कमलदलामल कोमलकान्ति कलाकलितामल भाललते सकलविलास कलानिलयक्रम केलिचलत्कल हंसकुले । अलिकुलसङ्कुल कुवलयमण्डल मौलिमिलद्बकुलालिकुले जय जय हे महिषासुरमर्दिनि रम्यकपardini शैलसुते ॥ १४ ॥
kamaladalāmala komalakānti kalākalitāmala bhālalate sakalavilāsa kalānilayakrama kelicalatkala haṁsakule | alikulasaṅkula kuvalayamaṇḍala maulimiladbakulālikule jaya jaya he mahiṣāsuramardini ramyakapardini śailasute || 14 ||
Translation
O pure lotus petal, tender radiance, adorned with pure arts on your forehead creeper, abode of all playful arts, moving with melodious swan-like grace, crowded with bees in a lotus circle, crown meeting Bakula flower bees, victory, victory to you, O slayer of Mahishasura, O beautiful one with matted hair, O daughter of the mountain.
Word by word
- kamala
- lotus
- dala
- petal
- amala
- pure
- komala
- tender
- kānti
- radiance
- kala
- melodious
- kalita
- adorned
- bhāla
- forehead
- late
- creeper
- sakala
- all
- vilāsa
- play
- nilaya
- abode
- krama
- order
- keli
- play
- calat
- moving
- haṁsa
- swan
- kule
- group
- ali
- bee
- kula
- group
- saṅkula
- crowded
- kuvalaya
- lotus
- maṇḍala
- circle
- mauli
- crown
- milat
- meeting
- bakula
- Bakula flower
- jaya
- victory
- he
- O
- mahiṣāsura
- buffalo demon
- mardinī
- slayer
- ramya
- beautiful
- kapardinī
- with matted hair
- śaila
- mountain
- sute
- daughter
Meaning
The verse describes Durga’s beauty as a pure lotus, adorned with arts, surrounded by bees and swans, and radiating graceful charm, celebrating her divine allure.