Verse 26 of 42
Chaupai 26 of Durga Chalisa
Jwala Mein Hai Jyoti Tumhari ज्वाला में है ज्योति तुम्हारी।
Tumhen Sada Poojen Nar Nari तुम्हें सदा पूजें नर-नारी॥
Meaning
Your light burns in the flame at Jwala, and men and women worship you always.
Why this verse matters
This is usually read as the Jwalamukhi temple in Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, where natural flames are worshipped as the Goddess.
Read this verse in other scripts
- IAST (scholarly)
- jvālā meṃ hai jyoti tumhārī|tumheṃ sadā pūjeṃ nara-nārī||
- Telugu
- జ్వాలా మేం హై జ్యోతి తుమ్హారీ।తుమ్హేం సదా పూజేం నర్-నారీ॥
- Tamil
- ஜ்வாலா மேம் ஹை ஜ்யோதி தும்ஹாரீ।தும்ஹேம் ஸதா³ பூஜேம் நர்-நாரீ॥
- Kannada
- ಜ್ವಾಲಾ ಮೇಂ ಹೈ ಜ್ಯೋತಿ ತುಮ್ಹಾರೀ।ತುಮ್ಹೇಂ ಸದಾ ಪೂಜೇಂ ನರ್-ನಾರೀ॥
- Malayalam
- ജ്വാലാ മേം ഹൈ ജ്യോതി തുമ്ഹാരീ।തുമ്ഹേം സദാ പൂജേം നര്-നാരീ॥
- Gujarati
- જ્વાલા મેં હૈ જ્યોતિ તુમ્હારી।તુમ્હેં સદા પૂજેં નર્-નારી॥
- Bengali
- জ্বালা মেং হৈ জ্যোতি তুম্হারী।তুম্হেং সদা পূজেং নর্-নারী॥