ईषद्धास्यप्रसन्नास्यां सुनीलोत्पललोचनाम्
Her face is slightly smiling and gracious, her eyes like deep blue lotuses.
संसारसागरे घोरे पोतरूपां वरां भजे
I worship the supreme goddess, who is the boat in the dreadful ocean of worldly existence.
देव्याश्च ध्यानमित्येवं स्तवनं श्रूयतां मुने
Thus is the meditation upon the goddess; now, O sage, listen to her hymn of praise.
शङ्कर उवाच संहर्त्रि विपदां राशेर्हर्षमंगलकारिके
Śaṅkara said: O remover of heaps of calamities, bringer of joy and auspiciousness,
हर्षमंगलदक्षे च हर्षमंगलचण्डिके 2.44.
Expert in joy and auspiciousness, fierce one who is joy and auspiciousness,
मंगले मङ्गलार्हे च सर्वमंगलमंगले
Auspicious among the auspicious, worthy of all auspiciousness, the most auspicious of all,
पूज्या मंगलवारे च मंगलाभीष्टदैवते
Worshipped on the day of auspiciousness, the deity who bestows all auspicious wishes,
मंगलाधिष्ठातृदेवि मंगलानां च मंगले
O goddess who presides over auspiciousness, the most auspicious among the auspicious,
सारे च मंगलाधारे पारे त्वं सर्वकर्मणाम्
Essence and support of auspiciousness, you are the ultimate of all actions.
स्तोत्रेणानेन शम्भुश्च स्तुत्वा मगलचण्डिकाम्
With this hymn, Śambhu praised the fierce and auspicious goddess.
देव्याश्च मंगलस्तोत्रं यः शृणोति समाहितः
Whoever listens with concentration to this auspicious hymn of the goddess,
प्रथमे पूजिता देवी शम्भुना सर्वमंगला
First, the goddess of all auspiciousness was worshipped by Śambhu.
तृतीये पूजिता भद्रा मंगलेन नृपेण च पञ्चमे मङ्गलाकांक्षैर्नरैर्मंगलचण्डिका
On the third day, Bhadrā was worshipped by the king with auspiciousness; on the fifth day, Maṅgalacaṇḍikā was worshipped by those desiring good fortune.
पूजिता प्रतिविश्वेषु विश्वेशैः पूजिता सदा
She is always worshipped in every world by the lords of the universe.
देवादिभिश्च मुनिभिर्मनुभिर्मानवैर्मुने 2.44.
She is worshipped by gods and others, by sages, ancestors, and humans, O sage.
तन्मंगलं भवेच्छश्वन्न भवेत्तदमंगलम्
That which is auspicious belongs to her; that which is inauspicious does not.
इति श्रीब्रह्मवैवर्त्ते महापुराणे द्वितीये प्रकृतिखण्डे नारदनारायणसंवादे मङ्गलोपाख्याने तत्स्तोत्रादिकथनं नाम चतुश्चत्वारिंशत्तमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the forty-fourth chapter, entitled 'The Account of the Hymn and Other Matters in the Story of Maṅgala,' in the dialogue between Nārada and Nārāyaṇa, in the section on Prakṛti, in the great Purāṇa Śrī Brahmavaivarta.
नारायण उवाच श्रूयतां मनसाख्यानं यच्छ्रुतं धर्मवक्त्रतः
Nārāyaṇa said: Listen to the story of Manasā, as heard from the mouth of Dharma.
कन्या भगवती सा च कश्यपस्य च मानसी
That goddess Kanyā is the mind-born daughter of Kaśyapa.
मनसा ध्यायते या वा परमात्मानमीश्वरम्
She who meditates with her mind upon the Supreme Self, the Lord.
आत्मारामा च सा देवी वैष्णवी सिद्धयोगिनी
That goddess delights in her own self, is Vaiṣṇavī, and is a perfected yoginī.
जरत्कारुशरीरं च दृष्ट्वा यां क्षणमीश्वरः
Seeing the body of Jaratkāru, the Lord, for a moment—
वाञ्छितं च ददौ तस्यै कृपया च कृपानिधिः
—the treasure of compassion, out of mercy, granted her desire.
स्वर्गे च नागलोके च पृथिव्यां बह्मलोकतः
In heaven, in the world of serpents, on earth, and in Brahmaloka—
जगद्गौरीति विख्याता तेन सा पूजिता सती
—she is known as Jagadgaurī, and thus is worshipped, being virtuous.
विष्णुभक्ताऽतीव रम्या वैष्णवी तेन नारद
She is a devotee of Viṣṇu, exceedingly lovely, and thus called Vaiṣṇavī, O Nārada.
नागेश्वरीति विख्याता सा नागभगिनी तथा 2.45.१
She is also known as Nāgeśvarī, the sister of the serpents.
महाज्ञानयुतां तां च प्रवदन्ति मनीषिणः
The wise declare her to be endowed with great knowledge.
आस्तीकमाता विख्याता जरत्कारुरिति स्म सा
She is known as Āstīka's mother, and is called Jaratkāru.
योगिनो विश्वपूज्यस्य जरत्कारोः प्रिया ततः
Therefore, she is the beloved of Jaratkāru, who is worshipped by yogins everywhere.