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Śrī Durgā Saptaśatī

Ṛṣi Mārkaṇḍēya

Chapter 11 · Verse 15

Chapter 11 · Ekādaśo’dhyāyaḥ (Eleventh Chapter)

Verse 15

मयूरकुक्कुटवृते महाशक्तिधरेऽनघे। कौमारीरूपसंस्थाने नारायणि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥ १५ ॥

mayūrakukkuṭavṛtē mahāśaktidharē’naghē | kaumārīrūpasaṁsthānē nārāyaṇi namō’stu tē || 15 ||

Translation

Surrounded by peacock and rooster, wielding a great spear, O sinless one, in the form of Kaumārī, Nārāyaṇī, obeisance be to you.

Word by word

mayūrakukkuṭavṛte
surrounded by peacock and rooster
mahāśaktidhare
wielding a great spear
anaghe
O sinless one
kaumārīrūpasaṁsthāne
in the form of Kaumārī
nārāyaṇi
Nārāyaṇī
namo’stu
obeisance be
te
to you

Meaning

The gods praise Nārāyaṇī as Kaumārī, accompanied by a peacock and rooster, wielding a powerful spear, and pure in essence.