ककारकूटकीर्त्तनफलम्The fruit of reciting the hymn of ka
Verse 34
पूजाकाले पठेद्यस्तु कालिकाकृतमानसः । मन्त्रसिद्धिर्भवेदाशु तस्य काली प्रसीदति ॥ ३४ ॥
pūjākālē paṭhēdyastu kālikākṛtamānasaḥ | mantrasiddhirbhavēdāśu tasya kālī prasīdati || 34 ||
Translation
Whoever reads it at the time of worship, his mind turned to Kālikā, gains success in the mantra quickly; Kālī is pleased with him.
Word by word
- pūjā
- of worship
- kālē
- at the time
- paṭhēd
- (paṭhet) reads
- yas
- (yaḥ) whoever
- tu
- indeed
- kālikā
- to Kālikā
- kṛta
- turned
- mānasaḥ
- his mind
- mantra
- in the mantra
- siddhir
- (siddhiḥ) success
- bhavēd
- (bhavet) comes
- āśu
- quickly
- tasya
- with him
- kālī
- Kālī
- prasīdati
- is pleased
Meaning
Now the fruits of reading the hymn, verses 34 to 36, as the commentary says. The condition is twofold: it is read "at the time of worship" (pūjākāle), and with the mind given to Kālikā (kālikā-kṛta-mānasa). Recited mechanically, outside the context of worship, it is not said to bear this fruit. With both conditions, the mantra becomes effective (mantra-siddhi) and the Goddess is pleased.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
Now he gives the fruit of reciting this hymn, with "pūjākāle…" and the rest. (This explanation covers verses 34 to 36.)