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Durga
Dhyana verseSanskrit
नमो देव्यै महादेव्यै शिवायै सततं नमः । नमः प्रकृत्यै भद्रायै नियताः प्रणताः स्म ताम् ॥
Transliteration
Namo Devyai Mahādevyai Śivāyai Satataṃ Namaḥ, Namaḥ Prakṛtyai Bhadrāyai Niyatāḥ Praṇatāḥ Sma Tām
Translation
Salutations to the Goddess, to the Great Goddess, to the auspicious one — constant salutations. We, ever disciplined in devotion, bow to her who is Nature itself, the gracious one.
Meaning
'namo devyai/mahadevyai' = salutation to the Goddess/Great Goddess; 'shivayai' = the benevolent one; 'prakrityai' = primordial Nature; 'bhadrayai' = the gracious one; 'niyatah pranatah sma tam' = we bow to her with restrained devotion.
Source
Devi Mahatmyam (Durga Saptashati), invocatory verse opening the text
That Goddess who abides in all beings as consciousness—salutations.
To the Goddess who abides within all beings in the form of primal Power, we bow again and again — salutation, salutation, salutation, and repeated obeisance.
Victory to you, Goddess Chamunda! Victory to you, remover of every creature's suffering! Victory to you, all-pervading Goddess Kalaratri — salutations to you.
Markandeya said: O Grandsire, tell me that supreme secret of the world which grants complete protection to humankind, and which has been revealed to no one before.