ्गला, काली, भद्रकाली, कपालिनी; दुर्गा, शिवा, क्षमा, धात्री, स्वाहा और स्वधा — तुम्हें नमस्कार!

Verse 3#

मधुकैटभविध्वंसि विधातृवरदे नमः । रूपं देहि जयं देहि यशो देहि द्विषो जहि ॥

Madhukaitabhavidhvamsi vidhatrivarade namah Rupam dehi jayam dehi yasho dehi dvisho jahi

Meaningहे मधु और कैटभ का विध्वंस करने वाली, विधाता (ब्रह्मा) को भी वरदान देने वाली — मुझे रूप दीजिए, विजय दीजिए, यश दीजिए, और मेरे शत्रुओं का नाश कीजिए!

Verse 4#

महिषासुरनिर्नाशि भक्तानां सुखदे नमः । रूपं देहि जयं देहि यशो देहि द्विषो जहि ॥

Mahishasuranirnashi bhaktanam sukhade namah Rupam dehi jayam dehi yasho dehi dvisho jahi

Meaningहे महिषासुर का सर्वथा नाश करने वाली, भक्तों को सुख देने वाली — मुझे रूप दीजिए, विजय दीजिए, यश दीजिए, और मेरे शत्रुओं का नाश कीजिए!

Word-by-Word Breakdown

जय त्वं देवि चामुण्डे

Jaya tvam devi chamunde

Victory to you, O Goddess Chamunda

भूतापहारिणि

Bhutapaharini

Remover of (evil) spirits and afflictions

कालरात्रि

Kalaratri

The dark night of cosmic dissolution (a form of Devi)

जयन्ती

Jayanti

The ever-victorious one

मङ्गला

Mangala

The auspicious one

काली

Kali

Kali, the dark Goddess

भद्रकाली

Bhadrakali

The benevolent, gracious Kali

कपालिनी

Kapalini

She who bears a skull (garland)

दुर्गा शिवा क्षमा धात्री

Durga shiva kshama dhatri

Durga, the auspicious, forbearance itself, the sustainer

स्वाहा स्वधा

Svaha svadha

The sacred utterances offered to gods (svaha) and ancestors (svadha)

मधुकैटभविध्वंसि

Madhukaitabhavidhvamsi

Destroyer of the demons Madhu and Kaitabha

विधातृवरदे

Vidhatrivarade

Bestower of boons even upon the Creator (Brahma)

रूपं देहि

Rupam dehi

Grant me beauty / a fair form

जयं देहि

Jayam dehi

Grant me victory

यशो देहि

Yasho dehi

Grant me fame and glory

द्विषो जहि

Dvisho jahi

Destroy my enemies

महिषासुरनिर्नाशि

Mahishasuranirnashi

Annihilator of the buffalo-demon Mahishasura

भक्तानां सुखदे

Bhaktanam sukhade

Bestower of joy upon her devotees

Origin & History

Source: Argala Stotram, opening verses (Markandeya Purana, Devi Mahatmyam)

Author: Sage Markandeya (traditional)

Period: c. 5th–6th century CE

The Argala Stotram is one of the three angas — with the Devi Kavach and the Keelakam — recited before the thirteen chapters of the Durga Saptashati. The word 'argala' means a bolt or latch; together with the keelaka (pin), these hymns are said to 'unlock' the full power of the Saptashati. These opening verses salute the Goddess by her many names and set the refrain that runs through the hymn — 'Rupam dehi, jayam dehi, yasho dehi, dvisho jahi'.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 'Rupam Dehi Jayam Dehi' mean?▼

It means 'Grant me beauty (of form), grant me victory, grant me fame, and destroy my enemies'. This refrain ('Rupam dehi, jayam dehi, yasho dehi, dvisho jahi') is repeated in verse after verse of the Argala Stotram as a prayer for success and triumph.

What is the 'Jayanti Mangala Kali' verse?▼

It is a celebrated verse listing the Goddess's names — Jayanti, Mangala, Kali, Bhadrakali, Kapalini, Durga, Shiva, Kshama, Dhatri, Svaha and Svadha — saluting her many forms. It is often chanted on its own as a powerful invocation of Devi.

Where do these verses come from?▼

They are the opening verses of the Argala Stotram, one of the three preliminary hymns (angas) of the Durga Saptashati (Devi Mahatmyam) from the Markandeya Purana. Its presiding deity is Mahalakshmi.

In what order is the Argala Stotram recited?▼

The traditional sequence before a Saptashati recitation is: Devi Kavach, then Argala Stotram, then Keelakam, and finally the thirteen chapters of the Saptashati.

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