कालरात्र्यादिशक्त्यौघवृता स्निग्धौदनप्रिया । महावीरेन्द्रवरदा राकिण्यम्बास्वरूपिणी
She is surrounded by hosts of powers such as Kālarātri; she delights in unctuous rice; she grants boons to great heroes; she is the very form of Mother Rākiṇī.
मणिपूराब्जनिलया वदनत्रयसंयुता । वज्रादिकायुधोपेता डामर्यादिभिरावृता
She resides in the lotus of the maṇipūra; she possesses three faces; she is endowed with weapons beginning with the thunderbolt; she is encircled by Ḍāmarī and others.
रक्तवर्णा मांसनिष्ठा गुडान्नप्रीतमानसा । समस्तभक्तसुखदा लाकिन्यम्बास्वरूपिणी
She is of red complexion, established in flesh, whose mind delights in offerings of jaggery and rice; she grants happiness to all devotees and is the very form of Mother Lākinī.
स्वाधिष्ठानाम्बुजगता चतुर्वक्त्रमनोहरा । शूलाद्यायुधसम्पन्ना पीतवर्णाऽतिगर्विता
Dwelling in the lotus of the svādhiṣṭhāna (sacral) center, enchanting with four faces, endowed with weapons such as the trident, she is of yellow hue and exceedingly proud.
मेदोनिष्ठा मधुप्रीता बन्धिन्यादिसमन्विता । दध्यन्नासक्तहृदया काकिनीरूपधारिणी
She abides in the region of fat, delights in sweetness, is accompanied by Bandhini and others; her heart is attached to curd and rice, and she assumes the form of Kākinī.
मूलाधाराम्बुजारूढा पञ्चवक्त्राऽस्थिसंस्थिता । अङ्कुशादिप्रहरणा वरदादिनिषेविता
She is enthroned on the lotus of the Mūlādhāra, possesses five faces, is established in bone; she wields the goad and other weapons, and is served by those who grant boons.
मुद्गौदनासक्तचित्ता साकिन्यम्बास्वरूपिणी । आज्ञाचक्राब्जनिलया शुक्लवर्णा षडानना
Her mind is attached to mung beans and rice; she is the very form of Mother Sākinī, residing in the lotus of the Ājñā chakra, white in color, and possessing six faces.
मज्जासंस्था हंसवतीमुख्यशक्तिसमन्विता । हरिद्रान्नैकरसिका हाकिनीरूपधारिणी
She dwells in the marrow, endowed with the chief power named Haṃsavatī; she delights exclusively in turmeric-flavored food, and assumes the form of Hākinī.
सहस्रदलपद्मस्था सर्ववर्णोपशोभिता । सर्वायुधधरा शुक्लसंस्थिता सर्वतोमुखी
She who abides upon the thousand-petaled lotus, adorned with all colors; bearing every weapon, established in purity, facing in all directions.
सर्वौदनप्रीतचित्ता याकिन्यम्बास्वरूपिणी । स्वाहा स्वधाऽमतिर् मेधा श्रुतिः स्मृतिर् अनुत्तमा
She whose mind delights in all offerings of food, who is the very form of Mother Yākinī; She is Svāhā, Svadhā, intelligence, wisdom, the Veda, memory, and unsurpassed.
पुण्यकीर्तिः पुण्यलभ्या पुण्यश्रवणकीर्तना । पुलोमजार्चिता बन्धमोचनी बन्धुरालका
Of virtuous fame, attainable through merit, whose praise and hearing bring merit; worshipped by Pulomaja, liberator from bondage, with beautiful locks of hair.
ओर् मोचनी बर्बरालका विमर्शरूपिणी विद्या वियदादिजगत्प्रसूः । सर्वव्याधिप्रशमनी सर्वमृत्युनिवारिणी
Liberator, with curly hair, embodiment of discernment, knowledge, originator of the world beginning with space; remover of all diseases, preventer of all death.
अग्रगण्याऽचिन्त्यरूपा कलिकल्मषनाशिनी । कात्यायनी कालहन्त्री कमलाक्षनिषेविता
Foremost among all, of inconceivable form, destroyer of the sins of the Kali age; daughter of Katyayana, slayer of Time, worshipped by the lotus-eyed.
ताम्बूलपूरितमुखी दाडिमीकुसुमप्रभा । मृगाक्षी मोहिनी मुख्या मृडानी मित्ररूपिणी
Her mouth filled with betel, radiant like the blossom of the pomegranate; doe-eyed, enchanting, eminent, consort of Shiva, appearing as a friend.
नित्यतृप्ता भक्तनिधिर् नियन्त्री निखिलेश्वरी । मैत्र्यादिवासनालभ्या महाप्रलयसाक्षिणी
She is eternally content, the treasure-house of devotees, the controller, the sovereign of all; attainable through qualities like friendliness, she is the witness of the great dissolution.
परा शक्तिः परा निष्ठा प्रज्ञानघनरूपिणी । माध्वीपानालसा मत्ता मातृकावर्णरूपिणी
She is the supreme power, the highest goal, whose form is dense consciousness; languid with the sweetness of divine nectar, intoxicated, and whose form is the letters of the mother-syllables.
महाकैलासनिलया मृणालमृदुदोर्लता । महनीया दयामूर्तिर् महासाम्राज्यशालिनी
She who dwells upon the great Kailāsa, whose arms are as tender as lotus stalks; she who is venerable, the embodiment of compassion, and who possesses supreme sovereignty.
आत्मविद्या महाविद्या श्रीविद्या कामसेविता । श्रीषोडशाक्षरीविद्या त्रिकूटा कामकोटिका
She is the knowledge of the Self, the supreme knowledge, the auspicious knowledge, adored by Kāma; the knowledge of the sixteen auspicious syllables, the threefold group, and the source of infinite desire.
कटाक्षकिङ्करीभूतकमलाकोटिसेविता । शिरःस्थिता चन्द्रनिभा भालस्थेन्द्रधनुःप्रभा
Attended by millions of lotuses serving as her handmaidens through her sidelong glance; she dwells upon the head, radiant like the moon, and her brow shines with the brilliance of a rainbow.
हृदयस्था रविप्रख्या त्रिकोणान्तरदीपिका । दाक्षायणी दैत्यहन्त्री दक्षयज्ञविनाशिनी
Residing in the heart, shining like the sun, she is the lamp within the triangle; daughter of Daksha, destroyer of demons, and the one who ended Daksha’s sacrifice.
दरान्दोलितदीर्घाक्षी दरहासोज्ज्वलन्मुखी । गुरुमूर्तिर् गुणनिधिर् गोमाता गुहजन्मभूः
Her long eyes move gently, her face shines with a subtle smile; she is the embodiment of the Guru, the treasure-house of virtues, the mother of the earth, and the origin of the secret worlds.
देवेशी दण्डनीतिस्था दहराकाशरूपिणी । प्रतिपन्मुख्यराकान्ततिथिमण्डलपूजिता
She is the goddess of the gods, established in the law of discipline, whose form is the subtle space within the heart; she is worshipped by the deities presiding over every lunar day, from the new moon to the full moon.
कलात्मिका कलानाथा काव्यालापविनोदिनी । ओर् विमोदिनी सचामररमावाणीसव्यदक्षिणसेविता
She is the essence of all arts, the mistress of the arts, and delights in poetic speech; she is served on her left and right by Lakshmi and Sarasvati, each holding a fly-whisk.
आदिशक्तिर् अमेयाऽऽत्मा परमा पावनाकृतिः । अनेककोटिब्रह्माण्डजननी दिव्यविग्रहा
She is the primordial power, of unfathomable nature, supreme, of the purest form; the mother of countless millions of universes, possessing a divine body.
क्लींकारी केवला गुह्या कैवल्यपददायिनी । त्रिपुरा त्रिजगद्वन्द्या त्रिमूर्तिस् त्रिदशेश्वरी
She who is embodied by the syllable 'klīṃ', who is unique, who is secret, who grants the state of liberation; She who is Tripurā, who is worshipped by the beings of the three worlds, who is the threefold form, who is the sovereign of the gods.
त्र्यक्षरी दिव्यगन्धाढ्या सिन्दूरतिलकाञ्चिता । उमा शैलेन्द्रतनया गौरी गन्धर्वसेविता
She who is of three syllables, who is endowed with divine fragrance, who is adorned with a vermilion mark on her forehead; She who is Umā, daughter of the mountain king, who is fair, who is served by the Gandharvas.
विश्वगर्भा स्वर्णगर्भा वरदा वागधीश्वरी । ध्यानगम्याऽपरिच्छेद्या ज्ञानदा ज्ञानविग्रहा
She who contains the universe within herself, who holds the essence of gold, who grants boons, who is the sovereign of speech; who is attained through meditation, who cannot be limited, who bestows knowledge, who is the very embodiment of knowledge.
सर्ववेदान्तसंवेद्या सत्यानन्दस्वरूपिणी । लोपामुद्रार्चिता लीलाक्ळिप्तब्रह्माण्डमण्डला
She who is realized through all Vedanta, who is of the nature of truth and bliss; who is worshipped by Lopamudra, who playfully creates the cosmic spheres.
अदृश्या दृश्यरहिता विज्ञात्री वेद्यवर्जिता । योगिनी योगदा योग्या योगानन्दा युगन्धरा
Invisible, beyond perception, the Knower, free from all that can be known; Yoginī, giver of yoga, fit for yoga, delight of yoga, bearer of ages.
इच्छाशक्तिज्ञानशक्तिक्रियाशक्तिस्वरूपिणी । सर्वाधारा सुप्रतिष्ठा सदसद्रूपधारिणी
She whose nature is the power of will, knowledge, and action; the support of all, firmly established, bearing the forms of both being and non-being.