Devi (Durga/Chandi)devidurgachandidevi-mahatmyammantrainvocationsaptashati
Devi Mahatmyam Prarambha Mantra (Opening Invocation of Devi Mahatmyam)
Complete lyrics with original text, transliteration, and meaning, 1 section
Mahatmyam
Hariharanmantra
Prarambha Mantra (Opening Invocation)
Original
ॐ ऐं ह्रीं क्लीं चामुण्डायै विच्चे । ॐ श्रीं ह्रीं क्लीं भगवत्यै चामुण्डायै विच्चे नमः । अथ श्रीदुर्गासप्तशतीमाहात्म्यम् ।
Transliteration
Om Aim Hreem Kleem Chamundayai Vichche. Om Shreem Hreem Kleem Bhagavatyai Chamundayai Vichche Namah. Atha Shri Durga Saptashati Mahatmyam.
Meaning / Translation
Om, I bow to Goddess Chamunda, the embodiment of the threefold power (Aim, Hreem, Kleem). Om, salutations to the Divine Goddess Chamunda, who is the essence of Shreem, Hreem, and Kleem. Now begins the recitation of the Glory (Mahatmyam) of the Seven Hundred Verses of Goddess Durga.