Be victorious, O Mother Gaurī! Be victorious, O Śyāmā! O Gaurī! You are incessantly meditated upon by Hari, Brahma, and Śiva. Wish victory to Mother Gaurī.||1||
She has vermillion mark on Her hair-parting, and She has a ṭīkā of the deer-musk. She has two beautiful resplendent eyes and Her face is like the Moon. Wish victory to Mother Gaurī.||2||
She has a gold-like body, and She is decorated with a blood-red apparel. She has a blood-red flower garland as well as a necklace around her neck. Wish victory to Mother Gaurī.||3||
She is seated on a lion-vehicle, and She holds a khaḍga and a sword. She is served by the demi-gods, the men and the sages, and She absolves their grief. Wish victory to Mother Gaurī.||4||
She is adorned by ear-hoops, and She has a pearl at the front of the nose. Her resplendence matches that of millions of Sun and Moon put together. Wish victory to Mother Gaurī.||5||
She destroyed Śumbha and Niśumbha, and She hurted Mahiṣāsura. Her eyes are like smoke and She is always intoxicated with rage [Kālī]. Wish victory to Mother Gaurī.||6||
She finished off Caṇḍa-Muṇḍa, and She absolved Raktabīija. She killed the pair of Madhu-Kaiṭabha, and She removed the fears of demi-gods. Wish victory to Mother Gaurī.||7||
You are Brahmāṇī, Rudrāṇī, and Kamalārānī. You are narrated by Āgama and Nigama treatises, and You are the Queen of Śiva. Wish victory to Mother Gaurī.||8||
Your sixty-four fairies are singing and Bhairū is dancing. The Mṛdańga and Ḍamaru are beating as well [in Your Āratī]. Wish victory to Mother Gaurī.||9||
You are the Mother of the world and You are the nourisher. You absolve the grief of devotees and You grant them happiness and riches. Wish victory to Mother Gaurī.||10||
You are adorned by four beautiful hands, and You bear the mudrā of giving boons. Men, women, and demi-gods get their hearty wishes from You. Wish victory to Mother Gaurī.||11||
Incense, camphor, and wick are present in a golden plates and the flame of Āratī, comparable to million shining jewels, is seated in Mālaketu. Wish victory to Mother Gaurī.||12||
‘‘Śivānandasvāmī’’ says — Those men who sing the Āratī of Mother Ambā, get happiness and riches. Wish victory to Mother Gaurī.||13||
Poet: Śivānandasvāmī
Source: Durgāsaptaśatī — Gitapress
Translator: Animesh Kumar
© Stutimandal 2006, 02 Oct
