Durga Puja pushpanjali mantra, with meaning

Durga Puja pushpanjali (anjali) mantras in Bengali and Devanagari with transliteration and meaning: Jayanti Mangala Kali, Sarva Mangala and how to offer.

Devotees raise flowers for pushpanjali on Maha Ashtami at a Kolkata pandal. Photo: Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Verse 1: Jayanti Mangala Kali

This verse is from the Argala Stotram, a hymn recited with the Devi Mahatmya (Chandi).

An illustrated leaf of the Devi Mahatmya. Photo: SpeakingArch, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

The offering line

After the verse, each round ends with a formula that names what is being offered and to whom.

A worship plate with a conch, lamp and offerings. Photo: Vish79, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Verse 2: Mahishaghni Mahamaye

This prayer is commonly recited in a later round of the Bengali anjali.

Devotees raise flowers for pushpanjali on Maha Ashtami at a Kolkata pandal. Photo: Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Verse 3: Sarva Mangala Mangalye

These three verses come from the Narayani Stuti in chapter 11 of the Devi Mahatmya, where the gods praise the goddess after her victory.

An illustrated leaf of the Devi Mahatmya. Photo: SpeakingArch, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

A common order

Many Bengali pujas follow a pattern like this, though it is not universal:

Devotees raise flowers for pushpanjali on Maha Ashtami at a Kolkata pandal. Photo: Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.