Dhyana Mantra (meditation prayer) for Maa Shailaputri (शैलपुत्री), the first form of Goddess Durga worshipped on the first day of Navaratri.
This is a beautiful and powerful shloka. Here is a detailed breakdown of its meaning:
The Shloka
Original Sanskrit: वन्दे वाञ्छितलाभाय चन्द्रार्धकृतशेखराम्। वृषारूढां शूलधरां शैलपुत्रीं यशस्विनीम्॥
Transliteration: Vande vaanchitha labhaya chandrardha kruta shekaram, Vrusharudham shuladharam shailaputri yashasvineem.
Word-by-Word Meaning:
Vande (वन्दे): I bow to; I offer my salutations and praise.
Vaanchitha (वाञ्छित): Desired, wished for.
Labhaya (लाभाय): For the attainment of, for the purpose of gaining.
Chandra (चन्द्र): The Moon.
Ardha (अर्ध): Half.
Kruta Shekaram (कृतशेखराम्): One who has adorned her head/crest. (So, Chandrardha kruta shekaram means "She who is adorned with the crescent moon on her forehead.")
Vrusharudham (वृषारूढां): She who is mounted upon a bull (Vrusha - bull, arudham - mounted).
Shuladharam (शूलधरां): She who holds a trident (Shula - trident, dharam - holder).
Shailaputri (शैलपुत्रीं): To Shailaputri, the "Daughter of the Mountains" (Shaila - mountain, Putri - daughter).
Yashasvineem (यशस्विनीम्): To the glorious and renowned one, the embodiment of glory.
Complete Translation:
"I bow in reverence to the glorious Goddess Shailaputri, the Daughter of the Mountains. I worship her to fulfill all my desires. She is adorned with the crescent moon on her brow, she rides a bull, and she holds a trident in her hand."
This mantra beautifully describes the divine form of Maa Shailaputri and is chanted to seek her blessings for fulfillment, strength, and spiritual awakening.
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Dhyana Mantra (meditation prayer) for Maa Shailaputri (शैलपुत्री), the first form of Goddess Durga worshipped on the first day of Navaratri.
This is a beautiful and powerful shloka. Here is a detailed breakdown of its meaning:
The Shloka
Original Sanskrit: वन्दे वाञ्छितलाभाय चन्द्रार्धकृतशेखराम्। वृषारूढां शूलधरां शैलपुत्रीं यशस्विनीम्॥
Transliteration: Vande vaanchitha labhaya chandrardha kruta shekaram, Vrusharudham shuladharam shailaputri yashasvineem.
Word-by-Word Meaning:
- Vande (वन्दे): I bow to; I offer my salutations and praise.
- Vaanchitha (वाञ्छित): Desired, wished for.
- Labhaya (लाभाय): For the attainment of, for the purpose of gaining.
- Chandra (चन्द्र): The Moon.
- Ardha (अर्ध): Half.
- Kruta Shekaram (कृतशेखराम्): One who has adorned her head/crest. (So, Chandrardha kruta shekaram means “She who is adorned with the crescent moon on her forehead.”)
- Vrusharudham (वृषारूढां): She who is mounted upon a bull (Vrusha – bull, arudham – mounted).
- Shuladharam (शूलधरां): She who holds a trident (Shula – trident, dharam – holder).
- Shailaputri (शैलपुत्रीं): To Shailaputri, the “Daughter of the Mountains” (Shaila – mountain, Putri – daughter).
- Yashasvineem (यशस्विनीम्): To the glorious and renowned one, the embodiment of glory.
Complete Translation:
“I bow in reverence to the glorious Goddess Shailaputri, the Daughter of the Mountains. I worship her to fulfill all my desires. She is adorned with the crescent moon on her brow, she rides a bull, and she holds a trident in her hand.”
This mantra beautifully describes the divine form of Maa Shailaputri and is chanted to seek her blessings for fulfillment, strength, and spiritual awakening.