Durga Chalisa | A devotional song Dedicated to Durga Mata.

श्री दुर्गा चालीसा ॥चौपाई॥ नमो नमो दुर्गे सुख करनी। नमो नमो अम्बे दुःख हरनी॥ निराकार है ज्योति तुम्हारी। तिहूँ लोक फैली उजियारी॥ शशि ललाट मुख महाविशाला। नेत्र लाल भृकुटि विकराला॥ रूप मातु को अधिक सुहावे। दरश करत जन अति सुख पावे॥ तुम संसार शक्ति लय कीना। पालन हेतु अन्न धन दीना॥ अन्नपूर्णा हुई जग पाला।…

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