ॐ सती साध्वी भवप्रीता भवानी भवमोचनी। आर्या दुर्गा जया चाद्या त्रिनेत्रा शूलधारिणी ॥ २ ॥
ōṁ satī sādhvī bhavaprītā bhavānī bhavamōcanī | āryā durgā jayā cādyā trinētrā śūladhāriṇī || 2 ||
Translation
Om. Sati, the virtuous one, beloved of Shiva, Bhavani, she who frees from worldly existence; the noble one, Durga, the victorious, the primordial one, the three-eyed, bearer of the trident.
Word by word
- satī
- Sati, the true and faithful one
- sādhvī
- the virtuous one
- bhavaprītā
- beloved of Bhava (Shiva)
- bhavānī
- consort of Bhava
- bhavamōcanī
- who frees from worldly existence
- āryā
- the noble one
- durgā
- the unassailable one
- jayā
- the victorious
- ādyā
- the primordial one
- trinētrā
- the three-eyed
- śūladhāriṇī
- bearer of the trident
Meaning
The names begin with Sati, the daughter of Daksha, and at once declare her nature: the consort of Shiva who is also the one who releases beings from the round of birth and death.