तत्रैव प्रकृतिर्लीना तत्र प्राकृतिको लयः । लये प्राकृतिके जाते पाते च ब्रह्मणो मुने
There, Prakriti is absorbed, and the natural dissolution takes place; when the natural dissolution occurs and Brahma falls, O sage,
निमेषमात्रं कालश्च श्रीदेव्याः प्रोच्यते मुने । एवं नश्यन्ति सर्वाणि ब्रह्माण्डान्यखिलानि च
The time of the Goddess is said to be but a moment, O sage; thus, all universes and Brahma's eggs are destroyed.
निमेषान्तरकालेन पुनः सृष्टिक्रमेण च । एवं कतिविधा सृष्टिर्लयः कतिविधोऽपि वा
With the interval of a moment, creation again proceeds in order; thus, there are many kinds of creation and many kinds of dissolution.
कति कल्पा गतायाताः संख्यां जानाति कः पुमान् । सृष्टीनां च लयानां च ब्रह्माण्डानां च नारद
Who knows the number of kalpas that have passed and will come? Who knows the count of creations, dissolutions, and universes, O Narada?
ब्रह्मादीनां च ब्रह्माण्डे संख्यां जानाति कः पुमान् । ब्रह्माण्डानां च सर्वेषामीश्वरश्चैक एव सः
Who among men knows the number of Brahmas in each universe? Of all universes, there is only one Lord.
सर्वेषां परमात्मा च सच्चिदानन्दरूपधृक् । ब्रह्मादयश्च तस्यांशास्तस्यांशश्च महाविराट्
He is the Supreme Self of all, bearing the form of existence, consciousness, and bliss; Brahma and others are His portions, and the Mahavirat is also His portion.
तस्यांशश्च विराट् क्षुद्रः सैवेयं प्रकृतिः परा । तस्याः सकाशात्सञ्जातोऽप्यर्धनारीश्वरस्ततः
A portion of her is the vast Virāṭ, and the minute; this very Prakṛti is supreme. From her, even Ardhanārīśvara was born.
सैव कृष्णो द्विधाभूतो द्विभुजश्च चतुर्भुजः । चतुर्भुजश्च वैकुण्ठे गोलोके द्विभुजः स्वयम्
She herself became Kṛṣṇa, manifesting in two forms: with two arms and with four arms; the four-armed one in Vaikuṇṭha, and in Goloka, the two-armed one himself.
ब्रह्मादितृणपर्यन्तं सर्वं प्राकृतिकं भवेत् । यद्यत्प्राकृतिकं सृष्टं सर्वं नश्वरमेव च
From Brahmā down to the blade of grass, all is of Prakṛti; whatever is created from Prakṛti is all indeed perishable.
एवंविधं सृष्टिहेतुं सत्यं नित्यं सनातनम् । स्वेच्छामयं परं ब्रह्म निर्गुणं प्रकृतेः परम्
Such is the cause of creation: true, eternal, and ancient; the supreme Brahman, beyond Prakṛti, formed of its own will, and without qualities.
निरुपाधि निराकारं भक्तानुग्रहकातरम् । करोति ब्रह्मा ब्रह्माण्डं यज्ज्ञानात्कमलोद्भवः
Without attributes, without form, eager to bestow grace upon devotees, by whose knowledge Brahmā, the lotus-born, creates the universe.
शिवो मृत्युज्जयश्चैव संहर्ता सर्वसत्त्ववित् । यज्ज्ञानाद्यस्य तपसा सर्वेशस्तु तपो महान्
Śiva, the conqueror of death, the destroyer, the knower of all beings—by whose knowledge and austerity, the Lord of all performs great austerity.
महाविभूतियुक्तश्च सर्वज्ञः सर्वदर्शनः । सर्वव्यापी सर्वपाता प्रदाता सर्वसम्पदाम्
Endowed with great powers, all-knowing, all-seeing, all-pervading, the giver of all protection and all prosperity.
विष्णुः सर्वेश्वरः श्रीमान् यद्भक्त्या यस्य सेवया । महामाया च प्रकृतिः सर्वशक्तिमयीश्वरी
Viṣṇu, the Lord of all, glorious, by whose devotion and service; and Mahāmāyā, the Prakṛti, the sovereign of all powers.
सैव प्रोक्ता भगवती सच्चिदानन्दरूपिणी । यज्ज्ञानाद्यस्य तपसा यद्भक्त्या यस्य सेवया
She alone is called Bhagavatī, of the nature of existence, consciousness, and bliss; by whose knowledge, austerity, devotion, and service.
सावित्री देवमाता च वेदाधिष्ठातृदेवता । पूज्या द्विजानां वेदज्ञा यज्ज्ञानाद्यस्य सेवया
Sāvitrī, the mother of the gods, the presiding deity of the Vedas, revered by the twice-born who know the Vedas, by whose knowledge and service.
सर्वविद्याधिदेवी सा पूज्या च विदुषां परा । यत्सेवया यत्तपसा सर्वविश्वेषु पूजिता
She is the goddess of all knowledge, supreme among the wise, worshipped in all worlds by their service and austerity.
सर्वग्रामाधिदेवी सा सर्वसम्पत्प्रदायिनी । सर्वेश्वरी सर्ववन्द्या सर्वेषां पुत्रदायिनी
She is the presiding goddess of all villages, the bestower of all wealth, the sovereign of all, revered by all, the giver of sons to all.
सर्वस्तुता च सर्वज्ञा सर्वदुर्गार्तिनाशिनी । कृष्णवामांशसम्भूता कृष्णप्राणाधिदेवता
Praised by all, all-knowing, destroyer of all difficulties and distress, born from Kṛṣṇa's left side, the presiding deity of Kṛṣṇa's life-breath.
कृष्णप्राणाधिका प्रेम्णा राधिका शक्तिसेवया । सर्वाधिकं च रूपं च सौभाग्यं मानगौरवे
Dearer to Kṛṣṇa than his own life by love, Rādhikā, through service to Śakti, possessing supreme beauty, good fortune, honor, and dignity.
कृष्णवक्षःस्थलस्थानं पत्नीत्वे प्राप सेवया । तपश्चकार सा पूर्वं शतशृङ्गे च पर्वते
By her service, she attained the place on Kṛṣṇa's chest as his wife; formerly she performed austerity on the mountain Śataśṛṅga.
दिव्यवर्षसहस्रं च पतिं प्राप्त्यर्थमेव च । जाते शक्तिप्रसादे तु दृष्ट्वा चन्द्रकलोपमाम्
For a thousand divine years she performed austerity for the sake of obtaining her husband; when Śakti was pleased, seeing her radiant like the digit of the moon.
कृष्णो वक्षःस्थले कृत्वा रुरोद कृपया विभुः । वरं तस्यै ददौ सारं सर्वेषामपि दुर्लभम्
Kṛṣṇa, placing her on his chest, wept with compassion; he granted her a supreme boon, rare even among all.
मम वक्षःस्थले तिष्ठ मम भक्ता च शाश्वती । सौभाग्येन च मानेन प्रेम्णाथो गौरवेण च
Dwell upon my chest, be my eternal devotee, with good fortune, honor, love, and dignity.
त्वं मे श्रेष्ठा च ज्येष्ठा च प्रेयसी सर्वयोषिताम् । वरिष्ठा च गरिष्ठा च संस्तुता पूजिता मया
You are the highest and the eldest, the dearest among all women; you are the most excellent and the most venerable, praised and worshipped by me.
सततं तव साध्योऽहं वश्यश्च प्राणवल्लभे । इत्युक्त्वा च जगन्नाथश्चकार ललनां ततः
O beloved of my life, I am always to be attained by you and under your control; having spoken thus, the Lord of the universe created the woman.
सपत्नीरहितां तां च चकार प्राणवल्लभाम् । अन्या या याश्च ता देव्यः पूजिताः शक्तिसेवया
He made her, beloved of his life, free from co-wives; and all those other goddesses who were worshipped through service to Shakti—
तपस्तु यादृशं यासां तादृक्तादृक्फलं मुने । दिव्यवर्षसहस्रं च तपस्तप्त्वा हिमाचले
O sage, the kind of austerity each performed determined the fruit they received; after performing austerities for a thousand divine years on Mount Himalaya—
दुर्गा च तत्पदं ध्यात्वा सर्वपूज्या बभूव ह । सरस्वती तपस्तप्त्वा पर्वते गन्धमादने
Durga, meditating on that supreme state, became worshipped by all; Sarasvati, performing austerities on Mount Gandhamadana—
लक्षवर्षं च दिव्यं च सर्ववन्द्या बभूव सा । लक्ष्मीर्युगशतं दिव्यं तपस्तप्त्वा च पुष्करे
She performed divine austerities for a hundred thousand years and became revered by all; Lakshmi, performing divine austerities for a hundred ages at Pushkara—