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.
ते प्रापिताः सुरवनं विबुधारयो ये हत्वा रणेऽपि विशिखैः किल पावितास्ते । त्राता न किं निरयपातभयाद्दयार्द्रे यच्छत्रवोऽपि न हि किं विनिहंसि वृत्रम्
Those gods whom you brought to the celestial grove, having purified them by slaying their enemies in battle with arrows, were protected from the fear of falling into hell, O compassionate one. Why, then, do you not destroy Vṛtra, who is also an enemy?
जानीमहे रिपुरसौ तव सेवको न प्रायेण पीडयति नः किल पापबुद्धिः । यस्तावकस्त्विह भवेदमरानसौ किं त्वत्पादपङ्कजरतान्ननु पीडयेद्वा
We know that this enemy is your servant and, for the most part, does not torment us with his wicked mind. If he is devoted to you, O immortal one, would he trouble those who are attached to your lotus feet?
कुर्मः कथं जननि पूजनमद्य तेऽम्ब पुष्पादिकं तव विनिर्मितमेव यस्मात् । मन्त्रा वयं च सकलं परशक्तिरूपं तस्माद्भवानि चरणे प्रणताः स्म नूनम्
Mother, how can we worship you today with offerings such as flowers, since all these are made by you? The mantras, ourselves, and everything are forms of your power; therefore, Bhavānī, we surely bow at your feet.
धन्यास्त एव मनुजा हि भजन्ति भक्त्या पादाम्बुजं तव भवाब्धिजलेषु पोतम् । यं योगिनोऽपि मनसा सततं स्मरन्ति मोक्षार्थिनो विगतरागविकारमोहाः
Blessed are those humans who worship your lotus feet with devotion, which serve as a boat across the ocean of existence; even yogis constantly remember them in their minds, seeking liberation, free from passion, change, and delusion.
ये याज्ञिकाः सकलवेदविदोऽपि नूनं त्वां संस्मरन्ति सततं किल होमकाले । स्वाहां तु तृप्तिजननीममरेश्वराणां भूयः स्वधां पितृगणस्य च तृप्तिहेतुम्
Those who know all the Vedas, the ritualists, surely remember you always at the time of sacrifice. You are the 'svāhā,' the mother of satisfaction for the immortal lords, and again the 'svadhā,' the cause of satisfaction for the hosts of ancestors.
मेधासि कान्तिरसि शान्तिरपि प्रसिद्धा बुद्धिस्त्वमेव विशदार्थकरी नराणाम् । सर्वं त्वमेव विभवं भुवनत्रयेऽस्मि- न्कृत्वा ददासि भजतां कृपया सदैव
You are intelligence, you are beauty, you are peace, and you are the renowned clarity of understanding for people. You alone are all prosperity in the three worlds, and you always grant it to your devotees with compassion.
व्यास उवाच एवं स्तुता सुरैर्देवी प्रत्यक्षा साभवत्तदा । चारुरूपधरा तन्वी सर्वाभरणभूषिता
Vyāsa said: Thus praised by the gods, the Goddess appeared before them, slender and adorned with all ornaments, assuming a beautiful form.
पाशांकुशवराभीतिलसद्बाहुचतुष्टया । रणत्किङ्किणिकाजालरसनाबद्धसत्कटिः
With four arms shining with noose, goad, boon, and fearlessness, her waist was adorned with a girdle of tinkling bells.
कलकण्ठीरवा कान्ता क्वणत्कङ्कणनूपुरा । चन्द्रखण्डसमाबद्धरत्नमौलिविराजिता
Her voice was melodious as a cuckoo, charming, with bracelets and anklets that jingled; her crown, set with gems, gleamed like a crescent moon.
मन्दस्मितारविन्दास्या नेत्रत्रयविभूषिता । पारिजातप्रसूनाच्छनालवर्णसमप्रभा
Her lotus-like face was adorned with a gentle smile, and she was graced with three eyes; her radiance matched the color of fresh pārijāta blossoms.
रक्ताम्बरपरीधाना रक्तचन्दनचर्चिता । प्रसादसुमुखी देवी करुणारससागरा
She was dressed in red garments, anointed with red sandalwood; the Goddess had a pleasant face and was an ocean of compassion.
सर्वशृङ्गारवेषाढ्या सर्वद्वैतारणिः परा । सर्वज्ञा सर्वकर्त्री च सर्वाधिष्ठानरूपिणी
She was adorned in all ornaments of beauty, the supreme destroyer of all duality, omniscient, the doer of all, and the embodiment of all abodes.
सर्ववेदान्तसंसिद्धा सच्चिदानन्दरूपिणी । प्रणेमुस्तां समालोक्य सुरा देवीं पुरःस्थिताम्
Perfected in all Vedānta, she was the embodiment of existence, consciousness, and bliss; seeing the Goddess standing before them, the gods bowed to her.
तानाह प्रणतानम्बा किं वः कार्यं ब्रुवन्तु माम् । देवा ऊचुः मोहयैनं रिपुं वृत्रं देवानामतिदुःखदम्
Mother spoke to those who had bowed: 'What is your purpose? Let them tell me.' The gods said: 'Delude this enemy Vṛtra, who causes great suffering to the gods.'
यथा विश्वसते देवांस्तथा कुरु विमोहितम् । आयुधे च बलं देहि हतः स्याद्येन वा रिपुः
Just as you trust in the gods, so cause delusion; grant power to the weapon, so that the enemy may be slain by it.
व्यास उवाच तथेत्युक्त्वा भगवती तत्रैवान्तरधीयत । स्वानि स्वानि निकेतानि जग्मुर्देवा मुदान्विताः
Vyasa said: Having spoken thus, the Goddess vanished right there; the gods, filled with joy, returned each to their own abode.
छद्मेनेन्द्रेण फेनद्वारा पराशक्तिस्मरणपूर्वकं वृत्रहननवर्णनम् व्यास उवाच एवं प्राप्तवरा देवा ऋषयश्च तपोधनाः । (जग्मुः सर्वे च सम्मन्त्र्य वृत्रस्याश्रममुत्तमम् ।) ददृशुस्तत्र तं वृत्रं ज्वलन्तमिव तेजसा
Vyasa said: Thus, the gods who had received their boons, and the ascetic sages, all consulted together and went to Vritra’s excellent hermitage; there they saw Vritra, blazing like fire with his radiance.
धक्ष्यन्तमिव लोकांस्त्रीन्ग्रसन्तमिव चामरान् । ऋषयोऽथ ततोऽभ्येत्य वृत्रमूचुः प्रियं वचः
He seemed as if he would burn the three worlds, and as if he would devour all beings; then the sages approached and spoke gentle words to Vritra.
देवकार्यार्थसिद्ध्यर्थं सामयुक्तं रसात्मकम् । ऋषय ऊचुः वृत्र वृत्र महाभाग सर्वलोकभयङ्कर
For the accomplishment of the gods’ purpose, with agreement and affection, the sages said: Vritra, Vritra, O greatly fortunate one, terror of all worlds,
व्याप्तं त्वयैतत्सकलं ब्रह्माण्डमखिलं किल । शक्रेण तव वैरं यत्तत्तु सौख्यविघातकम्
This entire universe is pervaded by you, indeed; your enmity with Shakra is the cause of distress and obstruction to happiness.