The Great Kaushika Mantra-Rite of Mahanavami

Verse 1 (garuda.1.134.1)

ब्रह्मोवाच । महाकौशिकमन्त्रश्च कथ्यतेऽत्र महाफलः

brahmovāca mahākauśikamantraśca kathyate'tra mahāphalaḥ

Brahma said: Here the Mahakaushika mantra is also told, which bears great fruit.

Verse 2 (garuda.1.134.2)

(महाकौशिकमन्त्रः)ओं महाकौशिकाय नमः । ओं हूं हूं प्रस्फुर लल लल कुल्व कुल्व चुल्व चुल्व खल्ल खल्ल मुल्व मुल्व गुल्व गुल्व तुल्व पुल्ल पुल्ल धल्व धुल्व धुम धुम धमधम मारय मारय धकधक वज्ञापयज्ञापय विदारयविदारय कम्पकम्प कम्पयकम्पय पूरयपूरय आवेशयावेशय ओं ह्रीं ओं ह्रीं हं वं वं हुं तटतट मदमद ह्रीं ओं हूं नैरृताया नमः निरृतये दातव्यम् । महाकौशिकमन्त्रेण मन्त्रितं बलिमर्पयेत्

(mahākauśikamantraḥ)oṁ mahākauśikāya namaḥ oṁ hūṁ hūṁ prasphura lala lala kulva kulva culva culva khalla khalla mulva mulva gulva gulva tulva pulla pulla dhalva dhulva dhuma dhuma dhamadhama māraya māraya dhakadhaka vajñāpayajñāpaya vidārayavidāraya kampakampa kampayakampaya pūrayapūraya āveśayāveśaya oṁ hrīṁ oṁ hrīṁ haṁ vaṁ vaṁ huṁ taṭataṭa madamada hrīṁ oṁ hūṁ nairṛtāyā namaḥ nirṛtaye dātavyam mahākauśikamantreṇa mantritaṁ balimarpayet

The Mahakaushika mantra: Om, salutation to Mahakaushika. Om hum hum, burst forth, quiver, quiver... — a string of powerful seed-syllables follows, amid which intelligible commands appear: strike, strike! command, command! rend, rend! shake, shake, cause to shake! fill, fill! possess, possess!... salutation to Nairrita — this offering is given to Nirriti. The offering, consecrated with the Mahakaushika mantra, should be presented.

Verse 3 (garuda.1.134.3)

तस्याग्रतो नृपः स्नायाच्छत्रं कृत्वा च पैष्टिकम् । खड्गेन घातयित्वा तु दद्यात्स्कन्दविशाखयोः

tasyāgrato nṛpaḥ snāyācchatraṁ kṛtvā ca paiṣṭikam khaḍgena ghātayitvā tu dadyātskandaviśākhayoḥ

Before it the king should bathe, having made a canopy of rice-flour paste; having struck the offering with a sword, he should present a portion to Skanda and Vishakha.

Verse 4 (garuda.1.134.4)

मातॄणां चैव देवीनां पूजा कार्या तथा निशि । ब्रह्माणी चैव माहेशी कौमारी वैष्णवी तथा

mātṝṇāṁ caiva devīnāṁ pūjā kāryā tathā niśi brahmāṇī caiva māheśī kaumārī vaiṣṇavī tathā

At night, worship of the Mother-goddesses should likewise be performed: Brahmani, Maheshvari, Kaumari, Vaishnavi —

Verse 5 (garuda.1.134.5)

वाराही चैव माहेन्द्री चामुण्डा चण्डिका तथा । जयन्ती मङ्गला काली भद्रकाली कपालिनी

vārāhī caiva māhendrī cāmuṇḍā caṇḍikā tathā jayantī maṅgalā kālī bhadrakālī kapālinī

Varahi, Mahendri, Chamunda, Chandika, Jayanti, Mangala, Kali, Bhadrakali, Kapalini —

Verse 6 (garuda.1.134.6)

दुर्गा क्षमा शिवा धात्री स्वाहा स्वधा नमोऽस्तु ते । क्षीराद्यैः स्नापयेद्देवीं कन्यकाः प्रमदास्तथा

durgā kṣamā śivā dhātrī svāhā svadhā namo'stu te kṣīrādyaiḥ snāpayeddevīṁ kanyakāḥ pramadāstathā

Durga, Kshama, Shiva, Dhatri, Svaha, Svadha — salutation to you. One should bathe the Goddess with milk and other offerings, and honor young maidens and women as well.

Verse 7 (garuda.1.134.7)

द्विजाती (दी) नथ पाषण्डानन्नदानेन पूजयेत् । ध्वजपत्रपताकाद्यै रथयात्रासु वस्त्रकैः । महानवम्यां पूजेयं जयराज्यादिदायिका

dvijātī (dī) natha pāṣaṇḍānannadānena pūjayet dhvajapatrapatākādyai rathayātrāsu vastrakaiḥ mahānavamyāṁ pūjeyaṁ jayarājyādidāyikā

One should honor Brahmins, and even ascetics of other persuasions, with gifts of food; and worship at chariot-processions with banners, leaf-decorations, flags, and cloth. This worship on the Mahanavami bestows victory, kingdom, and the like.