Dhyan Shlok 1
om shrividyam shiva-vama-bhaga-nilayam hrinkar-mantrojvalam
shrichakrankita bindu-madhya-vasatim shrimat-sabha-nayikam |
shrimat-shanmukha vighnaraja-jananim shrimajjaganmohinim
meenakshim pranato-[a]smi santatam-aham karunya-varamnidhim | |
Meaning: shrividyam: she who is the embodiment of Sri Vidya; shiva-vama-bhaga-nilayam: she who resides as the left part of Lord Shiv; hrinkar-mantrojvalam: she whose form shines
with the Hrim mantra; shrichakrankita bindu-madhya-vasatim: she who resides as the bindu in the middle of the Sri chakra; shrimat-sabha-nayikam: She who is the revered goddess presiding the assembly of Devas
shrimat-shanmukha vighnaraja-jananim: she who is the revered mother of Shanmukh (Lord Kartikeya) and Vighnaraja (Lord Ganesh); shrimajjaganmohinim: she who is the great enchantress of the world
meenakshim pranato-[a]smi santatam-aham: I always bow down to Devi Meenakshi; karunya-varamnidhim: she who the ocean of compassion
Dhyan Shlok 2
sinduraruna-vigraham trinayanam manikya-maulisphurat
taranayak-shekharam smitamukhimapina-vakshoruhaam |
panibhyam-alipurna-ratna-chashakam raktotpalam vibhratim
saumyam ratna-ghatasth-raktacharanam dhyayet-paramambikam | |
Meaning: sinduraruna-vigraham: she who has a radiant, vermilion complexion (the color of kumkum and the rising sun); trinayanam: she who has three eyes; manikya-mauli-sphurat taranayak-shekharam:
and adorns a dazzling crown studded with rubies and a moon; smitamukhimapina-vakshoruhaam: she who forever sports a captivating smile on her face, the one with a fully developed bosom
(nourishing the Universe as a Mother); panibhyam-alipurna-ratna-chashakam raktotpalam vibhratim: who holds a jewel-encrusted cup brimming with honey mead in one hand, and twirls a red lotus with the other;
saumyam ratna-ghatasth-raktacharanam: she who is forever the ocean of compassion and beauty and keeps her lustrous, crimson left foot on a pot of rubies;
dhyayet-paramambikam: we medidate on that Para Ambika (Supreme Divine mother)
Verse 1
om shrimata shri maharagyni shrimat-sinhasaneshvari |
chidagni-kund-sambhuta devakarya-samudyata | | 1 | |
Meaning: srimata: she who is auspicious mother; shri maharagyni: she who is the auspicious ruler; shrimat-sinhasaneshvari: she who is the ruler of the blessed lion-throne;
chidagni-kund-sambhuta: she who is born in the fire-pit of consciousness; devakarya-samudyata: she who is enabler of the devas' work
(N1-N5)
Verse 2
udyad-bhanu-sahasrabha chaturbahu-samanvita |
raagasvarup-pashadhya krodhakarankushojjvala | | 2 | |
Meaning: udyad-bhanu-sahasrabha: she who is radiant as thousands of rising suns; chaturbahu-samanvita: she who is with four arms
raagasvarup-pashadhya: she who bears the noose of desire; krodhakarankushojjvala: she who bears the goad of anger
(N6-N9)
Verse 3
manorupeshu-kodanda panchatanmatra-sayaka |
nijarun-prabhapur-majjad-brahmand-mandala | | 3 | |
Meaning: manorupekshu-kodanda: she who bears the (sugarcane) bow of mind; panchatanmatra-sayaka: she who bears the tanmatras (five subtle elements) as arrows;
nijarun-prabhapur-majjad-brahmand-mandala: she who bathes the universe in a rosy brilliance
(N10-N12)
Verse 4
champakashok-punnag-saugandhikalasatkacha |
kuruvindamani-shreni-kanatkotir-mandita | | 4 | |
Meaning: champakashok-punnag-saugandhikalasatkacha: she whose hair is adorned with champaka, punnag, and saugandhika flowers; kuruvindamani-shreni-kanatkotir-mandita:
she whose crown is studded with rows of Kuruvinda (name of a gem)
(N13-N14)
Verse 5
ashtami-chandra-vibhraj-dalikasthal-shobhita |
mukh-chandra-kalankabh-mriganabhi-visheshaka | | 5 | |
Meaning: ashtami-chandra-vibhraj-dalikasthal-shobhita: she whose forehead shines like the crescent moon of the eighth night of the lunar month; mukh-chandra-kalankabh-mriganabhi-visheshaka: she who wears a kasturi (musk) mark on her forehead, which shines like the spot on the moon
(N15-N16)
Verse 6
vadan-smar-mangalya-grihtoran-chillika |
vaktra-lakshmi parivah-chalanminabh-lochana | | 6 | |
Meaning: vadan-smar-mangalya-grihtoran-chillika: she whose eyebrows are the entrance arches of Kamraaj's palace; vaktra-lakshmi parivah-chalanminabh-lochana: she whose eyes are like fishes moving and playing in the stream of her beautiful face
(N17-N18)
Verse 7
navchampak-pushpabh-nasadand-virajita |
tarakanti-tiraskari-nasabharan-bhasura | | 7 | |
Meaning: navchampak-pushpabh-nasadand-virajita: she whose nose like a newly blossoming champaka flower; tarakanti-tiraskari-nasabharan-bhasura: she whose nose stud shines brighter than stars
(N19-N20)
Verse 8
kadambmanjari-klupta-karnapur-manohara |
tatanka-yugali-bhut-tapanodup-mandala | | 8 | |
Meaning: kadambmanjari-klupta-karnapur-manohara: she who is captivating and wears bunches of kadamba (flowers) as ornaments in her ears;
tatanka-yugali-bhut-tapanodup-mandala: she who wears the sun and moon as earrings
(N21-N22)
Verse 9
padmaraag-shiladarsha-paribhavi-kapolabhuh |
navavidruma-bimbashree-nyakkari-radanachada | | 9 | |
Meaning: padmaraag-shiladarsha-paribhavi-kapolabhuh: she whose cheeks outshine the glow of mirrors made of padmaraag (a percious gem);
navavidruma-bimbashree-nyakkari-radanachada: she whose lips are brighter and redder than the coral and fresh bimba fruit
(N23-N24)
Verse 10
shuddh-vidyankurakara-dvijapankti-dvayojvala |
karpur-vitikamoda-samakarsh-digantara | | 10 | |
Meaning: shuddh-vidyankurakara-dvijapankti-dvayojvala: she who shines with her two rows of teeth which are buds of pure knowledge;
karpur-vitikamoda-samakarsh-digantara: she enjoys the betel leaves rolled with camphor, whose fragrance attracts the universe
(N25-N26)
Verse 11
nij-sallap-madhurya-vinirbhartsit-kacchapi |
mandasmit-prabhapur-majjatkamesh-manasa | | 11 | |
Meaning: nij-sallap-madhurya-vinirbhartsit-kacchapi: she the sweet melody of whose speech puts to shame Ma Saraswati's veena, kacchapi;
mandasmit-prabhapur-majjatkamesh-manasa: she who submerges Kamesh's mind with her radiant smile
(N27-N28)
Verse 12
anakalit-sadrishya-chubukshree-virajita |
kamesh-baddh-mangalya-sutra-shobhit-kandhra | | 12 | |
Meaning: anakalit-sadrishya-chubukshree-virajita: she whose chin is of unmatched beauty; kamesh-baddh-mangalya-sutra-shobhit-kandhra:
she whose neck is adorned with the marriage thread tied by Kamesh
(N29-N30)
Verse 13
kanakangad-keyur-kamniya-bhujanvita |
ratnagraiveya-chintak-lol-mukta phalanvita | | 13 | |
Meaning: kanakangad-keyur-kamniya-bhujanvita: she whose arms are adorned with golden armlets;
ratnagraiveya-chintak-lol-mukta phalanvita: she whose neck is adorned with a necklace of gems, and a dangling pearl
(N31-N32)
Verse 14
kameshvara-premratna-mani-pratipan-stani |
nabhyalval-romali-lata-phal-kuchadvaei | | 14 | |
Meaning: kameshvara-premratna-mani-pratipan-stani: she who offers her breasts to Kameshvara in return for a priceless gem—his love;
nabhyalval-romali-lata-phal-kuchadvaei: she whose breasts grow like fruits on a creeper of fine hairline rising from the root of her navel
(N33-N34)
Verse 15
lakshyarom-latadharatasmunneya-madhyama |
stanbhar-dalanmadhya-pattbandha-valitraya | | 15 | |
Meaning: lakshyarom-latadharatasmunneya-madhyama: her delicate waist is guessed or inferred only by the fine hair rising from it;
stanbhaar-dalanmadhya-pattbandha-valitraya: she whose girdle or belt (belt formed by the three folds of skin on the stomach) supports her waist,
bending under the burden of her breasts
(N35-N36)
Verse 16
arunarun-kaosumbh-vastra-bhasvat-katitati |
ratna-kinkinika-ramya-rashna-daam-bhushita | | 16 | |
Meaning: arunarun-kaosumbh-vastra-bhasvat-katitati: she whose bright waist is covered with a silken garment, the colour of kaosumbh (safflower), like that of a rising sun; ratna-kinkinika-ramya-rashna-daam-bhushita: she who is wearing a golden belt studded with jewelled bells
(N37-N38)
Verse 17
kamesh-gyat-saubhagya-mardavoru-dvayanvita |
manikya-makutakara-janudvaya-virajita | | 17 | |
Meaning: kamesh-gyat-saubhagya-mardavoru-dvayanvita: only Kamesh knows the symmetry and smoothness of her thighs; manikya-makutakara-janudvaya-virajita:
she whose knees are like jewelled discs made of makutakara (rubies)
(N39-N40)
Verse 18
indragop-parikshipt-smaratunabh-janghika |
gudagulpha kurmaprishtha-jayishnu-prapadanvita | | 18 | |
Meaning: indragop-parikshipt-smaratunabh-janghika: she whose calves are like the gemstone-studded (the name of the gemstone is indragop,
which is also the name of a red velvety insect found during rains) quiver of Kamadev
gudagulpha: she whose ankles are hidden; kurmaprishtha-jayishnu-prapadanvita: she whose foot is arched like the back of a tortoise
(N41-N43)
Verse 19
nakha-didhiti-sanchanna-namajjan-tamoguna |
padadvaya-prabhajala-parakrita-saroruha | | 19 | |
Meaning: nakha-didhiti-sanchanna-namajjan-tamoguna: she whose radiant toenails remove the tamas (darkness of ignorance) of her worshippers;
padadvaya-prabhajala-parakrita-saroruha: she whose feet, by their abundant radiance, outshine even the beauty of the lotus
(N44-N45)
Verse 20
shinjan-manimanjira-mandit-shri-padambuja |
marali-mandagamana mahalavanya-shevadhih | | 20 | |
Meaning: shinjan-manimanjira-mandit-shri-padambuja: she whose sacred lotus feet are decorated with jewelled, tinkling anklets;
marali-mandagamana: she who has the gentle gait of a swan; mahalavanya-shevadhih: she who is the treasure house of beauty
(N46-N48)
Verse 21
sarvaruna-navadyangi sarvabharan-bhushita |
shiv-kameshvarankastha-shiva svadhina-vallabha | | 21 | |
Meaning: sarvaruna: she who radiates a rosy hue; anavadyangi: she who has flawless limbs; sarvabharan-bhushita: she who is wearing all kinds of ornaments;
shiv-kameshvarankastha: she who is seated in Kameshvara's lap; shiva: she who is all auspiciousness and bestows auspiciousness;
svadhina-vallabha: she who has her Lord under her sway (Bhagvan Shiv)
(N49-N54)
Verse 22
sumeru-madhya-shringastha shrimannagar-nayika |
chintamani-grihantastha panch-brahmasan-sthita | | 22 | |
Meaning: sumeru-madhya-shringastha: she who dwells in the middle of Mount Meru; shrimannagar-nayika: she who rules over the auspicious city;
chintamani-grihantastha: she who lives in the palace made of chintamani (a jewel); panch-brahmasan-sthita: she who is seated on the throne made of five Brahmas
(N55-N58)
Verse 23
mahapadmatavi-sanstha kadambvan-vasinee |
sudhasagar-madhyastha kamakshi-kamdayini | | 23 | |
Meaning: mahapadmatavi-sanstha: she who lives in a great forest of lotuses; kadambvan-vasinee: she who lives in a grove of Kadamba trees;
sudhasagar-madhyastha: she who resides in the middle of the ocean of nectar; kamakshi: she who has beautiful eyes or eyes that awaken desire;
kamdayini: she who fulfils desire
(N59-N63)
Verse 24
devarshi-gan-sanghat-stuyamanatma-vaibhava |
bhandasura-vadhodyukta-shaktisena-samanvita | | 24 | |
Meaning: devarshi-gan-sanghat stuyamanatma-vaibhava: she who is praised by many gods and sages;
bhandasura-vadhodyukta shaktisena-samanvita: she who has the army of Shaktis capable of slaying Bhandasura
(N64-N65)
Verse 25
sampatkari-samarudh-sindhur-vraj-sevita |
ashvarudha-adhishtitashva-koti-kotibhiravrita | | 25 | |
Meaning: sampatkari-samarudh-sindhur-vraj-sevita: she who is attended by herds of elephants commanded by Sampatkari;
ashvarudha-adhishtitashva-koti-kotibhiravrita: she who is surrounded by crores of horses commanded by Ashvarudha
(N66-N67)
Verse 26
chakraraj-radharudh-sarvayudh-parishkrita |
geyachakra-radharudh-mantrini-parisevita | | 26 | |
Meaning: chakraraj-radharudh-sarvayudh-parishkrita: she who is seated in the chariot known as Chakraraj, armed with all kinds of weapons;
geyachakra-radharudh-mantrini-parisevita: she who is attended by Mantrini who rides the Geyacakra chariot
(N68-69)
Verse 27
kirichakra-radharudh-dandanatha-puraskrita |
jvala-malinikakshipt-vahniprakar-madhyaga | | 27 | |
Meaning: kirichakra-radharudh dandanatha-puraskrita: she who is accompanied by Dandanatha riding the Kirichakra chariot;
jvala-malinikakshipt-vahniprakar-madhyaga: she who is at the center of Jvalamalini's fortress of fire
(N70-N71)
Verse 28
bhandasainya-vadhodyukt-shakti-vikram-harshita |
nitya-parakramatop-nireekshan-samutsuka | | 28 | |
Meaning: bhandasainya-vadhodyukt-shakti-vikram-harshita: she who is delighted at the activity of Shaktis, who are intent on destroying Bhandasura;
nitya-parakramatop-nireekshan-samutsuka: she who is delighted to witness the courage of her Nityas
(N72-N73)
Verse 29
bhanda-putra-vadhodyukt-bala-vikram-nandita |
mantrinyamba-virachita-vishang-vadh-toshita | | 29 | |
Meaning: bhanda-putra-vadhodyukt-bala-vikram-nandita: she who is pleased at the might of Bala's intent on fighting Bhandasura's sons; mantrinyamba-virachita-vishang-vadh-toshita: she who celebrates Mantrini's conquest of the demon Vishang
(N74-N75)
Verse 30
vishukra-pranaharan-varahi-viryanandita |
kameshvar-mukhalok-kalpit-shriganeshvara | | 30 | |
Meaning: vishukra-pranaharan-varahi-viryanandita: she who delights in Varahi's conquest of Vishukra;
kameshvar-mukhalok-kalpit-shriganeshvara: she who gave birth to Sri Ganeshvara by glancing at Kameshvara's face
(N76-N77)
Verse 31
maha-ganesh-nirbhinn-vighnyantra-praharshita |
bhandasurendra-nirmukta-shastra-pratyastra-varshini | | 31 | |
Meaning: maha-ganesh-nirbhinn-vighnyantra-praharshita: she who delights in Sri Ganesh destroying the obstacle formed by illusory figures;
bhandasurendra-nirmukta-shastra-pratyastra-varshini: she who showers counter weapons in response to Bhandasura's weapons
(N78-N79)
Verse 32
karanguli-nakhotpanna-narayan-dashakritih |
maha-pashupatastragni-nirdagdhasur-sainika | | 32 | |
Meaning: karanguli-nakhotpanna-narayan-dashakritih: she whose ten fingernails gave birth to ten Narayanas (ten avataras);
maha-pashupatastragni-nirdagdhasur-sainika: she who reduced the demon army to ashes using the great weapon, Maha Pashupata.
(N80-81)
Verse 33
kameshvarastra-nirdagdha-sabhandasur-shunyaka |
brahmopendra-mahendradi-dev-sanstut-vaibhava | | 33 | |
Meaning: kameshvarastra-nirdagdha-sabhandasur-shunyaka: she who destroyed Bhandasura's army and his capital, Shunyaka with the Kameshvarastra (fire weapon); brahmopendra-mahendradi-dev-sanstut-vaibhava: she whose supreme powers are praised by Brahma, Vishnu (Upendra), Shiv (Mahendra) and other devas
(N82-83)
Verse 34
har-netragni-sandagdh-kam-sanjivanoshadhih |
shreemad-vagbhava-kutaika-svaroop-mukh-pankaja | | 34 | |
Meaning: har-netragni-sandagdh-kaam-sanjivanoshadhih: she who herself was the life-giving medicine to Kaamdev, who was burnt to ashes by lord Shiv's third eye;
shreemad-vagbhava-kutaika-svaroop-mukh-pankaja: she whose lotus face represents the divine vagbhava kuta (a group of syllables in the panchadashi mantra)
(N84-N85)
Verse 35
kantadhah-kati-paryant-madhyakut-svarupinee |
shakti-kutaikatapanna-katyadhobhag-dharinee | | 35 | |
Meaning: kantadhah-kati-paryant-madhyakut-svarupinee: she who represents Madhyakut (a group of six middle syllables in the Panchadashi mantra) from throat to waist;
shakti-kutaikatapanna-katyadhobhag-dharinee: she whose form below the waist is Shaktikut (the last four syllables in the Panchadashi mantra)
(N86-N87)
Verse 36
mula-mantratmika mula-kutatraya-kalevara |
kulamritaik-rasika kulsanket-palini | | 36 | |
Meaning: mula-mantratmika: she whose body is made up of three parts of root mantra (panchadashi) herself; mula-kutatraya-kalevara: she whose body is composed of the three parts of the Panchdashi mantra;
kulamritaik-rasika: she who is the very nectar (kulamrit) of the kulas; kulsanket-palini: she who is the protector the code of rituals of all kulas
(N88-91)
Verse 37
kulangana kulantastha kaulinee kulayogini |
akula samayantastha samayachar-tatpara | | 37 | |
Meaning: kulangana: she who is wholly committed to the kula; kulantastha: she who resides in the kula; kaulinee: she who belongs to the kula;
kulayogini: she who presides over the yoga of the kula; akula: she who does not belong to any kula or is beyond all kulas; samayantastha: she who resides within as samaya, the inner worship;
samayachar-tatpara: she who is devoted to the the samaya mode of worship
(N92-N98)
Verse 38
muladharaika-nilaya brahmagranthi-vibhedini |
mani-purantarudita vishnugranthi-vibhedini | | 38 | |
Meaning: muladharaika-nilaya: she whose primary abode is the muladhaar (chakra); brahmagranthi-vibhedini: she who pierces through the Brahma granthi (psychic knot);
mani-purantarudita: she who emerges at the Manipura chakra; vishnugranthi-vibhedini: she who pierces the Vishnu granthi (the second psychic knot)
(N99-N102)
Verse 39
agya-chakrantaralastha rudragranthi-vibhedini |
sahasrarambujarudha sudha-sarabhivarshini | | 39 | |
Meaning: agya-chakrantaralastha: she who resides at the centre of the agya (ajna) chakra; rudragranthi-vibhedini: she who dissolves the Rudra granthi (the third and final psychic knot);
sahasrarambujarudha: she who rises up to the thousand-petalled Sahasraar (crown chakra); sudha-sarabhivarshini: she who pours down streams of nectar (sudha or amrita)
(N103-N106)
Verse 40
tadillata-samruchih shatchakropari-sansthita |
mahasaktih-kundalini bistantu-taniyasi | | 40 | |
Meaning: tadillata-samruchih: she who is radiant as a flash of lightning; shatchakropari-sansthita: she who resides above the six chakras;
mahasaktih: she who is greatly attached to Shiv; kundalini: she who is the coiled one; bistantu-taniyasi: she who as fine as the fibre of a lotus stalk
(N107-N111)
Verse 41
bhavani bhavanagamya bhavaranya-kutharika |
bhadrapriya bhadra-murtir bhakta-saubhagyadayini | | 41 | |
Meaning: bhavani: she who gives life to Bhava (Shiv), and is his consort; bhavanagamya: she who is attained through bhavana (contemplation);
bhavaranya-kutharika: she who is the axe that cuts through the dense forest of samsar; bhadrapriya: she who is fond of all things auspicious;
bhadra-murtih: she who is the embodiment of auspiciousness; bhakta-saubhagyadayini: she who grants the gift of auspicious fortune to her devotees
(N112-N117)
Verse 42
bhaktipriya bhaktigamya bhaktivashya bhayapaha |
shambhavi sharadaradhya sharvani sharmadayini | | 42 | |
Meaning: bhaktipriya: she who delights in devotion; bhaktigamya: she who is attained or approached through devotion; bhaktivashya: she who is won over by devotion;
bhayapaha: she who removes all fear; shambhavi: she who is the wife of Shambhu; sharadaradhya: she who is worshipped by Ma Sharada (Saraswati);
sharvani: she who is the consort of Sharva (Lord Shiv); sharmadayini: she who grants happiness
(N118-N125)
Verse 43
shankari shrikari sadhvi sharchchandra-nibhanana |
shatodari shantimati niradhara niranjana | | 43 | |
Meaning: shankari: she who grants auspiciousness; shrikari: she who grants riches and abundance; sadhvi: she who is devoted solely to Lord Shiv;
sharchchandra-nibhanana: she whose face is bright like the full moon on a clear autumn night; shatodari: she who has a slender waist; shantimati: she who is peaceful;
niradhara: she who is without support or dependence; niranjana: she who is stainless or pristine
(N126-N133)
Verse 44
nirlepa nirmala nitya nirakara nirakula |
nirguna nishkala shanta nishkama nirupaplava | | 44 | |
Meaning: nirlepa: she who is free of the impuritities (mal) of maya, ignorance and worldly attachments; nirmala: she who is spotless; nitya: she who is eternal;
nirakara: she who is formless; nirakula: she who is free of all agitation; nirguna: she who is beyond the gunas (sattva, rajas, and tamas); nishkala: she who is indivisible (without parts);
shanta: she who is tranquil; nishkama: who is free of all desire; nirupaplava: she who is the indestructible
(N134-N143)
Verse 45
nityamukta nirvikara nishprapancha nirashraya |
nitya-shuddha nitya-buddha niravadya nirantara | | 45 | |
Meaning: nityamukta: she who is ever-free; nirvikara: she who is unchanging; nishprapancha: she who is without extension
(who is transcendent, beyond the manifested universe); nirashraya: she who needs no refuge (ashraya), independent; nitya-shuddha: she who is ever-pure;
nitya-buddha: she who is ever-wise; niravadya: she who is blameless or praiseworthy; nirantara: she who is uninterrupted (goes on forever, eternally there)
(N144-N151)
Verse 46
nishkarana nishkalanka nirupadhir nirishvara |
niraga ragamathani nirmada madanashini | | 46 | |
Meaning: nishkarana: she who is without cause; nishkalanka: she who is faultless; nirupadhih: she who has no limitation; nirishvara: she who has no superior;
niraga: she who is without passion or desire; ragamathani: she who destroys passion or desires; nirmada: she who is without pride; madanashini: she who destroys pride
(N152-N159)
Verse 47
nishchinta nirahankara nirmoha mohanashini |
nirmama mamatahantri nishpapa paapnashini | | 47 | |
Meaning: nishchinta: she who is without anxiety; nirahankara: she who is without ego (ahankaar); nirmoha: she who is free from delusion; mohanashini: she who destroys delusion;
nirmama: she who is free of self-interest; mamatahantri: she who destroys self-interest or sense of ownership; nishpaapa: she who is wiithout sin; paapnashini: she who destroys sins
(N160-N167)
Verse 48
nishkrodha krodhashamani nirlobha lobhanashini |
nissanshaya sanshayaghni nirbhava bhavanashini | | 48 | |
Meaning: nishkrodha: she who is free of anger; krodhashamani: she who destroys anger; nirlobha: she who is without greed; lobhanashini: she who destroys greed;
nissanshaya: she who without doubt; sanshayaghni: she who rdestroys all doubt; nirbhava: she who is without origin;
bhavanashini: she who destroys the cycle of wordly existence
(N168-N175)
Verse 49
nirvikalpa nirabadha nirbheda bhednashini |
nirnasha mrityumathani nishkriya nishparigraha | | 49 | |
Meaning: nirvikalpa: who is free of vikalpas (mental constructs or imaginings); nirabadha: she who is undisturbed; nirbheda: she who beyond all differences;
bhednashini: she who destroys all differences; nirnasha: she who is indestructible; mrityumathani: she who destroys death; nishkriya: she who is free of action;
nishparigraha: she who is free of possessiveness
(N176-N183)
Verse 50
nistula nilachikura nirapaya niratyaya |
durlabha durgama durga dukhhantri sukhaprada | | 50 | |
Meaning: nistula: she who is incomparable; nilachikura: she who has dark, bluish-black hair; nirapaya: she who is imperishable; niratyaya: she who cannot be defied;
durlabha: she who is difficult to attain; durgama: she who is difficult to approach; durga: she who carries one across the ocean of samsar; dukhhantri: she who destroys sorrow;
sukhaprada: she who blesses with happiness
(N184-N192)
Verse 51
dushtadura durachaar-shamani doshavarjita |
sarvagyna sandrakaruna samanadhik-varjita | | 51 | |
Meaning: dushtadura: she who is unattainable by sinners or through ignorance; durachaar-shamani: she who ends evil customes and destroys the sense of separation;
doshavarjita: she who is free of faults; sarvagyna: she who is all-knowing; sandrakaruna: she who is intensely compassionate;
samanadhik-varjita: she who has none superior or equal to her
(N193-N198)
Verse 52
sarvashaktimayi sarva-mangala sadgatiprada |
sarveshvari sarvamayi sarvamantra-svarupini | | 52 | |
Meaning: sarvashaktimayi: she who has all powers; sarva-mangala: she who is the source of all that is auspicious; sadgatiprada: she who leads on to the right path;
sarveshvari: she who rules over all; sarvamayi: she who is everything; sarvamantra-svarupini: she who is the essence of all mantras
(N199-N204)
Verse 53
sarva-yantratmika sarva-tantrarupa manonmani |
maaheshvari mahadevi mahalakshmir mridapriya | | 53 | |
Meaning: sarva-yantratmika: she who is the soul of all yantras; sarva-tantrarupa: she who is the form of all tantras;
manonmani: she who takes our awareness to the eighth plane of consciousness where she resides as manonmani; maaheshvari: she who is the consort of Maheshvara;
mahadevi: she who is the great Devi or she whose body is immesaurable; mahalakshmih: she who is the great Devi Lakshmi;
mridapriya: she who is the beloved of Mrida (Lord Shiv)
(N205-N211)
Verse 54
maharupa mahapujya mahapatak-nashini |
mahamaya mahasattva mahashaktir maharatih | | 54 | |
Meaning: maharupa: she who has a great form; mahapujya: she who is highly revered and the ultimate object of worship; mahapatak-nashini: she who destroys greatest of sins;
mahamaya: she who is the great illusion (maya); mahasattva: she who is the great reality; mahashaktih: she who is the great power; maharatih: she who delights in her own essence
(N212-N218)
Verse 55
mahabhoga mahaishvarya mahavirya mahabala |
mahabuddhir mahasiddhir mahayogeshvareshvari | | 55 | |
Meaning: mahabhoga: she who is the great extension or has immense wealth; mahaishvarya: she who is a great ruler; mahavirya: she who is supreme potency
responsible for the creation; mahabala: she who is great strength; mahabuddhih: she who is supreme intellect; mahasiddhih: she who is the highest attainment;
mahayogeshvareshvari: she who rules over the great yogis
(N219-N225)
Verse 56
mahatantra mahamantra mahayantra mahasana |
mahayaag-kramaradhya mahabhairava-pujita | | 56 | |
Meaning: mahatantra: she who is the great tantra; mahamantra: she who is the greatest mantra; mahayantra: she who is the great yantra;
mahasana: she who is the great seat of 36 tatvas as Bindu; mahayaag-kramaradhya: she who is worshipped through the step-by-step rituals of supreme sacrifice;
mahabhairava-pujita: she who is worshipped by the great Bhairav
(N226-N231)
Verse 57
maheshvara-mahakalpa-mahatandava-sakshini |
mahakamesh-mahishi mahatripura-sundari | | 57 | |
Meaning: maheshvara-mahakalpa-mahatandava-sakshini: she who witnesses Maheshvara's great cosmic dance of time; mahakamesh-mahishi: she who is the wife of Mahakameshvara;
mahatripura-sundari: she who is the supreme beauty in the three realms
(N232-N234)
Verse 58
chatuh shashtyupacharadhya chatuh shashtikalamayi |
mahachatuh-shashtikoti-yogini-ganasevita | | 58 | |
Meaning: chatuh-shashtyupacharadhya: she who is worshipped with sixty-four offerings; chatuh-shashtikalamayi: she who is the embodiment of the sixty-four arts;
mahachatuh-shashtikoti-yogini-ganasevita: she who is attended by sixty-four crore yoginis
(N235-N237)
Verse 59
manuvidya chandravidya chandramandal-madhyaga |
charurupa charuhasa charuchandra-kaladhara | | 59 | |
Meaning: manuvidya: she who is embodiment of Manuvidya (Manu was a great Srividya upasak); chandravidya: she who is the embodiment of chandravidya
(a branch of Srividya identified with Chandra, another great Sri Vidya upasak;
chandramandal-madhyaga: she who resides at the centre of the lunar disc; charurupa: she who is of exquisite beauty; charuhasa: she who has a beautiful smile;
charuchandra-kaladhara: she who wears the crescent moon that neither waxes nor wanes
(N238-N243)
Verse 60
charachar-jagannatha chakraraj-niketana |
parvati padmanayana padmaraag-samprabha | | 60 | |
Meaning: charachar-jagannatha: she who rules over the animate and inanimate worlds; chakraraj-niketana: who resides in the Shrichakra; parvati: she who is the daughter of the mountain (Himavan);
padmanayana: she whose eyes are shaped like lotus petals; padmaraag-samprabha: she whose complexion is red like that of ruby (padmaraag)
(N244-N248)
Verse 61
pancha-pretasanasina panchabrahm-svarupini |
chinmayi paramananda vigyan-ghanarupini | | 61 | |
Meaning: pancha-pretasanasina: she who is seated on the five-corpse throne; panchabrahm-svarupini: she whose form is composed of the five Brahmas;
chinmayi: she who is pure consciousness; paramananda: she who is supreme bliss; vigyan-ghanarupini: she who is embodiment of all-pervading intelligence
(N249-N253)
Verse 62
dhyan-dhyatra-dhyeyarupa dharmadharm-vivarjita |
vishvarupa jagarini svapanti taijasatmika | | 62 | |
Meaning: dhyan-dhyatra-dhyeyarupa: she who is the form of meditation, the meditator and the object of meditation;
dharmadharm-vivarjita: she who is without (or beyond) the dualities of virtue and vice; vishvarupa: she who is form of the universe; jagarini: she who assumes the waking state;
svapanti: she who is the dream state; taijasatmika: she who becomes the subtle objects of dream state
(N254-N259)
Verse 63
supta pragyatmika turya sarvavastha-vivarjita |
srishtikartri brahmarupa goptri govindarupini | | 63 | |
Meaning: supta: she who is in the deep-sleep state; pragyatmika: she who is the collective form of the universe; turya: she who is the witnessing consciousness;
sarvavastha-vivarjita: she who transcends (is beyond) all these states; srishtikartri: she who is the creator; brahmarupa: she who takes the form of Brahma;
goptri: she who protects; govindarupini: who takes the form of Govinda
(N260-N267)
Verse 64
sanharini rudrarupa tirodhan-karishvari |
sadashivanugrahada panchakritya-parayana | | 64 | |
Meaning: sanharini: she who is the destroyer; rudrarupa: she who takes the form of Rudra; tirodhan-kari: she who is the concealer; ishvari: she who is the ruler or consort of Ishana;
sadashiva: she who is Sadashiva, the bestower of auspiciousness; anugrahada: she who bestows grace and blessings;
panchakritya-parayana: she who performs the five cosmic functions—creation, presevation, destruction, annihilation, and reappearance
(N268-N274)
Verse 65
bhanumandala-madhyastha bhairavi bhagamalini |
padmasana bhagavati padmanabh-sahodari | | 65 | |
Meaning: bhanumandala-madhyastha: she who is seated within the solar disc; bhairavi: she who is the consort of Bhairav; bhagamalini: she who wears a garland of suns or a garland
made of six bhagas (excellences); padmasana: who is seated upon a lotus; bhagavati: she who is the refuge of all; padmanabh-sahodari: she who resides at the lotus of the navel, sister of Sri Vishnu
(N275-N280)
Verse 66
unmesh-nimishotpanna-vipanna-bhuvanavali |
sahasra-shirshavadana sahasrakshi sahasrapat | | 66 | |
Meaning: unmesh-nimishotpanna-vipanna-bhuvanavali: she who causes worlds to appear and vanish with mere opening and closing of her eyes;
sahasra-shirshavadana: she who has a thousand heads and faces; sahasrakshi: she who has a thousand eyes; sahasrapat: she who has a thousand feet
(N281-N284)
Verse 67
abrahm-kita-janani varnashram-vidhayini |
nijagyaroop-nigama punyaapunya-phalaprada | | 67 | |
Meaning: abrahm-kita-janani: she who is the mother of all beings, from Brahma down to the insect; varnashram-vidhayini: she who establishes the social order;
nijagyaroop-nigama: she who with her command manifests the Vedas; punyaapunya-phalaprada: she who grants the fruits of good and bad actions
(N285-N288)
Verse 68
shruti-simant-sinduri-krit-padabja-dhulika |
sakalagama-sandoha-shukti samput-mauktika | | 68 | |
Meaning: shruti-simant-sinduri-krit-padabja-dhulika: she, the dust of whose feet becomes the sacred vermilion for the Shrutis (Vedas);
sakalagama-sandoha-shukti-samput-mauktika: she who is the pearl held within the shell of all scriptures
(N289-N290)
Verse 69
purusharthaprada purna bhogini bhuvaneshvari |
ambikanadi-nidhana haribramhendra-sevita | | 69 | |
Meaning: purusharthaprada: she who confers the four aims of life (Purusharthas); purna: she who is wholeness or fullness, the one who is complete; bhogini: she who is the enjoyer;
bhuvaneshvari: she who is the ruler of the universe; ambika: she who is the mother of the universe; anadi-nidhana: she who has neither beginning nor end;
haribramhendra-sevita: she who is attended by Vishnu, Brahma, and Indra
(N291-N297)
Verse 70
narayani nadarupa namarup-vivarjita |
hrinkari hrimati hridya heyopadeya-varjita | | 70 | |
Meaning: narayani: the Shakti of Sri Narayan; nadarupa: she who is the form of sound; namarup-vivarjita: she who transcends name and form;
hrinkari: she who is the form of the bija 'hrim'; hrimati: she who is the possessor of hri (hrim); hridya: she who abides in the heart;
heyopadeya-varjita: she who neither accepts nor rejects anything
(N298-N304)
Verse 71
rajrajarchita ragyi ramya rajivlochana |
ranjani ramani rasya ranatkinkini-mekhala | | 71 | |
Meaning: rajrajarchita: she who is worshipped by Rajrajeshvara (Lord Shiv), the king of kings; ragyi: the supreme ruler or the queen of Rajrajeshvara;
ramya: she who gives delight, beautiful; rajivlochana: she whose eyes are those of a benevolent ruler, rajiv is also lotus; so, the one who is lotus-eyed;
ranjani: she who is delightful; ramani: she who bestows joy; rasya: she who enjoys, or she who is of the nature of rasa;
ranatkinkini-mekhala: she who wears a girdle of tinkling bells
(N305-N312)
Verse 72
rama rakenduvadana ratirupa ratipriya |
rakshakari raakshsaghni rama ramanlampata | | 72 | |
Meaning: rama: she who is the form of Lakshmi; rakenduvadana: she whose face is like the full moon; ratirupa: she who is the embodiment of pleasure (Rati is the wife of Kaamdev, the God of love);
ratipriya: she who loves pleasure; rakshakari: she who is the protector; raakshsaghni: she who is he slayer of rakshasas (demons); raama: she who is of the nature of delight;
ramanlampata: who is devoted to Lord Shiv (Raman)
(N313-N320)
Verse 73
kamya kamkalarupa kadamb-kusuma-priya |
kalyani jagatikanda karuna-ras-sagara | | 73 | |
Meaning: kamya: she who is desirable; kaamkalarupa: she who is the form of Kaamakala; kadamb-kusuma-priya: she who is fond of Kadamba flowers;
kalyani: she who bestows auspiciousness; jagatikanda: she who is the root of the world; karuna-ras-sagara: she who is the ocean of compassion
(N321-N326)
Verse 74
kalavati kalalapa kanta kadambari priya |
varada vamanayana varuni-mada-vihvala | | 74 | |
Meaning: kalavati: she who is the embodiment of all arts; kalalapa: she who speaks musically or the one with a refined expression; kanta: she who is beautiful;
kadambari-priya: she who is fond of mead; varada: she who grants wishes; vamanayana: she who is has beautiful eyes; varuni-mada-vihvala: she who is intoxicated (with varuni)
(N327-N333)
Verse 75
vishvadhika vedvedya vindhyachal-nivasini |
vidhatri vedjanani vishnumaya vilasini | | 75 | |
Meaning: vishvadhika: she who transcends the world; vedvedya: she who is known through the Vedas; vindhyachal-nivasini: she who resides in the Vindhya mountains;
vidhatri: she who creates and sustains the universe; vedjanani: she who is the mother of the Vedas; vishnumaya: she who is the maya of Sri Vishnu; vilasini: she who is playful
(N334-N340)
Verse 76
kshetrasvarupa kshetreshi kshetra-kshetragya-palini |
kshayavridddhi-vinirmukta kshetrapal-smarchita | | 76 | |
Meaning: kshetrasvarupa: she whose body or form is the matter (kshetra); kshetreshi: she who the consort of Kshetresh (Lord Shiv);
kshetra-kshetragya-palini: she who is the knower and protector of the matter (kshetra), she who is the protector of body and soul;
kshayavriddhi-vinirmukta: she who is free of growth and decay; kshetrapal-smarchita: she who is worshipped by the kshetrapalas
(N341-N345)
Verse 77
vijaya vimala vandya vandaru-jan-vatsala |
vagvadini vamakeshi vahnimandala-vasini | | 77 | |
Meaning: vijaya: she who is ever-victorious; vimala: she who is without impurity; vandya: she who is worthy of worship; vandaru-jan-vatsala: she who is full of motherly love
for those who worship her; vagvadini: she who is the power of expression; vamakeshi: she who is dark-haired; vahnimandala-vasini: she who resides within the disc of fire
(N346-N352)
Verse 78
bhaktimat-kalplatika pashupaash-vimochini |
sanhrutashesh-paashanda sadachaar-pravartika | | 78 | |
Meaning: bhaktimat-kalplatika: she who is the wish-fulfilling creeper (kalplatika) for the devotee; pashupaash-vimochini: she who releases from the bondage of ignorance;
sanhrutashesh-paashanda: she who destroys all heretics devoted to only body, and mind; sadachaar-pravartika: she who inspires right conduct (by making us aware of
her presence)
(N353-N356)
Verse 79
tapatrayagni-santapt-samahladan-chandrika |
taruni tapasaradhya tanumadhya tamopaha | | 79 | |
Meaning: tapatrayagni-santapt-samahladan-chandrika: she who is the moonlight that cools the fire of misery; taruni: she who is ever-youthful; tapasaradhya: she who is worshipped by ascetics;
tanumadhya: she who is slender-waisted; tamopaha: she who removes tamas (darkness)
(N357-N361)
Verse 80
chitistatpada-lakshyartha chidekarasa-rupini |
svatmanand-lavibhuta-brahmadyanand-santatih | | 80 | |
Meaning: chitih: she who is pure wisdom; tatpada-lakshyartha: she who is the supreme, the reality denoted by 'That'; chidekarasa-rupini: she who is the single cause of
knowledge or the nature of pure intelligence; svatmanand-lavibhuta-brahmadyanand-santatih: she, the smallest portion of whose bliss, is the combined bliss of Brahma and the other deities
(N362-N365)
Verse 81
para pratyakchitirupa pashyanti pardevata |
madhyama vaikharirupa bhakt-manas-hansika | | 81 | |
Meaning: para: she who is supreme (para); pratyakchitirupa: she who is the form of unmanifested consciousness; pashyanti: she who is the second level of sound (pashyanti vak);
pardevata: she who is the supreme deity; madhyama: she who assumes the form of madhyama vak; vaikharirupa: she who assumes the form of vaikhari vak (manifested sound);
bhakt-manas-hansika: she who is the swan of discernment in her devotee's mind
(N366-N372)
Verse 82
kameshvar-prananadi kritagya kamapujita |
shringar-ras-sampurna jaya jalandhar-sthita | | 82 | |
Meaning: kameshvar-prananadi: she who is the life (prananadi) of Kameshvar; kritagya: she who is the knower of all actions; kamapujita: she who is worshipped by Kama;
shringar-ras-sampurna: she who is filled with the essence of love (shringar ras); jaya: she who is the victorious one; jalandhar-sthita: she who resides at the Jalandhara pitha
(N373-N378)
Verse 83
odyanpitha-nilaya bindu-mandalvasini |
rahoyag-kramaradhya rahastarpan-tarpita | | 83 | |
Meaning: odyanpitha-nilaya: she who resides at the Odyan peeth; bindu-mandalvasini: she who resides at the bindu (in the Srichakra);
rahoyag-kramaradhya: she who is worshipped in secret through sacrificial fires; rahastarpan-tarpita: she who is gratified by secret offerings (oblations)
(N379-N382)
Verse 84
sadyah prasadini vishva-sakshini sakshivarjita |
shadangadevata-yukta shadgunya-paripurita | | 84 | |
Meaning: sadyah-prasadini: she who bestows grace at once; vishva-sakshini: she who is the witness of the universe; sakshivarjita: she who is unwitnessed;
shadangadevata-yukta: she who is accompanied by the six-limbed (shadanga) deities; shadgunya-paripurita: she who is endowed with the six auspicious qualities
(N383-N387)
Verse 85
nityaklinna nirupama nirvan-sukh-dayini |
nitya-shodashika-rupa shreekanthardh-sharirini | | 85 | |
Meaning: nityaklinna: she who is ever-moist with compassion; nirupama: she who is incomparable; nirvan-sukh-dayini: she who grants the bliss of liberation;
nitya-shodashika-rupa: she who is the form of sixteen deities (15 Nitya Devis and Mother herself as the 16th deity);
shreekanthardh-sharirini: she who is half the body of Shrikantha (Lord Shiv)
(N388-N392)
Verse 86
prabhavati prabharupa prasiddha parameshvari |
mulaprakritir avyakta vyaktavyakt-svarupini | | 86 | |
Meaning: prabhavati: she who is radiant; prabharupa: she who is the embodiment of radiance; prasiddha: she who is celebrated;
parameshvari: she who is the supreme ruler; mulaprakritih: she who is the primordial cause (mulaprakriti) of the universe; avyakta: she who is unmanifested;
vyaktavyakt-svarupini: she who is both manifest and unmanifest
(N393-N399)
Verse 87
vyapini vividhakara vidyavidya-svarupini |
mahakamesh-nayan-kumudahlad-kaumudi | | 87 | |
Meaning: vyapini: she who is the all-pervading one; vividhakara: she who is of manifold forms; vidyavidya-svarupini: she who has the form of both knowledge and ignorance;
mahakamesh-nayan-kumudahlad-kaumudi: she who is the moonlight that gladdens the lotus-eyed Kamesh
(N400-N403)
Verse 88
bhakta-haarda-tamobheda-bhanumadbanu-santatih |
shivduti shivaradhya shivmurtih shivankari | | 88 | |
Meaning: bhakta-haarda-tamobheda-bhanumadbanu-santatih: she who is the ray of the sun that removes the darkness of ignorance from her devotee's heart;
shivduti: she for whom Lord Shiv becomes a messenger; shivaradhya: she who is worshipped by Lord Shiv;
shivmurtih: she who is the form of Lord Shiv; shivankari: she who confers auspiciousness (Shiv) or Shivahood
(N404-N408)
Verse 89
shivpriya shivpara shishteshta shishta-pujita |
aprameya svaprakasha manovachamagochara | | 89 | |
Meaning: shivpriya: she who is the beloved of Lord Shiv; shivpara: she who is beyond Lord Shiv, being the source of all his attributes;
shishteshta: she who is sought by the wise or righteous; shishta-pujita: she who is worshipped by the wise;
aprameya: she who is immeasurable; svaprakasha: she who is self-luminous;
manovachamagochara: she who cannot be grasped by mind or speech
(N409-N415)
Verse 90
chichaktish chetanarupa jadashaktir jadatmika |
gayatri vyahritih sandhya dvijavrinda-nishevita | | 90 | |
Meaning: chichaktih: she who is the power of consciousness; chetanarupa: she who is pure consciousness; jadashaktih: she who is the energy behind maya;
jadatmika: she who is the objective, inanimate world; gayatri: she who is the mother of mantras; vyahritih: she who is the utterance of mantras;
sandhya: she who is the junction of mantra, its practice and its grace; dvijavrinda-nishevita: she who is worshipped by the twice-born
(N416-N423)
Verse 91
tatvasana tatvamayi panch-koshantar-sthita |
nihseem-mahima nitya-yauvana madashalini | | 91 | |
Meaning: tatvasana: she who is the seat of all tattvas; tat: she who is 'That' (the supreme truth); tvam: she who is referred to as 'Thou';
ayi: she who is mother of all; panch-koshantar-sthita: she who resides within the five sheaths (panchakoshas); nihseem-mahima: she who is gloriously unlimited;
nitya-yauvana: she who is ever-youthful; madashalini: she who shines in the state of intoxication
(N424-N431)
Verse 92
madaghurnita-raktakshi madpatal-gandbhuh |
chandan-drav-digdhangi champeya-kusuma-priya | | 92 | |
Meaning: madaghurnita-raktakshi: she whose reddened eyes roll inward; madpatal-gandbhuh: she whose cheeks are rosy;
chandan-drav-digdhangi: she whose body is smeared and fragrant with sandalwood; champeya-kusuma-priya: she who is fond of Champaka flowers
(N432-N435)
Verse 93
kushala komalakara kurukulla kuleshvari |
kulakundalaya kaula-marg-tatpara-sevita | | 93 | |
Meaning: kushala: she who is skillful one; komalakara: she who is the graceful one; kurukulla: she who is the Kurukulla shakti; kuleshvari: she who is the ruler of the kula;
kulakundalaya: she who resides in the Kulakunda (muladhaar chakra); kaula-marg-tatpara-sevita: she who is worshipped by the ones in the Kaula tradition
(N436-N441)
Verse 94
kumar-gananathamba tushtih pushtir matir dhritih |
shantih svastimati kantir nandini vighnanashini | | 94 | |
Meaning: kumar-gananathamba: the mother of Skanda and Ganesh; tushtih: she who is contentment; pushtih: she who is nourishment; matih: she who manifests as intelligence;
dhritih: she who is fortitude; shantih: she who is tranquillity; svastimati: she who is the eternal truth; kantih: she who is radiance; nandini: she who is delight;
vighnanashini: she who who destroys obstacles
(N442-N451)
Verse 95
tejovati trinayana lolakshi-kamarupini |
malini hansini mata malayachal-vasini | | 95 | |
Meaning: tejovati: she who is full of splendour; trinayana: she who has sun moon, and fire as three eyes; lolakshi-kamarupini: she who has rolling eyes;
malini: she who is wearing garlands (of 50 letters); hansini: she who is the hamsa mantra or the one who is not separate from the hamsas (yoginis);
mata: she who is the mother of the universe; malayachal-vasini: she who resides in the Malaya mountains
(N452-N458)
Verse 96
sumukhi nalini subhru shobhana surnayika |
kaalkanthi kantimati kshobhini sukshmarupini | | 96 | |
Meaning: sumukhi: she who has a lovely face; nalini: she whose body is soft like lotus petals; subhru: she who has beautiful eyebrows; shobhana: she who is the shining one;
surnayika: she who is the leader of the devas; kaalkanthi: she who is united with Lord Shiv (dark-throated); kantimati: she who is radiant;
kshobhini: she who causes upheaval that brings forth the creation; sukshmarupini: she who has a subtle form
(N459-N467)
Verse 97
vajreshvari vamadevi vayovastha-vivarjita |
siddheshvari siddhavidya siddhmata yashasvini | | 97 | |
Meaning: vajreshvari: she who is the sixth Nitya or the one with the brilliance of diamonds; vamadevi: she who is the consort of Lord Shiv (Vamadev);
vayovastha-vivarjita: she who is exempt from the states of life; siddheshvari: she who is worshipped by the siddhas;
siddhavidya: she who is the form of Siddhyavidya (Panchadashi mantra);
siddhmata: she who is the mother of the siddhas; yashasvini: she who is famous or renowned
(N468-N474)
Verse 98
vishudhichakra-nilaya raktavarna trilochana |
khatvangadi-praharana vadanaika-samanvita | | 98 | |
Meaning: vishudhichakra-nilaya: she who resides at the Vishuddha chakra; raktavarna: she who is of a reddish complexion; trilochana: she who has three-eyes;
khatvangadi-praharana: she who bears a club and other weapons; vadanaika-samanvita: she who possesses one face
(N475-N479)
Verse 99
payasannapriya tvakstha pashuloka-bhayankari |
amritadi-mahashakti-sanvrita-dakinishvari | | 99 | |
Meaning: payasannapriya: she who is fond of payasa (rice cooked in milk with sugar); tvakstha: she who is the deity of the organ of touch;
pashuloka-bhayankari: she who incites fear in the pashus (ignorant people);
amritadi-mahashakti-sanvrita: she who is attended by Amrita and the other Shaktis; dakinishvari: she who is known as Dakini
(N480-N484)
Verse 100
anahatabja-nilaya shyamabha vadandvaya |
danshtrojvalaksh-maladi-dhara rudhirsansthita | | 100 | |
Meaning: anahatabja-nilaya: she who resides at the Anahat chakra; shyamabha: she who is black in hue; vadandvaya: she who is two-faced;
danshtrojvala: she who has shining tusks;
aksh-maladi-dhara: she who wears garlands of aksh beads (resembling 51 Sanskrit letters); rudhirsansthita: she who presides over the blood of living beings
(N485-N490)
Verse 101
kalaratryadi-shaktyaogh-vrita snigdhodanapriya |
mahavirendra-varada rakinyamba-svarupini | | 101 | |
Meaning: kalaratryadi-shaktyaogh-vrita: she who is attended by Kalaratri and the other Shaktis;
snigdhodanapriya: she who is fond of food containing ghee and other fats; mahavirendra-varada: she who bestows grace on the great warriors;
rakinyamba-svarupini: she who is the form of Rakini (a chakra yogini)
(N491-N494)
Verse 102
manipurabja-nilaya vadanatraya-sanyuta |
vajradikayudhopeta damaryadibhir-avrita | | 102 | |
Meaning: manipurabja-nilaya: she who resides at the Manipura chakra; vadanatraya-sanyuta: she who has three-faces;
vajradikayudhopeta: she who bears the vajra (lightning bolt) and other weapons; damaryadibhir-avrita: she who is attended by Damari and the other Shaktis
(N495-N498)
Verse 103
raktavarna mansanishta gudanna-preet-manasa |
samastabhakt-sukhada lakinyamba-svarupini | | 103 | |
Meaning: raktavarna: she who is of red complexion; mansanishta: she who rules over flesh; gudanna-preet-manasa: she who is fond of sweet jaggery rice;
samastabhakt-sukhada: she who grants happiness to all devotees; lakinyamba-svarupini: she who is in the form of Lakini (a chakra yogini)
(N499-N503)
Verse 104
svadhishtanambuj-gata chaturvaktra-manohara |
shuladyayudh-sampanna pitavarna-atigarvita | | 104 | |
Meaning: svadhishtanambuj-gata: she who resides at the svadhishthaan chakra; chaturvaktra-manohara: she who has four beautiful faces;
shuladyayudh-sampanna: who bears a trident and other weapons; pitavarna: she who shines with a molten-gold hue; atigarvita: she who is very proud
(N504-N508)
Verse 105
medhonishtha madhuprita bandhinyadi-samanvita |
dadhyannasakta-hridaya kakini-roop-dharini | | 105 | |
Meaning: medhonishtha: she who presides over fat (in living beings); madhuprita: she who is fond of honey;
bandhinyadi-samanvita: she who is attended by Bandhini and the other Shaktis;
dadhyannasakta-hridaya: she who is fond of yogurt and rice offerings; kakini-roop-dharini: she who is in the form of Kakini (a chakra yogini)
(N509-N513)
Verse 106
muladharambujarudha pancha-vaktrasthi-sansthita |
ankushadi-praharana varadadi-nishevita | | 106 | |
Meaning: muladharambujarudha: she who resides in the muladhaar (chakra); pancha-vaktra: she who has five-faces; asthi-sansthita: she who presides over the bones;
ankushadi-praharana: she who bears a goad and other weapons; varadadi-nishevita: she who is attended by Varada and the other Shaktis
(N514-N518)
Verse 107
mudgaodanasakta-chitta sakinyamba-svarupini |
agya-chakrabja-nilaya shuklavarna shadanana | | 107 | |
Meaning: mudgaodanasakta-chitta: she who is fond of offerings made from mudga beans and rice; sakinyamba-svarupini: she who is in the form of Sakini (yogini);
agya-chakrabja-nilaya: she who resides at the agya chakra; shuklavarna: she who is of white complexion; shadanana: she who has six faces
(N519-N523)
Verse 108
majjasanstha hansavati-mukhyashakti-samanvita |
haridranaik-rasika hakini-roop-dharini | | 108 | |
Meaning: majjasanstha: she who presides over bone marrow; hansavati-mukhyashakti-samanvita: she who is attended by Hamsavati as the chief Shakti;
haridranaik-rasika: who favours turmeric-flavoured food; hakini-roop-dharini: who is Hakini (a chakra yogini)
(N524-N527)
Verse 109
sahasradal-padmastha sarva-varnopa-shobhita |
sarvayudhadhara shukla-sansthita sarvatomukhi | | 109 | |
Meaning: sahasradal-padmastha: she who resides at the sahasraar chakra; sarva-varnopa-shobhita: she whose complexion contains all colours;
sarvayudhadhara: she who bears all weapons; shukla-sansthita: who presides over reproductive tissue or she who resides in the semen;
sarvatomukhi: she who has faces that turn in all directions
(N528-N532)
Verse 110
sarvaodan-preetchitta yakinyamba-svarupini |
svaha svadha matir medha shrutih smritir anuttama | | 110 | |
Meaning: sarvaodan-preetchitta: who is fond of all offerings; yakinyamba-svarupini: she who is in the form of Yakini (yogini);
svaha: she who is form of oblations offered to gods and godesses and ending with 'svaha'; svadha: she who is the form of oblations offered to ancestors with mantras that end with 'svadha';
amatih: she who is in the form of avidya or ignorance; medha: she who is in the form of intelligence; shrutih: she who is the form of wisdom or Vedas;
smriti: she who is the form of the derived scriptures (smriti); anuttama: she who is the absolute best
(N533-N541)
Verse 111
punyakirtih punyalabhya punyashravan-kirtana |
pulomajarchita bandh-mochani bandhuralaka | | 111 | |
Meaning: punyakirtih: she who bestows good fortune or she whose fame is sacred; punyalabhya: she who is attained by righteous actions;
punyashravan-kirtana: she, hearing whose praise is itself sacred; pulomajarchita: she who is worshipped by Pulomaja (Indra's wife);
bandh-mochani: she who releases one from the bondage; bandhuralaka: she who has luxurious hair
(N542-N547)
Verse 112
vimarsharupini vidya viyadadi-jagatprasuh |
sarvavyadhi-prashamani sarvamrityu-nivarini | | 112 | |
Meaning: vimarsharupini: she who is in the form of vimarsha (reflection or meaning); vidya: she who is in the form of knowledge;
viyadadi-jagatprasuh: she who is the mother of the universe, beginning with space and the other elements;
sarvavyadhi-prashamani: she who removes all diseases and sorrows; sarvamrityu-nivarini: she who dispels all death
(N548-N552)
Verse 113
agraganya achintyarupa kalikalmash-nashini |
katyayani kalahantri kamalaksh-nishevita | | 113 | |
Meaning: agraganya: she who is the foremost one; achintyarupa: she whose form is beyond the reach of thought;
kalikalmash-nashini: she who destroys the sins of the Kaliyug; katyayani: she who is the sum total of radiance of all gods and goddesses, the daughter of sage Katyayan;
kalahantri: she who destroys death; kamalaksh-nishevita: she who is worshipped by the lotus-eyed Lord Vishnu
(N553-N558)
Verse 114
tambul-purita-mukhi dadimi-kusuma-prabha |
mrigakshi mohini mukhya mridani mitrarupini | | 114 | |
Meaning: tambul-purita-mukhi: she whose face shines with betel leaves in her mouth; dadimi-kusuma-prabha: she who radiates like the pomegranate flower;
mrigakshi: she who is doe-eyed; mohini: she who enchants; mukhya: she who is the foremost one; mridani: she who is the consort of Mrida (Lord Shiv);
mitrarupini: she who is the form of the sun, who is everyone's friend (Mitra) in the universe (Suryadev is also called Mitra)
(N559-N565)
Verse 115
nityatripta bhaktnidhir niyantri nikhileshvari |
maityradi-vasanalabhya mahapralaya-sakshini | | 115 | |
Meaning: nityatripta: she who is eternally contented; bhaktnidhih: she who is the treasure of the devotee; niyantri: she who controls and guides all beings;
nikhileshvari: she who is the ruler of all; maityradi-vasanalabhya: she who is attained through four virtues; mahapralaya-sakshini: she who witnesses the great dissolution
(N566-N571)
Verse 116
parashaktih paranishtha pragyan-ghanrupini |
madhvipanalasa matta matrika-varna-rupini | | 116 | |
Meaning: parashaktih: she who is the supreme power; paranishtha: she who is the supreme goal; pragyan-ghanrupini: she who is pure concentrated knowledge;
madhvipanalasa: she who is in a languid and blissful state; matta: she who is intoxicated; matrika-varna-rupini: she who is in the form of the Matrikas (Sanskrit letters) and mantra sounds
(N572-N577)
Verse 117
mahakailasa-nilaya mrinal-mridu-dorlata |
mahniya dayamurtir mahasamrajya-shalini | | 117 | |
Meaning: mahakailasa-nilaya: she who resides in the great Kailasa; mrinal-mridu-dorlata: she whose arms are like soft lotus stalks; mahniya: she who is illustrious;
dayamurtih: she who is the embodiment of mercy; mahasamrajya-shalini: she who is the empress of all the worlds
(N578-N582)
Verse 118
aatmvidya mahavidya shrividya kamsevita |
shri-shodashakshari-vidya trikuta kamakotika | | 118 | |
Meaning: aatmvidya: she who is self-knowledge; mahavidya: she who is great knowledge; shrividya: she who is auspicious knowledge (of panchadashi mantra);
kamsevita: she who is worshipped by Kaamdev; shri-shodashakshari-vidya: she who is in the form of the sixteen-syllabled mantra;
trikuta: she who is the form of triads (the three kutas); kamakotika: she who is the nature of Lord Shiv
(N583-N589)
Verse 119
kataksha-kinkari-bhut-kamala-koti-sevita |
shirah sthita chandranibha bhalastendra-dhanuh prabha | | 119 | |
Meaning: kataksha-kinkari-bhut-kamala-koti-sevita: she who is attended by millions of Lakshmis by her mere glance; shirah-sthita: she who resides at the sahasraar;
chandranibha: she who is moon-like; bhalastha: she who resides in the forehead (at the agya chakra); indra-dhanuh-prabha: she who is brilliant like the rainbow
(N590-N594)
Verse 120
hridayastha raviprakhya trikonantar-dipika |
dakshayani daityahantri dakshayagya-vinashini | | 120 | |
Meaning: hridayastha: she who resides in the heart (anahat chakra); raviprakhya: she who is sun-like; trikonantar-dipika: she who is the light within the triangle;
dakshayani: she who is the daughter of Daksha (Sati); daityahantri: she who is the slayer of demons; dakshayagya-vinashini: she who destroyed Daksha's fire-ritual
(N595-N600)
Verse 121
darandolita-dirghakshi dar-hasojjvalan-mukhi |
gurumurtir gunanidhir gomata guhajanmabhuh | | 121 | |
Meaning: darandolita-dirghakshi: she whose large eyes see all; dar-hasojjvalan-mukhi: she whose face is radiant with a smile; gurumurtir: she who assumes the form of guru;
gunanidhih: she who is the treasure-house of virtue; gomata: she who is the wish-granting cow (Kamadhenu: mother of cows); guhajanmabhuh: she who is the mother of Guha (Kartikeya),
she who keeps the secret of the divine birth of the universe
(N601-N606)
Verse 122
deveshi dandanitistha dahrakash-rupini |
pratipanmukhya-rakant-tithi-mandal-pujita | | 122 | |
Meaning: deveshi: she who is the Shakti of the devas; dandanitistha: she who maintains the rules of justice with exactness;
dahrakash-rupini: she who is the subtle being in the heart of all living beings;
pratipanmukhya-rakant-tithi-mandal-pujita: she who is worshipped daily beginning from Pratipada till the full moon
(N607-N610)
Verse 123
kalatmika kalanatha kavyalap-vinodini |
sachamara-rama-vani-savya-dakshin-sevita | | 123 | |
Meaning: kalatmika: she who is the source of the kalas; kalanatha: she who is the ruler of all kalas; kavyalap-vinodini: she who delights in poetry;
sachamara-rama-vani-savya-dakshin-sevita: she who is attended by Lakshmi on the left side and Sarasvati on right side with ceremonial fans
(N611-N614)
Verse 124
aadishaktir ameyatma parama pavanakritih |
anekakoti-bramhanda-janani divyavigraha | | 124 | |
Meaning: aadishaktir: she who is the primordial power; ameya: she who is immeasurable; atma: she who is the self in all; parama: she who is the supreme;
pavanakritih: she who is the pure one; anekakoti-bramhanda-janani: she who is the creator of countless universes; divyavigraha: she who is of divine body
(N615-N621)
Verse 125
klinkari kevala guhya kaivalya-padadayini |
tripura trijagadvandya trimurtis tridasheshvari | | 125 | |
Meaning: klinkari: she who makes the sound of the klim beeja; kevala: she who is the absolute and the attributeless; guhya: she who is secretive in form and in nature;
kaivalya-padadayini: she who bestows liberation; tripura: she who is in the form of triads; trijagadvandya: who is worshipped by the three worlds; trimurtih: the form of the triads;
tridasheshvari: she who is the ruler of triads
(N622-N629)
Verse 126
tryakshari divya-gandhadya sindura-tilakanchita |
uma shailendra tanaya gauri gandharv-sevita | | 126 | |
Meaning: tryakshari: she whose form consists of three-syllables; divya-gandhadya: she who is endowed with a divine fragrance;
sindura-tilakanchita: she who bears the mark of auspiciousness (sindura); uma: she who is Uma (Ma Parvati);
shailendra-tanaya: she who is the daughter of the Himalaya;
gauri: she who has a fair complexion; gandharv-sevita: she who who is attended by celestial singers (gandharvas)
(N630-N636)
Verse 127
vishvagarbha svarnagarbha varada vagadhishvari |
dhyanagamya-parichedya gynada gynanvigraha | | 127 | |
Meaning: vishvagarbha: she whose womb carries the universe; svarnagarbha: she who has the golden womb; avarada: she who punishes the unholy;
vagadhishvari: she who presides over speech; dhyanagamya: she who is attained through meditation; aparichedya: she who is unlimited;
gynada: she who grants knowledge; gynanvigraha: she who is the embodiment of knowledge
(N637-N644)
Verse 128
sarvavedant-sanvedya satyananda-svarupini |
lopamudrarchita lila-klupta-bramhanda-mandala | | 128 | |
Meaning: sarvavedant-sanvedya: she who is known by all Vedanta; satyananda-svarupini: she who is the embodiment of existence and bliss;
lopamudrarchita: she who is worshipped by Lopamudra (a foundational Sri Vidya seer); lila-klupta-bramhanda-mandala: she who creates and maintains
the universe for sport
(N645-N648)
Verse 129
adrishya drishyarahita vigyatri vedyavarjita |
yogini yogada yogya yogananda yugandhara | | 129 | |
Meaning: adrishya: she who is invisible; drishyarahita: she who transcends the visible; vigyatri: she who knows the truth beyond the physical universe, the sole perceiver;
vedyavarjita: she, who being knowledge herself, has nothing left to know; yogini: she who is united with Lord Shiv; yogada: she who bestows yoga;
yogya: she who is attained by yoga; yogananda: she who is the bliss experienced in the state of divine union of Shiv-Shakti; yugandhara: she who is the bearer of the yugas (ages)
(N649-N657)
Verse 130
icchashakti-gyanshakti-kriyashakti-svarupini |
sarvadhara supratishtha sadsadrupa-dharini | | 130 | |
Meaning: icchashakti-gyanshakti-kriyashakti-svarupini: she who is the form of iccha (will), gyan (knowledge), and kriya shakti (action);
sarvadhara: she who is the support of all;
supratishtha: she who is firmly established; sadsadrupa-dharini: she who assumes the form of both being and non-being
(N658-N661)
Verse 131
ashtamurtir-ajajaitri lokayatra-vidhayini |
ekakini bhumrupa nirdvaita dvaitvarjita | | 131 | |
Meaning: ashtamurtir: she who has eight-forms; ajajaitri: she who conquers ignorance; lokayatra-vidhayini: she who directs the course of the worlds;
ekakini: she who exists all by herself, alone; bhumrupa: she who is the sum total all existing things;
nirdvaita: she who is devoid of duality; dvaitvarjita: she who goes beyond duality
(N662-N668)
Verse 132
annada vasudha vriddha brahmatmaikya-svarupini |
brihati brahmani brahmi brahmananda balipriya | | 132 | |
Meaning: annada: she who is the source of nourishment, giver of food; vasuda: she who is the source of abundance; vriddha: she who is ancient;
brahmatmaikya-svarupini: she whose nature is the union of Brahman and the Atman (jiva); brihati: she who is immense; brahmani: the consort of Lord Shiv (Brahmana);
brahmi: she who presides over speech, the feminine gender of Supreme Brahman; brahmananda: she who is the form of eternal bliss; balipriya: she who is fond of sacrificial offerings
(N669-N677)
Verse 133
bhasharupa brihatsena bhavabhav-vivarjita |
sukharadhya shubhakari shobhana sulabhagatih | | 133 | |
Meaning: bhasharupa: she who is in the form of language; brihatsena: she who has a mighty army; bhavabhav-vivarjita: she who is free from existence and non-existence;
sukharadhya: she who is easily worshipped; shubhakari: she who bestows good fortune or auspiciousness; shobhana-sulabhagatih: she who is the easy path to auspiciousness
(N678-N683)
Verse 134
raj-rajeshvari rajya-dayini rajya-vallabha |
rajatkripa rajpitha-niveshit-nijashrita | | 134 | |
Meaning: raj-rajeshvari: she who rules over emperors; rajya-dayini: she who grants territories; rajya-vallabha: she who delights in all her territories;
rajatkripa: she who is the embodiemnt of radiating compassion; rajpitha-niveshit-nijashrita: she who establishes her devotees (who take refuge in her) upon thrones
(N684-N688)
Verse 135
rajyalakshmih koshnatha chaturang-baleshvari |
samrajya-dayini satyasandha sagarmekhala | | 135 | |
Meaning: rajyalakshmih: she who is the embodiment of wealth and prosperity; koshnatha: she who is the ruler of the koshas;
chaturang-baleshvari: she who commands the four armies (armies of antahkarana: mind, intellect, conscience, and ego); samrajya-dayini: she who bestows supreme dominion;
satyasandha: she who is devoted to truth; sagarmekhala: she who wears the girdle of oceans
(N689-N694)
Verse 136
dikshita daityashamni sarvalok-vashankari |
sarvarthadatri savitri sacchidanand-rupini | | 136 | |
Meaning: dikshita: she who destroys the sins by initiating a devotee into her mantra; daityashamni: she who is the destroyer of demons;
sarvalok-vashankari: she who controls all the worlds; sarvarthadatri: she who grants all desires; savitri: she who is the creative power of the universe;
sacchidanand-rupini: she who is in the form of (Sat-Chit-Anand) existence, consciousness, and bliss
(N695-N700)
Verse 137
desh-kalaparichinna sarvaga sarvamohini |
sarasvati shastramayi guhamba guhyarupini | | 137 | |
Meaning: desh-kalaparichinna: she who is not limited by time and space; sarvaga: she who is omnipresent; sarvamohini: she who casts her spell (maya) on everyone;
sarasvati: she who is in the form of knowledge (Sarasvati); shastramayi: she who is the form of the scriptures; guhamba: she who dwells in the cave of the heart,
she who is the mother of Guha (Kartikeya); guhyarupini: she who has a secret form
(N701-N707)
Verse 138
sarvopadhi-vinirmukta sadashiv-pativrata |
sampradayeshvari sadhvi gurumandal-rupini | | 138 | |
Meaning: sarvopadhi-vinirmukta: she who is free of all limitations; sadashiv-pativrata: she who is Sadashiv's devoted wife; sampradayeshvari: she who is the
guardian of sacred traditions; sadhu: she who has the inherent quality of doing good things; EE: she who is the beej EE (Kamakala); gurumandal-rupini: she who embodies the lineage of Gurus
(N708-N713)
Verse 139
kulottirna bhagaradhya maya madhumati mahi |
ganambha guhyakaradhya komalangi gurupriya | | 139 | |
Meaning: kulottirna: she who transcends the kula (kula is the sum total of senses, so she transcends senses); bhagaradhya: she who is worshipped in the sun;
maya: she who is Maya or illusion; madhumati: she who is sweet as honey; mahi: she who is the goddess Earth; ganambha: she who is the mother of the ganas;
guhyakaradhya: she who is worshipped in secret; komalangi: she who has tender-limbs; gurupriya: she who is the beloved of the gurus
(N714-N722)
Verse 140
svatantra sarvatantreshi dakshanamurti-rupini |
sanakadi-samaradhya shivagyan-pradayini | | 140 | |
Meaning: svatantra: she who is absolutely free; sarvatantreshi: she who is the embodiment of all tantras; dakshanamurti-rupini: she who is the embodiment of Dakshinamurti;
sanakadi-samaradhya: she who is revered by Sanaka and the others; shivagyan-pradayini: she who bestows the knowledge of Lord Shiv
(N723-N727)
Verse 141
chitkalananda-kalika premarupa priyankari |
nampaarayana-prita nandividya nateshvari | | 141 | |
Meaning: chitkala: she who is encased in the mind of all embodied souls as the kala (part) of chit (Brahman); anandakalika: she who is the bud (initial sprout) of bliss;
premarupa: she who is pure love; priyankari: she who causes love, as she is the embodiment of love; nampaarayana-prita: she who delights in the repetition of her names;
nandividya: she who is worshipped with Nandi Panchadashi mantra;
nateshvari: she who is the consort of Nataraja
(N728-N734)
Verse 142
mithya-jagadadhishthana muktida muktirupini |
lasyapriya layakari lajja rambhadi-vandita | | 142 | |
Meaning: mithya-jagadadhishthana: she who is the source of the illusory universe; muktida: she who bestows liberation;
muktirupini: she who is the embodiment of liberation; lasyapriya: she who is fond of the lasya (dance); layakari: she who causes absorption (laya: a stage beyond meditation);
lajja: she who exists as modesty; rambhadi-vandita: she who is adored by celestial damsels like Rambha and others
(N735-N741)
Verse 143
bhavdaav-sudhavristhih paaparanya-davanala |
dourbhagya-tulvaatula jaradhvanta-raviprabha | | 143 | |
Meaning: bhavdaav-sudhavristhih: she who is the nectar-rain that douses the forest fire of samsar; paaparanya-davanala: she who is the fire that burns down the forest of sin (ignorance);
dourbhagya-tulvaatula: she who is like the whirlwind (storm) that blows away misfotune like wisps of cotton;
jaradhvanta-raviprabha: she who is the ray of light that dispels darkness of old age
(N742-N745)
Verse 144
bhagyabhi-chandrika bhakt-chittakeki-ghanaghna |
rogaparvat-dambholir mrityudaru-kutharika | | 144 | |
Meaning: bhagyabhi-chandrika: she who is like moonlight to the ocean of fortune; bhakt-chittakeki-ghanaghna: she who is the rain-bearing cloud that gladdens a devotee's heart like a peacock
that dances on seeing clouds; rogaparvat-dambholir: she who is like a thunderbolt (dambholi: the vajra of Indravdev) that shatters the mountain of disease; mrityudaru-kutharika: she, who is like an the axe for the tree of death
(N746-N749)
Verse 145
maheshvari mahakali mahagrasa mahashana |
aparna chandika chandamundasura-nishudini | | 145 | |
Meaning: maheshvari: she who is the supreme ruler; mahakali: she who is the great Ma Kali; mahagrasa: she who is the great devourer;
mahashana: she who is the great eater; aparna: she who destroys rina (debt of karma), the one who did not even eat leaves (Ma Parvati); chandika: she who is angry;
chandamundasura-nishudini: she who is the slayer of Chanda and Munda
(N750-N756)
Verse 146
ksharaksharatmika sarva-lokeshi vishvadharini |
trivargadatri subhaga tryambaka trigunatmika | | 146 | |
Meaning: ksharaksharatmika: she who is both perishable and imperishable; sarva-lokeshi: she who the supreme ruler of the worlds;
vishvadharini: she who supports the universe; trivargadatri: she who grants the fulfillment of three goals of life (Dharm, Arth, and Kaam),
so that we renounce them and move solely towards Moksh (liberation);
subhaga: she who is the seat of good fortune; tryambaka: she who has three eyes; trigunatmika: she who is the essence of the three gunas
(N757-N763)
Verse 147
svarga-pavargada shuddha japapushpa-nibhakritih |
ojovati dyutidhara yagyarupa priyavrata | | 147 | |
Meaning: svarga-pavargada: she who bestows heaven and liberation; shuddha: she who is the purest; japapushpa-nibhakritih: she whose form is like a hibiscus flower
; ojovati: she who is full of vitality (ojas); dyutidhara: she who radiates briliantly; yagyarupa: she who is in the form form of yagna; priyavrata: she who is fond of vows
(N764-N770)
Verse 148
duraradhya duradharsha patali-kusuma-priya |
mahati merunilaya mandaar-kusuma-priya | | 148 | |
Meaning: duraradhya: she who is difficult to worship; duradharsha: she who is impossible to control; patali-kusuma-priya: she who is fond of the Patali flowers;
mahati: she who is the great cosmic intelligence, she who is in the form of Narada's veena; merunilaya: she who resides on Mount Meru;
mandaar-kusuma-priya: who is fond of Mandaar flowers
(N771-N776)
Verse 149
viraradhya viradrupa virja vishvatomukhi |
pratyagrupa parakasha pranada pranrupini | | 149 | |
Meaning: viraradhya: she who is worshipped by the brave (vira); viradrupa: she who is the form of the cosmos; virja: she who is without passion (rajas);
vishvatomukhi: she who faces all directions; pratyagrupa: she who is visible to the ones who see inwardly; parakasha: she who is the supreme akash ether or space;
pranada: she who is the source of prana; pranrupini: she who is the embodement of prana
(N777-N784)
Verse 150
martaand-bhairavaradhya mantrini-nyasta-rajyadhuh |
tripureshi jayatsena nistraigunya parapara | | 150 | |
Meaning: martaand-bhairavaradhya: she who is worshipped by Martaand Bhairav; mantrini-nyasta-rajyadhuh: she who has entrusted
her regal responsibilies to Mantrini; tripureshi: she who is Tripura; jayatsena: she who has the ever-victorious army; nistraigunya: who is devoid of the three gunas
(sattva, rajas, and tamas); parapara: she who is both subject and object, the very process of knowing
(N785-N790)
Verse 151
satya-gyana-nandarupa samarasya-parayana |
kapardini kalamaala kamadhuk kamarupini | | 151 | |
Meaning: satya-gyana-nandarupa: she who is truth, knowledge and bliss; samarasya-parayana: she who immersed in the state of oneness;
kapardini: she who is the consort of Kaparda (Lord Shiv); kalamaala: she who wears garland made of 64 arts; kamadhuk: she who grants what her devotees desire;
kamarupini: she who is the essence of desire
(N791-N796)
Verse 152
kalanidhih kavyakala rasagya rasashevadhih |
pushta puratana pujya pushkara pushkarekshana | | 152 | |
Meaning: kalanidhih: she who is the reservoir of the kalas (arts); kavyakala: she who is the art of poetry; rasagya: she who is the knower of rasa;
rasashevadhih: she who is the reservoir of rasa; pushta: she who is full of vigour or nourishment; puratana: she who is ancient;
pujya: she who is revered; pushkara: she who is complete, the one who gives nourishment; pushkarekshana: she who is the lotus-eyed one
(N797-N805)
Verse 153
paranjyotih parandhama paramanuh paratpara |
pashahasta pashahantri parmantra-vibhedini | | 153 | |
Meaning: paranjyotih: she who is the supreme light; parandhama: she who is the supreme abode; paramanuh: she who is the subtlest; paratpara: she who is the most supreme;
pashahasta: she who bears the noose; pashahantri: she who destroys all bonds (that bind us like noose); parmantra-vibhedini: she who destroys the illusion of evil mantras
(N806-N812)
Verse 154
murta amurta anityatripta munimanasa-hansika |
satyavrata satyarupa sarvantaryamini sati | | 154 | |
Meaning: murta: she who has a form; amurta: she who is formless; anityatripta: she who is satisfied even with perishable offerings;
munimanasa-hansika: she who is the swan of discernment in the minds (manas lake) of the sages;
satyavrata: she who abides firmly in truth; satyarupa: she who is the embodiment of truth; sarvantaryamini: she who dwells in all;
sati: she who is Ma Sati, she who is eternal
(N813-N820)
Verse 155
brahmani bramhajanani bahurupa budharchita |
prasavitri prachandagya pratishtha prakatakritih | | 155 | |
Meaning: brahmaani: she who the Shakti of Brahman; brahma: she who is Brahman; janani: she who is the mother; bahurupa: she who has multiple forms;
budharchita: she who is worshipped by the wise; prasavitri: she who has delivered the universe; prachanda: she who is the fierce one; agya: she who is the divine commander;
pratishtha: she who is the foundation; prakatakritih: she who is the manifested form of universe
(N821-N830)
Verse 156
praneshvari prandatri panchashatpith-rupini |
vishrankhala viviktastha virmata viyatprasuh | | 156 | |
Meaning: praneshvari: she who rules over prana; prandatri: the who is the giver of prana; panchashatpith-rupini: she who has 50 sacred seats of worship;
vishrankhala: she who is free; viviktastha: she who who resides in secluded places; virmata: she who is the mother Viras, Vir is also Sri Ganesh;
viyatprasuh: she who is the mother of ether or space
(N831-N837)
Verse 157
mukunda muktinilaya mulavigraha-rupini |
bhavagya bhavarogaghni bhavchakra-pravartini | | 157 | |
Meaning: mukunda: she who bestows salvation; muktinilaya: she who is the abode of liberation; mulavigraha-rupini: she whose form is the very root of everything;
bhavagya: she who is the knower of thought; bhavarogaghni: she who removes disease of the cycle of life and death; bhavchakra-pravartini: she who turns the wheel of earthly existence
(N838-N843)
Verse 158
chanddah sara shastrasara mantrasara talodari |
udarakirtir udyham-vaibhava varnarupini | | 158 | |
Meaning: chanddah-sara: she who is the essence of poetic meter; shastrasara: she who is the essence of scriptures; mantrasara: she who is the essence of mantras;
talodari: she who is slim-waisted; udarakirtir: she who posesses exalted fame; udyham-vaibhava: she whose glorification is unlimited;
varnarupini: she who is in the form of letters
(N844-N850)
Verse 159
janmamrityu-jaratapt-janavishranti-dayini |
sarvopanish-dud-ghushta shantyatit-kalatmika | | 159 | |
Meaning: janmamrityu-jaratapt-janavishranti-dayini: she who provides solace from birth, old age, and death; sarvopanish-dud-ghushta: she who is celebrated in all the Upanishads;
shantyatit-kalatmika: she who transcends peace
(N851-N853)
Verse 160
gambhira gaganatastha garvita ganalolupa |
kalpana-rahita kashthakanta kantardha-vigraha | | 160 | |
Meaning: gambhira: she who is unfathomable (like a reservoir); gaganantastha: she who resides in ether or space; garvita: she who is proud (the 'I' consciousness);
ganalolupa: she who delights in music; kalpana-rahita: she who is free of imaginary attributes (she is reality); kashtha: she who is the highest goal;
akanta: she who ends all sins; kantardha-vigraha: who is half the body of Lord Shiv
(N854-N861)
Verse 161
karyakaran-nirmukta kamakeli-tarangita |
kanatkanakata-tanka lila-vigraha-dharini | | 161 | |
Meaning: karyakaran-nirmukta: she who is free of karma (the bond of cause and effect); kamakeli-tarangita: she who overflows with desire and pleasure in the presence of Lord Shiv;
kanatkanakata-tanka: she who wears glittering gold earrings; lila-vigraha-dharini: she who takes various forms just for play
(N862-N865)
Verse 162
aja kshayavinirmukta mugdha kshipra-prasadini |
antarmukh-samaradhya bahirmukh-sudurlabha | | 162 | |
Meaning: aja: she who is unborn; kshayavinirmukta: she who is free from decay; mugdha: she who is captivating; kshipra-prasadini: she who is easily pleased;
antarmukh-samaradhya: she who is to be worshipped internally; bahirmukh-sudurlabha: she who is difficult to reach when one is devoted to external objects
(N866-N871)
Verse 163
trayi trivargnilaya tristha tripuramalini |
niramaya niralamba svatmarama sudhasritih | | 163 | |
Meaning: trayi: she who is the revelation of three (reference to the Vedas); trivargnilaya: she who is the abode of the three-fold aims; tristha: she who is seated in triads;
tripuramalini: she who is the presiding deity of sixth avaran of Sri Chakra; niramaya: she who is free of disease; niralamba: she who depends on none;
svatmarama: she who rejoices in her Self; sudhasritih: she who is the source of nectar
(N872-N879)
Verse 164
sansarapank-nirmagna-samudharan-pandita |
yagyapriya yagyakartri yajamana-svarupini | | 164 | |
Meaning: sansarapank-nirmagna-samudharan-pandita: she who rises the ones sinking in samsar; yagyapriya: she who is fond of sacrifice and rituals;
yagyakartri: she who is the doer of sacrificial rites; yajamana-svarupini: she who is the form of the sacrificer, the yajaman
(N880-N883)
Verse 165
dharmadhara dhanadhyaksha dhandhaanya-vivardhini |
viprapriya viprarupa vishvabhraman-karini | | 165 | |
Meaning: dharmadhara: she who is the support of dharma; dhanadhyaksha: she who is the ruler of wealth; dhandhaanya-vivardhini: she who increases wealth and harvests;
viprapriya: she who is fond of the learned and wise (those with self-knowledge); viprarupa: she who is in the form of knower of the self;
vishvabhraman-karini: she who sets the universe in motion with her maya
(N884-N889)
Verse 166
vishvagrasa vidrumabha vaishnavi vishnurupini |
ayonir yoninilaya kutastha kularupini | | 166 | |
Meaning: vishvagrasa: she who devours the universe; vidrumabha: she who shines like coral; (red colour); vaishnavi: she who is the Shakti of Lord Vishnu;
vishnurupini: she who is Vishnu; ayonir: she who is without origin; yoninilaya: she who is the seat of all of origins; kutastha: she who veils her own nature;
kularupini: she who is the deity of Kaula
(N890-N897)
Verse 167
viragoshtipriya vira naishkarmya nadarupini |
vigynanakalana kalya vidagdha baindavasana | | 167 | |
Meaning: viragoshtipriya: she who is fond of the assembly of warriors; vira: she who is brave; naishkarmya: she who is devoid of action (karma);
nadarupini: she who is the primal sound (nada); vigynanakalana: she who provides the highest knowledge to realise Brahman; kalya: she who is capable of creation, skillful;
vidagdha: she who is the expert in everything; baindavasana: she who is seated at the bindu
(N898-N905)
Verse 168
tatvadhika tatvamayi tatvamartha-svarupini |
samaganpriya soumya sadashiv-kutumbini | | 168 | |
Meaning: tatvadhika: she who beyond the tatvas or principles; tatvamayi: she who is the tatvas; tatvamartha-svarupini: she who is in the form of mahavakyas,
she who is the meaning of 'Tat' (That) and 'Tvam' (Thou) ; samaganpriya: she who is fond of the Samaveda chanting; soumya: she who is benign and gentle;
sadashiv-kutumbini: she who is the consort of Sadashiva
(N906-N911)
Verse 169
savyapasavya-margastha sarvapadvi-nivarini |
svastha svabhavamadhura dhira dhirsamarchita | | 169 | |
Meaning: savyapasavya-margastha: she who can be reached by both the right-handed and left-handed paths; sarvapad-vinivarini: she who removes all misfortunes;
svastha: she who abides in herself, the free one; svabhavamadhura: she who is of a sweet nature; dhira: she who is wise; dhirsamarchita: she who is adored by the wise
(N912-N917)
Verse 170
chaitanyarghya-samaradhya chaitanya-kusumapriya |
sadodita sadatushta tarunaditya-patala | | 170 | |
Meaning: chaitanyarghya-samaradhya: she who is worshipped with consciousness as the oblation; chaitanya-kusumapriya: she who is fond of the flower of consciousness;
sadodita: she who is perpetually sublime; sadatushta: she who is ever-content; tarunaditya-patala: she who is rosy like the dawn
(N918-N922)
Verse 171
dakshina-dakshinaradhya darasmer-mukhambuja |
kaulini-kevalanarghya-kaivalya-padadayini | | 171 | |
Meaning: dakshina-dakshinaradhya: she who is adored by worshippers of both the right-handed and left-handed paths; darasmer-mukhambuja: she whose lotus face beams with a smile;
kaulini-kevala: she who is worshipped as pure knowledge by the Kaulas (worshippers of the Kaula path); anarghya-kaivalya-padadayini: she who confers the priceless fruit of liberation
(N923-N926)
Verse 172
stotrapriya stutimati shruti-sanstut-vaibhava |
manasvini manvati maheshi mangalakritih | | 172 | |
Meaning: stotrapriya: she who is fond of hymns; stutimati: she who is the recipient and essence of all praise; shruti-sanstut-vaibhava: she whose glory is celebrated in the scriptures;
manasvini: she who is well known for her mind or intelligence; manvati: she who is of a high mind; maheshi: she who is the consort of Mahesha;
mangalakritih: she who is of an auspicious form
(N927-N933)
Verse 173
vishvamata jagad-dhatri vishalakshi viragini |
pragalbha paramodara paramoda manomayi | | 173 | |
Meaning: vishvamata: she who is the mother of the universe; jagad-dhatri: she who is the support of the universe; vishalakshi: she who has large-eyes;
viragini: she who is dispassionate; pragalbha: she who is skillful and confident; paramodara: she is supremely generous; paramoda: she who is supremely delightful;
manomayi: she who is in the form of mind
(N934-N941)
Verse 174
vyomakeshi vimanastha vajrini vamakeshvari |
panchayagya-priya pancha-preta-manchadhishayini | | 174 | |
Meaning: vyomakeshi: she whose hair is the sky; vimanastha: she who resides in her celestial chariot, the Sri Chakra; vajrini: she who bears a vajra (lightning bolt);
vamakeshvari: she who is the presiding deity of the Vama path; panchayagya-priya: she who is fond of the five forms of sacrifices;
pancha-preta-manchadhishayini: she who reclines on the couch made of five-corpses
(N942-N947)
Verse 175
panchami panchabhuteshi panch-sankhyopacharini |
shashvati shashvataishvarya sharmada shambhumohini | | 175 | |
Meaning: panchami: she who is the wife of Sadashiva (fifth among the panch Brahmas); panchabhuteshi: she who rules over the five elements; panch-sankhyopacharini: she who is worshipped with five offerings (upcharas);
shashvati: she who is the eternal one; shashvataishvarya: she who is the embodiment of eternal wealth; sharmada: she who bestows happiness; shambhumohini: she who entices Lord Shiv
(N948-N954)
Verse 176
dharadharsuta dhanya dharmini dharmavardini |
lokatita gunatita sarvatita shamatmika | | 176 | |
Meaning: dhara: she who is mother earth; dharasuta: she who is the daughter of the Himalaya; dhanya: she who is righteous; dharmini: she who is virtuous;
dharmavardini: she who promotes dharma; lokatita: she who goes beyond the lokas (worlds); gunatita: she who goes beyond the gunas;
sarvatita: she who transcends everything; shamatmika: she who is the nature of peace and bliss
(N955-N963)
Verse 177
bandhuk-kusumaprakhya bala lilavinodini |
sumangali sukhakari suveshadhya suvasini | | 177 | |
Meaning: bandhuk-kusumaprakhya: she who resembles the bandhuka flower; bala: she who is delightful in her child like innocence; lilavinodini: she who relishes her sport of creation;
sumangali: she who is eternally auspicious; sukhakari: she who grants happiness; suveshadhya: she who looks attractive in her beautiful garments;
suvasini: she who is the ever-wife of Lord Shiv
(N964-N970)
Verse 178
suvasinyarchana-prita shobhana shudhamanasa |
bindu-tarpana-santushta purvaja tripurambika | | 178 | |
Meaning: suvasinyarchana-prita: she who is pleased with adoration by suvasinis (married women); ashobhana: she who is extremely beautiful;
shudhamanasa: she who is of pure-mind; bindu-tarpana-santushta: she who is pleased by oblations at the bindu; purvaja: she who is he first-born;
tripurambika: she who mother of the tripuras
(N971-N976)
Verse 179
dashamudra-samaradhya tripurashri-vanshankari |
gyanmudra gynangamya gyangyeya-svarupini | | 179 | |
Meaning: dashamudra-samaradhya: she who is worshipped by the ten mudras; tripura-shrivanshankari: she who is the ruler of Tripura (Shri-vashankari);
gyanmudra: she who is the form of the mudra of knowledge; gynangamya: she who is attained by knowledge; gyangyeya-svarupini: she who is both knowledge and the known
(N977-N981)
Verse 180
yonimudra trikhandeshi trigunamba trikonaga |
anaghadbhuta-charitra vanchitartha pradayini | | 180 | |
Meaning: yonimudra: she who is in the form of yonimudra; trikhandeshi: she who rules over Trikhanda; triguna: she who is endowed with the three gunas;
amba: she who is the mother of the universe; trikonaga: she who resides in the trikona (triangle of Sri Chakra); anagha: she who is sinless;
adbhuta-charitra: she whose deeds evoke wonder and awe; vanchitartha-pradayini: she who bestows all desires
(N982-N989)
Verse 181
abhyasatishaya-gyata shadadhvateet-rupini |
avyaj-karunamurtir agyan-dhvanta-dipika | | 181 | |
Meaning: abhyasatishaya-gyata: she who is known through spiritual discipline; shadadhvateet-rupini: she who transcends the six paths; avyaj-karunamurtir:
she who is compassionate without partiality; agyan-dhvanta-dipika: she who is the lamp that dispels the darkness of ignorance
(N990-N993)
Verse 182
abala-gopa-vidita sarvanullanghya-shasana |
shrichakraraj-nilaya shrimat-tripurasundari | | 182 | |
Meaning: abala-gopa-vidita: she who is known well by all, even children and cowherds; sarvanullanghya-shasana: she whose commands are never disobeyed;
shrichakraraj-nilaya: she who resides in the Shrichakra, the king of chakras; shrimat-tripurasundari: she who is the auspicious Tripurasundari Devi
(N994-N997)
Closing
shrishiva shiv-shaktyaikya-rupini lalitambika | om | |
Meaning: shrishiva: she who is the auspicious Shiva (Devi); shiv-shaktyaikya-rupini: she who is the form of the union of Shiva and Shakti;
Lalitambika: she who is the divine Ma Lalita
(N998-N1000)
