-rlakṣmīsvayaṃvaraṇamaṅgaladīpikābhiḥ |
sevābhiramba tava pādasarojamūle
nākāri kiṃ manasi bhāgyavatāṃ janānām || 1 ||
- kalyāṇa-vṛṣṭibhiḥ: like showers of auspiciousness | amṛta-pūritābhiḥ: as if filled with nectar | lakṣmī-svayaṃvaraṇa-maṅgala-dīpikābhiḥ: auspicious lamp of Lakṣmī's self-choice ceremony | sevābhiḥ: through services | amba: O mother | tava pāda-saroja-mūle: at the root of your lotus-feet | pūrṇatā: complete fullness
tvadvandaneṣu salilasthagite ca netre |
sānnidhyamudyadaruṇāyutasodarasya
tvadvigrahasya parayā sudhayāplutasya || 2 ||
- etāvad eva: only this much | spṛhaṇīyam āste: is to be desired | tvad-vandaneṣu: in acts of bowing to you | salila-sthagite: veiled by tears | netre: eyes | sānnidhyam: proximity | udyat-aruṇa-āyuta: like ten thousand rising suns | sodara: sibling/like a sibling
brahmādayaḥ pratibhavaṃ pralayābhibhūtāḥ |
ekaḥ sa eva janani sthirasiddhirāste
yaḥ pādayostava sakṛtpraṇatiṃ karoti || 3 ||
- īśatva-nāma-kaluṣāḥ: who bear the taint/burden of the name of sovereignty | kati vā na santi: how many there are | brahma-ādayaḥ: Brahmā and others | prati-bhavam: in every cycle/birth | pralaya-abhibhūtāḥ: overcome by dissolution | ekaḥ saḥ eva: that one alone | sthira-siddhi: stable attainment | āste: has | yasya tvad-anugrahaḥ: who has your grace
kāruṇyakandalitakāntibharaṃ kaṭākṣam |
kandarpakoṭisubhagāstvayi bhaktibhājaḥ
sammohayanti taruṇīrbhuvanatraye'pi || 4 ||
- labdhvā sakṛt: having once obtained | tripura-sundari: O Tripura Sundarī | tāvakīnam: yours | kāruṇya-kandalita-kānti-bharam: filled with the beauty of compassion in full bloom | kaṭākṣam: sidelong glance | kandarpа-koṭi-subhagāḥ: beautiful as ten million Kāmas | tvayi: in you | ananyāḥ: no longer seeking anything else
mātastrikoṇanilaye tripure trinetre |
tvatsaṃsmṛtau yamabhaṭābhibhavaṃ vihāya
dīvyanti nandanavane saha lokapālaiḥ || 5 ||
- hrīṃkāram eva: Hrīṃ alone | tava nāma: your name | gṛṇanti vedāḥ: the Vedas declare | trikona-nilaye: dwelling in the triangle | tripure: O Tripura | tri-netre: O three-eyed one | tvat-saṃsmṛtau: in remembering you | yama-bhaṭāḥ: messengers of Yama (Death) | āgata: who have come | palāyanam: turn away | vismita: astonished
krūraḥ kathaṃ na bhavitā garalasya vegaḥ |
nāśvāsanāya yadi mātaridaṃ tavārthaṃ
dehasya śaśvadamṛtāplutaśītalasya || 6 ||
- hantuḥ pura-ādhi-galam: across the throat of the destroyer of the three cities (Śiva) | paripīyamānaḥ: being drunk/consumed | krūraḥ: fierce/cruel | kathaṃ na bhaviṭā: how would it not be | garalasya vegaḥ: the force of the poison | āśvāsanāya: for the purpose of reassuring | tava artham: this symbolizes your [protection]
devi tvadaṅghrisarasīruhayoḥ praṇāmaḥ |
kiṃ ca sphuranmakuṭamujjvalamātapatraṃ
dve cāmare ca mahatīṃ vasudhāṃ dadāti || 7 ||
- sarva-jñatāṃ: omniscience | sadasi: in the assembly | vāk-paṭutāṃ: eloquence | prasūte: produces | devī tvad-aṅghri-sarasīruhayoḥ: O Goddessat your two lotus-feet | praṇāmaḥ: prostration | sphurat-makuṭam: a shining crown above | ūrdhva-udañcat-rāja-chatram: a royal parasol pointing upward | kim ca: moreover
kāruṇyavāridhibhiramba bhavātkaṭākṣaiḥ |
ālokaya tripurasundari māmanāthaṃ
tvayyeva bhaktibharitaṃ tvayi baddhatṛṣṇam || 8 ||
- kalpa-drumaiḥ: like wish-fulfilling trees | abhimata-pratipādaneṣu: in satisfying all desired things | kāruṇya-vāridhibhiḥ: [you who are] an ocean of compassion | amba: O mother | bhavat-kaṭākṣaiḥ: with your sidelong glances | ālokaya: look upon | tripura-sundari: O Tripura Sundarī | mām anātham: me, the unprotected/shelterless one
bhaktiṃ vahanti kila pāmaradaivateṣu |
tvāmeva devi manasā samanusmarāmi
tvāmeva naumi śaraṇaṃ janani tvameva || 9 ||
- hanta: alas | itareṣv api: to others as well | manāṃsi nidhāya: placing their minds | bhaktiṃ vahanti: carry devotion | pāmara-daivatеṣu: to wretched/low deities | tvāmeva devī: only you, O Goddess | manasā samanusmrāmaḥ: we remember with the mind | anyena: by anyone | na vicālitāḥ: not deviated | kadā: when | mukhaṃ vaḥ: your face toward us
-mālokaya tripurasundari māṃ kadācit |
nūnaṃ mayā tu sadṛśaḥ karuṇaikapātraṃ
jāto janiṣyati jano na ca jāyate vā || 10 ||
- lakṣyeṣu satsu api: even though there are worthy targets | kaṭākṣa-nirīkṣaṇānām: for the sidelong glances | ālokaya: do look upon | tripura-sundari: O Tripura Sundarī | māṃ kadācit: me at some point | nūnam: certainly | mayā tu sadṛśaḥ: one like me | kaḥ: who | adhikaḥ pramādī: more negligent/worse off
kiṃ nāma durlabhamiha tripurādhivāse |
mālākirīṭamadavāraṇamānanīyā
tānsevate vasumatī svayameva lakṣmīḥ || 11 ||
- hrīṃ hrīṃ iti: chanting 'Hrīṃ Hrīṃ' | pratidinam: daily | japataṃ: for those who chant | tavākhyām: your name | kim nāma durlabham: what is unattainable? | tripura-adhivāse: O dweller of Tripura | mālā: garlands | kirīṭa: crown | mada-vāraṇa: intoxicated elephant | māna: honor
sāmrājyadānaniratāni saroruhākṣi |
tvadvandanāni duritāharaṇodyatāni
māmeva mātaraniśaṃ kalayantu nānyam || 12 ||
- sampat-karāṇi: prosperity-bringing | sakala-indriya-nandanāni: making all the senses rejoice | sāmrājya-dāna-niratāni: devoted to granting sovereignty | sara-ruha-akṣi: O lotus-eyed one | tvad-vandanāni: acts of bowing to you | durita-āharaṇa-udyatāni: capable of destroying what is sinful | su-karāṇi: easily done, readily accessible
devasya khaṇḍaparaśoḥ parabhairavasya |
pāśāṅkuśaikṣavaśarāsanapuṣpabāṇā
sā sākṣiṇī vijayate tava mūrtirekā || 13 ||
- kalpa-upasaṃhṛtiṣu: at the dissolution of aeons | kalpita-tāṇḍavasya: of the one who has begun the tāṇḍava dance | devasya: of the god | khaṇḍa-paraśoḥ: wielding the partial axe | para-bhairavī: the supreme Bhairavī | pāśa: noose | aṅkuśa: goad | ikṣava-śara-āsana: sugar-cane bow | puṣpa-bāṇā: flower-arrow | sā: that | pārvatī: Pārvatī | lagnam: dwelling
tejaḥ paraṃ bahulakuṅkumapaṅkaśoṇam |
bhāsvatkirīṭamamṛtāṃśukalāvataṃsaṃ
madhye trikoṇanilayaṃ paramāmṛtārdram || 14 ||
- lagnam sadā bhavatu: may it always remain attached | mātaḥ: O mother | idam tava ardham: this your half [of the divine form] | tejas param: supreme radiance | bahula-kuṅkuma-paṅka-śoṇam: red as abundant vermilion paste | bhāsvat-kirīṭam: bearing the blazing crown | amṛta-aṃśu-kalā-vatamsam: adorned with the moon-crescent of nectar
tvannāma durlabhamiha tripure gṛṇanti |
tvattejasā pariṇataṃ viyadādibhūtaṃ
saukhyaṃ tanoti sarasīruhasambhavādeḥ || 15 ||
- hrīṃkāram eva: Hrīṃ alone | tava nāmam: your name | tad eva rūpam: that alone is your form | tvam nāma durlabham: your unattainable name | tripure: O Tripurā | gṛṇanti: chant | tvat-tejasā: through your radiance | pariṇatam: evolved/transformed | viyad-ādibhūtam: universe beginning from the sky (ether, the first element)
stotraṃ yaḥ prativāsaraṃ tava puro mātarjapenmantravit |
tasya kṣoṇibhujo bhavanti vaśagā lakṣmīścirasthāyinī
vāṇī nirmalasūktibhārabhāritā jāgarti dīrghaṃ vayaḥ || 16 ||
- hrīṃkāra-traya-sampuṭena: by the great mantra of three Hrīṃkāras combined | mahata mantrena: by the great mantra | sandīpitam: ignited | stotram: this hymn | yaḥ prativāsaram: whoever daily | tava puraḥ: before you | japet mantra-vit: recites knowing the mantra | mātaḥ: O mother | vāgīśvarī: Sarasvatī, goddess of speech | mukha-padmam: lotus-mouth | tattvata: truly | prapadyate: attains/reaches
