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(A Hymn to Santoshi mata)
Hindi Meaning:jai yuga-yuga ki adi sakti I jaga mem pracalita hai tava bhakti II adi, madhya aura avasana I teri gati vidhi koi na jana II
Glory, all glory to you, O Primordial Power, worshipped in every age. Devotion to you is now a universal phenomenon. Without a beginning, a middle and an end as you are, your movements and activities are mysterious and incomprehensible.
II Sanskrit Wording:
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nirmala sraddha mem khusa hoti I thoRe mem samtusta ho jati II
Hindi Meaning:kali mem nama dharyo santosi I agni tulya pratyaksa-visekhi II
Selfless and an unblemished regard shown to you pleases you most; a trifling faith in you is enough to satisfy you. Although you are bright as fire and visible, you are called Santoshi in this Kali age.
III Sanskrit Wording:
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kala jnana bala vidya datri I tuma sama sarala sukhada nahim dhatri II
Hindi Meaning:sakala caracara tuma se calate I bhuta preta yamaduta simharate II
To you we owe the arts, knowledge, strength, and learning, for there is no foster-mother as simple and comforting as you; and to you owes everything, moving and unmoving, its existence; but you are a big terror to ghosts, fiends, and Death�s messengers.
IV Sanskrit Wording:
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dusta dalana samhara karini I mata tuma brahmanda dharini II
Hindi Meaning:sarasvati laksmi aura kali I amita sakti ki khana nirali II
While you kill and destroy the wicked, you sustain and uphold the universe. As Sarasvati, Laksmi and Kali you are a mysterious and unique reservoir of immeasurable power.
V Sanskrit Wording:
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tumhare sarana gahe jo koi I manokamana purana hoi II
Hindi Meaning:tuma ganesa ki mam kanya I tumase dharati ho gai dhanya II
Whosoever seeks your protection, finds all his desires fulfilled. You are the virgin mother of Ganesa, and it is you who made the earth a supremely favoured place.
VI Sanskrit Wording:
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rddhi siddhi hai tumhari mata I mamgalamaya varadana ke data II
Hindi Meaning:brahma visnu mahesa trimaya I usaka bala tujhamem hai samaya II
O Mother, you are the daughter of Rddhi and Siddhi, the two most munificent bestowers of propitious boons, and embody the triple wisdom (extraordinary or supernatural power, saktisor energies) of Brahma, Visnu and Mahesa.
VII Sanskrit Wording:
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sira para kamcana mukuta suhata I sundara ratnasamuha dikhata II
Hindi Meaning:madhura-manohara mukhaRa komala I puspamala aura syamala kuntala II
On your head is a beautiful golden coronet studded with a cluster of splendid jewels, your soft, tender face possesses the beauty of mingled sweetness and charm aided by a beautiful wreath of flowers and a lock of black hair.
VIII Sanskrit Wording:
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alamkara sohita haim amga mem I navya divya tana geru ramga mem II
Hindi Meaning:sundara vastra mem mala rakhati I darsaka ke mana vasa mem karati II
Your young divine body, decked out with ornaments, looks elegant in its red ochre as does the wreath on your beautiful garments which bewitch the minds of all who behold them.
IX Sanskrit Wording:
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padma trirekha dhare do hatha I caturbhuji ko tekahu matha II
Hindi Meaning:sanmukha amrta bhari surahi I satha kamadhenu manacahi II
Bow to the four-armed goddess who holds a lotus and conch-shell in two of her hands. In front of her is a flagon filled with nectar and beside her the much-covered cow of plenty.
X Sanskrit Wording:
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svarna kalasa rahata hai age I bhaktom ke saubhaga haim jage II
Hindi Meaning:tumhare bhaktibhava jo pave I ajara amara jaga mem ho jave II
Before you is kept a golden pitcher for blessing the devotees with good fortune. (The presence of the pitcher is an evidence of Santoshi�s readiness to bliss; the blessed urn is easily accessible for blessing whosoever wins her favour.) O Mother, age does not wither him nor Death kill the person whom you bless with disinterested love and devotion.
XI Sanskrit Wording:
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namo namo jaga tarana hari I duhkha daridra taro mahatari II
Hindi Meaning:sukravara dina ati anukula I santosi vrata mamgala mula II
I bow to you again and again. O deliverer of the world, and entreat you to be so good a mother as to relieve me of my penury and misery. Fridays are all favourable to you for the observance of Santoshi vrata�the vow kept in hanour of you; it is the root of all blessings.
XII Sanskrit Wording:
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bahuvidha mata ki puja kara I Santoshi ki katha sravana kara II guRa auracna prasada caRhave I
Hindi Meaning:nirahara eka juna manave II savadhana usa dina yaha rakhe I bhula se khatta deve na cakhe II nahim to matu kupita ho jati I vamsa sahita samtana nasati II
Let the devotee worship the Mother in as many ways as possible and listen to the story of her miraculous acts; let him offer her jaggery and unfried gram and forgo one meal. He should be particularly careful not to offer nor taste anything sour. Failure to observe this rule so enrages the Mother that she, in her fury, destroys the family of the transgressor.
XIII Sanskrit Wording:
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sukravara solaha vrata rakhe I udyapana utsaha manave II
Hindi Meaning:phira to iccha purana hoi I matu krpa se dera na hoi II
Continuously for sixteen Fridays should the vrata be observed and with great pomp and ceremony must it close. If these instructions are followed, every desire of the devotee will be fulfilled without delay.
XIV Sanskrit Wording:
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adbhuta devi camatkarini pala mem cinta piRa harani II
Hindi Meaning:japara krpa matu ki hoi I jita sake na usako koi II
Endowed with miraculous powers, the wonderful goddess relieves her votaries of their anxieties and suffering in trice. Whosoever is blessed by the compassionate mother becomes invincible.
XV Sanskrit Wording:
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dhana viveka sukha santi pradayini I isa yuga ki navaprana vidhayini II
Hindi Meaning:tuma sama devi kou nahim I dekha liya maim tribhuvana mahim II
She doles out wealth, knowledge, happiness, and peace to her supplicants, for she is the harbinger of new awakening (renewed vitality) in this age. I am convinced that there is none in the three spheres comparable to her in might and compassion.
XVI Sanskrit Wording:
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dukha ati pai bahu becari I pati viyoga ki vaha dukhiyari II nariyala khopara pikara pani I
Hindi Meaning:bhusa ki roti khai abhagini II Santoshi ka vrata jo kinha I pati sahita vaibhava pa linha II
A poor hapless housewife, bereaved of her husband, was extremely distraught and was so unlucky that she had a coconut shell from which she drank water and eased her hunger by eating bread made of husks and chaff. When she observed the vow consecrated to Santoshi, she was blessed with prosperity, and her husband was restored to her.
XVII Sanskrit Wording:
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pira cinta katahu mata I asta siddhi nau nidhi ke data I
Hindi Meaning:Santoshi upavasa kare jo I sukha sampati ka bhoga kare vo II
O Mother, you are the gracious donor of the eight accomplishments and nine treasures. I supplicate you to relieve me of my worries and sufferings. He who observes fast (as a ceremonial rite to please Santoshi), enjoys both wealth and happiness.
XVIII Sanskrit Wording:
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yaham vaham saba thaura samai I tumhari mahima kahi na jai II
Hindi Meaning:manavamchita vara pavai kvari I paye suhaga sadhava sannari II
Your glory, which permeates all space, beggars description. Maidens, if chaste and devoted to you, get husbands of their choice and married women, if faithful an virtuous, receive the boon of lasting coverture.
XIX Sanskrit Wording:
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sukha dhana jana saba manokamana I purna hogi satya janana II
Hindi Meaning:patha sava sau karai jo koi I mitai kasta sukha-sampati hoi II
Consider it an indubitable truth (law, principle) that devotion to Santoshi leads to the fulfilment of all desires and yields happiness, prosperity and large family. He who repeats this hymn a hundred and twenty-five times is relieved of all his afflictions and is blessed with great felicity and riches.
Doha Sanskrit Wording:
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santosi samkata harana I he camatkara ki murti II
Hindi Meaning:graha badha ko dura kara I karo kamana purti II
Santoshi, a vetitable embodiment of miraculous feats, is the dispeller of all crises and obstructions caused by evil stars. I entreat her to fulfil my cherished hopes.
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