महाविद्या शिवानङ्गवल्लभा सर्वपाटला
She is the Great Knowledge, beloved of Śiva and Ananga, and the all-beautiful one.
शृङ्गारनायिका चेति पञ्चविंशतिनामभिः
She is the mistress of love, and thus by these twenty-five names.
ते प्राप्नुवन्ति सौभाग्यमष्टौ सिद्धीर्महद्यशः
They attain good fortune, the eight perfections, and great fame.
भण्डासुरं प्रति क्रुद्धा चचाल ललितांबिका
Lalitāmbikā, enraged against Bhaṇḍāsura, trembled.
देवता प्रकटाभिख्यास्तासामाख्यां निवेदय
Tell me the names of those goddesses who are openly known.
आयुधानि च दिव्यानि कथयस्व हयानन
And, O Hayānana, describe their divine weapons.
तश प्रोक्ता सिद्धिदेव्यस्तासां नामानि मच्छृणु
Now, the goddesses who bestow success have been mentioned; listen to their names from me.
ईशिता वशिता चैव प्राप्तिः सिद्धिश्च सप्तमी
Īśitā, Vaśitā, Prāpti, and Siddhi as the seventh—
एतादेव्यश्चतुर्बाह्व्यो जपाकुसुमसंनिभाः
These goddesses have four arms and resemble the hibiscus blossom.
दधाना दयया पूर्णा योगिभिश्च निषेविताः
They are filled with compassion, bear various objects, and are served by yogis.
वाराही चैव मांहेन्द्री चामुण्डा चैव सप्तमी
Vārāhī, Māṃhendrī, and also Cāmuṇḍā are the seventh.
कपालमुत्पलं चैव बिभ्राणा रक्तवाससः
Clad in red garments, they hold a skull and a blue lotus.
ब्रह्मादिसदृशाकारा ब्रह्मादिसदृशायुधाः
Their forms resemble those of Brahmā and the other gods, and their weapons are like those of Brahmā and the others.
तासामूर्ध्वस्थानगतां मुद्रा देव्यो महत्तराः
Above them are the mudrā goddesses, who are greater.
दाडिमीपुष्पसङ्काशाः पीतांबरमनोहराः
They shine like pomegranate flowers and are enchanting, clad in yellow garments.
मदरक्तविलोलाक्ष्यस्तासां नामानि मच्छृणु
Their eyes are restless from intoxication and passion; listen to their names from me.
सर्वाकर्षणकृन्मुद्रा तथा सर्ववशङ्करी
The mudrā named Sarvākarṣaṇakṛt, and likewise Sarvavaśaṅkarī.
सर्वखेचरिका मुद्रा सर्वबीजा तथापरा
The mudrā Sarvakhecarikā, and another called Sarvabījā.
सिद्धिब्राहयादिमुद्रास्ता एताः प्रकटशक्तयः
The mudrās beginning with Siddhibrāhayā—these are the manifest powers.
या गुप्ताख्याः पूर्वमुक्तास्तासां नामानि मच्छृणु
Now hear from me the names of those previously mentioned as the secret ones.
अहङ्काराकर्षिणी च शब्दाकर्षणिका कला
The power that draws forth ego, and the power that attracts sound.
रसाकर्षणिका नित्या गन्धाकर्षणिका कला
The eternal power that attracts taste, and the power that draws fragrance.
स्मृत्या कर्षणिका नित्या नामाकर्णणिका कला
The eternal power that draws forth memory, and the power that attracts names.
अमृताकर्षणी नित्या शरीराकर्षिणी कला
The eternal power that draws forth nectar, and the power that attracts the body.
अष्टमं पर्व सम्प्राप्ता गुप्ता नाम्ना प्रकीर्तिताः
Upon reaching the eighth stage, these are proclaimed as 'Gupta' by name.
चतुर्भुजास्त्रिनेत्राश्च चन्द्रार्कमुकुजोज्ज्वलाः
They are four-armed and three-eyed, radiant with crowns of moon and sun.
भण्डासुरवधार्थाय प्रवृत्ताः कुम्भसम्भव
O Kumbhasambhava, they are engaged for the destruction of Bhaṇḍāsura.
सप्तमे पर्वणि कृतावासा गुप्ततराभिधाः
At the seventh stage, their abode was established, with even more secret names.
अनङ्गलेखा चानङ्गवेगानङ्गाङ्कुशापि च
Anaṅgalekhā, Anaṅgavegā, and Anaṅgāṅkuśā as well.
इक्षुचापं पुष्पशरान्पुष्पकन्दुकमुत्पलम्
Sugarcane bow, flower arrows, flower ball, and lotus.