मन्त्राणि स्तोत्राणि

Mantras & Slokas

Chant softly. Let the syllables draw her near.

Bija Mantra

The seed-syllable invocation — the most direct call to the Mother.

ॐ ऐं ह्रीं श्रीं बहुचराये नमः

Oṁ Aiṁ Hrīṁ Śrīṁ Bahucharāyai Namaḥ

Om — wisdom, energy, abundance — salutations to Bahuchara.

Gayatri Mantra of Bahuchara

ॐ बहुचराय विद्महे कुक्कुटवाहिन्यै धीमहि तन्नो देवी प्रचोदयात्

Oṁ Bahucharāya vidmahe Kukkuṭa-vāhinyai dhīmahi Tanno Devī pracodayāt

We meditate on Bahuchara, who rides the rooster — may that Goddess illumine our minds.

Invocation

जय बहुचर माता करुणामयी जगदम्बा त्वमेव शरणं मम

Jaya Bahuchara Mātā Karuṇāmayī Jagadambā Tvameva śaraṇaṁ mama

Victory to Mother Bahuchara — compassionate Mother of the worlds — You alone are my refuge.

Praṇām

नमामि देवीं बहुचरां कुक्कुटारूढां वरप्रदाम् त्रिशूलधरां शुभदां भक्तानुकम्पिनीं शिवाम्

Namāmi devīṁ Bahucharāṁ kukkuṭā-rūḍhāṁ vara-pradām triśūla-dharāṁ śubha-dāṁ bhaktānukampinīṁ śivām

I bow to Devi Bahuchara, mounted on the rooster, bestower of boons, bearer of the trident, auspicious, compassionate to her devotees.

Chant 108 times with a rudraksha or tulsi mala for the full discipline.