सर्वशक्तिस्वरूपा च शक्तिरीशस्य सन्ततम् । सिद्धेश्वरी सिद्धिरूपा सिद्धिदा सिद्धिरीश्वरी
She is the embodiment of all powers, the constant power of the Lord; she is Siddheśvarī, of the form of accomplishment, the giver of success, and the sovereign of siddhis.
बुद्धिर्निद्रा क्षुत्पिपासा छाया तन्द्रा दया स्मृतिः । जातिः क्षान्तिश्च भ्रान्तिश्च शान्तिः कान्तिश्च चेतना
She is intelligence, sleep, hunger, thirst, shadow, drowsiness, compassion, memory, birth, forbearance, delusion, peace, beauty, and consciousness.
तुष्टिः पुष्टिस्तथा लक्ष्मीर्धृतिर्माया तथैव च । सर्वशक्तिस्वरूपा सा कृष्णस्य परमात्मनः
She is contentment, nourishment, prosperity, steadfastness, and Māyā as well; she is the embodiment of all powers of Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Self.
उक्तः श्रुतौ श्रुतगुणश्चातिस्वल्पो यथागमम् । गुणोऽस्त्यनन्तोऽनन्ताया अपरां च निशामय
What has been said in the scriptures about her qualities is very little, according to tradition; her qualities are infinite, O Nārada, now listen to another.
शुद्धसत्त्वस्वरूपा या पद्मा सा परमात्मनः । सर्वसम्पत्स्वरूपा सा तदधिष्ठातृदेवता
She who is of pure sattva nature, that Padma, is of the Supreme Self; she is the embodiment of all prosperity and the presiding deity over it.
कान्तातिदान्ता शान्ता च सुशीला सर्वमङ्गला । लोभमोहकामरोषमदाहङ्कारवर्जिता
She is beautiful, extremely self-controlled, peaceful, of good character, auspicious in all ways, and free from greed, delusion, desire, anger, pride, and ego.
भक्तानुरक्ता पत्युश्च सर्वाभ्यश्च पतिव्रता । प्राणतुल्या भगवतः प्रेमपात्रं प्रियंवदा
Devoted to her devotees and to her husband, she is faithful to him above all, as dear as life to the Lord, a vessel of love, and speaks sweetly.
सर्वसस्यात्मिका देवी जीवनोपायरूपिणी । महालक्ष्मीश्च वैकुण्ठे पतिसेवारता सती
The Goddess is the soul of all crops, the source of livelihood, and in Vaikuntha she is Mahalakshmi, ever devoted to serving her husband, chaste and true.
स्वर्गे च स्वर्गलक्ष्मीश्च राजलक्ष्मीश्च राजसु । गृहेषु गृहलक्ष्मीश्च मर्त्यानां गृहिणां तथा
In heaven she is the fortune of the gods, among kings she is royal prosperity, and in households she is the household fortune, the lady of the home among mortals.
सर्वप्राणिषु द्रव्येषु शोभारूपा मनोहरा । कीर्तिरूपा पुण्यवतां प्रभारूपा नृपेषु च
In all beings and in all things she is the form of beauty, enchanting to behold; she is fame among the virtuous and radiance among kings.
वाणिज्यरूपा वणिजां पापिनां कलहाङ्कुरा । दयारूपा च कथिता वेदोक्ता सर्वसम्मता
She is the form of commerce among merchants, the root of quarrels among the wicked, and is said to be compassion, as declared in the Vedas and accepted by all.
सर्वपूज्या सर्ववन्द्या चान्यां मत्तो निशामय । वाग्बुद्धिविद्याज्ञानाधिष्ठात्री च परमात्मनः
Worthy of worship and veneration by all, now hear from me of another: she who presides over speech, intellect, knowledge, and wisdom for the Supreme Self.
सर्वविद्यास्वरूपा या सा च देवी सरस्वती । सा बुद्धिः कविता मेधा प्रतिभा स्मृतिदा नृणाम्
She who is the embodiment of all knowledge, that Goddess Sarasvati, is intellect, poetry, intelligence, inspiration, and the giver of memory to people.
नानाप्रकारसिद्धान्तभेदार्थकलना मता । व्याख्याबोधस्वरूपा च सर्वसन्देहभञ्जिनी
She is considered the power of discerning the various kinds of doctrines and their differences, the essence of explanation and understanding, and the destroyer of all doubts.
विचारकारिणी ग्रन्थकारिणी शक्तिरूपिणी । स्वरसङ्गीतसन्धानतालकारणरूपिणी
She is the cause of inquiry, the creator of texts, the embodiment of power, and the form of melody, music, composition, and rhythm.
विषयज्ञानवाग्रूपा प्रतिविश्वोपजीविनी । व्याख्यावादकरी शान्ता वीणापुस्तकधारिणी
She is the form of knowledge, speech, and understanding of objects, sustaining the entire world; she brings forth explanation and discourse, is serene, and holds the vina and book.
शुद्धसत्त्वस्वरूपा च सुशीला श्रीहरिप्रिया । हिमचन्दनकुन्देन्दुकुमुदाम्भोजसन्निभा
She is of pure sattva nature, of good character, dear to Shri Hari, and resembles snow, sandalwood, jasmine, the moon, the water-lily, and the lotus.
यजन्ती परमात्मानं श्रीकृष्णं रत्नमालया । तपःस्वरूपा तपसां फलदात्री तपस्विनाम्
Worshipping the Supreme Self, Shri Krishna, adorned with jewels, she is the embodiment of austerity, the giver of the fruits of penance to ascetics.
सिद्धिविद्यास्वरूपा च सर्वसिद्धिप्रदा सदा । यया विना तु विप्रौघो मूको मृतसमः सदा
She is the embodiment of accomplished knowledge, always bestowing all perfections; without her, O Brahmins, one is mute, as if lifeless.
देवी तृतीया गदिता श्रुत्युक्ता जगदम्बिका । यथागमं यथाकिञ्चिदपरां त्वं निबोध मे
The third Goddess, as spoken of in the scriptures, is the Mother of the world; now, according to tradition and as far as I know, listen to me about another.
माता चतुर्णां वर्णानां वेदाङ्गानां च छन्दसाम् । सन्ध्यावन्दनमन्त्राणां तन्त्राणां च विचक्षणा
She is the mother of the four castes, of the Vedic limbs and meters, of the mantras for twilight worship, and of the tantras, wise in all.
द्विजातिजातिरूपा च जपरूपा तपस्विनी । ब्रह्मण्यतेजोरूपा च सर्वसंस्काररूपिणी
She is the very form of the twice-born, the embodiment of recitation and austerity, the essence of Brahmanic energy, and the embodiment of all sacred rites.
पवित्ररूपा सावित्री गायत्री ब्रह्मणः प्रिया । तीर्थानि यस्याः संस्पर्शं वाञ्छन्ति ह्यात्मशुद्धये
Savitri, in her pure form, is Gayatri, beloved of Brahma; the sacred places themselves long for her touch for the sake of self-purification.
शुद्धस्फटिकसंकाशा शुद्धसत्त्वस्वरूपिणी । परमानन्दरूपा च परमा च सनातनी
She shines like pure crystal, embodying pure existence; she is the form of supreme bliss, the highest and eternal one.
परब्रह्मस्वरूपा च निर्वाणपददायिनी । ब्रह्मतेजोमयी शक्तिस्तदधिष्ठातृदेवता
She is the very essence of the Supreme Brahman, the giver of the state of liberation; she is the power composed of Brahman’s radiance, the presiding deity over that energy.
यत्पादरजसा पूतं जगत्सर्वं च नारद । देवी चतुर्थी कथिता पञ्चमीं वर्णयामि ते
O Narada, the entire world is purified by the dust of her feet; this is the fourth form of the Goddess described—now I will tell you of the fifth.
पञ्चप्राणाधिदेवी या पञ्चप्राणस्वरूपिणी । प्राणाधिकप्रियतमा सर्वाभ्यः सुन्दरी परा
She is the presiding deity of the five vital airs, embodying their very essence; she is dearer than life itself, supreme among all, and the most beautiful.
सर्वयुक्ता च सौभाग्यमानिनी गौरवान्विता । वामाङ्गार्धस्वरूपा च गुणेन तेजसा समा
She is endowed with all virtues, esteemed for her good fortune, and full of dignity; she is the form of the left half, equal in quality and brilliance.
परावरा सारभूता परमाद्या सनातनी । परमानन्दरूपा च धन्या मान्या च पूजिता
She is both transcendent and immanent, the very essence, the supreme origin, and eternal; she is the embodiment of supreme bliss, blessed, honored, and worshipped.
रासक्रीडाधिदेवी श्रीकृष्णस्य परमात्मनः । रासमण्डलसम्भूता रासमण्डलमण्डिता
She is the presiding deity of the rasa dance, of Sri Krishna, the Supreme Soul; born in the circle of the rasa, adorned by the circle of the rasa.