ॐ मां माले महामाये सर्वशक्तिस्वरूपिणि। चतुर्वर्गस्त्वयि न्यस्तस्तस्मान्मे सिद्धिदा भव॥ ॐ अविघ्नं कुरु माले त्वं गृह्णामि दक्षिणे करे। जपकाले च सिद्ध्यर्थं प्रसीद मम सिद्धये॥ ॐ अक्षमालाधिपतये सुसिद्धिं देहि देहि सर्वमन्त्रार्थसाधिनि साधय साधय सर्वसिद्धिं परिकल्पय परिकल्पय मे स्वाहा।
ōṁ māṁ mālē mahāmāyē sarvaśaktisvarūpiṇi | caturvargastvayi nyastastasmānmē siddhidā bhava || ōṁ avighnaṁ kuru mālē tvaṁ gṛhṇāmi dakṣiṇē karē | japakālē ca siddhyarthaṁ prasīda mama siddhayē || ōṁ akṣamālādhipatayē susiddhiṁ dēhi dēhi sarvamantrārthasādhini sādhaya sādhaya sarvasiddhiṁ parikalpaya parikalpaya mē svāhā |
Translation
Om. O rosary, O great Māyā, embodiment of every power, the four aims of life are placed in you: therefore grant me success. Om. O rosary, keep my japa free of obstacles; I take you in my right hand. At the time of japa be gracious, for success, for my fulfilment. Om, to the lord of the rosary: grant, grant perfect success; O you who accomplish the aims of all mantras, accomplish, accomplish; bring about, bring about every success for me. Svāhā.
Word by word
- mām
- me
- mālē
- O rosary
- mahāmāyē
- O great Māyā
- sarvaśaktisvarūpiṇi
- O embodiment of every power
- caturvargaḥ
- the four aims of life
- tvayi nyastaḥ
- are placed in you
- tasmāt
- therefore
- mē siddhidā bhava
- be the giver of success to me
- avighnam kuru
- make free of obstacles
- gṛhṇāmi dakṣiṇē karē
- I take you in my right hand
- japakālē
- at the time of japa
- siddhyartham
- for the sake of success
- prasīda
- be gracious
- mama siddhayē
- for my fulfilment
- akṣamālādhipatayē
- to the lord of the rosary
- susiddhim dēhi dēhi
- grant, grant perfect success
- sarvamantrārthasādhini
- O accomplisher of the aims of all mantras
- sādhaya sādhaya
- accomplish, accomplish
- sarvasiddhim parikalpaya parikalpaya
- bring about, bring about every success
- svāhā
- svāhā (the word of offering)
Meaning
The rosary is addressed as the Goddess herself, holding within it the four aims of life: dharma, prosperity, desire and liberation. It is taken in the right hand only after this prayer, which asks that the japa be free of obstacles and bear fruit.