गिरिवरविन्ध्यशिरोधिनिवासिनि विष्णुविलासिनि जिष्णुनुते ।
भगवति हे शितिकण्ठकुटुम्बिनि भूरिकुटुम्बिनि भूरिकृते
जय जय हे महिषासुरमर्दिनि रम्यकपर्दिनि शैलसुते ॥ 1 ॥
- अयि गिरिनन्दिनि (ayi girinandini)O Daughter of the Mountain (ayi:O | giri:mountain | nandini:daughter/one who delights)
- नन्दितमेदिनि (nanditamedini)who gladdens the earth (nandita:gladdened | medini:earth)
- विश्वविनोदिनि (viśvavinodini)who delights the whole universe (viśva:universe | vinodini:she who delights)
- नन्दनुते (nandanute)praised by Nanda (nanda:Nanda | nute:praised)
- गिरिवरविन्ध्यशिरोधिनिवासिनि (girivaravindhyaśirodhinivāsini)dwelling on the crest of the great Vindhya mountain (girivara:great mountain | vindhya:Vindhya | śirodhi:summit/crest | nivāsini:she who dwells)
- विष्णुविलासिनि (viṣṇuvilāsini)the delight of Viṣṇu (viṣṇu:Viṣṇu | vilāsini:one who delights, is charming)
- जिष्णुनुते (jiṣṇunute)praised by the victorious one Indra (jiṣṇu:the victorious/Indra | nute:praised)
- भगवति हे (bhagavati he)O divine goddess (bhagavati:blessed goddess | he:O)
- शितिकण्ठकुटुम्बिनि (śitikaṇṭhakuṭumbini)consort of the blue-throated one Śiva (śiti:blue/dark | kaṇṭha:throat | kuṭumbini:wife/family-woman)
- भूरिकुटुम्बिनि (bhūrikuṭumbini)mother of a vast family (bhūri:abundant | kuṭumbini:householder/mother of a family)
- भूरिकृते (bhūrikṛte)doer of abundant good (bhūri:abundant | kṛte:done/accomplished)
- जय जय हे (jaya jaya he)victory, victory to you (jaya:victory | he:O)
- महिषासुरमर्दिनि (mahiṣāsuramardini)slayer of the buffalo-demon Mahiṣa (mahiṣa:buffalo | asura:demon | mardini:she who crushes)
- रम्यकपर्दिनि (ramyakapardini)wearer of lovely braided locks (ramya:lovely | kapardini:she with braided/matted hair)
- शैलसुते (śailasute)O Daughter of the Mountain (śaila:mountain | sute:daughter)
त्रिभुवनपोषिणि शङ्करतोषिणि कल्मषमोषिणि घोररते । [किल्बिष-, घोष-]
दनुजनिरोषिणि दितिसुतरोषिणि दुर्मदशोषिणि सिन्धुसुते
जय जय हे महिषासुरमर्दिनि रम्यकपर्दिनि शैलसुते ॥ 2 ॥
- सुरवरवर्षिणि (suravaravarṣiṇi)O you who shower blessings on the best of gods (sura:god | vara:best | varṣiṇi:she who showers)
- दुर्धरधर्षिणि (durdharadharṣiṇi)O overpowerer of those hard to subdue (durdhara:hard to subdue | dharṣiṇi:she who overpowers)
- दुर्मुखमर्षिणि (durmukhamarṣiṇi)O you who endure the foul-mouthed (durmukha:foul-mouthed | marṣiṇi:she who tolerates)
- हर्षरते (harṣarate)O you who delight in joy (harṣa:joy | rate:she who revels)
- त्रिभुवनपोषिणि (tribhuvanapoṣiṇi)O nourisher of the three worlds (tribhuvana:three worlds | poṣiṇi:she who nourishes)
- शङ्करतोषिणि (śaṅkaratoṣiṇi)O you who please Śaṅkara (śaṅkara:Śiva | toṣiṇi:she who pleases)
- किल्बिषमोषिणि (kilbiṣamoṣiṇi)O dispeller of sin (kilbiṣa:sin | moṣiṇi:she who removes)
- घोषरते (ghoṣarate)O you who revel in tumultuous sound (ghoṣa:loud sound | rate:she who revels)
- दनुजनिरोषिणि (danujaniroṣiṇi)O you who rage against the sons of Danu (danuja:sons of Danu, demons | niroṣiṇi:she who is furious)
- दितिसुतरोषिणि (ditisutaroṣiṇi)O you furious at the sons of Diti (ditisuta:sons of Diti | roṣiṇi:she who rages)
- दुर्मदशोषिणि (durmadaśoṣiṇi)O you who dry up wicked pride (durmada:evil intoxication/pride | śoṣiṇi:she who dries up)
- सिन्धुसुते (sindhusute)O daughter of the ocean (sindhu:ocean | sute:daughter)
- जय जय हे (jaya jaya he)victory, victory to you (jaya:victory | he:O)
- महिषासुरमर्दिनि (mahiṣāsuramardini)O slayer of the demon Mahiṣa (mahiṣa:buffalo | asura:demon | mardini:she who crushes)
- रम्यकपर्दिनि (ramyakapardini)O you with lovely braided locks (ramya:lovely | kapardini:she with matted/braided hair)
- शैलसुते (śailasute)O daughter of the mountain (śaila:mountain | sute:daughter)
शिखरि शिरोमणि तुङ्गहिमालय शृङ्गनिजालय मध्यगते ।
मधुमधुरे मधुकैटभगञ्जिनि कैटभभञ्जिनि रासरते
जय जय हे महिषासुरमर्दिनि रम्यकपर्दिनि शैलसुते ॥ 3 ॥
- अयि (ayi)O (affectionate address)
- जगदम्ब (jagadamba)Mother of the world (jagat:world | ambā:mother)
- मदम्ब (madamba)my own Mother (mama:my | ambā:mother)
- कदम्बवनप्रियवासिनि (kadambavanapriyavāsini)who loves to dwell in the kadamba forest (kadamba:kadamba tree | vana:forest | priya:beloved | vāsini:dweller)
- हासरते (hāsarate)absorbed in laughter/joy (hāsa:laughter | rate:delighting)
- शिखरिशिरोमणि (śikhariśiromaṇi)crown-jewel among mountains (śikhari:mountain | śiromaṇi:crest-jewel)
- तुङ्गहिमालयशृङ्गनिजालयमध्यगते (tuṅgahimālayaśṛṅganijālayamadhyagate)abiding in Your own home amid the lofty Himālayan peaks (tuṅga:lofty | himālaya:Himālaya | śṛṅga:peak | nija:own | ālaya:abode | madhyagate:dwelling within)
- मधुमधुरे (madhumadhure)sweet as honey (madhu:honey | madhure:sweet one)
- मधुकैटभगञ्जिनि (madhukaiṭabhagañjini)subduer of Madhu and Kaiṭabha (madhu:the demon Madhu | kaiṭabha:the demon Kaiṭabha | gañjini:vanquisher)
- कैटभभञ्जिनि (kaiṭabhabhañjini)destroyer of Kaiṭabha (kaiṭabha:the demon Kaiṭabha | bhañjini:crusher)
- रासरते (rāsarate)delighting in the cosmic dance (rāsa:the dance | rate:delighting)
- जय जय हे (jaya jaya he)victory, victory to You (jaya:victory | he:O)
- महिषासुरमर्दिनि (mahiṣāsuramardini)slayer of the buffalo-demon Mahiṣa (mahiṣa:buffalo | asura:demon | mardini:crusher)
- रम्यकपर्दिनि (ramyakapardini)wearing lovely matted locks (ramya:lovely | kapardini:bearer of matted hair)
- शैलसुते (śailasute)Daughter of the mountain (śaila:mountain | sute:daughter)
रिपुगजगण्ड विदारणचण्ड पराक्रमशुण्ड मृगाधिपते ।
निजभुजदण्ड निपातितखण्ड विपातितमुण्ड भटाधिपते [-चण्ड]
जय जय हे महिषासुरमर्दिनि रम्यकपर्दिनि शैलसुते ॥ 4 ॥
- अयि (ayi)O (affectionate address)
- शतखण्ड विखण्डितरुण्ड (śatakhaṇḍa vikhaṇḍitaruṇḍa)one who shattered the headless trunks into a hundred pieces (śata:hundred | khaṇḍa:pieces | vikhaṇḍita:shattered | ruṇḍa:headless trunk)
- वितुण्डितशुण्ड गजाधिपते (vituṇḍitaśuṇḍa gajādhipate)O one who hewed off the trunks of the lordly elephants (vituṇḍita:cut off | śuṇḍa:trunk | gaja:elephant | adhipate:lord)
- रिपुगजगण्ड विदारणचण्ड (ripugajagaṇḍa vidāraṇacaṇḍa)fierce in tearing apart the temples of enemy elephants (ripu:enemy | gaja:elephant | gaṇḍa:temple/cheek | vidāraṇa:tearing apart | caṇḍa:fierce)
- पराक्रमशुण्ड मृगाधिपते (parākramaśuṇḍa mṛgādhipate)O one whose lion-mount is mighty in valor (parākrama:valor | śuṇḍa:mighty/proud | mṛga-adhipate:lord of beasts, the lion)
- निजभुजदण्ड (nijabhujadaṇḍa)with the staff of Your own arm (nija:own | bhuja:arm | daṇḍa:staff)
- निपातितखण्ड (nipātitakhaṇḍa)felled the fragments (nipātita:struck down | khaṇḍa:pieces)
- विपातितमुण्ड भटाधिपते (vipātitamuṇḍa bhaṭādhipate)O one who struck down the severed heads of the chieftains of the warrior-hosts (vipātita:cast down | muṇḍa:heads | bhaṭa:warriors | adhipate:lord)
- जय जय हे (jaya jaya he)victory, victory to You (jaya:victory | he:O)
- महिषासुरमर्दिनि (mahiṣāsuramardini)O Slayer of the Buffalo-Demon (mahiṣa:buffalo | asura:demon | mardini:crusher/slayer)
- रम्यकपर्दिनि (ramyakapardini)O Goddess of the lovely braided locks (ramya:lovely | kapardini:one with matted/braided hair)
- शैलसुते (śailasute)O Daughter of the Mountain (śaila:mountain | sute:daughter)
चतुरविचारधुरीण महाशिव दूतकृत प्रमथाधिपते ।
दुरितदुरीह दुराशय दुर्मति दानवदूत कृतान्तमते
जय जय हे महिषासुरमर्दिनि रम्यकपर्दिनि शैलसुते ॥ 5 ॥
- अयि (ayi)O (affectionate address)
- रणदुर्मद (raṇadurmada)frenziedly intoxicated in battle (raṇa:battle | durmada:wildly intoxicated)
- शत्रुवधोदित (śatruvadhodita)arisen to slay the enemy (śatru:enemy | vadha:slaying | udita:arisen)
- दुर्धरनिर्जर (durdharanirjara)irresistible and imperishable (durdhara:hard to restrain | nirjara:undecaying, immortal)
- शक्तिभृते (śaktibhṛte)O bearer of power (śakti:power | bhṛte:one who bears)
- चतुरविचार (caturavicāra)of clever deliberation (catura:clever | vicāra:reflection, judgment)
- धुरीणमहाशिव (dhurīṇamahāśiva)foremost, having the great auspicious Śiva (dhurīṇa:foremost, leading | mahāśiva:the great Śiva)
- दूतकृत (dūtakṛta)who made (him) a messenger (dūta:messenger | kṛta:made)
- प्रमथाधिपते (pramathādhipate)O mistress of the Pramatha hosts (pramatha:Śiva's attendant spirits | adhipate:lord/mistress)
- दुरितदुरीह (duritadurīha)of sinful and evil endeavor (durita:sin | durīha:evil striving)
- दुराशयदुर्मति (durāśayadurmati)of malicious heart and wicked mind (durāśaya:evil-intentioned | durmati:evil-minded)
- दानवदुत (dānavaduta)the demon messengers (dānava:demon | duta:messenger)
- कृतान्तमते (kṛtāntamate)O you whose mind is like death itself (kṛtānta:the ender, death, Yama | mate:of such mind)
- जय जय हे (jaya jaya he)victory, victory to you (jaya:victory | he:O)
- महिषासुरमर्दिनि (mahiṣāsuramardini)O slayer of the buffalo-demon (mahiṣa:buffalo | asura:demon | mardini:crusher, slayer)
- रम्यकपर्दिनि (ramyakapardini)O you with lovely braided locks (ramya:lovely | kapardini:one with matted/braided hair)
- शैलसुते (śailasute)O daughter of the mountain (śaila:mountain | sute:daughter)
त्रिभुवन मस्तक शूलविरोधि शिरोधिकृतामल शूलकरे ।
दुमिदुमितामर दुन्दुभिनाद महो मुखरीकृत तिग्मकरे
जय जय हे महिषासुरमर्दिनि रम्यकपर्दिनि शैलसुते ॥ 6 ॥
- अयि (ayi)O (endearing address)
- शरणागत (śaraṇāgata)those who have taken refuge (śaraṇa:refuge | āgata:come to)
- वैरिवधुवर (vairivadhuvara)making widows of enemies' wives, best foe of enemies' wives (vairi:enemy | vadhu:wife | vara:best/husband)
- वीरवर (vīravara)to the best of heroes (vīra:hero | vara:foremost)
- अभयदायकरे (abhayadāyakare)O You whose hand grants fearlessness (abhaya:fearlessness | dāya:granting | kare:in the hand)
- त्रिभुवनमस्तक (tribhuvanamastaka)over the head of the three worlds (tri:three | bhuvana:worlds | mastaka:head)
- शुलविरोधि (śulavirodhi)opposing the trident/spear (śula:spear | virodhi:opposer)
- शिरः-अधिकृत (śiro'dhikṛta)placed upon/raised over the head (śiraḥ:head | adhikṛta:placed above)
- अमलशुलकरे (amalaśulakare)O You bearing a spotless spear in hand (amala:spotless | śula:spear | kare:in hand)
- दुमिदुमित (dumidumita)with the sound 'dumi-dumi'
- अमरधुन्दुभिनाद (amaradhundubhināda)the sound of the celestial drums (amara:immortal/celestial | dhundubhi:kettledrum | nāda:sound)
- महः-मुखरीकृत (mahomukharīkṛta)made greatly resounding (mahaḥ:great | mukharīkṛta:made resonant)
- दिङ्मकरे (diṅmakare)filling the directions/horizons (diś:directions | makare:pervading)
- जय जय हे (jaya jaya he)victory, victory to You
- महिषासुरमर्दिनि (mahiṣāsuramardini)O Slayer of the buffalo-demon (mahiṣa:buffalo | asura:demon | mardini:crusher)
- रम्यकपर्दिनि (ramyakapardini)O You of the lovely braided locks (ramya:lovely | kapardini:one with matted/braided hair)
- शैलसुते (śailasute)O Daughter of the Mountain (śaila:mountain | sute:daughter)
समरविशोषित शोणितबीज समुद्भवशोणित बीजलते ।
शिव शिव शुम्भ निशुम्भ महाहव तर्पित भूत पिशाचरते
जय जय हे महिषासुरमर्दिनि रम्यकपर्दिनि शैलसुते ॥ 7 ॥
- अयि (ayi)O (endearing address)
- निजहुङ्कृति मात्रनिराकृत (nijahuṅkṛti mātranirākṛta)destroyed by the mere sound of Your own roar (nija:own | huṅkṛti:battle-roar | mātra:mere | nirākṛta:driven away/destroyed)
- धूम्रविलोचन धूम्रशते (dhūmravilocana dhūmraśate)the hundreds of the smoke-eyed demon Dhūmravilocana (dhūmra:smoke | vilocana:eyed | dhūmraśate:by the hundreds like smoke)
- समरविशोषित (samaraviśoṣita)dried up in battle (samara:battle | viśoṣita:dried up)
- शोणितबीज (śoṇitabīja)blood-seed, the demon Raktabīja (śoṇita:blood | bīja:seed)
- समुद्भव शोणितबीजलते (samudbhava śoṇitabījalate)O You who wilted the creeper of blood-seeds springing forth (samudbhava:arising | śoṇitabīja:blood-seed | late:creeper)
- शिवशिव (śivaśiva)Śiva! Śiva! (an exclamation of awe)
- शुम्भ निशुम्भ (śumbha niśumbha)Śumbha and Niśumbha (the demon brothers)
- महाहव (mahāhava)in the great battle (mahā:great | āhava:battle)
- तर्पितभूत पिशाचरते (tarpitabhūtapiśācarate)O You who delighted the ghosts and goblins by satiating them (tarpita:satiated | bhūta:ghosts | piśāca:goblins | rate:delighting)
- जय जय हे (jaya jaya he)victory, victory to You (jaya:victory | he:O)
- महिषासुरमर्दिनि (mahiṣāsuramardini)O slayer of the buffalo-demon (mahiṣa:buffalo | asura:demon | mardini:crusher/slayer)
- रम्यकपर्दिनि (ramyakapardini)O You with beautiful braided locks (ramya:beautiful | kapardini:one with matted/braided hair)
- शैलसुते (śailasute)O daughter of the mountain (śaila:mountain | sute:daughter)
कनक पिशङ्ग पृषत्कनिषङ्गरसद्भट शृङ्ग हतावटुके ।
कृतचतुरङ्ग बलक्षितिरङ्ग घटद्बहुरङ्ग रटद्बटुके
जय जय हे महिषासुरमर्दिनि रम्यकपर्दिनि शैलसुते ॥ 8 ॥
- धनुरनुषङ्ग (dhanuranuṣaṅga)attached to the bow (dhanuḥ:bow | anuṣaṅga:attachment/wielding)
- रणक्षणसङ्ग (raṇakṣaṇasaṅga)engaged in the moment of battle (raṇa:battle | kṣaṇa:moment | saṅga:engagement)
- परिस्फुरदङ्ग (parisphuradaṅga)with quivering limbs (parisphurat:quivering | aṅga:limbs)
- नटत्कटके (naṭatkaṭake)whose armlets dance (naṭat:dancing | kaṭake:armlet/bracelet)
- कनकपिशङ्ग (kanakapiśaṅga)golden-tawny (kanaka:gold | piśaṅga:tawny/reddish)
- पृषत्कनिषङ्ग (pṛṣatkaniṣaṅga)with a quiver of arrows (pṛṣatka:arrow | niṣaṅga:quiver)
- रसद्भटशृङ्ग (rasadbhaṭaśṛṅga)roaring warriors at the peaks (rasat:roaring | bhaṭa:warrior | śṛṅga:peak)
- हतावटुके (hatāvaṭuke)O slayer of the wicked (hata:slain | avaṭuka:wretch/demon)
- कृतचतुरङ्ग (kṛtacaturaṅga)arrayed with the fourfold army (kṛta:made | caturaṅga:fourfold army)
- बलक्षितिरङ्ग (balakṣitiraṅga)making the battlefield a stage of forces (bala:army | kṣiti:earth | raṅga:stage)
- घटद्बहुरङ्ग (ghaṭadbahuraṅga)thronged with many hues (ghaṭat:crowding | bahu:many | raṅga:color/hue)
- रटद्बटुके (raṭadbaṭuke)with shouting young attendants (raṭat:shouting | baṭuka:young lad/attendant)
- जय जय हे (jaya jaya he)victory, victory to you (jaya:victory | he:O)
- महिषासुरमर्दिनि (mahiṣāsuramardini)O slayer of the buffalo-demon Mahiṣāsura (mahiṣa:buffalo | asura:demon | mardini:crusher)
- रम्यकपर्दिनि (ramyakapardini)O Goddess of lovely braided locks (ramya:lovely | kapardini:one with matted/braided hair)
- शैलसुते (śailasute)O daughter of the mountain (śaila:mountain | sute:daughter)
कृत कुकुथः कुकुथो गडदादिकताल कुतूहल गानरते ।
धुधुकुट धुक्कुट धिन्धिमित ध्वनि धीर मृदङ्ग निनादरते
जय जय हे महिषासुरमर्दिनि रम्यकपर्दिनि शैलसुते ॥ 9 ॥
- सुरललना (suralalanā)celestial women (sura:gods | lalanā:women)
- ततथेयि तथेयि (tatatheyi tatheyi)the rhythmic dance syllables 'tatatheyi tatheyi'
- कृताभिनयोदर-नृत्यरते (kṛtābhinayodara-nṛtyarate)you who delight in the dance performed with abundant expressive gestures (kṛta:performed | abhinaya:expressive gestures | udara:abundant/exuberant | nṛtya:dance | rate:you who delight in)
- कृत कुकुथः कुकुथो (kṛta kukuthaḥ kukutho)making the sounds 'kukuthaḥ kukuthaḥ' (kṛta:made | kukuthaḥ:the rhythmic syllable)
- गडदादिकताल (gaḍadādikatāla)the beat 'gaḍadādika' rhythm (gaḍadādika:rhythmic syllables | tāla:beat/rhythm)
- कुतूहल-गानरते (kutūhala-gānarate)you who delight in the eager, joyful song (kutūhala:eagerness/delight | gāna:song | rate:you who delight in)
- धुधुकुट धुक्कुट धिन्धिमित (dhudhukuṭa dhukkuṭa dhindhimita)the drum syllables 'dhudhukuṭa dhukkuṭa dhindhimita'
- ध्वनि (dhvani)sound
- धीर-मृदङ्ग-निनादरते (dhīra-mṛdaṅga-ninādarate)you who revel in the deep resonant sound of the mṛdaṅga drum (dhīra:deep/steady | mṛdaṅga:the mṛdaṅga drum | nināda:resonant sound | rate:you who revel in)
- जय जय हे (jaya jaya he)victory, victory to you (jaya:victory | he:O)
- महिषासुरमर्दिनि (mahiṣāsuramardini)O Slayer of the buffalo-demon Mahiṣāsura (mahiṣa:buffalo | asura:demon | mardini:she who crushes/slays)
- रम्यकपर्दिनि (ramyakapardini)O you with lovely braided locks (ramya:lovely | kapardini:she with braided/matted hair)
- शैलसुते (śailasute)O Daughter of the Mountain (śaila:mountain | sute:daughter)
भण भण भिञ्जिमि भिङ्कृतनूपुर सिञ्जितमोहित भूतपते । [झ-, झिं-]
नटितनटार्ध नटीनटनायक नाटितनाट्य सुगानरते
जय जय हे महिषासुरमर्दिनि रम्यकपर्दिनि शैलसुते ॥ 10 ॥
- जय जय (jaya jaya)victory, victory
- जप्य (japya)worthy of being chanted
- जये जय शब्द (jaye jaya śabda)whose cry is 'victory upon victory' (jaye:in victory | jaya:victory | śabda:sound, cry)
- परस्तुति (parastuti)praised by supreme hymns (para:highest | stuti:praise)
- तत्परविश्वनुते (tatparaviśvanute)extolled by the whole universe devoted to You (tatpara:devoted, intent | viśva:universe | nute:praised)
- भणभणभिञ्जिमि (bhaṇabhaṇabhiñjimi)onomatopoeic anklet sounds 'bhaṇa-bhaṇa, bhiñjimi'
- भिङ्कृत (bhiṅkṛta)making the sound 'bhiṅ' (bhiṅ:the sound | kṛta:made)
- नूपुरशिञ्जित (nūpuraśiñjita)jingling of anklets (nūpura:anklet | śiñjita:tinkling)
- मोहित भूतपते (mohita bhūtapate)O You who enchant the Lord of beings, Śiva (mohita:enchanted | bhūtapate:Lord of beings)
- नटित (naṭita)danced
- नटार्ध नटी नट नायक (naṭārdha naṭī naṭa nāyaka)the half-dancer, danseuse, dancer, and lead dancer (naṭārdha:half-dancer | naṭī:female dancer | naṭa:dancer | nāyaka:leader)
- नाटितनाट्य (nāṭitanāṭya)the enacted dramatic play (nāṭita:enacted | nāṭya:drama, dance)
- सुगानरते (sugānarate)delighting in beautiful song (su:beautiful | gāna:song | rate:delighting)
- जय जय हे (jaya jaya he)victory, victory, O
- महिषासुरमर्दिनि (mahiṣāsuramardini)O slayer of the buffalo demon Mahiṣāsura (mahiṣa:buffalo | asura:demon | mardini:crusher)
- रम्यकपर्दिनि (ramyakapardini)O You with lovely braided locks (ramya:lovely | kapardini:having matted/braided hair)
- शैलसुते (śailasute)O daughter of the mountain (śaila:mountain | sute:daughter)
श्रित रजनी रजनी रजनी रजनी रजनीकर वक्त्रवृते ।
सुनयन विभ्रमर भ्रमर भ्रमर भ्रमर भ्रमराधिपते
जय जय हे महिषासुरमर्दिनि रम्यकपर्दिनि शैलसुते ॥ 11 ॥
- अयि (ayi)O!
- सुमनः-सुमनः-सुमनः-सुमनः (sumanaḥ-sumanaḥ-sumanaḥ-sumanaḥ)repeated praise of flowers/the well-minded
- सुमनोहर-कान्तियुते (sumanohara-kāntiyute)endowed with most captivating radiance (su-manohara:most enchanting | kānti-yute:filled with radiance)
- श्रितरजनी (śritarajanī)she in whom the night takes refuge (śrita:taken refuge | rajanī:night)
- रजनी-रजनी-रजनी-रजनी (rajanī-rajanī-rajanī-rajanī)repeated evocation of the moon/night
- करवक्त्रवृते (karavaktravṛte)whose face glows like the moon (kara:moon-ray/moon | vaktra:face | vṛte:encompassed)
- सुनयनविभ्रमर (sunayanavibhramara)with lovely roving eyes (su-nayana:beautiful eyes | vibhramara:roving like a bee)
- भ्रमर-भ्रमर-भ्रमर-भ्रमर (bhramara-bhramara-bhramara-bhramara)repeated evocation of the black bee
- अधिपते (adhipate)O sovereign, chief
- जय जय हे (jaya jaya he)victory, victory to you (jaya:victory | he:O)
- महिषासुरमर्दिनि (mahiṣāsuramardini)O Slayer of the buffalo-demon (mahiṣa:buffalo | asura:demon | mardini:crusher)
- रम्यकपर्दिनि (ramyakapardini)O one with lovely braided locks (ramya:lovely | kapardini:having matted/braided hair)
- शैलसुते (śailasute)O Daughter of the Mountain (śaila:mountain | sute:daughter)
विरचित वल्लिक पल्लिक मल्लिक भिल्लिक भिल्लिक वर्ग वृते । [झिल्लिक भिल्लिक]
सितकृत फुल्लसमुल्लसितारुण तल्लज पल्लव सल्ललिते
जय जय हे महिषासुरमर्दिनि रम्यकपर्दिनि शैलसुते ॥ 12 ॥
- सहित-महाहव (sahita-mahāhava)gathered for the great battle (sahita:gathered together | mahāhava:great battle)
- मल्ल-मतल्लिक (malla-matallika)excellent champion wrestlers (malla:wrestler | matallika:excellent, best)
- मल्लि-तरल्लक-मल्ल-रते (malli-tarallaka-malla-rate)delighting in combat with mighty vigorous warriors (malli:wrestler | tarallaka:agile, restless | malla:warrior | rate:delighting)
- विरचित-वल्लिक (viracita-vallika)with woven creepers (viracita:formed, woven | vallika:creepers)
- पल्लिक-मल्लिक (pallika-mallika)hamlet-dwellers and jasmine-vines (pallika:village/forest folk | mallika:jasmine)
- झिल्लिक-भिल्लिक-वर्ग-वृते (jhillika-bhillika-varga-vṛte)surrounded by hosts of crickets and Bhilla tribespeople (jhillika:cricket | bhillika:Bhilla tribes | varga:group/host | vṛte:surrounded)
- शित-कृत-फुल्ल (śita-kṛta-phulla)cool and fully blossomed (śita:cool | kṛta:made | phulla:blooming)
- समुल्लसित-अरुण (samullasita-aruṇa)radiantly shining crimson (samullasita:brightly shining | aruṇa:crimson, reddish)
- तल्लज-पल्लव-सल्ललिते (tallaja-pallava-sallalite)graceful with the finest sprouting shoots (tallaja:excellent, best | pallava:tender shoot/blossom | sallalite:beautifully graceful)
- जय जय हे (jaya jaya he)victory, victory to You (jaya:victory | he:O)
- महिषासुरमर्दिनि (mahiṣāsuramardini)O Slayer of the buffalo-demon Mahiṣa (mahiṣa:buffalo | asura:demon | mardini:crusher, slayer)
- रम्यकपर्दिनि (ramyakapardini)O Goddess with beautiful braided locks (ramya:beautiful | kapardini:one with matted/braided hair)
- शैलसुते (śailasute)O Daughter of the Mountain (śaila:mountain | sute:daughter)
त्रिभुवनभूषण भूतकलानिधि रूपपयोनिधि राजसुते ।
अयि सुदतीजन लालसमानस मोहनमन्मथ राजसुते
जय जय हे महिषासुरमर्दिनि रम्यकपर्दिनि शैलसुते ॥ 13 ॥
- अविरलगण्ड गलन्मदमेदुर (aviralagaṇḍa galanmadamedura)with temples densely soaked in ceaselessly flowing rut-fluid (avirala:ceaseless | gaṇḍa:temple/cheek | galat:flowing | mada:rut-fluid | medura:soaked/thick)
- मत्तमतङ्गजराजपते (mattamataṅgajarājapate)O sovereign of the intoxicated elephant-king (matta:intoxicated | mataṅgaja:elephant | rāja:king | pate:lord/consort)
- त्रिभुवनभूषण (tribhuvanabhūṣaṇa)ornament of the three worlds (tri:three | bhuvana:worlds | bhūṣaṇa:ornament)
- भूतकलानिधि (bhūtakalānidhi)treasury of all the arts (bhūta:existing/all | kalā:arts | nidhi:treasure)
- रूपपयोनिधि (rūpapayonidhi)ocean of beauty (rūpa:beauty | payonidhi:ocean)
- राजसुते (rājasute)O royal daughter (rāja:king | sute:daughter)
- अयि (ayi)O!
- सुदतीजन लालसमानस मोहन (sudatījana lālasamānasa mohana)enchanting the yearning minds of fair-toothed women (sudatī:fair-toothed woman | jana:folk | lālasa:yearning | mānasa:mind | mohana:enchanting)
- मन्मथराजसुते (manmatharājasute)O daughter of the king of love, Manmatha (manmatha:god of love | rāja:king | sute:daughter)
- जय जय हे (jaya jaya he)victory, victory to you! (jaya:victory | he:O)
- महिषासुरमर्दिनि (mahiṣāsuramardini)O slayer of the demon Mahiṣa (mahiṣa:buffalo-demon | asura:demon | mardini:crusher/slayer)
- रम्यकपर्दिनि (ramyakapardini)O you with lovely braided locks (ramya:lovely | kapardini:one with matted/braided hair)
- शैलसुते (śailasute)O daughter of the mountain (śaila:mountain | sute:daughter)
सकलविलास कलानिलय क्रमकेलिचलत्कलहंसकुले ।
अलिकुल सङ्कुल कुवलय मण्डल मौलिमिलद्बकुलालि कुले
जय जय हे महिषासुरमर्दिनि रम्यकपर्दिनि शैलसुते ॥ 14 ॥
- कमलदलामल-कोमलकान्ति (kamaladalāmala-komalakānti)of spotless tender radiance like lotus petals (kamala:lotus | dala:petal | amala:spotless | komala:tender | kānti:radiance)
- कलाकलितामल-भाललते (kalākalitāmala-bhālalate)O you whose pure forehead is adorned like a creeper graced with the arts (kalā:art | kalita:adorned | amala:pure | bhāla:forehead | late:creeper)
- सकलविलास-कलानिलयक्रम (sakalavilāsa-kalānilayakrama)abode of all grace and the arts in due order (sakala:all | vilāsa:grace/sport | kalā:art | nilaya:abode | krama:order)
- केलिचलत्कल-हंसकुले (kelicalatkala-haṃsakule)O you amid flocks of swans moving sweetly in play (keli:play | calat:moving | kala:sweet-sounding | haṃsa:swan | kule:flock)
- अलिकुलसङ्कुल (alikulasaṅkula)thronged with swarms of bees (ali:bee | kula:swarm | saṅkula:thronged)
- कुवलयमण्डल (kuvalayamaṇḍala)amid clusters of blue lotuses (kuvalaya:blue lotus | maṇḍala:cluster)
- मौलिमिलद्बकुलालिकुले (maulimiladbakulālikule)O you whose crown is entwined with bakula blossoms surrounded by bees (mauli:crown | milat:entwined | bakula:bakula flower | ali:bee | kule:swarm)
- जय जय हे (jaya jaya he)victory, victory to You (jaya:victory | he:O)
- महिषासुरमर्दिनि (mahiṣāsuramardini)O Slayer of the buffalo-demon Mahiṣa (mahiṣa:buffalo | asura:demon | mardini:crusher/slayer)
- रम्यकपर्दिनि (ramyakapardini)O you of lovely braided locks (ramya:lovely | kapardini:having matted/braided hair)
- शैलसुते (śailasute)O Daughter of the Mountain (śaila:mountain | sute:daughter)
मिलित पुलिन्द मनोहर गुञ्जित रञ्जितशैल निकुञ्जगते ।
निजगुणभूत महाशबरीगण सद्गुणसम्भृत केलितले
जय जय हे महिषासुरमर्दिनि रम्यकपर्दिनि शैलसुते ॥ 15 ॥
- करमुरलीरव (karamuralīrava)the sound of the flute in your hand (kara:hand | muralī:flute | rava:sound)
- वीजितकूजित (vījitakūjita)the warbling that is fanned forth (vījita:fanned/wafted | kūjita:warbling, cooing)
- लज्जितकोकिल (lajjitakokila)which shames the cuckoo (lajjita:put to shame | kokila:cuckoo)
- मञ्जुमते (mañjumate)O sweet-minded one (mañju:sweet, lovely | mate:of mind)
- मिलितपुलिन्द (militapulinda)of the assembled Pulinda tribeswomen (milita:gathered | pulinda:Pulinda hill tribe)
- मनोहरगुञ्जित (manoharaguñjita)enchanting humming/murmuring (manohara:heart-captivating | guñjita:humming, buzzing)
- रञ्जितशैल (rañjitaśaila)colored/adorned mountain (rañjita:colored, delighted | śaila:mountain)
- निकुञ्जगते (nikuñjagate)O one who dwells in the grove (nikuñja:bower, grove | gate:one who has gone/abides)
- निजगुणभूत (nijaguṇabhūta)become endowed with your own qualities (nija:one's own | guṇa:quality | bhūta:become, being)
- महाशबरीगण (mahāśabarīgaṇa)the host of great Śabara women (mahā:great | śabarī:Śabara tribeswoman | gaṇa:host, group)
- सद्गुणसम्भृत (sadguṇasambhṛta)filled with good virtues (sat:good | guṇa:virtue | sambhṛta:filled, endowed)
- केलितले (kelitale)O one whose playground/sporting field (keli:play, sport | tale:on the surface, ground)
- जय जय हे (jaya jaya he)victory, victory to you (jaya:victory | he:O)
- महिषासुरमर्दिनि (mahiṣāsuramardini)O slayer of the demon Mahiṣa (mahiṣa:buffalo | asura:demon | mardini:she who crushes)
- रम्यकपर्दिनि (ramyakapardini)O one with lovely braided locks (ramya:lovely | kapardini:she with matted/braided hair)
- शैलसुते (śailasute)O Daughter of the Mountain (śaila:mountain | sute:daughter)
प्रणतसुरासुर मौलिमणिस्फुर दंशुलसन्नख चन्द्ररुचे ।
जितकनकाचल मौलिपदोर्जित निर्भरकुञ्जर कुम्भकुचे
जय जय हे महिषासुरमर्दिनि रम्यकपर्दिनि शैलसुते ॥ 16 ॥
- कटितटपीतदुकूल (kaṭitaṭa-pīta-dukūla)the yellow silk garment on the waist (kaṭitaṭa:slope of the waist | pīta:yellow | dukūla:fine silk)
- विचित्रमयूख (vicitra-mayūkha)with wondrous rays (vicitra:wondrous | mayūkha:rays)
- तिरस्कृतचन्द्ररुचे (tiraskṛta-candra-ruce)O You whose radiance surpasses the moon (tiraskṛta:surpassed | candra:moon | ruce:whose radiance)
- प्रणतसुरासुरमौलिमणि (praṇata-surāsura-mauli-maṇi)the crown-jewels of the bowing gods and demons (praṇata:bowed | sura:gods | asura:demons | mauli:crowns | maṇi:jewels)
- स्फुरदंशुल (sphurat-aṃśula)with sparkling rays (sphurat:sparkling | aṃśula:rays)
- सन्नखचन्द्ररुचे (sannakha-candra-ruce)O You whose beautiful nails shine surpassing the moon (sannakha:beautiful nails | candra:moon | ruce:whose radiance)
- जितकनकाचलमौलि (jita-kanaka-acala-mauli)surpassing the peak of the golden mountain Meru (jita:surpassed | kanaka:golden | acala:mountain | mauli:peak)
- मदोर्जित (mada-ūrjita)proud with rut (mada:rut | ūrjita:powerful, proud)
- निर्भरकुञ्जरकुम्भकुचे (nirbhara-kuñjara-kumbha-kuce)O You whose full breasts are like an elephant’s temple-bosses (nirbhara:full | kuñjara:elephant | kumbha:temple-swelling | kuce:breasts)
- जय जय हे (jaya jaya he)victory, victory to You (jaya:victory | he:O)
- महिषासुरमर्दिनि (mahiṣāsuramardini)O Slayer of the demon Mahiṣa (mahiṣa:buffalo | asura:demon | mardini:crusher/slayer)
- रम्यकपर्दिनि (ramyakapardini)O Goddess with lovely coils of matted hair (ramya:lovely | kapardini:one with matted locks)
- शैलसुते (śailasute)O Daughter of the Mountain (śaila:mountain | sute:daughter)
कृत सुरतारक सङ्गरतारक सङ्गरतारक सूनुसुते ।
सुरथसमाधि समानसमाधि समाधि समाधि सुजातरते
जय जय हे महिषासुरमर्दिनि रम्यकपर्दिनि शैलसुते ॥ 17 ॥
- विजित-सहस्रकर (vijita-sahasrakara)having conquered, thousand-rayed sun (vijita:conquered | sahasra:thousand | kara:ray/hand)
- एक-सहस्रकर-एक-नुते (eka-sahasrakara-eka-nute)praised by the one and only thousand-rayed one (eka:one | sahasrakara:thousand-rayed | nute:praised)
- कृत-सुर-तारक (kṛta-sura-tāraka)making the gods cross over / bringing them victory (kṛta:made | sura:gods | tāraka:deliverer)
- सङ्गर-तारक (saṅgara-tāraka)delivering through battle (saṅgara:battle | tāraka:deliverer)
- सूनु-सुते (sūnu-sute)she who gives birth to the son, Kārttikeya the slayer of Tāraka (sūnu:son | sute:gives birth to)
- सुरथ-समाधि (suratha-samādhi)King Suratha and the merchant Samādhi (suratha:King Suratha | samādhi:the merchant Samādhi)
- समान-समाधि (samāna-samādhi)equal meditation (samāna:equal | samādhi:meditation)
- समाधि-समाधि (samādhi-samādhi)the highest concentration of concentrations
- सुजात-रते (sujāta-rate)well-born and devoted (sujāta:well-born | rate:delighting/devoted)
- जय जय हे (jaya jaya he)victory, victory to you (jaya:victory | he:O)
- महिषासुर-मर्दिनि (mahiṣāsura-mardini)slayer of the buffalo-demon (mahiṣa:buffalo | asura:demon | mardini:crusher/slayer)
- रम्य-कपर्दिनि (ramya-kapardini)adorned with a lovely coil of matted hair (ramya:lovely | kapardini:one with braided hair)
- शैल-सुते (śaila-sute)daughter of the mountain (śaila:mountain | sute:daughter)
अयि कमले कमलानिलये कमलानिलयः स कथं न भवेत् ।
तव पदमेव परम्पदमित्यनुशीलयतो मम किं न शिवे
जय जय हे महिषासुरमर्दिनि रम्यकपर्दिनि शैलसुते ॥ 18 ॥
- पदकमलम् (padakamalaṃ)the lotus-feet (pada:foot | kamalam:lotus)
- करुणानिलये (karuṇānilaye)O abode of compassion (karuṇā:compassion | nilaye:abode)
- वरिवस्यति (varivasyati)worships, serves
- यः अनुदिनम् (yo'nudinaṃ)he who, day by day (yaḥ:who | anudinaṃ:daily)
- सः शिवे (sa śive)he, O auspicious one (saḥ:he | śive:O auspicious one)
- अयि कमले (ayi kamale)O lotus-like one (ayi:O | kamale:lotus one)
- कमलानिलये (kamalānilaye)O dweller in the lotus (kamalā:lotus | nilaye:abode)
- कमलानिलयः (kamalānilayaḥ)abode of Lakṣmī, seat of fortune (kamalā:Lakṣmī | nilayaḥ:abode)
- सः कथं न भवेत् (sa kathaṃ na bhavet)how could he not become (saḥ:he | kathaṃ:how | na:not | bhavet:would become)
- तव पदम् एव (tava padameva)your feet alone (tava:your | padam:feet | eva:alone)
- परम्पदम् (parampadam)the supreme abode (param:supreme | padam:abode)
- इति अनुशीलयतः (ityanuśīlayato)for one who contemplates thus (iti:thus | anuśīlayataḥ:for one contemplating)
- मम किं न शिवे (mama kiṃ na śive)what for me is not attained, O auspicious one (mama:for me | kiṃ:what | na:not | śive:O auspicious one)
- जय जय हे (jaya jaya he)victory, victory to you
- महिषासुरमर्दिनि (mahiṣāsuramardini)O slayer of the demon Mahiṣa (mahiṣa:buffalo demon | asura:demon | mardini:crusher)
- रम्यकपर्दिनि (ramyakapardini)O you with beautiful braided locks (ramya:beautiful | kapardini:one with braided hair)
- शैलसुते (śailasute)O daughter of the mountain (śaila:mountain | sute:daughter)
भजति स किं न शचीकुचकुम्भ तटीपरिरम्भ सुखानुभवम् ।
तव चरणं शरणं करवाणि नतामरवाणि निवासि शिवं
जय जय हे महिषासुरमर्दिनि रम्यकपर्दिनि शैलसुते ॥ 19 ॥
- कनकलसत्कलसिन्धुजलैः (kanaka-lasat-kala-sindhu-jalaiḥ)with the waters of the ocean shining in golden vessels (kanaka:gold | lasat:shining | kala:vessel/pitcher | sindhu:ocean | jalaiḥ:with waters)
- अनुषिञ्चति (anuṣiñcati)sprinkles/bathes
- ते गुणरङ्गभुवम् (te guṇa-raṅga-bhuvam)the stage-ground of your virtues (te:your | guṇa:virtues | raṅga:stage | bhuvam:ground)
- भजति स किं न (bhajati sa kiṃ na)does he not enjoy? (bhajati:enjoys/partakes | sa:he | kiṃ na:does he not)
- शचीकुचकुम्भतटीपरिरम्भसुखानुभवम् (śacī-kuca-kumbha-taṭī-parirambha-sukha-anubhavam)the experience of the bliss of embracing the slopes of Śacī's pot-like breasts (śacī:Indra's consort | kuca:breast | kumbha:pot | taṭī:slope | parirambha:embrace | sukha:bliss | anubhavam:experience)
- तव चरणं शरणं करवाणि (tava caraṇaṃ śaraṇaṃ karavāṇi)let me make your feet my refuge (tava:your | caraṇaṃ:feet | śaraṇaṃ:refuge | karavāṇi:let me make)
- नतामरवाणि (natāmara-vāṇi)O you praised in the speech of the bowing immortals (nata:bowing | amara:immortals/gods | vāṇi:speech/voice)
- निवासि शिवम् (nivāsi śivam)O abode of auspiciousness (nivāsi:abode | śivam:auspicious)
- जय जय हे (jaya jaya he)victory, victory to you
- महिषासुरमर्दिनि (mahiṣāsura-mardini)O slayer of the buffalo-demon Mahiṣāsura (mahiṣa:buffalo | asura:demon | mardini:crusher/slayer)
- रम्यकपर्दिनि (ramya-kapardini)O you of the lovely braided locks (ramya:lovely | kapardini:with matted/braided hair)
- शैलसुते (śaila-sute)O daughter of the mountain (śaila:mountain | sute:daughter)
किमु पुरुहूत पुरीन्दुमुखी सुमुखीभिरसौ विमुखीक्रियते ।
मम तु मतं शिवनामधने भवती कृपया किमुत क्रियते
जय जय हे महिषासुरमर्दिनि रम्यकपर्दिनि शैलसुते ॥ 20 ॥
- तव वदनेन्दुः (tava vadanenduḥ)your moon-like face (tava:your | vadana:face | induḥ:moon)
- विमलेन्दुकुलं सकलं (vimalendukulaṃ sakalaṃ)the entire host of spotless moons (vimala:spotless | indu:moon | kulam:host, family | sakalam:entire)
- मलं ननु कूलयते (malaṃ nanu kūlayate)surely surpasses/casts aside as impure (malam:impure, stain | nanu:surely | kūlayate:heaps up, overpowers)
- किमु (kimu)what indeed, is it not so
- पुरुहूतपुरीन्दुमुखी (puruhūtapurīndumukhī)the moon-faced beauty of Indra's city (puruhūta:Indra, the much-invoked | purī:city | indu:moon | mukhī:faced one)
- असौ सुमुखीभिः (asau sumukhībhiḥ)this one, by the fair-faced ones (asau:this | sumukhībhiḥ:by beautiful-faced maidens)
- विमुखीक्रियते (vimukhīkriyate)is turned away, put to shame (vimukhī:turned away | kriyate:is made)
- मम तु मतं (mama tu mataṃ)but my conviction (mama:my | tu:but | matam:opinion, conviction)
- शिवनामधने (śivanāmadhane)O treasure bearing Śiva's name (śiva:auspicious, Śiva | nāma:name | dhane:O treasure)
- भवती कृपया (bhavatī kṛpayā)by your grace (bhavatī:you, revered lady | kṛpayā:by grace)
- किमुत क्रियते (kimuta kriyate)whatever is to be done (kimuta:whatever more | kriyate:is done, accomplished)
- जय जय हे (jaya jaya he)victory, victory to you (jaya:victory | he:O)
- महिषासुरमर्दिनि (mahiṣāsuramardini)O slayer of the demon Mahiṣa (mahiṣa:buffalo | asura:demon | mardini:crusher, slayer)
- रम्यकपर्दिनि (ramyakapardini)O you with beautiful braided locks (ramya:lovely | kapardini:one with matted/braided hair)
- शैलसुते (śailasute)O daughter of the mountain (śaila:mountain | sute:daughter)
अयि जगतो जननी कृपयासि यथासि तथाऽनुमितासिरते ।
यदुचितमत्र भवत्युररी कुरुतादुरुतापमपाकुरु ते [मे]
जय जय हे महिषासुरमर्दिनि रम्यकपर्दिनि शैलसुते ॥ 21 ॥
- अयि मयि (ayi mayi)O, toward me (ayi:O | mayi:toward me)
- दीनदयालुतया (dīna-dayālutayā)through compassion for the lowly (dīna:the wretched, lowly | dayālutayā:through kindness)
- कृपया एव (kṛpayā eva)by grace alone (kṛpayā:by grace | eva:alone)
- त्वया भवितव्यम् (tvayā bhavitavyam)you must become (tvayā:by you | bhavitavyam:it must be)
- उमे (ume)O Umā
- अयि जगतो जननी (ayi jagato jananī)O Mother of the universe (ayi:O | jagataḥ:of the world | jananī:mother)
- कृपया असि (kṛpayā asi)you are full of grace (kṛpayā:with grace | asi:you are)
- यथा असि तथा (yathā asi tathā)as you are, so (yathā:as | asi:you are | tathā:so)
- अनुमिता असि (anumitā asi)you are inferred/known to be (anumitā:inferred | asi:you are)
- रते (rate)O Rati, delight of the world
- यत् उचितम् अत्र भवति (yad ucitam atra bhavati)whatever is fitting here (yat:whatever | ucitam:fitting | atra:here | bhavati:is)
- उररीकुरुतात् (urarīkurutāt)may you graciously accept
- उरुतापम् अपाकुरुते (urutāpam apākurute)dispel the great affliction (uru:great, fierce | tāpam:burning affliction | apākurute:removes, dispels)
- जय जय हे (jaya jaya he)victory, victory to you (jaya:victory | he:O)
- महिषासुरमर्दिनि (mahiṣāsuramardini)O slayer of the demon Mahiṣa (mahiṣa:the buffalo | asura:demon | mardini:crusher, slayer)
- रम्यकपर्दिनि (ramyakapardini)O you with lovely braided locks (ramya:lovely | kapardini:she with matted/braided hair)
- शैलसुते (śailasute)O daughter of the mountain (śaila:mountain | sute:daughter)
