durge durghat bhaaree tujavin sansaaree.
O Durga, without You this worldly life is hard beyond bearing.
anaathanaathe anbe karunaa vistaaree.
O Amba, refuge of those who have no one, spread Your compassion over us.
vaaree vaareen janmamaranaate vaaree.
Ward off, ward off, ward off the round of birth and death.
haaree padalo aataa sankat neevaaree.
I am beaten and fallen; now take my trouble away.
jay devee jay devee jay mahishaasuramathanee.
Victory to You, O Devi, victory to You — victory to You who crushed Mahishasur.
suravaraeeshvaravarade taarak sanjeevanee.
You grant boons to the great devas and to Ishvara; You carry us across, You give life anew.
tribhuvanee bhuvanee paahataa tuj aisee naahee.
Search all the three worlds, and there is none like You.
chaaree shramale parantu n bolave kaahee.
The four Vedas grew weary, and still could not put You into words.
saahee vivaad karitaan padile pravaahee.
The six schools of thought, arguing, were swept away in the stream.
te toon bhaktaalaagee paavasi lavalaahee.
Yet You, that same Devi, come swiftly to Your bhakta.
jay devee jay devee jay mahishaasuramathanee.
Victory to You, O Devi, victory to You — victory to You who crushed Mahishasur.
suravaraeeshvaravarade taarak sanjeevanee.
You grant boons to the great devas and to Ishvara; You carry us across, You give life anew.
prasannavadane prasann hosee nijadaasaan.
O You of the smiling face, You are pleased with those who are Your own.
kleshaapaasooni sodee todee bhavapaashaa.
You free them from their suffering and cut the noose of this worldly life.
anbe tujavaachoon kon puravil aashaa.
O Amba, who but You will fulfil our hopes?
narahari talleen jhaalaa padapankajaleshaa.
Narahari is lost in even a trace of Your lotus feet.
jay devee jay devee jay mahishaasuramathanee.
Victory to You, O Devi, victory to You — victory to You who crushed Mahishasur.
suravaraeeshvaravarade taarak sanjeevanee.
You grant boons to the great devas and to Ishvara; You carry us across, You give life anew.