Chapter 11 · Ekādaśo’dhyāyaḥ (Eleventh Chapter)
Verse 5
त्वं वैष्णवी शक्तिरनन्तवीर्या विश्वस्य बीजं परमासि माया। सम्मोहितं देवि समस्तमेतत् त्वं वै प्रसन्ना भुवि मुक्तिहेतुः ॥ ५ ॥
tvaṁ vaiṣṇavī śaktiranantavīryā viśvasya bījaṁ paramāsi māyā | sammōhitaṁ dēvi samastamētat tvaṁ vai prasannā bhuvi muktihētuḥ || 5 ||
Translation
You are the Vaiṣṇavī power of infinite prowess, the supreme seed of the universe, the Māyā; all this is deluded by you, O Goddess, and when pleased, you are the cause of liberation on earth.
Word by word
- tvaṁ
- you
- vaiṣṇavī
- Vaiṣṇavī
- śaktiḥ
- power
- anantavīryā
- of infinite prowess
- viśvasya
- of the universe
- bījaṁ
- seed
- paramā
- supreme
- asi
- are
- māyā
- illusion
- sammohitaṁ
- deluded
- devi
- O Goddess
- samastam
- all
- etat
- this
- vai
- indeed
- prasannā
- pleased
- bhuvi
- on earth
- muktihetuḥ
- cause of liberation
Meaning
The gods extol the Goddess as the infinite Vaiṣṇavī power, the primal source of the universe and its illusion (Māyā), capable of deluding all creation and granting liberation when pleased.