Sanskrit verses with English translation from Maharishi Parasara. Read the full classical treatise on AstroFusion Learning.
या देवी सर्वभूतेषु शक्तिरूपेण संस्थिता । नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः ॥
yā devī sarvabhūteṣu śaktirūpeṇa saṃsthitā | namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ ||
Salutations again and again to that goddess who, in the form of Shakti, resides in all beings.
राहुकेतुजयार्थं तु मङ्गलदोषशान्तये । दुर्गादेवीं समाराध्य बलिं होमं च दापयेत् ॥
rāhuketujayārthaṃ tu maṅgaladoṣaśāntaye | durgādevīṃ samārādhya baliṃ homaṃ ca dāpayet ||
To overcome Rahu and Ketu and to pacify the afflictions of Mars, one should worship goddess Durga with reverence and cause the bali offering and homa to be performed.
सप्तशतीं तु यः पठेत् भक्त्या नित्यं सुसंयतः । तस्य भयं विनश्यति शत्रूणां च बलं क्षयम् ॥
saptaśatīṃ tu yaḥ paṭhet bhaktyā nityaṃ susaṃyataḥ | tasya bhayaṃ vinaśyati śatrūṇāṃ ca balaṃ kṣayam ||
Whoever recites the Saptashati daily with devotion and self-restraint — his fear is destroyed and the strength of his enemies comes to ruin.