मातस्त्वयाद्य विनिहत्य महासुरेंद्रं दुर्गं निसर्गविबुधार्पितदैत्यसैन्यम् । त्राताः स्म देवि सततं नमतां शरण्ये त्वत्तोऽपरः क इह यं शरणं व्रजामः
mātastvayādya vinihatya mahāsureṃdraṃ durgaṃ nisargavibudhārpitadaityasainyam | trātāḥ sma devi satataṃ namatāṃ śaraṇye tvatto'paraḥ ka iha yaṃ śaraṇaṃ vrajāmaḥ
Ó Mãe, hoje, tendo abatido o grande senhor dos Asuras, sua fortaleza e o exército dos Daityas, difícil de conquistar, como se o destino o tivesse lançado contra os deuses, tu nos salvaste. Ó Devī, refúgio dos que se prostram, quem mais há neste mundo, além de ti, a quem possamos buscar abrigo?
Devas (deduced from content: collective voice praising Devī after slaying an asura-lord)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Battle aftermath: Devī stands victorious over the fallen mahāsurendra; devas with folded hands offer praise; the daitya army’s ‘durga’ (fortified formation) lies shattered; Devī radiates protective calm.
Surrender (śaraṇāgati) to Devī is proclaimed as the highest protection; she alone is the ultimate refuge.
The larger frame is Kāśī in the Kāśī Khaṇḍa; the verse contributes to the celebratory tone of divine protection associated with the sacred region.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; the verse models a devotional act—bowing and taking refuge in the Goddess.