अणोरणुतरे देवि महतो ऽपि महीयसि
O goddess, subtler than the subtle, yet greater than the great!
अतलं तु भवेत्पादौ वितलं जानुनी तव
Atala is your feet, Vitala is your knees.
हृदयं तु भुवर्लोकः स्वस्ते मुखमुदाहृतम्
The Bhuvar world is your heart, and Svah is called your mouth.
मरुतस्तु तवोच्छ्वासा वाचस्ते श्रुतयो ऽखिलाः
The winds are your breath, and all the Vedas are your speech.
आहारस्ते सदानन्दो वासस्ते हृदये सताम्
Your nourishment is eternal bliss, and your dwelling is in the hearts of the virtuous.
शिरोरुहा घनास्ते तु तारकाः कुसुमानि ते
Your hair is the clouds, and the stars are your flowers.
यमाश्च नियमाश्चैव करपादरुहास्तथा
The restraints and observances, as well as the fingers and toes, are yours.
प्राणायामस्तु ते नासा रसना ते सरस्वती
Pranayama is your nose, and the tongue is Sarasvati for you.
मनस्ते धारणाशक्तिर्हृदयं ते समाधिकः
Your mind is the power of concentration; your heart is supreme absorption.
भूतं भव्यं भविष्यच्च नित्यं च तव विग्रहः
The past, present, future, and the eternal are your very form.
आदौ या तु दयाभूता ससर्ज निखिलाः प्रजाः
She who, at the beginning, became compassion, created all beings.
हृदयस्थापि लोकानामदृश्या मोहनात्मिका
Though abiding in the hearts of all worlds, she is invisible and of the nature of enchantment.
नमस्तस्यै महादेव्यै सर्वशक्त्यै नमोनमः
Salutations to her, the great goddess, salutations again and again to the all-powerful.
पृथिव्यादीनि भूतानि तस्यै देव्यै नमोनमः
Salutations again and again to that goddess, to whom the elements beginning with earth belong.
दधार स्वयमेवैका तस्यै देव्यै नमोनमः
She alone upholds all; salutations again and again to that goddess.
यस्यामुदेति सविता तस्यै देव्यै नमोनमः
From whom the sun rises—salutations again and again to that goddess.
यत्रान्तमेति काले तु तस्यै देव्यै नमोनमः
In whom, at the end of time, all dissolves—salutations again and again to that goddess.
नमोनमस्ते तमसे हरायै नमोनमो निर्गुणतः शिवायै
Salutations again and again to the darkness, to Hara’s power; salutations to Shiva, who is beyond qualities.
नमोनमस्ते ऽखिलरूपतन्त्रे नमोनमस्ते ऽखिलयन्त्ररूपे
Salutations again and again to you, who are the essence of all forms and all instruments.
नमो ऽस्तु लक्ष्म्यै जगदेकतुष्ट्यै नमोनमः शांभवि सर्वशक्त्यै
Salutations to Lakshmi, the sole delight of the world; salutations to Shambhavi, the all-powerful.
अरूपमद्वन्द्वमदृष्टगोचरं प्रभावमग्र्यं कथमंब वर्णये
O Mother, how can I describe your form, which is formless, without duality, beyond perception, and of supreme power?
प्रसीद मायामयि मन्त्राविग्रहे प्रसीद सर्वेश्वरि सर्वरूपिणि
Be gracious, O one made of maya, whose form is mantra; be gracious, O sovereign of all, O one of all forms.
भूयोभूयो नमस्कृत्य शरणं जगमुरञ्जसा
Again and again bowing down, they swiftly sought refuge in her.
वरेण च्छन्दयामास वरदाखिलदेहिनाम्
The bestower of boons to all embodied beings offered them a boon of their choosing.
दुर्धरं जीवितं देहि त्वां गताः शरणार्थिनः
Grant us the difficult-to-sustain life; we have come to you seeking refuge.
अचिरात्तव दास्यामि त्रैलोक्यं सचराचरम्
Soon I shall give you the three worlds, with all that moves and is unmoving.
ये स्तोष्यन्ति च मां भक्त्या स्तवेनानेन मानवाः
Those humans who praise me with this hymn, with devotion,
विद्याविनयसंपन्ना नीरोगा दीर्घजीविनः
Endowed with knowledge and humility, free from disease, and long-lived they shall be.
इति लब्धवरा देवा देवेन्द्रो ऽपि महाबलः
Thus, having received the boon, the gods and even mighty Indra,
आमोदं परमं जग्मुस्तां विलोक्य मुहुर्मुहुः
Again and again, upon seeing her, experienced supreme delight.