Her words are sweeter than the music of the veena, and her gentle speech and radiant smile fill the mind of Kamesha with bliss. Her chin is matchless in its beauty, and her neck gleams, adorned with the auspicious marriage thread Kamesha tied. Upon her graceful arms shimmer golden armlets and bracelets, and around her neck rests a splendid gem necklace with swinging strings of pearls. Her breasts are the price for the jewel of Kāmeśvara’s love, and they are like ripe fruits on the delicate creeper of fine hair that rises from her navel. Her waist, so slender it seems shaped only by the weight of her breasts, is revealed by the creeper-like line of fine hair and adorned with three graceful folds, marked by the binding of her middle garment. Her hips radiate, wrapped in garments of crimson and orange hues, and a jeweled girdle with tinkling bells encircles her. Her thighs are soft and beautiful, known only to Kāmeśa, and her knees shine as if crowned with rubies. Red indragopa insects encircle her shanks, her calves are shaped like the bowstring of the god of love, her ankles are hidden, and her feet surpass the beauty of a tortoise’s back. The brilliance of her toenails dispels the darkness of ignorance for those who bow to her, and her twin feet outshine even the lotuses in radiance. Her auspicious lotus feet are adorned with anklets of tinkling gems. Her gait is as graceful as a swan’s, and she is the very treasure-house of supreme beauty. Every limb is flawless and crimson, adorned with all ornaments. She is seated on the lap of Shiva as Kāmeśvara, his most auspicious consort, and her beloved is under her own gentle control. She dwells atop the central peak of Mount Meru, sovereign of the splendid city, residing within a palace of wish-fulfilling jewels, established upon the seat formed by the five Brahmas. She abides in the great lotus forest, dwells in the grove of kadamba trees, and is established in the midst of the ocean of nectar, as Kāmākṣī, the fulfiller of desires. Assemblies of divine sages praise her radiant splendor. She is surrounded by an army of powers, ever prepared for the destruction of the demon Bhaṇḍāsura. Attended by elephants mounted by Sampatkari and surrounded by countless millions of horse-mounted warriors, she is a majestic presence. She sits upon the chariot of the ruler of the chakra, adorned with every kind of weapon, attended by Mantrini, who herself rides the chariot of the Geya Chakra. She is also seated in the chariot of the Kirichakra, preceded by Dandanatha, and she dwells within the fiery ramparts formed by a garland of flames. She delights in the valor of the Shaktis, eager to destroy Bhandasura’s army, and keenly observes the heroic deeds of the Nityas. She rejoices in the valor of young warriors preparing to slay Bhandasura’s sons, and she is pleased by the destruction of Vishanga, accomplished by the wisdom of her minister. She rejoices in the heroic power of Varahi, who took the life of Vishukra, and by a mere glance from Kameshvara’s face, she brought forth the illustrious Lord Ganesha. She was filled with joy as the great Ganesha shattered obstacles and magical devices, and she rained counter-weapons against the missiles unleashed by Bhandasura. From her very fingernails, the ten forms of Narayana arose, and the fire of her mighty Pashupata weapon incinerated the demon armies. Her realm was emptied of Bhaṇḍāsura and his assembly, incinerated by Kāmeśvara’s missile, and her glory is praised by Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Indra, and the foremost of the gods. She is the medicine that revived Kāmadeva, who was burned by the fire of Shiva’s third eye. Her lotus face is the very form of the exalted Vāgbhava-kūṭa, the essence of sacred speech. Her form is the middle section, from throat down to waist; she embodies the single flame of the Śakti division and bears the region below the waist. She is the essence of the root mantra, her body the threefold root division. She delights solely in the nectar of the Kula, protecting its secret. She is the noble lady of the Kula tradition, abiding at its culmination, its mistress and the one who unites with it, yet also beyond Kula, dwelling at the end of the sacred path, devoted to the observance of sacred rites. She resides in the Mūlādhāra, breaking the Brahma-knot; she shines within the Maṇipūra, breaking the Viṣṇu-knot. She dwells within the space of the Ajna chakra, breaking open the knot of Rudra; seated upon the thousand-petaled lotus, she pours forth the essence of nectar. Her radiance is like a streak of lightning, established above the six chakras; she is the great power, Kundalini, subtler than the fiber of a lotus. She is Bhavānī, attainable through contemplation, the axe that clears the forest of worldly existence. She delights in auspiciousness, embodies it, and bestows good fortune upon her devotees. She cherishes devotion, is reached through devotion, is controlled by devotion, dispels fear, and is the consort of Śambhu. She is worshipped by Śāradā, the wife of Śarva, and she bestows happiness. She is the consort of Shiva, the giver of prosperity, virtuous, with a face radiant as the autumn moon. Her waist is slender, she is tranquil, independent, and free from blemish. Untouched, pure, eternal, formless, undisturbed—she is without attributes or parts, peaceful, free from desire, and unshaken. She is eternally liberated, changeless, beyond all manifestation, and without dependence; ever pure, ever wise, flawless, and uninterrupted. She is without cause or blemish, without limiting conditions or ruler; free from passion, destroyer of attachment, free from pride, and destroyer of arrogance. She is free from anxiety and ego, free from delusion and the destroyer of delusion; without possessiveness, the remover of attachment, sinless, and the destroyer of sin. She is without anger and the pacifier of anger, free from greed and the destroyer of greed; without doubt and the dispeller of doubt, beyond worldly existence, and the destroyer of bondage. She is free from all doubt, without alternative conception, undisturbed, without division, destroyer of all duality; imperishable, crusher of death, actionless, and without attachment. She is incomparable, with dark-blue hair, free from decline, beyond transgression; hard to attain, difficult to approach, invincible, remover of sorrow, and giver of happiness.