n taato n maataa n bandhurn daataa n putro n putree n bhrityo n bhartaa. n jaayaa n vidyaa n vrittirmamaiv gatistvan gatistvan tvamekaa bhavaani.
No father, no mother, no kinsman, no giver; no son, no daughter, no servant, no master; no wife, no learning, no livelihood is mine. You are my way, you are my way, you alone, Bhavani.
bhavaabdhaavapaare mahaaduhkhabheeruh papaat prakaamee pralobhee pramattah. kusansaarapaashaprabaddhah sadaahan gatistvan gatistvan tvamekaa bhavaani.
Fallen in the shoreless sea of the world, afraid of its great sorrows; full of desire, of greed, of heedlessness; always bound in the cords of a wretched round — you are my way.
n jaanaami daanan n ch dhyaanayogan n jaanaami tantran n ch stotramantram. n jaanaami poojaan n ch nyaasayogam gatistvan gatistvan tvamekaa bhavaani.
I know nothing of giving, nothing of the way of dhyan; nothing of tantra, nor of stotra and mantra; I know neither puja nor nyasa. You are my way.
n jaanaami punyan n jaanaami teerthan n jaanaami muktin layan vaa kadaachit. n jaanaami bhaktin vratan vaapi maatar gatistvan gatistvan tvamekaa bhavaani.
I know no merit, I know no tirtha; I have never known release or absorption; I know neither love nor the vrat, Mother. You are my way.
kukarmee kusangee kubuddhih kudaasah kulaachaaraheenah kadaachaaraleenah. kudrishtih kuvaakyaprabandhah sadaaham gatistvan gatistvan tvamekaa bhavaani.
Of bad deeds, bad company, bad understanding, a bad servant; without the good conduct of my line, sunk in wrong doing; of bad sight and a habit of bad words, always. You are my way.
prajeshan rameshan maheshan sureshan dineshan nisheetheshvaran vaa kadaachit. n jaanaami chaanyat sadaahan sharanye gatistvan gatistvan tvamekaa bhavaani.
Brahma, Vishnu, Mahesh, Indra, the Sun, the lord of night — nor any other have I ever known, you who are the refuge. You are my way.
vivaade vishaade pramaade pravaase jale chaanale parvate shatrumadhye. aranye sharanye sadaa maan prapaahi gatistvan gatistvan tvamekaa bhavaani.
In quarrel, in despair, in heedlessness, in a far country; in water, in fire, on the mountain, among enemies; in the forest — refuge, always keep me. You are my way.
anaatho daridro jaraarogayukto mahaaksheenadeenah sadaa jaadyavaktrah. vipattau pravishtah pranashtah sadaahan gatistvan gatistvan tvamekaa bhavaani.
Orphaned, poor, worn with age and illness; utterly weakened and low, my mouth always dull; fallen into calamity and undone, always. You are my way.