वाराही पञ्चमी विश्वविजया भद्रकौमुदी
Vārāhī, the fifth, the conqueror of the universe, and Bhadrakaumudī.
अङ्गानि कुर्यान्मन्त्रार्णैः सप्तभिषड्भिरेव च
One should form the limbs with seven or six mantra-syllables.
त्रिकोणवृत्तषट्कोणवृत्तद्वयसमन्वितम्
Endowed with a triangle, a circle, a hexagon, and a pair of circles.
ध्यायेच्च देवीं कीलास्यां ततः काञ्चनसन्निभाम्
One should meditate on the goddess at the center, then shining like gold.
त्रिनेत्रामष्टहस्तां च चक्रं शङ्खमथाङ्कुशम्
With three eyes, eight arms, holding a discus, a conch, and an elephant goad.
दधानां गरुडस्कन्धे सुखासीनां विचिन्तयेत्
Imagining her seated comfortably on Garuḍa's shoulder, holding them.
प्रयोगेषु स्मरेद्देवीं सिंहस्थां व्याघ्रगामपि
In rituals, one should remember the goddess seated on a lion, or riding a tiger.
श्यामामप्यरुणां पीतामसितांभोजविग्रहाम्
Also dark, red, yellow, or with a form like a black lotus.
अरुणां पञ्चमीं वश्ये पीतां स्तंभनके स्मरेत्
One should remember the red fifth for attraction, and the yellow for immobilization.
धूम्रामुच्चाटने ध्यायेत्साधको द्विजसत्तमः
For expulsion, the accomplished one, best of twice-born, should meditate on the smoky form.
भजतामिष्टदाः सद्यः सर्वपापक्षयङ्कराः
They who worship me receive their desired boons at once, and all their sins are destroyed.
नाम्नां सहस्रं वक्ष्यामि गुरुध्यानपुरः सरम्
I shall declare a thousand names, preceded by meditation on the guru.
भूम्यादीनिशिवान्तानि विद्धि तत्त्वानि नारद
Know, O Nārada, that the principles begin with earth and end with Śiva.
एतानि प्राहमनोवृत्त्या चिन्तयेत्साधकोत्तमः
The foremost practitioner should contemplate these with the activity of the mind.
नमस्ते नाथ भगवञ्शिवाय गुरुरूपिणे
Salutations to you, Lord, Bhagavān Śiva, who appears in the form of the guru.
नवाय नवरूपाय परमार्थैकरूपिणे
To the ever-new, of ever-new forms, whose essence is the one supreme reality.
स्वतन्त्राय दयाकॢप्तविग्रहाय शिवात्मने
To the independent one, whose form is shaped by compassion, whose nature is Śiva.
विवेकिनां विवेकाय विमर्शाय विमर्शिनाम्
To the discernment of the discerning, to reflection for those who reflect.
पुरस्तात्पार्श्वयोः पृष्ठे नमः कुर्यामुपर्यधः
Let me offer salutations in front, at the sides, behind, above, and below.
इति स्तुत्वा गुरुं भक्त्या परां देवीं विचिन्तयेत्
Having thus praised the guru with devotion, one should meditate on the supreme goddess.
देवीं मन्त्रमयीं नौमि मातृकापीठरूपिणीम्
I bow to the goddess composed of mantra, who takes the form of the seat of the letters.
कालहृल्लोहोलोल्लोहकलानाशनकारिणीम्
Who brings about the destruction of the divisions of time, mind, and the restless heart.
रवितार्क्ष्येन्दुकन्दर्पैः शङ्करानलविष्णुभिः
With the Sun, Garuḍa, Moon, Kāma, Śaṅkara, Fire, and Viṣṇu.
वन्दे सर्वेश्वरीं देवीं महाश्रीसिद्धमातृकाम्
I adore the goddess, the sovereign of all, the great and accomplished mother of the letters.
ब्रह्माण्डादिकटाहान्तं तां वन्दे सिद्धमातृकाम्
I bow to that accomplished mother of the letters, who extends from the cosmic egg to its shell.
ब्रह्माण्डादिकटाहान्तं जगदद्यापि दृश्यते
From the cosmic egg to its shell, the universe is still seen today.
ज्येष्ठाङ्गबाहुहृत्कण्ठकटिपादनिवासिनीम्
Who dwells in the eldest limb, arms, heart, throat, waist, and feet.
प्रणमामि महादेवीं परमानन्दरूपिणीम्
I bow to the great goddess, whose form is supreme bliss.
केयं कस्मात्क्व केनेति सरूपारूपभावनाम्
What is this, whose is it, where, by whom—such thoughts of form and formlessness.
देवीं कुलकलोल्लोलप्रोल्लसन्तीं शिवां पराम्
I bow to the supreme goddess, auspicious and exalted, who surges with the lineage’s currents.