विद्युद्दामसमप्रभा मृगपतिस्कन्धस्थितां भीषणाम्
कन्याभि: करवालखेटविलसद्धस्ताभिरसेविताम्।
हस्तैश्चक्रगदासिखेटविशिखांश्चापंगुणं तर्जनीम्
विभ्राणामनलात्मिकां शशिधरां
दुर्गां त्रिनेत्रां भजे ॥
vidyuddāmasamaprabhāṃ mṛgapati skandhasthitāṃ bhīṣaṇāṃ
kanyābhiḥ karavālakheṭa vilasadd-hastābhirāsevitām |
hastaiś cakra gadā asi kheṭa viśikhāṃś cāpaṃ guṇaṃ tarjanīm
vibhrāṇāmanalātmikāṃ śaśi-dharāṃdurgāṃ trinetrāṃ bhaje ||
I worship the three-eyed Durgā sitting on the lion‟s shoulders. She is terrifying and shines like a garland of lightnings. Served by maidens who hold swords and shields in their hands, her hands are radiating with a discus, a mace, a sword, a club, an arrow, a bow, a rope, and the tarjanī mudrā. She is wearing the moon (on her head), and her nature is fiery.
A Durga on Dashami based on her description in the Devi Mahatyam. (Source)
Happy Durga Puja 2025!
Shubho Bijoya! Happy Dussehra! Happy Vijay Dashami! Happy Dashain!
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