नवमं सिद्धिदात्री च नवदुर्गाः प्रकीर्तिताः। उक्तान्येतानि नामानि ब्रह्मणैव महात्मना॥
navamaṁ siddhidātrī ca navadurgāḥ prakīrtitāḥ। uktānyētāni nāmāni brahmaṇaiva mahātmanā॥
Translation
The ninth is Siddhidātrī, and thus the nine Durgās are proclaimed. These names have been spoken by the great-souled Brahma himself.
Word by word
- navamaṁ
- ninth
- siddhidātrī
- Siddhidātrī (bestower of spiritual powers)
- ca
- and
- navadurgāḥ
- nine Durgās
- prakīrtitāḥ
- are proclaimed
- uktāni
- spoken
- etāni
- these
- nāmāni
- names
- brahmaṇā
- by Brahma
- eva
- indeed
- mahātmanā
- by the great-souled one
Meaning
This fifth core verse concludes the enumeration of the Navadurgā by naming the ninth form, Siddhidātrī, and affirming the divine authority of Brahma.