अदृश्यः सम्प्रवेक्ष्यामि वज्रमस्य वरायुधम् । साहाय्यं च करिष्यामि शक्रस्याहं सुरोत्तमाः
Unseen, I will enter and take his thunderbolt, the supreme weapon, and I will give assistance to Indra, O best of gods.
समयं च प्रतीक्षध्वं सर्वथैवायुषः क्षये । मरणं विबुधास्तस्य नान्यथा सम्भविष्यति
Wait for the right moment, when his life is at its end; only then will his death be possible for the gods, not otherwise.
गच्छध्वमृषिभिः सार्धं गन्धर्वाः कपटावृताः । इन्द्रेण सह मित्रत्वं कुरुध्वं वाक्यदानतः
Go together with the sages, O Gandharvas, disguised with deceit; make friendship with Indra by giving your word.
यथा स याति विश्वासं तथा कार्यं प्रतारणम् । गुप्तोऽहं सम्प्रवेक्ष्यामि पविं सञ्छादितं दृढम्
As he gains trust, so must the deception be carried out; hidden, I will enter, firmly concealing the weapon.
विश्वस्तं मघवा शत्रुं हनिष्यति न चान्यथा । विश्वासस्य कृते पापं कृत्वा शक्रस्तु पृष्ठतः
Only when the enemy trusts will Maghavan (Indra) kill him, not otherwise; for the sake of trust, Indra will commit the act and then withdraw.
मत्सहायोऽथ वज्रेण शातयिष्यति पापिनम् । न दोषोऽत्र शठे शत्रौ शाठ्यमेव प्रकुर्वतः
With my help, Indra will strike down the wicked one with the thunderbolt; there is no fault in using deceit against a deceitful enemy.
नान्यथा बलवान्वध्यः शूरधर्मेण जायते । वामनं रूपमाधाय मयायं वञ्चितो बलिः
Otherwise, the powerful one cannot be slain by the code of warriors; assuming the form of Vāmana, I deceived Bali.
कृत्वा च मोहिनीवेषं दैत्याः सर्वेऽपिवञ्चिताः । भवन्तः सहिताः सर्वे देवीं भगवतीं शिवाम्
And having assumed the form of Mohinī, all the demons were likewise deceived; all of you together should worship the blessed Goddess.
गच्छध्वं शरणं भावैः स्तोत्रमन्त्रैः सुरोत्तमाः । साहाय्यं सा योगमाया भवतां संविधास्यति
Go for refuge, O best of gods, with devotion, hymns, and mantras; that Yogamaya will grant you assistance.
वन्दामहे सदा देवीं सात्त्विकीं प्रकृतिं पराम् । सिद्धिदां कामदां कामां दुरापामकृतात्मभिः
We always bow to the supreme Sattvic Goddess, the highest Nature, who bestows success and fulfills desires, yet is unattainable for those whose minds are impure.
इन्द्रोऽपि तां समाराध्य हनिष्यति रिपुं रणे । मोहिनी सा महामाया मोहयिष्यति दानवम्
Even Indra, having worshipped her, will slay his enemy in battle; that great enchantress, Mahamaya, will delude the demon.
मोहितो मायया वृत्रः सुखसाध्यो भविष्यति । प्रसन्नायां पराम्बायां सर्वं साध्यं भविष्यति
Deluded by her Maya, Vritra will become easy to conquer; when the supreme Mother is pleased, all things become possible.
नोचेन्मनोरथावाप्तिर्न कस्यापि भविष्यति । अन्तर्यामिस्वरूपा सा सर्वकारणकारणा
Otherwise, no one’s desires will ever be fulfilled; she is the inner ruler, the cause of all causes.
तस्मात्तां विश्वजननीं प्रकृतिं परमादृताः । भजध्वं सात्त्विकैर्भावैः शत्रुनाशाय सत्तमाः
Therefore, O best of gods, worship that supreme Nature, the Mother of the universe, with pure devotion, for the destruction of your enemies.
पुरा मयापि संग्रामं कृत्वा परमदारुणम् । पञ्चवर्षसहस्राणि निहतौ मधुकैटभौ
Long ago, I too fought a most terrible battle; for five thousand years, I slew Madhu and Kaitabha.
स्तुता मया तदात्यर्थं प्रसन्ना प्रकृतिः परा । मोहितौ तौ तदा दैत्यौ छलेन च मया हतौ
Then, having greatly praised her, the supreme Nature was pleased; those two demons were deluded and, by my trick, were slain.
विप्रलब्धौ महाबाहू दानवौ मदगर्वितौ । तथा कुरुध्वं प्रकृतेर्भजनं भावसंयुताः
Those mighty, arrogant demons were deceived and destroyed; in the same way, worship Nature with devotion.
सर्वथा कार्यसिद्धिं सा करिष्यति सुरोत्तमाः । एवं ते दत्तमतयो विष्णुना प्रभविष्णुना
In every way, she will accomplish your purpose, O best of gods; thus has the mighty Vishnu given you this counsel.
जग्मुस्ते मेरुशिखरं मन्दारद्रुममण्डितम् । एकान्ते संस्थिता देवाः कृत्वा ध्यानं जपं तपः
They went to the summit of Mount Meru, adorned with Mandara trees; there, the gods stood apart, engaging in meditation, recitation, and austerity.
तुष्टुवुर्जगतां धात्रीं सृष्टिसंहारकारिणीम् । भक्तकामदुघामम्बां संसारक्लेशनाशिनीम्
They praised the Mother of the worlds, who creates and dissolves the universe, who fulfills the wishes of devotees and destroys the sufferings of worldly existence.
देवा ऊचुः देवि प्रसीद परिपाहि सुरान्प्रतप्तान् वृत्रासुरेण समरे परिपीडितांश्च । दीनार्तिनाशनपरे परमार्थतत्त्वे प्राप्तांस्त्वदङ्घ्रिकमलं शरणं सदैव
The gods said: O Goddess, be gracious! Protect the gods who are tormented and oppressed in battle by Vritra; you are devoted to destroying the suffering of the distressed, and those who have reached the refuge of your lotus feet always attain the highest truth.
त्वं सर्वविश्वजननी परिपालयास्मान् पुत्रानिवातिपतितान् रिपुसङ्कटेऽस्मिन् । मातर्न तेऽस्त्यविदितं भुवनत्रयेऽपि कस्मादुपेक्षसि सुरानसुरप्रतप्तान्
You are the Mother of all creation—protect us as a mother protects her sons who are overwhelmed in this danger from enemies; Mother, nothing in the three worlds is unknown to you, so why do you neglect the gods and asuras who are afflicted?
त्रैलोक्यमेतदखिलं विहितं त्वयैव ब्रह्मा हरिः पशुपतिस्तव वासनोत्थाः । कुर्वन्ति कार्यमखिलं स्ववशा न ते ते भ्रूभङ्गचालनवशाद्विहरन्ति कामम्
This entire threefold world has been established by you alone; Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva arise from your will; they perform all actions not by their own power, but move as you direct, by the mere movement of your brow.
माता सुतान्परिभवात्परिपाति दीनान् रीतिस्त्वयैव रचिता प्रकटापराधान् । कस्मान्न पालयसि देवि विनापराधा- नस्मांस्त्वदङ्घ्रिशरणान्करुणारसाब्धे
A mother protects her afflicted children from disgrace—this is the rule you have made; even those who have committed obvious faults are protected, so why, O Goddess, do you not protect us, who are without fault and have taken refuge at your feet, O ocean of compassion?
नूनं मदङ्घ्रिभजनाप्तपदाः किलैते भक्तिं विहाय विभवे सुखभोगलुब्धाः । नेमे कटाक्षविषया इति चेन्न चैषा रीतिः सुते जननकर्तरि चापि दृष्टा
Surely, those who have attained your feet by worship have now abandoned devotion, greedy for the pleasures of prosperity; if you say they are not worthy of your glance, even so, this is not seen as the way of a mother toward her children.
दोषो न नोऽत्र जननि प्रतिभाति चित्ते यत्ते विहाय भजनं विभवे निमग्नाः । मोहस्त्वया विरचितः प्रभवत्यसौ न- स्तस्मात्स्वभावकरुणे दयसे कथं न
O Mother, no fault appears to us here, for it is you who have created delusion, causing us to abandon your worship and become absorbed in worldly pleasures; since this delusion arises from you, O naturally compassionate one, why do you not show mercy?
पूर्वं त्वया जननि दैत्यपतिर्बलिष्ठो व्यापादितो महिषरूपधरः किलाजौ । अस्मत्कृते सकललोकभयावहोऽसौ वृत्रं कथं न भयदं विधुनोषि मातः
Mother, you once destroyed the mighty demon lord who had taken the form of a buffalo in battle; for our sake, you removed the terror he brought to all worlds. Why, then, do you not dispel the fear caused by Vṛtra, O Mother?
शुम्भस्तथातिबलवाननुजो निशुम्भ- स्तौ भ्रातरौ तदनुगा निहता हतौ च । वृत्रं तथा जहि खलं प्रबलं दयार्द्रे मत्तं विमोहय तथा न भवेद्यथासौ
Śumbha and his powerful brother Niśumbha, along with their followers, were slain by you; in the same way, merciful one, destroy this wicked and formidable Vṛtra, and bewilder him so that he may not become as dangerous as they were.
त्वं पालयाद्य विबुधानसुरेण मातः सन्तापितानतितरां भयविह्वलांश्च । नान्योऽस्ति कोऽपि भुवनेषु सुरार्तिहन्ता यः क्लेशजालमखिलं निदहेत्स्वशक्त्या
Mother, protect the gods today from the demon; they are greatly afflicted and overwhelmed by fear. There is no one else in the worlds who can remove all suffering with their own power and destroy the distress of the gods.
वृत्रे दया तव यदि प्रथिता तथापि जह्येनमाशु जनदुःखकरं खलं च । पापात्समुद्धर भवानि शरैः पुनाना नोचेत्प्रयास्यति तमो ननु दुष्टबुद्धिः
Even if your compassion for Vṛtra is renowned, still, quickly slay this wicked one who causes suffering to people. Lift us from evil by purifying with your arrows, O Bhavānī; otherwise, the darkness of his corrupt mind will surely prevail.