Glory, all glory to you, O Primordial Power, worshipped in every age
Devotion to you is now a universal phenomenon
Without a beginning a middle and as you are, your movements and activities are mysterious and incomprehensible
Selfless and unblemished regard shown to you pleases you most; a trifling faith in you is enough to satisfy you
Although you are bright as fire and visible, you are called Santoshi in this Kali age
To you we owe the arts, knowledge, strength and learning for there is no foster-mother as simple and comforting as you; and to you owes everything, moving and unmoving, its existence; but you are a big terror to ghosts, fiends and Death’s messengers
While you kill and destroy the wicked, you sustain and uphold the universe
As Saraswati, Lakshmi and Kali you are a mysterious and unique reservoir of immeasurable power
Whosoever seeks your protection, finds all his desires fulfilled
You are the virgin mother of Ganesha and it is you who made the earth a supremely favoured place
O Mother, you are the daughter of Riddhi and Siddhi, the two most munificent bestowers of propitious boons and embody the triple wisdom of Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesha
On your head is a beautiful golden coronet studded with a cluster of splendid jewels; your soft, tender face possesses the beauty of mingled sweetness and charm aided by a beautiful wreath of flowers and a lock of black hair
Your young divine body decked out with ornaments, looks elegant in its red ochre as does the wreath of your beautiful garments which bewitch the minds of all who behold them
Bow to the four-armed goddess who holds a lotus and a conch-shell in tow of her hands
In front of her is a flagon filled with nectar and beside her the much coveted cow of plenty
Before you is kept a golden pitcher for blessing the devotees with good fortune
O Mother, age does not wither him nor Death kill the person whom you bless with disinterested love and devotion
I bow to you again and again, O deliverer of the world and entreat you to be so good a mother as to relieve me of my penury and misery
Fridays are all favorable to you for the observance of Santoshi’s Vrata-the vow kept in honor of you; it is the root of all blessings
Let the devotee worship the Mother in as many ways as possible and listen to the story of her miraculous acts; let him offer her jaggery and non-fried gram and forgo one meal
He should be particularly careful not to offer nor taste anything sour
Failure to observe this rule so enrages the Mother that she, in her fury, destroys the family of the transgressor
Continuously for sixteen Fridays should the vrata be observed and with great pomp and ceremony must it close
If these instructions are followed, every desire of the devotee will be fulfilled without delay
Endowed with miraculous powers, the wonderful goddess relieves her votaries of their anxieties and sufferings in trice
Whosoever is blessed by the compassionate mother becomes invincible
She doles out wealth, knowledge, happiness and peace to her supplicants for she is the harbinger of a new awakening in this age
I am convinced that there is nine in the three spheres comparable to her in might and compassion
A poor helpless housewife, bereaved of her husband was extremely distraught and was so unlucky that she has a coconut shell from which she drank water and eased her hunger by eating bread made of husks and chaff
When she observed the vow consecrated to Santoshi, she was blessed with prosperity and her husband was restored to her
O Mother, you are the gracious donor of the eight accomplishments and nine treasures; I supplicate you to relieve me of my worries and sufferings
He who observes fast enjoys both wealth and happiness
Your glory, which permeates all space, beggars description
Maidens if chaste and devoted to you, get husbands of their choice and married women if faithful and virtuous receive the boon of lasting coverture
Consider it a indubitable truth that devotion to Santoshi leads to the fulfillment of all desires and yields happiness, prosperity and a large family
He who repeats this hymn a hundred and twenty-five times is relieved of all his afflictions and is blessed with great felicity and riches
DOHA: Santoshi, a veritable embodiment of miraculous feats, is the dispeller of all crises and obstructions caused by evil stars
I entreat her to fulfill my wishes
