अन्ताख्येति तथा प्रोक्ता स्वरूपात्तत्त्वचिन्तकैः
She is also called Antākhyā by those who contemplate her true nature.
दक्षहस्ते योगमुद्रां वामहस्ते तु पुस्तकम्
In her right hand is the gesture of union; in her left, a book.
परापरा तृतीया स्याद्बा लार्कायुतसंमिता
The third, called Parāparā, is measured as ten million yojanas.
वामोरुन्यस्तहस्ता वा किरीटार्धेन्दुभूषणा
She may be depicted with her left hand raised, adorned with a crescent moon on her crown.
पाशाङ्कुशेक्षुकोदण्डपञ्चबाणलसत्करा
She holds a noose, goad, sugarcane bow, and five arrows shining in her hands.
सरस्वतीरमागौर्यस्तामेवाद्यामुपासते
Sarasvatī, Ramā, and Gaurī worship that very primordial goddess.
नेत्रद्वयं महेशस्य काशीकाञ्जीपुरद्वयम्
The two eyes of Maheśa are the two cities, Kāśī and Kāñchī.
काञ्चीक्षेत्रे पुरा धाता सर्वलोकपितामहः
In the field of Kāñchī, long ago, the Creator, the grandsire of all worlds,
आत्मैकध्यानयुक्तस्य तस्यव्रतवतो मुने
For that sage devoted to vows and absorbed in single-minded meditation,
पद्मासने च तिष्ठन्ती विष्णुना जिष्णुना सह
She sits upon a lotus seat together with Viṣṇu, the victorious one.
सिंहासनेश्वरी ख्याता सर्वलोकैकरक्षिणी
She is renowned as the sovereign on the lion throne, the sole protector of all worlds.
आदिलक्ष्मीमिति ख्यातां सर्वेषां हृदये स्थिताम्
She is known as Ādilakṣmī, abiding in the hearts of all.
कामाक्षीति प्रसिद्धां तामस्तौ षीत्पुर्मभक्तिमान्
That goddess, famed as Kāmākṣī, was worshipped by him with devotion in the city.
जय श्रीनाथसहजे जय श्रीसर्वमङ्गले
Victory to you, O consort of Śrīnātha! Victory to you, O all-auspicious goddess!
जयजयेधिकसिद्धेशि जय योगीन्द्रवन्दिते
Victory, victory, O goddess of supreme accomplishments! Victory to you, revered by the lords of yogis!
जयजय हिमशैलकीर्तनीये जयजय शङ्करकामवामनेत्रि
Victory, victory to you, renowned on the snowy mountain! Victory, victory to you, O Śaṅkara's beloved, with beautiful eyes!
या करोति स्वसङ्कल्पात्तस्यै देव्यै नमोनमः
To that goddess who acts according to her own will, I offer repeated salutations.
निहन्त्याद्यातितीक्ष्णास्त्रैस्तस्यै देव्यैदृ
To that goddess who destroys adversaries with exceedingly sharp weapons, salutations to her.
देद्या या च स्वसंवेद्या तस्यै देव्यै नमोनमः
To that goddess who is self-luminous and self-realized, I offer repeated salutations.
परं ब्रह्मेति या ख्याता तस्यैदृ
To her who is known as the Supreme Brahman, salutations to her.
सूक्ष्मविज्ञानरूपायैदृ
To her who is of the nature of subtle knowledge, salutations.
यद्ध्यानैकपरा नित्यं तस्यैदृ
To her for whom constant, single-pointed meditation is directed, salutations.
साम्राज्यसंपदीशायै तस्यैदृ
To her who is the sovereign of imperial fortune, salutations.
स्मितं चराचरं विश्वं तस्यैदृ
To her whose smile is the moving and unmoving universe, salutations.
धत्ते सर्वजनाधारां तस्यैदृ
To her who upholds all beings, salutations.
ज्ञानशक्तिस्वरूपायै तस्यैदृ
To her who is the very form of the power of knowledge, salutations.
यन्मयं मुनयः प्राहुस्तस्यैदृ
To her whom the sages declare to be the essence of all, salutations.
यदुन्मेषविभेदाः स्युस्तस्यैदृ
To her from whom all differentiations of manifestation arise, salutations.
या विराजति चिद्रूपा तस्यैदृ
To her who shines forth as consciousness itself, salutations.
श्रीविद्येति स्मृता वा तु तस्यैदृ
To her who is remembered as Śrīvidyā, salutations.