यया विना जगत्सर्वं जीवन्मृतसमं मुने । सुकर्मपत्नी संसिद्धा कीर्तिर्धन्यैश्च पूजिता
Without her, O sage, the whole world is like the living dead; Saṃsiddhā, the wife of Sukarma, is fame, worshipped by the blessed.
यया विना जगत्सर्वं यशोहीनं मृतं यथा । क्रिया तूद्योगपत्नी च पूजिता सर्वसम्मता
Without her, the entire world is devoid of fame, as if dead; Kriyā, the wife of Udyoga, is honored and esteemed by all.
यया विना जगत्सर्वं विधिहीनं च नारद । अधर्मपत्नी मिथ्या सा सर्वधूर्तैश्च पूजिता
Without her, O Nārada, the whole world is without order; Mithyā, the wife of Adharma, is worshipped by all the deceitful.
यया विना जगत्सर्वमुच्छिन्नं विधिनिर्मितम् । सत्ये अदर्शना या च त्रेतायां सूक्ष्मरूपिणी
Without her, the entire world, created by order, is destroyed; in Satya-yuga she is invisible, and in Treta-yuga she takes a subtle form.
अर्धावयवरूपा च द्वापरे चैव संवृता । कलौ महाप्रगल्भा च सर्वत्र व्यापिका बलात्
In Dvāpara, she appeared as half-bodied, and in Kali, she becomes exceedingly bold, pervading everywhere by force.
कपटेन समं भ्रात्रा भ्रमते च गृहे गृहे । शान्तिर्लज्जा च भार्ये द्वे सुशीलस्य च पूजिते
With deceit, she wanders together with her brother from house to house; peace and modesty are the two wives of the virtuous man, honored by all.
याभ्यां विना जगत्सर्वमुन्मत्तमिव नारद । ज्ञानस्य तिस्रो भार्याश्च बुद्धिर्मेधाधृतिस्तथा
Without these two, O Nārada, the whole world becomes as if mad; knowledge has three wives: discernment, intelligence, and retention.
याभिर्विना जगत्सर्वं मूढं मत्तसमं सदा । मूर्तिश्च धर्मपत्नी सा कान्तिरूपा मनोहरा
Without these, the entire world is always deluded, like one intoxicated; form is the lawful wife, possessing enchanting beauty.
परमात्मा च विश्वौघो निराधारो यया विना । सर्वत्र शोभारूपा च लक्ष्मीर्मूर्तिमती सती
Without her, the Supreme Self and the multitude of worlds are unsupported; everywhere, she is the embodiment of beauty, Lakṣmī, possessed of form and virtue.
श्रीरूपा मूर्तिरूपा च मान्या धन्यातिपूजिता । कालाग्नी रुद्रपत्नी च निद्रा सा सिद्धयोगिनी
She is Śrī, of beautiful form, worthy of honor, blessed and highly revered; she is the wife of Kālāgni Rudra, and is Nidrā, the accomplished yoginī.
सर्वे लोकाः समाच्छन्ना यया योगेन रात्रिषु । कालस्य तिस्रो भार्याश्च संध्या रात्रिर्दिनानि च
By her power, all worlds are covered in the nights through yoga; time has three wives: twilight, night, and day.
याभिर्विना विधाता च संख्यां कर्तुं न शक्यते । क्षुत्पिपासे लोभभार्ये धन्ये मान्ये च पूजिते
Without them, even the Creator is unable to reckon the count; hunger and thirst are the wives of prosperity, honor, and worship.
याभ्यां व्याप्तं जगत्सर्वं नित्यं चिन्तातुरं भवेत् । प्रभा च दाहिका चैव द्वे भार्ये तेजसस्तथा
By these two, the whole world is pervaded and always afflicted by anxiety; radiance and burning are the two wives of energy.
याभ्यां विना जगत्स्रष्टा विधातुं च न हीश्वरः । कालकन्ये मृत्युजरे प्रज्वारस्य प्रियाप्रिये
Without these, the creator of the world is not able to bring forth creation; the daughters of Time—Death and Old Age—are the beloved and unlovely of fever.
याभ्यां जगत्समुच्छिन्नं विधात्रा निर्मितं विधौ । निद्राकन्या च तन्द्रा सा प्रीतिरन्या सुखप्रिये
By these two, the world is destroyed, and by the Creator, they are established in creation; sleep is the daughter, and drowsiness, while delight is another, dear to happiness.
याभ्यां व्याप्तं जगत्सर्वं विधिपुत्र विधेर्विधौ । वैराग्यस्य च द्वे भार्ये श्रद्धा भक्तिश्च पूजिते
By these two, the whole world is pervaded, O son of the Creator, in the act of creation; dispassion has two wives: faith and devotion, both honored.
याभ्यां शश्वज्जगत्सर्वं यज्जीवन्मुक्तिमन्मुने । अदितिर्देवमाता च सुरभी च गवां प्रसूः
By these two, the entire world, which is ever liberated while living, exists, O sage; Aditi is the mother of the gods, and Surabhi is the mother of cows.
दितिश्च दैत्यजननी कद्रूश्च विनता दनुः । उपयुक्ताः सृष्टिविधावेतास्तु कीर्तिताः कलाः
Diti is the mother of the Daityas, Kadrū and Vinatā and Danu; these, employed in the act of creation, are the powers that have been described.
कला अन्याः सन्ति बह्व्यस्तासु काश्चिन्निबोध मे । रोहिणी चन्द्रपत्नी च संज्ञा सूर्यस्य कामिनी
There are many other powers; among them, listen to some from me: Rohiṇī is the wife of the Moon, Saṃjñā is the beloved of the Sun.
शतरूपा मनोर्भार्या शचीन्द्रस्य च गेहिनी । तारा बृहस्पतेर्भार्या वसिष्ठस्याप्यरुन्धती
Śatarūpā is the wife of Manu, Śacī is the spouse of Indra; Tārā is the wife of Bṛhaspati, and Arundhatī is the wife of Vasiṣṭha.
अहल्या गौतमस्त्री साप्यनसूयात्रिकामिनी । देवहूतिः कर्दमस्य प्रसूतिर्दक्षकामिनी
Ahalyā is the wife of Gautama, Anasūyā is the beloved of Atri; Devahūti is the wife of Kardama, Prasūti is the beloved of Dakṣa.
पितॄणां मानसी कन्या मेनका साम्बिकाप्रसूः । लोपामुद्रा तथा कुन्ती कुबेरकामिनी तथा
The mind-born daughter of the ancestors is Menakā, the offspring of Ambikā; Lopāmudrā, Kuntī, and also the beloved of Kubera.
वरुणानी प्रसिद्धा च बलेर्विन्ध्यावलिस्तथा । कान्ता च दमयन्ती च यशोदा देवकी तथा
Varuṇānī is renowned, as is Vindhyāvalī, the wife of Bali; also the beloved Damayantī, Yaśodā, and Devakī.
गान्धारी द्रौपदी शैव्या सा च सत्यवती प्रिया । वृषभानुप्रिया साध्वी राधामाता कुलोद्वहा
Gāndhārī, Draupadī, Śaivyā, and the dear Satyavatī; the virtuous Vṛṣabhānu's beloved, Rādhā's mother, the upholder of her lineage.
मन्दोदरी च कौसल्या सुभद्रा कौरवी तथा । रेवती सत्यभामा च कालिन्दी लक्ष्मणा तथा
Mandodarī, Kausalyā, Subhadrā, and the Kaurava princess; Revatī, Satyabhāmā, Kālindī, and Lakṣmaṇā as well.
जाम्बवती नाग्नजितिर्मित्रविन्दा तथापरा । लक्ष्मणा रुक्मिणी सीता स्वयं लक्ष्मीः प्रकीर्तिता
Jāmbavatī, Nāgnajitī, Mitravindā, and another; Lakṣmaṇā, Rukmiṇī, Sītā—who herself is called Lakṣmī.
काली योजनगन्धा च व्यासमाता महासती । बाणपुत्री तथोषा च चित्रलेखा च तत्सखी
Kālī, Yojanagandhā, Vyāsa's mother, the great and virtuous one; Bāṇa's daughter Uṣā, and her friend Citralekhā.
प्रभावती भानुमती तथा मायावती सती । रेणुका च भृगोर्माता राममाता च रोहिणी
Prabhāvatī, Bhānumatī, and the faithful Māyāvatī; Reṇukā, mother of Bhṛgu, and Rohiṇī, mother of Rāma.
एकनन्दा च दुर्गा सा श्रीकृष्णभगिनी सती । बह्व्यः सत्यः कलाश्चैव प्रकृतेरेव भारते
Ekanandā, Durgā, and the virtuous sister of Śrī Kṛṣṇa; many true and partial manifestations as well, all from Prakṛti in Bhārata.
या याश्च ग्रामदेव्यः स्युस्ताः सर्वाः प्रकृतेः कलाः । कलांशांशसमुद्भूताः प्रतिविश्वेषु योषितः
And all the village goddesses—these are all aspects of Prakṛti; women in every world arise from portions and sub-portions of her.