Kurma Purana

वायुर्बलवतां देवि योगिनां त्वं कुमारकः

Among the strong, O Goddess, you are the wind; among yogis, you are Kumāraka.

सांख्यानां कपिलो देवो रुद्राणामसि शङ्करः

Among Sāṃkhyas, you are the god Kapila; among Rudras, you are Śaṅkara.

वेदानां सामवेदस्त्वं गायत्री छन्दसामसि

Among the Vedas, you are the Sāma Veda; among meters, you are Gāyatrī.

माया त्वं सर्वशक्तीनां कालः कलयतामसि

You are Māyā among all powers; among those who measure time, you are Time itself.

आश्रमाणां च गार्हस्थ्यमीश्वराणां महेश्वरः

Among the stages of life, you are householdership; among lords, you are the great Lord.

सर्वोपनिषदां देवि गुह्योपनिषदुच्यते

O Goddess, among all Upaniṣads, you are called the secret Upaniṣad.

आदित्यः सर्वमार्गाणां वाचां देवि सरस्वती

Among all paths, you are the sun; among words, O Goddess, you are Sarasvatī.

अरुन्धती सतीनां त्वं सुपर्णः पततामसि

Among virtuous wives, you are Arundhatī; among those who fly, you are Suparṇa.

सावित्री चासि जप्यानां यजुषां शतरुद्रियम्

You are Sāvitrī among recitations, and the Śatarudriya among Yajur Veda hymns.

सर्वेषां त्वं परं ब्रह्म त्वन्मयं सर्वमेव हि

You are the supreme Brahman of all; indeed, everything is pervaded by you.

नमामि सत्यं तमसः परस्तात्

I bow to the Truth, which is beyond darkness.

तदेव रूपं शरणं प्रपद्ये

I seek refuge in that very form.

प्राणाभिधानं प्रणतो ऽस्मि रूपम्

I bow to the form known as Prāṇa.

नमामि रूपं पुरुषाभिधानम्

I honor the form called Puruṣa.

नतो ऽस्मि ते रूपमलुप्तभेदम्

I bow to your form, which never loses its distinctions.

समन्वितं देवि नतो ऽस्मि रूपम्

O Goddess, I bow to your form endowed with all qualities.

नतो ऽस्मि रूपं जगदण्डसंज्ञम्

I bow to the form known as the cosmic egg.

नमामि रूपं रविमण्डलस्थम्

I honor the form abiding in the solar orb.

नारायणाख्यं प्रणतो ऽस्मि रूपम्

I bow to the form called Nārāyaṇa.

नमामि रूपं तव कालसंज्ञम्

I honor your form known as Time.

नतो ऽस्मि रूपं तव शेषसंज्ञम्

I bow to your form known as Śeṣa.

नतो ऽस्मि रूपं तव रुद्रसंज्ञम्

I bow to your form known as Rudra.

नमामि ते रूपमिदं नमासि

I honor this form of yours, which is to be revered.

नमो भगवतीशानि शिवायै ते नमो नमः

Salutations to you, O divine Lady, O auspicious one, I bow again and again.

त्वामेव शरणं यास्ये प्रसीद परमेश्वरि

I will take refuge in you alone; be gracious, O Supreme Lady.

जगन्मातैव मत्पुत्री संभूता तपसा यतः

The mother of the universe has become my daughter, born of my austerity.

मेनाशेषजगन्मातुरहो वुण्यस्य गौरवम्

Ah, the greatness of Menā, mother of all worlds, is indeed wondrous.

नमामि तव पादाब्जं व्रजामि शरणं शिवाम्

I honor your lotus feet; I seek refuge in the auspicious one.

आज्ञापय महादेवि किं करिष्यामि शङ्करि

Command me, O great goddess, O Śaṅkarī, what shall I do?