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← Spiritual Wisdom Durga Saptashati

Durga Kavach, Argala and Keelak

The three stotras read before the Durga Saptashati path, written in English letters (Roman Hindi) with a simple meaning after every shloka. You can read them aloud even if you do not read Devanagari.

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Before You Begin

Durga Saptashati ka paath shuru karne se pehle teen stotra padhe jaate hain: pehle Devi Kavach, phir Argala Stotram, aur phir Keelak Stotram. Is doc mein teeno poore hain, English letters (Roman lipi) mein, taaki aap Devanagari na padh paayein tab bhi inhe bol sakein.

KramPaathNaam ka matlabYe kya karta hai
1Devi KavachKavach = kavach, armourMaa se sharir ke har ang aur jeevan ki har cheez ki raksha maangna
2Argala StotramArgala = darwaze ki kundiRukawat ki kundi khulti hai; har shloka mein maangte hain: roop, jeet, yash do, shatruon ka naash karo
3Keelak StotramKeelak = keel, taalaSaptashati ke phal par laga "taala" khulta hai, taaki paath poora phal de

Kaise padhein:

  1. Nahaakar, saaf kapde pehnkar, Maa ki photo ya deepak ke saamne baithein.
  2. Pehle har shloka ko dheere bolein, phir uske neeche likha Arth (matlab) padhein.
  3. Shuru mein ek din mein ek hi paath kaafi hai. Jab shabd yaad hone lagein, teeno ek saath padhein.
  4. Ucchaaran thoda galat ho jaye to ghabraayein nahi. Maa bhaav dekhti hain, shabdon ki parfection nahi.

Likhne ka tareeka: Italic mein shloka hai (bolne ke liye), uske neeche Arth saral Hindi mein hai. Lambe swar ko aa, ee, oo se likha hai (jaise Maa, Devee). "Sh" ko "sh" hi bolein.

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Pronunciation and Closing

Likha haiAise boleinUdaharan
aa, ee, ooLamba swarMaa, Devee, Roopam
a, i, uChhota swarJaya, Shiva, Uma
ch / chh"chal" / "chhata" jaisaChandike, gachchhati
jn (jnaana)"gya" jaisaJnaana = gyaan
ri (kritvaa)"ri" halka, jaise "Krishna" meinRishi, Kritvaa
' (Namaste'stu)Do shabd jude hain, ruke bina boleinNamaste'stu = Namaste astu

Samapan: Teeno paath ke baad haath jodkar ek baar bolein: Om Jayantee Mangalaa Kaalee Bhadrakaalee Kapaalinee | Durgaa Kshamaa Shivaa Dhaatree Svaahaa Svadhaa namo'stu te || Phir apni bhaasha mein Maa se jo kehna ho, keh dein.

Dhyaan dein: Ye paath Durga Saptashati ki parampara (jaise Gita Press) ke anusaar Roman lipi mein likhe gaye hain. Alag-alag kitabon mein kuch shabd aur shlokon ke number thode alag ho sakte hain. Kisi shabd par shak ho to apne Guru ji ya Gita Press ki Durga Saptashati se mila lein. Paath sunkar seekhna bhi bahut madad karta hai.

Jai Mata Di.