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Devi Invocation

from FIVE by Shantala

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A fusion of sacred traditions, this piece casts the opening of the Durgā Stutiḥ (an invocation in praise of the Goddess) as a Gregorian-chant-inspired rendition of the ancient Hindustani Rāga Bhairavi.

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Namo devyai mahādevyai śivāyai satataṃ namaḥ
Namaḥ prkṛtyai bhadrāyai niyatāḥ praṇatāḥ smatām

Translation:
I bow to you, O self-effulgent Devi, O Supreme Goddess! I bow to Shiva, the bestower of auspiciousness; to Prakriti, the womb of all things and beings, to Bhadra, the embodiment of all that is good and benign. Humbly and continuously, I bow to you.

Raudrāyai namo nityāyai gauryai dhātryai namo namaḥ
Jyotsnāyai chendurūpiṇyai sukhāyai satatam namaḥ

Translation:
I bow to Rudra and give continuous reverence to Nitya, Gauri, and Dhatri. A thousand pranams to the moon-faced one, radiant with the moonlight, the goddess who is the basis of all happiness.

Kalyāṇyai praṇataṁ vṛddhyai siddhyai kurmo namo namaḥ
Nairtrṛtyai bhūbhṛtāṁ lakshmyai sharvāṇyai te namo namaḥ

Translation:
I bow to Tarini, to Kalyani, the bestower of auspiciousness. Repeated obeisance to Naikrurtti, who appears as inauspiciousness, to Lakshmi, to Sharvani, the power of all-annihilating Shiva, the Blessed Mother of the World.

Durgāyai durgapārāyai sārāyai sarvakāriṇyai
Khyātyai tathaiva kṛṣṇāyai dhūmrāyai satataṁ namaḥ

Translation:
I bow to the Goddess Durga, to Durgapara, who takes one across the turbulent ocean of worldliness; to Sara, the essence of all things; to Sarvakarini, the cause of everything and every being; and to Khyati, Krishna, and Dhoomra Devi.

Atisaumyāti raudrāyai namastasyai namo namaḥ
Namo jagatpratiṣṭāyai devyai kṛtyai namo namaḥ

Translation:
I bow to the goddess who is at once extremely gentle and extremely terrible. To you, I offer humble obeisance again and again. Prostrations to you on whom the entire universe is founded, to you who is volition, and by whose will the entire universe of things and beings has come into being.

Namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ

Translation:
I bow again and again in reverence to the goddess.

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from FIVE, released May 5, 2023
Composed by Benjy Wertheimer

Benjy Wertheimer – vocals, keyboards, tamboura

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Shantala Portland, Oregon

Benjy and Heather Wertheimer have been leading kirtan worldwide since 2001 as the duo Shantala. Known for their special gift of bringing the audience into a vast and loving experience through their unique blend of exquisite voices with instruments of India and the West, they create music with beauty, passion, and reverence. ... more

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