आवाहनं न जानामि न जानामि विसर्जनम्। पूजां चैव न जानामि क्षम्यतां परमेश्वरि ॥ २ ॥
āvāhanaṁ na jānāmi na jānāmi visarjanam | pūjāṁ caiva na jānāmi kṣamyatāṁ paramēśvari || 2 ||
Translation
I do not know invocation, nor do I know dismissal; I do not know worship; may it be forgiven, O supreme Goddess.
Word by word
- āvāhanaṁ
- invocation
- na
- not
- jānāmi
- I know
- visarjanam
- dismissal
- pūjā
- worship
- caiva
- and indeed
- kṣamyatāṁ
- may it be forgiven
- parameśvari
- O supreme Goddess
Meaning
The devotee confesses ignorance of proper rituals for invoking and dismissing the Goddess, as well as performing worship, and seeks her forgiveness for these shortcomings.