Nav-Durga (Part Iii) nava-Durga Names In Sanskrit With Word Meaning In English (From Devi Kavacham) Poem by Savita Tyagi

Nava-Durga

प्रथमं शैलपुत्रीति द्वितीयं ब्रह्मचारिणी ।
तृतीयं चन्द्रघण्टेति कूष्माण्डेति चतुर्थकम् ॥
पञ्चमं स्कन्दमातेति षष्ठं कात्यायनी तथा ।
सप्तमं कालरात्रिश्च महागौरीति चाष्टमम् ॥
नवमं सिद्धिदात्री च नवदुर्गाः प्रकीर्तिताः ।
उक्तान्येतानि नामानि ब्रह्मणैव महात्मना ॥

English Transliteration

Prathamam Shailaputrii-[I]ti Dvitiiyam Brahmacaarinnii |
Trtiiyam Candraghanntte[aa-I]ti Kuussmaanndde[aa-I]ti Caturthakam ||
Pan.camam Skandamaate[aa-I]ti Ssassttham Kaatyaayanii Tathaa |
Saptamam Kaalaraatrish-Ca Mahaagaurii-[I]ti Ca-Assttamam ||
Navamam Siddhidaatrii Ca Navadurgaah Prakiirtitaah ||
Uktaany[i]-Etaani Naamaani Brahmannai[a-E]va Mahaatmanaa ||

Meaning:
(These are the names of Nava Durgas)

First is Shailaputri (Daughter of the Mountain) .

Second is Brahmacarini (Who wanders in Brahman, or a Tapaswani (performer of Penance) .

Third is Chandraghanta (Bell of Moon) , Crescent moon.

Kushmanda (Glowing substratum of Universal Egg) is Fourth.

Fifth is Skandamata (Mother of Skanda) .
 
Sixth is Katyayani (Daughter of Katyayana Rishi) .

Seventh is Kalaratri (Dark Night of Destruction) .

Mahagauri (Great Shining White Form) is Eighth.

And Nighth is Siddhidatri (Bestower of Siddhis or Accomplishments) .

These are eulogized as Nava Durga (Names of Nine Durgas) ,
These Names were indeed uttered by (none other than) the great-souled Brahma.

Savita Tyagi

11.10.2022