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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 11.10

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Ullāsa 11 · Verse 10

देवीस्तुतिःHymn to the Goddess

Verse 10

महाकाली महालक्ष्मीर्महानीलसरस्वती । महोदरी महामाया महारौद्री महेश्वरी ॥ १० ॥

mahākālī mahālakṣmīrmahānīlasarasvatī | mahōdarī mahāmāyā mahāraudrī mahēśvarī || 10 ||

Translation

Mahākālī, Mahālakṣmī, Mahānīlasarasvatī, Mahodarī, Mahāmāyā, Mahāraudrī, Maheśvarī.

Word by word

mahākālī
Mahākālī
mahālakṣmīḥ
(mahālakṣmīḥ) Mahālakṣmī
mahānīlasarasvatī
Mahānīlasarasvatī
mahōdarī
Mahodarī
mahāmāyā
Mahāmāyā
mahāraudrī
Mahāraudrī
mahēśvarī
Maheśvarī

Meaning

Her great names, each explained by the ṭīkā: Mahākālī because she withdraws the world; Mahālakṣmī because she gives wealth; Mahānīlasarasvatī because she gives learning; Mahodarī, "great-bellied", because at dissolution the whole world is in her; Mahāmāyā because she bewilders the world; Mahāraudrī, exceedingly fierce; Maheśvarī, possessed of supreme sovereignty.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

"Mahā" and the rest. Because you withdraw the world, you are Mahākālī. Because you cause wealth and increase, you are Mahālakṣmī. Because you give learning, you are Mahānīlasarasvatī. Because at the dissolution the whole world is in your belly, you are Mahodarī. Because you bewilder the world, you are Mahāmāyā. Mahāraudrī: exceedingly fierce. Maheśvarī: possessed of great sovereignty.