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—
तन्मन्त्राणां लक्षणं च सर्वमेतन्निवेदय
The characteristics of those mantras—all this, declare to me.
सर्वेभ्यो ऽपि हि शब्देभ्यो वेदराशिर्महान्मुने
From all words indeed, O great sage, the Vedas are the source.
सर्वेभ्यो वेदमन्त्रेभ्यो विष्णुमन्त्रा महत्तराः
Among all Vedic mantras, the mantras of Viṣṇu are the greatest.
तेभ्यो गाणपता मन्त्रा मुने वीर्य महत्तराः
O sage, among those, the mantras of Gaṇapati are of even greater potency.
तेभ्यो ऽपि लक्ष्मीमन्त्रास्तु तेभ्यः सारस्वता वराः
Even greater than those are the mantras of Lakṣmī, and superior to those are the mantras of Sarasvatī.
सर्वाम्नायमनुभ्यो ऽपि वाराहा मनवो वराः
Even among all the traditions and transmissions, the Varāha mantras are the most excellent.
तेभ्यो ऽपि ललितामन्त्रा दशभेदविभेदिताः
Even beyond those are the Lalitā mantras, distinguished in tenfold variations.
लोपामुद्रा कामराज इति ख्यातिमुपागतौ
They have become renowned as the mantras of Lopāmudrā and Kāmarāja.
हंसादेर्वाच्यतां याताः कामराजो महेस्वरः
They are also known as Haṃsa and others; Kāmarāja is the great lord.
हादिकाद्योर्मन्त्रयोस्तु भेदो वर्णत्रयोद्भवः
The difference between the Ha and Ka mantras arises from the combination of three syllables.
शिवेन शक्त्या कामेन क्षित्या चैव तु मायया
By Śiva, Śakti, Kāma, Earth, and indeed by Māyā.
शक्रेण भुवनेशेन चन्द्रेण च मनोभुवा
By Indra, Bhuvaneśa, the Moon, and the mind-born one.
कामादिमन्त्रराजस्तु स्मरयोनिः श्रियो मुखे
The king of mantras, beginning with Kāma, is the source of Smara and Yoni, and is at the mouth of Śrī.
ये यजन्ति महाभागास्तेषां सर्वत्र सिद्धये
Those highly fortunate ones who worship, for them there is accomplishment everywhere.
सम्यक्संसाधयेद्विद्वान्वक्ष्यमाणप्रकारतः
A learned person should properly accomplish them in the manner that will be described.
प्रातरुत्थाय शिरसिस्मृत्वा कमलमुज्ज्वलम्
Rising in the morning, remembering the radiant lotus on the head—
तत्र श्रीमद्गुरुं ध्वात्वा प्रसन्नं करुणामयम्
There, meditating on the revered guru, serene and full of compassion—
अथागत्य च तैलेन सामोदेन विलेपितः
Then, having arrived, anointing oneself with fragrant oil—
तस्मादुष्णोदके स्नायात्तदभावे यथोदकम्
After that, one should bathe in warm water; if that is not available, then with whatever water there is.
आचम्य प्रयतो विद्वान्हृदि ध्यायन्परांबिकाम्
Having sipped water, the learned one, pure in mind, should meditate on the supreme goddess in the heart.