At the start of each sitting, repeat aloud or silently:

"Dear Divine: Please accept my offering of this japa as part of the Shiva-Shakti Koti Japa Yagya."

You may also include any specific personal resolutions or intentions when you begin.

Now begin to repeat the Durga Mantra:

Om Dum Durgayai Namaha

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At the end of each sitting, repeat aloud or silently:

"Please bless me, my family, my country, world and universe with your Divine Grace.

Om Shantih Shantih Shantih."