|| śrī devīmāhātmya ||
sarvamaṅgalamāṅgalye śive sarvārthasādhike
śaraṇye tryambake gauri nārāyaṇi namostu te ||
sṛṣṭisthitivināśānāṃ śaktibhūte sanātani
guṇāśraye guṇamaye nārāyaṇi namostu te ||
śaraṇāgatadīnārtaparitrāṇaparāyaṇe
sarvasyārtihare devi nārāyaṇi namostu te ||
Re-ordered word-by-word meaning
sarva-maṅgala-māṅgalye - (Oh Devi), the repository/garland of all auspiciousness,
śive sarvārthasādhike - Oh Shive, consort of Shiva, and the fulfiller of all man's goals (Dharma, Artha, Kama, Moksha),
śaraṇye tri-ambake gauri - worthy of our total surrender, the Mother of the three worlds, Gauri,
nārāyaṇi namastu te - Oh Narayani (Shakti of Narayana), let our obeisances be to you!
sṛṣṭi-sthiti-vināśānāṃ - of creation, preservation and dissolution,
śaktibhūte sanātani - You are the origin of that power, and primordial,
guṇa -aśraye guṇamaye - You are the repository/source of the three Gunas - Sattva, Rajas, and Tamas, and you are full of virtues,
nārāyaṇi namastu te - Oh Narayani (Shakti of Narayana), let our obeisances be to you!
śaraṇa-āgata-dīna-ārta-paritrāṇa-parāyaṇe - For those come and surrendered to You, wretched beings, those in distressful need, You are the savior always dedicated to their redemption,
devi sarvasya-ārti-hare - Oh Goddess, who is the remover of everyone's distress,
nārāyaṇi namastu te - Oh Narayani (Shakti of Narayana), let our obeisances be to you!
This prayer is recited in the Aaratrika every evening in every Ramakrishna temple.
