अनङ्गकुसुमा पश्चाद्द्वितीयानङ्गमेखला
Afterwards, Anaṅgakusuma, then Anaṅgamekhalā as the second.
भुवनपाला गगनवेगा षष्ठी चैव ततः परम्
Then Bhuvanapala, Gaganavega, and the sixth, further beyond.
खड्गखेटकधारिण्यः श्यामाः पूज्याश्च मातरः
The mothers, dark, bearing sword and shield, should be worshipped.
प्रथमानङ्गद्वयास्यादनङ्गमदना ततः
First, Anaṅgadvaya, then Anaṅgamadana.
स्यात्सर्वशिशिरानङ्गवेदनानङ्गमेखला
There may be all kinds of cooling pleasures, sensations of love, and girdles of passion.
चामरे चांशुकं पुष्पं बिभ्राणाः करपङ्कजैः
Holding fans, cloths, and flowers in their lotus-like hands,
वज्रादीन्यपि तद्बाह्ये देवीमित्थं प्रपूजयेत्
Even objects like thunderbolts may be placed outside; thus should the goddess be worshipped.
ब्राह्मणान्वशयेच्छीघ्रं पार्थिवान्पद्महोमतः
One quickly brings Brahmins and kings under control, according to the teaching of Padma.
पञ्चविंशतिधा जप्तैर्जलैः स्नानं दिने दिने
By reciting twenty-five times, one should bathe daily with water.
पञ्चविंशतिधा जप्तं जलं प्रातः पिबेन्नरः
A person should drink water recited over twenty-five times in the morning.
कर्पूरागरुसंयुक्तकुङ्कुमं साधु साधितम्
Camphor and agarwood mixed with saffron, properly prepared,
शालिपिष्टमयीं कृत्वा पुत्तलीं मधुरान्विताम्
Making a doll from rice flour, endowed with sweetness,
वशं नयति राजानं नारीं वा नरमेव च
One brings a king, a woman, or a man under control.
त्रिसहस्रं जपेन्मन्त्रं कन्यामिष्टां लभेत्ततः
By reciting the mantra three thousand times, one obtains the desired maiden.
लिखितां भस्मना मायां ससाध्यां फलकादिषु
A magical figure written with ashes, along with its accompaniments, upon boards and the like,
भुवनेशीयमाख्याता सहस्रभुजसंभवा
She is called Bhuvaneshī, born from a thousand arms.
ततः कल्पान्तरे विप्र कदाचिन्महिषासुरः
Then, at the end of an age, O Brahmin, sometimes Mahishasura—
ततस्त्पीडिता देवा वैकुण्ठं शरणं ययुः
Then, afflicted, the gods went to Vaikuntha for refuge.
श्रीर्बभूवमुनिश्रेष्ठ मूर्ता व्याप्तजगत्त्रया
O best of sages, Shri became manifest, pervading the three worlds.
अरविन्दवनं प्राप्ता भजतामिष्टदायिनी
She reached the lotus grove, bestower of desired blessings to those who worship.
मृत्युक्रोधेन गुरुणा बिन्दुभूषितमस्तका
With the wrath of death, the teacher, adorned with a jeweled head,
ऋषिर्भृगुर्निवृच्छन्दो देवता श्रीः समीरिता
The sage Bhrigu, with a special meter, invoked the goddess Shri.
ततो ध्यायेज्जगद्वेद्यां श्रियं संपत्तिदायिनीम्
Then one should meditate upon Śrī, the knower of the world, who bestows prosperity.
हिरण्मयामृतघटैः सिच्यमानां सरोजगाम्
She is bathed with golden, nectar-filled vessels and abides upon a lotus.
सिद्धलक्षं जपेन्मन्त्रं तत्सहस्रं हुनेत्तथा
Recite the mantra a hundred thousand times for accomplishment, and perform a thousand oblations likewise.
महालक्ष्म्युदिते पीठे मूर्तिं मूलेन कल्पयेत्
On the seat where Mahālakṣmī has arisen, one should establish the image with the root mantra.
वासुदेवं संकर्षणं प्रद्युम्नमनिरुद्धकम्
Vāsudeva, Saṅkarṣaṇa, Pradyumna, and Aniruddha—
शङ्खचक्रगदापद्मधारिणस्तांश्चतुर्भुजान्
Those four-armed ones, bearing conch, discus, mace, and lotus—
दमकं पुण्डरीकं च गुग्गुलं च कुरण्टकम्
Damaka, Puṇḍarīka, Guggula, and Kuraṇṭaka—
मुक्तामाणिक्यसंकाशौ किञ्चित्स्मितमुखांबुजौ
Resembling pearls and rubies, with faces like slightly smiling lotuses—