Mahalasa Panchaytan Prarthana (With Meaning)

The temples of Goa have a unique tradition of having five deities other than the main deity in temple premises. These deities are called Panchaytan and each have their own significance and associated rituals.

This Panchaytan Prarthana calls upon Devi Mahalasa and all her Panchaytan - Shanteri, Grampurush, Dadshankar, Lakshminarayan and Kalbhairav to bestow their grace on the devotees.

श्री मन्महालसा देवीं भक्ताभीष्ट प्रदायिकीम् ।
वंदारूजनमंदारीं वंदे तां कुलदेवतां ।।१।।

śrī manmahālasā devīṁ bhaktābhīṣṭa pradāyikīm ।
vaṁdārūjanamaṁdārīṁ vaṁde tāṁ kuladevatāṁ ।।1।।

bhaktābhīṣṭa - desires of devotees. maṁdārīṁ: It is another name for the Kalpavriksh - the boon granting tree.

 O Devi Mahalasa who grants the desires of her devotees like the Mandar tree, I bow to thee.

सर्वमंगलमांगल्ये शिवे सर्वार्थसाधिके ।
शरण्ये त्र्यंबके गौरि नारायणी नमोस्तुते ।।२।।

sarvamaṁgalamāṁgalye śive sarvārthasādhike ।
śaraṇye tryaṁbake gauri nārāyaṇī namostute ।।2।।

The one who bestows auspiciosuness on one and all, the one who accomplishes all objectives, to the mother of the three worlds, O Gauri, I bow to you

शांतेरी विख्याता शांतिदा शैवरूपिणी ।
शिवं ददातु चास्माकं सर्वदा सर्वमंगला ।।३।।

śāṁterī vikhyātā śāṁtidā śaivarūpiṇī ।
śivaṁ dadātu cāsmākaṁ sarvadā sarvamaṁgalā ।।3।।

O bestower of peace so well known as Shanteri , O goddess who is a form of Shiva, may you always bless us with auspiciousness.

ग्रामपुरुष महाबाहो स्थलनामधिपो बली ।
सर्वदा श्रेयसे भूयात् निजभक्तजनान् प्रति ।।४।।

grāmapuruṣa mahābāho sthalanāmadhipo balī ।
sarvadā śreyase bhūyāt nijabhaktajanān prati ।।4।।

O powerful Grampurusha,  lord of this sthala (location) may you always grant wellbeing to all your devotees

चंडमुंडविनाशी च दुर्गा महिषमर्दिनी ।
शुभं करोतु चास्माकं नित्यं भगवती मुदा ।।५।।

caṁḍamuṁḍavināśī ca durgā mahiṣamardinī ।
śubhaṁ karotu cāsmākaṁ nityaṁ bhagavatī mudā ।।5।।

O Bhagwati, O Durga - the destructor of Chanda Munda and Mahishasur, may you always happily grant us well-being

दाढशंकरमहाबाहो भैरवेणसमन्वितः।
शुभं करोतु चास्माकं सर्व कार्येषु सर्वदा ।।६।।

dāḍhaśaṁkaramahābāho bhairaveṇasamanvitaḥ।
śubhaṁ karotu cāsmākaṁ sarva kāryeṣu sarvadā ।।6।।

O powerful Dadshankar together with Kalabhairav assist us in succeed in all that we do (all our endeavours)