मनोभवः पञ्चमः स्यादेते त्रैलोक्यमोहनाः
Manobhava is the fifth; these are the enchanters of the three worlds.
कवचच्छन्नसर्वाङ्गाः पलाशप्रसवत्विषः
Their bodies are covered in armor, shining with the radiance of palāśa blossoms.
जेयचक्ररथेन्द्रस्य चतुर्थं पर्व संश्रिताः
They have taken refuge in the fourth division of the lord of the Jeya-cakra chariot.
तत्र पर्वण्यधस्ताच्च लक्ष्मीश्चैव सरस्वती
There, beneath that division, are also Lakṣmī and Sarasvatī.
एताश्चक्रोधरक्ताक्ष्यो दैत्यं हन्तुं महाबलम्
These, with eyes reddened by anger, came to slay the mighty demon.
पञ्चमं पर्व संप्राप्ता वामाद्याः षोडशापराः
At the fifth stage, the first group of Vāmā and the other sixteen arrived.
वामा ज्येष्टा च रौद्री च शान्तिः श्रद्धा सरस्वती
Vāmā, Jyeṣṭhā, Raudrī, Śānti, Śraddhā, and Sarasvatī,
तथा प्रमाथिनी चाश्वसिनी वीचिस्तथैव च
Also Pramāthinī, Āśvasinī, and likewise Vīci,
एतास्तु कुरविन्दाभा जगत्क्षोभणलंपटाः
These, shining like red coral, were eager to agitate the worlds.
वज्रदण्डौ शतघ्नीं च संबिभ्राणा भुशुण्डिकाः
They bore thunderbolts, clubs, and maces called bhuśuṇḍikās.
असिताङ्गप्रभृतयो भैरवाः शस्त्रभीषणाः
The Bhairavas, beginning with Asitāṅga, were terrifying with their weapons.
असिताङ्गो रुरुश्चण्डः क्रोध उन्मत्तभैरवः
Asitāṅga, Ruru, Caṇḍa, Krodha, and Unmattabhairava,
अथ गीतिरथेन्द्रस्य सप्तमं पर्व संश्रिताः
Then, at the seventh stage, the lords of the chariot divisions assembled.
महती सिद्धलक्ष्मीश्च शोणा बाणधनुर्धराः
Great Siddhalakṣmī, Śoṇā, and the bow-armed Bāṇa appeared.
दुर्गांबा बटुकश्चेंव सर्वे ते शस्त्रपाणयः
Durgāmbā and Baṭuka also, all of them bearing weapons.
शङ्खः पद्मो निधिश्चैव ते सर्वे शस्त्रपाणयः
Śaṅkha, Padma, and Nidhi too—all these held weapons in their hands.
शक्रादयश्च विष्म्वन्ता दश दिक्चक्रनायकाः
Indra and the others, up to Viṣṇu, the ten guardians of the directions,
वज्रे शक्तिं कालदण्डमकिं पाशं ध्वजं तथा
With thunderbolt, spear, staff of Time, mace, noose, and banner,
सेवन्ते मन्त्रिनाथां तां नित्यं भक्तिसमन्विताः
Serve that Lady of the Ministers always, with devotion.
मन्त्रिनाथाश्रयद्वारा ललिताज्ञापनोत्सुकाः
Through the gateway of the Lady of the Ministers, they are eager to receive Lalitā’s commands.
सर्वेषां चैव देवानां मन्त्रिणी द्वारतः कृता
For all the gods, the Minister is established as the gatekeeper.
राक्षी विज्ञापना चेति प्रधानद्वारतः कृता
Rākṣī and Vijñāpanā are set as chief gatekeepers.
अन्यथा कथमेतेषां सामर्थ्यं ज्वलितौजसः
Otherwise, how could these beings possess such power and blazing energy?
सा हि संगीतविद्येति श्रीदेव्या अतिवल्लभा
That is indeed the science of music, exceedingly dear to Shri Devi.
श्रीदेव्याःशक्तिसाम्राज्ये सर्वकर्माणि मन्त्रिणी
Within the dominion of Shri Devi's power, the minister performs all actions.
तस्याः प्रधानभूतायाः सेवामेव वितन्वते
They devote themselves solely to the service of her, who is foremost among them.
पर्वस्थितानां देवीनां नामानि कथितान्यलम्
The names of the goddesses present at the festival have been fully recounted.
प्रोक्तानि गेयचक्रस्य पर्वदेव्याश्च कीर्तिताः
The names spoken belong to the circle of song and to the festival goddesses.
सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तास्ते स्युर्विजयिनो नराः
Those men become victorious and freed from all sin.
देवताश्च शृणु प्राज्ञ नाम यच्छृण्वतां जयः
Hear also, O wise one, the names of the deities; victory comes to those who listen.