साकाराऽपि निराकारा मायया बहुरूपिणी । त्वं सर्वादिरनादिस्त्वं कर्त्री हर्त्री च पालिका ॥ ३४ ॥
sākārā’pi nirākārā māyayā bahurūpiṇī | tvaṁ sarvādiranādistvaṁ kartrī hartrī ca pālikā || 34 ||
Translation
Having form yet formless, taking many forms by māyā, you are the beginning of all, without beginning; you create, destroy and protect.
Word by word
- sākārā’pi
- having form, yet
- nirākārā
- formless
- māyayā
- by māyā
- bahurūpiṇī
- of many forms
- tvaṁ
- you
- sarvādiranādistvaṁ
- the beginning of all, without beginning, you
- kartrī
- creator
- hartrī
- destroyer
- ca
- and
- pālikā
- protector
Meaning
The commentary: she is the cause of all, and so has no cause herself.