Goddess Bhagwati / Durga
Vidyapati Bhagwati Bhajan (Maithili)
Last updated: 14 June 2026
Devotional Bhagwati pad composed by the 14th-century Maithili poet-saint Mahakavi Vidyapati. Sung across Mithila during Durga Puja, Navratri and Bhagwati Sthan worship in Darbhanga, Madhubani, Saharsa and Janakpur.
Significance & Importance
Mahakavi Vidyapati (c. 1352–1448 CE) is the foundational poet of Maithili literature and one of the greatest Shakta poets of medieval India. His Bhagwati pads — sung in the Mithila region for over six centuries — fuse Tantric Shakta theology with the lyrical sweetness of Maithili. The opening invocation 'Jay Jay Bhairavi' addresses the Goddess in her terrifying-yet-protective Bhairavi form, the consort of Pashupati (Shiva) and the source-energy (Aadya Shakti) of the cosmos. These verses form the daily liturgy at the Shyama Mai temple in Darbhanga, the Ugratara Sthan in Mahishi, and the Janaki Mandir in Janakpur.
English Transliteration
Jay Jay Bhairavi, Asur Bhayaavani,
Pashupati Bhaamini, Maaya.
Sahaja Sumangala, Daya Nidhaani,
Jagajanaki Maa Jaaya.
Bhuvana Bhavaani, Bhairavi Bhavaani,
Bhagavati Bhaktajan-priya.
Vidyapati kahain, Bhagavati Aadya,
Kripa karu Maithil-priya.