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Śrī Durgā Saptaśatī

Ṛṣi Mārkaṇḍēya

Chapter 11 · Verse 19

Chapter 11 · Ekādaśo’dhyāyaḥ (Eleventh Chapter)

Verse 19

किरीटिनि महावज्रे सहस्रनयनोज्ज्वले। वृत्रप्राणहरे चैन्द्रि नारायणि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥ १९ ॥

kirīṭini mahāvajrē sahasranayanōjjvalē | vṛtraprāṇaharē caindri nārāyaṇi namō’stu tē || 19 ||

Translation

O crowned one, wielding a great thunderbolt, radiant with a thousand eyes, destroyer of Vṛtra’s life, O Aindrī, Nārāyaṇī, obeisance be to you.

Word by word

kirīṭini
O crowned one
mahāvajre
wielding a great thunderbolt
sahasranayanujjvale
radiant with a thousand eyes
vṛtrapraṇahare
destroyer of Vṛtra’s life
caindri
O Aindrī
nārāyaṇi
Nārāyaṇī
namo’stu
obeisance be
te
to you

Meaning

The gods salute Nārāyaṇī as Aindrī, crowned and radiant, wielding a thunderbolt and known for slaying Vṛtra, acknowledging her divine power.