Chapter 1 · Devya Kavacham
Verse 5
नवमं सिद्धिदात्री च नवदुर्गाः प्रकीर्तिताः। उक्तान्येतानि नामानि ब्रह्मणैव महात्मना ॥ ५ ॥
navamaṁ siddhidātrī ca navadurgāḥ prakīrtitāḥ | uktānyētāni nāmāni brahmaṇaiva mahātmanā || 5 ||
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 verse concludes the enumeration of the Navadurgā by naming the ninth form, Siddhidātrī, and affirming the divine authority of Brahma.