अयि गिरिनन्दिनि नन्दितमेदिनि विश्वविनोदिनि नन्दिनुते गिरिवरविन्ध्यशिरोऽधिनिवासिनि विष्णुविलासिनि जिष्णुनुते । भगवति हे शितिकण्ठकुटुम्बिनि भूरिकुटुम्बिनि भूरिकृते जय जय हे महिषासुरमर्दिनि रम्यकपर्दिनि शैलसुते ॥ १ ॥
ayi girinandini nanditamedini viśvavinodini nandinute girivaravindhyaśiro’dhinivāsini viṣṇuvilāsini jiṣṇunute | bhagavati he śitikaṇṭhakuṭumbini bhūrikuṭumbini bhūrikṛte jaya jaya he mahiṣāsuramardini ramyakapardini śailasute || 1 ||
Translation
O daughter of the mountain, delighting the earth, delighting the universe, praised by Nandi, residing atop the excellent Vindhya mountain, sporting with Vishnu, praised by the victorious, O Goddess, O consort of the blue-throated one, with abundant family, doer of abundant deeds, victory, victory to you, O slayer of Mahishasura, O beautiful one with matted hair, O daughter of the mountain.
Word by word
- ayi
- O
- giri
- mountain
- nandinī
- delighting [nanda + inī = nandinī, consonant sandhi]
- nandita
- delighted
- medinī
- earth
- viśva
- universe
- vinodinī
- delighting [vi + nodinī = vinodinī, vowel sandhi]
- nandi
- Nandi
- nute
- praised
- vara
- excellent
- vindhya
- Vindhya
- śiraḥ
- head
- adhi
- above
- nivāsinī
- residing
- viṣṇu
- Vishnu
- vilāsinī
- sporting
- jiṣṇu
- victorious
- bhagavati
- O Goddess
- he
- O
- śiti
- blue
- kaṇṭha
- throated
- kuṭumbinī
- having family
- bhūri
- abundant
- kṛte
- doer
- jaya
- victory
- mahiṣāsura
- buffalo demon
- mardinī
- slayer
- ramya
- beautiful
- kapardinī
- with matted hair
- śaila
- mountain
- sute
- daughter
Meaning
The verse praises Durga as the mountain’s daughter, delighting the world, residing in the Vindhya mountains, associated with Vishnu and Śiva, and celebrated for her divine acts, invoking her victory over Mahishasura.