Chapter 4 · Caturtho’dhyāyaḥ (Fourth Chapter)
Verse 9
या मुक्तिहेतुरविचिन्त्यमहाव्रता त्व - मभ्यस्यसे सुनियतेन्द्रियतत्त्वसारैः। मोक्षार्थिभिर्मुनिभिरस्तसमस्तदोषै- र्विद्यासि सा भगवती परमा हि देवि ॥ ९ ॥
yā muktihēturavicintyamahāvratā tva - mabhyasyasē suniyatēndriyatattvasāraiḥ | mōkṣārthibhirmunibhirastasamastadōṣai- rvidyāsi sā bhagavatī paramā hi dēvi || 9 ||
Translation
'You who are the cause of liberation, of inconceivable great vows, are practiced (as the goal) by sages desiring liberation—those with well-controlled senses, who have grasped the essence of truth, and have abandoned all faults. You are that knowledge, O Divine One, you are indeed the supreme (knowledge), O Goddess.'
Word by word
- yā
- who
- muktihetuḥ
- the cause of liberation
- avicintya
- inconceivable
- mahāvratā
- of great vows
- tvam
- you
- abhyasyase
- are practiced
- suniyatendriya
- with well-controlled senses
- tattvasāraiḥ
- by those who grasp the essence of truth
- mokṣārthibhiḥ
- by those desiring liberation
- munibhiḥ
- by sages
- astasamastadoṣaiḥ
- who have abandoned all faults
- vidyā
- knowledge
- asi
- you are
- sā
- that
- bhagavatī
- the Divine One
- paramā
- the supreme
- hi
- indeed
- devi
- O Goddess
Meaning
The gods now praise her as the ultimate spiritual goal. She is: The Cause of Liberation (muktihetuḥ): The path and the goal itself. The Object of Meditation: Sages (munis) with perfect self-control and purity practice austerities to realize her. The Supreme Knowledge (paramā vidyā): She is not just a deity to be worshipped; she is the highest wisdom (vidyā) that leads to liberation (mokṣa). She is Bhagavatī, the possessor of all divine powers.