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Durga Saptashati — Chapter 1, Verse 79

Madhu-Kaitabha Vadha

कालरात्रिर्महारात्रिर्मोहरात्रिश्च दारुणा । त्वं श्रीस्त्वमीश्वरी त्वं ह्रीस्त्वं बुद्धिर्बोधलक्षणा ॥ ७९ ॥

kālarātrirmahārātrirmoharātriśhcha dāruṇā tvaṁ śhrīstvamīśhvarī tvaṁ hrīstvaṁ buddhirbodhalakṣhaṇā

Translation

You are Kalaratri, Maharatri and the dreadful Moharatri. You are Shri, you are the ruler, you are Hri, you are intelligence marked by awakening,

Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)

तुम्हीं कालरात्रि, महारात्रि और भयंकर मोहरात्रि हो। तुम्हीं श्री, तुम्हीं ईश्वरी, तुम्हीं ह्री और तुम्हीं बोधस्वरूपा बुद्धि हो,

Commentary

The three "nights" have one traditional explanation: the night of cosmic dissolution (kalaratri), the great night of Shiva (maharatri, linked with Mahashivaratri) and the night of delusion (moharatri, linked with Janmashtami). She is dark night and bright fortune (shri) at once.

Durga Saptashati Chapter 1.79 (Madhu-Kaitabha Vadha)