महामाया च प्रकृतिः सर्वशक्तिमतीश्वरी
Mahāmāyā is Prakriti, the supreme goddess endowed with all powers.
सावित्री वेदमाता च वेदाधिष्ठातृदेवता
Savitri is the mother of the Vedas and the presiding deity of the Vedas.
सर्वविद्याधिदेवी सा पूज्या च विदुषां पुरा
She is the goddess presiding over all knowledge and is revered by the wise since ancient times.
यत्सेवया यत्तपसा प्रदात्री सर्वसंपदाम्
By whose service and austerity, she grants all wealth.
यत्सेवया यत्तपसा सर्वविश्वेषु पूजिता
By whose service and by whose austerity she was worshipped among all the worlds,
सर्वेश्वरी सर्ववन्द्या सर्वेशं प्राप या पतिम्
The sovereign of all, worthy of reverence by all, who obtained the Lord of all as her husband,
कृष्णवामांशसम्भूता कृष्णप्रेमाधिदेवता
Born from the left portion of Krishna, she is the presiding deity of Krishna's love,
सर्वाधिकं च रूपं च सौभाग्यं मानगौरवम् 2.7.
She possesses surpassing beauty, good fortune, and honored dignity.
तपश्चकार सा पूर्वं शतशृङ्गे च पर्वते
Formerly, she performed austerities on the mountain called Shataśṛṅga,
कृशां निःश्वासरहितां दृष्ट्वा चन्द्रकलोपमाम्
Seeing her emaciated, breathless, yet resembling a digit of the moon,
वरं तस्यै ददौ सारं सर्वेषामपि दुर्लभम्
He granted her a boon, the essence, rare even among all,
सौभाग्येन च मानेन प्रेम्णा वै गौरवेण च
With good fortune, honor, love, and dignity,
वरिष्ठा च गरिष्ठा च संस्तुता पूजिता मया
She became the most excellent and the most revered, praised and worshipped by me.
इत्युक्त्वा जगतां नाथश्चक्रे तच्चेतनां ततः
Having thus spoken, the Lord of the worlds then created that consciousness.
येषां या याश्च देव्यो वै पूजितास्तस्य सेवया
The goddesses who were worshipped by those whose service she received,
दिव्यं वर्षसहस्रं च तपस्तप्त्वा हिमालये
Having performed austerity for a thousand divine years on the Himalaya,
सरस्वती तपस्तप्त्वा पर्वते गन्धमादने
Sarasvati performed austerity on Mount Gandhamadana,
लक्ष्मीर्युगशतं दिव्यं तपस्तप्त्वा च पुष्करे 2.7.
Lakshmi performed divine austerity for a hundred ages at Pushkara,
सावित्री मलये तप्त्वा द्विजपूज्या बभूव सा
Savitri, having performed austerity at Malaya, became worthy of worship by the twice-born.
शतमन्वन्तरं तप्तं शंकरेण पुरा विभो
In ancient times, Shankara performed austerity for a hundred manvantaras, O Lord.
शतमन्वन्तरं विष्णुस्तप्त्वा पाता बभूव ह
Vishnu, having performed austerity for a hundred manvantaras, became the protector.
मन्वन्तरं तपस्तेपे शेषो भक्त्या च नारद
Shesha performed austerity for a manvantara with devotion, O Narada.
दिव्यं शतयुगं चैव वायुस्तप्त्वा च भक्तितः
Having performed austerities with devotion for a divine hundred ages, Vayu was purified.
एवं कृष्णस्य तपसा सर्वे देवाश्च पूजिताः
In this way, by Krishna's austerity, all the gods were worshipped.
एवं ते कथितं सर्वं पुराणं च तथाऽऽगमम्
Thus, everything has been told to you, including the Purana and the Agama.
नारद उवाच तस्य पाते प्राकृतिकः प्रलयः परिकीर्त्तितः
Narada said: At the time of its fall, the natural dissolution has been described.
प्रलये प्राकृते चोक्तं तत्रादृष्टा वसुन्धरा
It is said that during the natural dissolution, the earth was not seen there.
वसुन्धरा तिरोभूता कुत्र वा तत्र तिष्ठति
The earth disappeared—where did she remain at that time?
कथं बभूव सा धन्या मान्या सर्वाश्रया जया
How did she become blessed, honored, the support of all, and victorious?
श्रीनारायण उवाच आविर्भावस्तिरोभावः सर्वेषु प्रलयेषु च
Shri Narayana said: Manifestation and disappearance occur in all dissolutions.