Chapter 2 · Argalā Stotram
Verse 24
पत्नीं मनोरमां देहि मनोवृत्तानुसारिणीम्। तारिणीं दुर्गसंसारसागरस्य कुलोद्भवाम् ॥ २४ ॥
patnīṁ manōramāṁ dēhi manōvṛttānusāriṇīm | tāriṇīṁ durgasaṁsārasāgarasya kulōdbhavām || 24 ||
Translation
Grant me a pleasing wife who follows the inclinations of my mind, a liberator born of a noble family who crosses the difficult ocean of worldly existence.
Word by word
- patnīṁ
- wife
- manōramāṁ
- pleasing/charming
- dēhi
- grant
- manōvṛttānusāriṇīm
- following the inclinations of the mind
- tāriṇīṁ
- liberator
- durgasaṁsārasāgarasya
- of the difficult ocean of worldly existence
- kulōdbhavām
- born of a noble family
Meaning
This verse petitions the Goddess for a virtuous spouse and spiritual liberation, shifting from the standard refrain to specific familial and transcendent boons.