शिरीषदाममृदुलच्छदाभांश्चतुरो भुजान्
She bears four arms, soft and lustrous as the tender garlands of silk-tree blossoms.
वहन्ती पतिसंसृष्टशङ्खसुन्दरकन्धरा
Her neck is beautiful as a conch, embraced by her lord.
कुन्दकुड्मललक्ष्मीकैर्दन्तैर्दर्शितचन्द्रिका
Her teeth, radiant as clusters of jasmine buds, reveal a moonlike glow.
केतकान्तर्दलश्रोणी दीर्घदीर्घविलोचना
Her hips are like the inner petals of the ketaka flower, and her eyes are long and wide.
पालीवतं समाणिक्यकुण्डलामण्डितश्रुतिः
Her ears are adorned with earrings of ruby and sapphire, shining like the crest of a peacock.
शरच्चञ्चन्निशानाथमण्डलीमधुरानना
Her face is sweet as the full moon in autumn, surpassing even the moon's orb at night.
स्फुरत्तिलकरत्नाभभालनेत्रविराजिता
Her forehead and eyes are radiant, adorned with a sparkling tilaka gem.
सीमन्तरेशाविन्यस्तकिन्दूरश्रेणिभासुरा
In the parting of her hair, a row of vermilion shines like a line of rubies.
सर्वशृङ्गारवेषाढ्या सर्वाभरणभूषिता
She is adorned with all the ornaments of love and decorated with every kind of jewel.
ब्रह्मविष्णुगिरीशेशसदाशिवनिदानभूः
She is the source of Brahma, Vishnu, Giriśa, and Sadāśiva.
भासते सा भगवती पापघ्नी ललितांबिका
That goddess, Lalitāmbikā, destroyer of sin, shines resplendent.
यस्याः पूजाफलं प्राहुयस्या एव हि पूजनम्
The fruit of worship is said to be hers alone, for only her worship is supreme.
वर्षकोटिसहस्रेणाप्येकांशो वर्ण्यते न हि
Even in a thousand million years, her full glory cannot be described, not even in part.
यतो वाचो निवर्तन्ते अप्राप्य मनसा सह
For words, along with the mind, turn back from her, unable to reach.
न पक्षपातान्न स्नेहान्न मोहाद्वा मयोच्यते
Neither by partiality, nor by affection, nor by delusion have I spoken.
मषीपात्राणि सर्वे ऽपि सप्त संतु महार्णवाः
Let all the ink vessels be seven great oceans.
तस्य लेखनकालो ऽस्तु परार्ध्याधिकवत्सरैः
Let the time for writing be measured in years exceeding a parārdha.
सर्वे बृहस्पतिसमा वक्तारो यदि कुंभज
Let all the speakers be equal to Bṛhaspati, O son of the pot.
अथ वा वृत्तिरखिला निष्फला तद्गुणस्तुतौ
Even then, all effort is fruitless in praising those qualities.
महामायाजवनिका लंबते मेचकप्रभा
The veil of great illusion hangs, shining with a dazzling radiance.
इन्द्रगोपवितानं तु बद्धं त्रैलोक्यदुर्लभम्
The canopy of indragopa insects is bound, rare even in the three worlds.
मद्वाणी वर्णयिष्यन्ती कण्ठ एव ह्रिया हता
My speech, wishing to describe, is checked at the throat by modesty.
मनसो ऽपि हि दूरे तत्सौभाग्यं केनवर्ण्यते
Even for the mind, that fortune is far away; by whom can it be described?
प्रादुर्भुता चिदनलाद्दग्धनिःशेषदानवा
She appeared from the fire of consciousness, having burned all the demons completely.
अधिष्ठाय श्रीनगरं सदा रक्षति विष्टपम्
Having established herself in the city of prosperity, she always protects the world.
न भेदको ऽपि विन्यासो नाममात्रं पुरां भिदा
There is no division, even the arrangement is not a cause of difference; the name alone distinguishes the city.
वदन्ति श्रीपुरकथां ते यान्ति परमां गतिम्
Those who recite the tale of Śrīpura attain the highest state.
ये पुस्तके धारयन्ति ते यान्ति परमां गतिम्
Those who keep it in a book attain the highest state.
संपादयन्ति ये भक्तास्ते यान्ति परमां गतिम्
Those devotees who compile it attain the highest state.
भण्डासुरवधश्चैव देव्याः श्रीनगरस्थितिः
The slaying of Bhaṇḍāsura and the goddess's abiding in Śrīnagara—