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.
यत्पादपद्मसंस्पर्शात्सद्यः पूता वसुन्धरा । यत्स्पर्शदर्शने चैवेच्छन्ति तीर्थानि शुद्धये
By the touch of her lotus feet, the earth is instantly purified; holy places desire her touch and sight for their own purification.
यया विना च विश्वेषु सर्वकर्म च निष्फलम् । मोक्षदा या मुमुक्षूणां कामिनी सर्वकामदा
Without her, all actions in the worlds are fruitless; she grants liberation to those who seek it and fulfills all desires.
कल्पवृक्षस्वरूपा या भारते वृक्षरूपिणी । भारतीनां प्रीणनाय जाता या परदेवता
She is the wish-fulfilling tree in form, appearing as a tree in Bharata; she was born to delight the people of Bharata, the supreme goddess.
प्रधानांशस्वरूपा या मनसा कश्यपात्मजा । शङ्करप्रियशिष्या च महाज्ञानविशारदा
The one whose essential form is the principal portion, born from the mind as the daughter of Kashyapa, is the beloved disciple of Shankara and expert in great knowledge.
नागेश्वरस्यानन्तस्य भगिनी नागपूजिता । नागेश्वरी नागमाता सुन्दरी नागवाहिनी
She is the sister of Ananta, lord of the Nagas, worshipped by serpents; she is the queen of Nagas, mother of Nagas, beautiful, and rides upon serpents.
नागेन्द्रगणसंयुक्ता नागभूषणभूषिता । नागेन्द्रवन्दिता सिद्धा योगिनी नगशायिनी
Surrounded by hosts of serpent lords, adorned with serpent ornaments, worshipped by serpent kings, accomplished, a yogini, and resting upon a serpent.
विष्णुरूपा विष्णुभक्ता विष्णुपूजापरायणा । तपःस्वरूपा तपसां फलदात्री तपस्विनी
She is of the form of Vishnu, devoted to Vishnu, intent on worshipping Vishnu; she is the embodiment of austerity, bestower of the fruits of austerity, and herself an ascetic.
दिव्यं त्रिलक्षवर्षं च तपस्तप्त्वा च या हरेः । तपस्विनीषु पूज्या च तपस्विषु च भारते
Having performed divine austerity for three hundred thousand years for Hari, she is honored among ascetic women and among ascetics in Bharata.
सर्वमन्त्राधिदेवी च ज्वलन्ती ब्रह्मतेजसा । ब्रह्मस्वरूपा परमा ब्रह्मभावनतत्परा
She is the presiding goddess over all mantras, blazing with the radiance of Brahman, supreme in essence, and devoted to the contemplation of Brahman.
जरत्कारुमुनेः पत्नी कृष्णांशस्य पतिव्रता । आस्तीकस्य मुनेर्माता प्रवरस्य तपस्विनाम्
She is the wife of the sage Jaratkaru, devoted to her husband who is a portion of Krishna, and the mother of the sage Astika, foremost among ascetics.
प्रधानांशस्वरूपा या देवसेना च नारद । मातृकासु पूज्यतमा सा षष्ठी च प्रकीर्तिता
O Narada, she who is the very form of the principal portion, is also known as Devasena; among the Mothers she is the most worthy of worship, and is called Shashthi.
पुत्रपौत्रादिदात्री च धात्री त्रिजगतां सती । षष्ठांशरूपा प्रकृतेस्तेन षष्ठी प्रकीर्तिता
She is the giver of sons, grandsons, and more; the nourisher of the three worlds, virtuous and true; being the sixth part of Prakriti, she is therefore called Shashthi.
स्थाने शिशूनां परमा वृद्धरूपा च योगिनी । पूजा द्वादशमासेषु यस्या विश्वेषु सन्ततम्
She is supreme in the place of children, a yogini in the form of an old woman; her worship is continually performed throughout the worlds in the twelve months.
पूजा च सूतिकागारे पुरा षष्ठदिने शिशोः । एकविंशतिमे चैव पूजा कल्याणहेतुकी
Her worship is performed in the birthing room on the sixth day after a child's birth, and again on the twenty-first day, as a cause of auspiciousness.
मुनिभिर्नमिता चैषा नित्यकामाप्यतः परा । मातृका च दयारूपा शश्वद्रक्षणकारिणी
She is honored by sages, ever fulfilling desires, supreme; as a Mother, she is the embodiment of compassion, always engaged in protection.
जले स्थले चान्तरिक्षे शिशूनां सद्मगोचरे । प्रधानांशस्वरूपा च देवीमङ्गलचण्डिका
In water, on land, and in the sky, wherever children dwell, she, the goddess Mangala Chandika, is the principal portion incarnate.
प्रकृतेर्मुखसम्भूता सर्वमङ्गलदा सदा । सृष्टौ मङ्गलरूपा च संहारे कोपरूपिणी
Born from the face of Prakriti, she always bestows all auspiciousness; in creation she is the form of good fortune, in dissolution she is the form of wrath.
तेन मङ्गलचण्डी सा पण्डितैः परिकीर्तिता । प्रतिमङ्गलवारेषु प्रतिविश्वेषु पूजिता
Therefore, the learned call her Mangala Chandika; she is worshipped on every auspicious day and in every world.
पुत्रपौत्रधनैश्वर्ययशोमङ्गलदायिनी । परितुष्टा सर्ववाञ्छाप्रदात्री सर्वयोषिताम्
She grants sons, grandsons, wealth, prosperity, fame, and good fortune; when pleased, she fulfills all desires of all women.
रुष्टा क्षणेन संहर्तुं शक्ता विश्वं महेश्वरी । प्रधानांशस्वरूपा सा काली कमललोचना
If angered, the great goddess is able to destroy the universe in a moment; she, the principal portion, is Kali, with lotus-like eyes.