sindooraarunavigrahaan trinayanaan maanikyamaulisphur- ttaaraanaayakashekharaan smitamukheemaapeenavakshoruhaam . paanibhyaamalipoornaratnachashakan raktotpalan bibhrateen saumyaan ratnaghatastharaktacharanaan dhyaayetparaamambikaam .
Let one hold in dhyana the supreme Mother: Her form red as sindoor, three-eyed, the moon shining on Her crown of rubies; smiling, full-bosomed, holding in Her hands a jewelled cup brimming with nectar and a red lotus; gentle, Her red feet resting on a jewelled pot.
arunaan karunaatarangitaaksheen dhritapaashaankushapushpabaanachaapaam . animaadibhiraavritaan mayookhai- rahamityev vibhaavaye bhavaaneem .
I contemplate Bhavani as my own very self: She who is red as the dawn, Her eyes rippling with compassion, holding the noose, the goad, the flower-arrows and the bow, ringed as if by rays by the powers Anima and the rest.
dhyaayetpadmaasanasthaan vikasitavadanaan padmapatraayataaksheen hemaabhaan peetavastraan karakalitalasaddhemapadmaan varaangeem . sarvaalankaarayuktaan satatamabhayadaan bhaktanamraan bhavaaneen shreevidyaan shaantamoortin sakalasuranutaan sarvasampatpradaatreem .
Let one hold in dhyana Bhavani seated on a lotus, Her face in bloom, Her eyes long as lotus petals; golden, in yellow silk, a golden lotus shining in Her hand, lovely of limb; wearing every ornament, ever granting freedom from fear, She to whom the bhaktas bow; Shri Vidya, the form of peace, praised by all the devas, giver of every kind of wealth.
sakunkumavilepanaamalikachumbikastoorikaan samandahasitekshanaan sasharachaapapaashaankushaam . asheshajanamohineemarunamaalyabhooshaambaraan japaakusumabhaasuraan japavidhau smaredambikaam .
At the time of japa, let one remember Ambika: anointed with kumkum, musk kissing Her brow, Her glance soft with a smile, bearing arrows, bow, noose and goad; She who enchants every being, clothed and adorned in red garlands and jewels, glowing like the hibiscus flower.
shreemaataa shreemahaaraajnee shreematsinhaasaneshvaree . chidagnikundasambhootaa devakaaryasamudyataa . 1 .
She is the Mother, the great Queen, the Queen of the glorious lion throne; She who rose from the fire-altar of pure consciousness, ready to do the work of the devas.
udyadbhaanusahasraabhaa chaturbaahusamanvitaa . raagasvaroopapaashaadhyaa krodhaakaaraankushojjvalaa . 2 .
She shines like a thousand rising suns and has four arms; She holds the noose that is desire, and is bright with the goad that is anger.
manoroopekshukodandaa panchatanmaatrasaayakaa . nijaarunaprabhaapooramajjadbrahmaandamandalaa . 3 .
Her sugarcane bow is the mind and Her arrows the five subtle elements; the whole round of the universe is drowned in the flood of Her own red light.
champakaashokapunnaagasaugandhikalasatkachaa . kuruvindamanishreneekanatkoteeramanditaa . 4 .
Her hair gleams with champak, ashoka, punnaga and saugandhika flowers; She is adorned with a crown that glitters with rows of kuruvinda rubies.
ashtameechandravibhraajadalikasthalashobhitaa . mukhachandrakalankaabhamriganaabhivisheshakaa . 5 .
Her forehead shines like the moon of the eighth night; the musk mark on it is like the dark spot on the moon of Her face.
vadanasmaramaangalyagrihatoranachillikaa . vaktralakshmeepareevaahachalanmeenaabhalochanaa . 6 .
Her eyebrows are the festive arch at the door of Kama's house, which is Her face; Her eyes are like fish darting in the stream of beauty that flows from it.
navachampakapushpaabhanaasaadandaviraajitaa . taaraakaantitiraskaarinaasaabharanabhaasuraa . 7 .
Her nose is lovely as a fresh champak bud; She shines with a nose-jewel whose light puts the stars to shame.
kadambamanjareekॢptakarnapooramanoharaa . taatankayugaleebhootatapanodupamandalaa . 8 .
She is lovely with sprays of kadamba flowers over Her ears; the sun and the moon are the pair of earrings She wears.
padmaraagashilaadarshaparibhaavikapolabhooh . navavidrumabimbashreenyakkaariradanachchhadaa . 9 .
Her cheeks outshine mirrors of ruby; Her lips put fresh coral and the bimba fruit to shame.
shuddhavidyaankuraakaaradvijapanktidvayojjvalaa . karpooraveetikaamodasamaakarshidigantaraa . 10 .
Her two rows of teeth shine like the first shoots of pure knowledge; the fragrance of the camphor betel She chews draws the world from every quarter.
nijasallaapamaadhuryavinirbhartsitakachchhapee . mandasmitaprabhaapooramajjatkaameshamaanasaa . 11 .
The sweetness of Her speech shames Kacchapi, Saraswati's vina; the flood of Her soft smile drowns the mind of Kameshvara.
anaakalitasaadrishyachibukashreeviraajitaa . kaameshabaddhamaangalyasootrashobhitakandharaa . 12 .
Her chin is lovely beyond all comparison; Her neck is graced with the mangalsutra that Kameshvara tied.
kanakaangadakeyoorakamaneeyabhujaanvitaa . ratnagraiveyachintaakalolamuktaaphalaanvitaa . 13 .
Her arms are lovely with golden armlets and bracelets; She wears a jewelled necklace with a swinging pendant of pearls.
kaameshvarapremaratnamanipratipanastanee . naabhyaalavaalaromaalilataaphalakuchadvayee . 14 .
Her bosom is what She gives in return for the jewel of Kameshvara's love; Her breasts are the fruit of the fine line of hair that rises like a creeper from the basin of Her navel.
lakshyaromalataadhaarataasamunneyamadhyamaa . stanabhaaradalanmadhyapattabandhavalitrayaa . 15 .
Her waist is so slender it can only be inferred from the line of hair it bears; the band that holds it, bending under the weight of Her bosom, forms three folds.
arunaarunakausumbhavastrabhaasvatkateetatee . ratnakinkinikaaramyarashanaadaamabhooshitaa . 16 .
Her hips shine in silk dyed with safflower, red as the dawn; She wears a girdle lovely with little jewelled bells.
kaameshajnaatasaubhaagyamaardavorudvayaanvitaa . maanikyamukutaakaarajaanudvayaviraajitaa . 17 .
The grace and softness of Her thighs are known to Kameshvara alone; Her knees shine like crowns of ruby.
indragopaparikshiptasmaratoonaabhajanghikaa . goodhagulphaa koormaprishthajayishnuprapadaanvitaa . 18 .
Her shins are like Kama's quivers set about with red indragopa; Her ankles are rounded and hidden, and the arches of Her feet outdo the tortoise's back.
nakhadeedhitisanchhannanamajjanatamogunaa . padadvayaprabhaajaalaparaakritasaroruhaa . 19 .
The light of Her toenails clears away the darkness of all who bow to Her; the radiance of Her two feet outshines the lotus.
shinjaanamanimanjeeramanditashreepadaambujaa . maraaleemandagamanaa mahaalaavanyashevadhih . 20 .
Her lotus feet are adorned with jewelled anklets that tinkle; She walks slow and graceful as a swan, a great treasure-house of beauty.
sarvaarunaa'navadyaangee sarvaabharanabhooshitaa . shivakaameshvaraankasthaa shivaa svaadheenavallabhaa . 21 .
She is red all over, flawless in every limb, adorned with every ornament; She sits on the lap of Kameshvara, who is Shiva; She is Shiva's own, all goodness, and Her Beloved is ever Hers.
sumerumadhyashringasthaa shreemannagaranaayikaa . chintaamanigrihaantasthaa panchabrahmaasanasthitaa . 22 .
She sits on the middle peak of Sumeru, Queen of the glorious city; She dwells within the house of chintamani, the wish-jewel, seated on the throne of the five Brahmas.
mahaapadmaataveesansthaa kadambavanavaasinee . sudhaasaagaramadhyasthaa kaamaakshee kaamadaayinee . 23 .
She dwells in the great lotus forest and lives in the kadamba grove; She stands in the midst of the ocean of nectar, Kamakshi of the lovely eyes, who grants every wish.
devarshiganasanghaatastooyamaanaatmavaibhavaa . bhandaasuravadhodyuktashaktisenaasamanvitaa . 24 .
Her greatness is praised by hosts of devas and rishis; She leads the army of shaktis set on slaying the asura Bhanda.
sampatkareesamaaroodhasindhuravrajasevitaa . ashvaaroodhaadhishthitaashvakotikotibhiraavritaa . 25 .
She is attended by herds of elephants led by Sampatkari, and surrounded by millions upon millions of horses under Ashvarudha.
chakraraajarathaaroodhasarvaayudhaparishkritaa . geyachakrarathaaroodhamantrineeparisevitaa . 26 .
She rides the chariot Chakraraja, armed with every weapon; Mantrini, riding the chariot Geyachakra, attends on Her.
kirichakrarathaaroodhadandanaathaapuraskritaa . jvaalaamaalinikaakshiptavahnipraakaaramadhyagaa . 27 .
Dandanatha, riding the chariot Kirichakra, goes before Her; She stands at the centre of the rampart of fire that Jvalamalini has raised.
bhandasainyavadhodyuktashaktivikramaharshitaa . nityaaparaakramaatopanireekshanasamutsukaa . 28 .
She rejoices in the valour of the shaktis bent on destroying Bhanda's army; She watches eagerly the might and fire of the Nitya devis.
bhandaputravadhodyuktabaalaavikramananditaa . mantrinyambaavirachitavishangavadhatoshitaa . 29 .
She delights in the valour of Bala, set on slaying Bhanda's sons; She is pleased when Mantrini Amba slays Vishanga.
vishukrapraanaharanavaaraaheeveeryananditaa . kaameshvaramukhaalokakalpitashreeganeshvaraa . 30 .
She delights in the might of Varahi, who takes the life of Vishukra; by a glance at Kameshvara's face She brings forth Shri Ganesha.
mahaaganeshanirbhinnavighnayantrapraharshitaa . bhandaasurendranirmuktashastrapratyastravarshinee . 31 .
She rejoices when Mahaganesha shatters the yantra of obstacles; She showers a counter-weapon on every weapon that Bhanda, king of the asuras, lets fly.
karaangulinakhotpannanaaraayanadashaakritih . mahaapaashupataastraagninirdagdhaasurasainikaa . 32 .
From the nails of Her fingers She brought forth the ten forms of Narayana; She burnt the asura armies in the fire of the great Pashupata weapon.
kaameshvaraastranirdagdhasabhandaasurashoonyakaa . brahmopendramahendraadidevasanstutavaibhavaa . 33 .
With the Kameshvara weapon She burnt Bhanda together with his city Shunyaka; Her glory is praised by Brahma, Vishnu, Indra and all the devas.
haranetraagnisandagdhakaamasanjeevanaushadhih . shreemadvaagbhavakootaikasvaroopamukhapankajaa . 34 .
She is the herb of life that revived Kama, burnt by the fire of Hara's eye; Her lotus face is the Vagbhava kuta, the first part of Her mantra.
kanthaadhahkatiparyantamadhyakootasvaroopinee . shaktikootaikataapannakatyadhobhaagadhaarinee . 35 .
From Her throat to Her waist She is the middle kuta; below Her waist She is the Shakti kuta alone.
moolamantraatmikaa moolakootatrayakalevaraa . kulaamritaikarasikaa kulasanketapaalinee . 36 .
She is the root mantra itself, and its three kutas are Her body; She delights in the nectar of Kula alone, and guards the secret ways of the Kula path.
kulaanganaa kulaantahsthaa kaulinee kulayoginee . akulaa samayaantahsthaa samayaachaaratatparaa . 37 .
She is the lady of the Kula, dwelling within it, Kaulini, the yogini of the Kula; She is also beyond all Kula, dwelling within Samaya and devoted to the Samaya way.
moolaadhaaraikanilayaa brahmagranthivibhedinee . manipooraantaruditaa vishnugranthivibhedinee . 38 .
Her own dwelling is the Muladhara, and She pierces the knot of Brahma; She rises in the Manipura and pierces the knot of Vishnu.
aajnaachakraantaraalasthaa rudragranthivibhedinee . sahasraaraambujaaroodhaa sudhaasaaraabhivarshinee . 39 .
She stands within the Ajna chakra and pierces the knot of Rudra; She ascends to the thousand-petalled lotus and pours down streams of nectar.
tatillataasamaruchih shatchakroparisansthitaa . mahaasaktih kundalinee bisatantutaneeyasee . 40 .
She is bright as a streak of lightning and dwells above the six chakras; She is Mahasakti, who delights in the great festival of Her union with Shiva; She is Kundalini, finer than a lotus fibre.
bhavaanee bhaavanaagamyaa bhavaaranyakuthaarikaa . bhadrapriyaa bhadramoortirbhaktasaubhaagyadaayinee . 41 .
She is Bhavani, reached through deep contemplation, an axe to the forest of worldly life; She loves all that is good, is goodness itself, and gives good fortune to Her bhaktas.
bhaktipriyaa bhaktigamyaa bhaktivashyaa bhayaapahaa . shaambhavee shaaradaaraadhyaa sharvaanee sharmadaayinee . 42 .
She loves bhakti, is reached by bhakti and won by bhakti, and She takes fear away; She is Shambhavi, adored by Sharada, Sharvani, the giver of joy.
shaankaree shreekaree saadhvee sharachchandranibhaananaa . shaatodaree shaantimatee niraadhaaraa niranjanaa . 43 .
She is Shankari, who brings joy and plenty, the faithful one, Her face like the autumn moon; slender of waist, full of peace, resting on nothing, touched by no stain.
nirlepaa nirmalaa nityaa niraakaaraa niraakulaa . nirgunaa nishkalaa shaantaa nishkaamaa nirupaplavaa . 44 .
She is untainted, pure, eternal, without form, without unrest; beyond the gunas, without parts, at peace, without desire, beyond all harm.
nityamuktaa nirvikaaraa nishprapanchaa niraashrayaa . nityashuddhaa nityabuddhaa niravadyaa nirantaraa . 45 .
She is ever free, changeless, beyond the spread of the world, depending on nothing; ever pure, ever awake, without fault, unbroken everywhere.
nishkaaranaa nishkalankaa nirupaadhirnireeshvaraa . neeraagaa raagamathanee nirmadaa madanaashinee . 46 .
She is without cause, without stain, without limit, with none above Her; without passion, She ends passion; without pride, She ends pride.
nishchintaa nirahankaaraa nirmohaa mohanaashinee . nirmamaa mamataahantree nishpaapaa paapanaashinee . 47 .
She is without care, without ego, without delusion, and destroys delusion; with no sense of 'mine', She ends that sense in others; without sin, She destroys sin.
nishkrodhaa krodhashamanee nirlobhaa lobhanaashinee . nihsanshayaa sanshayaghnee nirbhavaa bhavanaashinee . 48 .
She is without anger and calms anger; without greed, She destroys greed; without doubt, She kills doubt; She has no birth, and She ends the round of births.
nirvikalpaa niraabaadhaa nirbhedaa bhedanaashinee . nirnaashaa mrityumathanee nishkriyaa nishparigrahaa . 49 .
She is beyond all wavering thought, undisturbed, without division, and removes division; She never perishes and overcomes death; She is beyond action and owns nothing.
nistulaa neelachikuraa nirapaayaa niratyayaa . durlabhaa durgamaa durgaa duhkhahantree sukhapradaa . 50 .
She is beyond compare, Her hair dark and shining, never failing, never overstepped; hard to win, hard to reach, She is Durga, who ends sorrow and gives joy.
dushtadooraa duraachaarashamanee doshavarjitaa . sarvajnaa saandrakarunaa samaanaadhikavarjitaa . 51 .
She is far from the wicked and puts an end to wrong conduct, free of every fault; She knows all, Her compassion is deep, and none is equal to Her or above Her.
sarvashaktimayee sarvamangalaa sadgatipradaa . sarveshvaree sarvamayee sarvamantrasvaroopinee . 52 .
She holds every power, She is all that is good, and She gives the true goal; She rules all, is present in all, and is the very form of every mantra.
sarvayantraatmikaa sarvatantraroopaa manonmanee . maaheshvaree mahaadevee mahaalakshmeermridapriyaa . 53 .
She is the soul of every yantra and the form of every tantra, Manonmani beyond the mind; She is Maheshvari, Mahadevi, Mahalakshmi, the beloved of Shiva.
mahaaroopaa mahaapoojyaa mahaapaatakanaashinee . mahaamaayaa mahaasattvaa mahaashaktirmahaaratih . 54 .
Great is Her form, greatest of all to be honoured, She destroys even the gravest sins; She is the great Maya, great in goodness, great in power, great in delight.
mahaabhogaa mahaishvaryaa mahaaveeryaa mahaabalaa . mahaabuddhirmahaasiddhirmahaayogeshvareshvaree . 55 .
Great are Her joys, Her sovereignty, Her valour and Her strength; great Her understanding and Her attainment; She is Queen even of the great lords of yoga.
mahaatantraa mahaamantraa mahaayantraa mahaasanaa . mahaayaagakramaaraadhyaa mahaabhairavapoojitaa . 56 .
She is the great tantra, the great mantra, the great yantra, seated on the great seat; She is adored by the order of the great yaga, and Mahabhairava offers puja to Her.
maheshvaramahaakalpamahaataandavasaakshinee . mahaakaameshamahishee mahaatripurasundaree . 57 .
She is witness to Maheshvara's great dance at the end of the great age; She is the great Queen of Mahakameshvara, Mahatripurasundari.
chatuhshashtyupachaaraadhyaa chatuhshashtikalaamayee . mahaachatuhshashtikotiyogineeganasevitaa . 58 .
She is honoured with the sixty-four offerings and holds the sixty-four arts; She is served by the great hosts of yoginis, sixty-four crores of them.
manuvidyaa chandravidyaa chandramandalamadhyagaa . chaaruroopaa chaaruhaasaa chaaruchandrakalaadharaa . 59 .
She is the vidya of Manu and the vidya of the Moon, dwelling at the centre of the Moon's disc; lovely of form, lovely of smile, She wears the lovely crescent moon.
charaacharajagannaathaa chakraraajaniketanaa . paarvatee padmanayanaa padmaraagasamaprabhaa . 60 .
She rules the world of all that moves and all that is still, and dwells in the Shri Chakra; She is Parvati, lotus-eyed, with the glow of a ruby.
panchapretaasanaaseenaa panchabrahmasvaroopinee . chinmayee paramaanandaa vijnaanaghanaroopinee . 61 .
She is seated on the five pretas, the five Brahmas who lie lifeless without Her, and is the five Brahmas Herself; She is consciousness, supreme bliss, knowing made solid.
dhyaanadhyaatridhyeyaroopaa dharmaadharmavivarjitaa . vishvaroopaa jaagarinee svapantee taijasaatmikaa . 62 .
She is dhyana, the one who holds it, and the One held in it; She is beyond merit and demerit; the whole world is Her form; She is waking, She is dreaming, and She is the soul of the dreamer.
suptaa praajnaatmikaa turyaa sarvaavasthaavivarjitaa . srishtikartree brahmaroopaa goptree govindaroopinee . 63 .
She is deep sleep and its soul, the fourth state beyond, and free of every state; She creates as Brahma, and protects in the form of Govinda.
sanhaarinee rudraroopaa tirodhaanakareeshvaree . sadaashivaanugrahadaa panchakrityaparaayanaa . 64 .
She withdraws all things in the form of Rudra, and as Ishvari She veils them; as Sadashiva She gives grace; She is given to the five acts.
bhaanumandalamadhyasthaa bhairavee bhagamaalinee . padmaasanaa bhagavatee padmanaabhasahodaree . 65 .
She dwells at the centre of the sun's disc, Bhairavi, garlanded with the six excellences; She is seated on a lotus, Bhagavati, the sister of Padmanabha.
unmeshanimishotpannavipannabhuvanaavalee . sahasrasheershavadanaa sahasraakshee sahasrapaat . 66 .
Rows of worlds arise as She opens Her eyes and vanish as She closes them; She has a thousand heads and faces, a thousand eyes, a thousand feet.
aabrahmakeetajananee varnaashramavidhaayinee . nijaajnaaroopanigamaa punyaapunyaphalapradaa . 67 .
She is Mother of all, from Brahma to the smallest insect, and sets the order of varna and ashrama; the Vedas are Her own command, and She gives the fruit of good and bad deeds.
shrutiseemantasindooreekritapaadaabjadhoolikaa . sakalaagamasandohashuktisamputamauktikaa . 68 .
The dust of Her lotus feet is the sindoor in the parting of the Vedas' hair; She is the pearl held in the shell of all the scriptures together.
purushaarthapradaa poornaa bhoginee bhuvaneshvaree . ambikaa'naadinidhanaa haribrahmendrasevitaa . 69 .
She grants the four aims of life, She is whole and full, She enjoys, She rules the worlds; She is Ambika, without beginning or end, served by Hari, Brahma and Indra.
naaraayanee naadaroopaa naamaroopavivarjitaa . hreenkaaree hreematee hridyaa heyopaadeyavarjitaa . 70 .
She is Narayani, whose form is sound, beyond name and form; She is the syllable hrim, full of modesty, dwelling in the heart, with nothing to take up or set aside.
raajaraajaarchitaa raajnee ramyaa raajeevalochanaa . ranjanee ramanee rasyaa ranatkinkinimekhalaa . 71 .
The king of kings offers Her puja; She is the Queen, lovely, lotus-eyed; She delights the heart, gives joy, is joy to taste, and wears a girdle of tinkling bells.
ramaa raakenduvadanaa ratiroopaa ratipriyaa . rakshaakaree raakshasaghnee raamaa ramanalampataa . 72 .
She is Rama, Her face the full moon, the very form of Rati and dear to Rati; She protects, She slays the rakshasas, She is joy, and She delights in Her Beloved.
kaamyaa kaamakalaaroopaa kadambakusumapriyaa . kalyaanee jagateekandaa karunaarasasaagaraa . 73 .
She is the one to be longed for, the form of Kamakala, fond of kadamba flowers; She is Kalyani, all goodness, the root of the world, an ocean of compassion.
kalaavatee kalaalaapaa kaantaa kaadambareepriyaa . varadaa vaamanayanaa vaaruneemadavihvalaa . 74 .
She is full of every art, sweet of speech, beautiful, fond of the drink kadambari; She grants boons, Her eyes are lovely, and She is lost in the rapture of varuni, the nectar of bliss.
vishvaadhikaa vedavedyaa vindhyaachalanivaasinee . vidhaatree vedajananee vishnumaayaa vilaasinee . 75 .
She is above the universe, known through the Vedas, dwelling on the Vindhya mountain; She creates and sustains, She is Mother of the Vedas, Vishnu's Maya, and full of play.
kshetrasvaroopaa kshetreshee kshetrakshetrajnapaalinee . kshayavriddhivinirmuktaa kshetrapaalasamarchitaa . 76 .
She is the field, the body, and its Queen, guarding both the field and the knower of the field; She is free of waning and waxing, and the guardians of the field offer Her puja.
vijayaa vimalaa vandyaa vandaarujanavatsalaa . vaagvaadinee vaamakeshee vahnimandalavaasinee . 77 .
She is ever victorious, spotless, worthy of every bow, and loving to all who bow to Her; She is the voice that speaks, Her hair is lovely, and She dwells in the circle of fire.
bhaktimatkalpalatikaa pashupaashavimochinee . sanhritaasheshapaashandaa sadaachaarapravartikaa . 78 .
She is the wish-granting creeper to those who have bhakti, and frees bound souls from their bonds; She sweeps away every false path and sets good conduct going.
taapatrayaagnisantaptasamaahlaadanachandrikaa . tarunee taapasaaraadhyaa tanumadhyaa tamo'pahaa . 79 .
She is the moonlight that cools and gladdens those scorched by the three fires of suffering; She is ever young, adored by ascetics, slender of waist, the remover of darkness.
chitistatpadalakshyaarthaa chidekarasaroopinee . svaatmaanandalaveebhootabrahmaadyaanandasantatih . 80 .
She is pure consciousness, the meaning the word 'That' points to, consciousness of a single flavour; the bliss of Brahma and all the rest is only a drop of Her own bliss.
paraa pratyakchiteeroopaa pashyantee paradevataa . madhyamaa vaikhareeroopaa bhaktamaanasahansikaa . 81 .
She is Para, consciousness turned within, Pashyanti, the supreme deity; She is Madhyama and the spoken word Vaikhari, the swan on the lake of Her bhaktas' minds.
kaameshvarapraananaadee kritajnaa kaamapoojitaa . shringaararasasampoornaa jayaa jaalandharasthitaa . 82 .
She is the very breath of Kameshvara's life; She knows all that is done; Kama offers Her puja; She is full of the flavour of love, victorious, dwelling in the Jalandhara pitha.
odyaanapeethanilayaa bindumandalavaasinee . rahoyaagakramaaraadhyaa rahastarpanatarpitaa . 83 .
Her seat is the Odyana pitha, and She dwells in the circle of the bindu; She is adored by the order of the inner, secret yaga, and pleased by its secret offerings.
sadyahprasaadinee vishvasaakshinee saakshivarjitaa . shadangadevataayuktaa shaadgunyaparipooritaa . 84 .
Her grace comes at once; She witnesses the whole world and has no witness Herself; the devatas of the six limbs are with Her, and She is full of the six excellences.
nityaklinnaa nirupamaa nirvaanasukhadaayinee . nityaashodashikaaroopaa shreekanthaardhashareerinee . 85 .
She is ever tender with compassion, beyond compare, the giver of the bliss of nirvana; She is the sixteen Nityas, and half of the body of Shrikantha, who is Shiva.
prabhaavatee prabhaaroopaa prasiddhaa parameshvaree . moolaprakritiravyaktaa vyaktaavyaktasvaroopinee . 86 .
She is radiant, radiance itself, renowned, the supreme Ruler; She is the root of nature, the unmanifest, and both the manifest and the unmanifest.
vyaapinee vividhaakaaraa vidyaa'vidyaasvaroopinee . mahaakaameshanayanakumudaahlaadakaumudee . 87 .
She pervades all, has countless forms, and is both knowledge and ignorance; She is the moonlight that makes the water-lily eyes of Mahakameshvara open in joy.
bhaktahaardatamobhedabhaanumadbhaanusantatih . shivadootee shivaaraadhyaa shivamoortih shivankaree . 88 .
She is the stream of sunbeams that breaks the darkness in Her bhaktas' hearts; She is Shivaduti, for whom Shiva went as messenger; Shiva adores Her; She is Shiva in form and the maker of all that is good.
shivapriyaa shivaparaa shishteshtaa shishtapoojitaa . aprameyaa svaprakaashaa manovaachaamagocharaa . 89 .
She is dear to Shiva and wholly given to Shiva, loved and honoured by the good; She is beyond measure, shining by Her own light, beyond the reach of mind and word.
chichchhaktishchetanaaroopaa jadashaktirjadaatmikaa . gaayatree vyaahritih sandhyaa dvijavrindanishevitaa . 90 .
She is the power of consciousness and consciousness itself, the power in lifeless matter and matter itself; She is Gayatri, the vyahritis and Sandhya, served by the twice-born.
tattvaasanaa tattvamayee panchakoshaantarasthitaa . nihseemamahimaa nityayauvanaa madashaalinee . 91 .
She is seated on the tattvas and made of them (read also: She is 'That', She is 'You'); She dwells within the five sheaths; Her glory has no bounds; She is ever young, radiant in rapture.
madaghoornitaraktaakshee madapaatalagandabhooh . chandanadravadigdhaangee chaampeyakusumapriyaa . 92 .
Her reddened eyes roll with rapture and Her cheeks are flushed with it; Her body is anointed with sandal paste, and She loves the champak flower.
kushalaa komalaakaaraa kurukullaa kuleshvaree . kulakundaalayaa kaulamaargatatparasevitaa . 93 .
She is skilful, gentle of form, Kurukulla, Queen of the Kula; She dwells in the Kulakunda and is served by those given to the Kaula path.
kumaaragananaathaambaa tushtih pushtirmatirdhritih . shaantih svastimatee kaantirnandinee vighnanaashinee . 94 .
She is the Mother of Kumara and of Ganesha; She is contentment, nourishment, understanding and steadiness; peace, well-being, radiance and delight, and the destroyer of obstacles.
tejovatee trinayanaa lolaaksheekaamaroopinee . maalinee hansinee maataa malayaachalavaasinee . 95 .
She is full of light, three-eyed, with restless eyes, taking any form She wills; She wears garlands, She is one with the swan-like yogis, the Mother, dwelling on the Malaya mountain.
sumukhee nalinee subhrooh shobhanaa suranaayikaa . kaalakanthee kaantimatee kshobhinee sookshmaroopinee . 96 .
She is fair of face, soft as a lotus, with lovely brows, radiant, the leader of the devas; She is Kalakanthi, Shiva's own, full of light, the stirrer of the mind, subtle beyond sight.
vajreshvaree vaamadevee vayo'vasthaavivarjitaa . siddheshvaree siddhavidyaa siddhamaataa yashasvinee . 97 .
She is Vajreshvari, Vamadevi, untouched by age; She is Queen of the siddhas, the siddhas' own vidya, Mother of the siddhas, and full of renown.
vishuddhichakranilayaa''raktavarnaa trilochanaa . khatvaangaadipraharanaa vadanaikasamanvitaa . 98 .
She dwells in the Vishuddhi chakra, rosy in colour, three-eyed; She bears the khatvanga and other weapons, and has one face.
paayasaannapriyaa tvaksthaa pashulokabhayankaree . amritaadimahaashaktisanvritaa daakineeshvaree . 99 .
She loves payasam, dwells in the skin, and fills bound creatures with fear; surrounded by Amrita and the other great shaktis, She is Dakini, their Queen.
anaahataabjanilayaa shyaamaabhaa vadanadvayaa . danshtrojjvalaa'kshamaalaadidharaa rudhirasansthitaa . 100 .
She dwells in the Anahata lotus, dark in colour, with two faces; bright with tusks, She holds the rosary and more, and presides over the blood.
kaalaraatryaadishaktyaughavritaa snigdhaudanapriyaa . mahaaveerendravaradaa raakinyambaasvaroopinee . 101 .
She is surrounded by Kalaratri and the host of shaktis, and loves rice rich with ghee; She grants boons to great heroes, and is Rakini Amba.
manipooraabjanilayaa vadanatrayasanyutaa . vajraadikaayudhopetaa daamaryaadibhiraavritaa . 102 .
She dwells in the Manipura lotus, with three faces; She holds the vajra and other weapons, and Damari and others surround Her.
raktavarnaa maansanishthaa gudaannapreetamaanasaa . samastabhaktasukhadaa laakinyambaasvaroopinee . 103 .
She is red in colour, presides over the flesh, and loves rice sweetened with jaggery; She gives joy to all Her bhaktas, and is Lakini Amba.
svaadhishthaanaambujagataa chaturvaktramanoharaa . shoolaadyaayudhasampannaa peetavarnaa'tigarvitaa . 104 .
She dwells in the Svadhishthana lotus, lovely with four faces; She holds the trident and other weapons, yellow in colour, and very proud.
medonishthaa madhupreetaa bandhinyaadisamanvitaa . dadhyannaasaktahridayaa kaakineeroopadhaarinee . 105 .
She presides over the fat, loves honey, and is attended by Bandhini and the rest; Her heart is set on curd rice, and She takes the form of Kakini.
moolaadhaaraambujaaroodhaa panchavaktraa'sthisansthitaa . ankushaadipraharanaa varadaadinishevitaa . 106 .
She is seated on the Muladhara lotus, with five faces, presiding over the bones; She holds the goad and other weapons, and Varada and the rest attend on Her.
mudgaudanaasaktachittaa saakinyambaasvaroopinee . aajnaachakraabjanilayaa shuklavarnaa shadaananaa . 107 .
Her heart is set on rice cooked with mung, and She is Sakini Amba; She dwells in the lotus of the Ajna chakra, white in colour, with six faces.
majjaasansthaa hansavateemukhyashaktisamanvitaa . haridraannaikarasikaa haakineeroopadhaarinee . 108 .
She presides over the marrow, attended by Hamsavati and the other chief shaktis; She loves rice with turmeric above all, and takes the form of Hakini.
sahasradalapadmasthaa sarvavarnopashobhitaa . sarvaayudhadharaa shuklasansthitaa sarvatomukhee . 109 .
She dwells in the thousand-petalled lotus, bright with every colour; She bears every weapon, presides over the seed of life, and has faces on every side.
sarvaudanapreetachittaa yaakinyambaasvaroopinee . svaahaa svadhaa'matirmedhaa shrutih smritiranuttamaa . 110 .
Every kind of rice offering pleases Her, and She is Yakini Amba; She is svaha and svadha, She is ignorance and wisdom, the Veda and the smriti, unsurpassed.
punyakeertih punyalabhyaa punyashravanakeertanaa . pulomajaarchitaa bandhamochanee barbaraalakaa . 111 .
Her fame is pure, She is reached through merit, and to hear and sing of Her is merit itself; Shachi, Indra's queen, offers Her puja; She frees from bondage, and Her locks are curling.
vimarsharoopinee vidyaa viyadaadijagatprasooh . sarvavyaadhiprashamanee sarvamrityunivaarinee . 112 .
She is Vimarsha, the power of self-awareness, and Vidya, knowledge; She gave birth to the world from space onwards; She calms every disease and wards off every death.
agraganyaa'chintyaroopaa kalikalmashanaashinee . kaatyaayanee kaalahantree kamalaakshanishevitaa . 113 .
She is first of all, of a form beyond thought, the destroyer of the sins of the Kali age; She is Katyayani, the slayer of time, served by the lotus-eyed Vishnu.
taamboolapooritamukhee daadimeekusumaprabhaa . mrigaakshee mohinee mukhyaa mridaanee mitraroopinee . 114 .
Her mouth is full of betel, and She glows like the pomegranate flower; She is doe-eyed, enchanting, the first of all, Mridani, Shiva's own, and a friend to all.
nityatriptaa bhaktanidhirniyantree nikhileshvaree . maitryaadivaasanaalabhyaa mahaapralayasaakshinee . 115 .
She is ever content, the treasure of Her bhaktas, the guide and Queen of all; She is reached through friendliness and the other good dispositions, and witnesses the great dissolution.
paraashaktih paraanishthaa prajnaanaghanaroopinee . maadhveepaanaalasaa mattaa maatrikaavarnaroopinee . 116 .
She is the supreme Shakti, the supreme goal, knowing made whole; languid and rapt with the sweet drink madhvi, She is the form of the letters of the alphabet.
mahaakailaasanilayaa mrinaalamridudorlataa . mahaneeyaa dayaamoortirmahaasaamraajyashaalinee . 117 .
She dwells on the great Kailasa, Her arms soft as lotus stalks; She is worthy of all honour, compassion in form, and rules the great empire of the worlds.
aatmavidyaa mahaavidyaa shreevidyaa kaamasevitaa . shreeshodashaakshareevidyaa trikootaa kaamakotikaa . 118 .
She is the knowledge of the Self, the great knowledge, Shri Vidya, served by Kama; She is the sixteen-syllabled Shri Vidya, of three parts, and Kamakotika.
kataakshakinkareebhootakamalaakotisevitaa . shirahsthitaa chandranibhaa bhaalasthendradhanuhprabhaa . 119 .
Millions of Lakshmis, made Her servants by a single sidelong glance, serve Her; in the head She shines like the moon, and on the brow like a rainbow.
hridayasthaa raviprakhyaa trikonaantaradeepikaa . daakshaayanee daityahantree dakshayajnavinaashinee . 120 .
In the heart She shines like the sun, a diya within the triangle; She is Dakshayani, slayer of the daityas, who brought Daksha's yajna to ruin.
daraandolitadeerghaakshee darahaasojjvalanmukhee . gurumoortirgunanidhirgomaataa guhajanmabhooh . 121 .
Her long eyes move gently and Her face is bright with a soft smile; She is the Guru in form, a treasure of virtues, the Mother of the cows, and the birthplace of Guha.
deveshee dandaneetisthaa daharaakaasharoopinee . pratipanmukhyaraakaantatithimandalapoojitaa . 122 .
She is Queen of the devas, upholding just rule, the space within the heart; She is honoured through the circle of the tithis, from Pratipada to the full moon.
kalaatmikaa kalaanaathaa kaavyaalaapavinodinee . sachaamararamaavaaneesavyadakshinasevitaa . 123 .
She is made of the kalas and is their Queen, delighting in poetry; Lakshmi and Saraswati, holding chamaras, serve Her on the left and on the right.
aadishaktirameyaatmaa paramaa paavanaakritih . anekakotibrahmaandajananee divyavigrahaa . 124 .
She is the first Shakti, of immeasurable self, the supreme, pure in form; She is Mother of many crores of worlds, and Her body is divine.
kleenkaaree kevalaa guhyaa kaivalyapadadaayinee . tripuraa trijagadvandyaa trimoortistridasheshvaree . 125 .
She is the syllable klim, the one alone, the secret one, the giver of liberation; She is Tripura, honoured in the three worlds, the Trimurti in one, Queen of the devas.
tryaksharee divyagandhaadhyaa sindooratilakaanchitaa . umaa shailendratanayaa gauree gandharvasevitaa . 126 .
She is the three syllables, rich with divine fragrance, marked with a tilak of sindoor; She is Uma, daughter of the king of mountains, Gauri, served by the gandharvas.
vishvagarbhaa svarnagarbhaa'varadaa vaagadheeshvaree . dhyaanagamyaa'parichchhedyaa jnaanadaa jnaanavigrahaa . 127 .
She holds the universe in Her womb, She is the golden womb, She cuts down the base, She is Queen of speech; She is reached in dhyana, beyond all bounds, the giver of knowledge, knowledge in form.
sarvavedaantasanvedyaa satyaanandasvaroopinee . lopaamudraarchitaa leelaakॢptabrahmaandamandalaa . 128 .
She is known through all the Vedanta, truth and bliss in form; Lopamudra offers Her puja, and in play She has made the round of the worlds.
adrishyaa drishyarahitaa vijnaatree vedyavarjitaa . yoginee yogadaa yogyaa yogaanandaa yugandharaa . 129 .
She is unseen, with nothing to see, the knower with nothing left to know; She is Yogini, the giver of yoga, worthy of yoga, the bliss of yoga, the bearer of the ages.
ichchhaashaktijnaanashaktikriyaashaktisvaroopinee . sarvaadhaaraa supratishthaa sadasadroopadhaarinee . 130 .
She is the power of will, the power of knowing and the power of action; the support of all, firmly set, She takes the form of what is and what is not.
ashtamoortirajaajaitree lokayaatraavidhaayinee . ekaakinee bhoomaroopaa nirdvaitaa dvaitavarjitaa . 131 .
She has eight forms, She conquers ignorance, She sets the course of the worlds; She is alone, She is all that exists, without duality, beyond all duality.
annadaa vasudaa vriddhaa brahmaatmaikyasvaroopinee . brihatee braahmanee braahmee brahmaanandaa balipriyaa . 132 .
She gives food, She gives wealth, She is the ancient one, the oneness of Brahman and the Self; She is vast, Brahmani, Brahmi, the bliss of Brahman, fond of offerings.
bhaashaaroopaa brihatsenaa bhaavaabhaavavivarjitaa . sukhaaraadhyaa shubhakaree shobhanaa sulabhaa gatih . 133 .
She is language itself, with a vast army, beyond being and non-being; She is easily adored, She does good, She is radiant, easy to reach, the goal.
raajaraajeshvaree raajyadaayinee raajyavallabhaa . raajatkripaa raajapeethaniveshitanijaashritaa . 134 .
She is Rajarajeshvari, who gives kingdoms and cherishes them; Her grace shines out, and She seats those who take refuge in Her on royal thrones.
raajyalakshmeeh koshanaathaa chaturangabaleshvaree . saamraajyadaayinee satyasandhaa saagaramekhalaa . 135 .
She is the fortune of kingdoms, mistress of the treasury, commander of the fourfold army; She gives empire, She is true to Her word, and the oceans are Her girdle.
deekshitaa daityashamanee sarvalokavashankaree . sarvaarthadaatree saavitree sachchidaanandaroopinee . 136 .
She keeps a vrat, She quells the daityas, She holds all the worlds in Her sway; She grants every aim, She is Savitri, being, consciousness and bliss in form.
deshakaalaaparichchhinnaa sarvagaa sarvamohinee . sarasvatee shaastramayee guhaambaa guhyaroopinee . 137 .
She is bounded by neither place nor time, present everywhere, enchanting all; She is Saraswati, made of the scriptures, Mother of Guha, secret in form.
sarvopaadhivinirmuktaa sadaashivapativrataa . sampradaayeshvaree saadhvee gurumandalaroopinee . 138 .
She is free of every limiting adjunct, the faithful wife of Sadashiva; She is Queen of the sacred traditions, the good one, and the whole line of gurus in form.
kulotteernaa bhagaaraadhyaa maayaa madhumatee mahee . ganaambaa guhyakaaraadhyaa komalaangee gurupriyaa . 139 .
She has gone beyond the Kula, She is adored in the sun's disc, She is Maya, sweet as honey, the Earth; She is Mother of Shiva's ganas, adored by the guhyakas, soft of limb and dear to the Guru.
svatantraa sarvatantreshee dakshinaamoortiroopinee . sanakaadisamaaraadhyaa shivajnaanapradaayinee . 140 .
She is free, the Queen of every tantra, Dakshinamurti in form; Sanaka and the sages adore Her, and She gives the knowledge of Shiva.
chitkalaa''nandakalikaa premaroopaa priyankaree . naamapaaraayanapreetaa nandividyaa nateshvaree . 141 .
She is the spark of consciousness, the bud of bliss, love itself, the giver of what is dear; She is pleased when Her names are said through, She is Nandi's vidya, and the Queen of Shiva the dancer.
mithyaajagadadhishthaanaa muktidaa muktiroopinee . laasyapriyaa layakaree lajjaa rambhaadivanditaa . 142 .
She is the ground on which the passing world appears, the giver of liberation and liberation itself; She loves the lasya dance, She dissolves all, She is modesty, and Rambha and the apsaras bow to Her.
bhavadaavasudhaavrishtih paapaaranyadavaanalaa . daurbhaagyatoolavaatoolaa jaraadhvaantaraviprabhaa . 143 .
She is the rain of nectar on the forest fire of worldly life, the wildfire to the forest of sins; the gale that scatters the cotton of misfortune, the sunlight that ends the darkness of old age.
bhaagyaabdhichandrikaa bhaktachittakekighanaaghanaa . rogaparvatadambholirmrityudaarukuthaarikaa . 144 .
She is the moonlight that swells the ocean of good fortune, the rain-cloud to the peacocks of Her bhaktas' hearts; the thunderbolt to the mountain of disease, the axe to the tree of death.
maheshvaree mahaakaalee mahaagraasaa mahaashanaa . aparnaa chandikaa chandamundaasuranishoodinee . 145 .
She is Maheshvari, Mahakali, who swallows the great and devours all at the end; She is Aparna, Chandika, the slayer of the asuras Chanda and Munda.
ksharaaksharaatmikaa sarvalokeshee vishvadhaarinee . trivargadaatree subhagaa tryambakaa trigunaatmikaa . 146 .
She is both the perishing and the imperishable, the Queen of all worlds, who bears the universe; She gives the three aims of life, She is full of grace, three-eyed, the soul of the three gunas.
svargaapavargadaa shuddhaa japaapushpanibhaakritih . ojovatee dyutidharaa yajnaroopaa priyavrataa . 147 .
She gives heaven and liberation, She is pure, Her form glows like the hibiscus; She is full of vigour, full of light, the yajna in form, and fond of vrats.
duraaraadhyaa duraadharshaa paataleekusumapriyaa . mahatee merunilayaa mandaarakusumapriyaa . 148 .
She is hard to win and cannot be overcome, and She loves the patali flower; She is great, dwelling on Meru, and loves the mandara flower.
veeraaraadhyaa viraadroopaa virajaa vishvatomukhee . pratyagroopaa paraakaashaa praanadaa praanaroopinee . 149 .
Heroes adore Her; She is the cosmic whole, free of passion, facing every way; She is the inner Self, the supreme space, the giver of life and life itself.
maartaandabhairavaaraadhyaa mantrineenyastaraajyadhooh . tripureshee jayatsenaa nistraigunyaa paraaparaa . 150 .
Martanda Bhairava adores Her; She has given the burden of rule to Mantrini; She is Queen of Tripura, whose army is ever victorious, beyond the three gunas, both the higher and the lower.
satyajnaanaanandaroopaa saamarasyaparaayanaa . kapardinee kalaamaalaa kaamadhukkaamaroopinee . 151 .
She is truth, knowledge and bliss, steady in the oneness of Shiva and Shakti; She is Kapardini, Shiva's own, wearing the arts as a garland, the cow of plenty, lovely in form.
kalaanidhih kaavyakalaa rasajnaa rasashevadhih . pushtaa puraatanaa poojyaa pushkaraa pushkarekshanaa . 152 .
She is the treasury of the arts, the art of poetry, knower of every rasa and its treasure-house; She is full and nourished, ancient, worthy of honour, the lotus, lotus-eyed.
paranjyotih parandhaam paramaanuh paraatparaa . paashahastaa paashahantree paramantravibhedinee . 153 .
She is the supreme light, the supreme abode, the subtlest atom, higher than the highest; She holds the noose in Her hand, She cuts every bond, and She breaks the spells of others.
moortaa'moortaa'nityatriptaa munimaanasahansikaa . satyavrataa satyaroopaa sarvaantaryaaminee satee . 154 .
She has form and is formless, pleased even by passing offerings, the swan in the minds of sages; She is true to Her vrat, truth itself, the dweller in all, Sati.
brahmaanee brahmajananee bahuroopaa budhaarchitaa . prasavitree prachandaa''jnaa pratishthaa prakataakritih . 155 .
She is Brahmani, the Mother of Brahma, of many forms, adored by the wise; She gives birth to all, Her command is mighty, She is the foundation, manifest in all that is seen.
praaneshvaree praanadaatree panchaashatpeetharoopinee . vishrinkhalaa viviktasthaa veeramaataa viyatprasooh . 156 .
She is Queen of the breath and giver of life, the fifty sacred seats in form; She is unfettered, dwelling apart, Mother of heroes, Mother of the sky.
mukundaa muktinilayaa moolavigraharoopinee . bhaavajnaa bhavarogaghnee bhavachakrapravartinee . 157 .
She is Mukunda, the home of liberation, the root form of all; She knows every feeling, cures the sickness of worldly life, and turns its wheel.
chhandahsaaraa shaastrasaaraa mantrasaaraa talodaree . udaarakeertiruddaamavaibhavaa varnaroopinee . 158 .
She is the essence of the Vedas, of the scriptures and of the mantras, slender of waist; Her fame is generous, Her glory unbounded, and She is the letters in form.
janmamrityujaraataptajanavishraantidaayinee . sarvopanishadudghushtaa shaantyateetakalaatmikaa . 159 .
She gives rest to those scorched by birth, death and old age; all the Upanishads proclaim Her, and She is the kala that lies beyond peace.
gambheeraa gaganaantasthaa garvitaa gaanalolupaa . kalpanaarahitaa kaashthaa'kaantaa kaantaardhavigrahaa . 160 .
She is deep beyond sounding, dwelling in space, proud, delighting in song; She is free of all imagining, the final goal, the end of sorrow, half of Her Beloved's body.
kaaryakaarananirmuktaa kaamakelitarangitaa . kanatkanakataatankaa leelaavigrahadhaarinee . 161 .
She is free of cause and effect, rippling with the play of love; She wears glittering gold earrings, and takes forms at will in play.
ajaa kshayavinirmuktaa mugdhaa kshipraprasaadinee . antarmukhasamaaraadhyaa bahirmukhasudurlabhaa . 162 .
She is unborn, free from decay, captivating, quick to be pleased; She is adored by those who turn within, and very hard to find for those who look outward.
trayee trivarganilayaa tristhaa tripuramaalinee . niraamayaa niraalambaa svaatmaaraamaa sudhaasritih . 163 .
She is the three Vedas, the home of the three aims of life, dwelling in the three, Tripuramalini; She is free of all ills, resting on nothing, delighting in Her own Self, a stream of nectar.
sansaarapankanirmagnasamuddharanapanditaa . yajnapriyaa yajnakartree yajamaanasvaroopinee . 164 .
She is skilled in lifting out those sunk in the mire of worldly life; She loves the yajna, performs it, and is Herself the one for whom it is performed.
dharmaadhaaraa dhanaadhyakshaa dhanadhaanyavivardhinee . viprapriyaa vipraroopaa vishvabhramanakaarinee . 165 .
She upholds dharma, She is the keeper of wealth, She makes wealth and grain increase; She loves the learned, She is in their form, and She keeps the world turning.
vishvagraasaa vidrumaabhaa vaishnavee vishnuroopinee . ayoniryoninilayaa kootasthaa kularoopinee . 166 .
She swallows the universe, glows like coral, She is Vaishnavi, Vishnu in form; She has no source and is the source of all, unchanging as the anvil, the Kula in form.
veeragoshtheepriyaa veeraa naishkarmyaa naadaroopinee . vijnaanakalanaa kalyaa vidagdhaa baindavaasanaa . 167 .
She loves the company of heroes and is heroic, beyond action, sound itself in form; She is the fullness of knowing, fit to create, wise in all things, seated in the bindu.
tattvaadhikaa tattvamayee tattvamarthasvaroopinee . saamagaanapriyaa saumyaa sadaashivakutumbinee . 168 .
She is above the tattvas and made of them, the very meaning of 'That' and 'You'; She loves the singing of the Sama Veda, She is gentle, and She is Sadashiva's wife.
savyaapasavyamaargasthaa sarvaapadvinivaarinee . svasthaa svabhaavamadhuraa dheeraa dheerasamarchitaa . 169 .
She is reached by the right-hand path and the left, and wards off every calamity; She rests in Herself, sweet by nature, wise, adored by the wise.
chaitanyaarghyasamaaraadhyaa chaitanyakusumapriyaa . sadoditaa sadaatushtaa tarunaadityapaatalaa . 170 .
She is adored with consciousness as the arghya, and loves consciousness as Her flower; She is ever risen, ever content, rosy as the young morning sun.
dakshinaadakshinaaraadhyaa darasmeramukhaambujaa . kaulineekevalaa'narghyakaivalyapadadaayinee . 171 .
She is adored by the wise and the simple alike, Her lotus face lit by a soft smile; She is Kaulini, the one alone, and gives the priceless state of liberation.
stotrapriyaa stutimatee shrutisanstutavaibhavaa . manasvinee maanavatee maheshee mangalaakritih . 172 .
She loves stutis and is what every stuti praises; the Vedas sing Her glory; She is high-minded, full of dignity, Mahesha's Queen, all goodness in form.
vishvamaataa jagaddhaatree vishaalaakshee viraaginee . pragalbhaa paramodaaraa paraamodaa manomayee . 173 .
She is Mother of the universe, the nurse of the world, wide-eyed, free of attachment; bold and assured, supremely generous, supremely joyful, made of mind.
vyomakeshee vimaanasthaa vajrinee vaamakeshvaree . panchayajnapriyaa panchapretamanchaadhishaayinee . 174 .
The sky is Her hair, She rides in a celestial chariot, She bears the vajra, She is Vamakeshvari; She loves the five yajnas, and rests on the couch of the five pretas.
panchamee panchabhooteshee panchasankhyopachaarinee . shaashvatee shaashvataishvaryaa sharmadaa shambhumohinee . 175 .
She is the fifth, the Queen of the five elements, honoured with the five offerings; She is eternal, of eternal sovereignty, the giver of joy, who enchants Shambhu.
dharaa dharasutaa dhanyaa dharminee dharmavardhinee . lokaateetaa gunaateetaa sarvaateetaa shamaatmikaa . 176 .
She is the Earth, the daughter of the mountain, blessed, righteous, the one who makes dharma grow; beyond the worlds, beyond the gunas, beyond all, peace itself.
bandhookakusumaprakhyaa baalaa leelaavinodinee . sumangalee sukhakaree suveshaadhyaa suvaasinee . 177 .
She is bright as the bandhuka flower, Bala the ever-young, delighting in play; She is ever blessed as a wife, the giver of joy, richly and beautifully dressed, a suvasini.
suvaasinyarchanapreetaa''shobhanaa shuddhamaanasaa . bindutarpanasantushtaa poorvajaa tripuraambikaa . 178 .
She is pleased when suvasinis offer Her puja, radiant, pure of mind; She is content with offerings to the bindu, the first-born, Tripurambika.
dashamudraasamaaraadhyaa tripuraashreevashankaree . jnaanamudraa jnaanagamyaa jnaanajneyasvaroopinee . 179 .
She is adored with the ten mudras, and holds Tripurashri in Her sway; She is the jnana mudra, reached by knowledge, both knowledge and the known.
yonimudraa trikhandeshee trigunaa'mbaa trikonagaa . anaghaa'dbhutachaaritraa vaanchhitaarthapradaayinee . 180 .
She is the yoni mudra, Queen of the three parts, the Mother of the three gunas, dwelling in the triangle; She is sinless, wondrous in Her deeds, and grants every wish.
abhyaasaatishayajnaataa shadadhvaateetaroopinee . avyaajakarunaamoortirajnaanadhvaantadeepikaa . 181 .
She is known through long and steady practice, and Her form is beyond the six paths; She is compassion that asks no reason, the diya that ends the darkness of ignorance.
aabaalagopaviditaa sarvaanullanghyashaasanaa . shreechakraraajanilayaa shreemattripurasundaree . 182 .
She is known to all, down to children and cowherds, and none can set Her command aside; She dwells in the Shri Chakra, king of chakras, the glorious Tripurasundari.
shreeshivaa shivashaktyaikyaroopinee lalitaambikaa . evan shreelalitaadevyaa naamnaan saahasrakan jaguh . 183 .
She is Shri Shiva, the oneness of Shiva and Shakti in form, Lalitambika. So did Vashini and the devis of speech sing the thousand names of Shri Lalita Devi.