ॐ जयन्ती, मङ्गला, काली, भद्रकाली, कपालिनी।
दुर्गा, शिवा, क्षमा, धात्री, स्वाहा, स्वधा नमोऽस्तु ते॥
एष सचन्दन गन्ध पुष्प बिल्व पत्राञ्जली ॐ ह्रीं दुर्गायै नमः॥
ওঁ জয়ন্তি, মঙ্গলা, কালি, ভদ্রকালি, কপালিনি।
দূর্গা, শিবা, ক্ষমা, ধাত্রি, স্বাহা, স্বধা, নমোহস্তু তে॥
এষ সচন্দন গন্ধ পুস্প বিল্ব পত্রাঞ্জলিঃ, ওঁ হ্রীং দুর্গায়ৈ নমঃ॥
Om Jayanti, Mangala, Kali, Bhadrakali, Kapalini।
Durga, Shiva, Kshama, Dhatri, Svaha, Svadha Namostu Te॥
Esha Sachandana Gandha Pushpa Bilva Patranjali Om Hreem Durgayai Namah॥
ॐ महिषघ्नी महामाये चामुण्डे मुण्डमालिनी।
आयुरारोग्यविजयं देहि देवि! नमोऽस्तु ते॥
एष सचन्दन गन्ध पुष्प बिल्व पत्राञ्जली ॐ ह्रीं दुर्गायै नमः॥
ওঁ মহিসাগ্নি, মহামায়ে, চামুন্ডে, মুন্ডমালিনি।
আয়ুরারোগ্য বিজয়ং দেহি দেবি নমোহস্তু তে॥
এষ সচন্দন গন্ধ পুস্প বিল্ব পত্রাঞ্জলিঃ, ওঁ হ্রীং দুর্গায়ৈ নমঃ॥
Om Mahishaghni Mahamaye Chamunde Mundamalini।
Ayurarogyavijayam Dehi Devi Namostu Te॥
Esha Sachandana Gandha Pushpa Bilva Patranjali Om Hreem Durgayai Namah॥
ॐ सर्व मङ्गल माङ्गल्ये शिवे सर्वार्थ साधिके।
शरण्ये त्र्यम्बके गौरी नारायणि नमोऽस्तु ते॥१॥
सृष्टि स्थिति विनाशानां शक्तिभूते सनातनि!।
गुणाश्रये गुणमये नारायणि! नमोऽस्तु ते॥२॥
शरणागत दीनार्त परित्राण परायणे!।
सर्वस्यार्तिहरे देवि! नारायणि! नमोऽस्तु ते॥३॥
ওঁ সর্বমঙ্গলমঙ্গল্যে, শিবে, সর্বার্থসাধিকে।
শরণ্যে, ত্রামবকে গৌরী, নারায়নি নমোহস্তু তে॥১॥
সৃষ্টিস্থিতি বিনাশানাং, শক্তিভূতে, সনাতনি।
গুণাশ্রয়ে, গুণময়ে, নারায়নি, নমোহস্তু তে॥২॥
শরণাগত দীনার্ত পরিত্রাণ পরায়ণে।
সর্বস্যার্তিহরে, দেবি, নারায়নি, নমোহস্তু তে॥৩॥
Om Sarva Mangala Mangalye Shive Sarvartha Sadhike।
Sharanye Tryambake Gauri Narayani Namostu Te॥1॥
Srishti Sthiti Vinashanam, Shaktibhute, Sanatani।
Gunashraye, Gunamaye, Narayani, Namostu Te॥2॥
Sharanagata Dinarta Paritrana Parayane।
Sarvasyartihare Devi! Narayani! Namostu Te॥3॥
Heeding his command, the asuras led by Chanda and Munda, launched an attack on the Devi. Some tried to bind her, others tried to wound her with their swords. The Devi cried out angrily, and in anger, her face turned as black as ink. Suddenly, the fearful Kāli, armed with a sword and a noose, emerged from the Devi’s forehead. Holding a strange skull- topped staff, decorated with a garland of skulls, clad in a tiger’s skin, looking menacing due to her emaciated body, with a gaping mouth and tongue hanging out, with deep-sunk reddish eyes, she filled the field with her roars.
Sandhi means Junction. Sandhikhan means time of 48 minutes, on which Sandhi Puja is performed to Devi Chamunda. Chamunda is a form of Devi Durga. Sandhikhan falls on the juncture of the 8th (Ashtami) and 9th (Navami) lunar days in waxing moon period of Ashwin Month. In the the 48 minutes, 24 minutes falls on the Ashtami and rest falls on the Navami.
An interesting piece of trivia. In ancient times, people used different types of methods in order to perform the Sandhi Puja on the exact time. Just before the last twenty-four minutes of the Ashtami puja, a bronze bowl with a tiny hole was placed in a bucket full of water. The bronze bowl was made in such a way that, after exactly 24 minutes, the bowl would submerge in the water. When the bowl was submerged in the water cannon balls were fired to announce the moment of Sandhi Puja. This method was very popular in many Rajbaris, or zamindaar houses in Bengal.
Today is Maha Ashtami, and I am on Nirjala Vrata since I woke up. Will break it only after the Sandhi Puja, which should finish around 8ish Dubai time. I did all my work as usual, went out a couple of times on errands, and didn’t sleep a wink. No exhaustion, no discomfort. It is all in the mind, after all!
Here is what I had written last year (in continuation with the series earlier)
Devi Mahātmayam – Day 7 – The coming of Chamunda…
JOI MA DURGA JOI!