Chapter 11 · Ekādaśo’dhyāyaḥ (Eleventh Chapter)
Dhyānam
ॐ बालरविद्युतिमिन्दुकिरीटां तुङ्गकुचां नयनत्रययुक्ताम्। स्मेरमुखीं वरदाङ्कुशपाशाभीतिकरां प्रभजे भुवनेशीम्॥
ōṁ bālaravidyutimindukirīṭāṁ tuṅgakucāṁ nayanatrayayuktām | smēramukhīṁ varadāṅkuśapāśābhītikarāṁ prabhajē bhuvanēśīm ||
Translation
Om. I worship Bhuvaneśī, radiant as the young sun, crowned with the crescent moon, with high breasts, endowed with three eyes, a smiling face, granting boons, holding a goad and noose, and dispelling fear.
Word by word
- oṁ
- sacred syllable
- bālaravi
- young sun
- dyutim
- radiance
- indukirīṭāṁ
- with a crescent moon crown
- tuṅgakucāṁ
- with high breasts
- nayanatrayayuktām
- endowed with three eyes
- smeramukhīṁ
- with a smiling face
- varada
- granting boons
- aṅkuśa
- goad
- pāśa
- noose
- abhītikarāṁ
- dispelling fear
- prabhaje
- I worship
- bhuvaneśīm
- the ruler of the universe
Meaning
This meditation verse invokes the Goddess Bhuvaneśī, depicted with radiant beauty, divine attributes (three eyes, crescent moon crown), and symbols of power and protection (goad, noose), preparing the devotee for the chapter’s focus on her praise and benevolence.