Navratri 2026 · Sun 11 Oct to Tue 20 Oct

Navratri wishes in Sanskrit26 shubhkamnayein and shlokas, with meaning

Greet your family, your elders and your guru in the language of the Devi Mahatmya. Here are short Sanskrit wishes and classical shlokas to the Goddess, each with its source, a Roman transliteration and its English meaning, ready to copy or send on WhatsApp.

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नवरात्रपर्वणः हार्दिक्यः शुभकामनाःGhatasthapana · Sun 11 Oct6:19–10:12 AM, New Delhi

Sanskrit Navratri wishes in short

To say Happy Navratri in Sanskrit, write नवरात्रपर्वणः हार्दिक्यः शुभकामनाः (Navaratra-parvanah hardikyah shubhakamanah) or simply शुभं नवरात्रम्. Below are 26 Sanskrit wishes: 14 short greetings and blessings and 12 classical shlokas from the Devi Mahatmya and the hymns recited with it, each with its source, a Roman transliteration and its meaning. Navratri 2026 runs from Sunday 11 October to Vijayadashami on Tuesday 20 October.

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26 Navratri wishes and shlokas in Sanskrit with meaning

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Wish 1

नवरात्रपर्वणः हार्दिक्यः शुभकामनाः।

Navaratra-parvanah hardikyah shubhakamanah.

Heartfelt good wishes for the festival of Navratri.

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Wish 2 · Shloka · Devi Mahatmya, chapter 5

या देवी सर्वभूतेषु शक्तिरूपेण संस्थिता। नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः॥

Ya devi sarvabhuteshu shakti-rupena samsthita, namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namah.

To the Goddess who dwells in all beings as strength: salutations to her, salutations to her, salutations again and again.

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Wish 3

जगदम्बा भवतां कुटुम्बस्य कल्याणं करोतु।

Jagadamba bhavatam kutumbasya kalyanam karotu.

May Jagadamba, the Mother of the world, bless your family with well-being.

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Wish 4 · Shloka · Devi Mahatmya, chapter 11

सर्वमङ्गलमाङ्गल्ये शिवे सर्वार्थसाधिके। शरण्ये त्र्यम्बके गौरि नारायणि नमोऽस्तु ते॥

Sarva-mangala-mangalye shive sarvartha-sadhike, sharanye tryambake gauri narayani namostu te.

O auspiciousness of all that is auspicious, O kind one who fulfils every aim, O refuge, three-eyed Gauri, Narayani: salutations to you.

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Wish 5

देवी दुर्गा भवद्भ्यः सुखं शान्तिं समृद्धिं च ददातु।

Devi Durga bhavadbhyah sukham shantim samriddhim cha dadatu.

May Goddess Durga give you happiness, peace and prosperity.

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Wish 6

जयतु जगन्माता। शुभं नवरात्रम्।

Jayatu Jaganmata. Shubham Navaratram.

Victory to the Mother of the world. Happy Navratri.

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Wish 7 · Shloka · Devi Mahatmya, chapter 5

या देवी सर्वभूतेषु मातृरूपेण संस्थिता। नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः॥

Ya devi sarvabhuteshu matri-rupena samsthita, namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namah.

To the Goddess who dwells in all beings as the Mother: salutations to her, again and again.

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Wish 8

नवदुर्गाणां कृपया भवतां जीवनं मङ्गलमयं भवतु।

Navadurganam kripaya bhavatam jivanam mangalamayam bhavatu.

By the grace of the nine Durgas, may your life be full of auspiciousness.

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Wish 9 · Shloka · Argala Stotram

जयन्ती मङ्गला काली भद्रकाली कपालिनी। दुर्गा क्षमा शिवा धात्री स्वाहा स्वधा नमोऽस्तु ते॥

Jayanti mangala kali bhadrakali kapalini, durga kshama shiva dhatri svaha svadha namostu te.

Victorious, auspicious, Kali, Bhadrakali, Kapalini, Durga, forgiving, kind, sustainer, Svaha, Svadha: salutations to you, Goddess of many names.

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Wish 10

मातुः आशीर्वादेन भवतां गृहे सदा सुखं वसतु।

Matuh ashirvadena bhavatam grihe sada sukham vasatu.

With the Mother's blessing, may happiness always live in your home.

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Wish 11 · Shloka · Devi Mahatmya, chapter 4

दुर्गे स्मृता हरसि भीतिमशेषजन्तोः स्वस्थैः स्मृता मतिमतीव शुभां ददासि। दारिद्र्यदुःखभयहारिणि का त्वदन्या सर्वोपकारकरणाय सदार्द्रचित्ता॥

Durge smrita harasi bhitim-ashesha-jantoh, svasthaih smrita matim-ativa shubham dadasi; daridrya-duhkha-bhaya-harini ka tvad-anya, sarvopakara-karanaya sadardra-chitta.

O Durga, remembered in fear you take away the fear of every creature; remembered in peace you give a mind full of good. Remover of poverty, pain and fear, who but you has a heart always tender to help all?

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Wish 12

शक्तेः भक्तेः च अस्मिन् पर्वणि भवद्भ्यः अभिनन्दनानि।

Shakteh bhakteh cha asmin parvani bhavadbhyah abhinandanani.

Congratulations to you on this festival of strength and devotion.

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Wish 13

अम्बा भवतां सर्वान् मनोरथान् पूरयतु।

Amba bhavatam sarvan manorathan purayatu.

May Amba, the Mother, fulfil all your heart's wishes.

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Wish 14 · Shloka · Argala Stotram

देहि सौभाग्यमारोग्यं देहि मे परमं सुखम्। रूपं देहि जयं देहि यशो देहि द्विषो जहि॥

Dehi saubhagyam-arogyam dehi me paramam sukham, rupam dehi jayam dehi yasho dehi dvisho jahi.

Grant good fortune and health, grant me the highest happiness; grant grace, grant victory, grant honour, and destroy what stands against me.

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Wish 15

दीपः ज्वलतु, अन्धकारः नश्यतु, देव्याः प्रकाशः सर्वत्र प्रसरतु।

Dipah jvalatu, andhakarah nashyatu, devyah prakashah sarvatra prasaratu.

May the lamp burn, may darkness end, and may the Goddess's light spread everywhere.

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Wish 16 · Shloka · Devi Mahatmya, chapter 11

शरणागतदीनार्तपरित्राणपरायणे। सर्वस्यार्तिहरे देवि नारायणि नमोऽस्तु ते॥

Sharanagata-dinarta-paritrana-parayane, sarvasyarti-hare devi narayani namostu te.

O Goddess devoted to saving the helpless and suffering who come to you for refuge, remover of everyone's pain, Narayani: salutations to you.

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Wish 17

नवरात्रपर्वणि भवतां परिवारस्य आरोग्यं वर्धताम्।

Navaratra-parvani bhavatam parivarasya arogyam vardhatam.

This Navratri, may the health of your family grow.

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Wish 18 · Shloka · Devi Kavacham

प्रथमं शैलपुत्री च द्वितीयं ब्रह्मचारिणी। तृतीयं चन्द्रघण्टेति कूष्माण्डेति चतुर्थकम्॥ पञ्चमं स्कन्दमातेति षष्ठं कात्यायनीति च। सप्तमं कालरात्रीति महागौरीति चाष्टमम्॥ नवमं सिद्धिदात्री च नवदुर्गाः प्रकीर्तिताः।

Prathamam Shailaputri cha dvitiyam Brahmacharini, tritiyam Chandraghanteti Kushmandeti chaturthakam; panchamam Skandamateti shashtham Katyayaniti cha, saptamam Kalaratriti Mahagauriti chashtamam; navamam Siddhidatri cha navadurgah prakirtitah.

First Shailaputri, second Brahmacharini, third Chandraghanta, fourth Kushmanda, fifth Skandamata, sixth Katyayani, seventh Kalaratri, eighth Mahagauri and ninth Siddhidatri: these are proclaimed the nine Durgas.

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Wish 19

महिषासुरमर्दिनी भवतां सर्वाणि विघ्नानि नाशयतु।

Mahishasura-mardini bhavatam sarvani vighnani nashayatu.

May Mahishasuramardini, slayer of Mahisha, destroy all your obstacles.

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Wish 20 · Shloka · Devi Mahatmya, chapter 11

सर्वस्वरूपे सर्वेशे सर्वशक्तिसमन्विते। भयेभ्यस्त्राहि नो देवि दुर्गे देवि नमोऽस्तु ते॥

Sarva-svarupe sarveshe sarva-shakti-samanvite, bhayebhyas-trahi no devi durge devi namostu te.

O you who are every form, ruler of all, endowed with every power: protect us from fear, O Goddess. O Durga, salutations to you.

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Wish 21

अष्टम्याः नवम्याः च हार्दिक्यः शुभकामनाः।

Ashtamyah navamyah cha hardikyah shubhakamanah.

Heartfelt good wishes for Ashtami and Navami.

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Wish 22 · Shloka · Devi Mahatmya, chapter 5

या देवी सर्वभूतेषु शान्तिरूपेण संस्थिता। नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः॥

Ya devi sarvabhuteshu shanti-rupena samsthita, namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namah.

To the Goddess who dwells in all beings as peace: salutations to her, again and again.

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Wish 23 · Shloka · Devi Mahatmya, chapter 12

सर्वाबाधाविनिर्मुक्तो धनधान्यसुतान्वितः। मनुष्यो मत्प्रसादेन भविष्यति न संशयः॥

Sarvabadha-vinirmukto dhana-dhanya-sutanvitah, manushyo mat-prasadena bhavishyati na samshayah.

Freed from every trouble and blessed with wealth, grain and children, a person will flourish by my grace; of this there is no doubt. (The Goddess's own promise.)

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Wish 24

विजयादशम्याः हार्दिक्यः शुभकामनाः। सत्यस्य सदा विजयः भवतु।

Vijayadashamyah hardikyah shubhakamanah. Satyasya sada vijayah bhavatu.

Heartfelt good wishes for Vijayadashami. May truth always be victorious.

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Wish 25 · Shloka · Traditional shanti prayer

सर्वे भवन्तु सुखिनः सर्वे सन्तु निरामयाः। सर्वे भद्राणि पश्यन्तु मा कश्चिद् दुःखभाग्भवेत्॥

Sarve bhavantu sukhinah sarve santu niramayah, sarve bhadrani pashyantu ma kashchid duhkha-bhag-bhavet.

May all be happy, may all be free from illness, may all see what is good, and may no one suffer.

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Wish 26

भवद्भ्यः भवतां सर्वेभ्यः परिजनेभ्यः च नवरात्रोत्सवस्य शुभाशयाः।

Bhavadbhyah bhavatam sarvebhyah parijanebhyah cha Navaratrotsavasya shubhashayah.

Good wishes for the Navratri festival to you and to all your family.

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Every wish has its own link (for example #wish-11), so a shared link opens the exact wish. Shlokas follow the common published text; the short greetings are new compositions. Want to send a picture instead? The Sanskrit Navratri card has a card you can share or download.

Kasmai preshaniyam

Which Sanskrit wish to send to whom

A quick guide to the right verse or greeting for the right person and the right day of Navratri.

For elders and gurus

A classical shloka shows respect and needs no explanation.

For the family group

Wishes addressed to the whole family, with भवताम्.

Short, for a WhatsApp status

One line that fits on a status picture.

On Ghatasthapana, Sun 11 Oct

When the kalash is set and the akhand jyot is lit.

On Ashtami and Navami, Mon 19 Oct

For Kanya Pujan and the last nights.

For students and teachers

For the days of Saraswati puja and Vidyarambham.

Why भवताम्? The short wishes on this page address the reader with the respectful plural, भवताम् (your) and भवद्भ्यः (to you), so they suit a whole family or any elder. For one man you can write भवतः, and for one woman भवत्याः: जगदम्बा भवतः कुटुम्बस्य कल्याणं करोतु।

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Sanskrit words in these wishes, explained

Know what you are sending. These are the Sanskrit words and endings that recur in the wishes and shlokas, with how to say them.

Words used in these Navratri wishes
SanskritSay itMeaning
नवरात्रम् · नवरात्रिःnavaratram · navaratrihNavratri: "nine nights". Sanskrit uses both the neuter नवरात्रम् and the feminine नवरात्रिः.
पर्व · उत्सवःparva · utsavahFestival. नवरात्रपर्वणः, "of the Navratri festival".
हार्दिक्यः शुभकामनाःhardikyah shubhakamanahHeartfelt good wishes; the standard Sanskrit greeting.
शुभाशयाः · अभिनन्दनानिshubhashayah · abhinandananiGood wishes · congratulations.
भवान् · भवती · भवन्तःbhavan · bhavati · bhavantahYou, respectful (to a man · to a woman · to several people).
भवताम्bhavatamYour (respectful, plural): भवतां कुटुम्बस्य, of your family.
भवद्भ्यःbhavadbhyahTo you, for you (respectful, plural).
भवतु · करोतु · ददातुbhavatu · karotu · dadatuMay it be · may she do · may she give: the imperative used for blessings.
पूरयतु · नाशयतु · वसतुpurayatu · nashayatu · vasatuMay she fulfil · may she destroy · may it dwell.
नमः · नमोऽस्तु तेnamah · namostu teSalutation · salutations to you.
नमस्तस्यैnamastasyaiSalutation to her: the refrain of the Ya Devi verses.
सर्वभूतेषु · संस्थिताsarvabhuteshu · samsthitaIn all beings · who dwells, who is established.
जगदम्बा · जगन्माताJagadamba · JaganmataMother of the world.
कृपा · आशीर्वादःkripa · ashirvadahGrace · blessing.
कल्याणम् · मङ्गलम्kalyanam · mangalamWell-being · auspiciousness.
आरोग्यम्arogyamHealth, freedom from illness.
मनोरथाःmanorathahThe wishes of the heart (literally, "chariots of the mind").
शरण्येsharanyeO refuge, O one in whom all take shelter.
त्र्यम्बकेtryambakeO three-eyed one.
नारायणिnarayaniA name of the Goddess as the power of Narayana.
विजयःvijayahVictory: विजयादशमी is the "tenth day of victory", Dussehra.
दीपः · प्रकाशःdipah · prakashahLamp · light.
Granthah

The Sanskrit texts of Navratri

Sanskrit is the language in which Navratri is worshipped. The kalash is installed with Sanskrit mantras, the nine forms of Durga are invoked by their names from the Devi Kavacham, and through the nine nights many homes and temples recite the Durga Saptashati, the 700 verses of the Devi Mahatmya that tell of the Goddess's victory over Mahishasura, Shumbha and Nishumbha. A Sanskrit wish carries that tradition with it: when you send a line from the Saptashati, you are sending a verse that has been recited in Navratri for well over a thousand years.

Markandeya Purana

Durga Saptashati

The Devi Mahatmya, also called the Durga Saptashati or Chandi Path, is a text of 700 verses in 13 chapters within the Markandeya Purana. Many families recite it through the nine nights.

Before the path

Kavacham, Argala, Kilakam

The Devi Kavacham (armour), Argala Stotram (bolt) and Kilakam (pin) are recited before the Saptashati. Two wishes on this page come from the Argala, and the names of the nine Durgas from the Kavacham.

Bengal, on Mahalaya

Chandi Path at dawn

In Bengal the Durga Puja season opens on Mahalaya with recitation from the Chandi before dawn, a custom kept alive for generations by the radio programme Mahishasuramardini.

South India and Kerala

Saraswati and Vidyarambham

In the last days of Navratri, books and instruments are placed before Saraswati, and on Vijayadashami small children write their first letters, often beginning with a Sanskrit invocation.

Tithi

Navratri 2026 dates, and a wish for each day

Sharad Navratri 2026, India
DayDateWhat happensWish to send
Ghatasthapana · Navratri beginsSun 11 OctKalash and akhand jyot, 6:19–10:12 AM (New Delhi)Wish 15, Wish 18
Nights 1–711–17 OctDaily puja; Durga Saptashati pathWish 2, Wish 4
Durga Ashtami · Maha NavamiMon 19 OctSandhi Puja 10:27–11:15 AM IST; Kanya PujanWish 21, Wish 9
Vijayadashami · DussehraTue 20 OctAparajita puja; Vidyarambham; Ravan DahanWish 24, Wish 25

Times are for New Delhi (Drik Panchang). In the USA, UK and Canada, Durga Ashtami is on Sunday 18 October. For your city, see the Navratri 2026 guide, and for each day's goddess and mantra, Navadurga.

Quick answers

Sanskrit Navratri wishes: questions people ask

How do you say Happy Navratri in Sanskrit?

Say "नवरात्रपर्वणः हार्दिक्यः शुभकामनाः" (Navaratra-parvanah hardikyah shubhakamanah), heartfelt good wishes for the festival of Navratri, or simply "शुभं नवरात्रम्" (Shubham Navaratram), happy Navratri.

Is it Navaratri or Navaratra in Sanskrit?

Both are used. नवरात्रम् (navaratram) is the neuter form and नवरात्रिः (navaratrih) the feminine; both mean "nine nights". Hindi and most Indian languages use Navratri, from the feminine.

What does "Ya Devi Sarvabhuteshu" mean?

It means "the Goddess who dwells in all beings". The verse comes from chapter 5 of the Devi Mahatmya, where the gods praise the Goddess as present in every being as strength, as mother, as peace, as wealth and in many other forms, each followed by "namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namah", salutations to her again and again.

Can I send a shloka as a Navratri wish?

Yes. Sending a verse from the Devi Mahatmya is a traditional and respectful way to greet elders, teachers and family in Navratri. Each shloka on this page carries its source, a transliteration and its meaning, so the person receiving it can read and understand it.

Where do these shlokas come from?

Most come from the Devi Mahatmya (Durga Saptashati), chapters 4, 5, 11 and 12, part of the Markandeya Purana. Two come from the Argala Stotram and the names of the nine Durgas from the Devi Kavacham, both recited before the Saptashati. The last is the traditional shanti prayer "Sarve bhavantu sukhinah". The short greetings are new compositions.

When is Navratri 2026?

Sharad Navratri 2026 begins with Ghatasthapana on Sunday 11 October; the muhurat in New Delhi is 6:19 to 10:12 AM. Durga Ashtami and Maha Navami fall on Monday 19 October in India, and Vijayadashami (Dussehra) is on Tuesday 20 October.

How do I send these wishes on WhatsApp?

Tap WhatsApp under any wish. It opens WhatsApp with the Sanskrit text and a link to it already typed, so you only have to pick the chat. Copy Roman copies the transliteration instead, and on a phone, Share opens your phone's share sheet.

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