ਸੌਂਦਰ੍ਯ ਲਹਰੀ was composed by Adi Shankaracharya and stands as one of the great Shakta stotrams. Its first portion is often called ਆਨਂਦ ਲਹਰੀ, the wave of bliss, and the rest unfolds as a wave of divine beauty. The text praises Devi as the inseparable power of Shiva, the source of mantra, yantra, grace, beauty, knowledge, and liberation.
Traditional narratives say Shankaracharya received the opening portion through divine grace at Kailasa and composed or completed the remaining verses as praise of the Mother. Whether read historically or symbolically, the context matters: the hymn presents Shankara not only as a philosopher of non-duality but also as a devotee of the Divine Mother. It shows how Advaita and Shakta worship can meet in the recognition that consciousness and power are never truly separate.
The stotram belongs to the tantric-Shakta stotra tradition while drawing deeply from Vedantic insight. It speaks of ਸ਼ਿਵ and ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਿ, mantra-syllables, chakras, ਸ਼੍ਰੀਚਕ੍ਰ symbolism, the Goddess's feet, face, glance, speech, compassion, and cosmic sovereignty. Many verses are devotional, many are contemplative, and some carry esoteric ritual significance.
These ideas are woven into a single vision of the Mother as consciousness in motion. ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਿ is not separate from ਸ਼ਿਵ; it is the power by which awareness appears as creation, mantra, body, and grace. ਆਨਂਦ and ਸੌਂਦਰ੍ਯ show that bliss and beauty can reveal sacred order rather than distract from it. ਕੁਂਡਲਿਨੀ and ਸ਼੍ਰੀਚਕ੍ਰ give contemplative maps of inner ascent and cosmic wholeness, while ਕ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਪਾ reminds the seeker that realization is never merely technical achievement but the Mother's compassionate unveiling.
ਪ੍ਰਥਮ ਭਾਗਃ - ਆਨਂਦ ਲਹਰਿ
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਪ੍ਰਥਮ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਭਾਗਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਆਨਂਦ - bliss
ਲਹਰਿ - wave
ਪ੍ਰਾਰਂਭ - the opening movement that sets the devotional and contemplative direction
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਪ੍ਰਥਮ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਭਾਗਃ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਆਨਂਦ (bliss), ਲਹਰਿ (wave). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The opening idea of the hymn itself is ਸ਼ਿਵਃ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤ੍ਯਾ ਯੁਕ੍ਤੋ ਯਦਿ ਭਵਤਿ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਃ ਪ੍ਰਭਵਿਤੁਂ, showing Shiva and Shakti as inseparable for manifestation. The ਸ਼੍ਵੇਤਾਸ਼੍ਵਤਰ ਉਪਨਿਸ਼ਦ੍ says ਪਰਾਸ੍ਯ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਿਰ੍ ਵਿਵਿਧੈਵ ਸ਼੍ਰੂਯਤੇ, affirming the Supreme's manifold power, which this hymn celebrates as Devi.
In daily life, this verse asks us to treat energy, speech, beauty, and intelligence as sacred instruments. Used with clarity and compassion, they refine relationships, deepen concentration, and make success gentle rather than harsh.
ਭੁਮੌਸ੍ਖਲਿਤ ਪਾਦਾਨਾਂ ਭੂਮਿਰੇਵਾ ਵਲਂਬਨਮ੍ ।
ਤ੍ਵਯੀ ਜਾਤਾ ਪਰਾਧਾਨਾਂ ਤ੍ਵਮੇਵ ਸ਼ਰਣਂ ਸ਼ਿਵੇ ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਭੁਮੌਸ੍ਖਲਿਤ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਪਾਦਾਨਾਮ੍ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਭੂਮਿਰੇਵਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਵਲਂਬਨਮ੍ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤ੍ਵਯੀ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਜਾਤਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਪਰਾਧਾਨਾਮ੍ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤ੍ਵਮੇਵ - you alone
ਸ਼ਰਣਮ੍ - refuge
ਸ਼ਿਵੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਭੁਮੌਸ੍ਖਲਿਤ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਪਾਦਾਨਾਮ੍ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਭੂਮਿਰੇਵਾ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਵਲਂਬਨਮ੍ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The ਦੇਵੀ ਉਪਨਿਸ਼ਦ੍ declares ਅਹਂ ਬ੍ਰਹ੍ਮਸ੍ਵਰੂਪਿਣੀ, identifying the Goddess with Brahman itself. In an Advaitic reading, the Mother is not outside the Absolute; she is the luminous power by which the Absolute is adored, known, and experienced.
A practical reading of this passage turns beauty into discipline. Speech should become clearer, intelligence kinder, and personal influence more responsible, so that refinement serves life rather than vanity.
ਸ਼ਿਵਃ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤ੍ਯਾ ਯੁਕ੍ਤੋ ਯਦਿ ਭਵਤਿ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਃ ਪ੍ਰਭਵਿਤੁਂ
ਨ ਚੇਦੇਵਂ ਦੇਵੋ ਨ ਖਲੁ ਕੁਸ਼ਲਃ ਸ੍ਪਂਦਿਤੁਮਪਿ ।
ਅਤਸ੍ਤ੍ਵਾਮਾਰਾਧ੍ਯਾਂ ਹਰਿਹਰਵਿਰਿਂਚਾਦਿਭਿਰਪਿ
ਪ੍ਰਣਂਤੁਂ ਸ੍ਤੋਤੁਂ ਵਾ ਕਥਮਕ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤਪੁਣ੍ਯਃ ਪ੍ਰਭਵਤਿ ॥ 1 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਸ਼ਿਵਃ - Shiva, pure consciousness
ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤ੍ਯਾ - with Shakti, divine power
ਯੁਕ੍ਤੋ - joined, united
ਯਦਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਭਵਤਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਪ੍ਰਭਵਿਤੁਂ - to manifest or act
ਨ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਚੇਦੇਵਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਦੇਵੋ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
Shiva becomes able to manifest only when united with Shakti; without her, even the divine cannot stir. Therefore, only one blessed by merit can worship, bow to, or praise the Mother.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਸ਼ਿਵਃ (Shiva, pure consciousness), ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤ੍ਯਾ (with Shakti, divine power), ਯੁਕ੍ਤੋ (joined, united), ਯਦਿ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The Upanishadic prayer ਤਮਸੋ ਮਾ ਜ੍ਯੋਤਿਰ੍ਗਮਯ suits Devi's role as the light that turns ignorance into awareness. Many verses of this hymn turn sensory beauty into a contemplative ascent from form to consciousness.
This teaching can be lived by asking whether our gifts create harmony or agitation. When energy is guided by reverence, work becomes focused, relationships become more graceful, and ambition becomes less restless.
ਤਨੀਯਾਂਸਂ ਪਾਂਸੁਂ ਤਵ ਚਰਣਪਂਕੇਰੁਹਭਵਂ
ਵਿਰਿਂਚਿਸ੍ਸਂਚਿਨ੍ਵਨ੍ ਵਿਰਚਯਤਿ ਲੋਕਾਨਵਿਕਲਮ੍ ।
ਵਹਤ੍ਯੇਨਂ ਸ਼ੌਰਿਃ ਕਥਮਪਿ ਸਹਸ੍ਰੇਣ ਸ਼ਿਰਸਾਂ
ਹਰਸ੍ਸਂਕ੍ਸ਼ੁਦ੍ਯੈਨਂ ਭਜਤਿ ਭਸਿਤੋਦ੍ਧੂਲਨਵਿਧਿਮ੍ ॥ 2 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਤਨੀਯਾਂਸਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਪਾਂਸੁਂ - dust, sacred particle
ਤਵ - your
ਚਰਣਪਂਕੇਰੁਹਭਵਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਵਿਰਿਂਚਿਸ੍ਸਂਚਿਨ੍ਵਨ੍ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਵਿਰਚਯਤਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਲੋਕਾਨਵਿਕਲਮ੍ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਵਹਤ੍ਯੇਨਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ਼ੌਰਿਃ - Vishnu/Krishna
ਕਥਮਪਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਤਨੀਯਾਂਸਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਪਾਂਸੁਂ (dust, sacred particle), ਤਵ (your), ਚਰਣਪਂਕੇਰੁਹਭਵਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The ਲਲਿਤਾ ਸਹਸ੍ਰਨਾਮ praises Devi as ਚਿਦਗ੍ਨਿਕੁਂਡਸਂਭੂਤਾ, born from the fire of consciousness. Soundarya Lahari repeatedly returns to that same insight: beauty is sacred when it reveals consciousness, compassion, and liberation.
In study, work, and family life, the passage invites us to join excellence with tenderness. Beauty without discipline can distract, but beauty joined with devotion can make conduct more thoughtful and uplifting.
ਅਵਿਦ੍ਯਾਨਾਮਂਤ-ਸ੍ਤਿਮਿਰ-ਮਿਹਿਰਦ੍ਵੀਪਨਗਰੀ
ਜਡਾਨਾਂ ਚੈਤਨ੍ਯ-ਸ੍ਤਬਕ-ਮਕਰਂਦ-ਸ੍ਰੁਤਿਝਰੀ ।
ਦਰਿਦ੍ਰਾਣਾਂ ਚਿਂਤਾਮਣਿਗੁਣਨਿਕਾ ਜਨ੍ਮਜਲਧੌ
ਨਿਮਗ੍ਨਾਨਾਂ ਦਂਸ਼੍ਟ੍ਰਾ ਮੁਰਰਿਪੁ-ਵਰਾਹਸ੍ਯ ਭਵਤਿ ॥ 3 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਅਵਿਦ੍ਯਾਨਾਮਂਤ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ੍ਤਿਮਿਰ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਮਿਹਿਰਦ੍ਵੀਪਨਗਰੀ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਜਡਾਨਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਚੈਤਨ੍ਯ - consciousness
ਸ੍ਤਬਕ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਮਕਰਂਦ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ੍ਰੁਤਿਝਰੀ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਦਰਿਦ੍ਰਾਣਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਚਿਂਤਾਮਣਿਗੁਣਨਿਕਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਅਵਿਦ੍ਯਾਨਾਮਂਤ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਸ੍ਤਿਮਿਰ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਮਿਹਿਰਦ੍ਵੀਪਨਗਰੀ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਜਡਾਨਾਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The opening idea of the hymn itself is ਸ਼ਿਵਃ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤ੍ਯਾ ਯੁਕ੍ਤੋ ਯਦਿ ਭਵਤਿ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਃ ਪ੍ਰਭਵਿਤੁਂ, showing Shiva and Shakti as inseparable for manifestation. The ਸ਼੍ਵੇਤਾਸ਼੍ਵਤਰ ਉਪਨਿਸ਼ਦ੍ says ਪਰਾਸ੍ਯ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਿਰ੍ ਵਿਵਿਧੈਵ ਸ਼੍ਰੂਯਤੇ, affirming the Supreme's manifold power, which this hymn celebrates as Devi.
The verse becomes practical when the mind learns to honor subtlety. Speak with care, use talent without domination, and let attraction mature into respect, patience, and steadiness.
ਤ੍ਵਦਨ੍ਯਃ ਪਾਣਿਭ੍ਯਾਮਭਯਵਰਦੋ ਦੈਵਤਗਣਃ
ਤ੍ਵਮੇਕਾ ਨੈਵਾਸਿ ਪ੍ਰਕਟਿਤਵਰਾਭੀਤ੍ਯਭਿਨਯਾ ।
ਭਯਾਤ੍ ਤ੍ਰਾਤੁਂ ਦਾਤੁਂ ਫਲਮਪਿ ਚ ਵਾਂਛਾਸਮਧਿਕਂ
ਸ਼ਰਣ੍ਯੇ ਲੋਕਾਨਾਂ ਤਵ ਹਿ ਚਰਣਾਵੇਵ ਨਿਪੁਣੌ ॥ 4 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਤ੍ਵਦਨ੍ਯਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਪਾਣਿਭ੍ਯਾਮਭਯਵਰਦੋ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਦੈਵਤਗਣਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤ੍ਵਮੇਕਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਨੈਵਾਸਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਪ੍ਰਕਟਿਤਵਰਾਭੀਤ੍ਯਭਿਨਯਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਭਯਾਤ੍ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤ੍ਰਾਤੁਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਦਾਤੁਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਫਲਮਪਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਤ੍ਵਦਨ੍ਯਃ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਪਾਣਿਭ੍ਯਾਮਭਯਵਰਦੋ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਦੈਵਤਗਣਃ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਤ੍ਵਮੇਕਾ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The ਦੇਵੀ ਉਪਨਿਸ਼ਦ੍ declares ਅਹਂ ਬ੍ਰਹ੍ਮਸ੍ਵਰੂਪਿਣੀ, identifying the Goddess with Brahman itself. In an Advaitic reading, the Mother is not outside the Absolute; she is the luminous power by which the Absolute is adored, known, and experienced.
For personal growth, this passage encourages a refined use of power. Intelligence should clarify, speech should heal, and beauty should awaken dignity rather than comparison or pride.
ਹਰਿਸ੍ਤ੍ਵਾਮਾਰਾਧ੍ਯ ਪ੍ਰਣਤਜਨਸੌਭਾਗ੍ਯਜਨਨੀਂ
ਪੁਰਾ ਨਾਰੀ ਭੂਤ੍ਵਾ ਪੁਰਰਿਪੁਮਪਿ ਕ੍ਸ਼ੋਭਮਨਯਤ੍ ।
ਸ੍ਮਰੋਪਿ ਤ੍ਵਾਂ ਨਤ੍ਵਾ ਰਤਿਨਯਨਲੇਹ੍ਯੇਨ ਵਪੁਸ਼ਾ
ਮੁਨੀਨਾਮਪ੍ਯਂਤਃ ਪ੍ਰਭਵਤਿ ਹਿ ਮੋਹਾਯ ਮਹਤਾਮ੍ ॥ 5 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਹਰਿਸ੍ਤ੍ਵਾਮਾਰਾਧ੍ਯ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਪ੍ਰਣਤਜਨਸੌਭਾਗ੍ਯਜਨਨੀਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਪੁਰਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਨਾਰੀ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਭੂਤ੍ਵਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਪੁਰਰਿਪੁਮਪਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕ੍ਸ਼ੋਭਮਨਯਤ੍ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ੍ਮਰੋਪਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤ੍ਵਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਨਤ੍ਵਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਹਰਿਸ੍ਤ੍ਵਾਮਾਰਾਧ੍ਯ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਪ੍ਰਣਤਜਨਸੌਭਾਗ੍ਯਜਨਨੀਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਪੁਰਾ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਨਾਰੀ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The Upanishadic prayer ਤਮਸੋ ਮਾ ਜ੍ਯੋਤਿਰ੍ਗਮਯ suits Devi's role as the light that turns ignorance into awareness. Many verses of this hymn turn sensory beauty into a contemplative ascent from form to consciousness.
In ordinary interactions, the teaching asks us to make elegance ethical. A graceful person is not merely polished; they are careful with words, steady in commitments, and generous with attention.
ਧਨੁਃ ਪੌਸ਼੍ਪਂ ਮੌਰ੍ਵੀ ਮਧੁਕਰਮਯੀ ਪਂਚ ਵਿਸ਼ਿਖਾਃ
ਵਸਂਤਃ ਸਾਮਂਤੋ ਮਲਯਮਰੁਦਾਯੋਧਨਰਥਃ ।
ਤਥਾਪ੍ਯੇਕਃ ਸਰ੍ਵਂ ਹਿਮਗਿਰਿਸੁਤੇ ਕਾਮਪਿ ਕ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਪਾਮ੍
ਅਪਾਂਗਾਤ੍ਤੇ ਲਬ੍ਧ੍ਵਾ ਜਗਦਿਦ-ਮਨਂਗੋ ਵਿਜਯਤੇ ॥ 6 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਧਨੁਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਪੌਸ਼੍ਪਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਮੌਰ੍ਵੀ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਮਧੁਕਰਮਯੀ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਪਂਚ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਵਿਸ਼ਿਖਾਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਵਸਂਤਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸਾਮਂਤੋ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਮਲਯਮਰੁਦਾਯੋਧਨਰਥਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤਥਾਪ੍ਯੇਕਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਧਨੁਃ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਪੌਸ਼੍ਪਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਮੌਰ੍ਵੀ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਮਧੁਕਰਮਯੀ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The ਲਲਿਤਾ ਸਹਸ੍ਰਨਾਮ praises Devi as ਚਿਦਗ੍ਨਿਕੁਂਡਸਂਭੂਤਾ, born from the fire of consciousness. Soundarya Lahari repeatedly returns to that same insight: beauty is sacred when it reveals consciousness, compassion, and liberation.
A daily exercise is to notice where energy becomes restless and bring it back to reverence. This helps desire become aspiration, speech become blessing, and success become a means of service.
ਕ੍ਵਣਤ੍ਕਾਂਚੀਦਾਮਾ ਕਰਿਕਲਭਕੁਂਭਸ੍ਤਨਨਤਾ
ਪਰਿਕ੍ਸ਼ੀਣਾ ਮਧ੍ਯੇ ਪਰਿਣਤਸ਼ਰਚ੍ਚਂਦ੍ਰਵਦਨਾ ।
ਧਨੁਰ੍ਬਾਣਾਨ੍ ਪਾਸ਼ਂ ਸ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਣਿਮਪਿ ਦਧਾਨਾ ਕਰਤਲੈਃ
ਪੁਰਸ੍ਤਾਦਾਸ੍ਤਾਂ ਨਃ ਪੁਰਮਥਿਤੁਰਾਹੋਪੁਰੁਸ਼ਿਕਾ ॥ 7 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਕ੍ਵਣਤ੍ਕਾਂਚੀਦਾਮਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕਰਿਕਲਭਕੁਂਭਸ੍ਤਨਨਤਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਪਰਿਕ੍ਸ਼ੀਣਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਮਧ੍ਯੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਪਰਿਣਤਸ਼ਰਚ੍ਚਂਦ੍ਰਵਦਨਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਧਨੁਰ੍ਬਾਣਾਨ੍ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਪਾਸ਼ਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਣਿਮਪਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਦਧਾਨਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕਰਤਲੈਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਕ੍ਵਣਤ੍ਕਾਂਚੀਦਾਮਾ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਕਰਿਕਲਭਕੁਂਭਸ੍ਤਨਨਤਾ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਪਰਿਕ੍ਸ਼ੀਣਾ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਮਧ੍ਯੇ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The opening idea of the hymn itself is ਸ਼ਿਵਃ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤ੍ਯਾ ਯੁਕ੍ਤੋ ਯਦਿ ਭਵਤਿ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਃ ਪ੍ਰਭਵਿਤੁਂ, showing Shiva and Shakti as inseparable for manifestation. The ਸ਼੍ਵੇਤਾਸ਼੍ਵਤਰ ਉਪਨਿਸ਼ਦ੍ says ਪਰਾਸ੍ਯ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਿਰ੍ ਵਿਵਿਧੈਵ ਸ਼੍ਰੂਯਤੇ, affirming the Supreme's manifold power, which this hymn celebrates as Devi.
The practical value of this verse lies in transforming perception. When beauty is seen as sacred, one becomes less possessive and more appreciative, less reactive and more capable of calm, useful action.
ਸੁਧਾਸਿਂਧੋਰ੍ਮਧ੍ਯੇ ਸੁਰਵਿਟਪਿਵਾਟੀਪਰਿਵ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤੇ
ਮਣਿਦ੍ਵੀਪੇ ਨੀਪੋਪਵਨਵਤਿ ਚਿਂਤਾਮਣਿਗ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਹੇ ।
ਸ਼ਿਵਾਕਾਰੇ ਮਂਚੇ ਪਰਮਸ਼ਿਵਪਰ੍ਯਂਕਨਿਲਯਾਂ
ਭਜਂਤਿ ਤ੍ਵਾਂ ਧਨ੍ਯਾਃ ਕਤਿਚਨ ਚਿਦਾਨਂਦਲਹਰੀਮ੍ ॥ 8 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਸੁਧਾਸਿਂਧੋਰ੍ਮਧ੍ਯੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਸੁਰਵਿਟਪਿਵਾਟੀਪਰਿਵ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਮਣਿਦ੍ਵੀਪੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਨੀਪੋਪਵਨਵਤਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਚਿਂਤਾਮਣਿਗ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਹੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਸ਼ਿਵਾਕਾਰੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਮਂਚੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਪਰਮਸ਼ਿਵਪਰ੍ਯਂਕਨਿਲਯਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਭਜਂਤਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤ੍ਵਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਸੁਧਾਸਿਂਧੋਰ੍ਮਧ੍ਯੇ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation), ਸੁਰਵਿਟਪਿਵਾਟੀਪਰਿਵ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤੇ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation), ਮਣਿਦ੍ਵੀਪੇ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation), ਨੀਪੋਪਵਨਵਤਿ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The ਦੇਵੀ ਉਪਨਿਸ਼ਦ੍ declares ਅਹਂ ਬ੍ਰਹ੍ਮਸ੍ਵਰੂਪਿਣੀ, identifying the Goddess with Brahman itself. In an Advaitic reading, the Mother is not outside the Absolute; she is the luminous power by which the Absolute is adored, known, and experienced.
At work and at home, this passage can make refinement concrete: prepare carefully, speak gently, respond with dignity, and use intelligence to reduce confusion for others.
ਮਹੀਂ ਮੂਲਾਧਾਰੇ ਕਮਪਿ ਮਣਿਪੂਰੇ ਹੁਤਵਹਂ
ਸ੍ਥਿਤਂ ਸ੍ਵਾਧਿਸ਼੍ਠਾਨੇ ਹ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਦਿ ਮਰੁਤਮਾਕਾਸ਼ਮੁਪਰਿ ।
ਮਨੋਪਿ ਭ੍ਰੂਮਧ੍ਯੇ ਸਕਲਮਪਿ ਭਿਤ੍ਵਾ ਕੁਲਪਥਂ
ਸਹਸ੍ਰਾਰੇ ਪਦ੍ਮੇ ਸਹ ਰਹਸਿ ਪਤ੍ਯਾ ਵਿਹਰਸੇ ॥ 9 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਮਹੀਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਮੂਲਾਧਾਰੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਕਮਪਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਮਣਿਪੂਰੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਹੁਤਵਹਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ੍ਥਿਤਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ੍ਵਾਧਿਸ਼੍ਠਾਨੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਹ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਦਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਮਰੁਤਮਾਕਾਸ਼ਮੁਪਰਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਮਨੋਪਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਮਹੀਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਮੂਲਾਧਾਰੇ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation), ਕਮਪਿ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਮਣਿਪੂਰੇ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The Upanishadic prayer ਤਮਸੋ ਮਾ ਜ੍ਯੋਤਿਰ੍ਗਮਯ suits Devi's role as the light that turns ignorance into awareness. Many verses of this hymn turn sensory beauty into a contemplative ascent from form to consciousness.
In daily life, this verse asks us to treat energy, speech, beauty, and intelligence as sacred instruments. Used with clarity and compassion, they refine relationships, deepen concentration, and make success gentle rather than harsh.
ਸੁਧਾਧਾਰਾਸਾਰੈਸ਼੍ਚਰਣਯੁਗਲਾਂਤਰ੍ਵਿਗਲਿਤੈਃ
ਪ੍ਰਪਂਚਂ ਸਿਂਚਂਤੀ ਪੁਨਰਪਿ ਰਸਾਮ੍ਨਾਯਮਹਸਃ ।
ਅਵਾਪ੍ਯ ਸ੍ਵਾਂ ਭੂਮਿਂ ਭੁਜਗਨਿਭਮਧ੍ਯੁਸ਼੍ਟਵਲਯਂ
ਸ੍ਵਮਾਤ੍ਮਾਨਂ ਕ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤ੍ਵਾ ਸ੍ਵਪਿਸ਼ਿ ਕੁਲਕੁਂਡੇ ਕੁਹਰਿਣਿ ॥ 10 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਸੁਧਾਧਾਰਾਸਾਰੈਸ਼੍ਚਰਣਯੁਗਲਾਂਤਰ੍ਵਿਗਲਿਤੈਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਪ੍ਰਪਂਚਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸਿਂਚਂਤੀ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਪੁਨਰਪਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਰਸਾਮ੍ਨਾਯਮਹਸਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਅਵਾਪ੍ਯ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ੍ਵਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਭੂਮਿਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਭੁਜਗਨਿਭਮਧ੍ਯੁਸ਼੍ਟਵਲਯਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ੍ਵਮਾਤ੍ਮਾਨਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਸੁਧਾਧਾਰਾਸਾਰੈਸ਼੍ਚਰਣਯੁਗਲਾਂਤਰ੍ਵਿਗਲਿਤੈਃ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਪ੍ਰਪਂਚਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਸਿਂਚਂਤੀ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਪੁਨਰਪਿ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The ਲਲਿਤਾ ਸਹਸ੍ਰਨਾਮ praises Devi as ਚਿਦਗ੍ਨਿਕੁਂਡਸਂਭੂਤਾ, born from the fire of consciousness. Soundarya Lahari repeatedly returns to that same insight: beauty is sacred when it reveals consciousness, compassion, and liberation.
A practical reading of this passage turns beauty into discipline. Speech should become clearer, intelligence kinder, and personal influence more responsible, so that refinement serves life rather than vanity.
ਚਤੁਰ੍ਭਿਃ ਸ਼੍ਰੀਕਂਠੈਃ ਸ਼ਿਵਯੁਵਤਿਭਿਃ ਪਂਚਭਿਰਪਿ
ਪ੍ਰਭਿਨ੍ਨਾਭਿਃ ਸ਼ਂਭੋਰ੍ਨਵਭਿਰਪਿ ਮੂਲਪ੍ਰਕ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤਿਭਿਃ ।
ਚਤੁਸ਼੍ਚਤ੍ਵਾਰਿਂਸ਼ਦ੍ਵਸੁਦਲਕਲਾਸ਼੍ਰਤ੍ਰਿਵਲਯ- [ਤ੍ਰਯਸ਼੍ਚਤ੍ਵਾਰਿ]
ਤ੍ਰਿਰੇਖਾਭਿਃ ਸਾਰ੍ਧਂ ਤਵ ਸ਼ਰਣਕੋਣਾਃ ਪਰਿਣਤਾਃ ॥ 11 ॥ [ਚਰਣਕੋਣਾਃ, ਭਵਨਕਿਣਾਃ]
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਚਤੁਰ੍ਭਿਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ਼੍ਰੀਕਂਠੈਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ਼ਿਵਯੁਵਤਿਭਿਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਪਂਚਭਿਰਪਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਪ੍ਰਭਿਨ੍ਨਾਭਿਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ਼ਂਭੋਰ੍ਨਵਭਿਰਪਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਮੂਲਪ੍ਰਕ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤਿਭਿਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਚਤੁਸ਼੍ਚਤ੍ਵਾਰਿਂਸ਼ਦ੍ਵਸੁਦਲਕਲਾਸ਼੍ਰਤ੍ਰਿਵਲਯ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਤ੍ਰਿਰੇਖਾਭਿਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸਾਰ੍ਧਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਚਤੁਰ੍ਭਿਃ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਸ਼੍ਰੀਕਂਠੈਃ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਸ਼ਿਵਯੁਵਤਿਭਿਃ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਪਂਚਭਿਰਪਿ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The opening idea of the hymn itself is ਸ਼ਿਵਃ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤ੍ਯਾ ਯੁਕ੍ਤੋ ਯਦਿ ਭਵਤਿ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਃ ਪ੍ਰਭਵਿਤੁਂ, showing Shiva and Shakti as inseparable for manifestation. The ਸ਼੍ਵੇਤਾਸ਼੍ਵਤਰ ਉਪਨਿਸ਼ਦ੍ says ਪਰਾਸ੍ਯ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਿਰ੍ ਵਿਵਿਧੈਵ ਸ਼੍ਰੂਯਤੇ, affirming the Supreme's manifold power, which this hymn celebrates as Devi.
This teaching can be lived by asking whether our gifts create harmony or agitation. When energy is guided by reverence, work becomes focused, relationships become more graceful, and ambition becomes less restless.
ਤ੍ਵਦੀਯਂ ਸੌਂਦਰ੍ਯਂ ਤੁਹਿਨਗਿਰਿਕਨ੍ਯੇ ਤੁਲਯਿਤੁਂ
ਕਵੀਂਦ੍ਰਾਃ ਕਲ੍ਪਂਤੇ ਕਥਮਪਿ ਵਿਰਿਂਚਿਪ੍ਰਭ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤਯਃ ।
ਯਦਾਲੋਕੌਤ੍ਸੁਕ੍ਯਾਦਮਰਲਲਨਾ ਯਾਂਤਿ ਮਨਸਾ
ਤਪੋਭਿਰ੍ਦੁਸ਼੍ਪ੍ਰਾਪਾਮਪਿ ਗਿਰਿਸ਼ਸਾਯੁਜ੍ਯਪਦਵੀਮ੍ ॥ 12 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਤ੍ਵਦੀਯਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸੌਂਦਰ੍ਯਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤੁਹਿਨਗਿਰਿਕਨ੍ਯੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਤੁਲਯਿਤੁਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕਵੀਂਦ੍ਰਾਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕਲ੍ਪਂਤੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਕਥਮਪਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਵਿਰਿਂਚਿਪ੍ਰਭ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤਯਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਯਦਾਲੋਕੌਤ੍ਸੁਕ੍ਯਾਦਮਰਲਲਨਾ - world, universe, or all beings
ਯਾਂਤਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਤ੍ਵਦੀਯਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਸੌਂਦਰ੍ਯਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਤੁਹਿਨਗਿਰਿਕਨ੍ਯੇ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation), ਤੁਲਯਿਤੁਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The ਦੇਵੀ ਉਪਨਿਸ਼ਦ੍ declares ਅਹਂ ਬ੍ਰਹ੍ਮਸ੍ਵਰੂਪਿਣੀ, identifying the Goddess with Brahman itself. In an Advaitic reading, the Mother is not outside the Absolute; she is the luminous power by which the Absolute is adored, known, and experienced.
In study, work, and family life, the passage invites us to join excellence with tenderness. Beauty without discipline can distract, but beauty joined with devotion can make conduct more thoughtful and uplifting.
ਨਰਂ ਵਰ੍ਸ਼ੀਯਾਂਸਂ ਨਯਨਵਿਰਸਂ ਨਰ੍ਮਸੁ ਜਡਂ
ਤਵਾਪਾਂਗਾਲੋਕੇ ਪਤਿਤਮਨੁਧਾਵਂਤਿ ਸ਼ਤਸ਼ਃ ।
ਗਲਦ੍ਵੇਣੀਬਂਧਾਃ ਕੁਚਕਲਸ਼ਵਿਸ੍ਰਸ੍ਤਸਿਚਯਾ
ਹਠਾਤ੍ ਤ੍ਰੁਟ੍ਯਤ੍ਕਾਂਚ੍ਯੋ ਵਿਗਲਿਤਦੁਕੂਲਾ ਯੁਵਤਯਃ ॥ 13 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਨਰਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਵਰ੍ਸ਼ੀਯਾਂਸਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਨਯਨਵਿਰਸਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਨਰ੍ਮਸੁ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਜਡਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤਵਾਪਾਂਗਾਲੋਕੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਪਤਿਤਮਨੁਧਾਵਂਤਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ਼ਤਸ਼ਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਗਲਦ੍ਵੇਣੀਬਂਧਾਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕੁਚਕਲਸ਼ਵਿਸ੍ਰਸ੍ਤਸਿਚਯਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਨਰਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਵਰ੍ਸ਼ੀਯਾਂਸਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਨਯਨਵਿਰਸਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਨਰ੍ਮਸੁ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The Upanishadic prayer ਤਮਸੋ ਮਾ ਜ੍ਯੋਤਿਰ੍ਗਮਯ suits Devi's role as the light that turns ignorance into awareness. Many verses of this hymn turn sensory beauty into a contemplative ascent from form to consciousness.
The verse becomes practical when the mind learns to honor subtlety. Speak with care, use talent without domination, and let attraction mature into respect, patience, and steadiness.
ਕ੍ਸ਼ਿਤੌ ਸ਼ਟ੍ਪਂਚਾਸ਼ਦ੍ ਦ੍ਵਿਸਮਧਿਕਪਂਚਾਸ਼ਦੁਦਕੇ
ਹੁਤਾਸ਼ੇ ਦ੍ਵਾਸ਼ਸ਼੍ਟਿਸ਼੍ਚਤੁਰਧਿਕਪਂਚਾਸ਼ਦਨਿਲੇ ।
ਦਿਵਿ ਦ੍ਵਿਸ਼੍ਸ਼ਟ੍ਤ੍ਰਿਂਸ਼ਨ੍ਮਨਸਿ ਚ ਚਤੁਸ਼੍ਸ਼ਸ਼੍ਟਿਰਿਤਿ ਯੇ
ਮਯੂਖਾਸ੍ਤੇਸ਼ਾਮਪ੍ਯੁਪਰਿ ਤਵ ਪਾਦਾਂਬੁਜਯੁਗਮ੍ ॥ 14 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਕ੍ਸ਼ਿਤੌ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ਼ਟ੍ਪਂਚਾਸ਼ਦ੍ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਦ੍ਵਿਸਮਧਿਕਪਂਚਾਸ਼ਦੁਦਕੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਹੁਤਾਸ਼ੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਦ੍ਵਾਸ਼ਸ਼੍ਟਿਸ਼੍ਚਤੁਰਧਿਕਪਂਚਾਸ਼ਦਨਿਲੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਦਿਵਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਦ੍ਵਿਸ਼੍ਸ਼ਟ੍ਤ੍ਰਿਂਸ਼ਨ੍ਮਨਸਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਚਤੁਸ਼੍ਸ਼ਸ਼੍ਟਿਰਿਤਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਯੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਮਯੂਖਾਸ੍ਤੇਸ਼ਾਮਪ੍ਯੁਪਰਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਕ੍ਸ਼ਿਤੌ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਸ਼ਟ੍ਪਂਚਾਸ਼ਦ੍ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਦ੍ਵਿਸਮਧਿਕਪਂਚਾਸ਼ਦੁਦਕੇ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation), ਹੁਤਾਸ਼ੇ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The ਲਲਿਤਾ ਸਹਸ੍ਰਨਾਮ praises Devi as ਚਿਦਗ੍ਨਿਕੁਂਡਸਂਭੂਤਾ, born from the fire of consciousness. Soundarya Lahari repeatedly returns to that same insight: beauty is sacred when it reveals consciousness, compassion, and liberation.
For personal growth, this passage encourages a refined use of power. Intelligence should clarify, speech should heal, and beauty should awaken dignity rather than comparison or pride.
ਸ਼ਰਜ੍ਜ੍ਯੋਤ੍ਸ੍ਨਾਸ਼ੁਦ੍ਧਾਂ ਸ਼ਸ਼ਿਯੁਤਜਟਾਜੂਟਮਕੁਟਾਂ
ਵਰਤ੍ਰਾਸਤ੍ਰਾਣਸ੍ਫਟਿਕਘਟਿਕਾਪੁਸ੍ਤਕਕਰਾਮ੍ ।
ਸਕ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਨ੍ਨ ਤ੍ਵਾ ਨਤ੍ਵਾ ਕਥਮਿਵ ਸਤਾਂ ਸਂਨ੍ਨਿਦਧਤੇ
ਮਧੁਕ੍ਸ਼ੀਰਦ੍ਰਾਕ੍ਸ਼ਾਮਧੁਰਿਮਧੁਰੀਣਾਃ ਭਣਿਤਯਃ ॥ 15॥ [ਫਣਿਤਯਃ]
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਸ਼ਰਜ੍ਜ੍ਯੋਤ੍ਸ੍ਨਾਸ਼ੁਦ੍ਧਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ਼ਸ਼ਿਯੁਤਜਟਾਜੂਟਮਕੁਟਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਵਰਤ੍ਰਾਸਤ੍ਰਾਣਸ੍ਫਟਿਕਘਟਿਕਾਪੁਸ੍ਤਕਕਰਾਮ੍ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸਕ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਨ੍ਨ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤ੍ਵਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਨਤ੍ਵਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕਥਮਿਵ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸਤਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸਂਨ੍ਨਿਦਧਤੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਮਧੁਕ੍ਸ਼ੀਰਦ੍ਰਾਕ੍ਸ਼ਾਮਧੁਰਿਮਧੁਰੀਣਾਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਸ਼ਰਜ੍ਜ੍ਯੋਤ੍ਸ੍ਨਾਸ਼ੁਦ੍ਧਾਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਸ਼ਸ਼ਿਯੁਤਜਟਾਜੂਟਮਕੁਟਾਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਵਰਤ੍ਰਾਸਤ੍ਰਾਣਸ੍ਫਟਿਕਘਟਿਕਾਪੁਸ੍ਤਕਕਰਾਮ੍ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਸਕ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਨ੍ਨ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The opening idea of the hymn itself is ਸ਼ਿਵਃ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤ੍ਯਾ ਯੁਕ੍ਤੋ ਯਦਿ ਭਵਤਿ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਃ ਪ੍ਰਭਵਿਤੁਂ, showing Shiva and Shakti as inseparable for manifestation. The ਸ਼੍ਵੇਤਾਸ਼੍ਵਤਰ ਉਪਨਿਸ਼ਦ੍ says ਪਰਾਸ੍ਯ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਿਰ੍ ਵਿਵਿਧੈਵ ਸ਼੍ਰੂਯਤੇ, affirming the Supreme's manifold power, which this hymn celebrates as Devi.
In ordinary interactions, the teaching asks us to make elegance ethical. A graceful person is not merely polished; they are careful with words, steady in commitments, and generous with attention.
ਕਵੀਂਦ੍ਰਾਣਾਂ ਚੇਤਃਕਮਲਵਨਬਾਲਾਤਪਰੁਚਿਂ
ਭਜਂਤੇ ਯੇ ਸਂਤਃ ਕਤਿਚਿਦਰੁਣਾਮੇਵ ਭਵਤੀਮ੍ ।
ਵਿਰਿਂਚਿਪ੍ਰੇਯਸ੍ਯਾਸ੍ਤਰੁਣਤਰਸ਼ਰੁਰੁਇਂਗਾਰਲਹਰੀ-
ਗਭੀਰਾਭਿਰ੍ਵਾਗ੍ਭਿਰ੍ਵਿਦਧਤਿ ਸਤਾਂ ਰਂਜਨਮਮੀ ॥ 16 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਕਵੀਂਦ੍ਰਾਣਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਚੇਤਃਕਮਲਵਨਬਾਲਾਤਪਰੁਚਿਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਭਜਂਤੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਯੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਸਂਤਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕਤਿਚਿਦਰੁਣਾਮੇਵ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਭਵਤੀਮ੍ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਵਿਰਿਂਚਿਪ੍ਰੇਯਸ੍ਯਾਸ੍ਤਰੁਣਤਰਸ਼ਰੁਰੁਇਂਗਾਰਲਹਰੀ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਗਭੀਰਾਭਿਰ੍ਵਾਗ੍ਭਿਰ੍ਵਿਦਧਤਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸਤਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਕਵੀਂਦ੍ਰਾਣਾਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਚੇਤਃਕਮਲਵਨਬਾਲਾਤਪਰੁਚਿਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਭਜਂਤੇ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation), ਯੇ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The ਦੇਵੀ ਉਪਨਿਸ਼ਦ੍ declares ਅਹਂ ਬ੍ਰਹ੍ਮਸ੍ਵਰੂਪਿਣੀ, identifying the Goddess with Brahman itself. In an Advaitic reading, the Mother is not outside the Absolute; she is the luminous power by which the Absolute is adored, known, and experienced.
A daily exercise is to notice where energy becomes restless and bring it back to reverence. This helps desire become aspiration, speech become blessing, and success become a means of service.
ਸਵਿਤ੍ਰੀਭਿਰ੍ਵਾਚਾਂ ਸ਼ਸ਼ਿਮਣਿਸ਼ਿਲਾਭਂਗਰੁਚਿਭਿਃ
ਵਸ਼ਿਨ੍ਯਾਦ੍ਯਾਭਿਸ੍ਤ੍ਵਾਂ ਸਹ ਜਨਨਿ ਸਂਚਿਂਤਯਤਿ ਯਃ ।
ਸ ਕਰ੍ਤਾ ਕਾਵ੍ਯਾਨਾਂ ਭਵਤਿ ਮਹਤਾਂ ਭਂਗਿਰੁਚਿਭਿਃ
ਵਚੋਭਿਰ੍ਵਾਗ੍ਦੇਵੀਵਦਨਕਮਲਾਮੋਦਮਧੁਰੈਃ ॥ 17 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਸਵਿਤ੍ਰੀਭਿਰ੍ਵਾਚਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ਼ਸ਼ਿਮਣਿਸ਼ਿਲਾਭਂਗਰੁਚਿਭਿਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਵਸ਼ਿਨ੍ਯਾਦ੍ਯਾਭਿਸ੍ਤ੍ਵਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸਹ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਜਨਨਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸਂਚਿਂਤਯਤਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਯਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕਰ੍ਤਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕਾਵ੍ਯਾਨਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਸਵਿਤ੍ਰੀਭਿਰ੍ਵਾਚਾਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਸ਼ਸ਼ਿਮਣਿਸ਼ਿਲਾਭਂਗਰੁਚਿਭਿਃ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਵਸ਼ਿਨ੍ਯਾਦ੍ਯਾਭਿਸ੍ਤ੍ਵਾਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਸਹ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The Upanishadic prayer ਤਮਸੋ ਮਾ ਜ੍ਯੋਤਿਰ੍ਗਮਯ suits Devi's role as the light that turns ignorance into awareness. Many verses of this hymn turn sensory beauty into a contemplative ascent from form to consciousness.
The practical value of this verse lies in transforming perception. When beauty is seen as sacred, one becomes less possessive and more appreciative, less reactive and more capable of calm, useful action.
ਤਨੁਚ੍ਛਾਯਾਭਿਸ੍ਤੇ ਤਰੁਣਤਰਣਿਸ਼੍ਰੀਸਰਣਿਭਿਃ
ਦਿਵਂ ਸਰ੍ਵਾਮੁਰ੍ਵੀਮਰੁਣਿਮਨਿ ਮਗ੍ਨਾਂ ਸ੍ਮਰਤਿ ਯਃ ।
ਭਵਂਤ੍ਯਸ੍ਯ ਤ੍ਰਸ੍ਯਦ੍ਵਨਹਰਿਣਸ਼ਾਲੀਨਨਯਨਾਃ
ਸਹੋਰ੍ਵਸ਼੍ਯਾ ਵਸ਼੍ਯਾਃ ਕਤਿ ਕਤਿ ਨ ਗੀਰ੍ਵਾਣਗਣਿਕਾਃ ॥ 18 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਤਨੁਚ੍ਛਾਯਾਭਿਸ੍ਤੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਤਰੁਣਤਰਣਿਸ਼੍ਰੀਸਰਣਿਭਿਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਦਿਵਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸਰ੍ਵਾਮੁਰ੍ਵੀਮਰੁਣਿਮਨਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਮਗ੍ਨਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ੍ਮਰਤਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਯਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਭਵਂਤ੍ਯਸ੍ਯ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤ੍ਰਸ੍ਯਦ੍ਵਨਹਰਿਣਸ਼ਾਲੀਨਨਯਨਾਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸਹੋਰ੍ਵਸ਼੍ਯਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਤਨੁਚ੍ਛਾਯਾਭਿਸ੍ਤੇ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation), ਤਰੁਣਤਰਣਿਸ਼੍ਰੀਸਰਣਿਭਿਃ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਦਿਵਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਸਰ੍ਵਾਮੁਰ੍ਵੀਮਰੁਣਿਮਨਿ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The ਲਲਿਤਾ ਸਹਸ੍ਰਨਾਮ praises Devi as ਚਿਦਗ੍ਨਿਕੁਂਡਸਂਭੂਤਾ, born from the fire of consciousness. Soundarya Lahari repeatedly returns to that same insight: beauty is sacred when it reveals consciousness, compassion, and liberation.
At work and at home, this passage can make refinement concrete: prepare carefully, speak gently, respond with dignity, and use intelligence to reduce confusion for others.
ਮੁਖਂ ਬਿਂਦੁਂ ਕ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤ੍ਵਾ ਕੁਚਯੁਗਮਧਸ੍ਤਸ੍ਯ ਤਦਧੋ
ਹਰਾਰ੍ਧਂ ਧ੍ਯਾਯੇਦ੍ਯੋ ਹਰਮਹਿਸ਼ਿ ਤੇ ਮਨ੍ਮਥਕਲਾਮ੍ ।
ਸ ਸਦ੍ਯਃ ਸਂਕ੍ਸ਼ੋਭਂ ਨਯਤਿ ਵਨਿਤਾ ਇਤ੍ਯਤਿਲਘੁ
ਤ੍ਰਿਲੋਕੀਮਪ੍ਯਾਸ਼ੁ ਭ੍ਰਮਯਤਿ ਰਵੀਂਦੁਸ੍ਤਨਯੁਗਾਮ੍ ॥ 19 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਮੁਖਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਬਿਂਦੁਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤ੍ਵਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕੁਚਯੁਗਮਧਸ੍ਤਸ੍ਯ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤਦਧੋ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਹਰਾਰ੍ਧਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਧ੍ਯਾਯੇਦ੍ਯੋ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਹਰਮਹਿਸ਼ਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਮਨ੍ਮਥਕਲਾਮ੍ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਮੁਖਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਬਿਂਦੁਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਕ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤ੍ਵਾ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਕੁਚਯੁਗਮਧਸ੍ਤਸ੍ਯ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The opening idea of the hymn itself is ਸ਼ਿਵਃ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤ੍ਯਾ ਯੁਕ੍ਤੋ ਯਦਿ ਭਵਤਿ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਃ ਪ੍ਰਭਵਿਤੁਂ, showing Shiva and Shakti as inseparable for manifestation. The ਸ਼੍ਵੇਤਾਸ਼੍ਵਤਰ ਉਪਨਿਸ਼ਦ੍ says ਪਰਾਸ੍ਯ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਿਰ੍ ਵਿਵਿਧੈਵ ਸ਼੍ਰੂਯਤੇ, affirming the Supreme's manifold power, which this hymn celebrates as Devi.
In daily life, this verse asks us to treat energy, speech, beauty, and intelligence as sacred instruments. Used with clarity and compassion, they refine relationships, deepen concentration, and make success gentle rather than harsh.
ਕਿਰਂਤੀਮਂਗੇਭ੍ਯਃ ਕਿਰਣਨਿਕੁਰਂਬਾਮ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤਰਸਂ
ਹ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਦਿ ਤ੍ਵਾਮਾਧਤ੍ਤੇ ਹਿਮਕਰਸ਼ਿਲਾਮੂਰ੍ਤਿਮਿਵ ਯਃ ।
ਸ ਸਰ੍ਪਾਣਾਂ ਦਰ੍ਪਂ ਸ਼ਮਯਤਿ ਸ਼ਕੁਂਤਾਧਿਪ ਇਵ
ਜ੍ਵਰਪ੍ਲੁਸ਼੍ਟਾਨ੍ ਦ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਸ਼੍ਟ੍ਯਾ ਸੁਖਯਤਿ ਸੁਧਾਧਾਰਸਿਰਯਾ ॥ 20 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਕਿਰਂਤੀਮਂਗੇਭ੍ਯਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕਿਰਣਨਿਕੁਰਂਬਾਮ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤਰਸਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਹ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਦਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤ੍ਵਾਮਾਧਤ੍ਤੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਹਿਮਕਰਸ਼ਿਲਾਮੂਰ੍ਤਿਮਿਵ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਯਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸਰ੍ਪਾਣਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਦਰ੍ਪਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ਼ਮਯਤਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਕਿਰਂਤੀਮਂਗੇਭ੍ਯਃ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਕਿਰਣਨਿਕੁਰਂਬਾਮ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤਰਸਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਹ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਦਿ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਤ੍ਵਾਮਾਧਤ੍ਤੇ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The ਦੇਵੀ ਉਪਨਿਸ਼ਦ੍ declares ਅਹਂ ਬ੍ਰਹ੍ਮਸ੍ਵਰੂਪਿਣੀ, identifying the Goddess with Brahman itself. In an Advaitic reading, the Mother is not outside the Absolute; she is the luminous power by which the Absolute is adored, known, and experienced.
A practical reading of this passage turns beauty into discipline. Speech should become clearer, intelligence kinder, and personal influence more responsible, so that refinement serves life rather than vanity.
ਤਟਿਲ੍ਲੇਖਾਤਨ੍ਵੀਂ ਤਪਨਸ਼ਸ਼ਿਵੈਸ਼੍ਵਾਨਰਮਯੀਂ
ਨਿਸ਼ਣ੍ਣਾਂ ਸ਼ਣ੍ਣਾਮਪ੍ਯੁਪਰਿ ਕਮਲਾਨਾਂ ਤਵ ਕਲਾਮ੍ ।
ਮਹਾਪਦ੍ਮਾਟਵ੍ਯਾਂ ਮ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਦਿਤਮਲਮਾਯੇਨ ਮਨਸਾ
ਮਹਾਂਤਃ ਪਸ਼੍ਯਂਤੋ ਦਧਤਿ ਪਰਮਾਹ੍ਲਾਦਲਹਰੀਮ੍ ॥ 21 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਤਟਿਲ੍ਲੇਖਾਤਨ੍ਵੀਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤਪਨਸ਼ਸ਼ਿਵੈਸ਼੍ਵਾਨਰਮਯੀਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਨਿਸ਼ਣ੍ਣਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ਼ਣ੍ਣਾਮਪ੍ਯੁਪਰਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕਮਲਾਨਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤਵ - your
ਕਲਾਮ੍ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਮਹਾਪਦ੍ਮਾਟਵ੍ਯਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਮ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਦਿਤਮਲਮਾਯੇਨ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਮਨਸਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਤਟਿਲ੍ਲੇਖਾਤਨ੍ਵੀਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਤਪਨਸ਼ਸ਼ਿਵੈਸ਼੍ਵਾਨਰਮਯੀਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਨਿਸ਼ਣ੍ਣਾਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਸ਼ਣ੍ਣਾਮਪ੍ਯੁਪਰਿ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The Upanishadic prayer ਤਮਸੋ ਮਾ ਜ੍ਯੋਤਿਰ੍ਗਮਯ suits Devi's role as the light that turns ignorance into awareness. Many verses of this hymn turn sensory beauty into a contemplative ascent from form to consciousness.
This teaching can be lived by asking whether our gifts create harmony or agitation. When energy is guided by reverence, work becomes focused, relationships become more graceful, and ambition becomes less restless.
ਭਵਾਨਿ ਤ੍ਵਂ ਦਾਸੇ ਮਯਿ ਵਿਤਰ ਦ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਸ਼੍ਟਿਂ ਸਕਰੁਣਾ-
ਮਿਤਿ ਸ੍ਤੋਤੁਂ ਵਾਂਛਨ੍ ਕਥਯਤਿ ਭਵਾਨਿ ਤ੍ਵਮਿਤਿ ਯਃ ।
ਤਦੈਵ ਤ੍ਵਂ ਤਸ੍ਮੈ ਦਿਸ਼ਸਿ ਨਿਜਸਾਯੁਜ੍ਯਪਦਵੀਂ
ਮੁਕੁਂਦਬ੍ਰਹ੍ਮੇਂਦ੍ਰਸ੍ਫੁਟਮਕੁਟਨੀਰਾਜਿਤਪਦਾਮ੍ ॥ 22 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਭਵਾਨਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤ੍ਵਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਦਾਸੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਮਯਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਵਿਤਰ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਦ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਸ਼੍ਟਿਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸਕਰੁਣਾ - compassion, mercy, or tender grace
ਮਿਤਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ੍ਤੋਤੁਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਵਾਂਛਨ੍ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਭਵਾਨਿ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਤ੍ਵਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਦਾਸੇ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation), ਮਯਿ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The ਲਲਿਤਾ ਸਹਸ੍ਰਨਾਮ praises Devi as ਚਿਦਗ੍ਨਿਕੁਂਡਸਂਭੂਤਾ, born from the fire of consciousness. Soundarya Lahari repeatedly returns to that same insight: beauty is sacred when it reveals consciousness, compassion, and liberation.
In study, work, and family life, the passage invites us to join excellence with tenderness. Beauty without discipline can distract, but beauty joined with devotion can make conduct more thoughtful and uplifting.
ਤ੍ਵਯਾ ਹ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤ੍ਵਾ ਵਾਮਂ ਵਪੁਰਪਰਿ-ਤ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਪ੍ਤੇਨ ਮਨਸਾ
ਸ਼ਰੀਰਾਰ੍ਧਂ ਸ਼ਂਭੋਰਪਰਮਪਿ ਸ਼ਂਕੇ ਹ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤਮਭੂਤ੍ ।
ਯਦੇਤਤ੍ਤ੍ਵਦ੍ਰੂਪਂ ਸਕਲਮਰੁਣਾਭਂ ਤ੍ਰਿਨਯਨਂ
ਕੁਚਾਭ੍ਯਾਮਾਨਮ੍ਰਂ ਕੁਟਿਲਸ਼ਸ਼ਿਚੂਡਾਲਮਕੁਟਮ੍ ॥ 23 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਤ੍ਵਯਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਹ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤ੍ਵਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਵਾਮਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਵਪੁਰਪਰਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਪ੍ਤੇਨ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਮਨਸਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ਼ਰੀਰਾਰ੍ਧਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ਼ਂਭੋਰਪਰਮਪਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ਼ਂਕੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਹ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤਮਭੂਤ੍ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਤ੍ਵਯਾ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਹ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤ੍ਵਾ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਵਾਮਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਵਪੁਰਪਰਿ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The opening idea of the hymn itself is ਸ਼ਿਵਃ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤ੍ਯਾ ਯੁਕ੍ਤੋ ਯਦਿ ਭਵਤਿ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਃ ਪ੍ਰਭਵਿਤੁਂ, showing Shiva and Shakti as inseparable for manifestation. The ਸ਼੍ਵੇਤਾਸ਼੍ਵਤਰ ਉਪਨਿਸ਼ਦ੍ says ਪਰਾਸ੍ਯ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਿਰ੍ ਵਿਵਿਧੈਵ ਸ਼੍ਰੂਯਤੇ, affirming the Supreme's manifold power, which this hymn celebrates as Devi.
The verse becomes practical when the mind learns to honor subtlety. Speak with care, use talent without domination, and let attraction mature into respect, patience, and steadiness.
ਜਗਤ੍ਸੂਤੇ ਧਾਤਾ ਹਰਿਰਵਤਿ ਰੁਦ੍ਰਃ ਕ੍ਸ਼ਪਯਤੇ
ਤਿਰਸ੍ਕੁਰ੍ਵਨ੍ਨੇਤਤ੍ਸ੍ਵਮਪਿ ਵਪੁਰੀਸ਼ਸ੍ਤਿਰਯਤਿ ।
ਸਦਾਪੂਰ੍ਵਃ ਸਰ੍ਵਂ ਤਦਿਦਮਨੁਗ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਹ੍ਣਾਤਿ ਚ ਸ਼ਿਵ-
ਸ੍ਤਵਾਜ੍ਞਾਮਾਲਂਬ੍ਯ ਕ੍ਸ਼ਣਚਲਿਤਯੋਰ੍ਭ੍ਰੂਲਤਿਕਯੋਃ ॥ 24 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਜਗਤ੍ਸੂਤੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਧਾਤਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਹਰਿਰਵਤਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਰੁਦ੍ਰਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕ੍ਸ਼ਪਯਤੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਤਿਰਸ੍ਕੁਰ੍ਵਨ੍ਨੇਤਤ੍ਸ੍ਵਮਪਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਵਪੁਰੀਸ਼ਸ੍ਤਿਰਯਤਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸਦਾਪੂਰ੍ਵਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸਰ੍ਵਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤਦਿਦਮਨੁਗ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਹ੍ਣਾਤਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਜਗਤ੍ਸੂਤੇ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation), ਧਾਤਾ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਹਰਿਰਵਤਿ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਰੁਦ੍ਰਃ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The ਦੇਵੀ ਉਪਨਿਸ਼ਦ੍ declares ਅਹਂ ਬ੍ਰਹ੍ਮਸ੍ਵਰੂਪਿਣੀ, identifying the Goddess with Brahman itself. In an Advaitic reading, the Mother is not outside the Absolute; she is the luminous power by which the Absolute is adored, known, and experienced.
For personal growth, this passage encourages a refined use of power. Intelligence should clarify, speech should heal, and beauty should awaken dignity rather than comparison or pride.
ਤ੍ਰਯਾਣਾਂ ਦੇਵਾਨਾਂ ਤ੍ਰਿਗੁਣਜਨਿਤਾਨਾਂ ਤਵ ਸ਼ਿਵੇ
ਭਵੇਤ੍ ਪੂਜਾ ਪੂਜਾ ਤਵ ਚਰਣਯੋਰ੍ਯਾ ਵਿਰਚਿਤਾ ।
ਤਥਾ ਹਿ ਤ੍ਵਤ੍ਪਾਦੋਦ੍ਵਹਨਮਣਿਪੀਠਸ੍ਯ ਨਿਕਟੇ
ਸ੍ਥਿਤਾ ਹ੍ਯੇਤੇ ਸ਼ਸ਼੍ਵਨ੍ਮੁਕੁਲਿਤਕਰੋਤ੍ਤਂਸਮਕੁਟਾਃ ॥ 25 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਤ੍ਰਯਾਣਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਦੇਵਾਨਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤ੍ਰਿਗੁਣਜਨਿਤਾਨਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤਵ - your
ਸ਼ਿਵੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਭਵੇਤ੍ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਪੂਜਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਚਰਣਯੋਰ੍ਯਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਵਿਰਚਿਤਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤਥਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਤ੍ਰਯਾਣਾਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਦੇਵਾਨਾਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਤ੍ਰਿਗੁਣਜਨਿਤਾਨਾਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਤਵ (your). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The Upanishadic prayer ਤਮਸੋ ਮਾ ਜ੍ਯੋਤਿਰ੍ਗਮਯ suits Devi's role as the light that turns ignorance into awareness. Many verses of this hymn turn sensory beauty into a contemplative ascent from form to consciousness.
In ordinary interactions, the teaching asks us to make elegance ethical. A graceful person is not merely polished; they are careful with words, steady in commitments, and generous with attention.
ਵਿਰਿਂਚਿਃ ਪਂਚਤ੍ਵਂ ਵ੍ਰਜਤਿ ਹਰਿਰਾਪ੍ਨੋਤਿ ਵਿਰਤਿਂ
ਵਿਨਾਸ਼ਂ ਕੀਨਾਸ਼ੋ ਭਜਤਿ ਧਨਦੋ ਯਾਤਿ ਨਿਧਨਮ੍ ।
ਵਿਤਂਦ੍ਰੀ ਮਾਹੇਂਦ੍ਰੀ ਵਿਤਤਿਰਪਿ ਸਂਮੀਲਿਤਦ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਸ਼ਾ
ਮਹਾਸਂਹਾਰੇਸ੍ਮਿਨ੍ ਵਿਹਰਤਿ ਸਤਿ ਤ੍ਵਤ੍ਪਤਿਰਸੌ ॥ 26 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਵਿਰਿਂਚਿਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਪਂਚਤ੍ਵਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਵ੍ਰਜਤਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਹਰਿਰਾਪ੍ਨੋਤਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਵਿਰਤਿਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਵਿਨਾਸ਼ਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕੀਨਾਸ਼ੋ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਭਜਤਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਧਨਦੋ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਯਾਤਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਵਿਰਿਂਚਿਃ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਪਂਚਤ੍ਵਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਵ੍ਰਜਤਿ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਹਰਿਰਾਪ੍ਨੋਤਿ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The ਲਲਿਤਾ ਸਹਸ੍ਰਨਾਮ praises Devi as ਚਿਦਗ੍ਨਿਕੁਂਡਸਂਭੂਤਾ, born from the fire of consciousness. Soundarya Lahari repeatedly returns to that same insight: beauty is sacred when it reveals consciousness, compassion, and liberation.
A daily exercise is to notice where energy becomes restless and bring it back to reverence. This helps desire become aspiration, speech become blessing, and success become a means of service.
ਜਪੋ ਜਲ੍ਪਃ ਸ਼ਿਲ੍ਪਂ ਸਕਲਮਪਿ ਮੁਦ੍ਰਾਵਿਰਚਨਾ
ਗਤਿਃ ਪ੍ਰਾਦਕ੍ਸ਼ਿਣ੍ਯਕ੍ਰਮਣਮਸ਼ਨਾਦ੍ਯਾਹੁਤਿਵਿਧਿਃ ।
ਪ੍ਰਣਾਮਸ੍ਸਂਵੇਸ਼ਸ੍ਸੁਖਮਖਿਲਮਾਤ੍ਮਾਰ੍ਪਣਦ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਸ਼ਾ
ਸਪਰ੍ਯਾਪਰ੍ਯਾਯਸ੍ਤਵ ਭਵਤੁ ਯਨ੍ਮੇ ਵਿਲਸਿਤਮ੍ ॥ 27 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਜਪੋ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਜਲ੍ਪਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ਼ਿਲ੍ਪਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸਕਲਮਪਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਮੁਦ੍ਰਾਵਿਰਚਨਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਗਤਿਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਪ੍ਰਾਦਕ੍ਸ਼ਿਣ੍ਯਕ੍ਰਮਣਮਸ਼ਨਾਦ੍ਯਾਹੁਤਿਵਿਧਿਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਪ੍ਰਣਾਮਸ੍ਸਂਵੇਸ਼ਸ੍ਸੁਖਮਖਿਲਮਾਤ੍ਮਾਰ੍ਪਣਦ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਸ਼ਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸਪਰ੍ਯਾਪਰ੍ਯਾਯਸ੍ਤਵ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਭਵਤੁ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਜਪੋ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਜਲ੍ਪਃ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਸ਼ਿਲ੍ਪਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਸਕਲਮਪਿ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The opening idea of the hymn itself is ਸ਼ਿਵਃ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤ੍ਯਾ ਯੁਕ੍ਤੋ ਯਦਿ ਭਵਤਿ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਃ ਪ੍ਰਭਵਿਤੁਂ, showing Shiva and Shakti as inseparable for manifestation. The ਸ਼੍ਵੇਤਾਸ਼੍ਵਤਰ ਉਪਨਿਸ਼ਦ੍ says ਪਰਾਸ੍ਯ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਿਰ੍ ਵਿਵਿਧੈਵ ਸ਼੍ਰੂਯਤੇ, affirming the Supreme's manifold power, which this hymn celebrates as Devi.
The practical value of this verse lies in transforming perception. When beauty is seen as sacred, one becomes less possessive and more appreciative, less reactive and more capable of calm, useful action.
ਸੁਧਾਮਪ੍ਯਾਸ੍ਵਾਦ੍ਯ ਪ੍ਰਤਿਭਯਜਰਾਮ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤ੍ਯੁਹਰਿਣੀਂ
ਵਿਪਦ੍ਯਂਤੇ ਵਿਸ਼੍ਵੇ ਵਿਧਿਸ਼ਤਮਖਾਦ੍ਯਾ ਦਿਵਿਸ਼ਦਃ ।
ਕਰਾਲਂ ਯਤ੍ਕ੍ਸ਼੍ਵੇਲਂ ਕਬਲਿਤਵਤਃ ਕਾਲਕਲਨਾ
ਨ ਸ਼ਂਭੋਸ੍ਤਨ੍ਮੂਲਂ ਤਵ ਜਨਨਿ ਤਾਟਂਕਮਹਿਮਾ ॥ 28 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਸੁਧਾਮਪ੍ਯਾਸ੍ਵਾਦ੍ਯ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਪ੍ਰਤਿਭਯਜਰਾਮ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤ੍ਯੁਹਰਿਣੀਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਵਿਪਦ੍ਯਂਤੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਵਿਸ਼੍ਵੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਵਿਧਿਸ਼ਤਮਖਾਦ੍ਯਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਦਿਵਿਸ਼ਦਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕਰਾਲਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਯਤ੍ਕ੍ਸ਼੍ਵੇਲਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕਬਲਿਤਵਤਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕਾਲਕਲਨਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਸੁਧਾਮਪ੍ਯਾਸ੍ਵਾਦ੍ਯ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਪ੍ਰਤਿਭਯਜਰਾਮ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤ੍ਯੁਹਰਿਣੀਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਵਿਪਦ੍ਯਂਤੇ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation), ਵਿਸ਼੍ਵੇ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The ਦੇਵੀ ਉਪਨਿਸ਼ਦ੍ declares ਅਹਂ ਬ੍ਰਹ੍ਮਸ੍ਵਰੂਪਿਣੀ, identifying the Goddess with Brahman itself. In an Advaitic reading, the Mother is not outside the Absolute; she is the luminous power by which the Absolute is adored, known, and experienced.
At work and at home, this passage can make refinement concrete: prepare carefully, speak gently, respond with dignity, and use intelligence to reduce confusion for others.
ਕਿਰੀਟਂ ਵੈਰਿਂਚਂ ਪਰਿਹਰ ਪੁਰਃ ਕੈਟਭਭਿਦਃ
ਕਠੋਰੇ ਕੋਟੀਰੇ ਸ੍ਖਲਸਿ ਜਹਿ ਜਂਭਾਰਿਮੁਕੁਟਮ੍ ।
ਪ੍ਰਣਮ੍ਰੇਸ਼੍ਵੇਤੇਸ਼ੁ ਪ੍ਰਸਭਮੁਪਯਾਤਸ੍ਯ ਭਵਨਂ
ਭਵਸ੍ਯਾਭ੍ਯੁਤ੍ਥਾਨੇ ਤਵ ਪਰਿਜਨੋਕ੍ਤਿਰ੍ਵਿਜਯਤੇ ॥ 29 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਕਿਰੀਟਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਵੈਰਿਂਚਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਪਰਿਹਰ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਪੁਰਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕੈਟਭਭਿਦਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕਠੋਰੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਕੋਟੀਰੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਸ੍ਖਲਸਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਜਹਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਜਂਭਾਰਿਮੁਕੁਟਮ੍ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਕਿਰੀਟਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਵੈਰਿਂਚਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਪਰਿਹਰ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਪੁਰਃ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The Upanishadic prayer ਤਮਸੋ ਮਾ ਜ੍ਯੋਤਿਰ੍ਗਮਯ suits Devi's role as the light that turns ignorance into awareness. Many verses of this hymn turn sensory beauty into a contemplative ascent from form to consciousness.
In daily life, this verse asks us to treat energy, speech, beauty, and intelligence as sacred instruments. Used with clarity and compassion, they refine relationships, deepen concentration, and make success gentle rather than harsh.
ਸ੍ਵਦੇਹੋਦ੍ਭੂਤਾਭਿਰ੍ਘ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਣਿਭਿਰਣਿਮਾਦ੍ਯਾਭਿਰਭਿਤੋ
ਨਿਸ਼ੇਵ੍ਯੇ ਨਿਤ੍ਯੇ ਤ੍ਵਾਮਹਮਿਤਿ ਸਦਾ ਭਾਵਯਤਿ ਯਃ ।
ਕਿਮਾਸ਼੍ਚਰ੍ਯਂ ਤਸ੍ਯ ਤ੍ਰਿਨਯਨਸਮ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਦ੍ਧਿਂ ਤ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਣਯਤੋ
ਮਹਾਸਂਵਰ੍ਤਾਗ੍ਨਿਰ੍ਵਿਰਚਯਤਿ ਨਿਰਾਜਨਵਿਧਿਮ੍ ॥ 30 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਸ੍ਵਦੇਹੋਦ੍ਭੂਤਾਭਿਰ੍ਘ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਣਿਭਿਰਣਿਮਾਦ੍ਯਾਭਿਰਭਿਤੋ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਨਿਸ਼ੇਵ੍ਯੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਨਿਤ੍ਯੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਤ੍ਵਾਮਹਮਿਤਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸਦਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਭਾਵਯਤਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਯਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕਿਮਾਸ਼੍ਚਰ੍ਯਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤਸ੍ਯ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤ੍ਰਿਨਯਨਸਮ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਦ੍ਧਿਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਸ੍ਵਦੇਹੋਦ੍ਭੂਤਾਭਿਰ੍ਘ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਣਿਭਿਰਣਿਮਾਦ੍ਯਾਭਿਰਭਿਤੋ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਨਿਸ਼ੇਵ੍ਯੇ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation), ਨਿਤ੍ਯੇ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation), ਤ੍ਵਾਮਹਮਿਤਿ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The ਲਲਿਤਾ ਸਹਸ੍ਰਨਾਮ praises Devi as ਚਿਦਗ੍ਨਿਕੁਂਡਸਂਭੂਤਾ, born from the fire of consciousness. Soundarya Lahari repeatedly returns to that same insight: beauty is sacred when it reveals consciousness, compassion, and liberation.
A practical reading of this passage turns beauty into discipline. Speech should become clearer, intelligence kinder, and personal influence more responsible, so that refinement serves life rather than vanity.
ਚਤੁਸ਼੍ਸ਼ਸ਼੍ਟ੍ਯਾ ਤਂਤ੍ਰੈਃ ਸਕਲਮਤਿਸਂਧਾਯ ਭੁਵਨਂ
ਸ੍ਥਿਤਸ੍ਤਤ੍ਤਤ੍ਸਿਦ੍ਧਿਪ੍ਰਸਵਪਰਤਂਤ੍ਰੈਃ ਪਸ਼ੁਪਤਿਃ ।
ਪੁਨਸ੍ਤ੍ਵਨ੍ਨਿਰ੍ਬਂਧਾਦਖਿਲਪੁਰੁਸ਼ਾਰ੍ਥੈਕਘਟਨਾ-
ਸ੍ਵਤਂਤ੍ਰਂ ਤੇ ਤਂਤ੍ਰਂ ਕ੍ਸ਼ਿਤਿਤਲਮਵਾਤੀਤਰਦਿਦਮ੍ ॥ 31 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਚਤੁਸ਼੍ਸ਼ਸ਼੍ਟ੍ਯਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤਂਤ੍ਰੈਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸਕਲਮਤਿਸਂਧਾਯ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਭੁਵਨਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ੍ਥਿਤਸ੍ਤਤ੍ਤਤ੍ਸਿਦ੍ਧਿਪ੍ਰਸਵਪਰਤਂਤ੍ਰੈਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਪਸ਼ੁਪਤਿਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਪੁਨਸ੍ਤ੍ਵਨ੍ਨਿਰ੍ਬਂਧਾਦਖਿਲਪੁਰੁਸ਼ਾਰ੍ਥੈਕਘਟਨਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ੍ਵਤਂਤ੍ਰਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਤਂਤ੍ਰਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਚਤੁਸ਼੍ਸ਼ਸ਼੍ਟ੍ਯਾ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਤਂਤ੍ਰੈਃ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਸਕਲਮਤਿਸਂਧਾਯ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation), ਭੁਵਨਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The opening idea of the hymn itself is ਸ਼ਿਵਃ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤ੍ਯਾ ਯੁਕ੍ਤੋ ਯਦਿ ਭਵਤਿ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਃ ਪ੍ਰਭਵਿਤੁਂ, showing Shiva and Shakti as inseparable for manifestation. The ਸ਼੍ਵੇਤਾਸ਼੍ਵਤਰ ਉਪਨਿਸ਼ਦ੍ says ਪਰਾਸ੍ਯ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਿਰ੍ ਵਿਵਿਧੈਵ ਸ਼੍ਰੂਯਤੇ, affirming the Supreme's manifold power, which this hymn celebrates as Devi.
This teaching can be lived by asking whether our gifts create harmony or agitation. When energy is guided by reverence, work becomes focused, relationships become more graceful, and ambition becomes less restless.
ਸ਼ਿਵਃ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਿਃ ਕਾਮਃ ਕ੍ਸ਼ਿਤਿਰਥ ਰਵਿਃ ਸ਼ੀਤਕਿਰਣਃ
ਸ੍ਮਰੋ ਹਂਸਃ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਰਸ੍ਤਦਨੁ ਚ ਪਰਾਮਾਰਹਰਯਃ ।
ਅਮੀ ਹ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਲ੍ਲੇਖਾਭਿਸ੍ਤਿਸ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਭਿਰਵਸਾਨੇਸ਼ੁ ਘਟਿਤਾ
ਭਜਂਤੇ ਵਰ੍ਣਾਸ੍ਤੇ ਤਵ ਜਨਨਿ ਨਾਮਾਵਯਵਤਾਮ੍ ॥ 32 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਸ਼ਿਵਃ - Shiva, pure consciousness
ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਿਃ - divine power
ਕਾਮਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕ੍ਸ਼ਿਤਿਰਥ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਰਵਿਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ਼ੀਤਕਿਰਣਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ੍ਮਰੋ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਹਂਸਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ਼ਕ੍ਰਸ੍ਤਦਨੁ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਪਰਾਮਾਰਹਰਯਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਸ਼ਿਵਃ (Shiva, pure consciousness), ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਿਃ (divine power), ਕਾਮਃ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਕ੍ਸ਼ਿਤਿਰਥ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The ਦੇਵੀ ਉਪਨਿਸ਼ਦ੍ declares ਅਹਂ ਬ੍ਰਹ੍ਮਸ੍ਵਰੂਪਿਣੀ, identifying the Goddess with Brahman itself. In an Advaitic reading, the Mother is not outside the Absolute; she is the luminous power by which the Absolute is adored, known, and experienced.
In study, work, and family life, the passage invites us to join excellence with tenderness. Beauty without discipline can distract, but beauty joined with devotion can make conduct more thoughtful and uplifting.
ਸ੍ਮਰਂ ਯੋਨਿਂ ਲਕ੍ਸ਼੍ਮੀਂ ਤ੍ਰਿਤਯਮਿਦਮਾਦੌ ਤਵ ਮਨੋ-
ਰ੍ਨਿਧਾਯੈਕੇ ਨਿਤ੍ਯੇ ਨਿਰਵਧਿਮਹਾਭੋਗਰਸਿਕਾਃ ।
ਭਜਂਤਿ ਤ੍ਵਾਂ ਚਿਂਤਾਮਣਿਗੁਨਨਿਬਦ੍ਧਾਕ੍ਸ਼ਵਲਯਾਃ
ਸ਼ਿਵਾਗ੍ਨੌ ਜੁਹ੍ਵਂਤਃ ਸੁਰਭਿਘ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤਧਾਰਾਹੁਤਿਸ਼ਤੈਃ ॥ 33 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਸ੍ਮਰਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਯੋਨਿਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਲਕ੍ਸ਼੍ਮੀਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤ੍ਰਿਤਯਮਿਦਮਾਦੌ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤਵ - your
ਮਨੋ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਰ੍ਨਿਧਾਯੈਕੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਨਿਤ੍ਯੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਨਿਰਵਧਿਮਹਾਭੋਗਰਸਿਕਾਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਭਜਂਤਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਸ੍ਮਰਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਯੋਨਿਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਲਕ੍ਸ਼੍ਮੀਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਤ੍ਰਿਤਯਮਿਦਮਾਦੌ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The Upanishadic prayer ਤਮਸੋ ਮਾ ਜ੍ਯੋਤਿਰ੍ਗਮਯ suits Devi's role as the light that turns ignorance into awareness. Many verses of this hymn turn sensory beauty into a contemplative ascent from form to consciousness.
The verse becomes practical when the mind learns to honor subtlety. Speak with care, use talent without domination, and let attraction mature into respect, patience, and steadiness.
ਸ਼ਰੀਰਂ ਤ੍ਵਂ ਸ਼ਂਭੋਃ ਸ਼ਸ਼ਿਮਿਹਿਰਵਕ੍ਸ਼ੋਰੁਹਯੁਗਂ
ਤਵਾਤ੍ਮਾਨਂ ਮਨ੍ਯੇ ਭਗਵਤਿ ਨਵਾਤ੍ਮਾਨਮਨਘਮ੍ ।
ਅਤਸ਼੍ਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਸ਼੍ਸ਼ੇਸ਼ੀਤ੍ਯਯਮੁਭਯਸਾਧਾਰਣਤਯਾ
ਸ੍ਥਿਤਃ ਸਂਬਂਧੋ ਵਾਂ ਸਮਰਸਪਰਾਨਂਦਪਰਯੋਃ ॥ 34 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਸ਼ਰੀਰਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤ੍ਵਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ਼ਂਭੋਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ਼ਸ਼ਿਮਿਹਿਰਵਕ੍ਸ਼ੋਰੁਹਯੁਗਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤਵਾਤ੍ਮਾਨਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਮਨ੍ਯੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਭਗਵਤਿ - O blessed Goddess
ਨਵਾਤ੍ਮਾਨਮਨਘਮ੍ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਅਤਸ਼੍ਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਸ਼੍ਸ਼ੇਸ਼ੀਤ੍ਯਯਮੁਭਯਸਾਧਾਰਣਤਯਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ੍ਥਿਤਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਸ਼ਰੀਰਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਤ੍ਵਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਸ਼ਂਭੋਃ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਸ਼ਸ਼ਿਮਿਹਿਰਵਕ੍ਸ਼ੋਰੁਹਯੁਗਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The ਲਲਿਤਾ ਸਹਸ੍ਰਨਾਮ praises Devi as ਚਿਦਗ੍ਨਿਕੁਂਡਸਂਭੂਤਾ, born from the fire of consciousness. Soundarya Lahari repeatedly returns to that same insight: beauty is sacred when it reveals consciousness, compassion, and liberation.
For personal growth, this passage encourages a refined use of power. Intelligence should clarify, speech should heal, and beauty should awaken dignity rather than comparison or pride.
ਮਨਸ੍ਤ੍ਵਂ ਵ੍ਯੋਮ ਤ੍ਵਂ ਮਰੁਦਸਿ ਮਰੁਤ੍ਸਾਰਥਿਰਸਿ
ਤ੍ਵਮਾਪਸ੍ਤ੍ਵਂ ਭੂਮਿਸ੍ਤ੍ਵਯਿ ਪਰਿਣਤਾਯਾਂ ਨ ਹਿ ਪਰਮ੍ ।
ਤ੍ਵਮੇਵ ਸ੍ਵਾਤ੍ਮਾਨਂ ਪਰਿਣਮਯਿਤੁਂ ਵਿਸ਼੍ਵਵਪੁਸ਼ਾ
ਚਿਦਾਨਂਦਾਕਾਰਂ ਸ਼ਿਵਯੁਵਤਿ ਭਾਵੇਨ ਬਿਭ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਸ਼ੇ ॥ 35 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਮਨਸ੍ਤ੍ਵਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਵ੍ਯੋਮ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤ੍ਵਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਮਰੁਦਸਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਮਰੁਤ੍ਸਾਰਥਿਰਸਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤ੍ਵਮਾਪਸ੍ਤ੍ਵਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਭੂਮਿਸ੍ਤ੍ਵਯਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਪਰਿਣਤਾਯਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਨ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਹਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਮਨਸ੍ਤ੍ਵਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਵ੍ਯੋਮ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਤ੍ਵਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਮਰੁਦਸਿ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The opening idea of the hymn itself is ਸ਼ਿਵਃ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤ੍ਯਾ ਯੁਕ੍ਤੋ ਯਦਿ ਭਵਤਿ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਃ ਪ੍ਰਭਵਿਤੁਂ, showing Shiva and Shakti as inseparable for manifestation. The ਸ਼੍ਵੇਤਾਸ਼੍ਵਤਰ ਉਪਨਿਸ਼ਦ੍ says ਪਰਾਸ੍ਯ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਿਰ੍ ਵਿਵਿਧੈਵ ਸ਼੍ਰੂਯਤੇ, affirming the Supreme's manifold power, which this hymn celebrates as Devi.
In ordinary interactions, the teaching asks us to make elegance ethical. A graceful person is not merely polished; they are careful with words, steady in commitments, and generous with attention.
ਤਵਾਜ੍ਞਾਚਕ੍ਰਸ੍ਥਂ ਤਪਨਸ਼ਸ਼ਿਕੋਟਿਦ੍ਯੁਤਿਧਰਂ
ਪਰਂ ਸ਼ਂਭੁਂ ਵਂਦੇ ਪਰਿਮਿਲਿਤਪਾਰ੍ਸ਼੍ਵਂ ਪਰਚਿਤਾ ।
ਯਮਾਰਾਧ੍ਯਨ੍ ਭਕ੍ਤ੍ਯਾ ਰਵਿਸ਼ਸ਼ਿਸ਼ੁਚੀਨਾਮਵਿਸ਼ਯੇ
ਨਿਰਾਲੋਕੇਲੋਕੇ ਨਿਵਸਤਿ ਹਿ ਭਾਲੋਕਭੁਵਨੇ ॥ 36 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਤਵਾਜ੍ਞਾਚਕ੍ਰਸ੍ਥਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤਪਨਸ਼ਸ਼ਿਕੋਟਿਦ੍ਯੁਤਿਧਰਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਪਰਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ਼ਂਭੁਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਵਂਦੇ - I bow to, I adore
ਪਰਿਮਿਲਿਤਪਾਰ੍ਸ਼੍ਵਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਪਰਚਿਤਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਯਮਾਰਾਧ੍ਯਨ੍ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਭਕ੍ਤ੍ਯਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਰਵਿਸ਼ਸ਼ਿਸ਼ੁਚੀਨਾਮਵਿਸ਼ਯੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਤਵਾਜ੍ਞਾਚਕ੍ਰਸ੍ਥਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਤਪਨਸ਼ਸ਼ਿਕੋਟਿਦ੍ਯੁਤਿਧਰਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਪਰਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਸ਼ਂਭੁਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The ਦੇਵੀ ਉਪਨਿਸ਼ਦ੍ declares ਅਹਂ ਬ੍ਰਹ੍ਮਸ੍ਵਰੂਪਿਣੀ, identifying the Goddess with Brahman itself. In an Advaitic reading, the Mother is not outside the Absolute; she is the luminous power by which the Absolute is adored, known, and experienced.
A daily exercise is to notice where energy becomes restless and bring it back to reverence. This helps desire become aspiration, speech become blessing, and success become a means of service.
ਵਿਸ਼ੁਦ੍ਧੌ ਤੇ ਸ਼ੁਦ੍ਧਸ੍ਫਟਿਕਵਿਸ਼ਦਂ ਵ੍ਯੋਮਜਨਕਂ
ਸ਼ਿਵਂ ਸੇਵੇ ਦੇਵੀਮਪਿ ਸ਼ਿਵਸਮਾਨਵ੍ਯਵਸਿਤਾਮ੍ ।
ਯਯੋਃ ਕਾਂਤ੍ਯਾ ਯਾਂਤ੍ਯਾਃ ਸ਼ਸ਼ਿਕਿਰਣਸਾਰੂਪ੍ਯਸਰਣੇ-
ਵਿਧੂਤਾਂਤਰ੍ਧ੍ਵਾਂਤਾ ਵਿਲਸਤਿ ਚਕੋਰੀਵ ਜਗਤੀ ॥ 37 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਵਿਸ਼ੁਦ੍ਧੌ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਸ਼ੁਦ੍ਧਸ੍ਫਟਿਕਵਿਸ਼ਦਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਵ੍ਯੋਮਜਨਕਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ਼ਿਵਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸੇਵੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਦੇਵੀਮਪਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ਼ਿਵਸਮਾਨਵ੍ਯਵਸਿਤਾਮ੍ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਯਯੋਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕਾਂਤ੍ਯਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਵਿਸ਼ੁਦ੍ਧੌ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਤੇ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation), ਸ਼ੁਦ੍ਧਸ੍ਫਟਿਕਵਿਸ਼ਦਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਵ੍ਯੋਮਜਨਕਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The Upanishadic prayer ਤਮਸੋ ਮਾ ਜ੍ਯੋਤਿਰ੍ਗਮਯ suits Devi's role as the light that turns ignorance into awareness. Many verses of this hymn turn sensory beauty into a contemplative ascent from form to consciousness.
The practical value of this verse lies in transforming perception. When beauty is seen as sacred, one becomes less possessive and more appreciative, less reactive and more capable of calm, useful action.
ਸਮੁਨ੍ਮੀਲਤ੍ ਸਂਵਿਤ੍ ਕਮਲਮਕਰਂਦੈਕਰਸਿਕਂ
ਭਜੇ ਹਂਸਦ੍ਵਂਦ੍ਵਂ ਕਿਮਪਿ ਮਹਤਾਂ ਮਾਨਸਚਰਮ੍ ।
ਯਦਾਲਾਪਾਦਸ਼੍ਟਾਦਸ਼ਗੁਣਿਤਵਿਦ੍ਯਾਪਰਿਣਤਿ-
ਰ੍ਯਦਾਦਤ੍ਤੇ ਦੋਸ਼ਾਦ੍ ਗੁਣਮਖਿਲਮਦ੍ਭ੍ਯਃ ਪਯ ਇਵ ॥ 38 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਸਮੁਨ੍ਮੀਲਤ੍ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸਂਵਿਤ੍ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕਮਲਮਕਰਂਦੈਕਰਸਿਕਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਭਜੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਹਂਸਦ੍ਵਂਦ੍ਵਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕਿਮਪਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਮਹਤਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਮਾਨਸਚਰਮ੍ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਯਦਾਲਾਪਾਦਸ਼੍ਟਾਦਸ਼ਗੁਣਿਤਵਿਦ੍ਯਾਪਰਿਣਤਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਰ੍ਯਦਾਦਤ੍ਤੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਸਮੁਨ੍ਮੀਲਤ੍ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਸਂਵਿਤ੍ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਕਮਲਮਕਰਂਦੈਕਰਸਿਕਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਭਜੇ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The ਲਲਿਤਾ ਸਹਸ੍ਰਨਾਮ praises Devi as ਚਿਦਗ੍ਨਿਕੁਂਡਸਂਭੂਤਾ, born from the fire of consciousness. Soundarya Lahari repeatedly returns to that same insight: beauty is sacred when it reveals consciousness, compassion, and liberation.
At work and at home, this passage can make refinement concrete: prepare carefully, speak gently, respond with dignity, and use intelligence to reduce confusion for others.
ਤਵ ਸ੍ਵਾਧਿਸ਼੍ਠਾਨੇ ਹੁਤਵਹਮਧਿਸ਼੍ਠਾਯ ਨਿਰਤਂ
ਤਮੀਡੇ ਸਂਵਰ੍ਤਂ ਜਨਨਿ ਮਹਤੀਂ ਤਾਂ ਚ ਸਮਯਾਮ੍ ।
ਯਦਾਲੋਕੇ ਲੋਕਾਨ੍ ਦਹਤਿ ਮਹਤਿ ਕ੍ਰੋਧਕਲਿਤੇ
ਦਯਾਰ੍ਦ੍ਰਾ ਯਾ ਦ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਸ਼੍ਟਿਃ ਸ਼ਿਸ਼ਿਰਮੁਪਚਾਰਂ ਰਚਯਤਿ ॥ 39 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਤਵ - your
ਸ੍ਵਾਧਿਸ਼੍ਠਾਨੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਹੁਤਵਹਮਧਿਸ਼੍ਠਾਯ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਨਿਰਤਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤਮੀਡੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਸਂਵਰ੍ਤਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਜਨਨਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਮਹਤੀਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸਮਯਾਮ੍ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਤਵ (your), ਸ੍ਵਾਧਿਸ਼੍ਠਾਨੇ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation), ਹੁਤਵਹਮਧਿਸ਼੍ਠਾਯ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation), ਨਿਰਤਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The opening idea of the hymn itself is ਸ਼ਿਵਃ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤ੍ਯਾ ਯੁਕ੍ਤੋ ਯਦਿ ਭਵਤਿ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਃ ਪ੍ਰਭਵਿਤੁਂ, showing Shiva and Shakti as inseparable for manifestation. The ਸ਼੍ਵੇਤਾਸ਼੍ਵਤਰ ਉਪਨਿਸ਼ਦ੍ says ਪਰਾਸ੍ਯ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਿਰ੍ ਵਿਵਿਧੈਵ ਸ਼੍ਰੂਯਤੇ, affirming the Supreme's manifold power, which this hymn celebrates as Devi.
In daily life, this verse asks us to treat energy, speech, beauty, and intelligence as sacred instruments. Used with clarity and compassion, they refine relationships, deepen concentration, and make success gentle rather than harsh.
ਤਟਿਤ੍ਤ੍ਵਂਤਂ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤ੍ਯਾ ਤਿਮਿਰਪਰਿਪਂਥਿਫੁਰਣਯਾ
ਸ੍ਫੁਰਨ੍ਨਾਨਾਰਤ੍ਨਾਭਰਣਪਰਿਣਦ੍ਧੇਂਦ੍ਰਧਨੁਸ਼ਮ੍ ।
ਤਵ ਸ਼੍ਯਾਮਂ ਮੇਘਂ ਕਮਪਿ ਮਣਿਪੂਰੈਕਸ਼ਰਣਂ
ਨਿਸ਼ੇਵੇ ਵਰ੍ਸ਼ਂਤਂ ਹਰਮਿਹਿਰਤਪ੍ਤਂ ਤ੍ਰਿਭੁਵਨਮ੍ ॥ 40 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਤਟਿਤ੍ਤ੍ਵਂਤਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤ੍ਯਾ - with Shakti, divine power
ਤਿਮਿਰਪਰਿਪਂਥਿਫੁਰਣਯਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ੍ਫੁਰਨ੍ਨਾਨਾਰਤ੍ਨਾਭਰਣਪਰਿਣਦ੍ਧੇਂਦ੍ਰਧਨੁਸ਼ਮ੍ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤਵ - your
ਸ਼੍ਯਾਮਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਮੇਘਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕਮਪਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਮਣਿਪੂਰੈਕਸ਼ਰਣਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਨਿਸ਼ੇਵੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਤਟਿਤ੍ਤ੍ਵਂਤਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤ੍ਯਾ (with Shakti, divine power), ਤਿਮਿਰਪਰਿਪਂਥਿਫੁਰਣਯਾ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਸ੍ਫੁਰਨ੍ਨਾਨਾਰਤ੍ਨਾਭਰਣਪਰਿਣਦ੍ਧੇਂਦ੍ਰਧਨੁਸ਼ਮ੍ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The ਦੇਵੀ ਉਪਨਿਸ਼ਦ੍ declares ਅਹਂ ਬ੍ਰਹ੍ਮਸ੍ਵਰੂਪਿਣੀ, identifying the Goddess with Brahman itself. In an Advaitic reading, the Mother is not outside the Absolute; she is the luminous power by which the Absolute is adored, known, and experienced.
A practical reading of this passage turns beauty into discipline. Speech should become clearer, intelligence kinder, and personal influence more responsible, so that refinement serves life rather than vanity.
ਤਵਾਧਾਰੇ ਮੂਲੇ ਸਹ ਸਮਯਯਾ ਲਾਸ੍ਯਪਰਯਾ
ਨਵਾਤ੍ਮਾਨਂ ਮਨ੍ਯੇ ਨਵਰਸਮਹਾਤਾਂਡਵਨਟਮ੍ ।
ਉਭਾਭ੍ਯਾਮੇਤਾਭ੍ਯਾਮੁਦਯਵਿਧਿਮੁਦ੍ਦਿਸ਼੍ਯ ਦਯਯਾ
ਸਨਾਥਾਭ੍ਯਾਂ ਜਜ੍ਞੇ ਜਨਕਜਨਨੀਮਜ੍ਜਗਦਿਦਮ੍ ॥ 41 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਤਵਾਧਾਰੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਮੂਲੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਸਹ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸਮਯਯਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਲਾਸ੍ਯਪਰਯਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਨਵਾਤ੍ਮਾਨਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਮਨ੍ਯੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਨਵਰਸਮਹਾਤਾਂਡਵਨਟਮ੍ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਉਭਾਭ੍ਯਾਮੇਤਾਭ੍ਯਾਮੁਦਯਵਿਧਿਮੁਦ੍ਦਿਸ਼੍ਯ - compassion, mercy, or tender grace
ਦਯਯਾ - compassion, mercy, or tender grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਤਵਾਧਾਰੇ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation), ਮੂਲੇ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation), ਸਹ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਸਮਯਯਾ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The Upanishadic prayer ਤਮਸੋ ਮਾ ਜ੍ਯੋਤਿਰ੍ਗਮਯ suits Devi's role as the light that turns ignorance into awareness. Many verses of this hymn turn sensory beauty into a contemplative ascent from form to consciousness.
This teaching can be lived by asking whether our gifts create harmony or agitation. When energy is guided by reverence, work becomes focused, relationships become more graceful, and ambition becomes less restless.
ਦ੍ਵਿਤੀਯ ਭਾਗਃ - ਸੌਂਦਰ੍ਯ ਲਹਰੀ
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਦ੍ਵਿਤੀਯ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਭਾਗਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸੌਂਦਰ੍ਯ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਲਹਰੀ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਦ੍ਵਿਤੀਯ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਭਾਗਃ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਸੌਂਦਰ੍ਯ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਲਹਰੀ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The ਲਲਿਤਾ ਸਹਸ੍ਰਨਾਮ praises Devi as ਚਿਦਗ੍ਨਿਕੁਂਡਸਂਭੂਤਾ, born from the fire of consciousness. Soundarya Lahari repeatedly returns to that same insight: beauty is sacred when it reveals consciousness, compassion, and liberation.
In study, work, and family life, the passage invites us to join excellence with tenderness. Beauty without discipline can distract, but beauty joined with devotion can make conduct more thoughtful and uplifting.
ਗਤੈਰ੍ਮਾਣਿਕ੍ਯਤ੍ਵਂ ਗਗਨਮਣਿਭਿਃ ਸਾਂਦ੍ਰਘਟਿਤਂ
ਕਿਰੀਟਂ ਤੇ ਹੈਮਂ ਹਿਮਗਿਰਿਸੁਤੇ ਕੀਰ੍ਤਯਤਿ ਯਃ ।
ਸ ਨੀਡੇਯਚ੍ਛਾਯਾਚ੍ਛੁਰਣਸ਼ਬਲਂ ਚਂਦ੍ਰਸ਼ਕਲਂ
ਧਨੁਃ ਸ਼ੌਨਾਸੀਰਂ ਕਿਮਿਤਿ ਨ ਨਿਬਧ੍ਨਾਤਿ ਧਿਸ਼ਣਾਮ੍ ॥ 42 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਗਤੈਰ੍ਮਾਣਿਕ੍ਯਤ੍ਵਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਗਗਨਮਣਿਭਿਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸਾਂਦ੍ਰਘਟਿਤਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕਿਰੀਟਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਹੈਮਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਹਿਮਗਿਰਿਸੁਤੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਕੀਰ੍ਤਯਤਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਯਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਗਤੈਰ੍ਮਾਣਿਕ੍ਯਤ੍ਵਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਗਗਨਮਣਿਭਿਃ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਸਾਂਦ੍ਰਘਟਿਤਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਕਿਰੀਟਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The opening idea of the hymn itself is ਸ਼ਿਵਃ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤ੍ਯਾ ਯੁਕ੍ਤੋ ਯਦਿ ਭਵਤਿ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਃ ਪ੍ਰਭਵਿਤੁਂ, showing Shiva and Shakti as inseparable for manifestation. The ਸ਼੍ਵੇਤਾਸ਼੍ਵਤਰ ਉਪਨਿਸ਼ਦ੍ says ਪਰਾਸ੍ਯ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਿਰ੍ ਵਿਵਿਧੈਵ ਸ਼੍ਰੂਯਤੇ, affirming the Supreme's manifold power, which this hymn celebrates as Devi.
The verse becomes practical when the mind learns to honor subtlety. Speak with care, use talent without domination, and let attraction mature into respect, patience, and steadiness.
ਧੁਨੋਤੁ ਧ੍ਵਾਂਤਂ ਨਸ੍ਤੁਲਿਤਦਲਿਤੇਂਦੀਵਰਵਨਂ
ਘਨਸ੍ਨਿਗ੍ਧਸ਼੍ਲਕ੍ਸ਼੍ਣਂ ਚਿਕੁਰਨਿਕੁਰੁਂਬਂ ਤਵ ਸ਼ਿਵੇ ।
ਯਦੀਯਂ ਸੌਰਭ੍ਯਂ ਸਹਜਮੁਪਲਬ੍ਧੁਂ ਸੁਮਨਸੋ
ਵਸਂਤ੍ਯਸ੍ਮਿਨ੍ ਮਨ੍ਯੇ ਵਲਮਥਨਵਾਟੀਵਿਟਪਿਨਾਮ੍ ॥ 43 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਧੁਨੋਤੁ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਧ੍ਵਾਂਤਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਨਸ੍ਤੁਲਿਤਦਲਿਤੇਂਦੀਵਰਵਨਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਘਨਸ੍ਨਿਗ੍ਧਸ਼੍ਲਕ੍ਸ਼੍ਣਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਚਿਕੁਰਨਿਕੁਰੁਂਬਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤਵ - your
ਸ਼ਿਵੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਯਦੀਯਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸੌਰਭ੍ਯਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸਹਜਮੁਪਲਬ੍ਧੁਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਧੁਨੋਤੁ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਧ੍ਵਾਂਤਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਨਸ੍ਤੁਲਿਤਦਲਿਤੇਂਦੀਵਰਵਨਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਘਨਸ੍ਨਿਗ੍ਧਸ਼੍ਲਕ੍ਸ਼੍ਣਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The ਦੇਵੀ ਉਪਨਿਸ਼ਦ੍ declares ਅਹਂ ਬ੍ਰਹ੍ਮਸ੍ਵਰੂਪਿਣੀ, identifying the Goddess with Brahman itself. In an Advaitic reading, the Mother is not outside the Absolute; she is the luminous power by which the Absolute is adored, known, and experienced.
For personal growth, this passage encourages a refined use of power. Intelligence should clarify, speech should heal, and beauty should awaken dignity rather than comparison or pride.
ਤਨੋਤੁ ਕ੍ਸ਼ੇਮਂ ਨਸ੍ਤਵ ਵਦਨਸੌਂਦਰ੍ਯਲਹਰੀ-
ਪਰੀਵਾਹਸ੍ਰੋਤਃਸਰਣਿਰਿਵ ਸੀਮਂਤਸਰਣਿਃ ।
ਵਹਂਤੀ ਸਿਂਦੂਰਂ ਪ੍ਰਬਲਕਬਰੀਭਾਰਤਿਮਿਰ-
ਦ੍ਵਿਸ਼ਾਂ ਬ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਂਦੈਰ੍ਬਂਦੀਕ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤਮਿਵ ਨਵੀਨਾਰ੍ਕਕਿਰਣਮ੍ ॥ 44 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਤਨੋਤੁ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕ੍ਸ਼ੇਮਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਨਸ੍ਤਵ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਵਦਨਸੌਂਦਰ੍ਯਲਹਰੀ - a bodily or visual image used for devotional contemplation
ਪਰੀਵਾਹਸ੍ਰੋਤਃਸਰਣਿਰਿਵ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸੀਮਂਤਸਰਣਿਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਵਹਂਤੀ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸਿਂਦੂਰਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਪ੍ਰਬਲਕਬਰੀਭਾਰਤਿਮਿਰ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਦ੍ਵਿਸ਼ਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਤਨੋਤੁ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਕ੍ਸ਼ੇਮਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਨਸ੍ਤਵ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਵਦਨਸੌਂਦਰ੍ਯਲਹਰੀ (a bodily or visual image used for devotional contemplation). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The Upanishadic prayer ਤਮਸੋ ਮਾ ਜ੍ਯੋਤਿਰ੍ਗਮਯ suits Devi's role as the light that turns ignorance into awareness. Many verses of this hymn turn sensory beauty into a contemplative ascent from form to consciousness.
In ordinary interactions, the teaching asks us to make elegance ethical. A graceful person is not merely polished; they are careful with words, steady in commitments, and generous with attention.
ਅਰਾਲੈਃ ਸ੍ਵਾਭਾਵ੍ਯਾਦਲਿਕਲਭਸਸ਼੍ਰੀਭਿਰਲਕੈਃ
ਪਰੀਤਂ ਤੇ ਵਕ੍ਤ੍ਰਂ ਪਰਿਹਸਤਿ ਪਂਕੇਰੁਹਰੁਚਿਮ੍ ।
ਦਰਸ੍ਮੇਰੇ ਯਸ੍ਮਿਨ੍ ਦਸ਼ਨਰੁਚਿਕਿਂਜਲ੍ਕਰੁਚਿਰੇ
ਸੁਗਂਧੌ ਮਾਦ੍ਯਂਤਿ ਸ੍ਮਰਦਹਨਚਕ੍ਸ਼ੁਰ੍ਮਧੁਲਿਹਃ ॥ 45 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਅਰਾਲੈਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ੍ਵਾਭਾਵ੍ਯਾਦਲਿਕਲਭਸਸ਼੍ਰੀਭਿਰਲਕੈਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਪਰੀਤਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਵਕ੍ਤ੍ਰਂ - a bodily or visual image used for devotional contemplation
ਪਰਿਹਸਤਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਪਂਕੇਰੁਹਰੁਚਿਮ੍ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਦਰਸ੍ਮੇਰੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਯਸ੍ਮਿਨ੍ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਦਸ਼ਨਰੁਚਿਕਿਂਜਲ੍ਕਰੁਚਿਰੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਅਰਾਲੈਃ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਸ੍ਵਾਭਾਵ੍ਯਾਦਲਿਕਲਭਸਸ਼੍ਰੀਭਿਰਲਕੈਃ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਪਰੀਤਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਤੇ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The ਲਲਿਤਾ ਸਹਸ੍ਰਨਾਮ praises Devi as ਚਿਦਗ੍ਨਿਕੁਂਡਸਂਭੂਤਾ, born from the fire of consciousness. Soundarya Lahari repeatedly returns to that same insight: beauty is sacred when it reveals consciousness, compassion, and liberation.
A daily exercise is to notice where energy becomes restless and bring it back to reverence. This helps desire become aspiration, speech become blessing, and success become a means of service.
ਲਲਾਟਂ ਲਾਵਣ੍ਯਦ੍ਯੁਤਿਵਿਮਲਮਾਭਾਤਿ ਤਵ ਯ-
ਦ੍ਦ੍ਵਿਤੀਯਂ ਤਨ੍ਮਨ੍ਯੇ ਮਕੁਟਘਟਿਤਂ ਚਂਦ੍ਰਸ਼ਕਲਮ੍ ।
ਵਿਪਰ੍ਯਾਸਨ੍ਯਾਸਾਦੁਭਯਮਪਿ ਸਂਭੂਯ ਚ ਮਿਥਃ
ਸੁਧਾਲੇਪਸ੍ਯੂਤਿਃ ਪਰਿਣਮਤਿ ਰਾਕਾਹਿਮਕਰਃ ॥ 46 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਲਲਾਟਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਲਾਵਣ੍ਯਦ੍ਯੁਤਿਵਿਮਲਮਾਭਾਤਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤਵ - your
ਯ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਦ੍ਦ੍ਵਿਤੀਯਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤਨ੍ਮਨ੍ਯੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਮਕੁਟਘਟਿਤਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਚਂਦ੍ਰਸ਼ਕਲਮ੍ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਵਿਪਰ੍ਯਾਸਨ੍ਯਾਸਾਦੁਭਯਮਪਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸਂਭੂਯ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਲਲਾਟਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਲਾਵਣ੍ਯਦ੍ਯੁਤਿਵਿਮਲਮਾਭਾਤਿ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਤਵ (your), ਯ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The opening idea of the hymn itself is ਸ਼ਿਵਃ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤ੍ਯਾ ਯੁਕ੍ਤੋ ਯਦਿ ਭਵਤਿ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਃ ਪ੍ਰਭਵਿਤੁਂ, showing Shiva and Shakti as inseparable for manifestation. The ਸ਼੍ਵੇਤਾਸ਼੍ਵਤਰ ਉਪਨਿਸ਼ਦ੍ says ਪਰਾਸ੍ਯ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਿਰ੍ ਵਿਵਿਧੈਵ ਸ਼੍ਰੂਯਤੇ, affirming the Supreme's manifold power, which this hymn celebrates as Devi.
The practical value of this verse lies in transforming perception. When beauty is seen as sacred, one becomes less possessive and more appreciative, less reactive and more capable of calm, useful action.
ਭ੍ਰੁਵੌ ਭੁਗ੍ਨੇ ਕਿਂਚਿਦ੍ਭੁਵਨਭਯਭਂਗਵ੍ਯਸਨਿਨਿ
ਤ੍ਵਦੀਯੇ ਨੇਤ੍ਰਾਭ੍ਯਾਂ ਮਧੁਕਰਰੁਚਿਭ੍ਯਾਂ ਧ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤਗੁਣਮ੍ ।
ਧਨੁਰ੍ਮਨ੍ਯੇ ਸਵ੍ਯੇਤਰਕਰਗ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਹੀਤਂ ਰਤਿਪਤੇਃ
ਪ੍ਰਕੋਸ਼੍ਠੇ ਮੁਸ਼੍ਟੌ ਚ ਸ੍ਥਗਯਤਿ ਨਿਗੂਢਾਂਤਰਮੁਮੇ ॥ 47 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਭ੍ਰੁਵੌ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਭੁਗ੍ਨੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਕਿਂਚਿਦ੍ਭੁਵਨਭਯਭਂਗਵ੍ਯਸਨਿਨਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤ੍ਵਦੀਯੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਨੇਤ੍ਰਾਭ੍ਯਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਮਧੁਕਰਰੁਚਿਭ੍ਯਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਧ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤਗੁਣਮ੍ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਧਨੁਰ੍ਮਨ੍ਯੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਸਵ੍ਯੇਤਰਕਰਗ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਹੀਤਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਰਤਿਪਤੇਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਭ੍ਰੁਵੌ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਭੁਗ੍ਨੇ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation), ਕਿਂਚਿਦ੍ਭੁਵਨਭਯਭਂਗਵ੍ਯਸਨਿਨਿ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਤ੍ਵਦੀਯੇ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The ਦੇਵੀ ਉਪਨਿਸ਼ਦ੍ declares ਅਹਂ ਬ੍ਰਹ੍ਮਸ੍ਵਰੂਪਿਣੀ, identifying the Goddess with Brahman itself. In an Advaitic reading, the Mother is not outside the Absolute; she is the luminous power by which the Absolute is adored, known, and experienced.
At work and at home, this passage can make refinement concrete: prepare carefully, speak gently, respond with dignity, and use intelligence to reduce confusion for others.
ਅਹਃ ਸੂਤੇ ਸਵ੍ਯਂ ਤਵ ਨਯਨਮਰ੍ਕਾਤ੍ਮਕਤਯਾ
ਤ੍ਰਿਯਾਮਾਂ ਵਾਮਂ ਤੇ ਸ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਜਤਿ ਰਜਨੀਨਾਯਕਤਯਾ ।
ਤ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤੀਯਾ ਤੇ ਦ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਸ਼੍ਟਿਰ੍ਦਰਦਲਿਤਹੇਮਾਂਬੁਜਰੁਚਿਃ
ਸਮਾਧਤ੍ਤੇ ਸਂਧ੍ਯਾਂ ਦਿਵਸਨਿਸ਼ਯੋਰਂਤਰਚਰੀਮ੍ ॥ 48 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਅਹਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸੂਤੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਸਵ੍ਯਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤਵ - your
ਨਯਨਮਰ੍ਕਾਤ੍ਮਕਤਯਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤ੍ਰਿਯਾਮਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਵਾਮਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਸ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਜਤਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਰਜਨੀਨਾਯਕਤਯਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਅਹਃ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਸੂਤੇ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation), ਸਵ੍ਯਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਤਵ (your). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The Upanishadic prayer ਤਮਸੋ ਮਾ ਜ੍ਯੋਤਿਰ੍ਗਮਯ suits Devi's role as the light that turns ignorance into awareness. Many verses of this hymn turn sensory beauty into a contemplative ascent from form to consciousness.
In daily life, this verse asks us to treat energy, speech, beauty, and intelligence as sacred instruments. Used with clarity and compassion, they refine relationships, deepen concentration, and make success gentle rather than harsh.
ਵਿਸ਼ਾਲਾ ਕਲ੍ਯਾਣੀ ਸ੍ਫੁਟਰੁਚਿਰਯੋਧ੍ਯਾ ਕੁਵਲਯੈਃ
ਕ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਪਾਧਾਰਾਧਾਰਾ ਕਿਮਪਿ ਮਧੁਰਾਭੋਗਵਤਿਕਾ ।
ਅਵਂਤੀ ਦ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਸ਼੍ਟਿਸ੍ਤੇ ਬਹੁਨਗਰਵਿਸ੍ਤਾਰਵਿਜਯਾ
ਧ੍ਰੁਵਂ ਤਤ੍ਤਨ੍ਨਾਮਵ੍ਯਵਹਰਣਯੋਗ੍ਯਾ ਵਿਜਯਤੇ ॥ 49 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਵਿਸ਼ਾਲਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕਲ੍ਯਾਣੀ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ੍ਫੁਟਰੁਚਿਰਯੋਧ੍ਯਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕੁਵਲਯੈਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਪਾਧਾਰਾਧਾਰਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕਿਮਪਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਮਧੁਰਾਭੋਗਵਤਿਕਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਅਵਂਤੀ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਦ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਸ਼੍ਟਿਸ੍ਤੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਬਹੁਨਗਰਵਿਸ੍ਤਾਰਵਿਜਯਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਵਿਸ਼ਾਲਾ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਕਲ੍ਯਾਣੀ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਸ੍ਫੁਟਰੁਚਿਰਯੋਧ੍ਯਾ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਕੁਵਲਯੈਃ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The ਲਲਿਤਾ ਸਹਸ੍ਰਨਾਮ praises Devi as ਚਿਦਗ੍ਨਿਕੁਂਡਸਂਭੂਤਾ, born from the fire of consciousness. Soundarya Lahari repeatedly returns to that same insight: beauty is sacred when it reveals consciousness, compassion, and liberation.
A practical reading of this passage turns beauty into discipline. Speech should become clearer, intelligence kinder, and personal influence more responsible, so that refinement serves life rather than vanity.
ਕਵੀਨਾਂ ਸਂਦਰ੍ਭਸ੍ਤਬਕਮਕਰਂਦੈਕਰਸਿਕਂ
ਕਟਾਕ੍ਸ਼ਵ੍ਯਾਕ੍ਸ਼ੇਪਭ੍ਰਮਰਕਲਭੌ ਕਰ੍ਣਯੁਗਲਮ੍ ।
ਅਮੁਂਚਂਤੌ ਦ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਸ਼੍ਟ੍ਵਾ ਤਵ ਨਵਰਸਾਸ੍ਵਾਦਤਰਲਾ-
ਵਸੂਯਾਸਂਸਰ੍ਗਾਦਲਿਕਨਯਨਂ ਕਿਂਚਿਦਰੁਣਮ੍ ॥ 50 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਕਵੀਨਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸਂਦਰ੍ਭਸ੍ਤਬਕਮਕਰਂਦੈਕਰਸਿਕਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕਟਾਕ੍ਸ਼ਵ੍ਯਾਕ੍ਸ਼ੇਪਭ੍ਰਮਰਕਲਭੌ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕਰ੍ਣਯੁਗਲਮ੍ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਅਮੁਂਚਂਤੌ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਦ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਸ਼੍ਟ੍ਵਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤਵ - your
ਨਵਰਸਾਸ੍ਵਾਦਤਰਲਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਵਸੂਯਾਸਂਸਰ੍ਗਾਦਲਿਕਨਯਨਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕਿਂਚਿਦਰੁਣਮ੍ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਕਵੀਨਾਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਸਂਦਰ੍ਭਸ੍ਤਬਕਮਕਰਂਦੈਕਰਸਿਕਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਕਟਾਕ੍ਸ਼ਵ੍ਯਾਕ੍ਸ਼ੇਪਭ੍ਰਮਰਕਲਭੌ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਕਰ੍ਣਯੁਗਲਮ੍ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The opening idea of the hymn itself is ਸ਼ਿਵਃ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤ੍ਯਾ ਯੁਕ੍ਤੋ ਯਦਿ ਭਵਤਿ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਃ ਪ੍ਰਭਵਿਤੁਂ, showing Shiva and Shakti as inseparable for manifestation. The ਸ਼੍ਵੇਤਾਸ਼੍ਵਤਰ ਉਪਨਿਸ਼ਦ੍ says ਪਰਾਸ੍ਯ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਿਰ੍ ਵਿਵਿਧੈਵ ਸ਼੍ਰੂਯਤੇ, affirming the Supreme's manifold power, which this hymn celebrates as Devi.
This teaching can be lived by asking whether our gifts create harmony or agitation. When energy is guided by reverence, work becomes focused, relationships become more graceful, and ambition becomes less restless.
ਸ਼ਿਵੇ ਸ਼ਰੁਰੁਇਂਗਾਰਾਰ੍ਦ੍ਰਾ ਤਦਿਤਰਜਨੇ ਕੁਤ੍ਸਨਪਰਾ
ਸਰੋਸ਼ਾ ਗਂਗਾਯਾਂ ਗਿਰਿਸ਼ਚਰਿਤੇ ਵਿਸ੍ਮਯਵਤੀ ।
ਹਰਾਹਿਭ੍ਯੋ ਭੀਤਾ ਸਰਸਿਰੁਹਸੌਭਾਗ੍ਯਜਨਨੀ (ਜਯਿਨੀ)
ਸਖੀਸ਼ੁ ਸ੍ਮੇਰਾ ਤੇ ਮਯਿ ਜਨਨੀ ਦ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਸ਼੍ਟਿਃ ਸਕਰੁਣਾ ॥ 51 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਸ਼ਿਵੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਸ਼ਰੁਰੁਇਂਗਾਰਾਰ੍ਦ੍ਰਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤਦਿਤਰਜਨੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਕੁਤ੍ਸਨਪਰਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸਰੋਸ਼ਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਗਂਗਾਯਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਗਿਰਿਸ਼ਚਰਿਤੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਵਿਸ੍ਮਯਵਤੀ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਹਰਾਹਿਭ੍ਯੋ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਭੀਤਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਸ਼ਿਵੇ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation), ਸ਼ਰੁਰੁਇਂਗਾਰਾਰ੍ਦ੍ਰਾ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਤਦਿਤਰਜਨੇ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation), ਕੁਤ੍ਸਨਪਰਾ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The ਦੇਵੀ ਉਪਨਿਸ਼ਦ੍ declares ਅਹਂ ਬ੍ਰਹ੍ਮਸ੍ਵਰੂਪਿਣੀ, identifying the Goddess with Brahman itself. In an Advaitic reading, the Mother is not outside the Absolute; she is the luminous power by which the Absolute is adored, known, and experienced.
In study, work, and family life, the passage invites us to join excellence with tenderness. Beauty without discipline can distract, but beauty joined with devotion can make conduct more thoughtful and uplifting.
ਗਤੇ ਕਰ੍ਣਾਭ੍ਯਰ੍ਣਂ ਗਰੁਤ ਇਵ ਪਕ੍ਸ਼੍ਮਾਣਿ ਦਧਤੀ
ਪੁਰਾਂ ਭੇਤ੍ਤੁਸ਼੍ਚਿਤ੍ਤਪ੍ਰਸ਼ਮਰਸਵਿਦ੍ਰਾਵਣਫਲੇ ।
ਇਮੇ ਨੇਤ੍ਰੇ ਗੋਤ੍ਰਾਧਰਪਤਿਕੁਲੋਤ੍ਤਂਸਕਲਿਕੇ
ਤਵਾਕਰ੍ਣਾਕ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਸ਼੍ਟਸ੍ਮਰਸ਼ਰਵਿਲਾਸਂ ਕਲਯਤਃ ॥ 52 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਗਤੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਕਰ੍ਣਾਭ੍ਯਰ੍ਣਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਗਰੁਤ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਇਵ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਪਕ੍ਸ਼੍ਮਾਣਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਦਧਤੀ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਪੁਰਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਭੇਤ੍ਤੁਸ਼੍ਚਿਤ੍ਤਪ੍ਰਸ਼ਮਰਸਵਿਦ੍ਰਾਵਣਫਲੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਇਮੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਨੇਤ੍ਰੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਗਤੇ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation), ਕਰ੍ਣਾਭ੍ਯਰ੍ਣਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਗਰੁਤ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਇਵ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The Upanishadic prayer ਤਮਸੋ ਮਾ ਜ੍ਯੋਤਿਰ੍ਗਮਯ suits Devi's role as the light that turns ignorance into awareness. Many verses of this hymn turn sensory beauty into a contemplative ascent from form to consciousness.
The verse becomes practical when the mind learns to honor subtlety. Speak with care, use talent without domination, and let attraction mature into respect, patience, and steadiness.
ਵਿਭਕ੍ਤਤ੍ਰੈਵਰ੍ਣ੍ਯਂ ਵ੍ਯਤਿਕਰਿਤਲੀਲਾਂਜਨਤਯਾ
ਵਿਭਾਤਿ ਤ੍ਵਨ੍ਨੇਤ੍ਰਤ੍ਰਿਤਯਮਿਦਮੀਸ਼ਾਨਦਯਿਤੇ ।
ਪੁਨਃ ਸ੍ਰਸ਼੍ਟੁਂ ਦੇਵਾਨ੍ ਦ੍ਰੁਹਿਣਹਰਿਰੁਦ੍ਰਾਨੁਪਰਤਾਨ੍
ਰਜਃ ਸਤ੍ਤ੍ਵਂ ਬਿਭ੍ਰਤ੍ਤਮ ਇਤਿ ਗੁਣਾਨਾਂ ਤ੍ਰਯਮਿਵ ॥ 53 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਵਿਭਕ੍ਤਤ੍ਰੈਵਰ੍ਣ੍ਯਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਵ੍ਯਤਿਕਰਿਤਲੀਲਾਂਜਨਤਯਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਵਿਭਾਤਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤ੍ਵਨ੍ਨੇਤ੍ਰਤ੍ਰਿਤਯਮਿਦਮੀਸ਼ਾਨਦਯਿਤੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਪੁਨਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ੍ਰਸ਼੍ਟੁਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਦੇਵਾਨ੍ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਦ੍ਰੁਹਿਣਹਰਿਰੁਦ੍ਰਾਨੁਪਰਤਾਨ੍ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਰਜਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸਤ੍ਤ੍ਵਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਵਿਭਕ੍ਤਤ੍ਰੈਵਰ੍ਣ੍ਯਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਵ੍ਯਤਿਕਰਿਤਲੀਲਾਂਜਨਤਯਾ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਵਿਭਾਤਿ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਤ੍ਵਨ੍ਨੇਤ੍ਰਤ੍ਰਿਤਯਮਿਦਮੀਸ਼ਾਨਦਯਿਤੇ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The ਲਲਿਤਾ ਸਹਸ੍ਰਨਾਮ praises Devi as ਚਿਦਗ੍ਨਿਕੁਂਡਸਂਭੂਤਾ, born from the fire of consciousness. Soundarya Lahari repeatedly returns to that same insight: beauty is sacred when it reveals consciousness, compassion, and liberation.
For personal growth, this passage encourages a refined use of power. Intelligence should clarify, speech should heal, and beauty should awaken dignity rather than comparison or pride.
ਪਵਿਤ੍ਰੀਕਰ੍ਤੁਂ ਨਃ ਪਸ਼ੁਪਤਿਪਰਾਧੀਨਹ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਦਯੇ
ਦਯਾਮਿਤ੍ਰੈਰ੍ਨੇਤ੍ਰੈਰਰੁਣਧਵਲਸ਼੍ਯਾਮਰੁਚਿਭਿਃ ।
ਨਦਃ ਸ਼ੋਣੋ ਗਂਗਾ ਤਪਨਤਨਯੇਤਿ ਧ੍ਰੁਵਮਮੁਂ
ਤ੍ਰਯਾਣਾਂ ਤੀਰ੍ਥਾਨਾਮੁਪਨਯਸਿ ਸਂਭੇਦਮਨਘਮ੍ ॥ 54 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਪਵਿਤ੍ਰੀਕਰ੍ਤੁਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਨਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਪਸ਼ੁਪਤਿਪਰਾਧੀਨਹ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਦਯੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਦਯਾਮਿਤ੍ਰੈਰ੍ਨੇਤ੍ਰੈਰਰੁਣਧਵਲਸ਼੍ਯਾਮਰੁਚਿਭਿਃ - compassion, mercy, or tender grace
ਨਦਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ਼ੋਣੋ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਗਂਗਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤਪਨਤਨਯੇਤਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਧ੍ਰੁਵਮਮੁਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤ੍ਰਯਾਣਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਪਵਿਤ੍ਰੀਕਰ੍ਤੁਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਨਃ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਪਸ਼ੁਪਤਿਪਰਾਧੀਨਹ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਦਯੇ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation), ਦਯਾਮਿਤ੍ਰੈਰ੍ਨੇਤ੍ਰੈਰਰੁਣਧਵਲਸ਼੍ਯਾਮਰੁਚਿਭਿਃ (compassion, mercy, or tender grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The opening idea of the hymn itself is ਸ਼ਿਵਃ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤ੍ਯਾ ਯੁਕ੍ਤੋ ਯਦਿ ਭਵਤਿ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਃ ਪ੍ਰਭਵਿਤੁਂ, showing Shiva and Shakti as inseparable for manifestation. The ਸ਼੍ਵੇਤਾਸ਼੍ਵਤਰ ਉਪਨਿਸ਼ਦ੍ says ਪਰਾਸ੍ਯ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਿਰ੍ ਵਿਵਿਧੈਵ ਸ਼੍ਰੂਯਤੇ, affirming the Supreme's manifold power, which this hymn celebrates as Devi.
In ordinary interactions, the teaching asks us to make elegance ethical. A graceful person is not merely polished; they are careful with words, steady in commitments, and generous with attention.
ਨਿਮੇਸ਼ੋਨ੍ਮੇਸ਼ਾਭ੍ਯਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਲਯਮੁਦਯਂ ਯਾਤਿ ਜਗਤੀ
ਤਵੇਤ੍ਯਾਹੁਃ ਸਂਤੋ ਧਰਣਿਧਰਰਾਜਨ੍ਯਤਨਯੇ ।
ਤ੍ਵਦੁਨ੍ਮੇਸ਼ਾਜ੍ਜਾਤਂ ਜਗਦਿਦਮਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਂ ਪ੍ਰਲਯਤਃ
ਪਰਿਤ੍ਰਾਤੁਂ ਸ਼ਂਕੇ ਪਰਿਹ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤਨਿਮੇਸ਼ਾਸ੍ਤਵ ਦ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਸ਼ਃ ॥ 55 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਨਿਮੇਸ਼ੋਨ੍ਮੇਸ਼ਾਭ੍ਯਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਪ੍ਰਲਯਮੁਦਯਂ - compassion, mercy, or tender grace
ਯਾਤਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਜਗਤੀ - world, universe, or all beings
ਤਵੇਤ੍ਯਾਹੁਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸਂਤੋ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਧਰਣਿਧਰਰਾਜਨ੍ਯਤਨਯੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਤ੍ਵਦੁਨ੍ਮੇਸ਼ਾਜ੍ਜਾਤਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਜਗਦਿਦਮਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਪ੍ਰਲਯਤਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਨਿਮੇਸ਼ੋਨ੍ਮੇਸ਼ਾਭ੍ਯਾਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਪ੍ਰਲਯਮੁਦਯਂ (compassion, mercy, or tender grace), ਯਾਤਿ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਜਗਤੀ (world, universe, or all beings). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The ਦੇਵੀ ਉਪਨਿਸ਼ਦ੍ declares ਅਹਂ ਬ੍ਰਹ੍ਮਸ੍ਵਰੂਪਿਣੀ, identifying the Goddess with Brahman itself. In an Advaitic reading, the Mother is not outside the Absolute; she is the luminous power by which the Absolute is adored, known, and experienced.
A daily exercise is to notice where energy becomes restless and bring it back to reverence. This helps desire become aspiration, speech become blessing, and success become a means of service.
ਤਵਾਪਰ੍ਣੇ ਕਰ੍ਣੇਜਪਨਯਨਪੈਸ਼ੁਨ੍ਯਚਕਿਤਾ
ਨਿਲੀਯਂਤੇ ਤੋਯੇ ਨਿਯਤਮਨਿਮੇਸ਼ਾਃ ਸ਼ਫਰਿਕਾਃ ।
ਇਯਂ ਚ ਸ਼੍ਰੀਰ੍ਬਦ੍ਧਚ੍ਛਦਪੁਟਕਵਾਟਂ ਕੁਵਲਯਮ੍
ਜਹਾਤਿ ਪ੍ਰਤ੍ਯੂਸ਼ੇ ਨਿਸ਼ਿ ਚ ਵਿਘਟਯ੍ਯ ਪ੍ਰਵਿਸ਼ਤਿ ॥ 56 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਤਵਾਪਰ੍ਣੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਕਰ੍ਣੇਜਪਨਯਨਪੈਸ਼ੁਨ੍ਯਚਕਿਤਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਨਿਲੀਯਂਤੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਤੋਯੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਨਿਯਤਮਨਿਮੇਸ਼ਾਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ਼ਫਰਿਕਾਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਇਯਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ਼੍ਰੀਰ੍ਬਦ੍ਧਚ੍ਛਦਪੁਟਕਵਾਟਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕੁਵਲਯਮ੍ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਜਹਾਤਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਤਵਾਪਰ੍ਣੇ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation), ਕਰ੍ਣੇਜਪਨਯਨਪੈਸ਼ੁਨ੍ਯਚਕਿਤਾ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਨਿਲੀਯਂਤੇ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation), ਤੋਯੇ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The Upanishadic prayer ਤਮਸੋ ਮਾ ਜ੍ਯੋਤਿਰ੍ਗਮਯ suits Devi's role as the light that turns ignorance into awareness. Many verses of this hymn turn sensory beauty into a contemplative ascent from form to consciousness.
The practical value of this verse lies in transforming perception. When beauty is seen as sacred, one becomes less possessive and more appreciative, less reactive and more capable of calm, useful action.
ਦ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਸ਼ਾ ਦ੍ਰਾਘੀਯਸ੍ਯਾ ਦਰਦਲਿਤਨੀਲੋਤ੍ਪਲਰੁਚਾ
ਦਵੀਯਾਂਸਂ ਦੀਨਂ ਸ੍ਨਪਯ ਕ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਪਯਾ ਮਾਮਪਿ ਸ਼ਿਵੇ ।
ਅਨੇਨਾਯਂ ਧਨ੍ਯੋ ਭਵਤਿ ਨ ਚ ਤੇ ਹਾਨਿਰਿਯਤਾ
ਵਨੇ ਵਾ ਹਰ੍ਮ੍ਯੇ ਵਾ ਸਮਕਰਨਿਪਾਤੋ ਹਿਮਕਰਃ ॥ 57 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਦ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਸ਼ਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਦ੍ਰਾਘੀਯਸ੍ਯਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਦਰਦਲਿਤਨੀਲੋਤ੍ਪਲਰੁਚਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਦਵੀਯਾਂਸਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਦੀਨਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ੍ਨਪਯ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਕ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਪਯਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਮਾਮਪਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ਼ਿਵੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਅਨੇਨਾਯਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਦ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਸ਼ਾ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਦ੍ਰਾਘੀਯਸ੍ਯਾ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਦਰਦਲਿਤਨੀਲੋਤ੍ਪਲਰੁਚਾ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਦਵੀਯਾਂਸਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The ਲਲਿਤਾ ਸਹਸ੍ਰਨਾਮ praises Devi as ਚਿਦਗ੍ਨਿਕੁਂਡਸਂਭੂਤਾ, born from the fire of consciousness. Soundarya Lahari repeatedly returns to that same insight: beauty is sacred when it reveals consciousness, compassion, and liberation.
At work and at home, this passage can make refinement concrete: prepare carefully, speak gently, respond with dignity, and use intelligence to reduce confusion for others.
ਅਰਾਲਂ ਤੇ ਪਾਲੀਯੁਗਲਮਗਰਾਜਨ੍ਯਤਨਯੇ
ਨ ਕੇਸ਼ਾਮਾਧਤ੍ਤੇ ਕੁਸੁਮਸ਼ਰਕੋਦਂਡਕੁਤੁਕਮ੍ ।
ਤਿਰਸ਼੍ਚੀਨੋ ਯਤ੍ਰ ਸ਼੍ਰਵਣਪਥਮੁਲ੍ਲਂਘ੍ਯ ਵਿਲਸ-
ਨ੍ਨਪਾਂਗਵ੍ਯਾਸਂਗੋ ਦਿਸ਼ਤਿ ਸ਼ਰਸਂਧਾਨਧਿਸ਼ਣਾਮ੍ ॥ 58 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਅਰਾਲਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਪਾਲੀਯੁਗਲਮਗਰਾਜਨ੍ਯਤਨਯੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਨ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕੇਸ਼ਾਮਾਧਤ੍ਤੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਕੁਸੁਮਸ਼ਰਕੋਦਂਡਕੁਤੁਕਮ੍ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤਿਰਸ਼੍ਚੀਨੋ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਯਤ੍ਰ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ਼੍ਰਵਣਪਥਮੁਲ੍ਲਂਘ੍ਯ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਵਿਲਸ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਅਰਾਲਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਤੇ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation), ਪਾਲੀਯੁਗਲਮਗਰਾਜਨ੍ਯਤਨਯੇ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation), ਨ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The opening idea of the hymn itself is ਸ਼ਿਵਃ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤ੍ਯਾ ਯੁਕ੍ਤੋ ਯਦਿ ਭਵਤਿ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਃ ਪ੍ਰਭਵਿਤੁਂ, showing Shiva and Shakti as inseparable for manifestation. The ਸ਼੍ਵੇਤਾਸ਼੍ਵਤਰ ਉਪਨਿਸ਼ਦ੍ says ਪਰਾਸ੍ਯ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਿਰ੍ ਵਿਵਿਧੈਵ ਸ਼੍ਰੂਯਤੇ, affirming the Supreme's manifold power, which this hymn celebrates as Devi.
In daily life, this verse asks us to treat energy, speech, beauty, and intelligence as sacred instruments. Used with clarity and compassion, they refine relationships, deepen concentration, and make success gentle rather than harsh.
ਸ੍ਫੁਰਦ੍ਗਂਡਾਭੋਗਪ੍ਰਤਿਫਲਿਤਤਾਟਂਕਯੁਗਲਂ
ਚਤੁਸ਼੍ਚਕ੍ਰਂ ਮਨ੍ਯੇ ਤਵ ਮੁਖਮਿਦਂ ਮਨ੍ਮਥਰਥਮ੍ ।
ਯਮਾਰੁਹ੍ਯ ਦ੍ਰੁਹ੍ਯਤ੍ਯਵਨਿਰਥਮਰ੍ਕੇਂਦੁਚਰਣਂ
ਮਹਾਵੀਰੋ ਮਾਰਃ ਪ੍ਰਮਥਪਤਯੇ ਸਜ੍ਜਿਤਵਤੇ ॥ 59 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਸ੍ਫੁਰਦ੍ਗਂਡਾਭੋਗਪ੍ਰਤਿਫਲਿਤਤਾਟਂਕਯੁਗਲਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਚਤੁਸ਼੍ਚਕ੍ਰਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਮਨ੍ਯੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਤਵ - your
ਮੁਖਮਿਦਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਮਨ੍ਮਥਰਥਮ੍ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਯਮਾਰੁਹ੍ਯ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਦ੍ਰੁਹ੍ਯਤ੍ਯਵਨਿਰਥਮਰ੍ਕੇਂਦੁਚਰਣਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਮਹਾਵੀਰੋ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਮਾਰਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਸ੍ਫੁਰਦ੍ਗਂਡਾਭੋਗਪ੍ਰਤਿਫਲਿਤਤਾਟਂਕਯੁਗਲਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਚਤੁਸ਼੍ਚਕ੍ਰਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਮਨ੍ਯੇ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation), ਤਵ (your). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The ਦੇਵੀ ਉਪਨਿਸ਼ਦ੍ declares ਅਹਂ ਬ੍ਰਹ੍ਮਸ੍ਵਰੂਪਿਣੀ, identifying the Goddess with Brahman itself. In an Advaitic reading, the Mother is not outside the Absolute; she is the luminous power by which the Absolute is adored, known, and experienced.
A practical reading of this passage turns beauty into discipline. Speech should become clearer, intelligence kinder, and personal influence more responsible, so that refinement serves life rather than vanity.
ਸਰਸ੍ਵਤ੍ਯਾਃ ਸੂਕ੍ਤੀਰਮ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤਲਹਰੀਕੌਸ਼ਲਹਰੀਃ
ਪਿਬਂਤ੍ਯਾਃ ਸ਼ਰ੍ਵਾਣਿ ਸ਼੍ਰਵਣਚੁਲੁਕਾਭ੍ਯਾਮਵਿਰਲਮ੍ ।
ਚਮਤ੍ਕਾਰਸ਼੍ਲਾਘਾਚਲਿਤਸ਼ਿਰਸਃ ਕੁਂਡਲਗਣੋ
ਝਣਤ੍ਕਾਰੈਸ੍ਤਾਰੈਃ ਪ੍ਰਤਿਵਚਨਮਾਚਸ਼੍ਟ ਇਵ ਤੇ ॥ 60 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਸਰਸ੍ਵਤ੍ਯਾਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸੂਕ੍ਤੀਰਮ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤਲਹਰੀਕੌਸ਼ਲਹਰੀਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਪਿਬਂਤ੍ਯਾਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ਼ਰ੍ਵਾਣਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ਼੍ਰਵਣਚੁਲੁਕਾਭ੍ਯਾਮਵਿਰਲਮ੍ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਚਮਤ੍ਕਾਰਸ਼੍ਲਾਘਾਚਲਿਤਸ਼ਿਰਸਃ - a bodily or visual image used for devotional contemplation
ਕੁਂਡਲਗਣੋ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਝਣਤ੍ਕਾਰੈਸ੍ਤਾਰੈਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਪ੍ਰਤਿਵਚਨਮਾਚਸ਼੍ਟ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਇਵ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਸਰਸ੍ਵਤ੍ਯਾਃ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਸੂਕ੍ਤੀਰਮ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤਲਹਰੀਕੌਸ਼ਲਹਰੀਃ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਪਿਬਂਤ੍ਯਾਃ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਸ਼ਰ੍ਵਾਣਿ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The Upanishadic prayer ਤਮਸੋ ਮਾ ਜ੍ਯੋਤਿਰ੍ਗਮਯ suits Devi's role as the light that turns ignorance into awareness. Many verses of this hymn turn sensory beauty into a contemplative ascent from form to consciousness.
This teaching can be lived by asking whether our gifts create harmony or agitation. When energy is guided by reverence, work becomes focused, relationships become more graceful, and ambition becomes less restless.
ਅਸੌ ਨਾਸਾਵਂਸ਼ਸ੍ਤੁਹਿਨਗਿਰਿਵਂਸ਼ਧ੍ਵਜਪਟਿ
ਤ੍ਵਦੀਯੋ ਨੇਦੀਯਃ ਫਲਤੁ ਫਲਮਸ੍ਮਾਕਮੁਚਿਤਮ੍ ।
ਵਹਨ੍ਨਂਤਰ੍ਮੁਕ੍ਤਾਃ ਸ਼ਿਸ਼ਿਰਤਰਨਿਸ਼੍ਵਾਸਗਲਿਤਂ
ਸਮ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਦ੍ਧ੍ਯਾ ਯਤ੍ਤਾਸਾਂ ਬਹਿਰਪਿ ਚ ਮੁਕ੍ਤਾਮਣਿਧਰਃ ॥ 61 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਅਸੌ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਨਾਸਾਵਂਸ਼ਸ੍ਤੁਹਿਨਗਿਰਿਵਂਸ਼ਧ੍ਵਜਪਟਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤ੍ਵਦੀਯੋ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਨੇਦੀਯਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਫਲਤੁ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਫਲਮਸ੍ਮਾਕਮੁਚਿਤਮ੍ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਵਹਨ੍ਨਂਤਰ੍ਮੁਕ੍ਤਾਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ਼ਿਸ਼ਿਰਤਰਨਿਸ਼੍ਵਾਸਗਲਿਤਂ - a bodily or visual image used for devotional contemplation
ਸਮ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਦ੍ਧ੍ਯਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਯਤ੍ਤਾਸਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਅਸੌ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਨਾਸਾਵਂਸ਼ਸ੍ਤੁਹਿਨਗਿਰਿਵਂਸ਼ਧ੍ਵਜਪਟਿ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਤ੍ਵਦੀਯੋ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਨੇਦੀਯਃ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The ਲਲਿਤਾ ਸਹਸ੍ਰਨਾਮ praises Devi as ਚਿਦਗ੍ਨਿਕੁਂਡਸਂਭੂਤਾ, born from the fire of consciousness. Soundarya Lahari repeatedly returns to that same insight: beauty is sacred when it reveals consciousness, compassion, and liberation.
In study, work, and family life, the passage invites us to join excellence with tenderness. Beauty without discipline can distract, but beauty joined with devotion can make conduct more thoughtful and uplifting.
ਪ੍ਰਕ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤ੍ਯਾ ਰਕ੍ਤਾਯਾਸ੍ਤਵ ਸੁਦਤਿ ਦਂਤਚ੍ਛਦਰੁਚੇਃ
ਪ੍ਰਵਕ੍ਸ਼੍ਯੇ ਸਾਦ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਸ਼੍ਯਂ ਜਨਯਤੁ ਫਲਂ ਵਿਦ੍ਰੁਮਲਤਾ ।
ਨ ਬਿਂਬਂ ਤਦ੍ਬਿਂਬਪ੍ਰਤਿਫਲਨਰਾਗਾਦਰੁਣਿਤਂ
ਤੁਲਾਮਧ੍ਯਾਰੋਢੁਂ ਕਥਮਿਵ ਵਿਲਜ੍ਜੇਤ ਕਲਯਾ ॥ 62 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਪ੍ਰਕ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤ੍ਯਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਰਕ੍ਤਾਯਾਸ੍ਤਵ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸੁਦਤਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਦਂਤਚ੍ਛਦਰੁਚੇਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਪ੍ਰਵਕ੍ਸ਼੍ਯੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਸਾਦ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਸ਼੍ਯਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਜਨਯਤੁ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਫਲਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਵਿਦ੍ਰੁਮਲਤਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਨ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਪ੍ਰਕ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤ੍ਯਾ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਰਕ੍ਤਾਯਾਸ੍ਤਵ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਸੁਦਤਿ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਦਂਤਚ੍ਛਦਰੁਚੇਃ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The opening idea of the hymn itself is ਸ਼ਿਵਃ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤ੍ਯਾ ਯੁਕ੍ਤੋ ਯਦਿ ਭਵਤਿ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਃ ਪ੍ਰਭਵਿਤੁਂ, showing Shiva and Shakti as inseparable for manifestation. The ਸ਼੍ਵੇਤਾਸ਼੍ਵਤਰ ਉਪਨਿਸ਼ਦ੍ says ਪਰਾਸ੍ਯ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਿਰ੍ ਵਿਵਿਧੈਵ ਸ਼੍ਰੂਯਤੇ, affirming the Supreme's manifold power, which this hymn celebrates as Devi.
The verse becomes practical when the mind learns to honor subtlety. Speak with care, use talent without domination, and let attraction mature into respect, patience, and steadiness.
ਸ੍ਮਿਤਜ੍ਯੋਤ੍ਸ੍ਨਾਜਾਲਂ ਤਵ ਵਦਨਚਂਦ੍ਰਸ੍ਯ ਪਿਬਤਾਂ
ਚਕੋਰਾਣਾਮਾਸੀਦਤਿਰਸਤਯਾ ਚਂਚੁਜਡਿਮਾ ।
ਅਤਸ੍ਤੇ ਸ਼ੀਤਾਂਸ਼ੋਰਮ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤਲਹਰੀਮਮ੍ਲਰੁਚਯਃ
ਪਿਬਂਤਿ ਸ੍ਵਚ੍ਛਂਦਂ ਨਿਸ਼ਿ ਨਿਸ਼ਿ ਭ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਸ਼ਂ ਕਾਂਜਿਕਧਿਯਾ ॥ 63 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਸ੍ਮਿਤਜ੍ਯੋਤ੍ਸ੍ਨਾਜਾਲਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤਵ - your
ਵਦਨਚਂਦ੍ਰਸ੍ਯ - a bodily or visual image used for devotional contemplation
ਪਿਬਤਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਚਕੋਰਾਣਾਮਾਸੀਦਤਿਰਸਤਯਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਚਂਚੁਜਡਿਮਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਅਤਸ੍ਤੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਸ਼ੀਤਾਂਸ਼ੋਰਮ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤਲਹਰੀਮਮ੍ਲਰੁਚਯਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਪਿਬਂਤਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ੍ਵਚ੍ਛਂਦਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਸ੍ਮਿਤਜ੍ਯੋਤ੍ਸ੍ਨਾਜਾਲਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਤਵ (your), ਵਦਨਚਂਦ੍ਰਸ੍ਯ (a bodily or visual image used for devotional contemplation), ਪਿਬਤਾਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The ਦੇਵੀ ਉਪਨਿਸ਼ਦ੍ declares ਅਹਂ ਬ੍ਰਹ੍ਮਸ੍ਵਰੂਪਿਣੀ, identifying the Goddess with Brahman itself. In an Advaitic reading, the Mother is not outside the Absolute; she is the luminous power by which the Absolute is adored, known, and experienced.
For personal growth, this passage encourages a refined use of power. Intelligence should clarify, speech should heal, and beauty should awaken dignity rather than comparison or pride.
ਅਵਿਸ਼੍ਰਾਂਤਂ ਪਤ੍ਯੁਰ੍ਗੁਣਗਣਕਥਾਮ੍ਰੇਡਨਜਪਾ
ਜਪਾਪੁਸ਼੍ਪਚ੍ਛਾਯਾ ਤਵ ਜਨਨਿ ਜਿਹ੍ਵਾ ਜਯਤਿ ਸਾ ।
ਯਦਗ੍ਰਾਸੀਨਾਯਾਃ ਸ੍ਫਟਿਕਦ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਸ਼ਦਚ੍ਛਚ੍ਛਵਿਮਯੀ
ਸਰਸ੍ਵਤ੍ਯਾ ਮੂਰ੍ਤਿਃ ਪਰਿਣਮਤਿ ਮਾਣਿਕ੍ਯਵਪੁਸ਼ਾ ॥ 64 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਅਵਿਸ਼੍ਰਾਂਤਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਪਤ੍ਯੁਰ੍ਗੁਣਗਣਕਥਾਮ੍ਰੇਡਨਜਪਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਜਪਾਪੁਸ਼੍ਪਚ੍ਛਾਯਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤਵ - your
ਜਨਨਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਜਿਹ੍ਵਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਜਯਤਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਯਦਗ੍ਰਾਸੀਨਾਯਾਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ੍ਫਟਿਕਦ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਸ਼ਦਚ੍ਛਚ੍ਛਵਿਮਯੀ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਅਵਿਸ਼੍ਰਾਂਤਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਪਤ੍ਯੁਰ੍ਗੁਣਗਣਕਥਾਮ੍ਰੇਡਨਜਪਾ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਜਪਾਪੁਸ਼੍ਪਚ੍ਛਾਯਾ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਤਵ (your). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The Upanishadic prayer ਤਮਸੋ ਮਾ ਜ੍ਯੋਤਿਰ੍ਗਮਯ suits Devi's role as the light that turns ignorance into awareness. Many verses of this hymn turn sensory beauty into a contemplative ascent from form to consciousness.
In ordinary interactions, the teaching asks us to make elegance ethical. A graceful person is not merely polished; they are careful with words, steady in commitments, and generous with attention.
ਰਣੇ ਜਿਤ੍ਵਾ ਦੈਤ੍ਯਾਨਪਹ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤਸ਼ਿਰਸ੍ਤ੍ਰੈਃ ਕਵਚਿਭਿਰ੍-
ਨਿਵ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤ੍ਤੈਸ਼੍ਚਂਡਾਂਸ਼ਤ੍ਰਿਪੁਰਹਰਨਿਰ੍ਮਾਲ੍ਯਵਿਮੁਖੈਃ ।
ਵਿਸ਼ਾਖੇਂਦ੍ਰੋਪੇਂਦ੍ਰੈਃ ਸ਼ਸ਼ਿਵਿਸ਼ਦਕਰ੍ਪੂਰਸ਼ਕਲਾ
ਵਿਲੀਯਂਤੇ ਮਾਤਸ੍ਤਵ ਵਦਨਤਾਂਬੂਲਕਬਲਾਃ ॥ 65 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਰਣੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਜਿਤ੍ਵਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਦੈਤ੍ਯਾਨਪਹ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤਸ਼ਿਰਸ੍ਤ੍ਰੈਃ - a bodily or visual image used for devotional contemplation
ਕਵਚਿਭਿਰ੍ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਨਿਵ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤ੍ਤੈਸ਼੍ਚਂਡਾਂਸ਼ਤ੍ਰਿਪੁਰਹਰਨਿਰ੍ਮਾਲ੍ਯਵਿਮੁਖੈਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਵਿਸ਼ਾਖੇਂਦ੍ਰੋਪੇਂਦ੍ਰੈਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ਼ਸ਼ਿਵਿਸ਼ਦਕਰ੍ਪੂਰਸ਼ਕਲਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਵਿਲੀਯਂਤੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਮਾਤਸ੍ਤਵ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਵਦਨਤਾਂਬੂਲਕਬਲਾਃ - a bodily or visual image used for devotional contemplation
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਰਣੇ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation), ਜਿਤ੍ਵਾ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਦੈਤ੍ਯਾਨਪਹ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤਸ਼ਿਰਸ੍ਤ੍ਰੈਃ (a bodily or visual image used for devotional contemplation), ਕਵਚਿਭਿਰ੍ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The ਲਲਿਤਾ ਸਹਸ੍ਰਨਾਮ praises Devi as ਚਿਦਗ੍ਨਿਕੁਂਡਸਂਭੂਤਾ, born from the fire of consciousness. Soundarya Lahari repeatedly returns to that same insight: beauty is sacred when it reveals consciousness, compassion, and liberation.
A daily exercise is to notice where energy becomes restless and bring it back to reverence. This helps desire become aspiration, speech become blessing, and success become a means of service.
ਵਿਪਂਚ੍ਯਾ ਗਾਯਂਤੀ ਵਿਵਿਧਮਪਦਾਨਂ ਪਸ਼ੁਪਤੇਃ
ਤ੍ਵਯਾਰਬ੍ਧੇ ਵਕ੍ਤੁਂ ਚਲਿਤਸ਼ਿਰਸਾ ਸਾਧੁਵਚਨੇ ।
ਤਦੀਯੈਰ੍ਮਾਧੁਰ੍ਯੈਰਪਲਪਿਤਤਂਤ੍ਰੀਕਲਰਵਾਂ
ਨਿਜਾਂ ਵੀਣਾਂ ਵਾਣੀ ਨਿਚੁਲਯਤਿ ਚੋਲੇਨ ਨਿਭ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤਮ੍ ॥ 66 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਵਿਪਂਚ੍ਯਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਗਾਯਂਤੀ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਵਿਵਿਧਮਪਦਾਨਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਪਸ਼ੁਪਤੇਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤ੍ਵਯਾਰਬ੍ਧੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਵਕ੍ਤੁਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਚਲਿਤਸ਼ਿਰਸਾ - a bodily or visual image used for devotional contemplation
ਸਾਧੁਵਚਨੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਤਦੀਯੈਰ੍ਮਾਧੁਰ੍ਯੈਰਪਲਪਿਤਤਂਤ੍ਰੀਕਲਰਵਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਨਿਜਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਵਿਪਂਚ੍ਯਾ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਗਾਯਂਤੀ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਵਿਵਿਧਮਪਦਾਨਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਪਸ਼ੁਪਤੇਃ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The opening idea of the hymn itself is ਸ਼ਿਵਃ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤ੍ਯਾ ਯੁਕ੍ਤੋ ਯਦਿ ਭਵਤਿ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਃ ਪ੍ਰਭਵਿਤੁਂ, showing Shiva and Shakti as inseparable for manifestation. The ਸ਼੍ਵੇਤਾਸ਼੍ਵਤਰ ਉਪਨਿਸ਼ਦ੍ says ਪਰਾਸ੍ਯ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਿਰ੍ ਵਿਵਿਧੈਵ ਸ਼੍ਰੂਯਤੇ, affirming the Supreme's manifold power, which this hymn celebrates as Devi.
The practical value of this verse lies in transforming perception. When beauty is seen as sacred, one becomes less possessive and more appreciative, less reactive and more capable of calm, useful action.
ਕਰਾਗ੍ਰੇਣ ਸ੍ਪ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਸ਼੍ਟਂ ਤੁਹਿਨਗਿਰਿਣਾ ਵਤ੍ਸਲਤਯਾ
ਗਿਰੀਸ਼ੇਨੋਦਸ੍ਤਂ ਮੁਹੁਰਧਰਪਾਨਾਕੁਲਤਯਾ ।
ਕਰਗ੍ਰਾਹ੍ਯਂ ਸ਼ਂਭੋਰ੍ਮੁਖਮੁਕੁਰਵ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਂਤਂ ਗਿਰਿਸੁਤੇ
ਕਥਂਕਾਰਂ ਬ੍ਰੂਮਸ੍ਤਵ ਚਿਬੁਕਮੌਪਮ੍ਯਰਹਿਤਮ੍ ॥ 67 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਕਰਾਗ੍ਰੇਣ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ੍ਪ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਸ਼੍ਟਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤੁਹਿਨਗਿਰਿਣਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਵਤ੍ਸਲਤਯਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਗਿਰੀਸ਼ੇਨੋਦਸ੍ਤਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਮੁਹੁਰਧਰਪਾਨਾਕੁਲਤਯਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕਰਗ੍ਰਾਹ੍ਯਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ਼ਂਭੋਰ੍ਮੁਖਮੁਕੁਰਵ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਂਤਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਗਿਰਿਸੁਤੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਕਥਂਕਾਰਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਕਰਾਗ੍ਰੇਣ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਸ੍ਪ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਸ਼੍ਟਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਤੁਹਿਨਗਿਰਿਣਾ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਵਤ੍ਸਲਤਯਾ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The ਦੇਵੀ ਉਪਨਿਸ਼ਦ੍ declares ਅਹਂ ਬ੍ਰਹ੍ਮਸ੍ਵਰੂਪਿਣੀ, identifying the Goddess with Brahman itself. In an Advaitic reading, the Mother is not outside the Absolute; she is the luminous power by which the Absolute is adored, known, and experienced.
At work and at home, this passage can make refinement concrete: prepare carefully, speak gently, respond with dignity, and use intelligence to reduce confusion for others.
ਭੁਜਾਸ਼੍ਲੇਸ਼ਾਨ੍ ਨਿਤ੍ਯਂ ਪੁਰਦਮਯਿਤੁਃ ਕਂਟਕਵਤੀ
ਤਵ ਗ੍ਰੀਵਾ ਧਤ੍ਤੇ ਮੁਖਕਮਲਨਾਲਸ਼੍ਰਿਯਮਿਯਮ੍ ।
ਸ੍ਵਤਃ ਸ਼੍ਵੇਤਾ ਕਾਲਾਗੁਰੁਬਹੁਲਜਂਬਾਲਮਲਿਨਾ
ਮ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਣਾਲੀਲਾਲਿਤ੍ਯਂ ਵਹਤਿ ਯਦਧੋ ਹਾਰਲਤਿਕਾ ॥ 68 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਭੁਜਾਸ਼੍ਲੇਸ਼ਾਨ੍ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਨਿਤ੍ਯਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਪੁਰਦਮਯਿਤੁਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕਂਟਕਵਤੀ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤਵ - your
ਗ੍ਰੀਵਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਧਤ੍ਤੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਮੁਖਕਮਲਨਾਲਸ਼੍ਰਿਯਮਿਯਮ੍ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ੍ਵਤਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ਼੍ਵੇਤਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਭੁਜਾਸ਼੍ਲੇਸ਼ਾਨ੍ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਨਿਤ੍ਯਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਪੁਰਦਮਯਿਤੁਃ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਕਂਟਕਵਤੀ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The Upanishadic prayer ਤਮਸੋ ਮਾ ਜ੍ਯੋਤਿਰ੍ਗਮਯ suits Devi's role as the light that turns ignorance into awareness. Many verses of this hymn turn sensory beauty into a contemplative ascent from form to consciousness.
In daily life, this verse asks us to treat energy, speech, beauty, and intelligence as sacred instruments. Used with clarity and compassion, they refine relationships, deepen concentration, and make success gentle rather than harsh.
ਗਲੇ ਰੇਖਾਸ੍ਤਿਸ੍ਰੋ ਗਤਿਗਮਕਗੀਤੈਕਨਿਪੁਣੇ
ਵਿਵਾਹਵ੍ਯਾਨਦ੍ਧਪ੍ਰਗੁਣਗੁਣਸਂਖ੍ਯਾਪ੍ਰਤਿਭੁਵਃ ।
ਵਿਰਾਜਂਤੇ ਨਾਨਾਵਿਧਮਧੁਰਰਾਗਾਕਰਭੁਵਾਂ
ਤ੍ਰਯਾਣਾਂ ਗ੍ਰਾਮਾਣਾਂ ਸ੍ਥਿਤਿਨਿਯਮਸੀਮਾਨ ਇਵ ਤੇ ॥ 69 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਗਲੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਰੇਖਾਸ੍ਤਿਸ੍ਰੋ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਗਤਿਗਮਕਗੀਤੈਕਨਿਪੁਣੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਵਿਵਾਹਵ੍ਯਾਨਦ੍ਧਪ੍ਰਗੁਣਗੁਣਸਂਖ੍ਯਾਪ੍ਰਤਿਭੁਵਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਵਿਰਾਜਂਤੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਨਾਨਾਵਿਧਮਧੁਰਰਾਗਾਕਰਭੁਵਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤ੍ਰਯਾਣਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਗ੍ਰਾਮਾਣਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ੍ਥਿਤਿਨਿਯਮਸੀਮਾਨ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਇਵ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਗਲੇ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation), ਰੇਖਾਸ੍ਤਿਸ੍ਰੋ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਗਤਿਗਮਕਗੀਤੈਕਨਿਪੁਣੇ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation), ਵਿਵਾਹਵ੍ਯਾਨਦ੍ਧਪ੍ਰਗੁਣਗੁਣਸਂਖ੍ਯਾਪ੍ਰਤਿਭੁਵਃ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The ਲਲਿਤਾ ਸਹਸ੍ਰਨਾਮ praises Devi as ਚਿਦਗ੍ਨਿਕੁਂਡਸਂਭੂਤਾ, born from the fire of consciousness. Soundarya Lahari repeatedly returns to that same insight: beauty is sacred when it reveals consciousness, compassion, and liberation.
A practical reading of this passage turns beauty into discipline. Speech should become clearer, intelligence kinder, and personal influence more responsible, so that refinement serves life rather than vanity.
ਮ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਣਾਲੀਮ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਦ੍ਵੀਨਾਂ ਤਵ ਭੁਜਲਤਾਨਾਂ ਚਤਸ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਣਾਂ
ਚਤੁਰ੍ਭਿਃ ਸੌਂਦਰ੍ਯਂ ਸਰਸਿਜਭਵਃ ਸ੍ਤੌਤਿ ਵਦਨੈਃ ।
ਨਖੇਭ੍ਯਃ ਸਂਤ੍ਰਸ੍ਯਨ੍ ਪ੍ਰਥਮਮਥਨਾਦਂਧਕਰਿਪੋ-
ਸ਼੍ਚਤੁਰ੍ਣਾਂ ਸ਼ੀਰ੍ਸ਼ਾਣਾਂ ਸਮਮਭਯਹਸ੍ਤਾਰ੍ਪਣਧਿਯਾ ॥ 70 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਮ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਣਾਲੀਮ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਦ੍ਵੀਨਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤਵ - your
ਭੁਜਲਤਾਨਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਚਤਸ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਣਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਚਤੁਰ੍ਭਿਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸੌਂਦਰ੍ਯਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸਰਸਿਜਭਵਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ੍ਤੌਤਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਵਦਨੈਃ - a bodily or visual image used for devotional contemplation
ਨਖੇਭ੍ਯਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਮ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਣਾਲੀਮ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਦ੍ਵੀਨਾਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਤਵ (your), ਭੁਜਲਤਾਨਾਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਚਤਸ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਣਾਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The opening idea of the hymn itself is ਸ਼ਿਵਃ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤ੍ਯਾ ਯੁਕ੍ਤੋ ਯਦਿ ਭਵਤਿ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਃ ਪ੍ਰਭਵਿਤੁਂ, showing Shiva and Shakti as inseparable for manifestation. The ਸ਼੍ਵੇਤਾਸ਼੍ਵਤਰ ਉਪਨਿਸ਼ਦ੍ says ਪਰਾਸ੍ਯ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਿਰ੍ ਵਿਵਿਧੈਵ ਸ਼੍ਰੂਯਤੇ, affirming the Supreme's manifold power, which this hymn celebrates as Devi.
This teaching can be lived by asking whether our gifts create harmony or agitation. When energy is guided by reverence, work becomes focused, relationships become more graceful, and ambition becomes less restless.
ਨਖਾਨਾਮੁਦ੍ਦ੍ਯੋਤੈਰ੍ਨਵਨਲਿਨਰਾਗਂ ਵਿਹਸਤਾਂ
ਕਰਾਣਾਂ ਤੇ ਕਾਂਤਿਂ ਕਥਯ ਕਥਯਾਮਃ ਕਥਮੁਮੇ ।
ਕਯਾਚਿਦ੍ਵਾ ਸਾਮ੍ਯਂ ਭਜਤੁ ਕਲਯਾ ਹਂਤ ਕਮਲਂ
ਯਦਿ ਕ੍ਰੀਡਲ੍ਲਕ੍ਸ਼੍ਮੀਚਰਣਤਲਲਾਕ੍ਸ਼ਾਰਸਛਣਮ੍ ॥ 71 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਨਖਾਨਾਮੁਦ੍ਦ੍ਯੋਤੈਰ੍ਨਵਨਲਿਨਰਾਗਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਵਿਹਸਤਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕਰਾਣਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਕਾਂਤਿਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕਥਯ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਕਥਯਾਮਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕਥਮੁਮੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਕਯਾਚਿਦ੍ਵਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸਾਮ੍ਯਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਨਖਾਨਾਮੁਦ੍ਦ੍ਯੋਤੈਰ੍ਨਵਨਲਿਨਰਾਗਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਵਿਹਸਤਾਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਕਰਾਣਾਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਤੇ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The ਦੇਵੀ ਉਪਨਿਸ਼ਦ੍ declares ਅਹਂ ਬ੍ਰਹ੍ਮਸ੍ਵਰੂਪਿਣੀ, identifying the Goddess with Brahman itself. In an Advaitic reading, the Mother is not outside the Absolute; she is the luminous power by which the Absolute is adored, known, and experienced.
In study, work, and family life, the passage invites us to join excellence with tenderness. Beauty without discipline can distract, but beauty joined with devotion can make conduct more thoughtful and uplifting.
ਸਮਂ ਦੇਵਿ ਸ੍ਕਂਦਦ੍ਵਿਪਵਦਨਪੀਤਂ ਸ੍ਤਨਯੁਗਂ
ਤਵੇਦਂ ਨਃ ਖੇਦਂ ਹਰਤੁ ਸਤਤਂ ਪ੍ਰਸ੍ਨੁਤਮੁਖਮ੍ ।
ਯਦਾਲੋਕ੍ਯਾਸ਼ਂਕਾਕੁਲਿਤਹ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਦਯੋ ਹਾਸਜਨਕਃ
ਸ੍ਵਕੁਂਭੌ ਹੇਰਂਬਃ ਪਰਿਮ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਸ਼ਤਿ ਹਸ੍ਤੇਨ ਝਡਿਤਿ ॥ 72 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਸਮਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਦੇਵਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ੍ਕਂਦਦ੍ਵਿਪਵਦਨਪੀਤਂ - a bodily or visual image used for devotional contemplation
ਸ੍ਤਨਯੁਗਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤਵੇਦਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਨਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਖੇਦਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਹਰਤੁ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸਤਤਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਪ੍ਰਸ੍ਨੁਤਮੁਖਮ੍ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਸਮਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਦੇਵਿ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਸ੍ਕਂਦਦ੍ਵਿਪਵਦਨਪੀਤਂ (a bodily or visual image used for devotional contemplation), ਸ੍ਤਨਯੁਗਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The Upanishadic prayer ਤਮਸੋ ਮਾ ਜ੍ਯੋਤਿਰ੍ਗਮਯ suits Devi's role as the light that turns ignorance into awareness. Many verses of this hymn turn sensory beauty into a contemplative ascent from form to consciousness.
The verse becomes practical when the mind learns to honor subtlety. Speak with care, use talent without domination, and let attraction mature into respect, patience, and steadiness.
ਅਮੂ ਤੇ ਵਕ੍ਸ਼ੋਜਾਵਮ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤਰਸਮਾਣਿਕ੍ਯਕੁਤੁਪੌ
ਨ ਸਂਦੇਹਸ੍ਪਂਦੋ ਨਗਪਤਿਪਤਾਕੇ ਮਨਸਿ ਨਃ ।
ਪਿਬਂਤੌ ਤੌ ਯਸ੍ਮਾਦਵਿਦਿਤਵਧੂਸਂਗਰਸਿਕੌ
ਕੁਮਾਰਾਵਦ੍ਯਾਪਿ ਦ੍ਵਿਰਦਵਦਨਕ੍ਰੌਂਚਦਲਨੌ ॥ 73 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਅਮੂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਵਕ੍ਸ਼ੋਜਾਵਮ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤਰਸਮਾਣਿਕ੍ਯਕੁਤੁਪੌ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਨ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸਂਦੇਹਸ੍ਪਂਦੋ - a bodily or visual image used for devotional contemplation
ਨਗਪਤਿਪਤਾਕੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਮਨਸਿ - in the mind
ਨਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਪਿਬਂਤੌ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤੌ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਅਮੂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਤੇ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation), ਵਕ੍ਸ਼ੋਜਾਵਮ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤਰਸਮਾਣਿਕ੍ਯਕੁਤੁਪੌ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਨ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The ਲਲਿਤਾ ਸਹਸ੍ਰਨਾਮ praises Devi as ਚਿਦਗ੍ਨਿਕੁਂਡਸਂਭੂਤਾ, born from the fire of consciousness. Soundarya Lahari repeatedly returns to that same insight: beauty is sacred when it reveals consciousness, compassion, and liberation.
For personal growth, this passage encourages a refined use of power. Intelligence should clarify, speech should heal, and beauty should awaken dignity rather than comparison or pride.
ਵਹਤ੍ਯਂਬ ਸ੍ਤਂਬੇਰਮਦਨੁਜਕੁਂਭਪ੍ਰਕ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤਿਭਿਃ
ਸਮਾਰਬ੍ਧਾਂ ਮੁਕ੍ਤਾਮਣਿਭਿਰਮਲਾਂ ਹਾਰਲਤਿਕਾਮ੍ ।
ਕੁਚਾਭੋਗੋ ਬਿਂਬਾਧਰਰੁਚਿਭਿਰਂਤਃ ਸ਼ਬਲਿਤਾਂ
ਪ੍ਰਤਾਪਵ੍ਯਾਮਿਸ਼੍ਰਾਂ ਪੁਰਦਮਯਿਤੁਃ ਕੀਰ੍ਤਿਮਿਵ ਤੇ ॥ 74 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਵਹਤ੍ਯਂਬ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ੍ਤਂਬੇਰਮਦਨੁਜਕੁਂਭਪ੍ਰਕ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤਿਭਿਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸਮਾਰਬ੍ਧਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਮੁਕ੍ਤਾਮਣਿਭਿਰਮਲਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਹਾਰਲਤਿਕਾਮ੍ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕੁਚਾਭੋਗੋ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਬਿਂਬਾਧਰਰੁਚਿਭਿਰਂਤਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ਼ਬਲਿਤਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਪ੍ਰਤਾਪਵ੍ਯਾਮਿਸ਼੍ਰਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਪੁਰਦਮਯਿਤੁਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਵਹਤ੍ਯਂਬ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਸ੍ਤਂਬੇਰਮਦਨੁਜਕੁਂਭਪ੍ਰਕ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤਿਭਿਃ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਸਮਾਰਬ੍ਧਾਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਮੁਕ੍ਤਾਮਣਿਭਿਰਮਲਾਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The opening idea of the hymn itself is ਸ਼ਿਵਃ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤ੍ਯਾ ਯੁਕ੍ਤੋ ਯਦਿ ਭਵਤਿ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਃ ਪ੍ਰਭਵਿਤੁਂ, showing Shiva and Shakti as inseparable for manifestation. The ਸ਼੍ਵੇਤਾਸ਼੍ਵਤਰ ਉਪਨਿਸ਼ਦ੍ says ਪਰਾਸ੍ਯ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਿਰ੍ ਵਿਵਿਧੈਵ ਸ਼੍ਰੂਯਤੇ, affirming the Supreme's manifold power, which this hymn celebrates as Devi.
In ordinary interactions, the teaching asks us to make elegance ethical. A graceful person is not merely polished; they are careful with words, steady in commitments, and generous with attention.
ਤਵ ਸ੍ਤਨ੍ਯਂ ਮਨ੍ਯੇ ਧਰਣਿਧਰਕਨ੍ਯੇ ਹ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਦਯਤਃ
ਪਯਃਪਾਰਾਵਾਰਃ ਪਰਿਵਹਤਿ ਸਾਰਸ੍ਵਤਮਿਵ ।
ਦਯਾਵਤ੍ਯਾ ਦਤ੍ਤਂ ਦ੍ਰਵਿਡਸ਼ਿਸ਼ੁਰਾਸ੍ਵਾਦ੍ਯ ਤਵ ਯਤ੍
ਕਵੀਨਾਂ ਪ੍ਰੌਢਾਨਾਮਜਨਿ ਕਮਨੀਯਃ ਕਵਯਿਤਾ ॥ 75 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਤਵ - your
ਸ੍ਤਨ੍ਯਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਮਨ੍ਯੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਧਰਣਿਧਰਕਨ੍ਯੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਹ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਦਯਤਃ - compassion, mercy, or tender grace
ਪਯਃਪਾਰਾਵਾਰਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਪਰਿਵਹਤਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸਾਰਸ੍ਵਤਮਿਵ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਦਯਾਵਤ੍ਯਾ - compassion, mercy, or tender grace
ਦਤ੍ਤਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਤਵ (your), ਸ੍ਤਨ੍ਯਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਮਨ੍ਯੇ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation), ਧਰਣਿਧਰਕਨ੍ਯੇ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The ਦੇਵੀ ਉਪਨਿਸ਼ਦ੍ declares ਅਹਂ ਬ੍ਰਹ੍ਮਸ੍ਵਰੂਪਿਣੀ, identifying the Goddess with Brahman itself. In an Advaitic reading, the Mother is not outside the Absolute; she is the luminous power by which the Absolute is adored, known, and experienced.
A daily exercise is to notice where energy becomes restless and bring it back to reverence. This helps desire become aspiration, speech become blessing, and success become a means of service.
ਹਰਕ੍ਰੋਧਜ੍ਵਾਲਾਵਲਿਭਿਰਵਲੀਢੇਨ ਵਪੁਸ਼ਾ
ਗਭੀਰੇ ਤੇ ਨਾਭੀਸਰਸਿ ਕ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤਸਂਗੋ ਮਨਸਿਜਃ ।
ਸਮੁਤ੍ਤਸ੍ਥੌ ਤਸ੍ਮਾਦਚਲਤਨਯੇ ਧੂਮਲਤਿਕਾ
ਜਨਸ੍ਤਾਂ ਜਾਨੀਤੇ ਤਵ ਜਨਨਿ ਰੋਮਾਵਲਿਰਿਤਿ ॥ 76 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਹਰਕ੍ਰੋਧਜ੍ਵਾਲਾਵਲਿਭਿਰਵਲੀਢੇਨ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਵਪੁਸ਼ਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਗਭੀਰੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਤੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਨਾਭੀਸਰਸਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤਸਂਗੋ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਮਨਸਿਜਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸਮੁਤ੍ਤਸ੍ਥੌ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤਸ੍ਮਾਦਚਲਤਨਯੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਧੂਮਲਤਿਕਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਹਰਕ੍ਰੋਧਜ੍ਵਾਲਾਵਲਿਭਿਰਵਲੀਢੇਨ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਵਪੁਸ਼ਾ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਗਭੀਰੇ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation), ਤੇ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The Upanishadic prayer ਤਮਸੋ ਮਾ ਜ੍ਯੋਤਿਰ੍ਗਮਯ suits Devi's role as the light that turns ignorance into awareness. Many verses of this hymn turn sensory beauty into a contemplative ascent from form to consciousness.
The practical value of this verse lies in transforming perception. When beauty is seen as sacred, one becomes less possessive and more appreciative, less reactive and more capable of calm, useful action.
ਯਦੇਤਤ੍ ਕਾਲਿਂਦੀਤਨੁਤਰਤਰਂਗਾਕ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤਿ ਸ਼ਿਵੇ
ਕ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਸ਼ੇ ਮਧ੍ਯੇ ਕਿਂਚਿਜ੍ਜਨਨਿ ਤਵ ਯਦ੍ਭਾਤਿ ਸੁਧਿਯਾਮ੍ ।
ਵਿਮਰ੍ਦਾਦਨ੍ਯੋਨ੍ਯਂ ਕੁਚਕਲਸ਼ਯੋਰਂਤਰਗਤਂ
ਤਨੂਭੂਤਂ ਵ੍ਯੋਮ ਪ੍ਰਵਿਸ਼ਦਿਵ ਨਾਭਿਂ ਕੁਹਰਿਣੀਮ੍ ॥ 77 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਯਦੇਤਤ੍ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕਾਲਿਂਦੀਤਨੁਤਰਤਰਂਗਾਕ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ਼ਿਵੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਕ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਸ਼ੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਮਧ੍ਯੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਕਿਂਚਿਜ੍ਜਨਨਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤਵ - your
ਯਦ੍ਭਾਤਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸੁਧਿਯਾਮ੍ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਵਿਮਰ੍ਦਾਦਨ੍ਯੋਨ੍ਯਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਯਦੇਤਤ੍ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਕਾਲਿਂਦੀਤਨੁਤਰਤਰਂਗਾਕ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤਿ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਸ਼ਿਵੇ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation), ਕ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਸ਼ੇ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The ਲਲਿਤਾ ਸਹਸ੍ਰਨਾਮ praises Devi as ਚਿਦਗ੍ਨਿਕੁਂਡਸਂਭੂਤਾ, born from the fire of consciousness. Soundarya Lahari repeatedly returns to that same insight: beauty is sacred when it reveals consciousness, compassion, and liberation.
At work and at home, this passage can make refinement concrete: prepare carefully, speak gently, respond with dignity, and use intelligence to reduce confusion for others.
ਸ੍ਥਿਰੋ ਗਂਗਾਵਰ੍ਤਃ ਸ੍ਤਨਮੁਕੁਲਰੋਮਾਵਲਿਲਤਾ-
ਕਲਾਵਾਲਂ ਕੁਂਡਂ ਕੁਸੁਮਸ਼ਰਤੇਜੋਹੁਤਭੁਜਃ ।
ਰਤੇਰ੍ਲੀਲਾਗਾਰਂ ਕਿਮਪਿ ਤਵ ਨਾਭਿਰ੍ਗਿਰਿਸੁਤੇ
ਬਿਲਦ੍ਵਾਰਂ ਸਿਦ੍ਧੇਰ੍ਗਿਰਿਸ਼ਨਯਨਾਨਾਂ ਵਿਜਯਤੇ ॥ 78 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਸ੍ਥਿਰੋ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਗਂਗਾਵਰ੍ਤਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ੍ਤਨਮੁਕੁਲਰੋਮਾਵਲਿਲਤਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕਲਾਵਾਲਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕੁਂਡਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕੁਸੁਮਸ਼ਰਤੇਜੋਹੁਤਭੁਜਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਰਤੇਰ੍ਲੀਲਾਗਾਰਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕਿਮਪਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤਵ - your
ਨਾਭਿਰ੍ਗਿਰਿਸੁਤੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਸ੍ਥਿਰੋ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਗਂਗਾਵਰ੍ਤਃ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਸ੍ਤਨਮੁਕੁਲਰੋਮਾਵਲਿਲਤਾ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਕਲਾਵਾਲਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The opening idea of the hymn itself is ਸ਼ਿਵਃ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤ੍ਯਾ ਯੁਕ੍ਤੋ ਯਦਿ ਭਵਤਿ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਃ ਪ੍ਰਭਵਿਤੁਂ, showing Shiva and Shakti as inseparable for manifestation. The ਸ਼੍ਵੇਤਾਸ਼੍ਵਤਰ ਉਪਨਿਸ਼ਦ੍ says ਪਰਾਸ੍ਯ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਿਰ੍ ਵਿਵਿਧੈਵ ਸ਼੍ਰੂਯਤੇ, affirming the Supreme's manifold power, which this hymn celebrates as Devi.
In daily life, this verse asks us to treat energy, speech, beauty, and intelligence as sacred instruments. Used with clarity and compassion, they refine relationships, deepen concentration, and make success gentle rather than harsh.
ਨਿਸਰ੍ਗਕ੍ਸ਼ੀਣਸ੍ਯ ਸ੍ਤਨਤਟਭਰੇਣ ਕ੍ਲਮਜੁਸ਼ੋ
ਨਮਨ੍ਮੂਰ੍ਤੇਰ੍ਨਾਰੀਤਿਲਕ ਸ਼ਨਕੈਸ੍ਤ੍ਰੁਟ੍ਯਤ ਇਵ ।
ਚਿਰਂ ਤੇ ਮਧ੍ਯਸ੍ਯ ਤ੍ਰੁਟਿਤਤਟਿਨੀਤੀਰਤਰੁਣਾ
ਸਮਾਵਸ੍ਥਾਸ੍ਥੇਮ੍ਨੋ ਭਵਤੁ ਕੁਸ਼ਲਂ ਸ਼ੈਲਤਨਯੇ ॥ 79 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਨਿਸਰ੍ਗਕ੍ਸ਼ੀਣਸ੍ਯ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ੍ਤਨਤਟਭਰੇਣ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕ੍ਲਮਜੁਸ਼ੋ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਨਮਨ੍ਮੂਰ੍ਤੇਰ੍ਨਾਰੀਤਿਲਕ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ਼ਨਕੈਸ੍ਤ੍ਰੁਟ੍ਯਤ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਇਵ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਚਿਰਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਮਧ੍ਯਸ੍ਯ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤ੍ਰੁਟਿਤਤਟਿਨੀਤੀਰਤਰੁਣਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਨਿਸਰ੍ਗਕ੍ਸ਼ੀਣਸ੍ਯ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਸ੍ਤਨਤਟਭਰੇਣ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਕ੍ਲਮਜੁਸ਼ੋ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਨਮਨ੍ਮੂਰ੍ਤੇਰ੍ਨਾਰੀਤਿਲਕ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The ਦੇਵੀ ਉਪਨਿਸ਼ਦ੍ declares ਅਹਂ ਬ੍ਰਹ੍ਮਸ੍ਵਰੂਪਿਣੀ, identifying the Goddess with Brahman itself. In an Advaitic reading, the Mother is not outside the Absolute; she is the luminous power by which the Absolute is adored, known, and experienced.
A practical reading of this passage turns beauty into discipline. Speech should become clearer, intelligence kinder, and personal influence more responsible, so that refinement serves life rather than vanity.
ਕੁਚੌ ਸਦ੍ਯਃਸ੍ਵਿਦ੍ਯਤ੍ਤਟਘਟਿਤਕੂਰ੍ਪਾਸਭਿਦੁਰੌ
ਕਸ਼ਂਤੌ ਦੋਰ੍ਮੂਲੇ ਕਨਕਕਲਸ਼ਾਭੌ ਕਲਯਤਾ ।
ਤਵ ਤ੍ਰਾਤੁਂ ਭਂਗਾਦਲਮਿਤਿ ਵਲਗ੍ਨਂ ਤਨੁਭੁਵਾ
ਤ੍ਰਿਧਾ ਨਦ੍ਧਂ ਦੇਵਿ ਤ੍ਰਿਵਲਿ ਲਵਲੀਵਲ੍ਲਿਭਿਰਿਵ ॥ 80 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਕੁਚੌ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸਦ੍ਯਃਸ੍ਵਿਦ੍ਯਤ੍ਤਟਘਟਿਤਕੂਰ੍ਪਾਸਭਿਦੁਰੌ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕਸ਼ਂਤੌ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਦੋਰ੍ਮੂਲੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਕਨਕਕਲਸ਼ਾਭੌ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕਲਯਤਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤਵ - your
ਤ੍ਰਾਤੁਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਭਂਗਾਦਲਮਿਤਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਵਲਗ੍ਨਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਕੁਚੌ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਸਦ੍ਯਃਸ੍ਵਿਦ੍ਯਤ੍ਤਟਘਟਿਤਕੂਰ੍ਪਾਸਭਿਦੁਰੌ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਕਸ਼ਂਤੌ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਦੋਰ੍ਮੂਲੇ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The Upanishadic prayer ਤਮਸੋ ਮਾ ਜ੍ਯੋਤਿਰ੍ਗਮਯ suits Devi's role as the light that turns ignorance into awareness. Many verses of this hymn turn sensory beauty into a contemplative ascent from form to consciousness.
This teaching can be lived by asking whether our gifts create harmony or agitation. When energy is guided by reverence, work becomes focused, relationships become more graceful, and ambition becomes less restless.
ਗੁਰੁਤ੍ਵਂ ਵਿਸ੍ਤਾਰਂ ਕ੍ਸ਼ਿਤਿਧਰਪਤਿਃ ਪਾਰ੍ਵਤਿ ਨਿਜਾ-
ਨ੍ਨਿਤਂਬਾਦਾਚ੍ਛਿਦ੍ਯ ਤ੍ਵਯਿ ਹਰਣਰੂਪੇਣ ਨਿਦਧੇ ।
ਅਤਸ੍ਤੇ ਵਿਸ੍ਤੀਰ੍ਣੋ ਗੁਰੁਰਯਮਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਾਂ ਵਸੁਮਤੀਂ
ਨਿਤਂਬਪ੍ਰਾਗ੍ਭਾਰਃ ਸ੍ਥਗਯਤਿ ਲਘੁਤ੍ਵਂ ਨਯਤਿ ਚ ॥ 81 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਗੁਰੁਤ੍ਵਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਵਿਸ੍ਤਾਰਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕ੍ਸ਼ਿਤਿਧਰਪਤਿਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਪਾਰ੍ਵਤਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਨਿਜਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਨ੍ਨਿਤਂਬਾਦਾਚ੍ਛਿਦ੍ਯ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤ੍ਵਯਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਹਰਣਰੂਪੇਣ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਨਿਦਧੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਅਤਸ੍ਤੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਗੁਰੁਤ੍ਵਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਵਿਸ੍ਤਾਰਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਕ੍ਸ਼ਿਤਿਧਰਪਤਿਃ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਪਾਰ੍ਵਤਿ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The ਲਲਿਤਾ ਸਹਸ੍ਰਨਾਮ praises Devi as ਚਿਦਗ੍ਨਿਕੁਂਡਸਂਭੂਤਾ, born from the fire of consciousness. Soundarya Lahari repeatedly returns to that same insight: beauty is sacred when it reveals consciousness, compassion, and liberation.
In study, work, and family life, the passage invites us to join excellence with tenderness. Beauty without discipline can distract, but beauty joined with devotion can make conduct more thoughtful and uplifting.
ਕਰੀਂਦ੍ਰਾਣਾਂ ਸ਼ੁਂਡਾਨ੍ ਕਨਕਕਦਲੀਕਾਂਡਪਟਲੀ-
ਮੁਭਾਭ੍ਯਾਮੂਰੁਭ੍ਯਾਮੁਭਯਮਪਿ ਨਿਰ੍ਜਿਤ੍ਯ ਭਵਤੀ ।
ਸੁਵ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤ੍ਤਾਭ੍ਯਾਂ ਪਤ੍ਯੁਃ ਪ੍ਰਣਤਿਕਠਿਨਾਭ੍ਯਾਂ ਗਿਰਿਸੁਤੇ
ਵਿਧਿਜ੍ਞ੍ਯੇ ਜਾਨੁਭ੍ਯਾਂ ਵਿਬੁਧਕਰਿਕੁਂਭਦ੍ਵਯਮਸਿ ॥ 82 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਕਰੀਂਦ੍ਰਾਣਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ਼ੁਂਡਾਨ੍ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕਨਕਕਦਲੀਕਾਂਡਪਟਲੀ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਮੁਭਾਭ੍ਯਾਮੂਰੁਭ੍ਯਾਮੁਭਯਮਪਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਨਿਰ੍ਜਿਤ੍ਯ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਭਵਤੀ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸੁਵ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤ੍ਤਾਭ੍ਯਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਪਤ੍ਯੁਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਪ੍ਰਣਤਿਕਠਿਨਾਭ੍ਯਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਗਿਰਿਸੁਤੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਕਰੀਂਦ੍ਰਾਣਾਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਸ਼ੁਂਡਾਨ੍ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਕਨਕਕਦਲੀਕਾਂਡਪਟਲੀ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਮੁਭਾਭ੍ਯਾਮੂਰੁਭ੍ਯਾਮੁਭਯਮਪਿ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The opening idea of the hymn itself is ਸ਼ਿਵਃ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤ੍ਯਾ ਯੁਕ੍ਤੋ ਯਦਿ ਭਵਤਿ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਃ ਪ੍ਰਭਵਿਤੁਂ, showing Shiva and Shakti as inseparable for manifestation. The ਸ਼੍ਵੇਤਾਸ਼੍ਵਤਰ ਉਪਨਿਸ਼ਦ੍ says ਪਰਾਸ੍ਯ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਿਰ੍ ਵਿਵਿਧੈਵ ਸ਼੍ਰੂਯਤੇ, affirming the Supreme's manifold power, which this hymn celebrates as Devi.
The verse becomes practical when the mind learns to honor subtlety. Speak with care, use talent without domination, and let attraction mature into respect, patience, and steadiness.
ਪਰਾਜੇਤੁਂ ਰੁਦ੍ਰਂ ਦ੍ਵਿਗੁਣਸ਼ਰਗਰ੍ਭੌ ਗਿਰਿਸੁਤੇ
ਨਿਸ਼ਂਗੌ ਜਂਘੇ ਤੇ ਵਿਸ਼ਮਵਿਸ਼ਿਖੋ ਬਾਢਮਕ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤ ।
ਯਦਗ੍ਰੇ ਦ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਸ਼੍ਯਂਤੇ ਦਸ਼ਸ਼ਰਫਲਾਃ ਪਾਦਯੁਗਲੀ-
ਨਖਾਗ੍ਰਚ੍ਛਦ੍ਮਾਨਃ ਸੁਰਮਕੁਟਸ਼ਾਣੈਕਨਿਸ਼ਿਤਾਃ ॥ 83 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਪਰਾਜੇਤੁਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਰੁਦ੍ਰਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਦ੍ਵਿਗੁਣਸ਼ਰਗਰ੍ਭੌ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਗਿਰਿਸੁਤੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਨਿਸ਼ਂਗੌ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਜਂਘੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਤੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਵਿਸ਼ਮਵਿਸ਼ਿਖੋ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਬਾਢਮਕ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਯਦਗ੍ਰੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਪਰਾਜੇਤੁਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਰੁਦ੍ਰਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਦ੍ਵਿਗੁਣਸ਼ਰਗਰ੍ਭੌ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਗਿਰਿਸੁਤੇ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The ਦੇਵੀ ਉਪਨਿਸ਼ਦ੍ declares ਅਹਂ ਬ੍ਰਹ੍ਮਸ੍ਵਰੂਪਿਣੀ, identifying the Goddess with Brahman itself. In an Advaitic reading, the Mother is not outside the Absolute; she is the luminous power by which the Absolute is adored, known, and experienced.
For personal growth, this passage encourages a refined use of power. Intelligence should clarify, speech should heal, and beauty should awaken dignity rather than comparison or pride.
ਸ਼੍ਰੁਤੀਨਾਂ ਮੂਰ੍ਧਾਨੋ ਦਧਤਿ ਤਵ ਯੌ ਸ਼ੇਖਰਤਯਾ
ਮਮਾਪ੍ਯੇਤੌ ਮਾਤਃ ਸ਼ਿਰਸਿ ਦਯਯਾ ਧੇਹਿ ਚਰਣੌ ।
ਯਯੋਃ ਪਾਦ੍ਯਂ ਪਾਥਃ ਪਸ਼ੁਪਤਿਜਟਾਜੂਟਤਟਿਨੀ
ਯਯੋਰ੍ਲਾਕ੍ਸ਼ਾਲਕ੍ਸ਼੍ਮੀਰਰੁਣਹਰਿਚੂਡਾਮਣਿਰੁਚਿਃ ॥ 84 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਸ਼੍ਰੁਤੀਨਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਮੂਰ੍ਧਾਨੋ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਦਧਤਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤਵ - your
ਯੌ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ਼ੇਖਰਤਯਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਮਮਾਪ੍ਯੇਤੌ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਮਾਤਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ਼ਿਰਸਿ - a bodily or visual image used for devotional contemplation
ਦਯਯਾ - compassion, mercy, or tender grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਸ਼੍ਰੁਤੀਨਾਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਮੂਰ੍ਧਾਨੋ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਦਧਤਿ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਤਵ (your). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The Upanishadic prayer ਤਮਸੋ ਮਾ ਜ੍ਯੋਤਿਰ੍ਗਮਯ suits Devi's role as the light that turns ignorance into awareness. Many verses of this hymn turn sensory beauty into a contemplative ascent from form to consciousness.
In ordinary interactions, the teaching asks us to make elegance ethical. A graceful person is not merely polished; they are careful with words, steady in commitments, and generous with attention.
ਨਮੋਵਾਕਂ ਬ੍ਰੂਮੋ ਨਯਨਰਮਣੀਯਾਯ ਪਦਯੋ-
ਸ੍ਤਵਾਸ੍ਮੈ ਦ੍ਵਂਦ੍ਵਾਯ ਸ੍ਫੁਟਰੁਚਿਰਸਾਲਕ੍ਤਕਵਤੇ ।
ਅਸੂਯਤ੍ਯਤ੍ਯਂਤਂ ਯਦਭਿਹਨਨਾਯ ਸ੍ਪ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਹਯਤੇ
ਪਸ਼ੂਨਾਮੀਸ਼ਾਨਃ ਪ੍ਰਮਦਵਨਕਂਕੇਲਿਤਰਵੇ ॥ 85 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਨਮੋਵਾਕਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਬ੍ਰੂਮੋ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਨਯਨਰਮਣੀਯਾਯ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਪਦਯੋ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ੍ਤਵਾਸ੍ਮੈ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਦ੍ਵਂਦ੍ਵਾਯ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਸ੍ਫੁਟਰੁਚਿਰਸਾਲਕ੍ਤਕਵਤੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਅਸੂਯਤ੍ਯਤ੍ਯਂਤਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਯਦਭਿਹਨਨਾਯ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਸ੍ਪ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਹਯਤੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਨਮੋਵਾਕਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਬ੍ਰੂਮੋ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਨਯਨਰਮਣੀਯਾਯ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation), ਪਦਯੋ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The ਲਲਿਤਾ ਸਹਸ੍ਰਨਾਮ praises Devi as ਚਿਦਗ੍ਨਿਕੁਂਡਸਂਭੂਤਾ, born from the fire of consciousness. Soundarya Lahari repeatedly returns to that same insight: beauty is sacred when it reveals consciousness, compassion, and liberation.
A daily exercise is to notice where energy becomes restless and bring it back to reverence. This helps desire become aspiration, speech become blessing, and success become a means of service.
ਮ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਸ਼ਾ ਕ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤ੍ਵਾ ਗੋਤ੍ਰਸ੍ਖਲਨਮਥ ਵੈਲਕ੍ਸ਼੍ਯਨਮਿਤਂ
ਲਲਾਟੇ ਭਰ੍ਤਾਰਂ ਚਰਣਕਮਲੇ ਤਾਡਯਤਿ ਤੇ ।
ਚਿਰਾਦਂਤਃਸ਼ਲ੍ਯਂ ਦਹਨਕ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤਮੁਨ੍ਮੂਲਿਤਵਤਾ
ਤੁਲਾਕੋਟਿਕ੍ਵਾਣੈਃ ਕਿਲਿਕਿਲਿਤਮੀਸ਼ਾਨਰਿਪੁਣਾ ॥ 86 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਮ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਸ਼ਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤ੍ਵਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਗੋਤ੍ਰਸ੍ਖਲਨਮਥ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਵੈਲਕ੍ਸ਼੍ਯਨਮਿਤਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਲਲਾਟੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਭਰ੍ਤਾਰਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਚਰਣਕਮਲੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਤਾਡਯਤਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਚਿਰਾਦਂਤਃਸ਼ਲ੍ਯਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਮ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਸ਼ਾ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਕ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤ੍ਵਾ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਗੋਤ੍ਰਸ੍ਖਲਨਮਥ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਵੈਲਕ੍ਸ਼੍ਯਨਮਿਤਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The opening idea of the hymn itself is ਸ਼ਿਵਃ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤ੍ਯਾ ਯੁਕ੍ਤੋ ਯਦਿ ਭਵਤਿ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਃ ਪ੍ਰਭਵਿਤੁਂ, showing Shiva and Shakti as inseparable for manifestation. The ਸ਼੍ਵੇਤਾਸ਼੍ਵਤਰ ਉਪਨਿਸ਼ਦ੍ says ਪਰਾਸ੍ਯ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਿਰ੍ ਵਿਵਿਧੈਵ ਸ਼੍ਰੂਯਤੇ, affirming the Supreme's manifold power, which this hymn celebrates as Devi.
The practical value of this verse lies in transforming perception. When beauty is seen as sacred, one becomes less possessive and more appreciative, less reactive and more capable of calm, useful action.
ਹਿਮਾਨੀਹਂਤਵ੍ਯਂ ਹਿਮਗਿਰਿਨਿਵਾਸੈਕਚਤੁਰੌ
ਨਿਸ਼ਾਯਾਂ ਨਿਦ੍ਰਾਣਂ ਨਿਸ਼ਿ ਚਰਮਭਾਗੇ ਚ ਵਿਸ਼ਦੌ ।
ਵਰਂ ਲਕ੍ਸ਼੍ਮੀਪਾਤ੍ਰਂ ਸ਼੍ਰਿਯਮਤਿਸ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਜਂਤੌ ਸਮਯਿਨਾਂ
ਸਰੋਜਂ ਤ੍ਵਤ੍ਪਾਦੌ ਜਨਨਿ ਜਯਤਸ਼੍ਚਿਤ੍ਰਮਿਹ ਕਿਮ੍ ॥ 87 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਹਿਮਾਨੀਹਂਤਵ੍ਯਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਹਿਮਗਿਰਿਨਿਵਾਸੈਕਚਤੁਰੌ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਨਿਸ਼ਾਯਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਨਿਦ੍ਰਾਣਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਨਿਸ਼ਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਚਰਮਭਾਗੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਵਿਸ਼ਦੌ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਵਰਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਲਕ੍ਸ਼੍ਮੀਪਾਤ੍ਰਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ਼੍ਰਿਯਮਤਿਸ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਜਂਤੌ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਹਿਮਾਨੀਹਂਤਵ੍ਯਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਹਿਮਗਿਰਿਨਿਵਾਸੈਕਚਤੁਰੌ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਨਿਸ਼ਾਯਾਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਨਿਦ੍ਰਾਣਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The ਦੇਵੀ ਉਪਨਿਸ਼ਦ੍ declares ਅਹਂ ਬ੍ਰਹ੍ਮਸ੍ਵਰੂਪਿਣੀ, identifying the Goddess with Brahman itself. In an Advaitic reading, the Mother is not outside the Absolute; she is the luminous power by which the Absolute is adored, known, and experienced.
At work and at home, this passage can make refinement concrete: prepare carefully, speak gently, respond with dignity, and use intelligence to reduce confusion for others.
ਪਦਂ ਤੇ ਕੀਰ੍ਤੀਨਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਪਦਮਪਦਂ ਦੇਵਿ ਵਿਪਦਾਂ
ਕਥਂ ਨੀਤਂ ਸਦ੍ਭਿਃ ਕਠਿਨਕਮਠੀਕਰ੍ਪਰਤੁਲਾਮ੍ ।
ਕਥਂ ਵਾ ਬਾਹੁਭ੍ਯਾਮੁਪਯਮਨਕਾਲੇ ਪੁਰਭਿਦਾ
ਯਦਾਦਾਯ ਨ੍ਯਸ੍ਤਂ ਦ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਸ਼ਦਿ ਦਯਮਾਨੇਨ ਮਨਸਾ ॥ 88 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਪਦਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਕੀਰ੍ਤੀਨਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਪ੍ਰਪਦਮਪਦਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਦੇਵਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਵਿਪਦਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕਥਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਨੀਤਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸਦ੍ਭਿਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕਠਿਨਕਮਠੀਕਰ੍ਪਰਤੁਲਾਮ੍ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਪਦਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਤੇ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation), ਕੀਰ੍ਤੀਨਾਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਪ੍ਰਪਦਮਪਦਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The Upanishadic prayer ਤਮਸੋ ਮਾ ਜ੍ਯੋਤਿਰ੍ਗਮਯ suits Devi's role as the light that turns ignorance into awareness. Many verses of this hymn turn sensory beauty into a contemplative ascent from form to consciousness.
In daily life, this verse asks us to treat energy, speech, beauty, and intelligence as sacred instruments. Used with clarity and compassion, they refine relationships, deepen concentration, and make success gentle rather than harsh.
ਨਖੈਰ੍ਨਾਕਸ੍ਤ੍ਰੀਣਾਂ ਕਰਕਮਲਸਂਕੋਚਸ਼ਸ਼ਿਭਿ-
ਸ੍ਤਰੂਣਾਂ ਦਿਵ੍ਯਾਨਾਂ ਹਸਤ ਇਵ ਤੇ ਚਂਡਿ ਚਰਣੌ ।
ਫਲਾਨਿ ਸ੍ਵਃਸ੍ਥੇਭ੍ਯਃ ਕਿਸਲਯਕਰਾਗ੍ਰੇਣ ਦਦਤਾਂ
ਦਰਿਦ੍ਰੇਭ੍ਯੋ ਭਦ੍ਰਾਂ ਸ਼੍ਰਿਯਮਨਿਸ਼ਮਹ੍ਨਾਯ ਦਦਤੌ ॥ 89 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਨਖੈਰ੍ਨਾਕਸ੍ਤ੍ਰੀਣਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕਰਕਮਲਸਂਕੋਚਸ਼ਸ਼ਿਭਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ੍ਤਰੂਣਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਦਿਵ੍ਯਾਨਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਹਸਤ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਇਵ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਚਂਡਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਚਰਣੌ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਫਲਾਨਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਨਖੈਰ੍ਨਾਕਸ੍ਤ੍ਰੀਣਾਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਕਰਕਮਲਸਂਕੋਚਸ਼ਸ਼ਿਭਿ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਸ੍ਤਰੂਣਾਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਦਿਵ੍ਯਾਨਾਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The ਲਲਿਤਾ ਸਹਸ੍ਰਨਾਮ praises Devi as ਚਿਦਗ੍ਨਿਕੁਂਡਸਂਭੂਤਾ, born from the fire of consciousness. Soundarya Lahari repeatedly returns to that same insight: beauty is sacred when it reveals consciousness, compassion, and liberation.
A practical reading of this passage turns beauty into discipline. Speech should become clearer, intelligence kinder, and personal influence more responsible, so that refinement serves life rather than vanity.
ਦਦਾਨੇ ਦੀਨੇਭ੍ਯਃ ਸ਼੍ਰਿਯਮਨਿਸ਼ਮਾਸ਼ਾਨੁਸਦ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਸ਼ੀ-
ਮਮਂਦਂ ਸੌਂਦਰ੍ਯਪ੍ਰਕਰਮਕਰਂਦਂ ਵਿਕਿਰਤਿ ।
ਤਵਾਸ੍ਮਿਨ੍ ਮਂਦਾਰਸ੍ਤਬਕਸੁਭਗੇ ਯਾਤੁ ਚਰਣੇ
ਨਿਮਜ੍ਜਨ੍ਮਜ੍ਜੀਵਃ ਕਰਣਚਰਣਃ ਸ਼ਟ੍ਚਰਣਤਾਮ੍ ॥ 90 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਦਦਾਨੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਦੀਨੇਭ੍ਯਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ਼੍ਰਿਯਮਨਿਸ਼ਮਾਸ਼ਾਨੁਸਦ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਸ਼ੀ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਮਮਂਦਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸੌਂਦਰ੍ਯਪ੍ਰਕਰਮਕਰਂਦਮ੍ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਵਿਕਿਰਤਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤਵਾਸ੍ਮਿਨ੍ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਮਂਦਾਰਸ੍ਤਬਕਸੁਭਗੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਯਾਤੁ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਚਰਣੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਦਦਾਨੇ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation), ਦੀਨੇਭ੍ਯਃ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਸ਼੍ਰਿਯਮਨਿਸ਼ਮਾਸ਼ਾਨੁਸਦ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਸ਼ੀ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਮਮਂਦਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The opening idea of the hymn itself is ਸ਼ਿਵਃ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤ੍ਯਾ ਯੁਕ੍ਤੋ ਯਦਿ ਭਵਤਿ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਃ ਪ੍ਰਭਵਿਤੁਂ, showing Shiva and Shakti as inseparable for manifestation. The ਸ਼੍ਵੇਤਾਸ਼੍ਵਤਰ ਉਪਨਿਸ਼ਦ੍ says ਪਰਾਸ੍ਯ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਿਰ੍ ਵਿਵਿਧੈਵ ਸ਼੍ਰੂਯਤੇ, affirming the Supreme's manifold power, which this hymn celebrates as Devi.
This teaching can be lived by asking whether our gifts create harmony or agitation. When energy is guided by reverence, work becomes focused, relationships become more graceful, and ambition becomes less restless.
ਪਦਨ੍ਯਾਸਕ੍ਰੀਡਾਪਰਿਚਯਮਿਵਾਰਬ੍ਧੁਮਨਸਃ
ਸ੍ਖਲਂਤਸ੍ਤੇ ਖੇਲਂ ਭਵਨਕਲਹਂਸਾ ਨ ਜਹਤਿ ।
ਅਤਸ੍ਤੇਸ਼ਾਂ ਸ਼ਿਕ੍ਸ਼ਾਂ ਸੁਭਗਮਣਿਮਂਜੀਰਰਣਿਤ-
ਚ੍ਛਲਾਦਾਚਕ੍ਸ਼ਾਣਂ ਚਰਣਕਮਲਂ ਚਾਰੁਚਰਿਤੇ ॥ 91 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਪਦਨ੍ਯਾਸਕ੍ਰੀਡਾਪਰਿਚਯਮਿਵਾਰਬ੍ਧੁਮਨਸਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ੍ਖਲਂਤਸ੍ਤੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਖੇਲਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਭਵਨਕਲਹਂਸਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਨ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਜਹਤਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਅਤਸ੍ਤੇਸ਼ਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ਼ਿਕ੍ਸ਼ਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸੁਭਗਮਣਿਮਂਜੀਰਰਣਿਤ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਚ੍ਛਲਾਦਾਚਕ੍ਸ਼ਾਣਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਪਦਨ੍ਯਾਸਕ੍ਰੀਡਾਪਰਿਚਯਮਿਵਾਰਬ੍ਧੁਮਨਸਃ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਸ੍ਖਲਂਤਸ੍ਤੇ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation), ਖੇਲਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਭਵਨਕਲਹਂਸਾ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The ਦੇਵੀ ਉਪਨਿਸ਼ਦ੍ declares ਅਹਂ ਬ੍ਰਹ੍ਮਸ੍ਵਰੂਪਿਣੀ, identifying the Goddess with Brahman itself. In an Advaitic reading, the Mother is not outside the Absolute; she is the luminous power by which the Absolute is adored, known, and experienced.
In study, work, and family life, the passage invites us to join excellence with tenderness. Beauty without discipline can distract, but beauty joined with devotion can make conduct more thoughtful and uplifting.
ਗਤਾਸ੍ਤੇ ਮਂਚਤ੍ਵਂ ਦ੍ਰੁਹਿਣਹਰਿਰੁਦ੍ਰੇਸ਼੍ਵਰਭ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤਃ
ਸ਼ਿਵਃ ਸ੍ਵਚ੍ਛਚ੍ਛਾਯਾਘਟਿਤਕਪਟਪ੍ਰਚ੍ਛਦਪਟਃ ।
ਤ੍ਵਦੀਯਾਨਾਂ ਭਾਸਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਤਿਫਲਨਰਾਗਾਰੁਣਤਯਾ
ਸ਼ਰੀਰੀ ਸ਼ਰੁਰੁਇਂਗਾਰੋ ਰਸ ਇਵ ਦ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਸ਼ਾਂ ਦੋਗ੍ਧਿ ਕੁਤੁਕਮ੍ ॥ 92 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਗਤਾਸ੍ਤੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਮਂਚਤ੍ਵਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਦ੍ਰੁਹਿਣਹਰਿਰੁਦ੍ਰੇਸ਼੍ਵਰਭ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ਼ਿਵਃ - Shiva, pure consciousness
ਸ੍ਵਚ੍ਛਚ੍ਛਾਯਾਘਟਿਤਕਪਟਪ੍ਰਚ੍ਛਦਪਟਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤ੍ਵਦੀਯਾਨਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਭਾਸਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਪ੍ਰਤਿਫਲਨਰਾਗਾਰੁਣਤਯਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ਼ਰੀਰੀ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ਼ਰੁਰੁਇਂਗਾਰੋ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਗਤਾਸ੍ਤੇ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation), ਮਂਚਤ੍ਵਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਦ੍ਰੁਹਿਣਹਰਿਰੁਦ੍ਰੇਸ਼੍ਵਰਭ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤਃ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਸ਼ਿਵਃ (Shiva, pure consciousness). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The Upanishadic prayer ਤਮਸੋ ਮਾ ਜ੍ਯੋਤਿਰ੍ਗਮਯ suits Devi's role as the light that turns ignorance into awareness. Many verses of this hymn turn sensory beauty into a contemplative ascent from form to consciousness.
The verse becomes practical when the mind learns to honor subtlety. Speak with care, use talent without domination, and let attraction mature into respect, patience, and steadiness.
ਅਰਾਲਾ ਕੇਸ਼ੇਸ਼ੁ ਪ੍ਰਕ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤਿਸਰਲਾ ਮਂਦਹਸਿਤੇ
ਸ਼ਿਰੀਸ਼ਾਭਾ ਚਿਤ੍ਤੇ ਦ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਸ਼ਦੁਪਲਸ਼ੋਭਾ ਕੁਚਤਟੇ ।
ਭ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਸ਼ਂ ਤਨ੍ਵੀ ਮਧ੍ਯੇ ਪ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਥੁਰੁਰਸਿਜਾਰੋਹਵਿਸ਼ਯੇ
ਜਗਤ੍ਤ੍ਰਾਤੁਂ ਸ਼ਂਭੋਰ੍ਜਯਤਿ ਕਰੁਣਾ ਕਾਚਿਦਰੁਣਾ ॥ 93 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਅਰਾਲਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕੇਸ਼ੇਸ਼ੁ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਪ੍ਰਕ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤਿਸਰਲਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਮਂਦਹਸਿਤੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਸ਼ਿਰੀਸ਼ਾਭਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਚਿਤ੍ਤੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਦ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਸ਼ਦੁਪਲਸ਼ੋਭਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕੁਚਤਟੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਭ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਸ਼ਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤਨ੍ਵੀ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਅਰਾਲਾ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਕੇਸ਼ੇਸ਼ੁ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਪ੍ਰਕ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤਿਸਰਲਾ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਮਂਦਹਸਿਤੇ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The ਲਲਿਤਾ ਸਹਸ੍ਰਨਾਮ praises Devi as ਚਿਦਗ੍ਨਿਕੁਂਡਸਂਭੂਤਾ, born from the fire of consciousness. Soundarya Lahari repeatedly returns to that same insight: beauty is sacred when it reveals consciousness, compassion, and liberation.
For personal growth, this passage encourages a refined use of power. Intelligence should clarify, speech should heal, and beauty should awaken dignity rather than comparison or pride.
ਕਲਂਕਃ ਕਸ੍ਤੂਰੀ ਰਜਨਿਕਰਬਿਂਬਂ ਜਲਮਯਂ
ਕਲਾਭਿਃ ਕਰ੍ਪੂਰੈਰ੍ਮਰਕਤਕਰਂਡਂ ਨਿਬਿਡਿਤਮ੍ ।
ਅਤਸ੍ਤ੍ਵਦ੍ਭੋਗੇਨ ਪ੍ਰਤਿਦਿਨਮਿਦਂ ਰਿਕ੍ਤਕੁਹਰਂ
ਵਿਧਿਰ੍ਭੂਯੋ ਭੂਯੋ ਨਿਬਿਡਯਤਿ ਨੂਨਂ ਤਵ ਕ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤੇ ॥ 94 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਕਲਂਕਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕਸ੍ਤੂਰੀ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਰਜਨਿਕਰਬਿਂਬਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਜਲਮਯਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕਲਾਭਿਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕਰ੍ਪੂਰੈਰ੍ਮਰਕਤਕਰਂਡਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਨਿਬਿਡਿਤਮ੍ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਅਤਸ੍ਤ੍ਵਦ੍ਭੋਗੇਨ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਪ੍ਰਤਿਦਿਨਮਿਦਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਰਿਕ੍ਤਕੁਹਰਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਕਲਂਕਃ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਕਸ੍ਤੂਰੀ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਰਜਨਿਕਰਬਿਂਬਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਜਲਮਯਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The opening idea of the hymn itself is ਸ਼ਿਵਃ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤ੍ਯਾ ਯੁਕ੍ਤੋ ਯਦਿ ਭਵਤਿ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਃ ਪ੍ਰਭਵਿਤੁਂ, showing Shiva and Shakti as inseparable for manifestation. The ਸ਼੍ਵੇਤਾਸ਼੍ਵਤਰ ਉਪਨਿਸ਼ਦ੍ says ਪਰਾਸ੍ਯ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਿਰ੍ ਵਿਵਿਧੈਵ ਸ਼੍ਰੂਯਤੇ, affirming the Supreme's manifold power, which this hymn celebrates as Devi.
In ordinary interactions, the teaching asks us to make elegance ethical. A graceful person is not merely polished; they are careful with words, steady in commitments, and generous with attention.
ਪੁਰਾਰਾਤੇਰਂਤਃਪੁਰਮਸਿ ਤਤਸ੍ਤ੍ਵਚ੍ਚਰਣਯੋਃ
ਸਪਰ੍ਯਾਮਰ੍ਯਾਦਾ ਤਰਲਕਰਣਾਨਾਮਸੁਲਭਾ ।
ਤਥਾ ਹ੍ਯੇਤੇ ਨੀਤਾਃ ਸ਼ਤਮਖਮੁਖਾਃ ਸਿਦ੍ਧਿਮਤੁਲਾਂ
ਤਵ ਦ੍ਵਾਰੋਪਾਂਤਸ੍ਥਿਤਿਭਿਰਣਿਮਾਦ੍ਯਾਭਿਰਮਰਾਃ ॥ 95 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਪੁਰਾਰਾਤੇਰਂਤਃਪੁਰਮਸਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤਤਸ੍ਤ੍ਵਚ੍ਚਰਣਯੋਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸਪਰ੍ਯਾਮਰ੍ਯਾਦਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤਰਲਕਰਣਾਨਾਮਸੁਲਭਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤਥਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਹ੍ਯੇਤੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਨੀਤਾਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ਼ਤਮਖਮੁਖਾਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸਿਦ੍ਧਿਮਤੁਲਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤਵ - your
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਪੁਰਾਰਾਤੇਰਂਤਃਪੁਰਮਸਿ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਤਤਸ੍ਤ੍ਵਚ੍ਚਰਣਯੋਃ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਸਪਰ੍ਯਾਮਰ੍ਯਾਦਾ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਤਰਲਕਰਣਾਨਾਮਸੁਲਭਾ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The ਦੇਵੀ ਉਪਨਿਸ਼ਦ੍ declares ਅਹਂ ਬ੍ਰਹ੍ਮਸ੍ਵਰੂਪਿਣੀ, identifying the Goddess with Brahman itself. In an Advaitic reading, the Mother is not outside the Absolute; she is the luminous power by which the Absolute is adored, known, and experienced.
A daily exercise is to notice where energy becomes restless and bring it back to reverence. This helps desire become aspiration, speech become blessing, and success become a means of service.
ਕਲਤ੍ਰਂ ਵੈਧਾਤ੍ਰਂ ਕਤਿਕਤਿ ਭਜਂਤੇ ਨ ਕਵਯਃ
ਸ਼੍ਰਿਯੋ ਦੇਵ੍ਯਾਃ ਕੋ ਵਾ ਨ ਭਵਤਿ ਪਤਿਃ ਕੈਰਪਿ ਧਨੈਃ ।
ਮਹਾਦੇਵਂ ਹਿਤ੍ਵਾ ਤਵ ਸਤਿ ਸਤੀਨਾਮਚਰਮੇ
ਕੁਚਾਭ੍ਯਾਮਾਸਂਗਃ ਕੁਰਵਕਤਰੋਰਪ੍ਯਸੁਲਭਃ ॥ 96 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਕਲਤ੍ਰਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਵੈਧਾਤ੍ਰਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕਤਿਕਤਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਭਜਂਤੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਨ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕਵਯਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ਼੍ਰਿਯੋ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਦੇਵ੍ਯਾਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕੋ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਵਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਕਲਤ੍ਰਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਵੈਧਾਤ੍ਰਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਕਤਿਕਤਿ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਭਜਂਤੇ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The Upanishadic prayer ਤਮਸੋ ਮਾ ਜ੍ਯੋਤਿਰ੍ਗਮਯ suits Devi's role as the light that turns ignorance into awareness. Many verses of this hymn turn sensory beauty into a contemplative ascent from form to consciousness.
The practical value of this verse lies in transforming perception. When beauty is seen as sacred, one becomes less possessive and more appreciative, less reactive and more capable of calm, useful action.
ਗਿਰਾਮਾਹੁਰ੍ਦੇਵੀਂ ਦ੍ਰੁਹਿਣਗ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਹਿਣੀਮਾਗਮਵਿਦੋ
ਹਰੇਃ ਪਤ੍ਨੀਂ ਪਦ੍ਮਾਂ ਹਰਸਹਚਰੀਮਦ੍ਰਿਤਨਯਾਮ੍ ।
ਤੁਰੀਯਾ ਕਾਪਿ ਤ੍ਵਂ ਦੁਰਧਿਗਮਨਿਃਸੀਮਮਹਿਮਾ
ਮਹਾਮਾਯਾ ਵਿਸ਼੍ਵਂ ਭ੍ਰਮਯਸਿ ਪਰਬ੍ਰਹ੍ਮਮਹਿਸ਼ਿ ॥ 97 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਗਿਰਾਮਾਹੁਰ੍ਦੇਵੀਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਦ੍ਰੁਹਿਣਗ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਹਿਣੀਮਾਗਮਵਿਦੋ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਹਰੇਃ - of Hari, Lord Vishnu
ਪਤ੍ਨੀਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਪਦ੍ਮਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਹਰਸਹਚਰੀਮਦ੍ਰਿਤਨਯਾਮ੍ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤੁਰੀਯਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕਾਪਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤ੍ਵਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਦੁਰਧਿਗਮਨਿਃਸੀਮਮਹਿਮਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਗਿਰਾਮਾਹੁਰ੍ਦੇਵੀਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਦ੍ਰੁਹਿਣਗ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਹਿਣੀਮਾਗਮਵਿਦੋ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਹਰੇਃ (of Hari, Lord Vishnu), ਪਤ੍ਨੀਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The ਲਲਿਤਾ ਸਹਸ੍ਰਨਾਮ praises Devi as ਚਿਦਗ੍ਨਿਕੁਂਡਸਂਭੂਤਾ, born from the fire of consciousness. Soundarya Lahari repeatedly returns to that same insight: beauty is sacred when it reveals consciousness, compassion, and liberation.
At work and at home, this passage can make refinement concrete: prepare carefully, speak gently, respond with dignity, and use intelligence to reduce confusion for others.
ਕਦਾ ਕਾਲੇ ਮਾਤਃ ਕਥਯ ਕਲਿਤਾਲਕ੍ਤਕਰਸਂ
ਪਿਬੇਯਂ ਵਿਦ੍ਯਾਰ੍ਥੀ ਤਵ ਚਰਣਨਿਰ੍ਣੇਜਨਜਲਮ੍ ।
ਪ੍ਰਕ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤ੍ਯਾ ਮੂਕਾਨਾਮਪਿ ਚ ਕਵਿਤਾਕਾਰਣਤਯਾ
ਕਦਾ ਧਤ੍ਤੇ ਵਾਣੀਮੁਖਕਮਲਤਾਂਬੂਲਰਸਤਾਮ੍ ॥ 98 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਕਦਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕਾਲੇ - at the time, especially the final time
ਮਾਤਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕਥਯ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਕਲਿਤਾਲਕ੍ਤਕਰਸਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਪਿਬੇਯਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਵਿਦ੍ਯਾਰ੍ਥੀ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤਵ - your
ਚਰਣਨਿਰ੍ਣੇਜਨਜਲਮ੍ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਪ੍ਰਕ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤ੍ਯਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਕਦਾ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਕਾਲੇ (at the time, especially the final time), ਮਾਤਃ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਕਥਯ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The opening idea of the hymn itself is ਸ਼ਿਵਃ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤ੍ਯਾ ਯੁਕ੍ਤੋ ਯਦਿ ਭਵਤਿ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਃ ਪ੍ਰਭਵਿਤੁਂ, showing Shiva and Shakti as inseparable for manifestation. The ਸ਼੍ਵੇਤਾਸ਼੍ਵਤਰ ਉਪਨਿਸ਼ਦ੍ says ਪਰਾਸ੍ਯ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਿਰ੍ ਵਿਵਿਧੈਵ ਸ਼੍ਰੂਯਤੇ, affirming the Supreme's manifold power, which this hymn celebrates as Devi.
In daily life, this verse asks us to treat energy, speech, beauty, and intelligence as sacred instruments. Used with clarity and compassion, they refine relationships, deepen concentration, and make success gentle rather than harsh.
ਸਰਸ੍ਵਤ੍ਯਾ ਲਕ੍ਸ਼੍ਮ੍ਯਾ ਵਿਧਿਹਰਿਸਪਤ੍ਨੋ ਵਿਹਰਤੇ
ਰਤੇਃ ਪਾਤਿਵ੍ਰਤ੍ਯਂ ਸ਼ਿਥਿਲਯਤਿ ਰਮ੍ਯੇਣ ਵਪੁਸ਼ਾ ।
ਚਿਰਂ ਜੀਵਨ੍ਨੇਵ ਕ੍ਸ਼ਪਿਤਪਸ਼ੁਪਾਸ਼ਵ੍ਯਤਿਕਰਃ
ਪਰਾਨਂਦਾਭਿਖ੍ਯਂ ਰਸਯਤਿ ਰਸਂ ਤ੍ਵਦ੍ਭਜਨਵਾਨ੍ ॥ 99 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਸਰਸ੍ਵਤ੍ਯਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਲਕ੍ਸ਼੍ਮ੍ਯਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਵਿਧਿਹਰਿਸਪਤ੍ਨੋ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਵਿਹਰਤੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਰਤੇਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਪਾਤਿਵ੍ਰਤ੍ਯਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ਼ਿਥਿਲਯਤਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਰਮ੍ਯੇਣ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਵਪੁਸ਼ਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਚਿਰਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਸਰਸ੍ਵਤ੍ਯਾ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਲਕ੍ਸ਼੍ਮ੍ਯਾ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਵਿਧਿਹਰਿਸਪਤ੍ਨੋ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਵਿਹਰਤੇ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The ਦੇਵੀ ਉਪਨਿਸ਼ਦ੍ declares ਅਹਂ ਬ੍ਰਹ੍ਮਸ੍ਵਰੂਪਿਣੀ, identifying the Goddess with Brahman itself. In an Advaitic reading, the Mother is not outside the Absolute; she is the luminous power by which the Absolute is adored, known, and experienced.
A practical reading of this passage turns beauty into discipline. Speech should become clearer, intelligence kinder, and personal influence more responsible, so that refinement serves life rather than vanity.
ਪ੍ਰਦੀਪਜ੍ਵਾਲਾਭਿਰ੍ਦਿਵਸਕਰਨੀਰਾਜਨਵਿਧਿਃ
ਸੁਧਾਸੂਤੇਸ਼੍ਚਂਦ੍ਰੋਪਲਜਲਲਵੈਰਰ੍ਘ੍ਯਰਚਨਾ ।
ਸ੍ਵਕੀਯੈਰਂਭੋਭਿਃ ਸਲਿਲਨਿਧਿਸੌਹਿਤ੍ਯਕਰਣਂ
ਤ੍ਵਦੀਯਾਭਿਰ੍ਵਾਗ੍ਭਿਸ੍ਤਵ ਜਨਨਿ ਵਾਚਾਂ ਸ੍ਤੁਤਿਰਿਯਮ੍ ॥ 100 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਪ੍ਰਦੀਪਜ੍ਵਾਲਾਭਿਰ੍ਦਿਵਸਕਰਨੀਰਾਜਨਵਿਧਿਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸੁਧਾਸੂਤੇਸ਼੍ਚਂਦ੍ਰੋਪਲਜਲਲਵੈਰਰ੍ਘ੍ਯਰਚਨਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ੍ਵਕੀਯੈਰਂਭੋਭਿਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸਲਿਲਨਿਧਿਸੌਹਿਤ੍ਯਕਰਣਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤ੍ਵਦੀਯਾਭਿਰ੍ਵਾਗ੍ਭਿਸ੍ਤਵ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਜਨਨਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਵਾਚਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ੍ਤੁਤਿਰਿਯਮ੍ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਪ੍ਰਦੀਪਜ੍ਵਾਲਾਭਿਰ੍ਦਿਵਸਕਰਨੀਰਾਜਨਵਿਧਿਃ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਸੁਧਾਸੂਤੇਸ਼੍ਚਂਦ੍ਰੋਪਲਜਲਲਵੈਰਰ੍ਘ੍ਯਰਚਨਾ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਸ੍ਵਕੀਯੈਰਂਭੋਭਿਃ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਸਲਿਲਨਿਧਿਸੌਹਿਤ੍ਯਕਰਣਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The Upanishadic prayer ਤਮਸੋ ਮਾ ਜ੍ਯੋਤਿਰ੍ਗਮਯ suits Devi's role as the light that turns ignorance into awareness. Many verses of this hymn turn sensory beauty into a contemplative ascent from form to consciousness.
This teaching can be lived by asking whether our gifts create harmony or agitation. When energy is guided by reverence, work becomes focused, relationships become more graceful, and ambition becomes less restless.
ਸੌਂਦਰ੍ਯਲਹਰਿ ਮੁਖ੍ਯਸ੍ਤੋਤ੍ਰਂ ਸਂਵਾਰ੍ਤਦਾਯਕਮ੍ ।
ਭਗਵਦ੍ਪਾਦ ਸਨ੍ਕ੍ਲੁਪ੍ਤਂ ਪਠੇਨ੍ ਮੁਕ੍ਤੌ ਭਵੇਨ੍ਨਰਃ ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਸੌਂਦਰ੍ਯਲਹਰਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਮੁਖ੍ਯਸ੍ਤੋਤ੍ਰਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸਂਵਾਰ੍ਤਦਾਯਕਮ੍ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਭਗਵਦ੍ਪਾਦ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸਨ੍ਕ੍ਲੁਪ੍ਤਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਪਠੇਨ੍ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਮੁਕ੍ਤੌ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਭਵੇਨ੍ਨਰਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਸੌਂਦਰ੍ਯਲਹਰਿ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਮੁਖ੍ਯਸ੍ਤੋਤ੍ਰਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਸਂਵਾਰ੍ਤਦਾਯਕਮ੍ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਭਗਵਦ੍ਪਾਦ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The ਲਲਿਤਾ ਸਹਸ੍ਰਨਾਮ praises Devi as ਚਿਦਗ੍ਨਿਕੁਂਡਸਂਭੂਤਾ, born from the fire of consciousness. Soundarya Lahari repeatedly returns to that same insight: beauty is sacred when it reveals consciousness, compassion, and liberation.
In study, work, and family life, the passage invites us to join excellence with tenderness. Beauty without discipline can distract, but beauty joined with devotion can make conduct more thoughtful and uplifting.
॥ ਇਤਿ ਸ਼੍ਰੀਮਤ੍ਪਰਮਹਂਸਪਰਿਵ੍ਰਾਜਕਾਚਾਰ੍ਯਸ੍ਯ
ਸ਼੍ਰੀਗੋਵਿਂਦਭਗਵਤ੍ਪੂਜ੍ਯਪਾਦਸ਼ਿਸ਼੍ਯਸ੍ਯ
ਸ਼੍ਰੀਮਚ੍ਛਂਕਰਭਗਵਤਃ ਕ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤੌ ਸੌਂਦਰ੍ਯਲਹਰੀ ਸਂਪੂਰ੍ਣਾ ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਸ਼੍ਰੀਮਤ੍ਪਰਮਹਂਸਪਰਿਵ੍ਰਾਜਕਾਚਾਰ੍ਯਸ੍ਯ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ਼੍ਰੀਗੋਵਿਂਦਭਗਵਤ੍ਪੂਜ੍ਯਪਾਦਸ਼ਿਸ਼੍ਯਸ੍ਯ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ਼੍ਰੀਮਚ੍ਛਂਕਰਭਗਵਤਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤੌ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸੌਂਦਰ੍ਯਲਹਰੀ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸਂਪੂਰ੍ਣਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਸ਼੍ਰੀਮਤ੍ਪਰਮਹਂਸਪਰਿਵ੍ਰਾਜਕਾਚਾਰ੍ਯਸ੍ਯ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਸ਼੍ਰੀਗੋਵਿਂਦਭਗਵਤ੍ਪੂਜ੍ਯਪਾਦਸ਼ਿਸ਼੍ਯਸ੍ਯ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਸ਼੍ਰੀਮਚ੍ਛਂਕਰਭਗਵਤਃ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਕ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਤੌ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The opening idea of the hymn itself is ਸ਼ਿਵਃ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤ੍ਯਾ ਯੁਕ੍ਤੋ ਯਦਿ ਭਵਤਿ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਃ ਪ੍ਰਭਵਿਤੁਂ, showing Shiva and Shakti as inseparable for manifestation. The ਸ਼੍ਵੇਤਾਸ਼੍ਵਤਰ ਉਪਨਿਸ਼ਦ੍ says ਪਰਾਸ੍ਯ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਿਰ੍ ਵਿਵਿਧੈਵ ਸ਼੍ਰੂਯਤੇ, affirming the Supreme's manifold power, which this hymn celebrates as Devi.
The verse becomes practical when the mind learns to honor subtlety. Speak with care, use talent without domination, and let attraction mature into respect, patience, and steadiness.
॥ ਓਂ ਤਤ੍ਸਤ੍ ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਓਂ - the sacred pranava, source-syllable of prayer
ਤਤ੍ਸਤ੍ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਓਂ (the sacred pranava, source-syllable of prayer), ਤਤ੍ਸਤ੍ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The ਦੇਵੀ ਉਪਨਿਸ਼ਦ੍ declares ਅਹਂ ਬ੍ਰਹ੍ਮਸ੍ਵਰੂਪਿਣੀ, identifying the Goddess with Brahman itself. In an Advaitic reading, the Mother is not outside the Absolute; she is the luminous power by which the Absolute is adored, known, and experienced.
For personal growth, this passage encourages a refined use of power. Intelligence should clarify, speech should heal, and beauty should awaken dignity rather than comparison or pride.
(ਅਨੁਬਂਧਃ)
ਸਮਾਨੀਤਃ ਪਦ੍ਭ੍ਯਾਂ ਮਣਿਮੁਕੁਰਤਾਮਂਬਰਮਣਿ-
ਰ੍ਭਯਾਦਾਸ੍ਯਾਦਂਤਃਸ੍ਤਿਮਿਤਕਿਰਣਸ਼੍ਰੇਣਿਮਸ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਣਃ ।
(ਪਾਠਭੇਦਃ - ਭਯਾਦਾਸ੍ਯ ਸ੍ਨਿਗ੍ਧਸ੍ਤ੍ਮਿਤ, ਭਯਾਦਾਸ੍ਯਸ੍ਯਾਂਤਃਸ੍ਤ੍ਮਿਤ)
ਦਧਾਤਿ ਤ੍ਵਦ੍ਵਕ੍ਤ੍ਰਂਪ੍ਰਤਿਫਲਨਮਸ਼੍ਰਾਂਤਵਿਕਚਂ
ਨਿਰਾਤਂਕਂ ਚਂਦ੍ਰਾਨ੍ਨਿਜਹ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਦਯਪਂਕੇਰੁਹਮਿਵ ॥ 101 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਅਨੁਬਂਧਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸਮਾਨੀਤਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਪਦ੍ਭ੍ਯਾਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਮਣਿਮੁਕੁਰਤਾਮਂਬਰਮਣਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਰ੍ਭਯਾਦਾਸ੍ਯਾਦਂਤਃਸ੍ਤਿਮਿਤਕਿਰਣਸ਼੍ਰੇਣਿਮਸ੍ਰੁਰੁਇਣਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਪਾਠਭੇਦਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਭਯਾਦਾਸ੍ਯ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਸ੍ਨਿਗ੍ਧਸ੍ਤ੍ਮਿਤ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਭਯਾਦਾਸ੍ਯਸ੍ਯਾਂਤਃਸ੍ਤ੍ਮਿਤ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਦਧਾਤਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਅਨੁਬਂਧਃ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਸਮਾਨੀਤਃ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਪਦ੍ਭ੍ਯਾਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਮਣਿਮੁਕੁਰਤਾਮਂਬਰਮਣਿ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The Upanishadic prayer ਤਮਸੋ ਮਾ ਜ੍ਯੋਤਿਰ੍ਗਮਯ suits Devi's role as the light that turns ignorance into awareness. Many verses of this hymn turn sensory beauty into a contemplative ascent from form to consciousness.
In ordinary interactions, the teaching asks us to make elegance ethical. A graceful person is not merely polished; they are careful with words, steady in commitments, and generous with attention.
ਸਮੁਦ੍ਭੂਤਸ੍ਥੂਲਸ੍ਤਨਭਰਮੁਰਸ਼੍ਚਾਰੁ ਹਸਿਤਂ
ਕਟਾਕ੍ਸ਼ੇ ਕਂਦਰ੍ਪਃ ਕਤਿਚਨ ਕਦਂਬਦ੍ਯੁਤਿ ਵਪੁਃ ।
ਹਰਸ੍ਯ ਤ੍ਵਦ੍ਭ੍ਰਾਂਤਿਂ ਮਨਸਿ ਜਨਯਂਤਿ ਸ੍ਮ ਵਿਮਲਾਃ
ਪਾਠਭੇਦਃ - ਜਨਯਾਮਾਸ ਮਦਨੋ, ਜਨਯਂਤਃ ਸਮਤੁਲਾਂ, ਜਨਯਂਤਾ ਸੁਵਦਨੇ
ਭਵਤ੍ਯਾ ਯੇ ਭਕ੍ਤਾਃ ਪਰਿਣਤਿਰਮੀਸ਼ਾਮਿਯਮੁਮੇ ॥ 102 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਸਮੁਦ੍ਭੂਤਸ੍ਥੂਲਸ੍ਤਨਭਰਮੁਰਸ਼੍ਚਾਰੁ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਹਸਿਤਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕਟਾਕ੍ਸ਼ੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਕਂਦਰ੍ਪਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕਤਿਚਨ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਕਦਂਬਦ੍ਯੁਤਿ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਵਪੁਃ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਹਰਸ੍ਯ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਤ੍ਵਦ੍ਭ੍ਰਾਂਤਿਂ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਮਨਸਿ - in the mind
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਸਮੁਦ੍ਭੂਤਸ੍ਥੂਲਸ੍ਤਨਭਰਮੁਰਸ਼੍ਚਾਰੁ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਹਸਿਤਂ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace), ਕਟਾਕ੍ਸ਼ੇ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation), ਕਂਦਰ੍ਪਃ (a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The ਲਲਿਤਾ ਸਹਸ੍ਰਨਾਮ praises Devi as ਚਿਦਗ੍ਨਿਕੁਂਡਸਂਭੂਤਾ, born from the fire of consciousness. Soundarya Lahari repeatedly returns to that same insight: beauty is sacred when it reveals consciousness, compassion, and liberation.
A daily exercise is to notice where energy becomes restless and bring it back to reverence. This helps desire become aspiration, speech become blessing, and success become a means of service.
ਨਿਧੇ ਨਿਤ੍ਯਸ੍ਮੇਰੇ ਨਿਰਵਧਿਗੁਣੇ ਨੀਤਿਨਿਪੁਣੇ
ਨਿਰਾਘਾਤਜ੍ਞਾਨੇ ਨਿਯਮਪਰਚਿਤ੍ਤੈਕਨਿਲਯੇ ।
ਨਿਯਤ੍ਯਾ ਨਿਰ੍ਮੁਕ੍ਤੇ ਨਿਖਿਲਨਿਗਮਾਂਤਸ੍ਤੁਤਿਪਦੇ
ਨਿਰਾਤਂਕੇ ਨਿਤ੍ਯੇ ਨਿਗਮਯ ਮਮਾਪਿ ਸ੍ਤੁਤਿਮਿਮਾਮ੍ ॥ 103 ॥
Word Meanings (ਪਦਾਰ੍ਥ):
ਨਿਧੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਨਿਤ੍ਯਸ੍ਮੇਰੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਨਿਰਵਧਿਗੁਣੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਨੀਤਿਨਿਪੁਣੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਨਿਰਾਘਾਤਜ੍ਞਾਨੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਨਿਯਮਪਰਚਿਤ੍ਤੈਕਨਿਲਯੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਨਿਯਤ੍ਯਾ - a poetic or tantric phrase in praise of the Divine Mother's beauty, power, or grace
ਨਿਰ੍ਮੁਕ੍ਤੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਨਿਖਿਲਨਿਗਮਾਂਤਸ੍ਤੁਤਿਪਦੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
ਨਿਰਾਤਂਕੇ - dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation
Translation (ਭਾਵਾਰ੍ਥ):
This verse praises the Divine Mother through an image of beauty, power, mantra, grace, or inner realization, asking the seeker to see her presence as the support of devotion and knowledge.
Commentary (ਅਨੁਸਂਧਾਨ):
The force of this verse turns on ਨਿਧੇ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation), ਨਿਤ੍ਯਸ੍ਮੇਰੇ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation), ਨਿਰਵਧਿਗੁਣੇ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation), ਨੀਤਿਨਿਪੁਣੇ (dative form, addressed in reverent offering or salutation). These terms are not just decorative; they direct the mind toward the exact quality being praised or the exact attachment being corrected. Reading them slowly turns recitation into contemplation, so the sound of the verse also becomes a way of training understanding.
The opening idea of the hymn itself is ਸ਼ਿਵਃ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤ੍ਯਾ ਯੁਕ੍ਤੋ ਯਦਿ ਭਵਤਿ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਃ ਪ੍ਰਭਵਿਤੁਂ, showing Shiva and Shakti as inseparable for manifestation. The ਸ਼੍ਵੇਤਾਸ਼੍ਵਤਰ ਉਪਨਿਸ਼ਦ੍ says ਪਰਾਸ੍ਯ ਸ਼ਕ੍ਤਿਰ੍ ਵਿਵਿਧੈਵ ਸ਼੍ਰੂਯਤੇ, affirming the Supreme's manifold power, which this hymn celebrates as Devi.
The practical value of this verse lies in transforming perception. When beauty is seen as sacred, one becomes less possessive and more appreciative, less reactive and more capable of calm, useful action.
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