A hymn to the Divine Mother. Devi Prayer is a peaceful track highly conducive to meditation and relaxation. Chanted in Sanskrit, this prayer is from the album 108 Sacred Names of the Mother Divine
by Craig Pruess and Ananda Devi.
Devi Prayer Lyrics
Ma Amba Lalitha Devi
Parashakti Sundari
Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namah
Ma Amba Lalitha Devi
Mahamaye Mangale
Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namah
Ma Amba Lalitha Devi
Mahakali Bhairavi
Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namah
Ma Amba Lalitha Devi
Mahalakshmi Vaishnavi
Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namah
Ma Amba Lalitha Devi
Ma Sarasvati Brahmi
Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namah
Ma Amba Lalitha Devi
Durga Devi Shankari
Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namah
Ma Amba Lalitha Devi
Uma Parvati Shive
Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namah
Ma Amba Lalitha Devi
Ma Bhavani Ambike
Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namah
Ma Amba Lalitha Devi
Annapurna Lakshmi Ma
Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namah
Ma Amba Lalitha Devi
Kamala Katyayani
Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namah
Ma Amba Lalitha Devi
Tvam Tripura Sundari
Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namah
Devi Prayer Translation
by Julie Redstone
The Divine Mother is everywhere.
She is in everything.
She is the Divine Essence that lives within all beings.
Her domain is the field of life, for She gives
to all beings the sustenance that is needed for life.
Her beauty lives in the natural world,
and spans the universes in all their splendor.
She has been called by many names,
for all traditions recognize Her.
Into each consciousness the knowledge is given
of the sacredness of life.
This sacredness IS the Mother.
She is the holy generator of the physical world,
joined to the heart and soul of every living thing.
All of the Earth is one with Her.
All beings of the Earth owe their life to Her,
for She is the Mother of all, the One who bestows
all gifts of life.
Her gifts come to the deserving and to the
non-deserving alike, for the sun does not choose
upon whom to shine.
She is the source of Divine blessing, the part
of the Oneness that bestows the graces that fill life.
We have not seen Her because Her being is
cloaked in silence.
She emerges now as part of the Oneness where
She has always resided, blessing all, giving to all.
All who bow before Her are sustained by the life
within them.
All who honor Her are sustained by life's gifts
both within themselves and beyond.
The purpose of existence is to join with Life that lives
in all dimensions and all realms of being.
It is the Mother that creates this evolving,
this unfolding journey,
for She is the fabric of Time itself,
the means by which all things grow.
She is the template for life that exists within Her --
the substance and form of all that shall ever come to be.
May all be blessed by the blessings of the
Divine Oneness.
She is in everything.
She is the Divine Essence that lives within all beings.
Her domain is the field of life, for She gives
to all beings the sustenance that is needed for life.
Her beauty lives in the natural world,
and spans the universes in all their splendor.
She has been called by many names,
for all traditions recognize Her.
Into each consciousness the knowledge is given
of the sacredness of life.
This sacredness IS the Mother.
She is the holy generator of the physical world,
joined to the heart and soul of every living thing.
All of the Earth is one with Her.
All beings of the Earth owe their life to Her,
for She is the Mother of all, the One who bestows
all gifts of life.
Her gifts come to the deserving and to the
non-deserving alike, for the sun does not choose
upon whom to shine.
She is the source of Divine blessing, the part
of the Oneness that bestows the graces that fill life.
We have not seen Her because Her being is
cloaked in silence.
She emerges now as part of the Oneness where
She has always resided, blessing all, giving to all.
All who bow before Her are sustained by the life
within them.
All who honor Her are sustained by life's gifts
both within themselves and beyond.
The purpose of existence is to join with Life that lives
in all dimensions and all realms of being.
It is the Mother that creates this evolving,
this unfolding journey,
for She is the fabric of Time itself,
the means by which all things grow.
She is the template for life that exists within Her --
the substance and form of all that shall ever come to be.
May all be blessed by the blessings of the
Divine Oneness.
I love this Devi prayer song! It allows my mind to empty of thought completely and sink into the loving embrace of the Divine Mother. Like a small, overwhelmed child held by her mother, I find myself being relieved from sensory overload and entering into a serene and comforting oneness of being, with Her. Listening to this beautiful, flowing, soothing sound during Loving Kindness Meditation is so relaxing and healing. (If you are unfamiliar, Loving Kindness Meditation is a form of meditation in which one focuses benevolent thoughts and blessings upon oneself &/or others). I first began practicing LKM years ago while devoting much of my time and energy working as a spiritual doula/soul midwife (attending to those transitioning into and through the dying process). It offered a deep sense of inner peace which allowed negative, burdensome, stressful or upsetting thoughts, feelings, situations or circumstances to simply release, and with a quiet sweetness, be replaced with unconditional love and kind acceptance toward self, and one another. It reduces pain as it helps one to let go and surrender into a sacred space of trust, safety and deep compassion. Hearing the words of Devi prayer in song calls forth memories of a lullaby, and sounds so familiar even when one does not know the archaic Sanskrit language. This is one of those hymns I can listen to over and over, and over again, for hours - even, because so doing feels as if any inner turmoil is hushed and gently rocked to sleep with each and every inhale and exhale of breath... Somehow, I am always transported to another time and place, where this was my mother language. Each time I hear this hymn, the words effortlessly flow from my own mouth as if I know them by heart and remain with me long after the music stops. . .
May it be a blessing to you.
— LW
p.s.
The Devi Prayer is considered one of the most complete stotras*.
It is said that to recite the it, is to gain total salvation.
*
Stotra स्तोत्र is a Sanskrit word that means:
praise, hymn, ode, and eulogy.
It refers to a literary genre of Hindu religious/philosophical texts which are poetically composed to be melodically sung as heart-felt devotion in praise of various aspects and incarnations of the Divine.
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