आग्नेय्यामरविन्दाभो मुसली मधुसूदनः
In the southeast, Madhusūdana, mace in hand, shines with the hue of a lotus.
वायव्यां वामनो वज्री तरुणादित्य दीप्तिमान्
In the northwest stands Vāmana, wielding a thunderbolt, brilliant as the rising sun.
विद्युत्प्रभो हृषीकेशो ह्यवाच्यां दिशि मुद्गरी
In the forbidden direction, Hṛṣīkeśa, radiant as lightning, stands with a club.
माणिक्यमण्डपस्थानमनुलोम्येन वेष्टते
He encircles the jewelled pavilion in a clockwise direction.
इन्द्रगोपकसंकाशः पाशहस्तो ऽपराजितः
Unconquered, resembling the indragopa insect, he holds a noose in his hand.
माणिक्यमण्डपस्थानं विलोमेन विवेष्टते
He encircles the jewelled pavilion in a counterclockwise direction.
माणिक्यमण्डपगतो विष्णुलोके विराजते
Dwelling in the jewelled pavilion, he shines in the world of Viṣṇu.
सहस्रस्तम्भकं नाम मण्डपं सुमनोहरम्
There stands the pavilion named Sahasrastambhaka, exceedingly beautiful.
नानारत्नकृतश्शालस्तुङ्गस्तत्राभिवर्तते
There rises a lofty hall made of various precious gems.
तादृशाः पङ्क्तयो बह्व्यः स्तम्भानां तु चतुर्दिशम्
Such rows of pillars, numerous, extend in all four directions.
शिवलोकस्तत्र महाञ्जागर्ति स्फुरितद्युतिः
There, the great realm of Śiva shines, radiant with flashing brilliance.
नन्दिभृङ्गिमहाकालप्रमुखास्तत्र चोत्तमाः
There, the foremost ones—Nandi, Bhrṅgi, and Mahākāla—are present.
शिवलोकोत्तमे तस्मिन्सहस्रस्तम्भमण्डपे
In that supreme world of Śiva, within the thousand-pillared pavilion,
ललिताज्ञापालकश्च ललिताज्ञाप्रवर्तकः
Are the guardian of Lalitā's command and the executor of Lalitā's command.
शैव्या दृष्ट्या स्वभक्तानां ललितामन्त्रसिद्धये
With Śiva's vision, for the accomplishment of their devotees' Lalitā mantra,
महाप्रकाशरूपां तां मेधाशक्ति प्रकाशयन्
He reveals that great, radiant form of Medhāśakti.
तत्तच्छालान्समाश्रित्य वर्तते कुम्भसंभवः
Relying on those very halls, the one born from the pot abides.
एषां श्रवणमात्रेण जायते श्रीमहोदयः
By merely hearing of these, the great rise of prosperity is born.
मनो नाम महाशालः सर्वरत्नविचित्रितः
There is a great hall named 'Mind', adorned with all kinds of jewels.
तन्मध्यकक्ष्याभागस्तु सर्वाप्यमृतवापिका
And in the central chamber of that, there is entirely a pool of nectar.
भवन्ति पुरुषाः प्राज्ञास्तदेव हि रसायनम्
Men become wise there; indeed, that itself is the elixir.
तद्गन्धाघ्राणमात्रेण सिद्धिकान्तापतिर्भवेत्
By merely smelling its fragrance, one becomes the beloved of Siddhi.
उभयोः शालयोः पार्श्वे सुधावापीतटद्वये
On both sides of the halls are the banks of the nectar pool.
चतुर्योजनदूरं तु तलं तस्या जलान्तरे
Its floor, beneath the water, extends for four yojanas in distance.
स्वर्णवर्णा रत्नवर्णास्तस्यां हंसाश्च सारसाः
There, swans and cranes shine with the color of gold and jewels.
पक्षिणस्तज्जलं पीत्वा रसायनमयं नवम्
The birds, drinking that water, become new and filled with elixir.
सदाकूजितलक्षेण तत्र कारण्डवद्विजाः
There, the twice-born birds, like karandavas, are always marked by their cooing.
परितो वापिकाचक्रपरिवेषणभूयसा
All around, there is a great encircling of the pool's wheel.
तारा नाम महाशक्तिर्वर्तते तोरणेश्वरी
There abides the great power named Tara, the Lady of the Gate.
रत्ननौकासहस्रेण खेलन्त्यो सरसीजले
Sporting in the lotus-filled water with a thousand jeweled boats.