विगलद्रत्नवर्षाभ्यां शङ्खभ्या मूर्ध्नि लाञ्छितौ
Marked on the head by conches from which streams of precious gems flow—
वामतः पङ्कजनिधिं प्रियया सहितं यजेत्
To the left, one should worship the lord of lotuses together with his beloved.
निःसरद्रत्नवर्षाभ्यां पद्माभ्यां मूर्ध्नि लाञ्छितौ
Marked on the head by lotuses from which streams of precious gems pour forth—
दलाग्रेषु यजेदेताबलाक्याद्याः समन्ततः
At the tips of the petals, one should worship Balā and the others, all around.
विभीषिका मालिका च शाङ्करी वसुमालिका
Vibhīṣikā, Mālikā, Śāṅkarī, and Vasumālikā—
लोकेशान्पूजयेदन्ते वज्राद्यास्त्राणि तद्बहिः
At the end, one should worship the lords of the worlds, and outside them, the weapons beginning with Vajra.
धनधान्यसमृद्धः स्याच्छ्रियमाप्नोत्यनिन्दिताम्
He becomes abundant in wealth and grain, and attains faultless prosperity.
त्रिलक्षमर्कगं ध्यायन्स भवेत्कमलालयः
Meditating on the sun three hundred thousand times, he becomes the abode of the lotus.
साधको यः स लभते वाञ्छितं धनसंचयम्
The practitioner who does this obtains the desired accumulation of wealth.
होमेनखादिरे वह्नौ तण्डुलेर्मधुरोक्षितैः
By offering oblations in the fire with khadira wood and rice mixed with sweet substances—
बिल्वच्छायामधिवसन्बिल्वमिश्रहविष्यभुक्
Dwelling in the shade of a bilva tree, eating offerings mixed with bilva leaves—
साधकेन्द्रो महालक्ष्मीं चक्षुषा पश्यति ध्रुवम्
—the foremost practitioner surely beholds Mahalakshmi with his own eyes.
जातौ शुभनिशुंभौ द्वावसुरौ लोककण्टकौ
At that time, two asuras named Shumbha and Nishumbha, who were thorns to the world, were born.
महासरस्वती देवी तदा चावततार ह
Then, the great goddess Sarasvati descended.
ततः शुम्भादिकान्हत्वा दैवतैः परिपूजिता
After slaying Shumbha and others, she was worshipped by the gods.
तस्या मन्त्रं प्रवक्ष्यामि शृणुष्वावहितो मुनने
I will now declare her mantra; listen attentively, O sage.
वाग्बीजं तेन चाङ्गानि कल्पयेत्साधकोत्तमः
With the seed-syllable of speech, the foremost practitioner should establish the limbs.
देवता वाक्समाख्याता भजतामिष्टदायिनी
The goddess, called the deity of speech, bestows desired boons upon her worshipper.
दिव्यैराभरणैर्युक्तां ध्यायेद्देवीं निरन्तराम्
He should constantly meditate on the goddess adorned with divine ornaments.
देवीं संपूजयेत्तस्यामङ्गाद्यावरणैः सह
He should worship the goddess together with her attendants and protective circles.
द्वितीया मातृभिः प्रोक्ता तृतीयाद्यष्टशक्तिभिः
The second is said to be with the Mothers, the third with eight powers.
चतुःषष्ट्या स्मृता षष्ठी शक्तिभिर्लोकनायकैः
The sixth is remembered as accompanied by sixty-four powers and the leaders of the worlds.
एवं पूज्या जगद्धात्री श्रीमती वाग्भवाभिधा
Thus should the glorious goddess Vagbhava, the sustainer of the world, be worshipped.
अम्बिका वाग्भवा दुर्गा श्रीशक्तिश्चोक्तलक्षणा
Ambika, Vagbhava, Durga, and Shri Shakti are described with these characteristics.
सरस्वती श्रीर्दुर्गा च लक्ष्मीश्चैव धृतिः स्मृतिः
Sarasvati, Shri, Durga, Lakshmi, Dhriti, and Smriti—
खड्गखेटकधारिण्यः श्यामाः पूज्याः स्वलङ्कृताः
—dark-complexioned, bearing sword and shield, adorned and worthy of worship—
रुद्रवीर्या प्रभा नन्दा पोषणा वृद्धिदा शुभा
Rudraveerya, Prabha, Nanda, Poshana, Vriddhida, and Shubha—
विकृतिर्दण्डिमुण्डिन्यौ सेंदुखण्डा शिखण्डिनी
Vikriti, Dandimundinya, Sendukhandā, and Shikhandini—
इन्द्राणी चैव रुद्राणी शङ्करार्द्धशरीरिणी
Indrani, Rudrani, and she who shares half the body of Shankara,
अम्बिका ह्रदिनी चैव द्वात्रिंशच्छक्तयः सिताः
Ambika, Hradini, and the thirty-two fair powers,