Chapter 2 · Dvitīyo’dhyāyaḥ (Second Chapter)
Verse 25
क्षीरोदश्चामलं हारमजरे च तथाम्बरे। चूडामणिं तथा दिव्यं कुण्डले कटकानि च ॥ २५ ॥
kṣīrōdaścāmalaṁ hāramajarē ca tathāmbarē | cūḍāmaṇiṁ tathā divyaṁ kuṇḍalē kaṭakāni ca || 25 ||
Translation
'And the ocean of milk gave her a pure, imperishable necklace and also garments. (He also gave) a divine crest jewel, and also earrings and bracelets.'
Word by word
- kṣīrodaḥ
- the ocean of milk
- ca
- and
- amalam
- pure, spotless
- hāram
- a necklace
- ajare
- imperishable
- tathā
- also
- ambare
- garments, clothes
- cūḍāmaṇi
- a crest jewel
- divyam
- divine
- kuṇḍale
- earrings
- kaṭakāni
- bracelets
Meaning
The Ocean of Milk (Kṣīroda), the source of all amṛta (nectar of immortality), adorns the Goddess. It provides her with divine ornaments and garments that are ajara (never decaying), symbolizing her eternal, imperishable nature. The crest jewel, earrings, and bracelets complete her divine, royal, and majestic appearance as the supreme empress ready for battle.