जानक्युवाच सदा शंकरयुक्ते च पतिं देहि नमोऽस्तु ते
Janaki said: Always united with Shankara, grant me such a husband; I bow to you.
सृष्टिस्थित्यंतरूपेण सृष्टिस्थित्यन्तरूपिणी
You who take the forms of creation, preservation, and dissolution, and who are the embodiment of these.
हे गौरि पतिमर्मज्ञे पतिव्रतपरायणे
O Gauri, knower of the secrets of husbands, devoted to the path of chastity.
सर्वमंगलमाङ्गल्ये सर्वमंगलसंयुते
Source of all auspiciousness, united with every blessing.
सर्वप्रिये सर्वबीजे सर्वाशुभविनाशिनि
Beloved of all, seed of all, destroyer of all misfortune.
परमात्मस्वरूपे च नित्यरूपे सनातनि
Embodiment of the supreme self, of eternal and everlasting form.
क्षुत्तृष्णेच्छा दया श्रद्धा निद्रा तन्द्रा स्मृतिः क्षमा
Hunger, thirst, desire, compassion, faith, sleep, drowsiness, memory, and forgiveness—
लज्जा मेधा तुष्टिपुष्टी शान्तिसंपत्तिवृद्धयः
Modesty, intelligence, satisfaction, nourishment, peace, prosperity, and growth—
दृष्टादृष्टस्वरूपे च तयोर्बीजफलप्रदे 4.27.
Of seen and unseen forms, you grant the seed and fruit of both.
शिवे शंकरसौभाग्ययुक्ते सौभाग्यदायिनि
O Shiva, endowed with Shankara’s fortune, bestower of good fortune.
स्तोत्रेणानेन याः स्तुत्वा समाप्तिदिवसे शिवाम्
Whoever praises Shiva with this hymn on the day of completion—
इह कान्तसुखं भुक्त्वा पतिं प्राप्य परात्परम्
Here, enjoying the happiness of a beloved, she attains a husband supreme among men.
इति श्रीब्रह्मवैवर्ते सीताकृतं पार्वतीस्तोत्रम् देवीं प्रणम्य स्तुत्वा च व्रतं पूर्णं चकार ह
Thus, in the Brahmavaivarta, Sita, having praised the goddess Parvati with a hymn, bowed to the goddess and completed her vow.
गोसहस्रं ब्राह्मणेभ्यः सुवर्णशतकं मुदा
With joy, she gave a thousand cows and a hundred pieces of gold to the Brahmins.
ब्राह्मणानां सहस्रं च भोजयामास सादरम्
She respectfully fed a thousand Brahmins.
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे तत्र दुर्गा दुर्गार्तिनाशिनी
At that moment, there appeared Durga, destroyer of difficulties.
ईषद्धास्यप्रसनास्या योगिनीशतसंयुता
Her face shone with a gentle smile, surrounded by hundreds of yoginīs.
दृष्ट्वा गोपाङ्गना देवीं प्रणेमुश्च मुदाऽन्विताः 4.27.
Seeing the goddess, the wives of the cowherds joyfully bowed down.
गोपिकाभ्यो वरं दत्त्वा ताः संभाष्य च सादरम्
Having granted a boon to the gopīs and spoken to them with respect,
पार्वत्युवाच व्रतं ते लोकशिक्षार्थं मायामानुषरूपिणि
Pārvatī said: Your vow, in the form of a human by illusion, is for the instruction of the world.
गोलोकनाथं गोलोकं श्रीशैलं गिरिजातटम्
The Lord of Goloka, Goloka itself, Śrīśaila, and the slopes of Girijā—
चरितं रतिचोरस्य स्त्रीणां मानसहारकम्
The deeds of the thief of love captivate the minds of women.
श्रीकृष्णार्धाङ्गसंभूता कृष्णतुल्या च तेजसा
Born from the half of Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s body, you are equal to Kṛṣṇa in splendor.
भवती च हरेः प्राणा भवत्याश्च हरिः स्वयम्
You are the very life of Hari, and Hari himself is your life.
षष्टिवर्षसहस्राणि ब्रह्मा तप्त्वा तपः पुरा
Long ago, Brahmā performed austerities for sixty thousand years.
कृष्णाज्ञया च त्वं देवि गोपीरूपं विधाय च
By Kṛṣṇa’s command, O goddess, you assumed the form of a gopī.
सुयज्ञो हि नृपश्रेष्ठो मनुवंशसमुद्भवः
Suyajña, the best of kings, was born in the lineage of Manu.
त्रिःसप्तकृत्वो निर्भूपां चकार पृथिवीं भृगुः 4.27.
Bṛgu made the earth devoid of kings twenty-one times.
शंकरात्प्राप्य त्वन्मन्त्रं सिद्धं कृत्वा च पुष्करे
Having received your mantra from Śaṃkara, and having perfected it at Puṣkara,
बभञ्ज दर्पाद्दन्तं च गणेशस्य महात्मनः
Out of pride, he broke the tusk of the great-souled Gaṇeśa.