Chapter 4 · Caturtho’dhyāyaḥ (Fourth Chapter)
Verse 4
यस्याः प्रभावमतुलं भगवाननन्तो ब्रह्मा हरश्च न हि वक्तुमलं बलं च। सा चण्डिकाखिलजगत्परिपालनाय नाशाय चाशुभभयस्य मतिं करोतु ॥ ४ ॥
yasyāḥ prabhāvamatulaṁ bhagavānanantō brahmā haraśca na hi vaktumalaṁ balaṁ ca | sā caṇḍikākhilajagatparipālanāya nāśāya cāśubhabhayasya matiṁ karōtu || 4 ||
Translation
'Whose glory is incomparable—even the Lords Ananta, Brahmā, and Hara are not able to speak of its extent or strength. May that Chandika direct her resolve for the protection of the entire world and for the destruction of the fear of inauspiciousness.'
Word by word
- yasyāḥ
- whose
- prabhāvam
- glory, power
- atulam
- incomparable
- bhagavān
- the Lord
- anantaḥ
- Ananta (Vishnu)
- brahmā
- Brahma
- haraḥ
- Hara (Shiva)
- ca
- and
- na
- not
- hi
- indeed
- vaktum
- to speak
- alam
- able
- balam
- strength
- sā
- she
- caṇḍikā
- Chandika
- khilajagat
- the entire world
- paripālanāya
- for the protection
- nāśāya
- for the destruction
- aśubhabhayasya
- of inauspicious fear
- matim
- intention, resolve
- karotu
- may she make
Meaning
The gods express the ineffable nature of the Goddess's power. Even the holy Trinity (Brahmā, Vishnu/Ananta, Shiva/Hara) cannot fully describe or comprehend her majesty. Their prayer becomes more specific: they ask her to continue her divine play of protection (paripālanāya) of the universe and destruction (nāśāya) of all that causes fear and inauspiciousness (aśubha), ensuring the continued well-being of creation.