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.
रासेश्वरी सुरसिका रासावासनिवासिनी । गोलोकवासिनी देवी गोपीवेषविधायिका
She is the sovereign of the rasa, delighting in divine play, dwelling in the abode of the rasa; the Goddess who resides in Goloka, the giver of the gopi form.
परमाह्लादरूपा च सन्तोषहर्षरूपिणी । निर्गुणा च निराकारा निर्लिप्ताऽऽत्मस्वरूपिणी
She is the embodiment of supreme joy, the form of satisfaction and delight; she is without qualities, without form, untouched, and of the nature of the Self.
निरीहा निरहङ्कारा भक्तानुग्रहविग्रहा । वेदानुसारिध्यानेन विज्ञाता मा विचक्षणैः
She is without desire, without ego, the embodiment of grace toward devotees; known only through meditation in accordance with the Vedas, not by the clever.
दृष्टिदृष्टा न सा चेशैः सुरेन्द्रैर्मुनिपुङ्गवैः । वह्निशुद्धांशुकधरा नानालङ्कारभूषिता
She is seen by vision, not by the senses, nor by the lords of gods or the foremost sages; she wears garments purified by fire, adorned with various ornaments.
कोटिचन्द्रप्रभा पुष्टसर्वश्रीयुक्तविग्रहा । श्रीकृष्णभक्तिदास्यैककरा च सर्वसम्पदाम्
Her form is endowed with the radiance of ten million moons and all prosperity; she holds in her hand the exclusive service of devotion to Sri Krishna, and all treasures.
अवतारे च वाराहे वृषभानुसुता च या । यत्पादपद्मसंस्पर्शात्पवित्रा च वसुन्धरा
In her Varaha incarnation, she is the daughter of Vrishabhanu; by the touch of her lotus feet, the earth itself becomes pure.
ब्रह्मादिभिरदृष्टा या सर्वैर्दृष्टा च भारते । स्त्रीरत्नसारसम्भूता कृष्णवक्षःस्थले स्थिता
She is unseen by Brahma and others, yet seen by all in Bharata; born from the essence of the jewels among women, she dwells on Krishna’s chest.
यथाम्बरे नवघने लोला सौदामनी मुने । षष्टिवर्षसहस्राणि प्रतप्तं ब्रह्मणा पुरा
O sage, just as a lightning flash moves playfully among new clouds in the sky, so for sixty thousand years Brahma performed austerities in ancient times.
यत्पादपद्मनखरदृष्टये चात्मशुद्धये । न च दृष्टं च स्वप्नेऽपि प्रत्यक्षस्यापि का कथा
Even for the sake of seeing the nails of her lotus feet for self-purification, he did not see her, not even in a dream—what then of direct vision?
तेनैव तपसा दृष्टा भुवि वृन्दावने वने । कथिता पञ्चमी देवी सा राधा च प्रकीर्तिता
By that very austerity, she was seen on earth, in the forest of Vrindavana; this fifth form of the Goddess is thus described, and she is renowned as Radha.
अंशरूपाः कलारूपाः कलांशांशांशसम्भवाः । प्रकृतेः प्रतिविश्वेषु देव्यश्च सर्वयोषितः
All goddesses and all women in the worlds are forms of portions, portions of portions, and portions of portions of portions, arising from Nature.
परिपूर्णतमाः पञ्च विद्यादेव्यः प्रकीर्तिताः । या याः प्रधानांशरूपा वर्णयामि निशामय
The five Vidya-goddesses are proclaimed as the most complete; listen as I describe those who are the principal portions.
प्रधानांशस्वरूपा सा गङ्गा भुवनपावनी । विष्णुविग्रहसम्भूता द्रवरूपा सनातनी
The one whose essential form is the principal portion is Ganga, the purifier of the worlds, who arose from the body of Vishnu, eternal and fluid in form.
पापिपापेध्मदाहाय ज्वलदग्निस्वरूपिणी । सुखस्पर्शा स्नानपानैर्निर्वाणपददायिनी
To burn away the fuel of sin and evil, she takes the form of blazing fire; gentle to the touch, she bestows the state of liberation through bathing and drinking.
गोलोकस्थानप्रस्थानसुखसोपानरूपिणी । पवित्ररूपा तीर्थानां सरितां च परावरा
She is the stair of happiness for ascending to and departing from Goloka; pure in form, she is the supreme among holy places and rivers.
शम्भुमौलिजटामेरुमुक्तापंक्तिस्वरूपिणी । तपःसम्पादिनी सद्यो भारतेषु तपस्विनाम्
She is the string of pearls on the Meru-like matted locks of Shiva; she instantly grants the fruits of austerity to ascetics in Bharata.
चन्द्रपद्मक्षीरनिभा शुद्धसत्त्वस्वरूपिणी । निर्मला निरहङ्कारा साध्वी नारायणप्रिया
She is like the moon, lotus, and milk in appearance, embodying pure sattva; spotless, free from ego, virtuous, and dear to Narayana.
प्रधानांशस्वरूपा च तुलसी विष्णुकामिनी । विष्णुभूषणरूपा च विष्णुपादस्थिता सती
The one whose essential form is the principal portion is Tulasi, beloved of Vishnu; she is the ornament of Vishnu and steadfast at his feet.
तपःसंकल्पपूजादिसङ्घसम्पादिनी मुने । सारभूता च पुष्पाणां पवित्रा पुण्यदा सदा
O sage, she fulfills assemblies of austerity, resolve, worship, and the like; she is the essence of flowers, always pure and bestower of merit.
दर्शनस्पर्शनाभ्यां च सद्यो निर्वाणदायिनी । कलौ कलुषशुष्केध्मदहनायाग्निरूपिणी
By her sight and touch, she instantly grants liberation; in the Kali age, she takes the form of fire to burn the dry fuel of sin.