Yaistu Bhaktya Smrita - Remembering the Goddess with Devotion
यैस्तु भक्त्या स्मृता नूनं तेषां वृद्धिः प्रजायते। ये त्वां स्मरन्ति देवेशि रक्षसे तान्न संशयः॥
yaistu bhaktyā smṛtā nūnaṃ teṣāṃ vṛddhiḥ prajāyate । ye tvāṃ smaranti deveśi rakṣase tānna saṃśayaḥ ॥
Meaning of Yaistu Bhaktya Smrita Nunam
Those devotees who remember Goddess Durga with devotion surely experience progress and prosperity. O Goddess, sovereign of the gods! You protect those who meditate upon you from all calamities—of this, there is absolutely no doubt.
Translation note: This translation is reproduced from the PM's X post video. The quoted Sanskrit says that the Goddess protects those who remember her; it does not explicitly say 'from all calamities'.
Word by word
- यैस्तुyaistu
those by whom; indeed
Sandhi of yaiḥ + tu.
- भक्त्याbhaktyā
with devotion
- स्मृताsmṛtā
remembered, referring to the Goddess
- नूनंnūnaṃ
surely
- तेषांteṣāṃ
of those people
- वृद्धिःvṛddhiḥ
growth; increase; prosperity
- प्रजायतेprajāyate
arises; comes about
- येye
those who
- त्वांtvāṃ
you
- स्मरन्तिsmaranti
remember
- देवेशिdeveśi
O sovereign of the gods
- रक्षसेrakṣase
you protect
- तान्नtānna
them; no, from tān + na
- संशयःsaṃśayaḥ
doubt
Commentary
The verse connects remembrance of the Goddess with growth and protection. Bhaktyā describes the devotion with which she is remembered, while vṛddhiḥ names the growth that comes to her devotees. In the second line, the prayer turns to address her directly as Deveśi, sovereign of the gods. The closing words na saṃśayaḥ express the worshipper's certainty in her protection. For a devotee, returning to this remembrance in daily prayer can be a way to sustain trust through uncertainty.
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